Well Productivity Index

Challenge
OIL & GAS
Data Sources
• Process Data Historian: OSIsoft PI
•A
 sset Structure: OSIsoft Asset
Framework
Data Cleansing
•E
 nables removal of invalid data
points from communications
dropouts
Calculations & Conditions
• W
 ell productivity is calculated
by dividing the well liquid flow
rate by the delta between the
“reservoir pressure” and the
bottom hole pressure
• T
 his Index can then be averaged
to get a longer term view of how
the well is performing
Reporting & Collaboration
• U
 tilizing Seeq provides
engineers with a significant
reduction in effort and elapsed
time, and supplies Delta
pressures and Well Productivity
for each well, which can be
benchmarked and reported over
time, providing a holistic and
thorough process evaluation
It is critical for oil and gas companies to understand how productive their
wells are, and when it is time for decommissioning. The Well Productivity Index
is a valuable measure of individual well health, but it is difficult to scale to the
number of wells owned, which typically number in the thousands for each operator.
Traditionally, oil and gas companies have performed well health calculations
manually offline. This is a cumbersome process requiring significant engineering
time, as it is difficult to continually measure the key performance indicators (KPIs)
for thousands of wells. The process has the potential to generate many errors, as
calculations are performed manually within Excel spreadsheets or on paper. It has
been difficult for oil and gas companies to do the necessary analysis to ensure all
their wells are properly maintained and productive. Often, ineffective wells are not
decommissioned, and they continue to consume valuable resources that would
better be spent on productive wells.
A super major U.S. oil and gas firm wanted greater visibility into the productivity of
its wells, gaining a better understanding of when it is no longer worthwhile to keep a
well in operation. Toward that end, the firm needed to implement a Well Productivity
Index calculation to give a standard measure of well performance.
Solution
The Seeq advanced analytics solution eliminates manual data entry and dramatically
shortens analysis time, increasing process efficiencies. Using Seeq, the oil and
gas firm’s engineers were able to calculate the productivity index for each well
based on flows and pressures. Their analysis easily scaled to thousands of wells for
performance monitoring, giving granular visibility that was not possible previously.
Results
The oil and gas firm has saved a dramatic 500 hours of engineer time for 1,000 wells –
a major improvement. The team was able to reduce data entry errors and improve the
quality of its well productivity calculations.
The Seeq analysis provides engineers with both calculations and visual data to easily
monitor and optimize well performance across wells. Leveraging Seeq and Asset Trees,
an engineer can save 5 to 30 minutes in calculation time per well per calculation.
On top of the time reduction, it has succeeded in reducing manual data entry errors.
Being able to identify and decommission wells that are no longer producing helps
ensure the optimum allocation of resources.
Part of a report created with Seeq Organizer highlighting the
results for three wells.

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