PKP: PACs Know Petroleum, Pt. I (Petroleum Pumping)
Hello Everyone!
Welcome to the first of a four-part blog series titled "PACs Know Petroleum". This first part is an introduction to Petroleum and talks about the basics of Petroleum pumping.
So...... who has Petroleum and where they are? Personally I am a big fan of maps, a cartophile if you will, so I've uploaded a map showing all the oil producing countries in the world. Red is U.S. production, blue is OPEC, green is Canada, yellow is North Sea oil, and brown is other.
PACs Know Petroleum Pumping
You just pump it out of the ground, how hard can it be right? It's actually a lot tougher than it sounds. First of all, there are a large number of different pump jack manufacturers and VFD vendors. Some oil companies have more PLC and I/O vendors than Coca-Cola has soft drinks. It's that bad. However, if you use PACs this no longer a problem. Opto 22 has always prided itself in simplifying communication on the plant floor or, in this case, the middle of nowhere. The PACs can talk to all devices like VFDs that speak Modbus RTU/ASCII or Modbus/TCP, Profibus, or HART. In fact if you click on the protocols you will be directed to directions on how to connect these protocols to your PAC!
You should be really impressed right now because what I have just told you is that PACs don't care what PLC you have running a mini-process. PACs can aggregate all your data and control these processes, and then unify this information at one central location. I/O uniformity through the use of PACs in petroleum pumping...wow! I haven't been this excited since I preordered my iPod Shuffle. Verdict is: PACs are awesome for pumping applications.
Have you seen our Petroleum pumping case study for Ecopetrol? If not, download "Petroleum Pumping PAC Case Study" and see what you think.
Other companies that use Opto 22 PACs (pictured right) in Petroleum pumping are PEMEX of Mexico, Sinopec of China, Petrobras of Brazil and ConocoPhilips in different parts of Asia. In the next segment we will talk about petroleum separators, which are tanks that physically separate the petroleum that is pumped out of the ground from the sand, water, and other material that comes up with it. Stay tuned, same blog time, same blog channel.
If you would like a copy of one of the PowerPoint presentations I show all international Petroleum customers, email me and I will send you a link. -Rene
Posted by rgamero at October 19, 2006 4:28 PM
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Awsome Blog report Rene.
Posted by: Jim Bowman
at October 21, 2006 4:52 AM
Where are parts 2, 3, and 4? I can't stand the suspense!
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