Instrumentation 2010

Wednesday 8th September

Wednesday, 10.30am - 11.30am

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

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 - 1.30am

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 Instrumentation gareth.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

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

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, 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.
Speaker: Bahram ARBAB, MSc - EPF Eng., Sales Director, Colibrys
Exhibiting company: BFi Optilas Ltd

Thursday 9th September

Thursday, 10.30am- 11.30am

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

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

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

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

Speakers: Derek Moore and Danny Ronson (both from Siemens)
Exhibiting company: ProcessPlus Ltd

Thursday, 3.00pm - 3.45pm

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.
Speaker: Bahram ARBAB, MSc - EPF Eng., Sales Director, Colibrys
Exhibiting company: BFi Optilas Ltd

Programme may change due to unforeseen circumstances