New rupture disks feature 95% operating ratio
New versions of the STAR X and ULTRX rupture disks each feature a 95% operating ratio. The company’s reverse acting family of disks now includes the ULTRX HP and STAR X HP, which utilize a precision manufacturing technology to achieve and control burst pressures at tight tolerances. This high precision version of these products allows them to be pressurized up to 95% of the rated (marked) burst pressure under normal operating conditions for ratings above 40 psig.
The maker says that this increased operating ratio performance results in lower maintenance costs, increased productivity, and reduced material loss by improving performance and production and maintenance flexibility. The ULTRX HP is suited for fully liquid systems as well as gaseous or partial gas-liquid systems. The STAR X HP is designed to provide protection at burst pressures as low as 13 psig.
Source: Continental Disk Corp., 3160 W. Heartland Drive, Liberty, MO 64068.
New disk based tape replacement storage solution
PetroStor, a new scalable disk storage platform, provides users with petabytes of on line capacity.
Tested and qualified with this firm’s exploration and production software, the solution is suited for companies that need fast access to seismic files and archived project data.
Unlike traditional tape alternatives, the firm points out, the PetroStor storage solution provides upstream users instant access to all their seismic files and project data archives. Combining enterprise-class storage from NetApp with real-time compression from Storwize, the Petro- Stor storage solution lowers storage costs to less than $1,000/terabyte. It enables storage administrators to increase their storage capacity, along with data reliability and performance, while reducing associated infrastructure footprint, cooling, and power costs, as well as administrative costs associated with tape transcription and re-mastering.
The company says that lower disk-storage costs help increase the volume of data that can be kept at hand. Analysis can be performed more efficiently when data are readily available, resulting in more timely decisions and lower overall exploration costs, the firm adds.
Also the company says it already has multiple deployments using Storwize real-time compression because its customers are generating high volumes of business-critical data. Based upon strategic alliances with NetApp and Storwize, the company is offering a solution that provides users cost-effective on line access to all their current and archived data. Their data are now not only more available but also more secure because users no longer need to worry about physical deterioration of tapes, the firm notes.
Source: Landmark, 5 Houston Center, 1401 McKinney St., Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77010.
