proving information so measurement and asset management
specialists can provide reports, perform analytics, undertake
predictive maintenance on meters and transmitters, and decrease
pipeline downtime. This includes the ability to access information
electronically without adding equipment or placing greater burden
on field operators.
Improved pipeline metering solution
In order to optimise their calibration, test and certification
processes, and at the same time, reduce the cost of failed audits
and compliance tracking, oil and gas companies are employing
a new breed of pipeline metering solution. This technology
automates manual processes and tracks all of the required data to
meet regulatory requirements. In addition, it uses advanced logic
to determine meter proving schedules based on API guidelines.
An open, standardised pipeline measurement and meter
data management solution using Honeywell’s Uniformance®
Asset Sentinel helps measurement teams proactively keep
meters current with their provings, provers current with their
certifications, transmitters current with their verification and
calibrations, and test equipment current with their certifications.
Honeywell’s robust application enables pipeline personnel
to take control of proving schedule management/tracking,
recordkeeping, data input, calculations and reporting, alerts and
notifications, and enterprise access. With
this solution, utilising an interactive, real
time dashboard, they have the ability to:
)
Implement a single point for enterprise
visibility and near real time monitoring
of data from meters.
)
Schedule provings based on defined
criteria.
)
Automate storage of all proving data in
a single standardised format.
)
Summarise and report on proving,
certification and verification in the
current month.
)
Summarise the status of all meters, provers,
transmitters, and test equipment for a selected node.
)
Generate and publish measurement reports as
defined by the business.
)
Prepare bad actor reports by selected assets to
identify issues for continuous improvement.
)
Utilise real time trends and charts to troubleshoot
problems and analyse meter health.
)
Access proving data for search and analysis by
measurement specialists, analysts and management.
)
Leverage information in a central repository to
respond quickly to audits requests.
)
Integrate applications from multiple metering
vendors, applications and hardware.
)
Review and report on historical production performance.
)
Online asynchronous collaboration between various roles
(specialists and field operators).
)
Ability to track and maintain witness documents for third
party provings.
)
Ability to perform optical character recognition for data entry
where the flow computers are not connected to the SCADA.
This advanced solution for meter proving compliance and
tracking enables operations staff to work smarter – not harder.
For example, improved proving schedule management and
tracking allows the schedule for proving runs to be stored,
updated and adjusted based on actual meter factors. It also
provides a standard proving data record for various compliance
records that need to be managed. Data from various sources
can be converted into a standard format for greater ease of
use.
By capturing this data into an asset-centric monitoring and
calculation environment, users can benefit from a single source
of the truth or system of record for important meter and proving
information.
Figure 3.
Petroleum producers are required to manipulate vast quantities of meter
proving information.
Figure 4.
Honeywell’s Uniformance Asset Sentinel accesses a real time,
historical data repository of information from a variety of plant systems.
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