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The Production Data Management Platform for Reservoir Management and

Optimisation: A Case Study
T. V. Tran, H. M. Hoang, and N. H. Tran, Bien Dong POC; T. H. Giang, and K. N. D. Pham, Schlumberger

Copyright 2015, Society of Petroleum Engineers

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Abstract
Bien Dong POC (BDPOC) operates two gas condensate fields located offshore Vietnam and exports the
produced gas to the Nam Con Son pipeline. Along with the evolution of advanced technology, real time
data incorporated into flexible services architecture has contributed significantly in increasing efficiency,
accelerating production, reducing downtime and regulatory events (Naser and Awaji 2011). The Produc-
tion Data Management Platform (PDMS) was implemented before the first commercial gas, allowing the
BDPOC to be readily prepared for first gas, enjoy the benefits of tracking all the production and operation
parameters since day one for operational purposes and also enable the ability to understand better reservoir
dynamics at very early stage of the production (Tran et al. 2014).
With this data converted into information, BDPOC can safely operate the current and future oil and gas
assets, accurately report to authorities and stakeholders, perform asset surveillance, diagnosis and
ultimately optimize production amid operational constraints.
As the PDMS provides foundation layer for managing the production for the two fields, and it’s helping
today to improve the timely decision making process through the use of accuracy, and validated data; this
effect is impacting positively by allowing BDPOC to adjust production rates to deliver contractual terms
of demanded production in a matter of a few hours.
The goal of this paper is to present the architecture and highlight the advantages and benefits that can
be drawn from the utilization of the Platform Solution as key foundation block today and how it fits the
Roadmap to Asset Optimization in the future for BDPOC.
This case study illustrates the challenges of acquiring, storing, and production information. The main
components are deployed for the PDMS along with the up-to-date technologies that can effectively be
used to meet these challenges. The Platform Solution allows BDPOC to have reliable production
information at their fingertips.
Introduction
BDPOC is a subsidiary of Vietnam Oil & Gas Group (PVN), operating two gas condensate fields located
offshore Vietnam with the first gas production achieved in 2013. Both fields produce via the system of
production, processing and export facilities comprising of two wellhead platforms, one central processing
platform and one Floating Storage and Offloading unit (FSO). The gas produced after processing,
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separation and compression is exported to shore via Nam Con Son pipeline and the produced condensate
is stored at FSO. Fig. 1 illustrates the field layout of the BDPOC project.

Figure 1—Field Layout: wellhead platform and production/pipeline system

In order to make sure effective production operations and avoid any discrepancy happening to the
production, the Production Data Management Platform is required for their assets. The platform provides
the reliable production information at the fingertips to help the engineer response quickly to any
challenges to their production operations.
Background
Before the first commercial gas exported commenced, BDPOC has planned to implement a Production
Data Management Platform to facilitate high and low frequency data capture, validation, production
reconciliation and reporting, asset performance and status monitoring and optimization, which is critical
for topside equipment surveillance and reservoir management. Because the system was implemented
before the first gas production, it allowed BDPOC to be readily prepared for production, enjoy the benefits
of tracking all the production and operation parameters since day one for operational purposes and also
enable the ability to understand better reservoir dynamics at very early stage of the production.
With the collected data converted into decision information, BDPOC can safely operate the current and
future oil and gas assets, accurately report to authorities and stakeholders, perform asset surveillance,
production performance diagnosis and ultimate optimize production amid operational constraints.
The system results in the storage of all BDPOC’s production data in a managed data repository in
BDPOC HCM office, which assures the data consistency across the company and the engineers use the
accurate data for their engineering tasks.
The general merits of the Production Data Management Platform for BDPOC include:
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● The production data to be captured once, at source and accurately

● Transformation to up-to-date technology & commercial solution
● A sustainable technology to support BDPOC Production Operations
● Scalability to support BDPOC asset future expansion
● Providing accurate and powerful allocation engine
● Extendable capability for online monitoring and surveillance
● Possessing secure, auditable & reliable Production Operations Management System
● Repeatable and replicable workflows
● Improving data flow and overall operational efficiency

Solution Architecture
Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 show the architecture design and work flow diagram representation of the Production
Data Management Platform based on the Avocet Platform and its integration with the Honeywell
SCADA/DCS infrastructure, PI Data Historian server and other engineering applications.

