INK: Launched a Data Mining Robot at the Yarakta Field
Irkutsk Oil Company LLC has launched a crawler robot at the natural and associated petroleum gas treatment plant at the Yarakta field.
The automated system “Tral Patrol 5.2” will provide online monitoring of equipment operation and detection of leaks of hydrocarbon raw materials thanks to video surveillance, thermal imaging control and an optical gas analyzer. The crawler robot is adapted to work in difficult climatic conditions.
A gas analyzer was mounted on the platform, the data from which were uploaded to the automated process control system with the notification of the plant operator about exceeding the thresholds of hazardous gas concentrations. The plans include the use of a thermal imager and the revision of the video surveillance system.
– The use of a robotic crawler to inspect equipment every two hours will optimize the work of employees at gas processing and oil treatment facilities, reallocate resources for scheduled repair and maintenance work, free up time for the development and implementation of measures to ensure the safe and efficient operation of equipment, – noted the managing director for production, chief engineer, member of the Management Board Ruslan Salikhov.
Irkutsk Oil Company LLC (INK) is one of the largest independent producers of hydrocarbons in Russia. The company was founded in 2000, conducts geological study, exploration and development of 52 subsoil plots in the Irkutsk Region, Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The largest investment project of INK is the gas chemical cluster, which is being implemented by INK in Ust-Kut. It includes facilities for the extraction, treatment, transportation and processing of gas, 2 helium plants and the Irkutsk Polymer Plant. The total number of the company’s employees is more than 10 thousand people.
