FLOW SOLUTIONS GUIDE
VERTICAL HEATER TREATER OPTIMIZATION
PRODUCTIONMODELINGEFFICIENCYALLOCATIONAVAILABILITYHEALTH SAFETY ENVIRONMENT
ONE OPERATOR IMPLEMENTED EMERSON’S HEATER TREATER SOLUTION AND REDUCED THE TREATER ALLOCATION METER-TO-TANK VOLUME DISCREPANCY FROM 15% TO LESS THAN 5%
FLOW SOLUTIONS GUIDE
VERTICAL HEATER TREATER OPTIMIZATION
To maximize yield and ensure accurate allocation accounting, it’s critical you are receiving timely, reliable production data from the heater treater – without the need to send someone to the field to validate the data. Minimizing fuel waste, decreasing emissions, and avoiding HSE risks help ensure you meet production plans, maintain compliance, and reduce your overall operating costs. With a wide range of technologies to choose from and limited resources, however, it can be challenging to feel confident you’re utilizing the best approach to achieve your goals.
Reduce your production allocation errors
• Reduce risk of royalty disputes
• Respond quickly to production changes
• Improve reservoir and production management
• Reconcile heater treater oil production measurement with stock tank level
✓ Advanced flow measurement technology and software
✓ Diagnostics to detect gas in liquids and oil/water contamination
✓ Improved level loop control
✓ Predictive diagnostics and remote insight into heater treater performance
✓ Gas-in-liquids detection
✓ Reliable temperature control
✓ Improved level loop control
✓ Tighter pressure control
✓ Reliable fuel gas and pilot control
✓ Field-proven, reliable technology designed for the oilfield
✓ Remotely accessible diagnostics
✓ Lifecycle services for ongoing support
✓ Alarm management
✓ Pressure control and relief event tracking
Improve heater treater separation efficiency
• Minimize lost gas sent to tanks and flare
• Reduce crude quality losses
• Reduce fuel consumption and emissions
• Minimize equipment failures
• Control and diagnose problems remotely
• Supplement scarce resources and expertise
• Reduce high risk reactive emergency operations and maintenance events
Spend less time in the field checking and maintaining heater treaters
What if you could… Realize in-the-field improvements…With Emerson Flow Technologies, Systems and Services…
Emerson’s Flow Technologies, Systems & Services expertly address critical operations and production processes to help
REDUCE EMISSIONS
IMPROVE ALLOCATION ACCOUNTING
MINIMIZE LOST PRODUCTION
MAXIMIZE PRODUCTION & YIELD
REDUCE FISCAL RISK
Pressure
Temperature
Thermostat
Firetube
Heat
Gas
Gas
Untreated Oil
Treated Water
Water
Treated Oil
Treated Oil
Untreated Oil
PRESSURE RELIEF
WATER OUTFLOW
OIL OUTFLOW
Measures oil production with diagnostic insight to detect gasin the oil leg and water in the oil
Entrained gas volume remediation
Integral RTD confirms heater treater temperature control
Smart Meter Verification ensures meter performance
Wide flow range gas measurement and easy inspection with removable orifice plate
Measures and controls the flow of hydrocarbons out of the heater treater
Configurable systems and application software to manage the heater treater, detect upsets, and set alarms with easy-to-use, cause-and-effect user programming
Lower installed cost dP, pressure and temperature for compensated flow
Measures gas production with diagnostic insight to detect liquid carry-over
Transient mist remediation
Smart Meter Verification ensures meter performance
High turndown measurement of gas with non-wetted sensor and non-clog design
Maintains tighter control of heater treater pressure with highly-variable inflows
MICRO MOTION CORIOLIS METER
Measures water with diagnostic insight to detect gas in the water line and oil in the water
Entrained gas volume remediation
Smart Meter Verification ensures meter performance
MICRO MOTION CORIOLIS METER
Measures level in downcomer pipe for precise dump cyclecontrol eliminating gas blow-by
Controls and modulates downcomer pipe outflow for increased flow measurement accuracy
Low power, electrically-actuated valve and flexible control signal interface
ROSEMOUNT DP LEVEL TRANSMITTER
Measures level in downcomer pipe for precise dump cyclecontrol eliminating gas blow-by
ROSEMOUNT DP LEVEL TRANSMITTER
Accurate water production measurement with no moving partsand Smart Meter Verification to ensure device performance
ROSEMOUNT MAGNETIC FLOWMETER
Measures water production with non-wetted sensor and non-clog design and minimal power consumption
Produced fluid diagnostic detects gas stuck dump valve
ROSEMOUNT VORTEX METER
Controls and modulates downcomer pipe outflow for increased flow measurement accuracy
Low power electrically-actuated valve and flexible control signal interface
FISHER EASY-DRIVE VALVE
FISHER EASY-DRIVE VALVE
POSITION MONITOR AND ACOUSTIC TRANSMITTER
Alarms and reports estimated gas volumes vented
SERVICE & SUPPORT
LIFECYCLE SERVICES
Full scope of lifecycle services to support heater treater optimization
Technology selection, best practices, startup, repair, troubleshooting, calibration, and training
DANIEL ORIFICE METER with MULTIVARIABLE SENSOR MICRO MOTION CORIOLIS METER
ROSEMOUNT VORTEX METER
FISHER REGULATORS
GAS OUTFLOW
CONTROL & DATA MANAGEMENT
REMOTE AUTOMATIONSOLUTIONS
RTUs, Flow Computers, Software
VERTICAL HEATER TREATER OPTIMIZATIONEmerson’s Flow Technologies, Systems & Services Guide
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Emerson’s Flow solutions deliver what you need
FLOW TECHNOLOGIES Using the best fit-for-purpose flow technology, leveraging field-proven best practices, and utilizing inherent device data ensures early insight and enhances the performance of critical process units.
FLOW SYSTEMS Utilizing best-in-class technology, proven system design processes and practices, and global project support enhances measurement system operational effectiveness and capital efficiency.
FLOW SERVICES Partnering for a broad range of maintenance, reliability, and performance services assures long-term asset sustainability and performance.
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TO OPTIMIZE OPTIMIZE YOUR HEATER TREATER
BY USING THE ABILITY TO DETECT ENTRAINED GAS WITH EMERSON’S HEATER TREATER SOLUTION, ONE OPERATOR ESTIMATED THEY COULD RECOVER APPROXIMATELY 42,000 SCF/DAY, WORTH $134,000 PER YEAR, OF HIGH BTU CONTENT-RICH GAS THAT WAS GOING TO TANKS AND FLARE.ONE OPERATOR IN THE BAKKEN IMPROVED CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ALLOCATION MEASUREMENT FROM THE HEATER TREATER AND WAS ABLE TO INCREASE PRODUCTION AND COMINGLE PRODUCED FLUIDS REDUCING TANKAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR A TOTAL SAVINGS OF $275,000 PER WELL.
ONE OPERATOR WAS ABLE TO DETECT 4.5% OF WATER IN OIL PRODUCED AND TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO OPTIMIZE HEATER TREATER SEPARATION AND REDUCE RECIRCULATION AND LEASE OPERATING COSTS.
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