Introduction of Smart Circulating Sub in Offshore Abu Dhabi

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanifan Mayo Biyanni ◽  
Suhail Mohammed Al Ameri ◽  
Erwan Couzigou ◽  
Khalid Ahmed Alwahedi ◽  
Adel Al Marzouqi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Implementation ◽  
Field Trial ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Flow Path ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Absolute Pressure ◽  
Pull Out ◽  
Operational Improvement ◽  
Technical Assessment ◽  
Pipe Rotation

Abstract The paper describes deployment phase of a smart circulating sub in offshore Abu Dhabi field as an effort to improve efficiency and flexibility in tackling operational drilling risk and minimize associated NPT. It will describe the pre-campaign technical assessment and preparation, the field operation summary, the detail activation record, and the trial statistics including the activation success ratio including also some reliability milestones that will beneficial to be reference in term of tool functionality and reliability. The smart sub offers practicality to select three different flow path mode on top of the isolation mode without any necessity to pull out of hole nor to disconnect the pipe at surface. Different from any other conventional tool, the command to change the flow path mode is fully achieved only by manipulating absolute pressure or pipe rotation speed. Thus, it will save time, lower the operational risk as well as increase flexibility. As part of new technology implementation, a set of factory test and field trial run were conducted to evaluate its operability, reliability, and also to define its technical limit. A total of 8 field trial runs with 38 activation in more than 800 running hours has proved the system's the reliability through the field trial. And through the paper, some feedback from the field trial runs that is aimed to raise a design and operational improvement towards a more robust tool functionality.

Downhole Heating Technology – New Solution for Paraffinic Wells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihaela Vlaicu ◽  
Vasile Marius Nae ◽  
Patrick Christian Buerssner ◽  
Stefan Liviu Firu ◽  
Natalya Logashova
Keyword(s):  
Technology Implementation ◽  
Online Monitoring ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Internal Diameter ◽  
Technology Application ◽  
Production Wells ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Wax Crystallization ◽  
Heating Technology ◽  
Production Losses

Abstract Paraffin represents one of the main case of failures and production losses which facing the entire oil industry. Prevention of paraffin deposition on the subsurface/surface equipment can be achieved by keeping the paraffin dissolved in crude oil or minimizing the adhesion or aggregation process of wax crystals. The paraffin problems which occur, conduct to gradual reduction of the tubular and pipelines internal diameter, restriction or valves blockages, and reduce the equipment capacity until the production is stop. Problems due to paraffin deposition varies and is different according with each commercial field, sometime the difference is from a well to well which producing from the same reservoir with different consistency. How we shall proceed? Before or after paraffin is field on the equipment? How could be avoid the future paraffin deposition? How long the selected method is proper for well ? The decision represents a combination based on oil's chemical & physical characteristics, well's behavior, method selected for prevention or elimination and combined with economic analysis and field experience. The paraffin inhibition applying is a common practice in OMV Petrom, which cover majority of the production wells. For the special wells, which the paraffin inhibition didn't provided satisfying results (multiple intervention due to paraffin deposition) was selected the Down Hole Heating technology (DHH) which was successfully tested in our company since 2014 thanks according with the yearly New Technology Program. The operating principle consists in heating the fluid volume from tubing using the heating cable which can be installed inside tubing, for NF and ESP wells or outside tubing for SRP or PCP wells. The cable is designed and located at the interval of wax crystallization appearance and heats the fluid to the temperature higher than the wax crystallization point (WAT). Since then, the DHH technology had an upward course, proven by high run life (highest value 2500 days / average 813 days) of the technology at the total 47 wells equipped, until this moment. Based on the successful results, recorded of 64% of old production wells equipped, it was decided to apply the technology at first completion of the new wells (36%), thus ensuring the protection of the new equipment. The paper offers an overview of DHH technology implementation, achievements, benefits and online monitoring of technology implementation starting with 2014 until today. The total impact shown a decreasing of no.of failures with 73,8%, the cost of intervention with 76,5%. The production losses decreased only with 5%, which certifies the fact that the technology helping production maintaining during the exploitation in comparison with production losses due paraffin issues recorded at wells without equipped with DHH technology. During 6 years of down hole heating technology application were developed candidate selection decision tree, monitoring the electrical efficiency, using the adaptability capacity of the technology from one well to another and integrate the temperature parameters in online monitoring system as part of digitalization concept of OMV Petrom, aspects which will be present in this article.

