Bakken Oil Report | Spring 2013

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oilfield integrators

The SWD future is NOW...

Oilfield Integrators is ready to deliver automation, SCADA, HMI and surveillance

So what the frac is SWD?

wastewater will be trucked to saltwater

Interface) as automation and control

Oil reserves in the Bakken formation

disposal (SWD) sites. The wastewater

solutions for the SWD industry. This

need to be hydro fractured to release

must be disposed of in an ecological

allows SWD sites to operate with

the oil from the shale. Water used

and safe manner. The most efficient

minimal staff. Without automation, it

in the fracking process, along with

way of disposing the wastewater is to

would take several people to operate

naturally occurring salt and other

deposit it back into the ground. This is

a facility. Additionally, the company

contaminations, mix with the oil as it’s

the primary function of SWD sites.

can integrate video surveillance

pulled to the surface. This oil and water

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into the automated control scheme.

mixture will be present for the life of

Efficiency and Safety with

Customers can then view their sites

the well. Once the oil and water mix

Automation, SCADA, HMI and

remotely, not only having readings

is out of the ground, it will require an

Surveillance

and reports, but also real-time

additional process to separate the oil

Oilfield Integrators provides

information like who was at the site

from the wastewater. The separated oil

SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data

yesterday, who is there currently, etc.

will be trucked off to depots and the

Acquisition) and HMI (Human Machine

Oilfield Integrators offerings provide

BAKKEN OIL REPORT – SPRING 2013


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