NEW SOFTWARE DESIGNED TO HELP INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS
Digital oil field express (DOX) is a new service delivered on line and designed to bring exploration and production business functionality to US independent producers.
DOX offers business tools built on Microsoft Corp.'s Azure cloud computing platform.
This streamlined set of E&P functions includes document management and data visualization, utilizing SQL Azure and other components of the Windows Azure services platform. The company says the Azure cloud platform provides digital oil field technology in a software-as-a-service pricing model, eliminating barriers created by up-front capital requirements of a large software implementation and requisite hardware platform that can be prohibitive for a smaller company.
For larger independents, the cloud provides material for digital oil fields of the future on which to combine software and services, enabling petroleum enterprises to create the mix of on line and on-premises data and software that fit the business purpose.
Source: Information Store, 10777 Westheimer, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77042.
New airborne spill monitoring service
The SkyEye 350 Hawker/Beechcraft King Air 350-based MEDUSA airborne oil spill monitoring platform is available to the industry.
The airborne monitoring service is a joint effort by Aerial Surveillance Systems Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz., and Optimare Sensorsysteme AG, Bremerhaven, Germany. The system uses Star SAFIRE HD electro-optical-infrared sensors from FLIR Systems Inc., Portland, Ore.
Airborne oil spill monitoring allows for investigation and tracking of all types of oil spills and the characteristics of those spills. It allows oil spill response crews and vessels to assess and plot the areas of highest (thickest) oil concentrations.
The firms say that the MEDUSA system detects oil spill or illegal discharge, long-range detection and acquisition, real-time display as well as immediate postoverflight processing of remote sensing data. Postoverflight processing includes automated image analysis, pollution classification, and GIS export.
Source: Aerial Surveillance Systems Inc., 15041 N. Airport Drive, Suite 107, Scottsdale, AZ 85260.
New co gas sensor
This new Model 5100-04-IT carbon monoxide gas sensor module for process plant operations uses smart sensor technology. The network-enabled gas detector includes:
• Extended calibration frequencies only requiring calibration every 6 months.
• Nonintrusive, one-person calibration.
• SIL-2 certification for long term reliability.
• User-friendly, 8-character, fixed and scrolling LED display for ease of set-up with understandable menus.
• Choice or combination of outputs:
— 4-20 ma.
— Serial RS-485 Modbus RTU interface.
— SMC Sentry digital bus interface.
— Optional 8-amp integral alarm-warning relays plus 2-amp trouble alarm relay.
• Remote sensor configuration option to meet applications requirements.
• Cast aluminum or 318 stainless steel enclosures for Class I, Div. 1, Groups B, C, D area.
Source: Sierra Monitor Corp., 1991 Tarob Court, Milpitas, CA 95035.
New wireless hydrocarbon leak detection
The new Rosemount 702 wireless discrete transmitter offers Menlo Park, Calif.-based Tyco Thermal Controls LLC's TraceTek leak detection sensors for liquid hydrocarbon detection.
The integration of Smart wireless technology and Tyco TraceTek sensors enables cost-effective liquid hydrocarbon leak detection for single tanks, large tank farms, and pipelines, the firm points out.
Use of the Rosemount 702 transmitter with hydrocarbon leak detection technology provides capabilities to implement leak detection solutions that utilize the IEC 62591WirelessHART technology. This allows the hydrocarbon sensor leak detection information to be transported through the mesh network via the Rosemount 702 with greater than 99% data reliability, the company notes.
Source: Emerson Process Management, Box 4100, St. Louis, MO 63136.
New seismic analysis platform
INTViewer 4.1 is the latest version of a data visualization application and development platform for seismic analysis.
It features new functionality that facilitates rapid analysis and quality control of geophysical data and enhancements to its plugin architecture that increase extensibility for an array of technologies.
Source: INT Inc., 2901 Wilcrest, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77042.
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