WFS Summary Presentation Apr16 V1
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This document discusses WFS Technologies' subsea wireless instrumentation and control solutions that can drive down costs. It highlights several technologies such as battery life that has increased from 6 months to 5-15 years, and distributed control that provides real-time data and information. Business cases are presented for retrofitting temperature sensors, water injection monitoring and control, and slug detection that could save over 70% in costs. Additional solutions discussed include wax monitoring, riserless intervention monitoring, platform NDT monitoring, and pipeline corrosion monitoring using wireless technologies.
WFS Summary Presentation Apr16 V1
- 1. WFSTechnologies Driving Down Costs…. Subsea Wireless Instrumentation and Control April 2016
- 2. Driving Down Costs… - Industry drivers • Why is information required? – Topside (60%) v subsea wells (30%) • Cost of intervention • Quality of information • Significant opportunities – Optimise production – Reduce asset integrity costs – Extend asset life • What’s new fromWFS: – Battery life: 6 months 5-15 yrs – Wireless: Contactless lower ROV costs – Distributed Control: Data information – Real time control: Retrofit solutions Access to data changes behaviours IHS Cost Index: Poor Value
- 3. Source: SubseaWireless Group, 2013 Subsea Wireless - Comparison of options • There is no ‘silver bullet’ • Select technology that best matches application • Future of subsea wireless is Hybrid
- 4. 4 Seatooth - Platform Products and Integrated Systems Seatooth S100 Bandwidth: 0.5-2.4kbps Seawater Range: 5-15m Air Range: 7-20m Seatooth S300 Bandwidth: 25-150kbps Seawater Range: 2-5m Air Range: 4-10m Seatooth S400 Bandwidth: 10-1000bps Seawater Range: 25-40m Air range: 150-250m Seatooth S500 Bandwidth: 10-100Mbps Seawater Range: 2-4cm Air range: 10-25m Seatooth PigTracker Bandwidth: 5-10bps Metal Range: 1-2” Seawater range: 5m Seatooth Video Picture: CIF/5-10fps Battery: up to 8 hrs Seawater Range: 3-5m Seatooth PipeLogger Temp: 0-100DegC +/- 2DegC Battery: up to 15 years Seawater Range: 3-10m Seatooth PipeLogger-UT Wall Thickness: <250mm UT Accuracy: 0.1mm Battery: up to 15 years Seawater Range: 3-10m Seatooth PipeLogger-TI Thermal Layer: up to 2” Temp: 0-100DegC +/- 10% Repeatability: 1DegC Battery: up to 15 years Seawater Range: 3-10m Seatooth PipeLogger-UF Flow: up to 25m/w Accuracy:+/1 0.5% Repeatability: +/1 0.15% Battery: up to 5 years Seawater Range: 3-10m Seatooth CP Voltage/Current sensor Battery: up to 15 years Seawater Range: 3-10m Seatooth CTFM Coiled Tube Fatigue Management Real time elastic fatigue Battery: up to 30 days
- 5. Demonstrations - Houston, Feb 16 • Seatooth PigTracker: wireless through-metal communications and location for PIGs and ILI • Seatooth PipeLogger: wireless retrofit temperature sensor/logger • SeatoothWiPS: wireless integrated pressure sensor/data logger • Seatooth CTD: wireless CTD monitoring • SeatoothVideo: wireless camera for complex IRM • Seatronics Predator: Seatooth enabled inspection class ROV Delta Subsea Test Tank, Houston
- 6. Business Cases - Cost benefit of wireless • Production Optimization/Flow assurance – Retrofit well-head temperature sensor – Water injection monitoring & control – Slug monitoring & control – Hydrate and wax monitoring & control • Asset Integrity – Riserless intervention fatigue monitoring – Platform NDT monitoring – Pipeline corrosion monitoring – Mooring line fatigue monitoring • IRM – Wireless cameras for construction – Wireless pressure sensors for PPC
- 7. • Description – Wireless temperature logger located under concrete blanket • Features – Non-penetrating temperature sensor/logger – 0-100DegC,40,000 data points – Wireless communications through concrete blanket – Up to 15 year battery life • Applications – Replacement for broken/damaged temperature sensors – Process monitoring and control • Driving out cost – Removes need for subsea cabling • Business case for retrofit temperature monitoring Hard Wired v Wireless Saving – Installed cost: $0.5-3m $150k >70% – Expandability: n/a high Retrofit Well head Temperature Monitor - HardwiredTemp Sensor Performance tests through Concrete Blanket Seatooth PipeLogger with Protective Cover
- 8. Water Injection Monitor and Control - Flow Measurement using Ultrasonic Flow Sensor • Description – Retrofit wireless water injection flow management solution • Features – Seatooth PipeLogger UF (Ultrasonic Flow) measures water flow without penetration – Wireless integration with SCM and/or control valves – Distributed control: optimisation algorithms • Applications – Water injection optimisation in complex subsea wells • Driving down cost… – Increased production – Deployed by mini-ROV – Battery life up to 10 years • Business case for optimisation of 4 subsea wells Hard Wired v Wireless Saving – Installed cost: $1.3 – 1.8m $0.4-0.8m >70% – Expandability: n/a high – Increased production: >5% Seatooth PipeLogger- UF
- 9. WFS Wireless Slug Detection: - Wireless Slug monitoring Solution • Description – Wireless retrofit slug monitoring solution using acoustic and vibration sensors • Features – Wireless sensor network integrated with SCM – Slug Detection and discrimination tools • Applications – Slug monitoring and control – Optimisation of aging wells where production is changing – Warning system to protect infrastructure • Driving down cost… – Deployed/recovered by mini-ROV – Up to 10 years between battery swaps – Business case for slug management of shallow water well – Installed cost: $0.5-1m – Increased production/ROI: 5-10% / <3 months – Expandability: high Acoustic SensorSeatooth Controller Slug characterisation
