Eni’s Global Program on Production Data Management Sets the Stage for an Effective Reservoir Management Production Optimization System

摘要

The aim of an ongoing implementation of a global production management system is to support anrnoperator in its continuous efforts to improve its affiliates’ oil and gas field operations. The main objectivernof production operations is the maximization of the project returns, which involves the optimization ofrnwell production rates, increased of reservoir recovery, and the reduction of the associated expenses. Thisrnobjective can only be achieved through the effective use of accurate information about the productionrnsystem’s performance (including its reservoirs, wells, and surface and process facilities).rnDue to the massive amount of information generated daily in oil and gas fields, specialized softwarerntools are essential for data gathering, cleansing, and storing and for meaningful dissemination, consumption,rnand analysis of the data to aid decision making.rnAware of this critical need, starting in 2008, Eni launched an ambitious program to implement arnproduction data management system (PDMS) that allows specialists to properly perform well andrnhydrocarbon production accounting, run specific workflows to correctly analyze the information, andrneffectively support the operations in several key affiliates around the world.rnThe interconnected system has proved to be very valuable for strategic planning and informed decisionrnmaking, considering the size and the remoteness of the operations and the need to assure that operationsrnin the assets are carried out in the most efficient way possible.rnThe current scope of the PDMS global program includes completed implementations for 12 affiliatesrnand the monitoring of more than 4,000 wells. This paper describes the program’s objectives, the achievedrnbenefits, and the vision on the way forward. The paper also addresses some of the main problemsrnencountered during the execution and enumerates the main lessons learned.