Wednesday, 10.30am - 11.30am Ultrasonic Clamp-on Flow Measurement - How one instrument can cover 95% of all applications
Due to continuous research and development, ultrasonic clamp-on flow technology has changed its reputation from a niche product to a well established flow solution for many applications in almost every industry. Clamp-on meters benefit from less maintenance, no limitation in upper pressure and installation without down-time.
This new technology is now very much in the spotlight of the major oil and gas companies with testing programs being sponsored at facilities like the National Engineering Laboratory by all the main oil and gas majors.
Speaker: Sebastian Vreemann - Product Manager Europe, FLEXIM GmbH, Germany svreemann@flexim.com
Sebastian is responsible at FLEXIM for sales in North-Western Europe and is a specialist in flow solutions for the oil & gas industry. Prior to this he was a FLEXIM Sales Engineer within Germany with a strong focus on onshore gas production and underground gas storage. He started his instrumentation career with a leading company in level measurements and can use his previous experience to the benefit of FLEXIM's customers.
Exhibiting company: Flexim in partnership with JWF Scotland.
Wednesday, 11.30am - 12.30pm Accelerometer Performance Characteristics and Error Sources
Founded in 1947 Endevco Corporation is the world's leading designer and manufacturer of dynamic instrumentation for vibration, shock and pressure measurements. Endevco’s product line includes piezoelectric, integral electronics piezoelectric, piezoresistive and variable capacitance accelerometers, piezoresistive pressure transducers and associated signal conditioning equipment. This paper is intended to help customers understand the performance characteristics of their accelerometers and to explain potential sources of measurement error.
Speaker: Mr Massimo Ravazzini, Applications Engineer, Endevco Europe Ltd Massimo is an Applications Engineer for Endevco Europe (Meggitt Sensing Systems) based in Fribourg, Switzerland. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Massimo has been working in the vibration test and analysis industry since 2001.
Exhibiting company: Endevco Europe Ltd
Wednesday, 12.30am - 1.30pm Wireless - providing the key to unlocking stranded information in your field instruments
Wireless for process instruments is unlikely to replace wired instruments either analogue 4-20mA or fieldbus, however wireless will certainly complement wired instruments where installation is difficult or expensive to consider.
This presentation will describe the emerging wireless technologies available for process instrumentation including how security and reliability is addressed. It will also demonstrate how wireless capability can be added to existing field instruments to read process and maintenance information.
Speaker: Gareth Johnston - Global Wireless Product Manager, ABB Instrumentationgareth.johnston@gb.abb.com
Gareth is the global Wireless product manager for instrumentation and provides support for other fieldbus protocols for process automation. Prior to ABB Gareth gained application experience ranging from Health Physics to offshore oil exploration. His roll in ABB has evolved from instrument product specialist towards digital communications and systems integration. Gareth is working with the WirelessHART specification team and other bodies to promote a single standard.
Exhibiting company: ABB Instrumentation
Wednesday, 1.30pm - 2.00pm Straight Tube Coriolis meters for Oil & Gas applications
This paper covers the new challenges for Straight Tube Coriolis Meters for the use in the Oil & Gas industry. This covers the following
• Description of how a Straight Tube Coriolis Meter works.
• Single Straight Tube Meter applications
• Dual straight tube meter applications
• Methods of verifying the performance of a large straight tube Coriolis meter for Custody Transfer
• Test results on various liquids and on natural gas
Speaker: Mr Frank Grunert, Global Product Group Manager – Mass Flow
Exhibiting company:Krohne Ltd
Wednesday, 2.00pm - 3.00pm Instrumentation for Level and Flow measurements in Oil & Gas applications
This presentation is aimed at assisting the user to select the best technology available for a number of key Oil & Gas related measurements - We will discuss a wide range of applications, from produced water flow measurement to interface level measurement, the technologies available and the benefits of each.
Speakers: Danny Ronson - Product Manager Siemens Flow Products and
Derek Moore - Product Manager Siemens Level Products Exhibiting company: ProcessPlus Ltd
Wednesday, 3.00pm - 3.45pm Colibrys Accelerometers for Downhole Drilling Applications
Colibrys, a world recognised producer of MEMS accelerometers in the Aerospace, Instrumentation and Energy markets, is pleased to bring its expertise to the Oil & Gas Industry. These products can typically be used in all aspects of drilling, including Directional and MWD and are capable of enduring the extreme environments encountered in shallow and deep drilling. We will show you how our products are currently used at temperatures in excess of 150ºC and share with you our future plans for sensors able to operate at temperatures up to 200ºC as our customers drill deeper and deeper.
