Tag Archives: Thermally Enhanced Oil Field Equipment

Looking at a built-up thermal site with heaters, wells, manifold piping, process gear, and the advanced monitoring systems which can be accessed from anywhere in the world, it can be tempting to wonder how this all came about…  Hundreds of engineering details, program logic controlling automatic operation of valves, heating systems, and treatment equipment.  Yet, the systems run overnight and on weekends, with nobody there to baby-sit them.   Most of the features of a modern In Situ Thermal Remediation (ISTR) site have evolved over a period of less than 25 years.  I will try to explain the evolution here. Chemicals … Continue reading →