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Title: SCADA FUNDAMENTALS FOR O&G
Author: Lars Larsson
Source: 2022 Appalachian Gas Measurement Short Course
Year Published: 2022
Abstract: According to the EIA there are more than 3 million miles of gas pipelines around the world, with at least 2 million miles of them are here in North America. To be able to operate these pipelines and associated equipment safely, reliably, and efficiently, pipeline companies use SCADA systems to monitor and control operations on a daily basis. The paragraph above sounds perfectly acceptable, however from a laymans point of view, several questions arise: What does SCADA even stand for? Why do we use it? What is a SCADA system? What does it encompass? Who operates a SCADA system? How is it used? Why not a different control/automation system, e.g., DCS? What can you monitor on a SCADA system specifically? What modules are used or available within SCADA? What can you control on a SCADA system specifically? This paper will attempt to address many of the questions above in non-technical terms so that everybody reading it can firstly understand what SCADA is used for, and why it is increasingly important to have a SCADA system based on modern technology.

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