Study of the processes of functional and integrated planning of the offshore field
The study of functional and integrated planning processes at one of the largest offshore oil fields on the Russian shelf of the Caspian Sea (hereinafter - the field) was carried out by a joint project team, including specialists from Visavi Technology AS, ALMA Services Company LLC and Nafta Expert LLC.
Nafta Expert was involved in the project from March to July 2020 and was responsible for interaction with Visavi Technology AS, including tasks of data collection, analysis, and translation.
SCOPE OF WORK:
To assess the feasibility of implementing the integrated planning concept and explore possible solutions to improve the performance of planning processes, optimize resource allocation, and perform work on the field, were necessary to do the following:
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Map the current planning processes;
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Provide an external point of view and best practices from Visavi Technology and their partners, identify areas for improvement;
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Provide a target vision of the integrated planning process and analyze the potential effects of automation of the integrated planning process using LIVE software as an example;
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Provide recommendations for the automation of the integrated planning process using LIVE software as an example.
PERFORMED TASKS:
Specialists of Nafta Expert LLC mapped the planning processes, operational processes, software, schedule, and content of regular meetings in the field.
As part of the project were also analyzed the results of the study in comparison with the best global practices of integrated planning in the industry and developed recommendations for improving priority areas of activity.
PROJECT OUTCOMES:
Based on the results of the study, the current practices of work planning at the field were assessed, areas for improvement were identified, and recommendations were made on actions that could ensure that the field reached a new level of efficiency.
The results of the study were analyzed in comparison with the best practices of integrated planning in the industry, and the economic potential of integrated planning was described and possible key performance indicators (KPIs) were proposed.
In order to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing automation tools for integrated planning at the field, a technical overview of the solution was presented on the example of the LIVE software product, an assessment of requirements for implementation was provided, and a roadmap was developed.
