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LEARNING FROM THE PAST

MAINTAINING SKILLS FOR THE

FUTURE

Effective lift is essential for

businesses in tight margins

Dave Carpenter

Global Discipline Head Production Technology and Production Chemistry

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WHY IS UNDERSTANDING LIFT IMPORTANT?

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OIL PRICE SINCE THE 70’S

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$0

$20

$40

$60

$80

$100

$120

$140

$160

197

3

197

5

197

7

197

9

19

81

198

3

198

5

198

7

198

9

199

1

199

3

199

5

199

7

199

9

200

1

200

3

200

5

200

7

200

9

201

1

201

3

201

5

Money of Day Oil Price

Real Oil Price

Source – EIA Imported Oil Monthly Aggregate

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SHIFTS IN SHELLS LIFTED PRODUCTION

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1993 Oil Prod

Gaslift

ESP

Beam

Other

2015 Oil Prod

Gaslift

ESP

Beam

Other

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SKILLS – REFLECTION OF THE BUSINESS

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Flowing oil &

gas wellsGWD

Gaslift RP

ESPPC

PFlowing Oil & Gas

Wells

GWD

GasliftBigger wells (DW, Norway)

RPESP

PC

P

Plunger

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SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN AN OPERATOR

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Grad 10 yrs 20 yrs 30 yrs 40 yrs

Deep Expert

Generalist

LeaderExits Company

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RETAINING SKILLS, BUILDING SKILLS

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Oil Fields

Gas Fields

Pumped

Gaslift

Operator

Oil Fields

Gas Fields

PumpedGaslift

Other Operators

Oil Gas

GasliftPumpe

d

Service IndustryAcademia

Operator groups

JIP’s

Research Programs

New products

Old Products

SPE

People

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SHELL SKILLS RETENTION

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

2013 2016

A-SME

SME

Foundation Training

Specialist Training

Global Experts

Principle Technical Expert (1)

Subject Matter Expert (5-10)

Associate Matter Expert (unl)

Hire the Expertise

Challenge – retaining skills when

rotating positions

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only DW & gas onshore

60’s 70’s 80’s 90’s 00’s 10’s

CA

WTxMILA GOM

Shelf

CA

DW Pinedale Shale Gas

Shale Gas

CASE EXAMPLE – SHELL OIL CHANGES & IMPACT

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1966 Gibbs & Neely,

Computer Diagnosis

of Downhole

Conditions in Sucker

Rod Pumping Wells

1973 Cleon gives

talk on computer

controlled gaslift

1961 Duns &

Ros 2-phase

correlation

developed at

Shell labs

1988 WinGLUEDevelopment begins

By 2004, Shell had almost no

operated RP, ESP or GL wells

in the US.

1993 – Tested gaslift

valve performance at

TUALP (with Ken Decker)

1987 CO2 Tracer

Developed at

Shell Research

in Bellaire

2001 – Foam

GWD becomes

common

2010 – First oil

from Perdido –

seafloor boosting

with ESP’s

2005– First GL in

DW, HRGLV

15000 wells

Most lifted

All types

Continental US

GOM expansion

Wide diversity in business

1990 SubpumpDevelopment

1980’s Delta V

vans everywhere

Belridge

1972 CO2

Injection begins

DW TLP/Subsea

Shale Oil/Gas

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WE CHANGE TOO . . . . .

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Source: iHuman Media, courtesy James Dean, Director Enterprise Development

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ADAPTING TO THE NEW GENERATION

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SKILLS

New professionals are

the lifeblood

Expose as many as

you can

Deep expertise cannot

be forced but you can

nurture it

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Adapt with your business

Maintaining our skills connects all of us: Operators,

Service Companies, Academia