Oil & Gas
The world consumes an estimated 100 million barrels of petroleum each day, a figure that is perpetually on the rise. The Oil & Gas Industry is to thank for nearly all of the energy and consumer products we use in our daily lives – from fuel to asphalt, plastics to even aspirin. Optimizing petroleum processes therefore is a crucial task towards getting the most out of this precious resource, a job that calls for world-class process controls and instrumentation.
CHALLENGES
Few industrial sectors are as widely diversified as the Oil & Gas Industry, a fact that translates into challenges spanning practically all technical, geographical, and functional frontiers known to man. Offshore oil rigs, arctic drill stations, desert refineries, and metropolitan distribution centers all demand reliable, resilient, and repeatable instrumentation to ensure safe operations.
HARSH ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
➤ Instrumentation placed in extreme outdoor environments, within punishing manufacturing systems, or in high-load processes seen in Oil & Gas installations absolutely have to perform without fail, keeping personnel and equipment safe at all times. System upsets or adverse changes in operating conditions are also to be expected, and control devices have to stand up to this abuse.
INTEGRAL SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
➤ When dealing with hazardous materials like hydrocarbons, there is an inherent need for safety considerations in virtually every design, engineering, and operational decision to be made. Staying ahead of safety risks is paramount, and data is often the key input that can feed into predictive and preventative practices, so long as instrumentation and control systems are designed with proactive safety monitoring in mind.
CENTRAL PLANT ECONOMY
➤ Secondary services and central utilities in Oil & Gas combine two diverging needs in an interesting way: these services demand very durable, very reliable instrumentation, but in as compact and economical a package as possible. Central utility services in particular may see sensors routinely replaced proactively as a precaution, as failures in live operations are not tolerable in the slightest.
SOLUTIONS
Whitman Controls fully understands the responsibility of delivering accurate, reliable, resilient instrumentation that keeps employees and infrastructure safe in the presence of volatile hydrocarbons. Our engineering expertise and full-line catalog ensure that we can deliver complete solutions for our Oil & Gas customers.
Standardized Central Plant Packages
Central utility and common plant services share many overlapping requirements, which benefit immensely from a standardized, uniform instrumentation package solution. Whitman helps lower costs and reduce complexity by working with our clients to standardize instrument kits, specifying similar fittings, wiring, ranges, housing styles, and other features into fewer part numbers. This also provides more interchangeability, less maintenance and operator training, and fewer spares to stock.
ISO Quality Control
Our product quality may speak for itself, but how can we assure this before you put our instruments into use? Whitman Controls is an ISO 9001 Certified business, providing you with the assurance that our products are entirely designed, manufactured, tested, and delivered using third-party verified practices, complete with total process documentation, material traceability, and chain of custody control.
Extensive Application Engineering Support
Whenever you face a new application, unique challenge, difficult design constraint, or other technical concern, Whitman's application engineers stand ready to support you with their broad experience and honed expertise across nearly all industries. Our ability to troubleshoot and resolve application challenges is a testament to our dedication to our customer’s success long after their purchase is complete.
Full Product Customization and Value-Add
Our predefined product catalog of hundreds of instruments is only the tip of the iceberg here at Whitman Controls. We can fully customize virtually any of our product models to your exact needs. We're especially excited about emergent applications and highly technical challenges, and can help you with one-off R&D samples as well as high volume production runs of your World's First instrument design, plus custom wiring harnesses, adaptors, and kits.
OIL & GAS APPLICATION
PRODUCTS
Whitman Controls offers multiple instrument, switch, and transmitter models that are engineered to match the demands of the Oil & Gas Industry, such as these below related products.
P802 High Pressure Stainless Steel Pressure Transducer
The P802 Series Pressure Transducers are all-welded stainless steel sensors with pressure ranges up to 20,000psig. These devices are highly configurable with numerous fitting and electrical connection options, allowing use across a range of media and applications. The composition of these units make them ideal in more rugged environments where accuracy of measurement is critical.
T150D Temperature Switch
The T150D Adjustable Stainless Steel Miniature Temperature Switches provide the end-user with a wide range of functionality without impacting durability. The T150 is designed for use up to 510°F but can withstand temperatures up to 800°F while still protecting the set point and life of the switch. The limit filled, saturated vapor sensor is in direct contact with the temperature-sensing outer shell producing fast response and accurate temperature control. The external setting scale provides full range adjustment and the external lock screw allows for easy adjustment of set point.
L92 Vibrating Fork Level Switch
The L92 Series Vibrating Fork Point Level Switch is a heavy-duty stainless steel vibrating fork ideal for measuring the presence of solids and powders across a wide range of media and applications. When materials come into contact with the fork tines, the frequency of vibration falls relative to the natural resonance frequency in free air, sending an electronic signal detecting the presence of material.
These durable, yet compact, devices come with a wide range of electrical connections, outputs, fittings, and a number of other selections to meet any end-user demands. The vibrating fork level switch is ideal in free flowing powders and granules, most commonly found in the agriculture and cement industries. They can be mounted on the top or side of tanks or grain elevators, and can operate in temperatures up to 392°F and pressures up to 215 PSIG.
