Data Science Use Case for Brownfield Optimization - A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manish Kumar Lal ◽  
Tae Hyung Kim ◽  
Darrin M. Singleton
Keyword(s):  
Data Science ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Gold Rush ◽  
Thermal Stimulation ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Holistic Review ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Cyclic Stimulation ◽  
Data Driven Modeling

Abstract Data Science is the current gold rush. While many industries have benefitted from applications of data science, including machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI), the applications in upstream oil and gas are still somewhat limited. Some examples of applications of AI include seismic interpretations, facility optimization, and data driven modeling – forecasting. While still naïve, we will explore cases where data science can be used in the day to day field optimization and development. The Midway Sunset (MWSS) field in San Joaquin Valley, California has over 100 years of history. The field was discovered in 19011 and had limited development through the 1960s. Since the start of thermal stimulation in 1964, the field has seen phased thermal flooding and cyclic stimulation. Recently there has been an increase in heat mining vertical and horizontal wells to tap the remaining hot oil. As with any brownfield, the sweet spots are long gone. Effort is now to optimize the field development and tap by-passed oil, thereby increasing recovery. The current operational focus includes field wide holistic review of remaining resource potential. Resources in the MWSS reservoirs are produced by cyclic steam method. Cyclic thermal stimulation has been effective as an overall depletion process and for stimulating the near wellbore region to increase production. It is imperative to properly identify target wells and sands for cyclic stimulation. Cyclic steaming in depleted zones or cold reservoirs is often uneconomical. The benefit comes when we can identify and stimulate only the warm oil. Identification of warm oil and short listing the wells for cyclic stimulation is a labor-intensive process. The volume of data can get so large that it may not be feasible for a professional to effectively do the analysis. In this paper, we present a case study of data analytics for high grading wells for cyclic stimulation. This method utilizes the machine power to integrate reservoir, and production data to identify and rank wells for cyclic stimulation and potentially increase success rate by minimizing suboptimal cyclic candidates.

Abandonment Best Practices in Unitised Area for Wells and Facilities Straddling Two Countries in Malay Basin: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kumar Nathan ◽  
M Arif Iskandar Ghazali ◽  
M Zahin Abdul Razak ◽  
Ismanto Marsidi ◽  
Jamari M Shah
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Successful Outcome ◽  
Maintenance Cost ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Host Government ◽  
Cycle Oil

Abstract Abandonment is considered to be the last stage in the oil gas field cycle. Oil and gas industries around the world are bounded by the necessity of creating an abandonment program which is technically sound, complied to the stringent HSE requirement and to be cost-effective. Abandonment strategies were always planned as early as during the field development plan. When there are no remaining opportunities left or no commercially viable hydrocarbon is present, the field need to be abandoned to save operating and maintenance cost. The cost associated on abandonment can often be paid to the host government periodically and can be cost recoverable once the field is ready to be abandoned. In Malaysia, some of the oil producing fields are now in the late life of production thus abandonment strategies are being studied comprehensively. The interest of this paper is to share the case study of one of a field that is in its late life of production and has wells and facilities that planned to be abandon soon. The abandonment in this field is challenging because it involves two countries, as this field is in the hydrocarbon structure that straddling two countries. Series of techno-commercial discussion were held between operators of these two countries to gain an integrated understanding of the opportunity, defining a successful outcome of the opportunity and creating an aligned plan to achieve successful abandonment campaign. Thus, this paper will discuss on technical aspects of creating a caprock model, the execution strategies of abandoning the wells and facilities and economic analysis to study whether a joint campaign between the operators from two countries yields significantly lower costs or otherwise.

Digital Enablement Through Effective Deployment and Commissioning of Instrumentation, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System SCADA in Surface Facilities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaojing Cao ◽  
Xiangzeng Wang ◽  
Lei Nie ◽  
Yaoqiang Hu ◽  
Yundong Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Acceptance Test ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Scada Systems

Abstract In the era of all-encompassing Big Data and the Internet of Things (IoT), mastery of Instrument Control (I&C) and SCADA systems deployment is becoming more important as the Operational Technology (OT) foundation for digital integration, data gathering, processing, analytics, and the optimization of business results. Integration and communication between different I&C and SCADA products and systems in an Oil and Gas project represent a significant challenge. The issues encountered on projects globally can prolong project schedules from weeks to months with consequential impacts on commercial gas production, project cash flow, and economics. This paper presents how to enable digital operations through holistic design, well-organized kickoff, effective Integrated Factory Acceptance Test (IFAT), and timely commissioning of I&C and SCADA systems for surface facilities of a gas field development project. It provides a feasible, economical and proven solution to address the foregoing challenges. Furthermore, in this paper we present a snapshot of how to use the latest data-science technology to bring out the value of the gold mine - big data generated by the I&C and SCADA systems.

