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Rockwell make oil and gas production smart

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems Sensors - Pressure Sensors Sensors - Temperature Sensors
Applicable Industries	Oil & Gas
Applicable Functions	Process Manufacturing
Use Cases	Process Control & Optimization
Challenge	Oil and gas producers are doing everything they can to grind through a period of historically low per barrel oil prices. The period has stretched on for more than a year now, with per barrel prices getting as low as $40. With companies struggling to find revenue in this currently high supply low demand market, it has become increasingly important to minimize maintenance and repair costs. A cheap way of monitoring equipment is by installing sensors and sending information to the cloud, an IoT solution to a problem that has existed for generations. Read More
About Customer	Shell produces oil and gas from 25,000 wells worldwide, and drills almost a thousand more every year. Many of those wells are located in challenging areas, trapped thousands of meters underground. Read More
Customer Name	Shell Read More
Solution	Shell turned to Smart Field technology. It installed thousands of sensors on its equipment, such as valves and pumps. The sensors capture data on temperature, pressure, and other measurements, and sends it out to control centers back on land. Here, engineers read the measurements and monitor production in real time so they can optimize each individual process. Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Downtime, Equipment Status, Per-Unit Maintenance Costs, Pressure, Temperature Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Sensors - Pressure Sensors

Sensors - Temperature Sensors

Applicable Industries

Oil & Gas

Applicable Functions

Process Manufacturing

Use Cases

Process Control & Optimization

Challenge

Oil and gas producers are doing everything they can to grind through a period of historically low per barrel oil prices. The period has stretched on for more than a year now, with per barrel prices getting as low as $40. With companies struggling to find revenue in this currently high supply low demand market, it has become increasingly important to minimize maintenance and repair costs. A cheap way of monitoring equipment is by installing sensors and sending information to the cloud, an IoT solution to a problem that has existed for generations.

About Customer

Shell produces oil and gas from 25,000 wells worldwide, and drills almost a thousand more every year. Many of those wells are located in challenging areas, trapped thousands of meters underground.

Customer Name

Shell

Solution

Shell turned to Smart Field technology. It installed thousands of sensors on its equipment, such as valves and pumps. The sensors capture data on temperature, pressure, and other measurements, and sends it out to control centers back on land. Here, engineers read the measurements and monitor production in real time so they can optimize each individual process.

Data Collected

Downtime, Equipment Status, Per-Unit Maintenance Costs, Pressure, Temperature

Impact #1	[Cost Reduction - Energy] Improve the overall recovery of oil and gas while reducing costs and minimizing safety risks
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - Production Uptime] Increase production and reduce downtime.

Impact #1

[Cost Reduction - Energy]
Improve the overall recovery of oil and gas while reducing costs and minimizing safety risks

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - Production Uptime]
Increase production and reduce downtime.

Benefit #1	Shell Nigeria has just reaped $1 million worth in efficiency-driven savings.

Benefit #1

Shell Nigeria has just reaped $1 million worth in efficiency-driven savings.

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Rockwell make oil and gas production smart

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