Systems and methods for workflow automation, adaptation and integration

• US 9,128,693 B2
• Filed: 07/23/2010
• Issued: 09/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation (Halliburton Company)
• Original Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation (Halliburton Company)
• Inventors: Reid, Laurence, Szatny, Michael, Johnson, William Douglas
• Primary Examiner(s): Miller, Alan S
• Application Number:
  US12/842,772
• Publication Number:
  US 20110022435A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,873 Days
• Field of Search: 705 711- 742, 703 1- 23, 166244-304
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/30 Creation or generation of source code
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0633 Workflow analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Systems and methods for implementing complex and disparate workflows, wherein a flexible framework (system architecture) is used for workflow automation, adaptation and integration.

Claims

1. A method of performing an adaptive routine workflow,

which comprises:

selecting an oilfield data set stored in a petrotechnical application;

performing an analysis of the oilfield data set using the petrotechnical application to determine multiple analysis outcomes, which comprise a skin thickness and a well performance plot;

performing a Monte-Carlo analysis on each of the multiple analysis outcomes;

validating at least one of the multiple analysis outcomes;

determining a new operational scenario using an updated petrotechnical model and one of the validated multiple analysis outcomes;

optimizing the new operational scenario using a computer processor and at least one of a calculated production profile, a forecast and events detected; and

adjusting oilfield operations based on the optimized new operational scenario by adjusting a choke and initiating a well workover.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the adaptive routine workflow is a non-linear workflow.

3. A non-transitory program carrier device tangibly carrying computer-executable instructions for performing an adaptive routine workflow, the instructions being executable to implement:

selecting an oilfield data set stored in a petrotechnical application;

performing an analysis of the oilfield data set using the petrotechnical application to determine multiple analysis outcomes, which comprise a skin thickness and a well performance plot;

performing a Monte-Carlo analysis on each of the multiple analysis outcomes;

validating at least one of the multiple analysis outcomes;

determining a new operational scenario using an updated petrotechnical model and one of the validated multiple analysis outcomes;

optimizing the new operational scenario and at least one of a calculated production profile, a forecast and events detected; and

adjusting oilfield operations based on the optimized new operational scenario by adjusting a choke and initiating a well workover.

4. The program carrier device of claim 3, wherein the adaptive routine workflow is a non-linear workflow.

5. A method for performing an adaptive periodic workflow, which comprises:

selecting an oilfield data set stored in a petrotechnical application;

removing erroneous data from the oilfield data set;

determining a correlation between data remaining in the oilfield data set and data in another petrotechnical application;

updating a petrotechnical data model based on an interpretation of the oilfield data set and the correlation;

determining a new operational scenario using the updated petrotechnical data model;

optimizing the new operational scenario using a computer processor and at least one of a calculated production profile, a forecast and events detected; and

adjusting oilfield operations based on the optimized new operational scenario by adjusting a choke and initiating a well workover.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the updated petrotechnical data model is optimized to determine the new operational scenario.

7. A non-transitory program carrier device tangibly carrying computer-executable instructions for performing an adaptive periodic workflow, the instructions being executable to implement:

selecting an oilfield data set stored in a petrotechnical application;

removing erroneous data from the oilfield data set;

determining a correlation between data remaining in the oilfield data set and data in another petrotechnical application;

updating a petrotechnical data model based on an interpretation of the oilfield data set and the correlation;

determining a new operational scenario using the updated petrotechnical data model;

optimizing the new operational scenario and at least one of a calculated production profile, a forecast and events detected; and

adjusting oilfield operations based on the optimized new operational scenario by adjusting a choke and initiating a well workover.

8. The program carrier device of claim 7, wherein the updated petrotechnical data model is optimized to determine the new operational scenario.

9. A method for performing a synergistic workflow, which comprises:

selecting an oilfield data set stored in a petrotechnical application;

selecting another oilfield data set stored in another petrotechnical application;

performing an analysis of the another data set using the another application to determine multiple analysis outcomes, which comprise a skin thickness and a well performance plot;

performing a Monte-Carlo analysis on each of the multiple analysis outcomes;

validating at least one of the multiple analysis outcomes;

updating a petrotechnical data model based on an interpretation of the oilfield data set;

determining a new operational scenario using the updated petrotechnical data model and one of the validated multiple analysis outcomes;

optimizing the new operational scenario using a computer processor and at least one of a calculated production profile, a forecast and events detected; and

adjusting oilfield operations based on the optimized new operational scenario by adjusting a choke and initialing a well workover.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the synergistic workflow is simultaneous or concurrent.

11. The method of claim 9. wherein the synergistic workflow is non-linear.

12. A non-transitory program carrier device tangibly carrying computer-executable instructions for performing a synergistic workflow, the instructions being executable to implement:

selecting an oilfield data set stored in a petrotechnical application;

selecting another oilfield data set stored in another petrotechnical application;

performing an analysis of the another oilfield data set using the another petrotechnical application to determine multiple analysis outcomes, which comprise a skin thickness and a well performance plot;

performing a Monte-Carlo analysis on each of the multiple analysis outcomes;

validating at least one of the multiple analysis outcomes;

updating a petrotechnical data model based on an interpretation of the oilfield data set;

determining a new operational scenario using the updated petrotechnical data model and one of the validated multiple analysis outcomes;

optimizing the new operational scenario and at least one of a calculated production profile, a forecast and events detected; and

adjusting oilfield operations based on the optimized new operational scenario by adjusting a choke and initiating a well workover.

13. The program carrier device of claim 12, wherein the synergistic workflow is simultaneous or concurrent.

14. The program carrier device of claim 12. wherein the synergistic workflow is non-linear.