- 10. Wax/Hydrate Monitoring & Control - Flow Measurement using Ultrasonic Flow Sensor • Description – Retrofit wax/hydrate monitoring & control solution • Features – Seatooth PipeLogger UF (Ultrasonic Flow) measures relative flow without penetration – Wireless integration with SCM and/or control valves – Distributed control: optimisation algorithms • Applications – Wax/Hydrate characterisation, monitoring and control • Driving down cost… – Increased production – Deployed by mini-ROV – Battery life up to 10 years • Business case for optimisation of 4 subsea wells – Installed cost: $0.3-0.5m – Expandability: high – Increased production/ROI: target 5% / <3 months Seatooth PipeLogger UF
- 11. • Description – Retrofit real time stress, strain and elastic fatigue monitoring solution for CoiledTubing • Features – eFatigue software compliant with DNV RP-C203 – Dual redundant Seatooth PipeLoggers with integrated strain and acceleration sensors • Applications – Riserless intervention – Pipeline pre-commissioning – Conductor fatigue • Driving out cost – Extend up-time of PPC & work-over vessels – Extend life of CT • Business case for real time CT fatigue monitoring – Installed cost: $250-400k – Reduce CT safety factor: x2-x5 x1.5-2 $100k per campaign – Reduced vessel downtime: $150k per campaign – ROI: <6 months Riserless Intervention Fatigue Monitoring - CoiledTubing elastic fatigue monitoring Real time Fatigue Monitor
- 12. Platform NDT Monitoring - Subsea wireless asset integrity network for NDT sensors • Description – Retrofit wireless sensor network for subsea platforms • Features – Seatooth interface integrates with most standard NDT sensors – Wireless range: up to 35m through seawater or 150m through air – Network expandable – Wireless communications through splash zone • Applications – NDT monitoring of offshore platforms – corrosion, crack, vibration, strain, temperature • Driving down cost… – Removes cost of subsea cabling – Deployed by mini-ROV off platform – Up to 10 years between battery swaps • Business case: for 12 subsea nodes on offshore platform Hard Wired v Wireless Saving – Installed cost: $3-5m $700-900k >70% – Expandability: n/a high Seatooth S400 NDT Network
- 13. Pipeline Corrosion Monitoring - Corrosion data harvesting using PIG • Description – Corrosion/erosion data harvesting using PIGs • Features – Seatooth PipeLogger UT (Ultrasonic Thickness) integrates with standard sensors – Local data processing to optimise wireless transmission – Battery life up to 15 years – Seatooth PigTracker harvests data through up to 5cm (2” ) metal at10bps • Applications – Corrosion/erosion monitoring of piggable subsea and buried pipes • Driving down cost… – Removes cost of subsea cabling – Deployable using mini-ROV • Business case for 4 sensors on 30km pipeline in shallow water ROV v Wired v Wireless Saving – Installed cost: $4-5m $1.5-2m $400-500k >85% – Expandability: high low high ‘Seatooth PigTracker ‘Seatooth PigTracker in 30mm pipe ‘Seatooth PipeLogger-UT
- 14. Seatooth Mooring Line Monitor - Wireless FPSO Mooring Monitoring Solution • Description – Retrofit wireless mooring monitoring solution to extend asset life • Features – Retrofit inclinometers/vibration sensors with local data processing – Data time and GPS tagged to calibrate against vessel movement – Wireless communications through splash zone – Deployed by mini-ROV or diver • Applications – Real time monitoring of mooring integrity – Verification of system fatigue characteristics • Driving down cost… – Extend life or mooring system – Up to 10 years between battery swaps • Business case for 12 mooring line monitoring system – Hardwired: not an option as too unreliable – Installed cost: $0.75-1m – Asset life extension: 2-5 years (against £25-50m replacement cost) ‘Wireless Mooring Monitoring
- 15. SeatoothVideo - Subsea wireless camera • Description – Subsea wireless camera system • Features – Wireless video streaming up to 10 frames per second/CIF – Internal battery – Antenna: external 1m rod; optional internal – Data interface: Ethernet – Camera: integrated; optional external – Options: subsea light, ON/OFF switch • Applications – Complex IRM – Remove cost/hazard of 2nd ROV – Monitoring hydrate build-up – Leak monitoring • Driving down cost… – Avoid cost of second ROV – Deployed by mini-ROV off platform • Demonstration – SeatoothVideo monitors ROV in tank ‘Seatooth Video with External Camera
- 18. SeatoothWiPS - Wireless Integrated Pressure Sensor • Description – Integrated wireless pressure & temp sensor, datalogger, display • Features – Pressure: to 700bar – Depth rating: 4,000m – Memory: 400,000 readings – Networkable – Battery: primary or rechargeable • Applications – Pipeline pre-commissioning – Process monitoring – Asset integrity monitoring – Asset deployment/recovery • Driving down Cost… – ROV freed up during PPC – Avoid time for hot stabs • Demonstration – ROV interrogates SeatoothWIPS system in tank – ROV reads SeatoothWIPS display Wireless ROV Test PanelSeatooth WIPS
- 19. Summary • WFS provides a way of getting much more information about subsea operating conditions at a fraction of current cost – asset integrity, flow control, • Standalone wireless, battery powered devices (using standard sensors) • Temperature, Ultrasonic flow, Corrosion,Vibration, Strain …. • Cost factors… – Very low cost installation – Very low cost maintenance – Very low cost data retrieval • Potential – Closed loop control – Real time information at surface (retrofit to existing infrastructure)
- 20. • “I am deeply impressed with the technologies that WFS has developed, and I see several subsea applications to significantly reduce costs and increase production” Paul Tooms, former Chief Engineer, BP