Frac tanks are commonly used across the oil and gas industry during hydraulic fracturing, flowback, and produced water management. In the fracking process, they store large volumes of water, chemicals, and proppants used to create the fracturing fluid, ensuring a continuous supply to the well site. According to a report by Ceres, around 5 to 6 million … Read more
This blog is the final excerpt from The State of Oilfield Chemicals in 2022. Note: To produce this article, dozens of oilfield services stakeholders were interviewed. Due to the highly competitive nature of the oilfield services market, all were interviewed under the condition of anonymity. As such, all names have been fictionalized to preserve that anonymity. … Read more
When you invest in tank level monitoring, perhaps the most critical question you have to answer is: What type of sensor should I choose? A while back we published a very popular blog to help people choose between sensor options, including hydrostatics, ultrasonics, floats, radars, and capacitive style tank level sensors. You can read that here: Choosing … Read more
If your job involves managing oilfield specialty chemicals, no doubt you’ve considered implementing chemical tank level monitoring. Maybe you’ve even set up a few chemical tank level sensors here and there to try it out. Whether you work for an oilfield chemical service provider, a producer, or a pipeline company, you probably have the same question about your chemical … Read more
Water tanks are everywhere. We use water tanks in many industries, from oil and gas to agriculture. That’s why remote water tank monitoring is important. To maintain control of their operations, engineers and managers need to know how much water is in their tanks at all times. Many also use tank-level data to inform other processes, like turning … Read more
The cost of a tank level monitoring system is often top of mind for many operations leaders. There are many, many layers to tank level monitoring, and all of them contribute to tank level monitoring prices. First, you need to pick the right type of sensor. Then, you have to figure out all things connectivity — from networking … Read more
Tank level monitoring systems are great for industrial companies that want to mitigate problems, automate processes, and more. However, to add value, tank level monitors have to provide accurate and reliable data. And one of the most important factors in making this happen is getting installation right. A proper installation will set your smart tank sensors … Read more
In our last blog post, we discussed how remote tank level monitoring (TLM) helps us solve major industrial challenges (TL;DR: you can avoid MANY issues with accurate, reliable tank data). Here, we explore three ways you can take your tank level monitoring solution to the next level by expanding your remote monitoring and automation capabilities. We’ll touch on: We’ve … Read more
What do you get when you combine wireless IoT and tank level monitoring? Wireless tank level sensors! (if you were expecting a real joke…we’re sorry) Wireless tank level sensors make collecting accurate, reliable tank data so much easier. You don’t have to worry about running cables everywhere, which brings installation costs down. And you can … Read more
If you keep up with tech innovation in the industrial world, you’ve no doubt heard about the Internet of Things (IoT). The IoT is changing the game in many ways, and the time to get in is now. But, where should you start? Consider tank level monitoring. Whether you’re monitoring a simple water tank or tracking frac tank levels for a … Read more
The goal of any IoT project is to generate trustworthy data that empowers people and processes to deliver results. Yet, it can be intimidating to plunge right into such a new and exciting world. We get it. For this reason, we see many organizations dip their toes in the IoT water with remote tank level monitoring (TLM). Tank monitoring … Read more