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Case study
Early detection of blockages and leaks at an oil production unit
A production unit with wells, a separator and tanks, where the reading round was the only way to know what was happening on the ground.
A representative scenario, built from the problems we see most often in this kind of site. Exact figures vary from one installation to another.
Starting point
The unit has three wells, a three-phase separator and three storage tanks, with pressure and level readings taken by hand, twice a day.
Main problem
A well blockage or a gas leak at the manifold flanges only showed up at the next round, with hours of lost production or an undetected safety risk.
Solution put in place
Certified pressure transmitters and gas detectors feed COA Petróleo, which shows the whole unit on a mimic screen and alerts within seconds when a reading strays outside the normal range.
Key results
After instrumenting the tank farm and the manifold:
time to detect a well blockage
site visits for routine checks
of leak points under continuous detection
Day to day
What the team sees on screen
COA Petróleo — Sinóptico da unidadeMimic of the unit, from the wells to the tank farm, with each point's status.
Poço 2 — FichaA well's record: wellhead pressure, flow and the last few minutes of history.
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