Machinery Fault Detection Through Ultrasound Technology

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Alousif ◽  
Saad Alali
Keyword(s):  
Condition Monitoring ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Measured Signal ◽  
Sound Waves ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Bearing Condition Monitoring ◽  
Ultrasound Technology ◽  
Human Hearing

Abstract Ultrasound is a versatile advanced technology that is utilized in the oil and gas industry for various mechanical and electrical applications such as bearing's faults detection, pump's cavitation, valve's leakage, steam traps, electrical faults, gearbox's issues, compressed air and gas leak's detection..etc. The technology allows the end-user to measure dynamic data using contact (Structure borne) and non-contact (air borne) sensors and converts the ultrasound waves to an audible range for humans to associate sounds with the measured signal. As a result, the sound of the machine can be heard and recorded as voice clip as well as time wave form, which in turn can be translated into frequency spectrum for analysis. The technology has recently evolved in the industry as an important condition monitoring tool, to increase the reliability of rotating equipment. Moreover, it used as a complementary tool to vibration analysis. As well, it can be used as a tool for troubleshooting and preventive maintenance inspection. Background Ultrasound is sound waves with frequencies that are higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing. The human hearing limit varies from person to another, and it is approximated to be around 20Hz to 20 kHz. This is in contrary to the ultrasound range, which is above 20,000 Hz, and hence, it is in audible to human. This range is used widely in various industrial processes, including: cleaning, cutting, forming, testing of materials, and welding. It is characterized by its directional waves, unlike normal sound waves that travel in all directions. This directional characteristic makes ultrasound useful for many applications. Furthermore, ultrasound technology is used in different fields: medical, automotive, etc. and recently in the oil and gas industry as non-destructive-testing tool (NDT). The ultrasound technology in the oil and gas industry is used primarily in the following area's, for example Leak detection. Steam traps inspection. Bearing condition monitoring. Bearing lubrication monitoring. Electrical Inspection. Valve condition monitoring. Pump cavitation. Gearbox issues.

Photoacoustic Nanotracers for Subsurface Applications: Opportunities and Challenges

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesus Manuel Felix Servin ◽  
Hala A. Al-Sadeg ◽  
Amr Abdel-Fattah
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Tracer Tests ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Oil Reservoirs ◽  
Medical Community ◽  
Sound Waves ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Gas Industry

Abstract Tracers are practical tools to gather information about the subsurface fluid flow in hydrocarbon reservoirs. Typical interwell tracer tests involve injecting and producing tracers from multiple wells to evaluate important parameters such as connectivity, flow paths, fluid-fluid and fluid-rock interactions, and reservoir heterogeneity, among others. The upcoming of nanotechnology enables the development of novel nanoparticle-based tracers to overcome many of the challenges faced by conventional tracers. Among the advantages of nanoparticle-based tracers is the capability to functionalize their surface to yield stability and transportability through the subsurface. In addition, nanoparticles can be engineered to respond to a wide variety of stimuli, including light. The photoacoustic effect is the formation of sound waves following light absorption in a material sample. The medical community has successfully employed photoacoustic nanotracers as contrast agents for photoacoustic tomography imaging. We propose that properly engineered photoacoustic nanoparticles can be used as tracers in oil reservoirs. Our analysis begins by investigating the parameters controlling the conversion of light to acoustic waves, and strategies to optimize such parameters. Next, we analyze different kind of nanoparticles that we deem potential candidates for our subsurface operations. Then, we briefly discuss the excitation sources and make a comparison between continuous wave and pulsed sources. We finish by discussing the research gaps and challenges that must be addressed to incorporate these agents into our operations. At the time of this writing, no other study investigating the feasibility of using photoacoustic nanoparticles for tracer applications was found. Our work paves the way for a new class of passive tracers for oil reservoirs. Photoacoustic nanotracers are easy to detect and quantify and are therefore suitable for continuous in-line monitoring, contributing to the ongoing real-time data efforts in the oil and gas industry.

scholarly journals Estimating the Potential of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Use in the Oil and Gas Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 344-355
Author(s):  
Anastasia D. Anikaeva ◽  
◽  
Dmitry A. Martyushev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Labor Costs ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Erdas Imagine

