AFXEngineeringwasestablishedineffortstosupportclientswithintheindustrialautomationindustry.Wehaveanexperiencedgroupofengineers,programmers,drafters,andinstallationteamdedicatedtoprovidingsuperiorserviceandprojectexcellence.AFXprovidesservicesforadiversegroupofindustriesincludingOilandGas,Manufacturing,WaterTreatmentFacilities,andFoodServiceIndustries.

Itisourteamsfocustodesignormodifyexistingsystemsineffortstosimplifyoroptimizetothecustomersneeds.Ourstandardprogrammingmethodswerecreatedwiththeenduserinmind.

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SERVICES

• PROJECTMANAGEMENT

• Ourprojectteamisdedicatedtothe

successfulexecutionofprojectsinsupportofclientobjectives.Weprovideasuperiormanagementof

engineeringservices.Industrialdesign,andconstructionservices.

• TECHNICALSUPPORT

• Partofourprocessistoprovidea24/7remoteoronsitetechnicalsupport.

Ourideaistoletushandletheproblemssoyoucanfocusonmore

importantissues.

• INDUSTRIALDESIGN

• Weofferelectricalindustrialdesignsthatencompassturnkeysystems,reworkor

optimizationprojectstosimplifysystemsthatresultinoverallcost

savings.

INDUSTRIALIRMAsanaddedvalueofourdesign,wedevelopoursystemsaroundinformationriskmanagementtopreventtheunauthorizedaccessofcustomersSCADAsystems.

ENGINEERINGSERVICESSpecializinginindustrialcontrolsystemsforvariousindustries,Oil&Gas,FoodService,WaterandWasteWaterFacilities.Allofourservicesoffera24/7technicalsupportwitheveryproject

TRAININGAFXoffersinhouseoronsitetrainingtocustomersandcontractors.Contactustoscheduleanyspecializedtrainingsessionsforyourengineersandtechnicians.

UPSTREAMCAPABILITIES

CentraltankbatteriesCTBconstructionforvarioussizesoftankbatteries.Fromsimplemonitoringsystemstohighflowsystemsthatincludedtankmonitoring,vesselmonitoringwithdumpvalvecontrol,fluidtransferwithpumpandvalvecontrol,LACTunits,liquidandgasflowmeteringforallocationandsalesmeters.Mostofthesesystemshavethecapabilityofhandlingapproximately20KBBLSperdayofOiland8KBBLSofwater.

UnconventionalwaterinjectionfacilitiesThesefacilitiesweredevelopedtoinjectexcesswaterbackintothereservoir.Weoptimizedthesystemusingautomatedcontrolvalves,injectionpumpsthatwerecontrolledusingaPIDloopbasedoffinletpressureandwatertankleveltomaintainaconsistentinjectionflowrate.Someofthesefacilitieshandleintherangeof70KBBLSofwateraday.

ConventionalwaterfloodfacilitiesThesefacilitiesweredesignedtoincorporatedesignatedinjectionwellsnottoexceedspecificdailyflowratesperBLMrestrictions.AlongwithspecificwatersupplywellsthecommunicatedviaWiMaxCommunicationstovariousPLC’stodeterminethesupplyofwaterneededforinjection.

TransferstationsConsistedoflocalandremotetankmonitoringfromvariousPLClocationstodeterminelocalpumpandvalvecontrol.Asasafetymeasure,awell-shutdownsystemwasutilizedintheeventofananomalyinthesystem.

GasPlantThiswasanewbuildfacilitywitha500HPcompressor,Dehysystem,JTSkid,flaresystem,andvariousvesselsforremovingfluidsfromthesystem.WeutilizedthecompressorCenturioncontrollerwithourPLCtodeterminecompressorshut-downstatus,andinletvalvecontrol,andflarevalvecontrol.WhilemonitoringothervariablesontheDehyandJTskid.

WirelessskidmonitoringsystemThiswirelesssystemwasdevelopedasacostsavingmethodtomonitoringlowflowfacilities.UsingEmersonwirelesstransmittersandgatewayonasolarskidmountedsystem.Thiswasareductioninprogrammingandinstallationcostby$96Kperfacility.Thisalsoresultedinaninstallationtimefrom3weeksto3daysturnaroundperfacility.

PolymerinjectionfacilityThisprojectwasdevelopedasapilotforincreasingtheoverallproductionofthereservoir.Itutilized5PDinjectionpumps,andaPolymerprocessingskidwiththreesettlingtanksandapolymerchoppersystem.Itwasdesignedtochangethechemicalcompositionofthewatertomatchthatoftheoilinefforttopenetratedeeperintothereservoir.

