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Reducing Costs And Maximizing Production Through SCADA And Automated Technologies
North America’s Flagship 100% E&P Driven Initiative: Delivering Well Site Automation Strategies And Best Practices From Leading Shale Plays In Texas And The Lower-48
How To Lower The Cost Of Production, Reduce Manpower And Maximize Operational EfficiencyThrough Well Site AutomationMaximizing The Payback Of:Advanced SCADA Systems, Remote Communications, Pressure And Flow Controls And Safety Shutdown Systems
See How E&Ps Have Dramatically Reduced Costs Through Well Site Automation:
January 27-28, 2016 | Houston | Texas
Combining Cutting Edge Expertise from Leading Lower-48 E&Ps Including:
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• IMPROVE ARTIFICIAL LIFT AND BASE PRODUCTION: Learn How To Optimize Control Systems To Mitigate Decline Curves And Maximize Total Recovery Rates
• REDUCE MAINTENANCE COSTS: Deploy SCADA Systems For Predictive Maintenance To Minimize Equipment Costs And Operational Downtime
• DECREASE MANPOWER: Implement Alarm Management Systems, Central Control Rooms And Process Control Systems To Significantly Cut Workforce Costs
• MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY GAINS AND SAFETY: Deploy Control Systems, Auto-Choke And Safety Shutdown Systems To Operate Wells More Efficiently And Safely
• REDUCE OPERATIONAL DOWNTIME: Understand How Automated Control And Safety Shutdown Systems And PLCs And RTUs Reduce The Downtime Of Well Operations
Brandon Davis Automation Lead Devon Energy
Samuel Trevino Instrument & Automation Engineer BHP Billiton
George Robertson Facilities Engineer Chevron
Martin Lohmann Automation Manager Bonanza Creek
Johnathan Hottell SCADA Supervisor EXCO Resources
Don Ritter CEO Endurance Resources
Nathaniel Bookwalter SCADA Systems Admin Anadarko Petroleum
Organized By:
Ryan Hale Automation Coordinator Encana
• ACHIEVING MAXIMUM PAYBACK: Overall ‘Pump By Exception’ Strategies From Leading Operators: Achieving Immediate-Term Payback In A Low Oil Price Environment
• AUTOMATION FOR ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS: How Operators Are Critically Using Automation Technologies To Optimize Plunger Lift, Gas Lift, Rod Lift And ESP Systems
• OPTIMIZING CONTROL SYSTEMS: Assessing The Use Of Control Systems To Optimize Well Flow And Pressure And Maximize Total Recovery
• PLCs VS. RTUs: Hearing Operators’ Experiences On PLCs And RTUs To Identify Which Communication System Is More Reliable And Cost-Efficient
• AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT FOR OIL & GAS: How Operators Are Increasing Reliability And Accuracy In Accounting And Reducing Costs And Manpower
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Lower-48 E&Ps are using pump-by-exception strategies and remote monitoring to minimize man hours and rapidly reduce costs.
But the economics of the most critical types of automation and their optimal application must be demonstrated in a low price market to maximize returns on selected automation technologies and overall wellsite operations.
Returning with a brand new speaker line-up and a totally revamped agenda, The 2nd Annual Well Site Automation Congress will come to Houston on January 27-28 with the express purpose of addressing the most pressing concerns in reaping low production costs and maximum efficiency.
The congress will assess in fine detail several pump by exception strategies to ensure that operators have enough visibility in their SCADA to monitor multiple well locations with a minimum of man-hours.
Featuring a host of end user-led case studies from Chevron, Apache, BHP Billiton, Devon Energy, EXCO Resources, Encana, Petrolucrum, Zaza Energy, Murphy Oil, Anadarko, Petrotex and Endurance Resources, the congress will guarantee valuable lessons to delegates whether they oversee 100% automated operations or are taking a first tentative step towards the process.
