Real-Time Acquisition and Control
System
Realize the full potential of hydraulic, electrohydraulic, and electric intelligent completions with a simple, secure interface
Applications
Real-time monitoring and control of downhole
ICVs and permanent downhole pressure and How it improves performance
temperature (PT) gauges Intelligent completions include permanent downhole PT gauges and interval
Real-time visibility of reservoir and production control valves (ICVs) to monitor and control ow for optimizing production and
performance recovery. Our real-time acquisition and control (RTAC) system consists of
hardware and software modules that provide an interface between SLB
Features permanent downhole and surface intelligent completion equipment and your
Data trends, storage, and management distributed control system (DCS). It can be customized to provide t-for-purpose
Local and remote monitoring and control solutions.
Standard modules as well as t-for-purpose
solutions The system enables visualizing and controlling downhole ICV operations,
Flow rate and uid gradient estimation con rming valve changes, and monitoring pressure and ow rate responses. It
On-premises production optimization digital improves operational e iciency and helps achieve well production goals by
work ows reducing downtime through real-time diagnosis of events requiring intervention.
A range of alarms can be programmed by setting acceptable thresholds for
various parameters (e.g., temperature, hydraulic pressure, and electric current).
User authentication is required for system operation and data access, which
enhances security.
How it works
Multiple modules are available, each incorporating an
interface driver for acquiring data from the tool at the correct rate, using a
speci c communication protocol
event- and data-processing component to manage the data acquired by
the interface driver in real time, enabling alarm detection, data compression,
and generation of export les
e icient human machine interface (HMI) to facilitate monitoring and control.
The RTAC system is installed at the wellsite or on the o shore platform; a user-
friendly HMI enables onsite operators to monitor and control downhole tools in
real time through bidirectional communication as well as set alarm thresholds.
The HMI can also be installed for multiple remotely situated experts to securely
access reservoir and tool health data.
Your DCS can be used instead of the HMI, if preferred. The main production data
is shared with the DCS for historization and transmission to the primary
historian.
Additional information
RTAC system software is based on SCADA software that is widely deployed in
many di erent industries worldwide. Extensively supported and mature, it meets
the robustness and long-term sustainability requirements of successful SCADA
systems.
Modbus®, Modbus TCP, and Open Platform Communications (OPC-DA or
Modbus is a registered trademark of Schneider Electric.
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OPC-UA) are the main protocols used, but the system also supports many other
drivers. For remote operations or data transmission over a LAN or WAN, an
industry-standard security protocol is used.
Modbus is a registered trademark of Schneider Electric.
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Real-Time Acquisition and Control
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Modbus is a registered trademark of Schneider Electric.
23-CPL-1736037
Copyright © 2024 SLB. All rights reserved. [Link]/completions-software