Oil and Gas UpstreamSector: The Use of IEC-61499 and OPC

Carlos A. Garcia, Gustavo Caiza, Marcelo V. Garcia

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Abstract

Oil production is currently decreasing, prices maintain their downward trend and extraction and operating costs have not changed as production has decreased, consequently, it is relevant to carry out initiatives aiming to reduce expenses in the upstream sector of the oil & gas industry. This is the reason why oil production and exploration companies worldwide are immersed in what the 4th industrial revolution has called digital transformation as a step towards the increase of efficiency in processes. Taking this definition into account, it can be inferred that the digital transformation of this industrial sector is closely related to what is called Industry 4.0, which will allow the oil industry to have flexible architectures to process different types of raw oil, low automation cost and optimization of resources generating benefits both at the process, product and business model level. The aim of this chapter is to show an implementation of Industry 4.0 architecture in the oil & gas industry using the standard OPC-UA and IEC-61499 in order to integrate distributed information from wells and transmit in a secure way.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHandbook of Smart Materials, Technologies, and Devices
Subtitle of host publicationApplications of Industry 4.0: Volume 1-3
PublisherSpringer International Publishing AG
Pages1051-1082
Number of pages32
Volume2
ISBN (Electronic)9783030842055
ISBN (Print)9783030842048
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2022

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Keywords

  • IEC-61499
  • Industry 4.0
  • Industry communication
  • OPC-UA

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