THE CLIENT:
SID RICHARDSON GASOLINE
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Richardson, through 1,500 miles of gas gathering
pipelines connected to approximately 1,000 producing wells, processes natural gas
throughout Texas and Southern New Mexico. |
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THE SITUATION:
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EGM’s (Electronic Gas Meters) at wellheads were not equipped
with radio communications to get information back to the office on a timely basis. |
“There are no limits on what
we can do now with the current technology of communicating information across a radio
network,” Richardson’s Williams says, “Our people are now routinely
handling this new system. In the next phase of our modernization project, we’ll be
able to go to our producers and say, ‘Here’s what we’re going to offer you
as far as providing you information. If you want to monitor tank levels or pressures,
heater treater temperatures, or other fluid levels, then here’s what it will cost you
to get the information from our metering facility.’”
—Bruce Williams, manager
of gas contracts and information services for Richardson.
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Richardson was faced with losing a large contract if EGM’s did not provide better
information. |
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No licenses available for MAS (Multiple Address Systems) frequencies in West Texas and
Southern New Mexico. |
THE SOLUTION:
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Bytel installed 800 MHz Motorola trunking system for radio network. |
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Bytel’s TDM provided the communication link between the EGM at the remote site and
the field office. |
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Bytel developed a TDM small enough to fit inside the very small EGM used by Richardson. |
PRESENTLY:
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Initial phase of Richardson’s project for remote well-head
monitoring successfully completed with 190 TDM’s installed on system. |
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150 additional TDM’s will be installed during 1998. |
For more information or questions, please contact info.bytel@bytel.com
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2555 South Shore Blvd.
Suite A
League City, Texas 77573
(281) 334-7171
Fax: (281) 521-1058 |
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