PROFESSIONAL PETROLEUMDATA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

Well Status & ClassificationMarch 9th 2010 Steve CooperChief Communications OfficerPPDM Association

Exercise

• Select the plot symbols from the two lists of values that most closely match the well status values for:

• US

• Canada

• Rest of the World

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Well Status & Classification

Problem Statement:• Well status and classification are some of the

most widely abused terms in the oil and gas industry

• There are many different definitions being used with very little consistency in terms of terminology or semantic meaning.

• Wells may be grouped in many ways but companies often try to establish a single well class or status

• Consequently, data gets aggregated resulting in complex and confusing codes – there are literally thousands of these

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Well Status & Classification

• This results in:- Misunderstanding by users and organizations- Problems with regulatory reporting and

compliance- Poor decisions around property acquisition and

divestiture- Challenges with data mapping- …..

• This has a significant impact on businesses

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Well Status & Classification

Well Classification• GAS

• Gas Well

• EXP: GAS WELL

• NFW

• NEW-POOL WILDCAT

• NEW POOL WILDCAT EXPENDABLE

• DISPOSAL

• DRILLING WASTE DISP

• HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL/NON-NUCLEAR

• EFFLUENT DISPOSAL

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Well Status & Classification

Well Status• GAS• GAS WELL• PRODUCING• ACTIVE• COMPLETED OIL & GAS• D• 3O1WIW • OWWO - COMPLETED AS 2 OIL & 5 GAS WELL• SHUTDOWN FOR CHRISTMAS

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Well Status & Classification

Fluid Type• GAS• GAS WELL• GAS INJECTION WELL• GAS WITH OIL SHOWS• GTMDSW • GSTWOG

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What is a Well? Phase II

Establish baseline definitions for well status and classification over the lifecycle of a well that can be used for communication and comparison purposes.Define a baseline symbol set that can be used to represent well classification and status on a map.Add review of Eastern States and Australian States to WIAW Phase I

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What is a Well? Phase I Extension

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What is a Well? Phase I Extension

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What is a Well? Phase II

Establish baseline definitions for well status and classification over the lifecycle of a well that can be used for communication and comparison purposes.Define a baseline symbol set that can be used to represent well classification and status on a map.Add review of Eastern States and Australian States to WIAW Phase I

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Well Facets

• Well status and classification are essentially different ways of describing wells so that people can find the right set of wells – these are facets

• A facet comprises clearly defined, independentproperties of an object

• Facets contain values that are mutually exclusive with values in other facets

• Facets may be hierarchical in nature• Sub-facets or qualifiers

• By combining information from many facets, users can group or identify wells for many key functions

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Well Facets

• Oil Well• Facet: Fluid Type = Oil

• Producing Oil Well • Facet: Wellbore Status = Producing

• Facet: Fluid Type = Oil

• Operated Producing Oil Well• Facet: Wellbore Status = Producing

• Facet: Fluid Type = Oil

• Facet: Operatorship = Operated

Facets can stand-alone or be grouped

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Well Status and Classification

There are two types of facets that we deal with:• State based facets:

- Provide a snap shot of where a well is in business terms- Are a point in time view that will change over the life of a well- Will generally change in a predicable, sequential pattern that can be

tied to the well lifecycle

• Classification based facets:- Provide a method to group wells based on a characteristic of a well,

such as whether it is producing or injecting. - Have values that may change over the life of a well- Have no set pattern to changes- Are not tied to the well lifecycle- Are essentially an attribute of the well

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Well Facets

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• Business Lifecycle Phase State

• Wellbore Status• Well Status• Business Interest• Operatorship• Business Intention• Outcome

• Role• Lahee Class• Play Type• Well Structure• Trajectory Type• Fluid Direction• Fluid Type• Lahee Final Class

Well Status Facets

Business Life Cycle Phase State: Definition and Values• Business Life Cycle Phase is a collection of

activities and conditions, that are grouped according to business significance, describing where an E&P asset (in this case a well) is at within its progressive history. Phases are related to business significance and are not related to time.

• Planning

• Drilling

• Completing

• Producing

• Disposing

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Well Classification Facets

Fluid Type: Definition and Values• Fluid Type is the class of principal fluid in the

wellhead stream. This facet is not intended to be a descriptor of the fluid composition, it is a general classification.

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• Oil • Gas • Oil &

Condensate • Oil & Gas • Condensate • Bitumen• CO2

• Water • Steam • Sulphur• WAG • Gas Hydrate • Non-Combustible

Gas

Well Facets

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Facet Decomposition

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Current Status Code Current Status Name Primary Fluid Primary Role Primary Fluid

AbundanceSecondary

Fluid Secondary Role Secondary Fluid Abundance Outcome Wellbore Status

1G1WIW 1 GAS & 1 WATER INJECTION WELL WORKOVER Gas Produce Commercial Water Inject Success Producing

1O&1GI 1 OIL & 1 GAS INJECTION WELL Oil Produce Commercial Gas Inject Success Producing

2O&5G 2 OIL & 5 GAS Oil & Gas Produce Commercial Success Producing

2O1GIW 2 OIL & 1 GAS INJECTION WELL WORKOVER Oil Produce Commercial Gas Inject Success Producing

GAS GAS PRODUCER Gas Produce Commercial Success Producing

GI-OG GAS INJECTION WELL-OIL & GAS SHOWS Gas Inject Oil & Gas Shows Injecting

OIL OIL PRODUCER Oil Produce Commercial Success Producing

OSTWOG OIL STORAGE WELL-OLD WELL WORKED OVER-OIL & GAS SHOWS Oil Storage Oil & Gas Shows

SUS-OG SUSPENDED WELL-OIL & GAS SHOWS No Current Role Oil & Gas Shows Unsuccessful Suspended

WIWO WATER INJECTION WELL-OLD WELL WORKED OVER-OIL SHOWS Water Inject Oil Shows Injecting

Plot Symbols

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Plot Symbols

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Exercise

• Decompose the well status values into the PPDM facets

• Select the PPDM symbol that is most appropriate based upon Wellbore Status and Fluid Type

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Well Status and Classification

• The first version of the Well Status and Classification project is now complete

• This will be released to PPDM members for review and comment in the next few weeks

• The facet definitions, values and plot symbols will be made available to industry as a whole through the PPDM web site

• Success will depend upon practical implementation –talk to your vendors and get involved

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