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isher® PRODUCT GUIDE

SEPARATOR OPTIMIZATION TO IMPROVE
SHALE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION

ONE PRODUCER, USING AN EMERSON SOLUTION, REDUCED

MAINTENANCE FROM EVERY THREE WEEKS TO ZERO FAILURES IN
SIX MONTHS, SAVING $10,000 USD ANNUALLY ON EACH LEVEL LOOP.

REDUCE HEALTH,
SAFETY, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
RISKS,

MAXIMIZE
PRODUCTION,

AND SPEND LESS
TIME IN THE FIELD

Emerson is an established and

respected company in process

control. Highly reliable Fisher

products help you control,

monitor, and regulate your

process with certainty to help

solve your toughest challenges:

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isher

PRODUCT GUIDE

SEPARATOR OPTIMIZATION

Strengthen your condence that your shale oil and gas

production forecast will yield the results you expect—and

more—with Emerson as the backbone of your separator

or heater treater solutions. Leveraging reliable control

using Fisher valves and instruments, you can mitigate

environmental concerns, improve production, and reduce

maintenance across your wellsite. Read on to learn more.

If you need an expanded Emerson solution beyond valves

and instruments, we have more technologies available

to regulate, measure, analyze, operate, and manage your

process. Solutions are easily customizable to your needs

and can be seamlessly integrated into your existing eld

structure. Visit EmersonProcess.com/SmartField to see the

full Emerson portfolio.

REDUCE HEALTH,
SAFETY, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
RISKS,

MAXIMIZE
PRODUCTION,

AND SPEND

LESS TIME

IN THE FIELD

What if you could... Realize in-the-field improvements... With Emerson solutions and services...

ü Low or no gas consumption
ü Live-loaded valve packing for low emissions
ü Predictive diagnostics
ü US Quad “O”- compliant solutions
ü Failure mode upon loss of power and/or signal

ü Durable designs, even in rugged service, proven by

decades of oil and gas success

ü Software for optimizing level loops
ü Easy installation and maintenance
ü Cost-effective designs with eld-selectable functions
ü Accurate level, pressure, and backpressure control

ü Remote monitoring and conguration with remote

operations controllers

ü Dependable, eld-proven technology designed for

oil and gas applications

ü Easy installation and application versatility
ü Rugged, durable products
ü Local sales ofce expertise and eld support for your

individual shale oil and gas eld

ü Online product installation and conguration videos

Reduce health, safety, and
environmental risks?

Maximize production to
meet targets?

Spend less time in the field
checking and maintaining
separators?

• Achieve safer operations

• Comply with environmental regulations by
reducing emissions

• Maintain good relationships with adjacent,

populated areas

• Reduce disruptions to production

• Maintain correct level and ow control in

the separator

• Be condent in the longevity of equipment
even under the harshest eld conditions

• Volumetrically quantify liquids with precision

• Improve personnel safety

• Minimize equipment failures

• Utilize custom engineered solutions suited
to your unique process needs

• Control and diagnose problems remotely

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PROVEN CONVENTIONAL AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO HELP YOUR UNCONVENTIONAL FIELD CHALLENGES

Pneumatic Solution

Low emissions
Time-tested Fisher products

Pneumatic/Electric Solution

Lower emissions
Time-tested Fisher products

FIELD
COMPUTER

Whatever your needs and wherever you are, Emerson can be your trusted advisor.

With strong and knowledgeable representation, Emerson stands ready with
resources and capabilities to help you improve shale oil and gas production.
Maintenance services are available when and where you need them to get the

most out of your investment in Emerson solutions. The Emerson
worldwide network of service personnel makes for an ideal
partnership over the life of your production facility. To learn

more about solutions for oil and gas, scan or click this QR code.

Electric Solution

Lowest emissions
Increased worker safety
Innovative electric Fisher products

Enhanced eld production insight

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FIELD
COMPUTER

HOW ARE Fisher VALVES AND INSTRUMENTS USED ON SEPARATORS?

