OWD Oil Water Detector

With 1% of full scale accuracy regardless of range, the rugged OWD Oil Water Detector is the ideal water-cut meter for monitoring water concentrations in a variety of applications from production to refinery. The OWD offers continuous, real-time, water cut data.

Unlike other water-cut meters, the Oil Water Detector’s patented three-antenna design reads both oil continuous and water continuous modes simultaneously and automatically transitions between the two. The result is measurement over a true 0-100% range.  Water-cut measurement is fully automatic with no need for operator intervention or supervision.

The Oil Water Detector also uses internal references to auto calibrate for drift caused by temperature changes of the electronics, the aging of the electronics components, fluid pressure, and fluid temperature.

The simplicity of design and quality of engineering employed in the OWD water-cut meter mean there are no moving parts. The OWD is the only water-cut meter available with all the requisite electronics incorporated into the unit itself. The output signal can be sent to Flow Computers, SCADA, PLC’s or to a Central Control Room for logging or display on chart recorders or monitors.

A paper on water content determination in crude oil was presented at the 2011 International School of Hydrocarbon Management.

OWD Oil Water Detector - Specifications

MEASUREMENT CAPABILITIES: CALIBRATED RANGE AND ACCURACIES

SPECIFICATIONS

OUTPUTS

• Selectable 4–20 mA with adjustable range or 0–5 VDC
• Alarm or relay (digital contact closure)
• RS232 Communication interface for calibration, connection to PLC
• HART Protocol
• RS485 Modbus interface

OWD Oil Water Detector - Models

The four available models include the OWD Insertable sensor which can be inserted directly into your pipe or tank through a hot tap, helping you avoid costly drainage, the need for a bypass loop, or having to cut a section in the pipe. The KAM OWD FT Flow Through model can be used in an analyzer/densitometer loop, for process optimization where an accurate determination of water concentration is important. It is also vital to optimizing the desalinization process. The KAM OWD Spool is designed for well-head applications and includes a KAM SMS Static Mixing Spool and an integrated sample valve.

To ensure the highest degree of accuracy, the flow must be homogeneous. KAM CONTROLS recommends installation of the patented KAM ML Measurement Loop, KAM SMP Static Mixing Plate or KAM SMS Static Mixing Spool upstream of your OWD detector to create a fully homogenous mixture in your pipeline. Proper calibration, also key to complete accuracy, can be achieved in the field with the KAM PKF Portable Karl Fischer Moisture Analyzer. Data from the PKF analyzer can then be entered into the OWD.

OWD INSERTABLE

A: OWD Insertable installed on a main pipe with 2", 3", or 4" flanged seal housing OR B: OWD Insertable installed on a main pipe with 2" MNPT seal housing Inserts and retracts without having to drain the pipe Available in 0–100% or 0–10% models Ideal for Pipeline  applications

OWD FT FLOW THROUGH

OWD FT Flow Through installed on a analyzer loop with ½", ¾", 1", or 2" FNPT Also available with 2" flanges Other sizes, including metric available Available in 0–100% or 0–10% models Ideal for refinery desalter and analyzer loop applications

OWD SPOOL

OWD Spool on 2" seamless pipe with weld-neck flanges; Integrated SMS Static Mixing Spool; ½" sample valve with ½" pitot probe Ideal for skid fabrication and automated well test applications Includes patented KAM SMS Static Mixing Spool Includes ½" sample valve with ½" pitot probe

OWD PORTABLE LAB / FIELD

Completely portable, smaller than one cubic meter Includes CSM Circulating Sample Mixer and SR Sample Receiver Circulates sample fluid for complete homogeneity

OWD Oil Water Detector - Documentation

KAM OWD Oil Water Detector - Documentation Intro Paragraph.

Literature

• KAM OWD Oil Water Detector - Product Literature
• KAM ML Measurement Loop - Product Literature

Manuals

• KAM OWD Oil Water Detector - Product Manual

Applications

Pipeline

• Portable Sampling/OWD Oil Water Detector Validation Loop
• OWD Master Meter Loop



Production

• Portable Sampling/OWD Oil Water Detector Validation Loop
• OWD Master Meter Loop



Refinery

• Desalter Applications for the KAM OWD Oil Water Detector
• Crude Unloading Applications for OWD - Refinery



Marine

• Crude Unloading Applications for OWD - Refinery
• Crude Loading and Unloading - Marine



Truck

• Crude Unloading Applications for OWD - Refinery
• Crude Loading and Unloading – Truck



Storage

• Automated Tank Dewatering (draw-off line sensor)
• Automated Tank Dewatering (in-tank + draw-off line sensors)

User Experience

• User Testimonial - Production
• User Testimonial - Marine Custody Transfer