The effects of gender and age on new technology implementation in a developing country

2007 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 352-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth White Baker ◽  
Said S. Al‐Gahtani ◽  
Geoffrey S. Hubona
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Technology Implementation ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Gender And Age

Remote Activated Completion Technology Enhances Operational Efficiency of Offshore Wells in Middle East

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijay Kumar Keerthivasan ◽  
Dustin Young ◽  
Cathrine Mehus ◽  
Bjornar Gjedrem ◽  
Moetaz Abdelghany ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Field Trial ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Operational Efficiency ◽  
Qualification Test ◽  
Test Program ◽  
Qualification Testing ◽  
Operational Issues ◽  
Reducing Potential

Abstract To access a larger amount of pay zone, well trajectories are becoming longer and more complex, creating greater challenges for running completion liners. A liner shoe is a casing accessory tool that aids in the running of completion liners in long wells by allowing auto-filling of the liner and enabling pumping through the bottom of the liner. Upon reaching planned liner depth, the liner shoe is closed to allow for pressure testing and subsequent completion operations. Conventional methods used to close a liner shoe involve well intervention to set plugs or by dropping a ball, and there are inherent costs and risks associated with these operations. This paper presents the development and deployment of a remotely activated electronic liner shoe (ELS) for offshore applications that enables interventionless closing of the liner shoe, thereby improving operational efficiency, and reducing potential operational issues that could occur while closing the liner shoe conventionally. The ELS allows the operator to precisely control when the liner shoe closes – either based on pre-programmed pressure signals, a timer, or a combination of the two. A major operator in the Middle East required an ELS to be developed and qualified specifically for their offshore well conditions. A new technology qualification program was devised in collaboration with the operator to qualify both the electronic and mechanical functionalities of the tool. This paper documents the methods and results of the extensive qualification test program. The development and qualification process were successfully completed within 10 months at research and development facilities in Norway. Following qualification testing, the ELS was first deployed for the operator in an offshore well in Q4 of 2019. Operational considerations in programming the remote functionality of the tool is presented in this paper. After a successful field trial, the ELS has been run in more than 15 offshore wells and has become the standard option in the operator's completion program.

Disrupted Routines: Team Learning and New Technology Implementation in Hospitals

2001 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy C. Edmondson ◽  
Richard M. Bohmer ◽  
Gary P. Pisano
Keyword(s):  
Technology Implementation ◽  
Team Learning ◽  
New Technology

scholarly journals A Dynamic Theory of Expertise and Occupational Boundaries in New Technology Implementation: Building on Barley's Study of CT Scanning

2004 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 572-607
Author(s):  
Laura J. Black ◽  
Paul R. Carlile ◽  
Nelson P. Repenning
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Dynamic Model ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Technology Implementation ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Dynamic Theory ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Ct Scanning ◽  
Ethnographic Data ◽  
Expected Benefits

In this paper, we develop a theory to explain why the implementation of new technologies often disrupts occupational roles in ways that delay the expected benefits. To explore these disruptions, we construct a dynamic model grounded in ethnographic data from Barley's widely cited (1986) study of computed tomography (CT) as implemented in two hospitals. Using modeling, we formalize the recursive relationship between the activity of CT scanning and the types and accumulations of knowledge used by doctors and technologists. We find that a balance of expertise across occupational boundaries in operating the technology creates a pattern in which the benefits of the new technology are likely to be realized most rapidly. By operationalizing the dynamics between knowledge and social action, we specify more clearly the recursive relationship between structuring and structure. *

scholarly journals Retailing technology: do consumers care?

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-375
Author(s):  
Alfonso Valdez Cervantes ◽  
Ana Franco
Keyword(s):  
Technology Implementation ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Internal Validity ◽  
Purchase Intentions ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Store Image ◽  
Content Type

Purpose Disruptive retailing technologies improve productivity and cost optimization, but there is a lack of academic literature about their effects on shoppers’ perceptions and behaviors. This paper aims to develop and test a conceptual model regarding the effects of retail technology on store image and purchase intentions and to measure how human interaction services (HIS) moderate this relationship. Two relevant retail technologies are explored. Design/methodology/approach The results of this study indicate that retailing technology has notable influences on consumer perceptions. Thus, shopping technologies improve store image perceptions and increase purchase intention, moderated by HIS. Research limitations/implications Future field experiments in actual stores should attempt to corroborate the results of this study and offer greater internal validity. Practical implications The results should help reduce retailers’ resistance to technology adoption. In-store technology can help retailers leverage their store image and increase purchase intentions. HIS could offer a bridge between consumers and new technology. Originality/value This paper is an original research paper, given that few research papers are experimentally based to measure consumer’s reactions to new technology implementation.

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