Emerson Process Management’s Smart Wireless solutions are improving profitability and environmental compliance for Tecpetrol by making new measurements at three of its natural gas compression and delivery facilities in Argentina. Smart Wireless was the best and most cost-effective solution for Tecpetrol, which quickly needed to collect real-time gas flow data. The reliable, continuous data helps the company track gas venting, comply with environmental regulations, measure gas sold to third parties, and perform AGA 3 calculations needed for economic balancing of its three facilities.
Ten each of Rosemount wireless pressure, DP, and temperature, transmitters are installed in the orifice plates at gas well heads across these facilities. The devices transmit data every 15 s to Smart Wireless Gateways installed at each facility that forward data to the company’s DeltaV digital automation system.
The wireless network monitors the gas balance of the treatment plants including dew point, primary separation, compression stages contracted, consumption and plant venting. Some of the data points tapped had never been monitored before. Other points had been checked manually by staff reading local gauges.
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