Production & SCM
Improving clean produced water for hydraulic fracturing processes
Researchers at Texas A&M University are investigating cost-effective methods to produce clean produced water so it can be further treated and used in hydraulic fracturing processes.
E-House OEM ensures reliability, availability and higher asset utilization for a leading Permian oil and gas drilling contractor
AC power, a Texas oil and gas drilling contractor, upgraded its newest rigs for reliable, packaged electric buildings and standardized components
Standardization and modularity to drive operations efficiency
Mitigate the financial risk of ordering back-up float equipment
Technology for legacy pumps developed
Every industrial process delivers benefits for people around the world and nearly all of them involve a pumping operation at some point and keeping these essential assets operational is an important task.
IT/OT convergence helps upstream and midstream operations pivot to meet new realities
World events impose changes on upstream and midstream oil & gas operations, but IT/OT convergence and digitalization helps users adapt
Refinery pump retrofit boosts output
Crude oil refineries need to meet productivity targets just like any other process industry, but increasing output represents a considerable challenge and will nearly always require changes in pump performance.
Nationwide protocol for storing carbon proposed
BCarbon, developed by a working group at Rice University, is a scalable soil carbon storage standard designed to work for landowners and soil carbon storage buyers. Ten principles are highlighted.
Augmented reality can disrupt traditional operations in oil and gas industry
Augmented reality is an evolving technology with the potential to cause major changes to traditional oil and gas operations.
Evaluating IoT wireless protocols for industrial applications
Do IoT-based wireless technologies designed for municipal, building, and residential sensor networks offer anything for industrial users? How about 5G?
Mobile docking system developed for underwater robots
A mobile docking system for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) has been developed to allow vehicles to perform longer tasks without the need for human intervention.