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Power System Automation Drives
Down Costs of Production in the Permian Basin
Forrest Marsh
January, 2017
How can Power Generation be part of
today’s discussion?
Bringing down the associated costs of Diesel Power
Generation Systems:
– Power Automation
– Power on Demand
Evaluating Power Options
Utility Power
Diesel Power Automation
Diesel-Fired
Diesel Power on Demand
Gas-FiredLOW
TOTAL
POWER
COST
HIGH
TOTAL
POWER
COST
LOW
EMISSIONS
HIGH
EMISSIONS
NG Power Automation
Tier 4 Diesel
Intermittent Remote Applications
Generators typically run 24/7, regardless of whether
the sites are automated.
• High diesel fuel usage and costs
• Excessive emissions
• Frequent outages due to service and maintenance
• More failures due to lengthy idle times
• Faster depreciation of gensets
How can Power Automation be achieved?
• Hybrid Battery Control Kit receives signals from PLC,
tank level switch, or other digital switch
• Allowing for start/stop synchronization for power systems
• Effectively eliminating engine idling
• Batteries provide secondary power for control panels when
power generation systems are not running.
Quickly Visualized:
Power Automation for Rod Pumps
• Major producer in the Permian Basin
• 5 single well pads with intermittent 40HP rod pumps,
– ~12 hrs/day
• Diesel generators were running or idling 24/7
– Idle 50% of the time
• H2S treatment was cost prohibitive for gas fired power
generation in this scenario
• Needed to maintain production while lowering LOE’s
Case Study:
Power Automation for Rod Pumps
• The Solution:
– Five (5) diesel power systems equipped with hybrid battery
kits were sized for the 5 well-pads
– Power systems were in operation only when the pump was
“ON” – engine idling was eliminated
– $13,000 per pump in fuel costs were saved over 6 months
• $130,000 annualized savings for 5 pumps
– Emissions were reduced more than 50%
– Maximized uptime by minimizing service & maintenance
interruptions
Case Study:
Power Automation for Rod Pumps
Case Study:
Power Automation for Booster Pumps
• Midstream company in the Permian Basin
• 200hp booster pump at a transfer facility
– Pump only runs 10% of the time
• Previous diesel generator was running 24/7
– Engine idled 90% of the time
• Field gas was not available as a fuel source
• Producer needed to maintain production while lowering LOE’s
Case Study:
Power Automation for Booster Pumps
• The Solution:
– Power generation system for the remote operation was sized for
the application
– Power automation kit
– 24/7 Aggreko Remote Monitoring (ARM)
– Power generation system was in operation only when the pump
was “ON” – engine idling was eliminated
– Eliminated 21 hours of idle time per day
– 60% savings on diesel costs, $16,000 annualized
– 60% improvement in emissions
So what is Power on Demand?
• Using the same automation kits, the ability to
intelligently start/stop multiple generators in any
combination to meet fluctuations in load demand.
Case Study:
Power on Demand: Remote Start/Stop
Major producer wanted the ability to remotely start/stop NGL pumps
and generators in WY from their control center in Tulsa, OK.
• The Solution
– Power on Demand Package
– 10 Tier 4 Generators (seven 200kW, three 300kW)
– Step up transformer from 480V to 4160V
– SCADA software interfaced PLC and power automation kit
– 24/7 Live Remote Monitoring Services in New Iberia
• The Value/Benefits
– Producer is able to remotely start/stop any combination of
generators to balance NGL pump load demand and save fuel.
Power on Demand on a smaller scale:
Booster Stations
Dual 200kW Tier 4 generators
operating in parallelPower Automation Kit in
Power on Demand mode
Video Case Study: Power Automation and
Power on Demand
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Automated, intelligent power systems are the next step for
progress towards fully automated Permian operations.
Power System Automation Drives
Down Costs of Production in the Permian Basin
1. Proven to reduce fuel costs by 30-63% in Upstream and Midstream
2. Emissions are reduced between 30-63%
3. Maximize uptime by eliminating failures associated with idling
Forrest MarshOil and Gas Manager
p: 303.242.9041
w: www.us.aggreko.com
Thank you