TETRA for The Oil & Gas:
Applications & Challenges
Nabil K. Al-Dabal
Comms Eng’g & Technical Support Dept
Information Technology
Purpose
Provide an Overview of Applications,
Benefits and Challenges of the TETRA
Mobile Radio Communications’ Solutions for
the Oil & Gas Industry in General, and Saudi
Aramco in Particular
Presentation Outline
• Oil & Gas Worldwide
• Company Overview
• Business Drivers
• Applications
• Challenges
• Summary
Worldwide Major Oil Producers
COUNTRY
Saudi Arabia
Russia
United States
Iran
Mexico
Norway
China
Venezuela
Canada
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Iraq
Nigeria
Kuwait
Brazil
Algeria
Indonesia
Libya
Countries producing > 1M bbI/day
Worldwide Major Oil & Gas Facilities
Saudi Aramco Overview
 Integrated international petroleum company
 Reliable supplier of 10% of the world’s needs
 World’s largest crude reserves
 World’s fourth largest gas reserves
 World’s largest storage & shipping terminals
 One of world’s largest & most modern tanker
fleets
 Effective network of facilities and pipelines
IT at Saudi Aramco
 Global Network
 Diverse Environment
 Wide Range of Services
 Business Solution Oriented
Duba
Yanbu
Qaysumah
Safaniya
Subsidiaries
Computing Services
Tanajib
Qassim
Ju'aymah
Internet Berri
Ras Tanura
Abqaiq Dhahran
Shedgum
E/W Pipeline
Data
Network
Uthmaniyah
Khurais
RIYADH
Udhailiyah
Al Kharj
Hawtah
Haradh
Rabigh
Telephone Services
Shaybah
Jeddah
Al Sulayyil
Wireless Services
Khamis Mushayt
Jizan
Transmission Network
Najran
Business Drivers to Use TETRA
• Mobility
• Spectrum Efficiency
• Shortfalls in Existing Systems
 Interoperability
 Information Security
 Data Applications
 Network management
• Cost Advantage
• Data Services
• Scalable Architecture
Applications
• Current
• Consolidation of Fragmented PMR systems
• Remote Monitoring of Plants, Pipelines, Oil & Gas
wells
• Offshore Applications (Voice, Telemetry & Data)
• Disaster Recovery
• AVL And Fleet Management
• Potential
• Finance, Personnel, Medical, Material Management
• Internet, Intranet, e-mail
• Seismic, Drilling, Reservoir, Production analysis
• Plant & Management Information
TETRA Applications:
Remote Monitoring
AMR
Plant Alarm
System
Pipelines Valves,
Leak Detection,
Cathodic Protection
Off-Shore/On-Shore
Well-heads
Polling
Control
Central Control Room
TETRA Applications:
Offshore Communications
• Telephone Interconnect
Oil Platform
Transmission
Link
Offshore GOSP
TEL: 123-4567
Operations
Barge
TEL:987-6543
Telephone
Network
TETRA
Network
TETRA Applications:
AVL And Fleet Management
• Same terminal can be used for
voice and AVL data
Positioning
System
TETRA
Network
Fleets
AVL Workstation
GPS
AVL Central
Application
TETRA Applications:
Disaster Recovery
Other Emergency
Control Center
Network Resources
Management
Router
Database
Banks
Intranet/
Internet
Emergency
Talk-Group
Plant Fire Event
Dispatcher
Organizations
Multiple Solutions in Action
• TETRA Mobile Radio Systems
Global
Connectivity
• GSM/GPRS/3G Mobile Telephony
• WiFi / WiMAX
• Bluetooth, ZigBee, RFID, UWB
Administration
Area
COMM
BLDG
Plant
Area
Challenges
• Timed Knowledge-Base
• Equipment Standards & Interoperability
 Intrinsically Safe Radios
 Temperature Range & Frequency Band
 Interface for Logging Recorders
 Stand-alone BS with interconnect
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Coverage and Capacity
Information Protection
Applications Platform Integration
Regulatory Aspects
Summary
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TETRA can be the single platform of choice for Oil &
Gas industry’s field voice & data applications.
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TETRA Solutions for Oil & Gas Applications must:
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Have Standard Intrinsically Safe Devices (Class I/Div I)
Be Reliable, Easily Setup and Quickly Deployable
Be Cost Effective
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Integration of TETRA Platform with other IT
Technologies is a Key to Provide Effective Solutions
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TETRA Solutions Will Continue to Play a Significant
Role in Enhancing Efficiency of Oil& Gas Operations
Thank you...