Update on POSC xField

WITSML SIG Public Meeting29 April 2004

Calgary

David Archerarcher@posc.org

POSC xField

xField = {SmartField,

i-field,e-field,

Digital Oilfield of the Future,Intelligent Field,

Field of the Future,Digital Oil and Gas Field,

… }

The Smart Field

 

measure-model-control … measure-model-decide-execute

… throughout the asset lifecycle

Smart Systems

From self-guiding missiles to self-replenishing fridges, the basic approach of all “smart technology” is measure-model-control

– measure system properties– model actual vs desired behaviour– derive required correction parameters (adaptive control)– implement control

∆xField

Acquire

Model

Analyze

Control

Source: Shell

Business Headquarters

Capacity Planning Design [months/years]

Operational Planning [months/years]

Scheduling [days/months]

Supervisory Control [minutes/hours]

Regulatory Control [sec/minutes]

Well & Surface facilities

-Flow, pressure and temperature in wells and separator-Fuel injection to produce heat out of a boiler

-SCADA systems for coordinating flow stations and pipelines-Gas distribution/optimization on a pipeline network-Monitoring wellheads, multiples and flow stations

-Scheduling of injection/production plan and resources-Opening and closing wells or partial completions-Adjusting well operating parameters

-Planning of injection/production plan and resources-Planning drilling and workover resources-Supply Chain Management & Market and customer demands

-Asset life cycle and installed based maintenance or growth-Supply Chain Management & Market and customer demands

Aut

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ion

leve

l

Tim

e-scale

Fast cycle

Slower cycle

Source: Saputelli SPE 83978

Layered Architecture

Ref: SPE 79893

Some related activities

CERA DOFFSPE Real Time Operations TIGSPE Digital Energy Study Group

API/GCIMT eFields ProjectReal Time Reservoir Management [TTG Group-OG21]

WITSML SIGStrategic Decision Sciences ‘Roadmap’

UH CIOO…

Many internal / joint projects in oil / service companies…

CERA DOFF: Potential Industry benefits / remarks

Enhanced recovery: 125 billion BOELower operating costs: $4-8 billion/year

Increased production rates: increase utilization 2-6%Lower facilities cost: 5-10% (3-5 years)

Decreased drilling costs: 5-15%But

Benefits are not independent, and they requireIntegration of higher quality data

Significant change in organizations and work processes

Source: CERA DOFF executive summary

Total asset awarenessActing on awareness

Increased use of full asset awareness

Comments from Operators(re: DOFF)

Better decisions fasterPrediction vs. reaction

$250 million USD / year cost savingsIt’s not about the technology

Integrate facilities, wells, subsurfaceFind right level of ‘smartness’ for each asset

Key xField TechnologiesCERA1

Real-time drillingIntelligent

completions3D visualizationRemote sensing

monitoring & control

RTRM2

DrillingWells

SeismicFacilities

Data ManagementTools & Software

Saputelli3

RT drilling & completion

Integrated asset managementRT production optimization

1 CERA DOFF Executive summary2 TTA report on Real Time Reservoir Management. OG21 - Norwegian Continental Shelf3 L. Sapultelli, et al. SPE 83978 [JPT December 2003]

xField = {SmartField, i-field, e-field, Digital Oilfield of the Future, Intelligent Field,…}

Classification of xField …Saputelli1

MeasurementAnalysis &

InterpretationDecisions & Optimization

Change & ControlData Management

ChevronTexaco2

Instrumentation-SurveillanceInformation

-AnalysisInterpretations- Optimization

Innovation- Transformation

SDC3

BasicStandardized

StructuredIntegratedOptimal

1 L. Sapultelli, et al. SPE 83978 [JPT December 2003]2 T. Unneland, IQPC RT Field Management, February 20043 Strategic Decision Science, Roadmap to Enterprise Optimization Study

xField = {SmartField, i-field, e-field, Digital Oilfield of the Future, Intelligent Field,…}

Asset Maturity Model (AAM)

Basic - Minimum IT structure, ad hoc processes

Standardized - COTS solutions with minimum of customization

Structured - Configured / customized IT solutions to meet specific needs for the asset

Integrated - Assets networked to operation center(s), EPR systems, wide range of applications and vendors

Optimal - Smart devices (with human oversight), field performance integrated with back office, feed-forward and feedback loops for optimal control

Source: S. Shemwell, SDS, ( www.energypulse.net)

POSC xField: suggested work

XML standards for collaborationextending footprint of WITSML to include all data types required for

Production System Surveillance and Reservoir SurveillanceSmart Sensors

what is needed for plug-and-play at each level of OSI modelAPI’s for downhole intelligent devices, protocols (SOAP?), metadata

and metadata managementMarket Studies

smart surveillancefor “shared services” in data acquisition and management,

value-added services (pre-processing, analysis, interpretation) publishing,…

potential business models, and implementation technologies: web services.

POSC xField Approaches

Understanding / problem identification

- pursue problems will clear (shared) business purposes

Adopt / adapt WITSML

-new Data Types to focus on Production Operations-production volumes, production tests, temperature, pressures

Focus = Architectures + Data

Develop standards via Pilot Projects

Players = oil + service + regulators

Incremental, rapid results

Catalogues of related work / relevant standards

POSC xField SIG events8 May 2003 (Houston)

http://www.posc.org/meetings/may03_SFields

23 May 2003 (London)http://www.posc.org/meetings/may03uksfields

19 November 2003 (Houston) @ POSC Annual Meetinghttp://www.posc.org/meetings/nov03

14 January 2004 (Houston) @ IOO Workshophttp://www.posc.org/meetings/jan04_ioo

17 May 2004 (Houston) @ UH 13:30-16:30http://www.posc.org/meetings/may04_ioo

June or September 2004 (Europe)

CGEYHPMicrosoftSAICSGIInvensysOSISoftParasPOSCUK DTI

AnadarkoBPExxonMobilMarathon ShellHalliburtonSchlumbergerAccentureTotal

Univ. of HoustonABBSDSAspenTecheProduction SolutionsTheEnergyForum

xField meeting attendees

An oil company perspective on Standards

Standards save money!uniform hardware, applications, data save $100 Million/year

Standards lead to better science and increased value

Use standards to address interface issues

It’s better to get common than to be best

Industry standards provide cost effective bridge to the digital oil field

Source: Downes & Mui, “Unleashing the Killer App”

The Right Players - clear focus

BP & Statoil

Baker, Halliburton, Schlumberger, NPSi

Commitment

Initial funding by oil companies

Oil & service companies remain engaged after initial delivery

Processes

Practical, incremental approach

Clear focus on target outcomes - through implementation

Frequent communications - steering & technical teams

Technologies

XML, SOAP

Output

XML Schema + Server API + sample implementation

Openness / evolution

Transfer to POSC for commercially neutral custody, publication, promotion and evolution

Some lessons learned / best practices

David ArcherPresident / CEO

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