On a daily basis, the Well, Reservoir and Facility Management (WRFM) team screens all producer and injector wells to identify those wells that are under-performing or outside safe operating limits. A 'Well Operating Envelope' tool has been developed, focused on establishing the boundary conditions of various safety-critical parameters and optimized well performance. Current well operating conditions, derived from real-time gauges and flow estimates from Production Universe (PU), are monitored vis-à-vis these parameters via this tool to identify the "problematic" wells. Various diagnostic tools (i.e. Surface P-Q curves, VLP-IPR Nodal Analysis, Tulsa Flowline erosion model, Gas-Lift response curve, Inflow performance, SC-SSSV pressure plot and Hall plot derivatives) have been used and visualized for better understanding of the well flowing conditions for both production and injection systems. This tool fetches data from multiple databases like Data Historian, Energy Components and Production Universe (PU); it is also capable of interfacing with Prosper and WinGlue to fetch well performance data automatically. Following improvements have been observed with implementation of this tool:Traffic light and graphical representation enables quick well surveillance in identifying problematic wells and taking corrective measures.Monitoring of the daily PU estimated production vis-à-vis well tests, allocated production volumes and the physical well models will increase hydrocarbon accounting efficiency.Monitoring real-time parameters like FTHP, FBHP, and flowrates allows the Petroleum Engineers and Operations to operate safely within defined boundaries.Monitoring of parameters like GOR, drawdown will enable adherence to reservoir management guidelines and reduce potential reserve losses. Visualization of information from multiple data sources into this real-time tool provides an effective and efficient monitoring to ensure optimal well production within safe limits on a day-to-day basis for well, reservoir and facility management.

A key issue in upstream E&P operations is how to manage wells and reservoirs more effectively. Oil and gas production from onshore and offshore wells can be relatively difficult to manage, not only because of multiphase nature of the well production, but also due to lack of a continuous, reliable measurement of well/reservoir performance. Reporting continuous production from the wells and performing hydrocarbon allocation with credible accuracy is an area with many challenges in upstream E&P operations.Shell's Production Universe (PU) is a novel software application developed by Shell to address some fundamental gaps in the management and surveillance of oil and gas production systems. Using data driven models, it is designed to estimate and optimize the production (and injection) of wells continuously in real-time, based on the available wellhead instrumentation. PU provides improved well surveillance, more accurate hydrocarbon accounting, and automatic production reporting and production optimization. The data from PU can also be used for quick analysis to safeguard the technical integrity of wells and reservoirs. It is also cost-effective in that it requires minimal commodity instrumentation and IT systems, much of which may already be present in field operations.Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) in South East Asia had adopted the PU technology just after it was launched in 2004. Today, BSP continues to deploy PU in all of its assets. Implementation of PU in BSP has helped in exception based surveillance, analysis and troubleshooting; and hence has helped optimized resources being directed towards production optimization activities. It has also improved data quality and reporting. This paper discusses how Production Universe has been instrumental in helping BSP in the above operational and production areas. In particular, the application of PU in various facets of WRFM (Wells, Reservoir and Facility Management) to achieve operational excellence is discussed.

A key issue in upstream E&P operations is how to manage wells and reservoirs more effectively. Oil and gas production from onshore and offshore wells can be relatively difficult to manage, not only because of multiphase nature of the well production, but also due to lack of a continuous, reliable measurement of well/reservoir performance. Reporting continuous production from the wells and performing hydrocarbon allocation with credible accuracy is an area with many challenges in upstream E&P operations.Shell's Production Universe (PU) is a novel software application developed by Shell to address some fundamental gaps in the management and surveillance of oil and gas production systems. Using data driven models, it is designed to estimate and optimize the production (and injection) of wells continuously in real-time, based on the available wellhead instrumentation. PU provides improved well surveillance, more accurate hydrocarbon accounting, and automatic production reporting and production optimization. The data from PU can also be used for quick analysis to safeguard the technical integrity of wells and reservoirs. It is also cost-effective in that it requires minimal commodity instrumentation and IT systems, much of which may already be present in field operations.Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) in South East Asia had adopted the PU technology just after it was launched in 2004. Today, BSP continues to deploy PU in all of its assets. Implementation of PU in BSP has helped in exception based surveillance, analysis and troubleshooting; and hence has helped optimized resources being directed towards production optimization activities. It has also improved data quality and reporting. This paper discusses how Production Universe has been instrumental in helping BSP in the above operational and production areas. In particular, the application of PU in various facets of WRFM (Wells, Reservoir and Facility Management) to achieve operational excellence is discussed.