Thursday 9th September Workshop Area 1 Due to high demand there are now Parallel Sessions each day
Thursday, 10.30am- 11.30am A solution to measure the flow rate of Wet Gas
Traditionally the mixture of fluids at the wellhead is separated into its various phases. Proper separation and accurate measurement of each of the component phases is critical in determining production capabilities. Gas is separated from the liquid by passing the emitted well fluids through a separator.
The phases are then further separated and measured independently. Using a flow meter rather than separators to determine the gas and liquid phases gives a very significant reduction in CAPEX in the evaluation of new wells.This paper covers the key benefits that wet gas meters provide in comparison with expensive separators, multiphase metering, and traditional single phase DP producing devices such as orifice plates.
Speaker: Ian Robertson
Exhibiting company: ABB Instrumentation
Thursday, 11.30am-12.30pm Accelerometer Performance Characteristics and Error Sources
Founded in 1947 Endevco Corporation is the world's leading designer and manufacturer of dynamic instrumentation for vibration, shock and pressure measurements. Endevco’s product line includes piezoelectric, integral electronics piezoelectric, piezoresistive and variable capacitance accelerometers, piezoresistive pressure transducers and associated signal conditioning equipment. This paper is intended to help customers understand the performance characteristics of their accelerometers and to explain potential sources of measurement error.
Speaker: Mr Massimo Ravazzini, Applications Engineer, Endevco Europe Ltd
Massimo is an Applications Engineer for Endevco Europe (Meggitt Sensing Systems) based in Fribourg, Switzerland. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Massimo has been working in the vibration test and analysis industry since 2001.
Exhibiting company: Endevco Europe Ltd
Thursday, 12.30pm-1.30pm Realising Operational, Safety and Business Benefits Offshore with Wireless Technology
During this symposium, we will investigate how wireless technology has enabled major oil and gas producers to improve operations, run safer assets and increase throughput.IEC 63591 (wirelessHART), is a multi-vendor mesh network protocol, ideally suited to the challenging environments and plant topography typified by an Oil and Gas facility. During the last 3 years, this normally conservative industry has seen a wide adoption of wireless mesh networks in applications such as Flow line monitoring, annulus measurement and machinery health.
We’ll take at look at what makes these network, Simple, Secure, Robust and Reliable. With hands on demonstrations you’ll learn about best practice network design and system integration and explore the wider opportunities available with Plant Wireless Networks using the IEEE 802.11 WiFi protocol.
Speaker: Andy Wallace, Smart Wireless Business Manager, Emerson Process Management Andy Wallace is a time-served instrument engineer, who spent time with RACAL Electronics in the mid 80’s during the inauguration of the Vodafone communications network. 25 years experience in Instrumentation, the last 11 with Emerson. He has held the position of Smart Wireless Business Manager for the last four years, managing Emerson’s portfolio of Field and Plant Wireless networks.
Exhibiting company: Emerson Process Management
Thursday, 1.30pm - 2.00pm Straight Tube Coriolis meters for Oil & Gas applications
This paper covers the new challenges for Straight Tube Coriolis Meters for the use in the Oil & Gas industry. This covers the following
• Description of how a Straight Tube Coriolis Meter works.
• Single Straight Tube Meter applications
• Dual straight tube meter applications
• Methods of verifying the performance of a large straight tube Coriolis meter for Custody Transfer
• Test results on various liquids and on natural gas
Speaker: Mr Frank Grunert, Global Product Group Manager – Mass Flow
Exhibiting company:Krohne Ltd
Thursday, 2.00pm - 3.00pm Siemens Instrumentation for Level and Flow measurements in Oil & Gas applications
Speakers: Derek Moore and Danny Ronson (both from Siemens) Exhibiting company: ProcessPlus Ltd
Thursday, 3.00pm - 3.45pm Colibrys Accelerometers for Downhole Drilling Applications
Colibrys, a world recognised producer of MEMS accelerometers in the Aerospace, Instrumentation and Energy markets, is pleased to bring its expertise to the Oil & Gas Industry. These products can typically be used in all aspects of drilling, including Directional and MWD and are capable of enduring the extreme environments encountered in shallow and deep drilling. We will show you how our products are currently used at temperatures in excess of 150ºC and share with you our future plans for sensors able to operate at temperatures up to 200ºC as our customers drill deeper and deeper.
Programme may change due to unforeseen circumstances
Wednesday 8th September
Workshop Area 2
Wednesday, 11.00am - 12.00am Strain Gauging in the Offshore Industry HBM, the strain gauge leader is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. The HBM range of strain gauges comprises an extensive assortment of types for the most widely differing applications – from experimental stress analysis through transducer manufacturing. Additionally, HBM offers you all the necessary accessories and components for the installation of strain gages. For many years HBM strain gauges have been used in critical offshore applications in the most demanding of conditions. In the seminar HBM will share some of its success stories from in the offshore industry.
