The contract will see 22 detectors being purchased and reaffirms the ability of the SAM 400 to operate effectively in the roughest and coldest of conditions. The SAM400 is designed to operate in temperatures as low as minus 40 degree Celsius (°C). Roxar has installed over 1200 sand detection systems in similar conditions in Norway, Alaska and Canada, making it the leading technology solutions provider to the E&P industry in rough fields.

The SAM 400 detector is an acoustic, early sand detection system with a non-intrusive design that provides easy installation and minimal maintenance – particularly important in cold and rough environments, as well as flexible interface options. Through the SAM 400 and Roxar’s recently launched subsea sand system - the AD3000, Roxar provides the most complete sand detection portfolio on the market today.

Sand clogged production equipment erodes completion components, impedes wellbore access, interferes with the operation of downhole equipment and can even lead to wells being prematurely shut in or abandoned. As the world’s best selling sand detector, the SAM 400 will help determine when sand occurs in the well before it does any damage to valves, in-line process equipment and flow lines. The results will be accelerated production and maximum reservoir performance.

The SAM 400’s highly sensitive sensor will detect the noise of particles impacting the inner surface of the operator’s production pipe work with filters in the sensors’ electronics able to remove flow and structural-generated noise. All data is then processed internally with each detector channel having its own slave address set in the Calculating Interface Unit (CIU) and which can be addressed by the host Distributed Control System (DCS) using a modbus or analogue interface (4-20mA).

The North American operator had previously installed the SAM 400 and Roxar’s MPFM 1900VI Multiphase Meters in other Alaskan fields.

Roxar CEO, Sandy Esslemont, welcomed the announcement:
“From the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico and offshore West Africa to the heat of the desserts in the Middle East to the extreme cold of Kazakhstan and, in this case, Alaska, Roxar’s sand detectors are operating in oil and gas fields with extreme weather conditions throughout the world. Its ability to operate effectively and to the highest degree of accuracy in the roughest of conditions has made the SAM 400 one of the leading sand detection technologies in the marketplace today. Our customer can look forward to optimized gas production and a negating of the effects of sand.”

Roxar creates value for its customers through its Reservoir Interpretation, Reservoir Modeling, Reservoir Simulation, Well and Completion, Production and Process Solutions and Consultancy Services.Roxar has installed over 1200 sand detection systems in similar conditions in Norway, Alaska and Canada, making it the leading technology solutions provider to the E&P industry in rough fields.

The SAM 400 detector is an acoustic, early sand detection system with a non-intrusive design that provides easy installation and minimal maintenance – particularly important in cold and rough environments, as well as flexible interface options. Through the SAM 400 and Roxar’s recently launched subsea sand system - the AD3000, Roxar provides the most complete sand detection portfolio on the market today.

Sand clogged production equipment erodes completion components, impedes wellbore access, interferes with the operation of downhole equipment and can even lead to wells being prematurely shut in or abandoned. As the world’s best selling sand detector, the SAM 400 will help determine when sand occurs in the well before it does any damage to valves, in-line process equipment and flow lines. The results will be accelerated production and maximum reservoir performance.

The SAM 400’s highly sensitive sensor will detect the noise of particles impacting the inner surface of the operator’s production pipe work with filters in the sensors’ electronics able to remove flow and structural-generated noise. All data is then processed internally with each detector channel having its own slave address set in the Calculating Interface Unit (CIU) and which can be addressed by the host Distributed Control System (DCS) using a modbus or analogue interface (4-20mA).

The North American operator had previously installed the SAM 400 and Roxar’s MPFM 1900VI Multiphase Meters in other Alaskan fields.

Roxar CEO, Sandy Esslemont, welcomed the announcement:
“From the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico and offshore West Africa to the heat of the desserts in the Middle East to the extreme cold of Kazakhstan and, in this case, Alaska, Roxar’s sand detectors are operating in oil and gas fields with extreme weather conditions throughout the world. Its ability to operate effectively and to the highest degree of accuracy in the roughest of conditions has made the SAM 400 one of the leading sand detection technologies in the marketplace today. Our customer can look forward to optimized gas production and a negating of the effects of sand.”

Roxar creates value for its customers through its Reservoir Interpretation, Reservoir Modeling, Reservoir Simulation, Well and Completion, Production and Process Solutions and Consultancy Services.