For years the Institute of Cybernetics of Tomsk Polytechnic University has been involved in creation of the major version MES (Manufacturing Execution System, the process control system) "Main line - East" meeting the requirements of the standard ISA-95 "Enterprise-Control System Integration" and MESA model (Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association), capable of being adjusted to the needs of various oil and gas companies.
MES "Main line - East" has a scalable distributed structure, including to meet the needs of the large oil and gas companies (multiple levels of a hierarchy of control, territorial distribution of the production fields etc.). The system automatically operates the activities of all major industrial services of the company: the production and preparation shop of raw hydrocarbons, the control services of the production fields and the head office of the company, the chief geologist service, the service of automation, metrology and communication, technology services etc.
MES "Main line - East" is put into operation at OJSC "Vostokgazprom" and OJSC "Tomskgazprom", which are the subsidiaries of OJSC "Gazprom". Today, the system is operated by more than 350 staff working in these companies. The collection of the process data (over 15000 signals from 8 types of Automated Process Control System, APCS) is realized, over 35000 technological objects of the production fields are reported in the certificates, over 180 mnemonic diagrams of the processes are created etc. Tomsk Polytechnic University developed the professional development program, under which more than 250 users of the system have been trained.
MES "Main line - East" took the 3rd place in the VIII competition of OJSC "Gazprom" for information technology projects, won the contest of the innovative projects of Tomsk region Administration and was awarded with the numerous diplomas and medals at the international and Russian exhibitions and forums.
Introduction of MES "Main line - East" at OJSC "Vostokgazprom" in 2008 is recognized by Microsoft company as one of the top 5 projects in the world to implement the business applications built on its technology.
