ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTATION - OFFSHORE PRODUCTION

SYSTEMS
5 Days
Location: SRTCC
Contact: SRTCC Staff, Dannie Smith, 985-543-1225 or 504-728-1225

Course Overview:
This workshop is taught in a 5-day session. It provides training for those who have
completed the Basic or Advanced Offshore Electrical courses or whose electrical
experience warrants attendance. The course covers measurement principles of level,
flow, pressure, temperature, volume, wind velocity and safety systems followed by
theory and description of operation, calibration and maintenance of equipment used
in offshore production systems. Equipment covered includes dumb and smart process
transmitters, switches, transducers, sensors and interfacing equipment. Emphasis is
placed on understanding the electrical and electronic principles involved in sensing,
conversion and transmitting useful information to end devices, including meters,
remote terminal units and programmable logic controllers.

Designed For:
This course is recommended for operators and maintenance personnel who have
completed basic electrical training or electricians who desire to broaden their
knowledge of electronic instrumentation. The course allows participants to gain a
working understanding of electronic instrumentation and safety systems.

Prerequisites:
Completion of Basic of Advanced Electrical and Electronic Systems.

Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

Understand basic electronic instrument terminology.

Apply measurement principles to field applications.
Calibrate and monitor a variety of electronic instruments.
Analyze and troubleshoot instrument problems and provide proper maintenance.
Understand safety sensors, devices and controls.
Learn how electronic instruments interface with electronic data acquisition
devices, including programmable logic controllers, RTU's and CAO.

Outline:
MEASUREMENT PRINCIPLES
Terminology
Sensors for Level, Flow, Temperature, Pressure
4-Wire/2-Wire Transmitters
Level/Pressure Switches
ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURES
Pressure Transmitters
Temperature Transmitters
CALIBRATION PROCEDURES
Zero/Span, Damping, Elevation/Suppression Procedures
Hands-On Calibration of Rosemont and Taylor Units
TROUBLESHOOTING TRANSMITTERS
Pressure/Flow
Temperature
SMART TRANSMITTERS
Operation of Smart Devices
Interface Unit
Calibration of Pressure and Temperature Units
FLOW METERS
Orifice Meters
Vortex Meters
Turbine Meters
Mass Flow Meters
SPECIAL INSTRUMENTS
Wind Velocity
Metretape
INTERFACING EQUIPMENT
PLC's
Meters
Instrument Print Reading