scholarly journals A novel approach to resource potential estimation and field development of non-structural traps with limited data: a case study of Achimov formation in Western Siberia

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 52-60
Author(s):  
Daria I. Zhigulina ◽  
Dilyara I. Mingazova ◽  
Denis S. Grigoriev ◽  
Vladimir Yu. Klimov ◽  
Mariya V. Latysheva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Economic Assessment ◽  
Seismic Exploration ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Seismic Surveys ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Estimated Parameters ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
General Line

Background. The West Siberian basin which is one of the main oil and gas regions of Russia is characterized not only by classical structural traps but also by extremely complex geological objects of Achimov sequence. Thereby, it is quite difficult to evaluate perspectives of license areas within which we can discover those Achimov type of deposits, especially at regional stage exploration in terms of a complete absence of 3D seismic data and uneven coverage of area by 2D seismic surveys. Aim. This article is devoted to the methodology description for probabilistic assessment of the resource base of non-structural traps in the Achimov strata in areas with different 2D-seismic exploration degree. Materials and methods. The methodology based on the “density” method which in relation to the evaluated area uses statistics of estimated parameters and number of bodies in the field analogs. The general line of this paper is how to use this methodology for resource base evaluation in the zones of Achimov deposits intersection as the most promising from the point of further development. Results. As part of the project evaluation according to the proposed approach, the resource base was divided into components — resources of objects in areas of possible intersection and resources of single, non-intersecting objects. Conclusions. It provides an opportunity to spot and conduct a technical and economic assessment of previously uneconomic reservoirs.

scholarly journals Interference analysis and operability envelopes design for deepwater parallel strings

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Jingyu Zhu ◽  
Kang Liu ◽  
Guoming Chen ◽  
Gaogeng Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Surface Current ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Oil And Gas Exploration ◽  
Wake Model ◽  
Offshore Oil And Gas ◽  
Offshore Oil ◽  
Wake Fields ◽  
Shielding Effects

Dual derrick operations are widely used for field development during offshore drilling. During this process, complex operations and complicated hydrodynamic interaction may contribute to the interference collisions of parallel strings. In this context, this study addresses interference collisions for parallel strings during the deepwater dual derrick operation. To analyze the response of parallel strings a mechanical model for deepwater parallel strings is established. Moreover, Huse wake model and strip model are used for calculating the hydrodynamic influence in different wake fields. The research results validate that the collision will occur during the operation considering the hydrodynamic wake shielding effects and interference evaluation criterion. The increasing platform offsets and surface current are the leading causes of parallel strings collisions. To avoid the risk of interference collisions an innovative procedure for operability envelopes is developed by synthesizing the platform offsets and surface currents. The proposed operability envelopes method for parallel strings is automatically completed which can save much workforce and resources. A case study on deepwater drilling in the South China Sea has been applied to verify the effectiveness of these methods. Besides, the proposed methodology can effectively reduce collision accidents and provide technical support for the offshore oil and gas exploration.

Late life management of onshore and offshore pipelines

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 414
Author(s):  
Brian Humphreys ◽  
Wacek Lipski
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Life Review ◽  
Remaining Life ◽  
Offshore Pipelines ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Design Life ◽  
Inspection And Maintenance ◽  
1960S And 1970S ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Opening Up

The Australian oil and gas boom of the 1960s and 1970s lead to production commencing in the Gippsland, Surat, Cooper and Carnarvon basins and so many pipeline assets around Australia are approaching operating lives of 40-50 years and the end of their design lives. With unconventional field development and the Australian gas markets opening up to international customers through LNG, there will be an increasing requirement to extend the life of pipelines while maintaining safety and integrity. The management of pipeline assets late in their design life is a challenge for operators both onshore and offshore, with pipelines requiring higher levels of inspection and maintenance, while revenues can be fixed or regulated for downstream assets or potentially declining for upstream assets. To operate pipelines beyond their specified design life, there are requirements that must be fulfilled—for offshore, a design re-qualification in accordance with DNV-OS-F101 and for onshore, a remaining life review in accordance with AS2885.3. In addition, for onshore pipelines, AS2885.3 requires the remaining life review process to be undertaken every 10 years, rather than just at the end of the design life. This extended abstract discusses the requirements of the DNV-OS-F101 and AS2885.3 and the approaches required to meet these requirements. It also discusses key lessons that have been learned and makes recommendations to pipeline operators preparing for end-of-design-life reviews and executing them as cost effectively as possible.

