Power automation and power on demand deliver multiple benefits

摘要

Reduced fuel costs, lower emissions, less maintenance and improved reliability are available from scalable automation systems. Compelling factors for incorporating power automation in oilfield operations extend beyond reducing generator fuel consumption and lowering emissions. Generators powering artificial lift systems, primarily rod pumps, idle for prolonged periods due to intermittent pump cycles. Besides the inefficiencies resulting from this practice, its impact on an oil and gas operator's ability to comply with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-mandated Tier 4 diesel engine emissions limits cannot be understated. Moreover, prolonged idling could expose generators to the two leading causes of failures, plugging and carbon deposit buildup.