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SCADA Applications - Oil & Gas

PUMPJACK/SCREWPUMP SCADA & TELEMETRY

The SCADALink 900-MB RTU / radiomodem can be used to implement a cost effective and easiliy expandable Field Production SCADA monitoring and control system. For remote SCADA sites with a small number of I/O points, the 900-MB can be used as the RTU. Alternatively for remote sites with larger I/O requirements the 900-MB can be used to communicate with PLC's or RTU's . Bentek Systems provided the Screwpump monitoring/control solution below using the SCADALink 900-MB  for both PLC data communications and RTU functionality.

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scr150.jpg (10867 bytes)This SCADA system monitored and controlled 21 remote single/multi well sites controlling over 80 screwpumps.

In this system the SCADALink 900-MB was used to enable an Allen Bradley PLC5/Prosoft Master to communicate with remote wellsites situated within a 1.5 mile radius.

Some remote sites had existing Allen Bradley PLC's while other smaller sites had only a few I/O points with no PLC or RTU equipment installed. By using the SCADALink 900-MB as the standard communication controller,  the smaller sites benefited by taking advantage of the 900-MB's integrated I/O. No additional PLC or RTU equipment was required at these smaller sites.

One point-multipoint network of 900-MB's enabled the host PLC to communicate to the remote PLC's via AB DF1 protocol.

A second point-multipoint network of 900-MB's to the smaller sites enabled the host PLC to poll the  I/O directly (a Prosoft protocol converter card converted AB to Modbus).

The 2 point-multipoint networks were isolated from each other by configuring different frequency codes on the respective 900-MB's.

Cost savings at the smaller sites was not achieved at the expense of flexibility, however.  If in the future, more I/O is required, there are a number of options available.

If a small number of additional analog I/O or a pulse counter input is required at the remote SCADA site, a SCADALink Analog I/O Expansion module can be easily connected to the existing 900-MB.

If a large number of I/O must be added, then a PLC or RTU can be  installed at the site and connected to the existing 900-MB's RS-232 or RS-485 interface.

 



Bentek Systems
Bentek Systems
SCADA & Telemetry Solutions

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