The relevance of the study is explained by the need to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to serve engineering and geodetic tasks in the oil and gas industry. Airborne photographic survey using unmanned aerial vehicles is currently an advanced technology in the area of geodesy and it replaces such methods as tacheometry, satellite-based positioning in RTK modes, manned aerial photography, and aiborne laser scanning (ALS). The potential for using UAVs in the oil and gas industry today is truly enormous. Numerous safety and reliability problems, which traditionally have been cost consuming for oil and gas companies, can be effectively addressed using UAVs. The study included processing of data obtained from the unmanned complex in three modern software packages (Agisoft Photoscan Professional, v 1.2.5.2594 (Russia), ERDAS IMAGINE, v 2015 (USA) and Pix4Dmapper Pro (Switzerland)) of various automation degrees; assessment of accuracy in ArcMap software by superimposing a topographic plan on an orthomosaic with a scale of 1: 500 on the territory under consideration; calculation of economic and labor costs. As part of the study, it was proved that the use of UAVs was possible not only for the geodetic work, but also for solving other equally important tasks of the oil and gas industry, which leads to a decrease in economic and environmental risks, automation of processes related to monitoring of oil facilities, prevention of illegal attempts of pipeline tie-ins, oil spills. In addition, based on the obtained orthophotomaps, the economic, accuracy and labor-time feasibility of using unmanned systems were confirmed. It has been established that the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in various fields of oil and gas activities for solving engineering and geodetic problems is an integral part of any company engaged in the production and transportation of hydrocarbons.

scholarly journals EVALUASI SISTEM SMALL SCALE ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT BP INDONESIA

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Nerisa Pitrasari ◽  
Nuryani Nuryani ◽  
Tony Pribadi ◽  
Edi Abdurrachman
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Electronic Procurement ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
Procurement System

Along with the development of increasingly advanced technology, industrial companies under pressure of increased competition. One of the efforts is to improve business processes through procurement, in which there is the process of purchasing and inventory control. For the procurement performance, many companies are turning to e-procurement, a procurement transaction application of technology-based information which can reduce administrative activities, purchase and invoice process. As a multinational company engaged in the oil and gas industry, BP Indonesia implementing e-Procurement with two systems, namely the procurement card (pro-card) and e-bidding with Small Scale Electronic Procurement System (SSEP). The purpose of this study is to analyze and SSEP monitoring system, which in turn evaluate the system in terms of user satisfaction, so it can be things that need to be improved to increase user satisfaction. This study uses data collection by distributing questionnaires to vendors BP Indonesia using the SSEP system. The collected data will be analyzed by paired t-test and analysis of performance expectations. From the results of this study showed that SSEP system is running well but the performance should be improved with new innovations.

Deployment of Digital NDT Solutions in the Oil and Gas Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 78 (7) ◽  
pp. 861-868
Author(s):  
Casper Wassink ◽  
Marc Grenier ◽  
Oliver Roy ◽  
Neil Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry

What Does Rent Give to Federal Budget (on the Russia's Budget Dependence upon "Oil Dollars")

2004 ◽  
pp. 51-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Sharipova ◽  
I. Tcherkashin
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Strong Dependence ◽  
Oil Prices ◽  
Federal Budget ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Resource Rent ◽  
Tax Legislation ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
The Government

Federal tax revenues from the main sectors of the Russian economy after the 1998 crisis are examined in the article. Authors present the structure of revenues from these sectors by main taxes for 1999-2003 and prospects for 2004. Emphasis is given to an increasing dependence of budget on revenues from oil and gas industries. The share of proceeds from these sectors has reached 1/3 of total federal revenues. To explain this fact world oil prices dynamics and changes in tax legislation in Russia are considered. Empirical results show strong dependence of budget revenues on oil prices. The analysis of changes in tax legislation in oil and gas industry shows that the government has managed to redistribute resource rent in favor of the state.

The Political Economy of Power: Approaches to the Analysis of Relationships between the State and Business in Russia

2011 ◽  
pp. 19-33
Author(s):  
A. Oleinik
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Retail Trade ◽  
Business Community ◽  
The Political ◽  
Economic Power ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
The Road ◽  
Ruling Elites

The article deals with the issues of political and economic power as well as their constellation on the market. The theory of public choice and the theory of public contract are confronted with an approach centered on the power triad. If structured in the power triad, interactions among states representatives, businesses with structural advantages and businesses without structural advantages allow capturing administrative rents. The political power of the ruling elites coexists with economic power of certain members of the business community. The situation in the oil and gas industry, the retail trade and the road construction and operation industry in Russia illustrates key moments in the proposed analysis.

Consideration of Geopolitical Challenges within the Analysis of Geoenvironmental Risks for Oil and Gas Development of the Russian Arctic

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 50-59
Author(s):  
O. P. Trubitsina ◽  
V. N. Bashkin
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Optimal Operation ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Stage Model ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Geopolitical Risks

The article is devoted to the consideration of geopolitical challenges for the analysis of geoenvironmental risks (GERs) in the hydrocarbon development of the Arctic territory. Geopolitical risks (GPRs), like GERs, can be transformed into opposite external environment factors of oil and gas industry facilities in the form of additional opportunities or threats, which the authors identify in detail for each type of risk. This is necessary for further development of methodological base of expert methods for GER management in the context of the implementational proposed two-stage model of the GER analysis taking to account GPR for the improvement of effectiveness making decisions to ensure optimal operation of the facility oil and gas industry and minimize the impact on the environment in the geopolitical conditions of the Arctic.The authors declare no conflict of interest

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