Invensys to implement Operator Training Simulator for Sinclair Refinery in Wyoming

Invensys to implement Operator Training Simulator for Sinclair Refinery in Wyoming

Invensys solution to include SimSci-Esscor DYNSIM process simulation and FSIM Plus controls simulation, supporting a variety of operator training functions

Invensys Process Systems has been awarded a contract from Sinclair Oil Corporation for a SimSci-Esscor Operating Training Simulator (OTS) to be implemented at the Sinclair refinery near Rawlins, Wyoming. Advanced dynamic simulation technology in the new OTS will allow Sinclair’s Wyoming Refinery to train operators on all aspects of plant operations and controls, as well as start-up, shutdown and emergency situation management of the refinery’s newly constructed delayed coker unit.
“Sinclair Wyoming Refinery selected Invensys’ OTS solution based on its ability to integrate easily and be compatible with our existing control system,” said Ed Juno, Operations Manager at Sinclair Wyoming Refining Company.
The Invensys OTS solution will include SimSci-Esscor DYNSIM simulation software for high fidelity process modeling of all plant processes. The OTS will play an important role at the refinery, as the new delayed coker unit is the first such unit installed at the facility. The simulator will help accelerate commissioning of the new unit.
The Sinclair Wyoming Refinery currently employs Foxboro I/A Series distributed control systems (DCS) throughout the facility, and the new software implementation will include the FSIM Plus solution that simulates the Foxboro DCS, facilitating controls checkout and related operator functions. The operations and controls simulation solution is integrated by the SimSci-Esscor SIM4ME common user environment. Invensys will provide a range of professional services in connection with the OTS implementation.

About Sinclair Oil Corporation

Sinclair Oil Corporation is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Sinclair Oil owns and operates three refineries, two in Wyoming and one in Oklahoma and markets fuels in 21 states, supplying fuel to over 2,600 company- and distributor-operated stations. The Sinclair Refinery near Rawlins, Wyoming, is one of the longest-running industrial plants in the western United States, yet Sinclair maintains it as one of the most modern refineries in the region, producing 60,000 barrels of petroleum products per day.