Downstream Instrumentation Upstream 
Pro-Gas Services
JULY 9, 2025
This critical initial step, gas separation, lays the foundation for efficient and safe downstream operations. Solid particulates can cause erosive wear on valves, compressors, and instrumentation. This ensures protection for sensitive downstream equipment.
OilPro
AUGUST 6, 2024
Two-phase FWKO’s are used to separate oil and gas from water, allowing the upstream FWKO to hold pressure using the downstream treater’s back pressure control valve.
Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine
JUNE 9, 2025
He listed location through P&IDs (piping and instrumentation diagram, a sort of CAD representation of the entire well site), well planning documents, ERP (enterprise resource planning), along with “equipment spec and data sheets, which are typically PDFs.” What’s upstream of this pump? What’s downstream of this pump?”
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