Oil and Gas industry began to take attentiveness in developing Multi Phase Flow Meters (MPFM) in the early 1980s as the remote data access and improved performance with more compact mobile testing systems were the key features of the required technology. MPFMs were initially used in offshore industry; however, presently their applications are prolonged to land and even subsea installations.For over ten years, Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) has been using MPFM in several oil fields and concession areas. Being relatively the furthermost recent developed field, clustering options, and full application of i-field concept including collaborative environment (CWE); North East Bab (NEB) Asset is crowned for being the frontrunner in adopting the up-to-date technologies among other ADCO Assets.NEB full field development was custom-built in 2005. Fifteen (15) number of conventional three phase test separators were put together for reservoir surveillance and production testing requirement and were lately refurbished and upgraded with Coriolis and V-cone meters rather than originally installed turbine meters. During this period, two portable MFPMs were contracted out in order to achieve the annual testing KPI and prospect was taken to validate the Coriolis and V-cone meters of the refurbished test separators using MPFMs'. This project facilitated instituting better communication protocols along with comprehensive collaborative workflow between NEB Asset and the service provider that resulted in successful completion of the revamping project. This as well had tremendously encouraged ADCO (NEB Asset) to permanently include MPFM flow metering applications in the upcoming future developments. This paper aspires to share the valuable experience gained by utilizing the MPFM in NEB Asset for different flow metering applications, and to establish the technology adoption guidelines for other field operators.

Gaining customers satisfactions is the utmost supplier's ultimate goal for their end products domestically and internationally. Therefore; Abu Dhabi Company For Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) has been always keen to applying state-of-art technology of intelligent and integrated field (i-field) along with Collaborative Work Environment (CWE) and Field Data Integration System (FDIS) capabilities in order to manage fields HSE-Integrity and deliver mandated production at the required industry specifications. This strategy enabled monitoring hydrocarbon processing facility via generating continuous Triggers and Trends (T&Ts) to monitor rotating and static equipment performances and intervene proactively via analyzing reported data such as temperature profiles across Stabilization Column, Compressors vibrations, Glycol consumptions at the dehydrations system, Deslaters etc… Stabilization column is considered the heart of the operation where most essential separations of light components of hydrocarbon goes through for liberation of gases and delivering stable crude for export. Throughout years of operation modes, it was numerously observed that stabilization column main re-boiler revealed history of multiple-malfunctioning and substantial thermal efficiency decay which resulted temporarily in having negative impacts on meeting the design specifications of oil in terms of Raid Vapor Pressure (RVP), salt and water contents. Therefore; to restore re-boiler efficiency, it conventionally dictates total facility shutdown for off stream inspections and maintenance where complicated mechanical cleaning and repairs by specialized contractors carried out. It eventually ends up with substantial production losses and huge unbearable cost and time. This as well involves use of heavy duty tools/equipment such as cranes/machines where risks of working at height and/or under suspended loads which are ones of ADCO Nine Life Protection Rules (LPRs). To overcome normal worldwide industrial practices and avoid intolerable fatal risks that may happen, an alternative applicable SMART and creative approach is fashioned. This cleaver tactic is introduced where re-boiler is cleaned in-situ by being pickled into inhibited fresh water for several times till Total Solids and Salts (TSS) is fully recovered. Once salts contents are measured at very low percentage, the system is boxed up and operations are resumed consequently. The truth is that "Thinking outside the Box Safe Approach" had derived this initiative. It targeted avoiding unexpected and/or prolonged shutdown periods, sustain productions, satisfy integrity desires, restore Stabilization column temperature efficiency, enhance HSE culture in ADCO operating sites, maximize usage of resources, improve contributed young United Arab Emirates (UAE) nationals competency and optimize contracted activities costs. This paper aspires to share the valuable experience gained by applying this brave methodology in one of ADCO fields for maximizing similar process equipment efficiency, and to establish the best practices adoption guidelines for other field operators.

While many papers talk about the benefits of Collaborative Work Environments (CWE), few have addressed the issues related to the design and implementation of the projects. This paper covers the development of the NEB field CWE in Abu Dhabi Oil Company for Onshore Operations (ADCO), and addresses the experiences and learnings across all phases of the project. It addresses the development of the Smart Fields strategy and the planned coverage of CWEs across the producing field, the required IT infrastructure, the selection of applications and the development of workflows to support the CWEs and the significant project management and logistical challenges. During the course of the project ADCO underwent a reorganization which aligned the company around its producing assets. The paper addresses the benefits that this change has made in implementing the CWE programme and highlights some of the change management issues faced by the team. Critical to the success of the project was to ensure staff quickly familiarized themselves with the new working environment and that a clear support structure was in place which could respond to technical problems and requests for assistance. A key purpose of the paper is to share the acquired knowledge from implementing the project, covering both the successes and the challenges of overcoming bottlenecks, pitfalls and things that simply go wrong. In such, it provides the leadership practitioner with a balanced methodology of process and necessary soft skills to map out a road which manages the risks and avoids the potholes.