This sector covers offshore applications such as drilling and production platforms. Constantly exposed to extreme weather conditions, they require equipment capable of withstanding saline atmospheres.

Offshore applications:

Given the extremely high cost of production downtime, offshore equipment must also be wear-resistant and easy to maintain . An FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) vessel, for example, can produce up to 200,000 barrels of crude oil per day. At around $80 to $90 per barrel, a breakdown that shuts down the vessel’s production could result in a loss of revenue of more than $700,000 per hour.

Onshore applications:

In economic terms, these applications are more viable than offshore applications, as evidenced by the operation of some wells that produce only a few dozen barrels of oil per day.

However, they can become extremely large due to the networking of wells for production that can reach up to a million barrels of oil per day. This expansion is accompanied by other difficulties to overcome.

First, drilling rigs are typically mobile , with motors and pumps often mounted on skids for easy transport.

Secondly, due to the multiplicity of drilling towers in a network, a very advanced control system must be in place to ensure the regularity and uniformity of the flows coming from all the towers. On this specific point, the A2S instrumentation cabinets offer great flexibility because they can be custom-designed in accordance with precise technical specifications.

The need to maintain circulation also drives the need for wellhead motors and controls , which are under high pressure and must be able to withstand up to 1,400 bars.

This critical point must be closely controlled to ensure uniform pressure, which is done by motorized valves in the wellheads. CBDB A2S boxes are custom-made and used to control these valves. They allow pressures to be monitored at the same time and data to be transmitted to the control point.