Founded over a decade ago, JP3 has grown into the leading technology company in the oil and gas analyzer market. The firm’s line of advanced Veraxanalyzers, launched in 2012, are now utilized across the upstream, midstream and downstream segments for real-time process control and custody transfer. Customers range from small independent producers to midstream MLPs to majors operating refineries across the globe.
The Veraxanalyzer is an optical analyzer that utilizes spectroscopy and chemometrics to determine the chemical composition and physical properties of a hydrocarbon stream. With real-time analysis, no moving parts, higher reliability, and lower installation and maintenance costs, the Verax outperforms traditional oil and gas analyzers across the board.
| TECHNOLOGY | VERAX | GC | LIQUID GC | RVP ANALYZER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response Time | < 30 Seconds | 5+ minutes | 10+ minutes | 7.5+ minutes |
| Sample System | None | Required | Vaporizer Required | Required |
| Analyzer House | None | Required | Required | Required |
| Maintenance Costs | Very Low | High | High | High |
| Consumables | None | Cal & Carrier Gas | Cal & Carrier Gas | Yes |
| Moving Parts | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lost Product? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The working principle of the Verax is straightforward: light is directed through a hydrocarbon stream and detected on the opposite side. The spectral absorbance (light that does not make it all the way through the hydrocarbon) is measured and interpreted with chemometrics to give a detailed analysis of the process stream.
Similar technology has been used in refineries, petrochemical plants, food and beverage facilities, and pharmaceutical manufacturing for decades. However, the Veraxanalyzer is the first device to make the technology deployable in the harsh field conditions required by the oil and gas industry. As a result, Verax technology provides excellent reliability and durability for years of service and allows oil and gas companies to benefit from measurements and data that was previously unavailable.
JP3 delivers real-time and on-line compositional and physical property measurements across the upstream, midstream and downstream segments of the oil and gas industry. JP3’s Verax family of Near-Infrared analyzers are designed specifically for oil and gas applications.
Well pad separation units (gas and liquid) Vapor recovery units Compressor fuel gas Liquid and gas allocations Stabilizers Heater Treaters Truck loading
Terminals (crude, NGL, condensate) Blending (crude, NGLs) Truck offloading Stabilization (crude, condensate) Pipelines (products, interfaces) Gas plants and fractionation plants Gas pipelines
Refinery crude supply Crude blending Crude Distillation Unit Terminals (Refined fuels, NGLs) Pipelines (refined fuels, purity products) Gasoline blending (vapor pressure, butane) NGL blending (ethane/propane)