Speaker: Arnt-Henning Andersson, HBM Norway
HBM Genesis HighSpeed products were previously sold under the Nicolet brand. The Nicolet brand is owned by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Corporation.
Wednesday, 12.00am - 1.00pm Partial Stroke Testing (PST) and Safety Integrity Speaker: Thierry Vuillaume, Invensys Systems (UK) Ltd
Wednesday, 1.30pm-2.30pm Realising Operational, Safety and Business Benefits Offshore with Wireless Technology During this symposium, we will investigate how wireless technology has enabled major oil and gas producers to improve operations, run safer assets and increase throughput.IEC 63591 (wirelessHART), is a multi-vendor mesh network protocol, ideally suited to the challenging environments and plant topography typified by an Oil and Gas facility. During the last 3 years, this normally conservative industry has seen a wide adoption of wireless mesh networks in applications such as Flow line monitoring, annulus measurement and machinery health.
We’ll take at look at what makes these network, Simple, Secure, Robust and Reliable. With hands on demonstrations you’ll learn about best practice network design and system integration and explore the wider opportunities available with Plant Wireless Networks using the IEEE 802.11 WiFi protocol.
Speaker: Andy Wallace, Smart Wireless Business Manager, Emerson Process Management
Andy Wallace is a time-served instrument engineer, who spent time with RACAL Electronics in the mid 80’s during the inauguration of the Vodafone communications network. 25 years experience in Instrumentation, the last 11 with Emerson. He has held the position of Smart Wireless Business Manager for the last four years, managing Emerson’s portfolio of Field and Plant Wireless networks.
Exhibiting company: Emerson Process Management
Wednesday, 2.30pm - 3.30pm Measuring multi-phase flow using clamp-on ultrasonic technology Clamp-on ultrasonic flow metering has been around for over 25 years with a successful and established install base across a wide range of industries. Recent developments have seen ultrasonic technology applied to gas flow applications for reliable and accurate metering without modifying existing pipe work.
ABLE’s latest research and development in ultrasonic flow technology includes the worlds first ATEX portable flow computer and most recently a three-phase flow meter capable of measuring hydrocarbon, water and gas entrained applications.
The new meter, which incorporates a clamp on densitometer, provides flow rates and totalised outputs of each phase and has recently been sponsored and tested at the National Engineering Laboratory facility.
Speaker: Tony Skelding – Technical Manager, ABLE Instruments & Controls Limited, UK. tskelding@able.co.uk
Thursday 9th September Workshop Area 2 Due to high demand there are now Parallel Sessions each day
Thursday, 11.00am - 12.00am An Introduction to High Speed Data Acquisition
LDS Nicolet and HBM, two global leaders in measurement technology, have merged. The newly combined entity offers you numerous significant advantages. From today on you can rely on a single partner for highest precision measurement and high-speed DAQ!. Learn about High Speed Data Acquisition and this interesting application area.
Introducing the Revolutionary GEN2i Data Recorder
GEN2i is a revolutionary new portable data recorder, which is as powerful and easy to use as any modern mobile device. It delivers the freedom and flexibility to record data wherever you are, and however you want. Its huge range of application possibilities further extends the capabilities of its legendary predecessor - the Nicolet VISION*. The GEN2i is ready to run out of the box, see how you can gain full control of your measurement task in minutes.
Speaker: Marcus Teague, HBM UK Ltd
*HBM Genesis HighSpeed products were previously sold under the Nicolet brand. The Nicolet brand is owned by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Corporation.
Speaker: Thierry Vuillaume, Invensys Systems (UK) Ltd
Thursday, 2.00pm - 3.00pm Measuring multi-phase flow using clamp-on ultrasonic technology Clamp-on ultrasonic flow metering has been around for over 25 years with a successful and established install base across a wide range of industries. Recent developments have seen ultrasonic technology applied to gas flow applications for reliable and accurate metering without modifying existing pipe work.
ABLE’s latest research and development in ultrasonic flow technology includes the worlds first ATEX portable flow computer and most recently a three-phase flow meter capable of measuring hydrocarbon, water and gas entrained applications.
The new meter, which incorporates a clamp on densitometer, provides flow rates and totalised outputs of each phase and has recently been sponsored and tested at the National Engineering Laboratory facility.
Speaker: Tony Skelding – Technical Manager, ABLE Instruments & Controls Limited, UK. tskelding@able.co.uk
Programme may change due to unforeseen circumstances
Due to high demand there are now Parallel Sessions each day
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