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Press
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MB Petroleum Services – first in
the Middle East to develop and test the Commercial Multiphase
Flow Meter
In yet another
technical first, MB Petroleum Services (MBPS) is proud to
announce that it is the first company in the Middle East to
develop and commercially test an accurate full range (Liquid &
Gas) Multiphase Flow Meter. The MB Flow Master designed and
assembled within the MB R&D department is a commercial
multiphase flow meter based on separation technology. It uses
state-of- the-art technology to separate 100% gas from the
liquid (2 phases Oil & Water) to measure the gas and liquid flow
rates, water cuts, gas-oil- ratios, pressures and temperatures.
Based on individual client requirements, the MB Flow Master is
the first ever fully functional commercial multiphase flow meter
to be developed in the GCC and possibly in the MENA region. It
has been successfully tested in more than 72 oil wells in
Occidental and Daleel Petroleum fields across Oman.
What makes this Flow Master unique is the fact that the gas,
liquid flow rate measurements and the water cut determination
are carried out independent of each other by conventionally
proven meters. This allows highly accurate determination of the
discrete flows and computation of the flow rates and gas
fractions.
Eamon Gorman, Group CEO, MB Petroleum Services Ltd, says, “The
advantages of MB Flow Master over other multiphase flow meters
is that it does not use any radioactive source to determine the
flow measurements, hence is safer to handle, operate and does
not require special permits for transportation through public
areas. We are very happy and proud to be pioneering this
technology in the Middle East. It is a fully automated unit with
a high standard Data Acquisition System (DAS) which logs the
wells’ data in real time every second (or as required) and can
store several gigabyte data for ‘n’ number of days. The data can
also be downloaded and stored as required.”
Dr Said al Mufarji, General Manager, R&D, MB Petroleum Services,
who has completed his MSc in Multiphase Flow Metering
Technology, adds, “After extensive research in this technology,
we underwent rigorous actual field testing at Occidental Oman
(Oxy) at Wadi Lathem oil field where we successfully tested 64
wells. Prior to that, in Daleel Petroleum we carried out various
tests in more than 8 different types of wells and as a result we
achieved the service testing certificate from Daleel Petroleum
LLC.”
He continues, “Currently the meter is being enhanced with an
automatic flow level control valve to enable operations without
human intervention. We are extremely happy with its performance
and we feel that this will help bring accuracy and maintain
safety at oil fields.”
The DAS design, coding and data communication network were
developed and implemented in- house at MBPS premises by an
experienced R& D team lead by Dr. Said Al Mufarji. Concurrently,
a fully functional multiphase yard testing facility was
developed at MBPS’s yard to test the MB Flow Master at different
flow rates, pressures and water cuts (0~100) % in order to
ensure the unit’s high performance standard and accuracies.
MB Petroleum Services is one of the most successful and largest
quality oilfield services provider in the Middle East. Its
operations span more than 20 countries providing cost effective
quality drilling and integrated well service solutions with the
assurance of responsiveness, reliability and added value. MB
Petroleum Services is a part of MB Holding Group of Companies,
which employs more than 6000 employees and operates in more than
20 countries across four continents. MB Holding group of
companies have just entered their 30th year of operations and
have diversified businesses across drilling and integrated
oilfield services, exploration and production of oil and gas,
engineering, manufacturing & trading, and mining and processing
of minerals.
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