WIN-911 Case Studies WEST TEXAS GAS TRUSTS WIN-911 ALARM NOTIFICATION SOFTWARE

	WEST TEXAS GAS TRUSTS WIN-911 ALARM NOTIFICATION SOFTWARE WIN-911

WEST TEXAS GAS TRUSTS WIN-911 ALARM NOTIFICATION SOFTWARE

WIN-911

Technology Category	Automation & Control - Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
Applicable Industries	Oil & Gas
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Onsite Human Safety Management
Challenge	It became clear that the SCADA system was not an infallible means ofmonitoring field stations; the systems would sometimes lose connection with the host computer. This caused delays in personnel response to alarms and increased the risk of severe warnings not being received before corrective actions could be implemented. As a precaution, the alarm points had to be visually monitored and staff would be required to call the appropriate personnel if an alarm came through. Regulations were established for timely reporting. The management at West Texas Gas quickly determined that a secondary alarm support system needed to be installed. They were seeking something that would be able to monitor variable tags from the OPC server as well as monitor custom tags that were built into the existing SV32 SCADA system to observe and report flare volumes. Read More
About Customer	West Texas Gas owns and operates more than 5,000 miles of natural gas distribution mainlines, which serve thousands of customers within the states of Texas and Oklahoma. Read More
Customer Name	West Texas Gas Read More
Solution	The search for a solution was a short one. WIN-911 alarm notification Software was already being used by other facilities within the company, including their environmental department, and came highly recommended. WIN-911 acts as a backup to the visual SCADA alarms by providing a secondary notification system that alerts personnel in the field if there is a problem. The system monitors the alarm points automatically via the OPC server and notifies on-call personnel by email on a 24/7 basis. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Automation & Control - Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA)

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Applicable Industries

Oil & Gas

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Onsite Human Safety Management

Challenge

It became clear that the SCADA system was not an infallible means ofmonitoring field stations; the systems would sometimes lose connection with the host computer. This caused delays in personnel response to alarms and increased the risk of severe warnings not being received before corrective actions could be implemented. As a precaution, the alarm points had to be visually monitored and staff would be required to call the appropriate personnel if an alarm came through. Regulations were
established for timely reporting. The management at West Texas Gas quickly determined that a secondary alarm support system needed to be installed. They were seeking something that would be able to monitor variable tags from the OPC server as well as monitor custom tags that were built into the existing SV32 SCADA system to observe and report flare volumes.

About Customer

West Texas Gas owns and operates more than 5,000 miles of natural gas distribution mainlines, which serve thousands of customers within the states of Texas and Oklahoma.

Customer Name

West Texas Gas

Solution

The search for a solution was a short one. WIN-911 alarm notification Software was already being used by other facilities within the company, including their environmental department, and came highly recommended. WIN-911 acts as a backup to the visual SCADA alarms by providing a secondary notification system that alerts personnel in the field if there is a problem. The system monitors the alarm points automatically via the OPC server and notifies on-call personnel by email on a 24/7 basis.

Impact #1	[Efficiency Improvement - Operation] West Texas Gas can operate efficiently.
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - Management] Management is now better equipped to assess problems in the field.

Impact #1

[Efficiency Improvement - Operation]
West Texas Gas can operate efficiently.

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - Management]
Management is now better equipped to assess problems in the field.

Benefit #1	Staying ahead of environmental reporting has increased the company’s profits and cut down on extra paperwork due to late filings.

Benefit #1

Staying ahead of environmental reporting has increased the company’s profits and cut down on extra paperwork due to late filings.

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WEST TEXAS GAS TRUSTS WIN-911 ALARM NOTIFICATION SOFTWARE

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