Gas Gathering System Monitoring
A gathering system is the web of lines that collects gas from many wells and moves it to processing - and its pressures tell the story of the whole network. A pressure excursion can mean a blockage, a freeze, or a compressor problem rippling upstream. Monitoring the gathering system's pressures and flows across every point catches those problems early.
Gathering system monitoring software tracks line pressures and flows at points across a gas gathering network from one cloud dashboard, alarming on pressure excursions that signal blockages, freezes, or compression problems - so a network issue is seen where it starts, not where it ends.
Pressure Is the Signal
In a gathering network, pressure at each point is the diagnostic. Rising pressure upstream of a compressor can mean the compressor is struggling; a sudden pressure change at a point can mean a blockage, a hydrate/freeze, or a valve problem. Watching pressures and flows across the network - from RTUs and transmitters at each point, read over DNP3 or Modbus - lets an operator localize a problem to a segment instead of hunting the whole system.
One View of the Whole Network
The operational win is a single dashboard of the entire gathering system, so an operator sees how pressures relate across points and can respond to an excursion before it cascades - a backed-up gathering line eventually shuts in the wells feeding it. Alarms on pressure limits deliver in seconds, and the historian shows how a network event developed for root-cause analysis.
What You Get With Merobix
- Alarms that reach a person. SMS and email typically within a minute of a value crossing a threshold, with on-call escalation - included on every plan.
- Cellular edge, no server room. A gateway reads your devices and connects outbound to the cloud - no fixed IP, no VPN, no on-premise SCADA server.
- A built-in historian. Every reading is retained for trends, production reporting, and compliance records, queryable from any browser.
- One team for the whole stack. The same Texas team runs your SCADA and, if needed, programs your PLCs and builds your control panels.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does gathering system monitoring track?
Line pressures and flows at points across the gathering network, plus valve and compression status where present. It alarms on pressure excursions that can indicate blockages, freezes, or compression problems.
Why is pressure the key measurement in a gathering system?
Because pressure at each point is the diagnostic for the network - excursions localize problems (a struggling compressor, a blockage, a freeze) to a segment, so an operator can respond before an issue backs up and shuts in wells.
Can I see the whole gathering network on one dashboard?
Yes. Merobix reads RTUs and transmitters across every point over DNP3 and Modbus and presents the whole network on one cloud dashboard, so related pressures are visible together.
How fast are pressure alarms delivered?
Pressure-limit alarms are delivered by SMS and email typically within a minute with escalation, so a network excursion is addressed before it cascades across the system.
Sources and verification
This page references the protocol specifications published by the organizations below. Editions, product capabilities, and documentation change over time - confirm current requirements and specifications directly with the source.
- Modbus Application Protocol Specification - Modbus Organization
- Overview of DNP3 (IEEE Std 1815) - DNP Users Group
Merobix is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by these organizations; their names are used only to identify the standards and products discussed.
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