Oil and Gas Engineering

• An Introduction to Relief Valves

  An Introduction to Relief Valves In this article, we will provide a brief overview of some of the history related to relief valves and how we document them. Because this is an introductory article, there are some simplifications of concepts and language. For ease of reading, we are describing many different types of relief valves, […]

  Read MoreJeremy Runk, PE / Oil and Gas Engineering  / Process Engineering  / Relief Documentation  / Relief Valve  / Relief Valve Design  / Safety Valve  / Safety 

• Oil Refinery Upgrades Control System Involving More than 3,000 Instruments

  Oil Refinery Upgrades Control System Involving More than 3,000 Instruments An oil refinery client needed a control system upgrade to correct performance and maintenance issues. As part of this, the move to an instrument fieldbus technology was made to take advantage of the monitoring and troubleshooting features it could provide. This resulted in the need to […]

  Read MoreScott Byrne, PE / Engineering Consulting Services  / Fieldbus  / Oil and Gas Engineering  / Upgrade  / Controls  / INtools Smart Plant Instrumentation  / iPad  / SQL Database 

• Safety Instrumented Systems: Complying with the ISA 84 Standards

  Safety Instrumented Systems: Complying with the ISA 84 Standards The ISA 84 standard is a performance based standard that gives guidance on how to determine the degree of risk, and design an SIS for hazards in the process industries. Not only does the standard prescribe design approaches, it also requires testing and maintenance to ensure […]

  Read MoreMichael Johnson, PE / IEC 61511  / ISA 84  / Oil and Gas Engineering  / Process Safety  / Safety Instrumented System  / Safety Integrity Level  / Construction  / Manufacturing 

• Design Considerations for Equipment and Piping Layout: Guidelines for Vessels

  Design Considerations for Equipment and Piping Layout:  Guidelines for Vessels This is the first in a four-part series on equipment and piping layout. This article provides guidelines for equipment that includes tanks, horizontal and vertical vessels, cooling towers, and compressors.  The second article will discuss layout considerations for pumps. Guidelines for piping layout and pipe racks will […]

  Read MoreJeremy Runk, PE / Oil and Gas Engineering  / Piping Engineer  / Piping Layout  / Process Engineer  / Construction  / Manufacturing