Petroleum Emulsion Breaker

Planet Resource Recovery, Inc. has introduced PetroLuxus 500, a new aqueous emulsion-breaking product for the oil & gas sector. The product is available for a wide range of hydrocarbon emulsion-breaking applications throughout the full crude oil stream, from drilling and operations, to refining and storage. When introduced into an emulsion, it disperses rapidly while eliminating the interfacial surface tension between oil and other materials such as water, metals, dirt, sediments and other contaminants. The product works rapidly, usually within several hours, to effect separation of hydrocarbon emulsion components, resulting in a stratification of materials by specific gravity, providing an efficient method for the remediation and recovery of the components. It is non-hazardous, non-flammable and biodegradable.

Instrumentation Tube Fittings

Parker Instrumentation’s Phastite is a new design of tube connectors that can deliver cost savings to builders of industrial equipment involving fluids. Assembled by a simple push-fit operation, the connectors provide permanent connections for fluid systems operating from thin- to heavy-wall, instrumentation-grade tubing. Phastite employs a compression assembly principle using a novel form of toothed profile, which makes the seal. Connectors are supplied as one-piece components. To make a joint, the tube is inserted, and then the collar is pushed along the connector body until it reaches a dead stop. The operation takes seconds and is performed by a handheld hydraulic tool. Inside the connector is a sealing system, based on a collar, which slides along a tapered body, in the process compressing a number of circular profiles into the tubing. At the end is a vertical face, which provides “dead stop” confirmation of correct assembly. The connectors includes straight union, union elbow, T and union cross shapes in sizes from 1/4 to 1/2 in. or 6-12 mm.


Rugged Contamination Monitor

Schroeder Industries has introduced the TestMate Contamination Monitor for continuous measurement of solid contamination in fluid. The TCM provides users with a small, tough and versatile stationary sensor. It gives instantaneous readings and is able to self-diagnose continuously with error vindication via the status LED. The monitor is designed for connection to hydraulic and lubrication lines with pressures up to 1,450 psi (100 bar) and viscosities up to 4,635 SUS (100 cSt). A small flow of oil is diverted for measurement. Enclosed in a 4-in.-diameter case, it utilizes an optical sensor to measure particles in four sizes: 4, 6, 14 and 21 microns. Measurement results can be output as a contamination code, according to ISO 4406: 1999 or SAE AS 4059 (D).


Mobile Rotary Drill for Difficult-to-Reach Sites
Rotary Drill

The Atlas Copco RD20 is a truck-mounted rotary, deep-hole drill designed for oil, gas, and coalbed methane drilling. Mounted on a 380-hp, 5-axle, 10 x 6-ft tridem carrier, with manually controlled Detroit lockers on all three rear axles, it can reach most locations under its own power. The separate truck engine and drive train are designed to move the rig down the road at standard highway speeds and provide ample power for off-the-road maneuverability. From the time the unit arrives on location, it typically can be rigged up and be drilling in 1 to 3 hr, with rig-down equally fast. With a 755-hp rig engine and available air-on-board, the rig can handle air-rotary and DHD drilling. Converting for mud service can take less than 15 min. With an Atlas Copco disconnect box, the compressor can be removed from the power train, saving fuel and wear. The two-cylinder carriage feed system and hydraulic top-head drive are designed to deliver 120,000 lb of pullback and 30,000 lb of pulldown force. Tubulars are handled with the rotary head, eliminating the need for a large drawworks and spinner. The torque limit control allows precise torque settings that match pipe and casing requirements. When a joint is torqued to specification, the rotary head automatically stops. Derrick and centralizer table handle Range III casings. With clearance of 51 ft, 7 in., the RD20 can handle 30-ft RD20 pipe or Range II (32 ft) externally upset oil field pipe. The 8,000 ft-lb spur gear tophead drive is designed to maintain full torque, regardless of changes in speed. The rig is powered by a Cummins QSK-19C, 755-hp deck engine and a 1,250-cfm, at 350-psi, Ingersoll-Rand HR2.5 over/under air end.