Process Management Strategies for Performance Improvement of Intelligent Field Commissioning: South Ghawar Case Study

摘要

The Intelligent Field in Saudi Aramco is gaining widespread applicability after successful implementation in its oil fields for real-time data acquisition. The historical field data collected on equipment status and project development enables to build a case study on process management strategies to improve the performance of Intelligent Fields surface facilities project execution and deployment. The application of this study focuses on the analysis of the project commissioning stage of Intelligent Fields surface facilities and how business strategies can increase the efficiency of the process through the involved organizations. Project commissioning requires an integrative process and operational effort across internal organizations: facilities, projects, production and operations, as well as the involvement of external organizations such as equipment manufacturers, contractors and service providers. The results present an integrative approach on process workflow optimization and performance measurement for project execution as well as gap analysis and root cause analysis for continuous improvement. Here, the asset team involvement is recognized as a central entity that brings together stakeholders to pursue improvement and measure implementation through strategic alignment with business goals. The case study contribution resides in how to foster efficiency in the project execution of Intelligent Fields surface facilities through performance improvement strategies. Efficiency is driven by crross-organizational teams who mitigate the challenges throughout the commissioning and start-up stages.