Reducing Costs And Maximizing Production Through SCADA And Automated Technologies
KEY MARKET VARIABLES TO BE ASSESSED:
I was able to validate our company and specifically my production units automation approach through understanding what is being done by others
Instrument/Automation Engineer, BHP Billiton
The well site automation conference provided me with application experience from highly regarded industry colleagues Automation Manager, Resolute
The Well Site Automation Conference is informing and beneficial to the oil field industry
Liquid Measurement Technician, Marathon Oil
American Business Conferences set the bar high for my first business conference! It was the perfect blend of learning and connecting Logistics & Planning Manager, Citadel Energy
DEMONSTRATING THE ECONOMIC PAYBACK OF WELLSITE AUTOMATIONFOR MISSION CRITICAL APPLICATIONS
Day 1Wednesday January 27, 2016
8.20 Chair’s Opening RemarksChaired by Sarah Tamilarasan, VP Oilfield Services, PetrolucrumKEYNOTE ADDRESS: MAXIMUM PAYBACK8.30 Achieving Immediate-Term Payback From Well Site Automation In A Low Oil Price Environment
This Keynote Presentation will feature several short case studies in which different leading operators will analyze overall automation
strategies that have successfully reduced workforce costs, optimized production rates and reduced downtime
• How to save costs from well site automation• Weighing up the costs of automation against payback
from increased production rates to determine the ROI of well site automation
• Comparing pre and post automation costs to evaluate the economic payback of employing automation at the well
• Mapping an operator’s well site automation plan from artificial lift and chemical injection through to onsite storage and sales
• Discussing standardization across measurement, instrumentation and communication devices to boost operational efficiency
Operator A: Sarah Tamilarasan, VP Oilfield Services, Petro LucrumOperator B: Don Ritter, CEO, Endurance Resources Operator C: Bill Fairhurst, Managing Partner, Petrotex9.00 Question & Answer Session
INCREASING PRODUCTION RATES THROUGHAUTOMATION
Quantifying how the successful automation of artificial lift systems is increasing production rates, mitigating decline
curves and lowering expenditure
CASE STUDY: AUTOMATION FOR ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS9.10 How Operators Are Critically Using Automation Technologies To Optimize Plunger Lift, Gas Lift, Rod Lift And ESP Systems• Examining how operators are using SCADA systems to
enable real time monitoring and modification of artificial lift systems
• Analyzing how downhole gauges for frac pumps, tubing and casing liner pressures and electric fans are being automated to increase base production
• Utilizing pump off controllers and rod controllers effectively to prevent downhole issues
• Evaluating how high interval data from SCADA systems is helping operators make more optimal decisions on artificial lift
• How automated controls are optimizing production gains for gas lift systems
Rod Guice, Operations Manager, Zaza Energy9.40 Question & Answer SessionROD PUMP LIFT AUTOMATION9.50 Examining How Automated Plunger Lifts Are Helping Operators Maximize Production Rates, Mitigate Decline Curves And Reduce Operating Expenditure• Categorizing the data required to advise on the
appropriate rod pump methods to maximize hydrocarbon recovery
• Detailing the use of smart rod pump instrumentation to feed data into SCADA systems to optimize well performance
• Selecting the data necessary to advise on the utilization of continuous run, start-and-stop and intermittent methods to gain immediate cost benefits
• Highlighting the necessary pressure, tubing and casing readings to inform the appropriate rod pump arrival time
Frederick Clarke, Senior Artificial Lift Specialist, Murphy Oil10.20 Question & Answer Session
10.30 Morning Refreshments In The Exhibition Showcase Area
OPTIMIZING CONTROL SYSTEMSHow operators are improving automated pressure and flow controls to effectively manage oil and gas flow and increase
total recovery rates optimizing control systems
OPTIMIZING CONTROL SYSTEMS11.00 Assessing The Use Of Control Systems To Optimize Well Flow And Pressure And Maximize Total Recovery• How to control the choke at the well head to mitigate
