• SMS provided ASM sand injection system to calibrate acoustic sand detectors based on specific flowing characteristics of each location and then using the calibrated reliable data to optimise effectiveness of the existing ASM system. The sand injection system allows for a safe displacement of a known volume of gel, containing a set concentration of sand, into the process system.
• Each injection consisted of 100g of sand suspended in 4 litres of gel solution, injected at 1 gr/s into flowline flowing at different flow rates.

SMS successfully completed sand injection calibration of eight (8) acoustic sand detectors through 19 separate sand injections in total (minimum of 2 per location). The acoustic sand detectors picked up the acoustic signals from the injected sand passing the detectors. This data was captured in the software and graphed against solid free production signals. Matched against known flowrate velocities acquired during the injections. The calibrated data was then used to output reliable “sand rate” values from the detectors. Detectors now provide an accurate quantifiable sand rate (gr/s) value.  

SMS successfully completed maintenance of all 8 x acoustic sand monitors, including completion of sensitivity tests to confirm reading validity.

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