LiquidandgasflowmeterprojectsThisprojectconsistedofinstalling150TotalFlowgasflowmetersandthecommunicationsystemusingMDSTransnetradiosandcellphonemodemstorelaydatabacktothelocalHMIandSQLserverforgatheringhistoricaldataandreporting.

PROJECTSSUMMARY

PROJECTSSUMMARY

UPSTREAMCAPABILITIES

EmergencygenerationprojectsInstalledfive80KWgeneratorsforemergencybackupdedicatedtotheSCADAsystem.

Stand-alonesolarskidsystemsThesesystemsweredesigntoprovidepowertoremotelocationsforPLC’sandradiocommunicationsforvarioussites.

RFcommunicationprojectsVariouscommunicationsprojectsutilizingWiMax,Inet-I,Inet-II,andTransnetradiosforpoint-to-pointandpoint-to-multipointsystems.

Well-controlsystemsInstalledLufkinSAMScontrollersforpumpingunitsthatincorporatedapressureshut-downsystemtopreventoverpressureofflowlines.Inadditiontoawell-shutdowncardthatcommunicatesbacktovariousPLC’s

FlaresystemsInstalledanautomatedflarecontrolsthatincorporatedmonitoringandgatheringhistoricaldataforreportingtotheRailRoadCommissionandBLMreporting.

CompressorstationsWehaveautomatedseveralcompressorstationsthatencompassedfullcompressormonitoringwithhistoricaldatagatheringandtrending.

WirelessWellmonitoringsystemThisprojectwasdesignedtomonitorthecasingandtubingpressureonnumerouswellstosupporttheproductionengineeringteaminoptimizingthewells.ThisdatawasrelayedbacktootherfacilitiesforlocalandremoteHMI,trending,andhistoricaldata.Thiswasalsoacostsavingprojectof$25Kperwelllocation.

VRU(VaporRecoveryUnit)ProjectsEveryCentralProcessingFacilityutilizedaVRUforgasrecoveryefforts.GasvolumeandsystemstatuswasmonitoredindeterminingfailuresintheVRUoranomaliesintheprocessingfacility.

DrillingCapabilitiesBOPTransportersystemDesignedacompleteelectricBOPtransportersystemusing22variablespeeddrives,motorencoders,withredundantPLC’s.EverysystemwasdesignedasaskidsystemforhousingthedifferentpiecesoftheBOP.Thiswasforoffshorelocations.

PROJECTSSUMMARY

PROCESSESANDSTANDARDS

PMProcessesWehavedevelopedapreventivemaintenancesystemthattestfromtheenddevicetotheremoteHMIincludingthecalloutsystem.ThistestanddocumentsthefullfunctionalityoftheSCADAstructure.

MOCProcessesWecanassistwiththeOSHArequiredMOC(managementofchange)processtoincorporateneworexistingchangestofacilities.Thissystemengagesallpeoplethataredirectlyaffectedbythechangeprocess.

SCADAFacilityclassificationstandardsWehaveaclassificationsystemforfacilitiesthathashelpedcompaniesdetermineastandardequipmentloadbasedofffluidproduction.Thisprocesscreatesacostsavingstocustomersbydeterminethepriorityofcalloutsandtheminimumequipmenttobeinstalledwhilekeepingthefacilityinasafecondition.

IndustrialIRM(InformationRiskManagement)WehavedevelopedstandardsandguidelinesaroundISO31000:2009forindustrialsystemprotection.ThisalsoprovidestrainingtoemployeesthatcoverswhyitisimportanttohaveIRMalongwithphysicalsecuritystandards.Thirdpartyauditsarealsoconductedtotestthestrengthandvulnerabilityofthesystem.

EQUIPMENT&SOFTWARESUMMARY

AllenBradleyMicroLogix(RSLogix500)ControlLogix(RSLogix5000)

GEPLC’sRX3i(ProficyMachineEdition)RX7i(ProficyMachineEdition)Versimax(ProficyMachineEdition)

WonderwareInTouchHistorianSQLserversArchestraWin911CalloutsystemPI

ScadAlarmCalloutsystem

ABBTotalFlowGasFlowMeters

FlowAutomationAutopilotAutopilotPro

CameronLiquidandGasturbinemeters(usingeitherpulse,4-20,orModbusoutputs)

MicromotionVortexmetersMagmetersCoriolismeters

BontSoftwareContinuum

EmersonGWR(GuidedWaveRadarleveltransmitters)PressuretransmittersDPtransmittersTemperaturetransmittersAllWirelesstransmittersTuningforklevelswitchesMultivariabletransmitters

YokogawaPressuretransmittersDPtransmittersTemperaturetransmitters

LufkinSAMSPumpoffControllers

MOXAEthernetconvertersIOdistributionsystemsRS-232/485Modbusconverters

I/ODriversUSSAESTopServerTDS32WinPCCU