Case Study
DeltaV System Installation Pays for Itself at Conoco Canada Natural Gas Plant
OIL & GAS DeltaV TM System Installation Pays for Itself at Conoco Canada Natural Gas Plant RESULTS ?No down time or lost production ?Reduced upsets,unplanned shutdowns ?Process swings virtually eliminated ?50% reduced flaring costs, greenhouse emissions ?Increased throughput, revenue ?Reduced field inspection costs ?Reduced configuration costs APPLICATION The 70-million cu. ft. per day (cfd) capacity Peco gas plant processes the Peco field’s naturally sweet gas and refines accompanying natural gas liquids into condensate and fraction fluids. CUSTOMER Conoco Canada Ltd., Edson, Alberta, Canada CHALLENGE Until recently, control had been by panel boards and single-loop controllers. The plant was too small to justify conventional DCS (distributed control systems). Efficiency problems drove C