Data-driven Operations Improve Equipment Efficiencies

摘要

The use of automation and remote monitoring provided a safer, more efficient intervention operation in the Permian Basin. Economic adjustments and continued market volatility have changed the landscape of the skilled labor available to operate and maintain well intervention equipment such as liquid nitrogen pumping equipment. Traditional solutions and standard maintenance plans are now insufficient due to capex budget restrictions and a pronounced need for reductions in the total cost of ownership for capital equipment. To help address the demand for cost reduction in this domain, National Oilwell Varco (NOV) recently developed a condition-based maintenance (CBM) system for its intervention and stimulation equipment. NOV's Genesis nitrogen unit incorporates automated controls with GoConnect and the CBM system. The new data-driven system provides safer, more efficient operations and remote monitoring via available LTE wireless broadband connections.