Collaborative Digital Surveillance: Improving

Decisions Through Visualization Technology

Stephen SmartSubsurface Modeling Concepts, Inc.

Surveillance Objectives

• Leverage the knowledge and experience of the multi-disciplined asset team in order to reach essential value added goals which are burdened with complex non-unique solutions.

• Make decisions efficiently and expediently• Review results of various methods used.• Bring the best results forward as “Best

Practices”.

“Expanding the use of new-generation digital technologies [remote sensing, visualization,

intelligent drilling/completions, automation, data integration] can potentially increase world oil

reserves by 125 billion barrels”

“The bits and bytes will work, but the biggest challenge relates to adoption and assimilation –

people changing how they work”

Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA)-Press Release February 11, 2003

Collaborative Digital Surveillance (CDS)

Data

Production Applications

Engineering Applications

G & G Applications

Multi-Disciplined Team

Visual Medium

Collaborative Surveillance Session

Observed Results of Collaborative Digital Surveillance

• Improves Productivity Among Multi-Disciplined Asset Team and Field Operations

• Uses Visualization to Enable Team Collaboration• Better Decisions Faster and Cheaper• Provides a Common Platform to Communicate• Leads to Increased Production and Reserves • Promotes Cross Functional Training and Overall

Ownership Between Team Members

Examples

Combining Well Bore Mechanics with Geology

ABANDONED PERFORATIONS

OPEN PERFORATIONS

SQUEEZED PERFORATIONS

PACKER

SLIDING SLEEVE

PUMP SHOE

SHALE

SAND

PAY BEHIND PIPE

WELL NAME

Geo-Model W/Fluid Data

3D Pattern Fence Diagram

PATTERN INJECTOR

OFFSET PRODUCERS

PERIPHERAL INJECTOR

Integration of Seismic Data

Fluid Simulation Results

Completion Map From Multiple Data Sources

Combined Geologic, Mechanical, and Production Data

Injection Profiles

Petro- physical Model

Perforated Intervals

Mechanical Details

Production Plot With Annotations

82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 100.100

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10.0

100

500

CDOIL,BOPD CDGAS,MCF/D CDWAT,BWPD VS Time

Ran CBL (5276'-7294')Perf'd three intervals in BB2,UBA,UBA1-3,UBB1-2 (6930'-7208')

Installed Rod Pump

Pump Change

Pump Change

Pump Change

Parted Rods/Pump Change

Parted Rods/Pump ChangeFrac'd (6930'-7208')RTP on Rod Pump

Increased SPM from 8.5 to 9.5Changed Pump Size to 1.75Pump Change

ACID JOBACID JOBSANDED

Name: 364-34S ID: 040296685100:056161:MBB/W 31 Type: O_ACTIVE Format: OWG

Automation: (rod pump data, gas lift data, water injection data)

Spotfire Added to the Arsenal

• Outside of Group Meetings:– Integrates most of the data to be used in

surveillance reviews.– Captures Anomalies (good and bad) as potential

opportunities.– Provides analysis of methods that work well and

those that fail.

• During Group Surveillance:– A quick look back from 30,000 feet, prior to making

a final group decision to act (or not).

Provides analysis of methods that work well and those that fail.

Integrates Data and Captures Anomalies (good and bad) as

potential opportunities.

Low Productivity Ratio

High Productivity Ratio

A quick look back from 30,000 feet before making a final group

decision to act (or not).

Reservoir Examples

The Future of CDS• Centralized work rooms with digital projectors and multiple PC’s

• Re-alignment of resources, culture, with emphasis on new skill sets

• Multi-Site Collaboration Facilitated by:– Increased band width technology– Decrease in the cost of technology– Thin Client technology– Synchronized Graphics Display technology

Advantages

• Bridges geographical barriers• Less set up time, quicker system access • Reduce overhead costs “do more with less”• Total system cost approx. $90 K• Reduced travel time and costs

31S Mini-Viz

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