slugging• Utilizing Initial Automation strategies and automated
controls systems to determine the ideal well flow rate and production curve and increase total oil recovery
• Investigating the use of control systems for salt water disposal pumps to meet the needs of highly variable flows
• Assessing proven in-use local control systems to maintain stable pressures
Brandon Davis, Automation Lead, Devon Energy11.30 Question & Answer SessionROUNDTABLE: ALARM MANAGEMENT11.40 Analyzing How Alarm Management Strategies Are Being Optimized To Enhance Critical Communications With The Control Room• Comparing cost vs. benefits for different notification
systems such as texts, phone calls and emails to identify how to efficiently get data to the relevant staff quickly
• Determining which alarms such as tank levels and pressure are considered critical or non-critical to ensure producers are notified when necessary and determine which alarms warrant a visit to the well site
• Examining alarm ownership strategies to determine areas of responsibility within E&Ps and maximize effectiveness
Bill Fairhurst, Managing Partner, Petrotex12.10 Question & Answer Session12.20 Lunch In The Exhibition Showcase Area
LIFE-CYCLE WELL AUTOMATIONComparing and contrasting several key automation technology
types relative to well characteristics and areas of application to maximize capital efficiency onsite throughout life-cycle well
automation strategies
LIFE-CYCLE WELL AUTOMATION STRATEGIES1.20 Examining The Use Of Monitoring Systems, Auto Chokes, Automated Chemical Injectors, Actuators, Data Gathering To Determine Efficiency Gain• Discussing the utilization of automation to ascertain a
well’s production curve and to supply relevant data for future drilling operations
• Detailing the appropriate use of auto-chokes and actuators to avoid damaging a formation and to increase total recoverable oil
• Specifying the methods of data gathering to determine the ideal rate at which to flow a well to avoid paraffin build-up
• Deliberating on the use of monitoring systems to ensure the correct chemical injection rate into a well
• Considering pneumatic safety systems and alarming limits to prevent corrosion issues
• Evaluating how operators are leveraging automation to reduce human error and how this is impacting production rates increments
1.50 Question & Answer SessionSCADA SELECTION AND COMMUNICATIONS
OPTIMIZATION Comparing PLCs, RTUs, wired and wireless communications and connectivity to determine which option can optimize well site automation reliability and expenditure to a greater extent
DATA COLLECTION AND IMPLEMENTATION CASE STUDIES: PLCs VS. RTUs2.00 Hearing Operators’ Experiences On PLCs And RTUs To Identify Which Communication System Is More Reliable And Cost-Efficient• Comparing the pros and cons of PLC and RTU
functions to ascertain the most profitable option for a given well
• Discussing features, function blocks, program protocols and Ladder and Boolean logic to ensure optimal use of PLCs
• Determining the level of manual maintenance for PLCs and RTUs to accurately quantify the cost of both communication systems
• Contrasting tag-based and object-oriented systems to allow joined up thinking between technicians and operators
• Considering a PLC–RTU hybrid communication system to combine IP and serial interfaces, tag based design, tank level control, measurement readings and LACT control’
2.30 Question & Answer Session2.40 Afternoon Refreshments In The Exhibition Showcase AreaPANEL: HOW TO COMPENSATE FAIL OVER3.10 Evaluating Cellular, Satellite, Serial And Ethernet Communications Systems To Implement A Reliable Fail Over Scheme• Considering the use of serial and Ethernet
communications systems to minimize latency and inform an efficient polling system
• Detailing communication fail over schemes to avoid communication blackouts and gaps in historical data
• Gauging the return on investment of establishing a company cellular network and peer-to-peer architecture versus satellite communications to yield more reliable connectivity
• Delivering a cost analysis of spread spectrum and VHF frequencies to allow adequate communications range
• Maximizing the use of modems and SIM cards to connect to an operator’s VPN
• Discussing the use of range enhancing towers to avoid microwave black holes
