This paper details the progress made with the implementation of BP's FIELD OF THE FUTURE program over the past four years. It first describes the approach taken by BP to install real time data infrastructure in many sectors of its operations. To date this infrastructure has included the installation of 1800km of fibre optic cable, the registration of nearly two million real time data tags within a common real time data backbone, and construction of more than twenty Advanced Collaborative Environments supporting production and drilling operations. The paper then describes some of the activities underway in BP's operations, and the associated benefits, including:use of advanced well monitoring technology to manage sand production and other aspects of well performance in 20 fields (1–3% production benefit)examples of full field optimisation/visualisation and associated benefits (1–2% production benefit)the development of a new downhole flow control capability for high rate sand prone wells (resource/reserve benefit)early experience with the application of temperature profile monitoring and of life of field seismic (resource/reserve benefit) Finally, the paper describes the people, process and organisation activity undertaken in several of BP's large operating areas which have directly impacted many of the operational staff working in these areas through an extensive set of change management workshops and similar activity. The lessons learned from these activities over the past four years include the need to:define support and maintenance resources up frontidentify and standardize infrastructure requirements for new projectstake a centralized global approach to planning deployment but a local approach to implementationfully resource change management activity 1. Background to BP's FIELD OF THE FUTURE Program BP's FIELD OF THE FUTURE program (Ref 1) was established in 2003 with an initial focus on engagement and deployment, the objective being to deploy core technologies in a limited number of assets in order to build a track record, to re-affirm the prize and to build a technical and architectural foundation for subsequent 'bigger moves'. These early deployments, conducted over the period from 2003 to 2005, confirmed the potential of the program to add significant value across a broad range of asset types. Since that time the program has evolved to focus on the three areas, as described pictorially below in Figure 1. The common feature of most of the elements of the program is that they are related one way or another to real time data, and are aimed at high rate fields which form a significant part of BP's current and future portfolios. BP is also working on high well count fields onshore in North America where cost effective solutions for optimization of gas well deliquification is the focus. These and other technologies generally impact production, recovery or both. Over the next 10 years or so, it is expected that the program will contribute in excess of 1 billion barrels of recovery and 100 M/bd to BP's E&P segment.

fax 01-972-952-9435.Abstract BP's Azerbaijan Strategic Performance Unit (AzSPU) has a very active and rich technology programme. It has been developed to meet the key challenges of operating within the Caspian region and to maximise business value. The key challenges facing the AzSPU that need to be addressed via the application of technology are: complex depletion plans, unconsolidated reservoirs, a difficult overburden to drill and an integrated development, gathering and export system. The key technology drivers are: reservoir management, new well delivery, drilling and completions performance, and facilities' operating efficiency.

fax 01-972-952-9435.Abstract BP's Azerbaijan Strategic Performance Unit (AzSPU) has a very active and rich technology programme. It has been developed to meet the key challenges of operating within the Caspian region and to maximise business value. The key challenges facing the AzSPU that need to be addressed via the application of technology are: complex depletion plans, unconsolidated reservoirs, a difficult overburden to drill and an integrated development, gathering and export system. The key technology drivers are: reservoir management, new well delivery, drilling and completions performance, and facilities' operating efficiency.