Driving Sustainability Through Application of Deep-Learning-Based Flare Smoke Detection, Alerting and Control
Digitalization, Sustainability
A significant component in winning the energy transition challenge comes down to managing and reducing the emissions from manufacturing activities of the energy-intensive industries. In most of the facilities in oil & gas production, refining and petrochemical industries, flare is used to burn off waste gases, and typically a manual work process is adopted to ensure complete and smokeless combustion. The work process requires the facility operators to monitor camera feed that shows real-time status of flare operations and make control changes on the DCS to optimize combustion ensuring smokeless flaring.
To automate this manual work process and further enhance operator efficiency and environmental performance in flare operations, we present in this work an end-to-end flare smoke detection, alerting and DCS control solution that leverages existing flare CCTV cameras used at many facilities. The core of this solution is a deep-learning computer vision model that we have developed leveraging an extensive and diverse data set and the model has shown fit-for-use performance in wide-ranging conditions.
We will present results of this application implemented in the plant to further demonstrate the end-to-end solution and its positive impact on sustainable operations.
Facilitator: Adi Punuru, ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
Speaker:
Ye Hu, ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
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Trial of AI and Machine Learning in Oil and Gas Industry to Improve HSE Management
Occupational Safety
Sponsored by the AFPM Occupational Safety Regional Networks
Moderator: Eric Roberts, Motiva Enterprises LLC
Speakers:
Shiva Krishnasamy, Motiva Enterprises LLC
Jed Comeaux, Motiva Enterprises LLC
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Trial of AI and Machine Learning in Oil and Gas Industry to Improve HSE Management
Occupational Safety
Sponsored by the AFPM Occupational Safety Regional Networks
Moderator: Eric Roberts, Motiva Enterprises LLC
Speakers:
Shiva Krishnasamy, Motiva Enterprises LLC
Jed Comeaux, Motiva Enterprises LLC
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Innovation Award Winners — Occupational Safety
Award Winners, Occupational Safety
Moderator: Tommy Sessum, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
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Justin Newton & Audra Higgins, Phillips 66 - Sweeny Refinery
David Coleman & Jerry Rodriguez, Valero Energy Corporation - McKee Refinery
Woodrow Henderson, Valero Energy Corporation - Three Rivers Refinery
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Innovation Award Winners — Occupational Safety
Award Winners, Occupational Safety
Moderator: Tommy Sessum, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Speakers:
Justin Newton & Audra Higgins, Phillips 66 - Sweeny Refinery
David Coleman & Jerry Rodriguez, Valero Energy Corporation - McKee Refinery
Woodrow Henderson, Valero Energy Corporation - Three Rivers Refinery
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100% Mobile Electronic Permitting Journey
Occupational Safety
Sponsored by the AFPM Occupational Safety Regional Networks
Moderator: Willis Jernigan, Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC
Speakers:
Samantha Hall, Flint Hills Resources LLC
Shannon Burnell, Flint Hills Resources LLC
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