Schlumberger to establish new 3D visual reality center for Kuwait
Oil Company
Posted: 24 November 2003
Advances in Virtual-Reality will support KOC real-time
reservoir management
Schlumberger Oilfield Services has been selected to build a new-generation,
3D Visual Reality Center in Ahmadi for the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC).
The 3D Visual Reality Center is a collaboration and virtual-reality
facility that integrates computing and communications with collaborative
workflows.
“This facility will be an integral part of the effort to
transform KOC into a digitally intelligent company,” said
Miriam Al-Ajmi, team leader, Information Systems, KOC. “The
3D Visual Reality Center will give us a collaborative environment
for multidisciplinary teams to view and manipulate information,
thus facilitating decision-making in the areas of well planning,
real-time drilling decisions and more.”
A team of highly trained KOC specialists will use the center to
solve reservoir problems and to advance the company’s real-time
reservoir management initiative. By assembling expertise and combining
technologies, the facility will help KOC geoscientists and engineers
advance their interpretation and visualization capabilities.
The first such center in Kuwait will feature the latest virtual-reality
technological developments, including an 8 by 2.3-meter curved screen
with a three-channel back-projected system using six projectors.
Schlumberger Information Solutions (SIS) will provide full-time
collaborative expert consultancy services to ensure optimal utilization
of the facility. This includes information technology (IT) support
and software and domain science experts.
“This new center will enable multidisciplinary teams to collaborate
locally and remotely to better understand complex data and to effectively
plan projects,” said Nabil Kassem, SIS business manager, Middle
East and Asia. “The combined technologies and services offered
through the center are a means to gain significant efficiencies
and to streamline and refine the decision-making process.”
About Kuwait Oil Company
Kuwait Oil Company's mission is to explore, develop and produce
Kuwait's hydrocarbon reserves by using the most efficient and economic
means available. KOC is a state-owned company responsible for extracting
Kuwait's crude oil resources from Kuwait's oil fields and for the
export of that crude oil through its marine terminals. KOC is on
the Internet at http://www.kockw.com.
About Schlumberger
Schlumberger Information Solutions (SIS), an operating unit of Schlumberger
Oilfield Services, is the global industry leader for the supply
of integrated business solutions comprising information management,
information technology, a complete range of expert services and
GeoQuest software. SIS enables petroleum companies to drive their
business performance and realize the potential of the digital oilfield.
SIS is on the Internet at http://www.sis.slb.com.
Schlumberger is a global oilfield and information services company
with major activity in the energy industry. The company employs
78,000 people of more than 140 nationalities working in 100 countries
and comprises three primary business segments. Schlumberger Oilfield
Services is the world's premier oilfield services company supplying
a wide range of technology services and solutions to the international
oil and gas industry. WesternGeco, jointly owned with Baker Hughes,
is the world's largest and most advanced surface seismic company.
SchlumbergerSema is a leading supplier of IT consulting, systems
integration, and network and infrastructure services to the energy
industry, as well as to the public sector, telecommunications and
finance markets. In 2002, Schlumberger operating revenue was $13.2
billion. For more information, visit http://www.slb.com.
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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