Panelist: Samuel Trevino, Instrument & Automation Engineer, BHP BillitonGETTING THE DATA TO THE CONTROL ROOM: WIRED VS WIRELESS3.50 Evaluating The Reliability, Speed And Power Consumption Of Wireless Communications Against That Of Wired Communications Systems To Determine Which Can Ensure Reliability At Lower Costs• Evaluating how installing wired communications such as
fiber optic systems can reduce man hours and improve capital efficiency
• Comparing the cost vs. efficiency gains of wired and wireless communication systems to ensure quick reaction times for safe well shut-ins
• Analyzing wireless communications such as radio, cellular and satellite to understand which option is more reliable and cost-effective
• Contrasting the flexibility of wireless systems with the reliability of wired systems to ensure an informed communications system choice
• Examining reliability, signal strength, speed and transmission efficiency for both wired and wireless communications
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MULTI-WELL PAD AUTOMATIONInvestigating how automation technologies can help operators
optimize multi-well pads monitoring and production
PANEL: AUTOMATED MULTI-WELL PAD CONTROL AND MONITORING4.30 How Automated Control And Monitoring Technologies For Multi-Well Pad Systems Are Minimizing Production Costs And Increasing Accuracy For Royalty Distribution• Applying automation to injection valves and
compressors to maximize the profitability of multiple artificial lift systems
• Centralizing gathering systems through the use of tankless tank batteries to boost profitability and reduce tank overflows and emissions
• Evaluating how SCADA analysis for multi-well pads is improving base multiple LACT units to divide mineral owner percentages production
• Simplifying the multi well pad accounting process by employing multiple LACT units to divide mineral owner percentages
Panelist: Keat-Choon Goh, Real Time Operations, Modeling And Optimization, ShellPanelist: Johnathan Hottell, SCADA Supervisor, EXCO Resources5.10 Chair’s Closing Remarks5.20 – 6.20 Networking Drinks Reception In Exhibition Showcase Area
8.20 Chair’s Opening RemarksChaired by Sarah Tamilarasan, VP Oilfield Services, PetrolucrumKEYNOTE: USING AUTOMATION TO REDUCE STAFF COSTS8.30 Evaluating Pump By Exception, Centralized Monitoring And Other Well Site Automation Strategies To Reduce Workforce Costs For Operators• Delivering a step-by-step guide to a ‘Pump By
Exception’ strategy to reduce the head count per well ratio
• Detailing the use of central control rooms to monitor the well site to reduce field personnel costs and the number of trips to the well
• Considering the employment of data driven decision support centers to aid the decision making process on the well pad
• Reviewing automated personnel safety procedures to avoid lost revenue through liability
Sarah Tamilarasan, VP Oilfield Services, Petro Lucrum9.00 Question & Answer Session
SCADA SYSTEMS DESIGN AND ARCHITECTUREEnsuring system compatibility across the wellsite to enhance
maximum reliability, safety and cost-efficiency
TOTAL SYSTEM APPROACH: COMPATIBILITY9.10 Delivering A Complete System Architecture To Ensure Hardware And Software Compatibility, Increase Reliability And Reduce Costs• Outlining a cost vs. benefit analysis of tag based system
and object oriented systems to determine which option ensures capital efficiency
• Considering SCADA system information segregation and scaling to adequately protect company data
• Reviewing how to segment higher risk data from lower risk data to increase system reliability and capital efficiency
George Robertson, Facilities Engineer, Chevron9.40 Question & Answer Session9.50 Morning Refreshments In The Exhibition Showcase Area
TANK MONITORING AND LACT UNITSEvaluating tank monitoring solutions and lact units to
understand how automated measurement technologies can ensure 24-hour unmanned accounting when oil & gas is being transferred from the production site to storage tanks, trunks
and pipelines
PANEL: TANK MONITORING11.40 Optimizing Automated Tank Measurement Techniques To Minimize Maintenance, Standardize Measurements And Improve Accounting Standards• Reviewing standardization of tank measurements
to speed up the measurement process and reduce downtime.
