The identification of low-rate leaks along with low annular-pressure buildup rates in any type of completion presents challenges in the well-integrity domain. This paper emphasizes the importance of understanding the well-diagnostic problem to…
The identification of low-rate leaks along with low annular-pressure buildup rates in any type of completion presents challenges in the well-integrity domain. This paper emphasizes the importance of understanding the well-diagnostic problem to…
Liquefied Petroleum Gas is commonly called LPG. LPG became an unavoidable one in day-to-day life. The enormous applications include domestic applications like heating and cooking purposes and industrial applications like vehicle propellant and…
LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) gas is the primary source of energy in most households. Recently LPG gas leak has cause significant fire hazard accident and losses. This present work investigates the sensitivity of gas sensor MQ2 and MQ6 hence…
Accurate and fast leak detection and leak localization are critical functions for pipelines. In addition to the economic reasons for leak detection, there are also environmental constraints. Fast acting and reliable leak detection and leak location…
Metal has been widely used to build containers in the petroleum industry for various applications, such as chemical reaction containers, hazardous materials storage, oil/gas transportation pipelines, and casings for oil wells. The conditions inside…
Phase Change Materials (PCMs) are used for thermal energy storage (TES) due to their high latent heat capacity. While inorganic PCMs have the ability to store large amounts of thermal energy (as they possess higher values of latent heat capacity)…
Oil sludge presents a harmful but economically valuable waste. A large amount of oil sludge is produced during the processes of extraction, refining, storage, and transportation of petroleum. The contents of oil, water, and slag in the oil sludge are…
The GERG-2008 equation of state is the approved ISO standard (ISO 20765-2) for the calculation of thermophysical properties of natural gas mixtures. The composition of natural gas can vary considerably due to the diversity of origin. Further…
Crude oil fractionating column is an important unit in the refining processes of petrol production. The quality of gasoline from the fractionating column side stream is usually evaluated by dry point that is difficult to measure in real-time. In this…
The characteristics of cold flow field of an oxygen-enriched burner was studied that was applicable to petroleum coke powder industrial boiler. Low temperature tracer method and Infrared imaging temperature measurement were applied. Through the…
This work deals with the development of an ultrasonic backscattering sensor for the monitoring of water-in-oil emulsion. The sensor consists of a 3.5-MHz ultrasonic transducer, working in pulse-echo mode, and an array of cylindrical obstacles located…
This work deals with the development of an ultrasonic backscattering sensor for the monitoring of water-in-oil emulsion. The sensor consists of a 3.5-MHz ultrasonic transducer, working in pulse-echo mode, and an array of cylindrical obstacles located…
Sustained annular pressure (SCP) is a common phenomenon in offshore gas fields, which poses a threat to the integrity of gas Wells. Among all the causes, the leakage of tubing string poses the greatest threat to the safety of production. In…
Naturally occurring palm kernel oil (PKO) and its ester derivatives are being considered as sustainable alternatives to synthetic oils for use as dielectric fluids. This paper reports on their dielectric properties, which have been studied and…
Most of Russia's gas fields are located in the North, where climate is harsh, which complicates their operation due to numerous factors such as hydrates being generated in the gas-field flowlines that connect the wells to the gas processing plant…
The main problem during natural gas extraction is the hydrating risk. Hydrates could be formed at every exctraction stage: from gas foundation to the Central Processing Facility (CPF). The operation conditions could hardly ever be performed without…
Tianwaitian gas field about 100m3/d gas condensate is required to be transported to Pinghu integrated platform, then transported to Daishan terminal through Pinghu-Daishan 16" oil sea tube. The platform is without storage means, Pinghu-daishan 16"…
Accurate and reliable measurement of oil, gas and water flow rates as they flow along a pipe as a mixture continues to be a challenging problem in the oil and gas industry. Most of the solutions rely on radioactive sources. This paper explores the…
The cold flow properties of waste oil biodiesel (WME) were studied by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), multifunctional low temperature tester, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and solution crystallization theory. Three approaches…
Using the dielectric/permittivity spectra from liquid hydrocarbons to characterize their composition requires knowledge of their geochemistry and the geological processes that formed them. Complex permittivity measurements of two crude oils and gas…
Crude oil fractionating column is an important unit in the refining processes of petrol production. The quality of gasoline from the fractionating column side stream is usually evaluated by dry point that is difficult to measure in real-time. In this…
Uncontrolled storage of problematic and toxic waste, respectively, has led in many places to the emergence of areas that pose a danger to the environment and natural resources, as well as to human health. Basically, all over the world countries are…
The accident of fuel tank explosion is an important factor affecting aircraft performance and reliability. Therefore, the inerting system of aircraft fuel tank has been developed in the past decades. The purpose is to reduce the oxygen concentration…
When under production, after harvest ‚curing and redrying, tobacco lamina also need a mellowing process in the warehouse of not less than 24 months to achieve naturally mellowy, during which certain temperature and humidity is needed. In the…
