Data Mining Operator Benchmarking

Studies for Artificial Lift Statistics,

Technology Trends and Equipment
Details
Wonuola Scott & Aaron Duffus: Rushmore Reviews
Cameron Laing: Laing Engineering & Training Services Ltd.

17th June 2014

Benchmarking
The prime objective of benchmarking is to
understand those practices which will
provide a competitive advantage in the
market place; target setting is secondary.
Paul Allaire
Chairman,
Xerox Corporation

Reviewing Best Practice

Every day that a better idea goes unused is a
lost opportunity! We have to share more and
faster to drive learning and improvement.
We emphasize shopping for knowledge
outsiderather than inventing everything
ourselves.
Ken Derr
Former CEO,
Chevron

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Completions Review
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Data & Uses

143 Data Items & Text Comments covering

Well Description
Depths /Temp /Press /Angle/ Multilaterals/Zonal Isolation/ PDHG /Compl fluid/ Csg-Liner-TbgOH/Perforation Conveyance /Materials /H2S-CO2/Sand Control Equipt/Tree type/ Artificial Lift
/ Workover Reasons & remedial ops/Stimulation & other ops/ New Technology etc.

Operational Timing
Activity time / Non-productive time / WOW time

Well Cost
Total Cost / Overheads / Tangibles

Completion Diagram
Some Time/Event Plots

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Comparison / Experience Sharing / Peer to Peer Contacts / Ideas!

Norway, Denmark & UK

Producing Oil Wells with AL
Number of Completions per Year
Platform and Subsea

Well count

2013 data not yet fully published

Platform
Subsea

Significance of Artificial Lift

80% of UK Subsea Well Completions are designed for Artificial Lift

67% of North Sea Offshore Completions are designed for Artificial Lift
>75% in UK and ~50% in Norway

No UK/Norway government statistics on Artificial Lifted Production

no special R&D emphasis.

Artificial Lift Types in UK/NO/DK

15% ESP / 80% Gas Lift / 5% HSP

Rushmore Reviews Database

Global Offshore Artificial Lift Types

UK/NO/DK
Other, 0.32%

GL, 80.19%

Rest of the world

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Global Offshore Artificial Lift Types

UK/NO/DK

Rest of the world

Other, 0.32%

(Platform)

GL, 80.19%

ESP (Subsea), 2.70%

Rushmore Reviews Database

Global Lift Types

Offshore

Land

Combinations & Innovations

found in the Review data
ESP with Gas Lift back-up
UK subsea / West Africa platform

Gas Lift with Hydraulic Jet Pump option

(Pakistan land)

Deepwater wells with lift on seafloor (ESP/Multi-phase pump)

Auto Gas Cap Gas Lift (hydraulic control) subsea

Water Injectors / Gas Wells with AL (ESP/GL/HJP) for clean
up / back flow
Can-K Twin Screw PDP (ESP motor drive)

Innovative AL Completion Diagrams

ESP Equipment Trends:

Last 30 UK Offshore ESP Completions
Location
21 platform & 9 subsea (30%)

4 Operators
Chevron: 11 / Ithaca: 10 / EnQuest: 7 / Talisman-Sinopec: 2
Subsea: Ithaca:5 / Enquest:2 / Talisman-Sinopec: 2

Dual ESPs
15 (50%) / 6 Platform & 9 Subsea (100% of Subsea ESP completions)

Pod ESPs
23 (77%) / 16 Platform & 7 Subsea (78% of Subsea ESP completions)

13 Dual Pods / 6 Platform & 7 Subsea

Workovers
15 W/O: 14 Platform & 1 Subsea
Average time since last installation: 3.3 years

Average time since last installation (excluding unique cases*): 1.5 years
Subsea well time since last installation: ~2 years
* two platform well re-entries 12 & 15 years after last installation

Example ESP Completion Diagrams

Gas Lift Equipment Trends:

Last 30 UK Offshore GL Completions
Location

13 Platform & 17 Subsea (57%)

Annular Safety Valves

3 Platform (23%) & 0 Subsea

1 Dual Tubing Hanger (no ASV)

Number of Mandrels
Maximum: 7

10 or more seen in older North Sea Completions

Average: 2.75

Dual Gas Lift Completions

None since original Union Oil Heather completions?

Gas Lift Equipment

Well Interventions Review

New Review with 130+ well interventions and
growing
7 interventions involved gas lift work
- at least 1 GLV change out required multiple runs

1 intervention was related to confirming a

successful switch between dual ESPs

Well count

Completion Depth
ESP vs Gas Lift

Temperature Range for

New Equipment Design

Operator Benchmarking
Completion Running Time

Operator Benchmarking
Non-Productive Time (NPT)

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