Dynamic Production System Management

• US 20070271039A1
• Filed: 01/19/2007
• Published: 11/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation (Halliburton Company)
• Original Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation (Halliburton Company)
• Inventors: Johnson, William, Reid, Laurence, Ella, Richard, Russell, Andrew
• Granted Patent: US 8,195,401 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/12
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/80 Management or planning

Abstract

Data about operation of a well for extracting a product from the subterranean reservoir and at least one of a characteristic of a subterranean reservoir or operation of a processing and transport system upstream of a point of sale is received. A corrective action can be automatically initiated on at least one of the well or the processing and transport system in response to a difference between the received data and a specified operational objective. An adjustment to a model of the reservoir, the well, and the processing and transporting system can be automatically initiated in response to the received data.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving data about operation of a well for extracting a product from a subterranean reservoir and at least one of a characteristic of subterranean reservoir or operation of a processing and transport system upstream of a point of sale; and

automatically initiating an adjustment to a model of the reservoir, the well, and the processing and transporting system in response to the received data.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the processing and transport system comprises a production facility for processing the product upstream of a refinery and a gathering system for transporting the product from the well to the point of sale.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the data about a characteristic of the subterranean reservoir comprises at least one of seismic data, geologic data or log data.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the data about operation of the well comprises at least one of flow rate, pressure, temperature, or fluid composition.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the data about operation of the processing and transport system comprises at least one of flow rate, pressure, temperature, or fluid composition.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the data comprises receiving the data in real time.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein adjusting the model comprises adjusting the model in real time.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the model comprises at least one of a first principal model, a proxy model, or a derived model.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising automatically initiating a corrective action on at least one of the well or the processing and transport system, the corrective action determined using the adjusted model.

10. An article comprising a machine-readable medium storing instructions operable to cause one or more machines to perform operations, comprising, comprising:

receiving data about operation of a well for extracting a product from a subterranean reservoir and at least one of a characteristic of the subterranean reservoir or operation of a processing and transport system upstream of a point of sale; and

automatically initiating an adjustment to a model of the reservoir, the well, and the processing and transporting system in response to the received data.

11. The article of claim 10 wherein the processing and transport system comprises a production facility for processing the product upstream of a refinery and a gathering system for transporting the product from the well to the point of sale.

12. The article of claim 10 wherein the data about a characteristic of the subterranean reservoir comprises at least one of seismic data, geologic data or log data.

13. The article of claim 10 wherein the data about operation of the well comprises at least one of flow rate, pressure, temperature, or fluid composition.

14. The article of claim 10 wherein the data about operation of the processing and transport system comprises at least one of flow rate, pressure, temperature, or fluid composition.

15. The article of claim 10 wherein receiving the data comprises receiving the data in real time.

16. The article of claim 10 wherein adjusting the model comprises adjusting the model in real time.

17. The article of claim 10 wherein the model comprises at least one of a first principal model, a proxy model, or a derived model.

18. The article of claim 10 wherein the operations further comprise automatically initiating a corrective action on at least one of the well or the processing and transport system, the corrective action determined using the adjusted model.

19. A system, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions operable to cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving data about operation of a well for extracting a product from a subterranean reservoir and at least one of a characteristic of the subterranean reservoir or operation of a processing and transport system upstream of a point of sale; and

automatically initiating an adjustment to a model of the reservoir, the well, and the processing and transporting system in response to the received data.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the processing and transport system comprises a production facility for processing the product upstream of a refinery and a gathering system for transporting the product from the well to the point of sale.

21. The system of claim 19 wherein the data about a characteristic of the subterranean reservoir comprises at least one of seismic data, geologic data or log data.

22. The system of claim 19 wherein the data about operation of the well comprises at least one of flow rate, pressure, temperature, or fluid composition.

23. The system of claim 19 wherein the data about operation of the processing and transport system comprises at least one of flow rate, pressure, temperature, or fluid composition.

24. The system of claim 19 wherein receiving the data comprises receiving the data in real time.

25. The system of claim 19 wherein adjusting the model comprises adjusting the model in real time.

26. The system of claim 19 wherein the model comprises at least one of a first principal model, a proxy model, or a derived model.

27. The system of claim 19 wherein the operations further comprise automatically initiating a corrective action on at least one of the well or the processing and transport system, the corrective action determined using the adjusted model.