Advances in mobile technology for the oil and gas industry

2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 502
Author(s):  
Jeremy Shannon ◽  
Joris Steeman
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Electrical Equipment ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Process Time ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Production Facilities

Australia's ageing production facilities (refining, LNG WA, oil and gas, and infrastructure) require turnarounds of an unprecedented scale. For oil and gas producers to focus on reducing costs while maintaining safe-production practices is a significant challenge. This is represented by the high cost of labour, materials and increasing regulatory compliance, including NOPSEMA and AS/NZS 60079.17 for EX Electrical Integrity in Hazardous Areas. Labour-intensive preparation work is led by Static (Pipe and Pressure vessel inspections) and ongoing EX maintenance inspections campaigns covering tens of thousands of EX FLOCs per year for each LNG train. Remediation work is supported by integrated Safe System of Work (iSSoW) for risk assessment and permit to work. Mobile applications in hazardous areas can reduce the effort required for many field-based processes, including EX inspections and iSSoW; however, they must also overcome the challenges of limited wireless communications in production facilities and the aged design of EX Zone 1 rated Mobile Devices. The application of Lean Six Sigma and process analysis to identify waste in the supporting processes (electrical equipment in hazardous areas [EEHA] and iSSoW) and the introduction of improved mobile system architecture provide new thinking for mobile technology in oil and gas production. This study identifies key areas of waste and analyses the results of extended mobility trials in onshore and offshore production environments in both new and aged facilities. This extended abstract reviews the results of a 2012 study that shows how appropriate mobile technology can reduce process time by more than 50%. This study's results also identify further areas for refinement and improvement.

A Step Change in the Digital Oilfield Arena: Cloud Computing and Workflow Integration for Production Operations Solutions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aditya Kotiyal ◽  
Guru Prasad Nagaraj ◽  
Lester Tugung Michael
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Dimensional Change ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Production Data ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Common Domain ◽  
Digital Oilfield ◽  
Workflow Orchestration

Abstract Digital oilfield applications have been implemented in numerous operating companies to streamline processes and automate workflows to optimize oil and gas production in real-time. These applications are mostly deployed using traditional on-premises systems; where maintenance, accessibility and scalability serves as a major bottleneck for an efficient outcome. In addition to this challenge, the sector still faces limitations in data integration from disparate data sources, liberation of consolidated data for consumption and cross domain workflow orchestration of that data. The dimensional change brought by digital transformation strategies has paved a path for the Cloud- based solutions, which have recently gained momentum in the oil and gas industry pertaining to their wider accessibility, simpler customization, greater system stability and scalability to support larger amount of data in a performant way. To address the challenges mentioned earlier, we have embarked on a journey with Production Data Foundation which brings together production and equipment data from across an organization. In this paper, we will highlight how Production Data Foundation, hosted on the cloud, provides the underlying infrastructure, services, interfaces required to support and unify production data ingestion, workflow orchestration, and through the alignment of the common domain and digital concepts, improve collaboration between people in distinct roles, such as production engineers, reservoir engineers, drilling engineers, deployment engineers, software developers, data scientists, architects, and subject matter experts (SME) working with production operations products and solutions.

Evaluating Methods To Estimate Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Production Facilities Using LES Simulations

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (19) ◽  
pp. 11206-11214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo E. Saide ◽  
Daniel F. Steinhoff ◽  
Branko Kosovic ◽  
Jeffrey Weil ◽  
Nicole Downey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Methane Emissions ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Evaluating Methods ◽  
Production Facilities

STUDY OF CHEMICAL REAGENTS AGAINST CORROSION PROCESSES IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE UZEN FIELD

2021 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-195
Author(s):  
U. Zh. Tazhenbayeva ◽  
◽  
Ye.O. Ayapbergenov ◽  
G. Zh. Yeligbayeva ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corrosion Inhibitors ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Freezing Temperature ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Localized Corrosion ◽  
Laboratory Research ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Field Equipment ◽  
Long Run

One of the biggest challenges in oil and gas production projects is dealing with the various types of corrosion to which certain parts of field equipment are exposed. Selecting the right corrosion inhibitor for the specific environment is extremely important. Choosing inhibitors for a particular location can be a difficult task because there are many factors to be considered. Understanding the corrosion problems that can arise is important in the oil and gas industry, and knowledge of which inhibitors to use to deal with general and localized corrosion will save time and money in the long run. This article presents the results of studies of various brands of domestic and foreign corrosion inhibitors for use in the Uzen field: physical and chemical characteristics (density, viscosity, freezing temperature, mass fraction of active substance, compatibility with field waters, amine number), efficiency of corrosion inhibitors in laboratory conditions and on a bench simulating field reservoir conditions, taking into account pressure, temperature, fluid flow rate, as well as aggressive components - hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide. In addition, studies of corrosion inhibitors' effect on the process of preparation of production are also given. The works were carried out in the center of scientific and laboratory research of KMG Engineering branch " KazNIPImunaygas" LLP.

Shaping the decommissioning landscape of tomorrow

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 537
Author(s):  
Andrew Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Service Sector ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Industry Growth ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Research Organisations ◽  
Growth Centres

Associated with the growth of Australia’s oil and gas industry over the past 40 years, our oceans currently host oil and gas production and transportation infrastructure that will cost ~AU$30 billion to decommission. National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) is one of six industry growth centres (IGC) funded by the Australian Government. NERA is investigating opportunities for transforming the way that Australia manages its upcoming decommissioning activities. In 2019, NERA undertook a series of stakeholder consultations to refresh our understanding of Australia’s decommissioning outlook. Feedback was received through more than 20 interviews and follow-up surveys with the service sector, operators, research organisations, regulators and consultants. This paper highlights the outcomes of this review and NERA’s view on opportunities to position Australia favourably to manage decommissioning in a way that maximises benefits.

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