Paper title

“Industrial Fixed Broadband Wireless for Oil and Gas Industry - Microseismic Connectivity Case Study"

Authors: Soliman A. Al-Walaie, Khalid S. Al-Ghamdi, Saud F. Al-Shammari
Affiliation: SAUDI ARAMCO OIL COMPANY, DHAHRAN, SAUDI ARABIA

Abstract: Oil and Gas process automation applications are mission critical. Traditional wireless solutions may not be able to meet the requirement of these applications. As a result, an industrial wireless solution must be considered that provides high reliably, security and real time delivery for the process automation applications. This paper will provide an overview of how can industrial wireless technologies add value to the oil and gas industry, benefits and challenges. Furthermore, emphasis will be on the use of industrial fixed broadband wireless access (FBWA) for first mile field access. The successful field trial implementation of industrial FBW solution for microseismic application will be presented in this paper.