WELL 

MONITORING AND CONTROL 
RTU/SCADA
 SCADA – FOR WELL MONITORING, CONTROL AND 
PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION

• SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION

• Gather necessary DATA from a REMOTELY LOCATED 
Oil/Gas well and Well Platform with the help of Field 
Transmitters & RTU and send it to the DATA 
GATHERING & ANALYSIS point.
 SCADA‐ OVERVIEW

RADIO LINK

LIFT GAS
DATA GATHERING AND 
INTERPRETATION
INJECTION WATER

WELL FLUID
WELL PLATFORM PROCESS PLATFORM
 SCADA ‐METHODOLOGY
SSV 
OPEN/CLOSE 
STATUS
OIL, GAS 
WATER 
WELL HEAD 
FLOW RATES SSV 
PRESSURE & 
TEMP

GAS/OIL TO GROUP HEADER

GI  ACV GAS INJ. 
PRESSURE

LIFT GAS FROM 
PROCESS 
PLATFORM
PARAMETERS AVAILABLE FOR 
SSSV  LIFT 
MEASUREMENT IN AN OIL WELL 
OPEN/CLOSE 
STATUS PRODUCTION 
GAS 
RATE
ON GAS LIFT
TUBING

GLV

ANNULUS

BHP

RESERVOIR
 SCADA‐ A SCHEMATIC

ANALOG SIGNALS IN 
RANGE OF 1‐5V (4‐20 mA)

MONITORING PRESSURE, TEMP etc AT SAND FACE,  RTU INSTALLED ON WELL PLATFORM
WELLHEAD OR ELSEWHERE WITH THE HELP OF SENSORS
(ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION)

RADIO LINK

INTERFACING SOFTWARE

INTERPRETATION OF STORED DATA DATA GATHERING STATION 
(USUALLY A PROCESS PLATFORM)

DECISION MAKING PROCESS
 MAJOR BENEFITS OF SCADA
• 24 hrs online monitoring of well status and flow, lift parameters from 
Process Complex as well as from onshore control centre.

• Historical Data and trending helps in Troubleshooting.

• Ability to close wells remotely during emergency.

• Better Production optimization of individual wells

• Instant alerts in case of Well closures, ESD, FSD and control panel failure

• Optimum utilization of Manpower for attending to well problems

• Reduction in number of physical visits to well platforms resulting in 
optimization of Helicopter sorties.

• To observe slugging in pipelines.

• Lift gas allocation  for each well.
MONITORING OF WELL PLATFORM USING SCADA 

MIMIC DISPLAY
MONITORING OF WELL PLATFORM USING SCADA

STATUS DISPLAY
MONITORING DIFFERENT ALARMS WITH THE HELP OF SCADA
SCADA HELPS IN LIFT GAS ALLOCATION / PRODUCTION ALLOCATION
TRENDING OF GI PRESSURE, MLGIP, TEMPERATURE, LIFT GAS RATE HELPS IN KEEPING 
WELLS FLOWING AT ITS OPTIMUM 24x7
WELL AUTOMATION
 DESIGN FOR AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR GL OPTIMIZATION

FLOW SENSORS 
FTHP
O     W    G
PROD.CHOKE

GAS FLOW  
REQUIRED FOR 
GAS/OIL AUTOMATED  OPTIMUM 
WHT CONTROL SIGNAL  PRODUCTION
ALGORITHM FOR GAS 
FEEDBACK 
FOR ACV TO  LIFT OPTIMIZATION 
ADJUST THE LIFT  CONTROLER TO 
REMOTELY CONTROLLED GI  ACV GAS FLOW
(BASED ON GAS‐IN 
MAINTAIN THE FIXED 
OIL‐OUT CURVE)
LIFT GAS RATE

LIFT GAS FROM PROCESS 
PLATFORM

PRODUCTION TUBING
GIP

LIFT GAS 
GLV FLOW

ANNULUS

BHP

BHT

RESERVOIR
 Online Monitoring and Remote control of Injection Gas
SP

FLOW COMPUTER
RTU With Flow control card

TT
I/P
RTU

FCV
PT FT TE
GI HEADER

Gas injection to
VB well
CVA
FE

FC is accessed via SCADA from the process complex and

Injection gas Rate is monitored and adjusted, if required,
remotely.
 REMOTE OPTIMIZATION OF WELL USING 
SP FC‐MPFM SET
FLOW COMPUTER
RTU With Flow control card

TT
I/P

FCV RTU
PT FT TE
GI HEADER

MPFM
VB Gas injection to
CVA well
FE
WELL
To header

• Injection gas is remotely monitored, controlled via RTU-FC-FCV through SCADA

• One well is diverted via MPFM and Production rates available through SCADA at
Process PF.
• Well can be tested and Optimized REMOTELY for different Injection gas rates by
changing the set point in FC-I/P-FCV Loops via SCADA.
 SMART online 24 x 7 monitoring and Optimization of each well Using 
“Gas Flow Computer‐ Compact GLCC Separator‐ Coriolis Mass flow Meter” Set.

GLCC (Gas‐Liquid Cylindrical 
Cyclonic) Separator

RTU
(Flow 
computer)
Injection Gas 
controlled 
Remotely through 
SCADA by FC‐FCV

Coriolis Mass 
Flow Meter

WELL

RTU

To Header
(
Jack up Rig docked in a Wellhead platform