Oilfield Trial
BJM Controls is currently prototyping an application for an oil company, with wells located on the Alberta/Saskatchewan border. The system is designed to monitor the temperature of equipment used to pump oil and water from shallow wells. The company had been experiencing frequent shutdowns, particularly during the summer months, which were suspected to be caused by high local temperatures. The wells are equipped with Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems that are at capacity and unable to accommodate additional inputs.
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There are six temperature sensors installed. The signals from the sensors are sent to an edge device on site that every 10 minutes reads the temperature signals and then transmits the information via cellular link to the cloud. A dashboard has been created to allow staff to review historical data, set alarm thresholds, and select field operators to receive alarm alerts. If a temperature exceeds a threshold an operator is alerted via text message.
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Currently, the project is being prototyped at a single well. In its first week of operation, the system generated two alarms that helped prevent outages, avoiding over $10k in equipment damage and stopping the flow from the well.
