Flow Meter News

 

Increasing the accuracy of uncertainty data

Nov 03, 2014

Sharing information about uncertainty budgets for flow meters could lead to a better understanding of measurement systems, says NEL’s Callum Hardie. Photo from NEL. While…

NEL opens wet gas facility

Oct 21, 2014

NEL has invested more than £0.5 million in the development of its Glasgow-based Wet Gas Facility. The investment has created the UK’s only independent commercial test facility able to test meters to such high flowrates for wet gas conditions…

Belden: oil, gas security

Oct 10, 2014

Oil and gas continues to be a hotbed of activity when it comes to automation and that also means security is top of mind. When it comes to designing a network diagram for any kind of oil and gas environment, everyone has to understand…

Meeting demand

Oct 03, 2014

GE launched its new technology center and a new deepwater vertical Xmas tree at this year’s ONS. Meg Chesshyre learned more. The inauguration of GE’s new technology solutions center, including a half-size model of its new deepwater Xmas tree…

GE and Atmos form partnership to offer leak detection solution

Sep 10, 2014

GE's Measurement and Control business announced it has entered into a cooperation agreement with Atmos International.  As part of the partnership, the two companies will offer a more comprehensive leak detection solution to pipeline operating customers…

Well surveillance in ultra-deepwater

Sep 01, 2014

As the industry advances into ultra-deepwater, an increasing number of tight tolerance wells require an efficient system for determining early influxes or losses during drilling, tripping, and cementing operations. Scott Hilliard of Statoil and Florian Le Blay…

Emerson opens Stavanger flowloop

Jun 24, 2014

Emerson Process Management has opened a flow loop facility for Roxar technologies in Stavanger. The new facility will increase production capacity and drive future developments in multiphase meters, enabling oil and gas operators to access…

Brynhild production set back

Jun 09, 2014

First production from Lundin’s Brynhild subsea tieback development has been set back to due commissioning issues on the Haewene Brim FPSO.  Brynhild, which sits in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, will be a four-well subsea tieback to Bluewater’s Haewene Brim…

Ultrasonic flow meter JIP launched

May 02, 2014

Accurate measurement of the output of wet gas fields is an important means of reducing the financial risks that exploration and production (E&P) companies face in sales gas allocation. Ultrasonic flow meter technology is proven for dry…

OneSubsea wins Egypt deal

Mar 03, 2014

Pharaonic Petroleum Company (PhPC) awareded OneSubsea an US$80 million subsea supply contract for the East Nile Delta END-3 development offshore Egypt. The contract calls for the supply of four well systems including subsea production equipment…

Chemical injection – maintaining flow assistance

Feb 10, 2014

Charles Wemyss discusses positive displacement meters and how they can benefit flow measurement in chemical injection applications. VFF meter. Images: Litre Meter Keeping up with the global…

Chevron and GE ink alliance

Feb 03, 2014

Chevron Energy Technology Company and GE Oil & Gas have formed a technology alliance to develop and commercialize technologies for the oil and gas industry. TheChevron GE Technology Alliance will build on existingcollaboration between…

Schlumberger introduces new surface multiphase flowmeter

Jan 16, 2014

Schlumberger released the Vx Spectra surface multiphase flowmeter, which enables operators to obtain flow rate measurements in production testing and permanent monitoring. The Vx Spectra 19mm monitors low-rate producing wells down to 30 b/d…

€3 million multiphase reference study launched

Dec 17, 2013

A European consortium, led by NEL in the UK, has been awarded a three year research project to establish a reference measurement network and standards aimed at improving the accuracy of subsea multiphase flow measurement for the oil and gas industry…

Flow measurement gets high-pressure treatment

Dec 04, 2013

Scotland’s NEL center will launch a new multiphase flow measurement test facility by year’s end. A second, able to operate at up to 150bar, is under development. Elaine Maslin paid a visit to learn more. NEL’s laboratories were originally set up in the 1940s…

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