Offshore staff
ABERDEEN, UK — At the Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) conference this week, TWMA released its new XLink tool, which is designed to provide oil and gas operators with increased automation, deeper insights and real-time data monitoring to improve the efficiency of their wellsite drill cuttings processing system.
XLink is a new hardware and software system upgrade that provides both POB reduction through offshore automation and allows customers to monitor their drilling waste operations live from anywhere in the world. The system links drill cuttings volume monitoring and material conditioning, all combined through a data platform that delivers real-time monitoring capability.
The cloud-based system, which can be integrated into any existing TWMA asset operating offshore or on land, has had successful rollouts in the UK and Norway in the first half of the year.
At the system’s core is XLink CST automation, an air-mixing system that is retrofitted into the cuttings, storage and transfer tank (CST), conditioning the drill cuttings without the need for manual intervention, thus reducing POB requirements.
The XLink system allows full control of the drilling waste management handling process from one central control point on the rig. The radar level sensors fitted within the CSTs allow tank volumes to be tracked and displayed in real time via TWMA’s secure online portal, which customers can access from anywhere.
Gareth Innes, Chief Engineering and Commercial Officer at TWMA said, "By allowing customers to monitor their operations remotely, we are providing them with real-time insights into the performance of their operation while also optimizing the efficiency of their project.”
Offering sustainability benefits, the XLink system, coupled with the TWMA RotoMill wellsite processing solution, allows remote cuttings volume tracking and subsequent hole condition monitoring. By processing the drill cuttings at source, the technology eliminates the requirement for the transportation of drilling waste onshore, removing all logistics and associated costs. This has been proven to reduce carbon emissions by 50%, significantly lowers costs and improves safety performance.
TWMA (Hall 2, booth 2230) will be present at ONS this week.
08.31.2022