• Assessing orifice meters, coriolis meters, positive displacement meters, ultrasonic turbines, vortex and mag meters to aid an accurate flow measurement and guarantee accurate payments
• Presenting preventative maintenance measures on casing, tubing and flow pressures to increase instrumentation life span
• Disclosing the role of key protective interlocks to allow automatic ESD in unforeseen circumstances
• Utilizing data to find indicators of potential tank spills and leaks to advise cost effective predictive dispatchment and corrosion prevention
Panelist: Nathaniel Bookwalter, SCADA Systems Admin, Anadarko Petroleum12.10 Question & Answer Session12.20 Lunch In The Exhibition Showcase AreaPANEL: LACT UNITS1.20 How LACT Units Allow Real-Time Oil Quality Checks And Accurate 24-Hour Unmanned Accounting When Oil Is Being Transferred From The Production Site To Storage Tanks, Trucks Or Pipelines• Utilizing multiple LACT units to avoid accounting errors
in dividing mineral owners’ oil and gas percentages• Establishing effective use of LACT units and real-time oil
quality checks to allow 24-hour unmanned sales• Reviewing optimum LACT unit calibration to ensure
accurate oil and gas sales and accounting• Ensuring LACT units are AGA and API certified to
guarantee regulatory compliancePanelist: Ryan Hale, Automation Coordinator, Encana1.50 Question & Answer Session AUTOMATION STRATEGIES FOR GAS FLARING CONTROLAssessing cost vs. performance for vapor control to quantify
the ROI of automated gas flaring control
VAPOR CONTROL2.00 Examining Automated Vapor Recovery To Minimize Emissions And Ensure Regulatory Compliance• Utilizing automatic tank gauging to ensure minimal
flaring and to align with emission control regulation• Employing vapor recovery towers to reduce tank
pressures and utilize tank vapors through sales• Discussing potential new EPA regulations to understand
how automated vapor control can ensure regulatory compliance
• Addressing high turndown ratios and highly variable BTU content to ensure accurate metering of miniscule flows
• Automating gas injection rates and flare meters through SCADA systems to reduce flaring percentages
2.30 Question & Answer Session2.40 Afternoon Refreshments In The Exhibition Showcase Area
RESERVOIR ENGINEERINGOutlining which automation strategies and technologies
can improve the quality and scope of reservoir analysis and achieve maximum capital efficiency
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING AUTOMATION3.10 Machine Learning As A Reliable Technology For Evaluating Time-Rate Performance Of Unconventional Wells• Employing machine learning as a reliable predictive
analytics methodology to generate probabilistic production forecasts
• Enabling real-time well surveillance, performance tracking, and operational diagnosis
• Utilizing predictive analytics to improve our understanding of long-term behavior of unconventional oil & gas reservoirs
• Demonstration of implicit consistency and repeatability through automation
David Fulford, Senior Reservoir Engineer, Apache3.50 Question & Answer Session
AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT FOR OIL & GASHow automated measurement for oil & gas is helping
operators increase reliability and accuracy in accounting and reduce equipment and manpower expenditure
LIQUIDS MEASUREMENT10.20 Evaluating The Most Effective Liquid Measurement Methods To Minimize Accounting Errors And Reduce Workforce Costs• Contrasting a cost vs. benefit analysis of turbine,
coriolis and ultrasonic devices to aid accurate level measurement and minimize maintenance costs
• Discussing the employment of VRV valves and stop-start permissives to ensure correct separation of BSW and oil
• Considering metering and measurement for liquids in a two-phase state to accurately report oil flash offs
10.50 Question & Answer SessionGAS MEASUREMENT11.00 How To Move Towards Fully Automated Gas Measurement Processes To Enhance Accuracy And Save Time, Money And Manpower• Analyzing gas chromatographs and super
compressibility to aid accurate detailed gas flow measurements
• Outlining how to set multiple points within a transmitter scaling system to develop accurate readings
• Evaluating how to drive gas measurement automation forward: achieving 100% automated gas meters
• Revealing the latest automated gas measurement technologies to meet new standards of data accuracy
11.30 Question & Answer SessionPOWER GENERATION
Detailing the best power supply options for automated devices to minimize expenditure and maximize performance
POWER GENERATION FOR AUTOMATION DEVICES3.50 Contrasting Power Supply Options, Multi-Well Electrical, Point Count IOs And Battery Options To Optimize The Performance Of Automated Devices At Lower Costs• Comparing solar, thermogen and chemical power
supplies to adjudge the most cost-effective option for automated devices in the field
• Considering multi-well electrical for multi-well automation to run numerous RTUs from one major power source
• Minimizing the power consumption of transmitters to increase an RTUs point count IO with the same amount of power
• Assessing battery options for solar panels to avoid maintenance and ensure that the battery employed holds the charge
4.20 Question & Answer Session4.30 Chair’s Closing Remarks And End Of Conference
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