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Wytch Farm wireless wellhead monitoring network self-organizes

12/15/2008
The smart, self-organizing, wireless transmitters installed recently in Wytch Farm field provide for continuous monitoring of wellhead pressures, thereby eliminating the need for operations personnel to read manually wellhead pressure gauges.Continuous monitoring eliminates these daily visits to the wellheads and enables operators to identify earlier unusual readings and take action to investigate and rectify faults before they develop into serious problems, according to Emerson Process Management, the company that furnished and installed the network.BP PLC operates the field from onshore facilities (see photo) that produce from three separate reservoirs that extend offshore under Poole H...
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