Project team

The pilot project team consisted of participants from Schlumberger and Gazprom dobycha Nadym. This joint, multidisciplinary team (including reservoir, production, and process facilities engineers, as well as economists) was challenged to work together for the first time and with an 11-hour time difference between their locations (Moscow, Tyumen, Calgary, and Nadym). 

Project scope

Schlumberger provided software and consulting services for delivery of a fully integrated asset model. The integrated model included models of the reservoir, wells, gathering system, surface equipment, and economics. Project deliverables were both short- and long-term production optimizations, which could be used for strategic and tactical purposes, supporting daily operations management and production planning.

Successful pilot results were achieved via the advanced infrastructure and integrated reservoir modeling technologies. Optimization capabilities of Avocet IAM allowed the team to perform on-the-fly calculations of operating schedules for the individual wells and the entire field.

Benefits of integrated approach

Implementation of Avocet IAM and associated software/hardware technology for the Yamsoveyskoye field allowed GDN to integrate all components of its production system into a single, holistic model. The project proved the effectiveness of this technology for solving problems of gas field optimization and forecasting.

The main benefits of the project included the following:

• For the first time in the Russian gas industry, an integrated reservoir model was created as a single workflow for gas production, treat-ment, and transportation analysis.
• The integrated modeling technique helped a multidisciplinary team determine the influence of reservoirs, surface pipeline networks,  and processing equipment on one another.
• Engineers were able, on the basis of multivariant runs, to identify potential bottlenecks in the production system and develop solutions to justify the highest possible levels of gas production during  maximum seasonal production periods.
• Creation and implementation of gas fields integrated models  gave insight into the whole picture of available resources and provided a platform for cross-domain collaboration, which  improved field management.

GDN will consider the positive results of the project when developing other new assets. Lessons learned will be applied next to the preparation of technical documentation and selection of software for building Bovanenkovskoye field’s integrated model.

Schlumberger Information Solutions

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IT, and related services. SIS collaborates closely with oil and gas companies to solve today’s tough reservoir challenges with an open business approach and comprehensive solution deployment. Through our technologies and services, oil and gas companies empower their people to improve business performance by reducing exploration and development risk and optimizing operational efficiencies.

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