In order to reduce the weight of transportation, power transformers are often filled with nitrogen gas at transformer substation or factory, in which their insulating performance will degraded because of moisture intrusion, ambient temperature…
In underground coal mines safety of the workers always has been a concern and challenging task. Excessive humidity and high temperature can easily be formed in the underground environment which can affect the health safety of the workers…
Storage Tanks in tank farms are used to store various petroleum products and play an important role in the oil and petroleum industries. Monitoring these tanks for fire, gas leakage, and lightning becomes of paramount importance. The…
Metal has been widely used to build containers in the petroleum industry for various applications, such as chemical reaction containers, hazardous materials storage, oil/gas transportation pipelines, and casings for oil wells. The conditions inside…
Phase Change Materials (PCMs) are used for thermal energy storage (TES) due to their high latent heat capacity. While inorganic PCMs have the ability to store large amounts of thermal energy (as they possess higher values of latent heat capacity)…
Oil sludge presents a harmful but economically valuable waste. A large amount of oil sludge is produced during the processes of extraction, refining, storage, and transportation of petroleum. The contents of oil, water, and slag in the oil sludge are…
The study is devoted to various structures of the temperature control loop in the outlet pipe of the cooling unit. The control loop structures are built on the basis of the well-known mathematical model of the condenser. The results of the…
In order to reduce the weight of transportation, power transformers are often filled with nitrogen gas at transformer substation or factory, in which their insulating performance will degraded because of moisture intrusion, ambient temperature…
In the underwater crude oil storage system which adopts oil-water separation method, in order to keep the oil fluid, make the oil storage and transport running smoothly, the oil temperature control becomes a crucial consideration. Measuring…
In this paper, an experimental study was conducted using terahertz (THz) spectroscopy to assess the electromagnetic properties in the THz range of various materials that can be found in oil and gas fields. This includes the absorbance, transmittance,…
Crude oil fiscal metering is a complex metrological procedure, as the main metering means - SIKNS (crude oil quantity and quality parameters measuring systems) are affected by many interfering external factors. Among other things, paraffin deposits…
Assuring the reliability of crude unit pipelines in the downstream oil and gas industry is highly essential since unexpected failures of these pipelines can result in a number of negative impacts to the business, including safety, environmental, and…
Industrial sensing applications place a premium on cost-effectiveness and accuracy. Traditional approaches often use expensive, invasive sensors from concern that inexpensive, non-invasive sensors will incur many false positives. High sensor cost…
At present, there are few high precision and inexpensive equipments for measuring the water content of petroleum (MMCP), which is a big problem faced by most of the operators. The sonic velocity is determined by the fluid property. So the different…
Wax deposits are formed in subsea well tubing, surface flow lines and production equipment of crude oil or gas condensate as these fluids are cooled due to heat loss to the surrounding cold sea water. These solid deposits interfere with production…
Oil sludge presents a harmful but economically valuable waste. A large amount of oil sludge is produced during the processes of extraction, refining, storage, and transportation of petroleum. The contents of oil, water, and slag in the oil sludge are…
The deposition of paraffin wax during the pipeline transportation impedes the flow of crude oil and eventually blocks the pipelines. The hot oiling method is extensively used to control the wax deposition in the oil industry. Consequently, a huge…
This article presents the simulation and hydraulic assessment of the Sarir field - Tobruk terminal pipeline. The pipeline transports crude oil from Sarir field in the South East of the Libyan Sahara desert to the Tobruk terminal in the East of the…
The optimal operation of an oil well requires the periodic measurement of temperature and pressure at the downhole. In this paper, acoustic waves are used to transmit data to the surface through the pipeline column of the well, making up a wireless…
Previously Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) was not the preferred choice for offshore monitoring in the oil and gas sector for many reasons such as reliability and security concern. Today, much has changed. Advances in reliability, security, and…
In the underwater crude oil storage system which adopts oil-water separation method, in order to keep the oil fluid, make the oil storage and transport running smoothly, the oil temperature control becomes a crucial consideration. Measuring…
In this paper, an experimental study was conducted using terahertz (THz) spectroscopy to assess the electromagnetic properties in the THz range of various materials that can be found in oil and gas fields. This includes the absorbance, transmittance,…
To solve the monitoring and locating problems of the underground booster and leakage of the supply water network, a remote leakage monitoring and locating system based on GSM/GPRS is designed. The parameters of water supply pipe network, i.e., flow,…
Gas hydrates can cause serious problems in oil and gas industry. Several measurements, connected to formation of gas hydrate, were performed on our department in last decade. Using the collected data, a preventive inhibitor dosing system can be…
Crude oil fiscal metering is a complex metrological procedure, as the main metering means - SIKNS (crude oil quantity and quality parameters measuring systems) are affected by many interfering external factors. Among other things, paraffin deposits…