Integrated Geomechanical Operations for Successful Field Development: A Case Study from Western Offshore, India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pawandeep Bagga ◽  
Tapan Kidambi ◽  
Ashish Sharma ◽  
Anjana Panchakarla ◽  
Aditee Kulkarni
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Drilling Optimization ◽  
Fit For Purpose ◽  
High Level ◽  
Offshore Field ◽  
Jack Up

Abstract This paper deals with the field development study for an offshore field in the western part of India. The main points of focus are holistic execution of integrated workflows for the delivery of subsea oil and gas wells from a jack up platform in this region. Given that the encountered formations encountered in wells posed significant challenges during the drilling phase, a field level geomechanics study was commissioned to understand and mitigate any challenges and effect smooth drilling and logging operations. Understanding the geomechanical effects by analysing the offset wells drilled in the region provided significant insights into the potential challenges faced while exploring target formations. The proposed well locations were drilled in a structurally complex geological setting. From the analysis of previously drilled wells in the region, it was evident that the variation in insitu properties of the lithologies and the extreme heterogeneity and vugular nature of the encountered carbonates caused significant drillability issues with subsequent losses, excessive cuttings, and several back reaming cycles impacting rig time and leading to generally poor borehole conditions. On the other hand, the shales encountered at shallower depths presented a different challenge, especially with a high swelling tendency, adding to progressively worsening hole conditions and significant fluid invasion. Finally, the basal clastics and the depleted zones with variable rock strengths added to the borehole instability issues, with particular zones projecting losses while others showed influxes. In light of such a plethora of issues, an integrated approach including dynamic real time monitoring of operations, structured LWD and wireline logging programmes, a high level petrophysics, formation evaluation and borehole acoustics for shear radial profiling was carried out. A fit for purpose geomechanical model was built encompassing the results of these analyses and was continually updated in real time during the operations phase. Given the variability in the pressures, temperatures and operational mud weights in each section, execution for successful delivery of the wells was further aided by identification of the optimal mud systems, critical casing setting depths and real time drilling optimization, ensuring good borehole quality throughout for further logging and testing programmes.

The Genesis and Internal Dynamics of El Salvador's People's Revolutionary Army, 1970–1976

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (01) ◽  
pp. 102-129
Author(s):  
ALBERTO MARTÍN ÁLVAREZ ◽  
EUDALD CORTINA ORERO
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Internal Dynamics ◽  
Internal Coherence ◽  
The 1960S

AbstractUsing interviews with former militants and previously unpublished documents, this article traces the genesis and internal dynamics of the Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (People's Revolutionary Army, ERP) in El Salvador during the early years of its existence (1970–6). This period was marked by the inability of the ERP to maintain internal coherence or any consensus on revolutionary strategy, which led to a series of splits and internal fights over control of the organisation. The evidence marshalled in this case study sheds new light on the origins of the armed Salvadorean Left and thus contributes to a wider understanding of the processes of formation and internal dynamics of armed left-wing groups that emerged from the 1960s onwards in Latin America.

Varied Responses to Human-Induced Seismicity in the City of Azle, Texas

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Sarmistha R. Majumdar
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Induced Seismicity ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Prior History ◽  
Small Community ◽  
Regulatory Policies ◽  
The Status

Fracking has helped to usher in an era of energy abundance in the United States. This advanced drilling procedure has helped the nation to attain the status of the largest producer of crude oil and natural gas in the world, but some of its negative externalities, such as human-induced seismicity, can no longer be ignored. The occurrence of earthquakes in communities located at proximity to disposal wells with no prior history of seismicity has shocked residents and have caused damages to properties. It has evoked individuals’ resentment against the practice of injection of fracking’s wastewater under pressure into underground disposal wells. Though the oil and gas companies have denied the existence of a link between such a practice and earthquakes and the local and state governments have delayed their responses to the unforeseen seismic events, the issue has gained in prominence among researchers, affected community residents, and the media. This case study has offered a glimpse into the varied responses of stakeholders to human-induced seismicity in a small city in the state of Texas. It is evident from this case study that although individuals’ complaints and protests from a small community may not be successful in bringing about statewide changes in regulatory policies on disposal of fracking’s wastewater, they can add to the public pressure on the state government to do something to address the problem in a state that supports fracking.

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