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An oil and gas original equipment manufacturer uses edge computing for integrated data and control to maintain the safety and integrity of drilling facilities.
Engenuity Inc. provides control automation and data integration solutions across several industries, with a primary focus on advanced technologies for the oil and gas industry. For many of customers, hydrostatic pressure testing of blowout preventers and well control equipment must be completed every few weeks to validate and maintain the safety and integrity of drilling facilities. These tests are typically executed and recorded manually, taking hours to complete. According to Engenuity, it can cost as much as $6 per second to operate the associated valve arrays in an offshore drilling application. Testing may cost users millions of dollars annually.
Engenuity developed a set of fully automated test execution and reporting products after collaborating with Shell International Exploration and Production Co., and others. Automated test execution and reporting combines precise process control, automatic text and email notification, and process history storage and replication into one solution using edge programmable industrial controllers (EPICs).
Using testing software, users can map out valve arrays and identify validation pressure limits for each component in the system. This brings the system to pressure while precisely measuring the injected fluid and objectively comparing measurements against validation criteria using a patented constant-pressure/variable-volume pumping method.
With a retrofittable actuator, the test manager can monitor and control as many as 70 valves through up to 30 test sequences. The vision readout used an acoustical leak detection system to pinpoint the location of leaks in large-manifold systems. Collected data can be mapped between tests for comparison and reliability purposes and...