Second Workshop on Intelligent Oilfield Operations

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Second Workshop on Intelligent Oilfield Operations

• Hosted byUniversity of HoustonPOSC17 May 2004
• (This is a brief report on the workshop based on
  Prof. Nicolaous presentation, the meeting
  announcement, and meeting notes)

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Agenda

• Opportunity for Collaboration, Professor M.
  Nikolaou, U. of Houston
• Lessons Learned, David Archer, POSC
• Discussion
• Build a proposal problem statements, use cases.
  value proposition, pilot projects,

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Motivation

• At the Digital Energy Session at OTC (5 May 2004,
  Houston), Peter Goode, President of Schlumberger
  Information Solutions, said that the key
  technical components for Version 1 of the Digital
  Oilfield are already available.
• Many in the industry agree, however, progress
  remains somewhat slow.
• We can work collaboratively to make progress
  towards this goal. Lets determine how!

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Attendees (23)

• Hosts POSC, U. of Houston
• Oil Companies BP, ExxonMobil, Shell, Unocal
• Commercial AspenTech, Halliburton, Invensys,
  Schlumberger, SGI

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Potential projects and deliverables

• Assessment of the value of integration of IOO
  technologies over development of isolated
  solutions
• Efficient multi-scale optimization, monitoring,
  and control
• Data-driven development of models suitable for
  optimization, monitoring, and control
• Abnormal situation detection, diagnosis, and
  management
• Real-time decision making based on analysis and
  interpretation of large data sets
• Interaction between surface facilities
  optimization and the reservoir.

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Summary of Discussion

• Problem Real-time data volume explosion
• Handling
• Finding useful data
• Problem Optimize production in instrumented
  wells / fields
• Within shift / day
• Within week / month / quarter
• Over year / years
• Problem Can lessons learned from integrating /
  optimizing deep water, high value wells be
  applied elsewhere?
• Problem Safety concerns in highly instrumented
  wells / fields

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Next Steps

• Small team identified to draft a proposal
• Due 25 June for review by attendees
• Establish discussion list for communication
• Publish material on POSC Web site.

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