Apparatus and method to estimate the value of a work process and determine gaps in current and desired states
First Claim
1. A method for identifying work elements of a work process which is enhanced to provide a biggest impact on enhancing an overall value of the work process, the method comprising:
- (a) identifying a plurality of work elements comprising a work process;
(b) interviewing one or more knowledgeable interviewees and determining existing states and enhanced proposed states of the plurality of work elements;
(c) displaying the existing and enhanced proposed states of the work elements; and
(d) estimating and displaying a change in value of the work process based on an enhancement of the work elements from the existing states to the enhanced proposed states.
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Abstract
A method involves identifying work elements of a work process which may be enhanced to provide a biggest impact on enhancing an overall value of the work process. The method involves identifying a plurality of work elements comprising a work process, interviewing one or more knowledgeable interviewees and determining existing states and enhanced proposed states of the plurality of work elements, visually displaying the existing and enhanced proposed states of the work elements, and estimating and visually displaying a change in value of the work process due to an enhancement of the work elements from the existing states to the enhanced proposed states.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for identifying work elements of a work process which is enhanced to provide a biggest impact on enhancing an overall value of the work process, the method comprising:
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(a) identifying a plurality of work elements comprising a work process;
(b) interviewing one or more knowledgeable interviewees and determining existing states and enhanced proposed states of the plurality of work elements;
(c) displaying the existing and enhanced proposed states of the work elements; and
(d) estimating and displaying a change in value of the work process based on an enhancement of the work elements from the existing states to the enhanced proposed states. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of optimizing at least a portion of an oilfield operation used to generate hydrocarbons from a downhole reservoir comprising:
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(a) identifying a plurality of workflow elements of the portion of the oilfield operation;
(b) identifying at least one current work element used to perform the oilfield operation, the at least one current work element corresponding to at least one of the plurality of workflow elements;
(c) determining an alternate work element for each of the plurality of workflow elements of the oilfield operation;
(d) selecting an optimized work element for each of the plurality of workflow elements, the optimized work element having an optimized work element rank at least as high as a work element rank associated with the at least one current work element. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for enhancing a work process, comprising:
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a data storage for storing a template;
a data input device for receiving a knowledgeable interviewee rated element of an enhanced proposed state based on the template; and
a processor for combining at least one knowledgeable interviewee input, the processor operatively coupled to the data input device, wherein a work element having a biggest impact on enhancing an overall value of the work process is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of estimating a value of an oilfield operation having a current performance, comprising:
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identifying a plurality of workflow elements in the well-bore operation;
obtaining at least one work element for each of the plurality of workflow elements;
ranking the at least one work element to form a work element rank associated with the at least one work element; and
determining an enhanced proposed value based on a selected work element, wherein the selected work element is associated with a first work element rank that has a higher rating than a second work element rank in the plurality of workflow elements. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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