Schlumberger
delivers subsea production assurance services
to optimize subsea productivity
Posted: 04 May 2004
Service delivers modular subsea solutions that couple the
wellbore and seabed into a single productivity chain
Schlumberger Oilfield Services announced the availability of Subsea
Production Assurance services for optimizing subsea field productivity.
The service applies the organization’s project management,
systems engineering and technology expertise to the design of integrated,
modular subsea systems suited to all phases of field development.
This comprehensive approach ties the reservoir, wellbore, subsea
and surface processing facilities into one complete network-pore
to process-that leverages real-time data monitoring and system control.
“Subsea Production Assurance services address the industry’s
need for complete, yet modular designs that meet a wide variety
of subsea system needs for the lifetime of the reservoir,”
said Zaki Selim, president, Well Completions & Productivity,
Schlumberger Oilfield Services. “Through these services, operators
can experience improved productivity from existing or new developments
via enhanced monitoring and control of the entire subsea system.
Additionally a variety of subsea systems can interact seamlessly
at optimized transmission rates.”
Flow surveillance, boosting and assurance services form the core
of the Subsea Production Assurance offering. Flow surveillance provides
an open and scalable communications and control network, compliant
with industry standard protocols, and ready for both current and
next generation subsea and downhole devices including fiber optic
sensors. Flow boosting ensures optimal use of lifting and pressure
boosting technologies to maximize field deliverability. Flow assurance
uses advanced fluid sampling and analysis to optimize total productivity
from pore to process.
Through Subsea Production Assurance services, real-time data acquired
from pore to process is analyzed and modeled in a timely fashion,
which reduces operational risks while maximizing productivity. A
newly introduced Subsea Monitoring and Control (SMC) module enables
the flexible, robust capability of Subsea Production Assurance solutions.
The open, or plug-and-play, SMC system is Intelligent Well Interface
Standard (IWIS) compliant, so instrumentation and control modules
from Schlumberger and third parties can interact seamlessly. This
module mounts on a Christmas tree or manifold and interfaces with
a traditional production control system or operates on a dedicated
surveillance communication line to host.
Two major advantages of a separate surveillance and control system
are that its operation does not affect the existing infrastructure,
and when desirable, it can be upgraded without interrupting production.
This system can provide wide bandwidth capability via fiber optic
over which real-time production monitoring and control data can
pass at optimal transmission rates for analysis, ensuring that the
data is moved reliably and appropriately referenced.
The SMC system supports the core Subsea Production Assurance functions
of surveillance, flow boosting and flow assurance. Subsea Production
Assurance services are enabled by an abundance of Schlumberger subsea
experience and technologies.
For more information http://www.oilfield.slb.com/subsea.
About Schlumberger
Schlumberger is the world's leading oilfield services company supplying
a wide range of products and services from formation evaluation
through directional drilling, well cementing and stimulation, well
completions and productivity to consulting, software, information
management and IT infrastructure services that support core industry
operational processes.
The company employs more than 50,000 people of over 140 nationalities
working in 100 countries. Schlumberger also manages WesternGeco,
jointly owned with Baker Hughes, which is the world's largest seismic
company and provides advanced acquisition and data processing services.
In 2003, Schlumberger operating revenue was $11.4 billion.
For more information see www.slb.com
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Editor Pipeline Magazine
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