Emissions Reduction through Production System Optimisation

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Emissions Reduction through Production System
Optimisation

• Ruben van GRINSVENSimon JAKEMAN Hugo van ROSSEM

Shell Global Solutions
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Introduction
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Monitoring and SurveillanceWithout monitoring no
optimisation
FieldWare Production Universe
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SUBSURFACE CONTROL EXAMPLE Cone Control
Simple surface instrumentation control
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SUBSURFACE CONTROL EXAMPLE Cone Control
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OPERATIONS CONTROL EXAMPLEGas lift optimisation
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OPERATIONS CONTROL EXAMPLEGas lift optimisation

• Customer experience
• 5 - 15 more production using significantly less
  gas lift gas
• Production sustained during gas lift compressor
  outage
• Easier for operator to stabilize process after
  compressor outage
• HSE impact
• Less compressed gas needed for oil lift
• Sending Operators less frequently to hazardous
  locations

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FACILITIIES CONTROL EXAMPLES

• Collection of vent gas from oil storage tanks
  using eductors
• Collection of overhead vapour from glycol
  regeneration units

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INCREASED AWARENESS Emissions Forecasting

• Use of EIU
• Allows to quantify and compare the impact on the
  emissions for several options. Helps in decision
  making
• Use of IPSM for Production Forecasting (instead
  of decline curves)
• Enables early identification of Environmental
  effects (Production System Optimisation) and
  quantification of associated
• Emission volumes
• Energy consumption

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QUESTIONS
How do you do emissions forecasting?
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How embedded is the use of EIU in project
screening?
Are the biggest steps the ones that create the
most ownership..?
How do you track performance?
Where do you see the biggest benefits are?
How do you share ideas across your organisation?
Biggest gains really from new Technology?
Responsibility with Operations, Design, HSE?
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