Vortex Flow Meter Customer Use Cases

In the spring of 2024, Texas Energy Innovation Group, a large petrochemical company in Texas, USA, faced a thorny problem. One of their core crude oil pipelines often caused production process disruptions due to inaccurate flow monitoring, which not only caused crude oil waste but also affected the production efficiency of the entire plant.
In order to solve this problem, the company’s technical team conducted in-depth research and strict screening and finally decided to introduce a PESCO vortex flowmeter, hoping to use its accurate flow measurement capabilities to optimize the production process.
One morning in March, technicians began to install the vortex flowmeter on key pipeline nodes. The installation process was very smooth. Thanks to the simple and user-friendly design of the flowmeter, the technicians completed all the debugging work in just a few hours to ensure that it could operate accurately.
When the pipeline officially resumed the transportation of crude oil, the excellent performance of the vortex flowmeter was immediately highlighted. The operator stared at the monitoring screen and was surprised to find that the data fed back by the flowmeter was not only real-time but also extremely accurate, almost completely consistent with the ideal flow value simulated in the laboratory. Compared with the traditional flowmeters used before, this vortex flowmeter has extremely small measurement errors and can be accurate to two decimal places, providing unprecedented precise control of the production process.
“Since the use of this vortex flowmeter in the past few months, our production operations have been like a shot of adrenaline.” Tom, the production supervisor of the factory, shared excitedly, “Before, we were always groping in the dark because we could not accurately grasp the flow of crude oil, which led to many decisions based on experience and guesswork. But now, with it, we can see the flow trajectory of every drop of crude oil, which makes us more handy in allocating resources and optimizing processes, greatly reducing waste and increasing production.”
Throughout the spring production peak season, the vortex flowmeter has withstood the test of high-intensity and long-term continuous operation. Whether it is the drastic fluctuations in pipeline pressure or the subtle changes in crude oil composition, it has always worked stably and reliably and has never experienced data drift or failure downtime. This makes the Texas Energy Innovation Group praise its durability and stability.
By the end of May, with the successful completion of the spring production task, Tom spoke highly of the device: “There is no doubt that this vortex flowmeter has become an indispensable key link in our production line. In the future, we plan to promote its use in more pipeline systems to help our company move to a higher level.”