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PETROMAKS2-Stort program petroleum

Digital Well Internvention

Alternative title: Digital Brønnintervensjon

Awarded: NOK 15.0 mill.

The underlying idea of the development of the Digital Well Intervention (DWI) platform is to reduce the cost and energy consumption of well intervention operations while improving quality of the solution. This will in turn increase production and value creation. The platform is to ensure that the oil and gas reservoirs are produced optimally with the existing well infrastructure. The challenges for oil companies are several including ability to identify intervention candidates easily and with little effort, and the ability to define and design the intervention tool string without a heavy, cumbersome, and manual interaction with multiple vendors. Furthermore, in today?s setting, the use of real-time data to correct operation and bring in expert users during an operation is very limited. Digitising the tools and actions on the rig will open-up for real-time collaboration and alteration of plans on the fly using modern concepts like learning methods combined with easy access to historical data. The work processes will be streamlined and support improved risk assesments. Through this project the DWI platform will enable remote operations and promote a more environmental approach to interventions. This is in line with the priorities of the Petromaks2 program plan and UN sustainability goals. The DWI will be a software that connects the fragmented workflow interventions experience today from planning through execution and reporting, enabling: - Efficient collaboration - Assisted end to end interventions eliminating risk of human errors and time spent - Allowing real remote operations, reducing personnel on board (POB) - Automated diagnostics and operations and proactive intervention - Minimizing Non-productive Time (NPT)

During this IPN project Altus Intervention and Equinor have developed working methods and tools for end-to-end smart intervention, which “connects the dots” in the fragmented value chain of well interventions. This has resulted in a more mature DWI platform. Through the forthcoming IPD project we will demonstrate and continue to develop the functionalities in the DWI further. We have made great progress in the understanding of the challenges of well intervention, and have with the aid of research, trials and pilots, been able to mature the concepts and software platform.The project has generated external interest from third parties, clients and partners which has created opportunities for further deployment and utilization of the DWI platform. The key areas in the IPN plan including collaboration, easy planning, tool selection, real time data, data handling, integration and contextualization. With the support from our partner NORCE, significant development and understanding in the areas of data analysis and simulation. There is a substantial volume of production unlocked by intervention, and ROI is often less than a month. A fully developed DWI will provide insight allowing proactive intervention before the wells underperform, increase production through reduced execution time from deployment of best-in-class technology and intervention techniques, and identify missed interventions. Our experience from working with operators suggest gains from increased production.

The underlying idea of the development of the Digital Well Intervention (DWI) platform is to reduce the cost and energy consumption of well intervention operations while improving quality of the solution. This will in turn increase production and value creation. The platform is to ensure that the oil and gas reservoirs are produced optimally with the existing well infrastructure. The challenges for oil companies are several including ability to identify intervention candidates easily and with little effort, and the ability to define and design the intervention tool string without a heavy, cumbersome, and manual interaction with multiple vendors. Furthermore, in today’s setting, the use of real-time data to correct operation and bring in expert users during an operation is very limited. Digitising the tools and actions on the rig will open-up for real-time collaboration and alteration of plans on the fly using modern concepts like learning methods combined with easy access to historical data. The work processes will be streamlined and iprove risk assesments support. Through this project the DWI platform will enable remote operations and promote a more environmental approach to interventions. This is in line with the priorities of the Petromaks2 program plan and UN sustainability goals. The DWI will be a software that connects the fragmented workflow interventions experience today from planning through execution and reporting, enabling: - Efficient collaboration - Assisted end to end interventions eliminating risk of human errors and time spent - Allowing real remote operations, reducing personnel on board (POB) - Automated diagnostics and operations and proactive intervention - Minimizing Non-productive Time (NPT)

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PETROMAKS2-Stort program petroleum