A Small Operator's Implementation of a Digital Oil-Field Initiative

Steam is the most effective means of transporting heat into viscous, heavy oil reservoirs. Consequently, millions of dollars are spent annually to generate steam for continuous and cyclic injection projects. This paper presents best practices for collecting and analyzing data to streamline decision-making, optimize field operations and maximize economic performance steam injection projects. Required data collection types and frequencies are defined. Cost-effective monitoring methods and procedures to ensure data integrity are described. Data analysis methods for evaluating heat migration efficiency through surface piping, down injection or cyclic wells, through the reservoir, up producing wells and through casing vapor recovery systems are illustrated. Methods for integrating and interpreting qualitative information, such as surface terrain, reservoir structure and stratigraphy are also illustrated. Data normalization techniques are presented to properly evaluate steam injection requirements and better characterize production response. Recommended practices are also presented for establishing, calculating and evaluating key operating parameters to clearly identify and implement project improvements in a timely manner.

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Real-Time Monitoring of a Green Digital Oil Field in Abu Dhabi Offshore: It's Benefits and Challenges

Javid

Ettireddi

Hafez

et al. 2019

Day 3 Wed, November 13, 2019

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This Green Field was recently commissioned and it was put on production last year. It is a model Digital Oil Field having two artificial islands built to drill all its wells with smart completions like ICVs, ICDs and Permanent Downhole Gauges in all Oil & Gas Producer Wells. This paper will describe the benefits of real-time data utilization for better and most efficient Field/Wells Monitoring along with Better and quick decision-making. Flow tests are performed 2-3 times a week using Multi phase flow meter (MPFM) for each of its wells. Smart and Innovative Dashboard have been created for best screening and grouping of wells as per predefined business rules and alerting Asset Engineers for any wells, which are close to violating any of the Reservoir Management Guidelines, and therefore timely decisions, are made to avoid those violations. Miscible Gas Injection was started from the early days of Field life. Gas Tracers are planned to be injected by the end of this year to achieve the successful and improved surveillance and understandingly Reservoirs and better plan the future wells locations and completion strategy. All Field/well Shut Down duration opportunities are utilized for Pressure Build-up analysis for Oil Producer wells and therefore considerable cost of running Memory gauges and intervention operations is also saved. Successful Digital Oil Field is a result of collaborative and multiple discipline Team Work. Lessons learned and recommendation for any new Digital Oil Field are also presented in the paper. Innovative Dashboards have been created to for best screening of wells and alerting for any wells, which are close to violating any of the Reservoir Management Guidelines, and therefore timely decisions, are made to avoid those violations. The standardized data repository is developed as data integration layer using OSI PI platform products to seamlessly merge real time data with manual data to create a single data reference architecture. This has been a powerful enhancement to ensure a single version of the truth.

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A Small Operator's Implementation of a Digital Oil-Field Initiative

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Real-Time Monitoring of a Green Digital Oil Field in Abu Dhabi Offshore: It's Benefits and Challenges

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