Compressor Station Control System Modernization
Oil & GasLeading natural gas pipeline operator transitioning ownership
Challenge
- Poorly documented legacy control system after ownership change
- Extensive obsolete pneumatic controls
- Unsupported processors
- Pre-Windows HMI on HP Personal Computer
- Missing control programs
- Complex multi-compressor station integration
- Safety system upgrade requirements
Solution Delivered
Assessment Services
- Comprehensive engineering review
- Extensive on-site documentation
- Reverse engineering of system functionality
- Safety system evaluation
- Upgrade requirements identification
Documentation Components
- Station valve specifications
- Instrumentation inventory
- Balance of plant assessment
- ESD system analysis
- Control system mapping
- Current functionality documentation
Key Recommendations
- Station upgrade approach
- ESD System enhancement to Fail-Safe design
- Modernization strategy
- Implementation requirements
- Timeline development
Results
Immediate Outcomes
- Successfully documented existing system functionality
- Identified critical upgrade components
- Developed comprehensive recommendations
- Prepared implementation strategy
Client Decision
- Requested follow-up quotation for implementation
- Selected NFT to execute station upgrade
- Approved ESD System enhancement to Fail-Safe design
- Committed to full implementation
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