Why
Installation and Commissioning
The ClampOn range of acoustic instruments are designed to be simple. Easy to
install, easy to operate and easy to maintain.
These simple but sophisticated instruments are often monitoring critical parameters
and therefore need to be operational and accurate. It is important to install,
commission and configure it properly. The visit by a ClampOn field engineer during
the early phase of an operation and then regular service visits is the best insurance
for an operational and accurate system.
Training
It is important that personnel operating and maintaining the system are properly
trained. Some training is usually included in our installation, commissioning
and start-up service. Sometimes this training does not reach the relevant people;
a more in depth training might be required. In such case ClampOn can offer customized
training programs at any level.
In many cases it has proven efficient to have a ClampOn engineer work as part
of your service team for a longer period. Depending on the size of the operation
this can be between 1 and 4 weeks. This longer “training” period allows for more
field training. The longer service period will allow the team to start working
out plans and procedures for a more systematic sand monitoring strategy.
Startup
The start-up of a new field is often a critical phase of the operation. In a
startup scenario the demand for data is high, while the available data is often
limited and inaccurate.
Accurate sand monitoring depends on processing data with a reasonable degree
of accuracy, and also some stability in the conditions. The lack of this is making
sand monitoring during start-up more complicated than usual. Add the fact that
many issues require the attention of the team involved in the startup, and you
have a situation where significant and sometimes dangerous sand production can
easily be missed. An experienced ClampOn engineer with full focus on the sand
production can be a cheap insurance. Depending on the installation, this service
can be performed on site, at the operator’s premises, or from the ClampOn support
center.