Complete Automation Solutions from One Partner

LIQUID
LEVEL SWITCH

Pneumatic Solutions

TO
COMPRESSOR

BACKPRESSURE
CONTROL VALVE

TO LIQUIDS
PROCESSING

LIQUID DUMP
VALVE

LIQUID
LEVEL CONTROLLER

PRESSURE
TRANSMITTER

LIQUID LEVEL
CONTROLLER

LIQUID
LEVEL
SWITCH

LIQUID
LEVEL CONTROLLER

BACKPRESSURE
CONTROL VALVE

OIL

WATER

LIQUID LEVEL SWITCH

Pneumatic/Electric Solutions

TO COMPRESSOR

FIELD
COMPUTER

TO GATHERING/
STOR AGE

TO WATER
TREATMENT/
DISPOSAL

LIQUID DUMP
VALVE

Time-tested for simplicity and reliability, Fisher pneumatic devices offer

quick performance and durability, potentially eliminating the necessity of

a local power source.

PNEUMATIC BACKPRESSURE CONTROL VALVE
OR LIQUID DUMP VALVE

D4 D4 and D3 easy-Drive™ ValvesD3

+ Provides backpressure control for stable

operating conditions

+ Ideal for throttling of gritty or sticky gases

or liquids
+ Live-loaded packing system to minimize gas loss
+ Tungsten carbide trim option for erosive

applications such as those found in shale

oil and gas production

Get the fast performance advantage of pneumatic technologies plus visibility
from a eld control system, using Fisher pneumatic/electric products.
This solution offers visibility into how much oil or gas is being produced and

shows the status of the separator.

ELECTRIC BACKPRESSURE CONTROL VALVE
OR LIQUID DUMP VALVE

+ Controls backpressure outow with low power, electrically

actuated valve and exible control signal interface

+ Low power consumption

+ Remote monitoring and conguration
+ Failure mode upon loss of signal

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PRESSURE
TRANSMITTER

LIQUID
LEVEL
SWITCH

OIL

WATER

LIQUID
LEVEL CONTROLLER

Electric Solutions

BACKPRESSURE
CONTROL VALVE

TO COMPRESSOR

FIELD
COMPUTER

LIQUID
LEVEL CONTROLLER

TO GATHERING/
STOR AGE

TO WATER
TREATMENT/
DISPOSAL

LIQUID DUMP
VALVE

C1

L2sj

PNEUMATIC PRESSURE CONTROLLER

+ Low consumption increases gas to

market

+ High output and easy tuning
+ US Quad “O” compliant
+ Can be paired with Fisher easy-e™

control valves

PNEUMATIC LEVEL CONTROLLER

+ Snap-acting or throttling control

+ Dependable control

performance

+ US Quad “O” compliant

PNEUMATIC LIQUID
DUMP VALVE

+ Field selectable ow rates
+ Live-loaded packing system to

minimize gas loss

+ Alloy 6 trim option for erosive

applications such as those found in

shale oil and gas production

Gain needed visibility to the health of your separator while remaining compliant with evolving
environmental regulations, using Fisher electric solutions. Without a doubt, these solutions,
will simplify your environmental compliance workload, provide new insight into your

processes, and allow your personnel to focus on optimization over reactive maintenance.

PNEUMATIC OR ELECTRIC
HI-LO LIQUID LEVEL SWITCH

+ Switching from high level to low level

is easy and can be done in the eld

without additional parts

+ Installation and application versatility

+ US Quad “O” compliant

5

L2e

ELECTRIC LEVEL CONTROLLER

+ Zero bleed
+ Simple zero and span tuning

for fast and easy setup

+ US Quad “O” compliant

2100/2100E 4660

D2T

ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC TRANSDUCER

+ Designed and certied for natural gas

supply and resists plugging

+ Low consumption increases gas to

market

+ US Quad “O” compliant

i2P-100

PNEUMATIC HIGH-LOW
PRESSURE PILOT

+ Cost-effective design, one pilot

provides high-low function or a single

switch point

+ US Quad “O” compliant

PARTNER WITH EMERSON

FOR SEPARATOR OPTIMIZATION

TO IMPROVE

SHALE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION

Emerson solutions deliver what you need to maximize

production, spend less time in the eld, reduce risk, and

help reduce safety concerns.

BY REPLACING A PNEUMATIC WELLHEAD VALVE THAT WAS EXPERIENCING

PLUGGED AIR LINES, ONE OPERATOR INCREASED OIL AND GAS

PRODUCTION RATES BY $10,500 USD ANNUALLY.

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