Predicting Centrifugal Gas Compressor Failures at Aging Oil and Gas Facilities with Seeq

Abdullah Algady, Lead Operations Producing Advisor, Aramco

Over the past five years, gas compressor trips at Saudi Aramco have often been caused by gradual changes in temperature or vibration, even below alarm thresholds; suggesting potential equipment issues. Saudi has used Seeq to monitor and prevent these trips and built a tool within to analyze temperature and vibration data from various compressor parts and sets dynamic thresholds based on historical trends. By proactively identifying abnormal behavior, operations and maintenance teams can address problems before they lead to shutdowns.