Figure 2—Production Data Management Platform Architect Diagram

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Figure 3—Data Process Workflow Diagram

The Honeywell DCS server in Offshore acquires the high frequency data via OPC DA and is
considered as the PI Interface Node which sends data to the Offshore PI server. This PI Interface Node
has the buffering capability to store DCS data on its storage if the Offshore PI server is offline or
disconnected, and will flush buffered data when PI Server Connection is restored.
The acquired DCS data from the Offshore PI server will then be replicated to Onshore PI server via
the PI to PI Interface, which is installed on the Onshore PI server and considered as data pulling operation.
To access high frequency data from Onshore PI server, there are two standard PI client applications: PI
ProcessBook for realtime data access and graphical display, and PI DataLink for reporting in Excel.
The replicated high frequency data in Onshore PI server then is aggregated to the daily data and
uploaded into Onshore Avocet server, which serves as the daily data storage, via the OLE DB interface.
The other data source of Avocet server is the manual data or daily data from the Excel file, prepared by
offshore engineer, which consists of different parts (chemical, HSE, MOB, weather, lab tests, and etc.).
Once all data is acquired in the Avocet database, the users can view data on the configured screens or
plots inside Avocet and then do some tasks related to data verification or some calculations such as
production back allocation. The data in Avocet is converted into information and used for reporting to
management board, company employee and government.
Avocet Surveillance powered by BabelFish provides the integrated graphical access to all production
and operational data over the Web. BabelFish reads high frequency data from Onshore PI server and daily
data from Avocet database allowing the user to add the context and store the contextual data in a data
dictionary. This integrates the inputs and outputs of detailed production engineering workflows from
Onshore PI server and Avocet serve along with other technologies, into a collaborative platform for
visualization, analysis of production operations and real-time asset monitoring.
Data in Avocet also provides for OFM application which offers advanced production surveillance
views and powerful production forecasting tools for better management production and reserves tracking.
OFM software allows engineers to view, relate, and analyze reservoir and production data in a variety of
established engineering workflows.
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Implementation
The Production Data Mangement Platform is divided into two separate components:
i. Data capture and real time monitoring: this component mainly supports production operations by
providing real time monitoring, along with intergrated assest management, to identify problem
before breakdowns occur.
ii. Data and Data Management: the main function of this component is to provide a reliable database
storage and easy data management. In additional, other applications can be integrated into this
database to support the following:
a. Reporting and visuallization: automatic daily reports sent to designated users, alarm messages,
rich visualization graphs, and etc.
b. Production monitoring application: OFM, decline curve analysis, well test.
c. Production engineering: Flow performance, well model, well deliverability.
d. Reservoir engineering: reservoir characterization, simulation, history matching, well test
analysis.
e. Data base and accounting: integrated with company’s database and accounting system.
Data capture and real time monitoring The main function of this component is to provide high fre-
quency data platform with secondly raw (non-textual) data transaction. The component is the reference
semantic model which can integrate information from multiple objects and share data collected with
applications. Automated once the model is built, this single enterprise mesh model collects and gathers
information from the enterprise to production wells and drills down to individual objects like pumps and
valves. The enterprise is instrumented with sensors and tags to track and transfer data between deployed
assets to onshore offices. If you know what your systems are doing predicatively, from vibration on a
pump to the production flow rates on a platform, you can collaborate with the tools to optimize your
operations and reduce production losses.
Fig. 4, Fig. 5, and Fig.6 show examples of field status, daily production highlights for management’s
overview, drill-down to assets, which address the currently production situation, production allocated to
each platform, and well surveillance/diagnostic reports. The production targets such as budgets, forecast,
nominations can also be established and tracked together with individual producing variables.

Figure 4 —Real Time Monitoring: Field Status Display

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Figure 5—Current Production Overview – Production Allocation – Well surveillance/Diagnostic

Figure 6 —Avocet Database: Drill-down to asset

Fig. 7 shows the well test separator screen which allows users to capture real time visibility and quickly
analyze trends at different well test conditions. Fig. 8 illustrates the real time sanding control monitoring
for a particular well. The current well flowing parameters are displayed and plotted against in the sanding
envelope that help engineers to set a limit and control drawdown pressure. Automation alarm notice will
be sent once the well operating condition falls outside the designated envelope. Fig. 9 shows another
example of real time flow monitoring. The screen illustrates the pipeline flowing conditions in which
alarm is configured once the flowing condition falls outside the operating envelope.
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Figure 7—Well Testing: Test Separator Visualization

Figure 8 —Sand Control / Monitoring Screen

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Figure 9 —Flow assurance real time monitoring

Onshore Database and Data Management The main function of this component is for production data
collection from manual, semi-automated, or fully automated sources. It provides tool for data validation
and analysis. Data entry screens used for manual and automation data and visualization were incorporated
into categories (Fig. 10).

Figure 10 —Avocet Database Hierachy and Data Entry

The component also provides reporting (including HTML format for web, Microsoft Excel format),
graphing and querying functionality. Production data is stored in PDMS single Microsoft SQL Server
Production Database. It also provides functionality to easily and accurately allocate sales and distributions
to determine well and zone production (Fig. 11), inventory and sales ownership for accounting and
reporting purposes. Fig. 12 illustrates the well production data which is reported in tabular format for
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reporting purpose and further analysis such as production history trend / well deliverability or perfor-
mance (Fig. 13).

Figure 11—Production Allocation Network

Figure 12—Reporting functionalities: Well data information

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Figure 13—Production history: well production/performance

The PDMS can setup and execute from simple to complex allocation processes, based on data captured
throughout the dynamic production facilities and processing network. It also provides a graphical network
interface for viewing and validating the production allocation network. Accurate results can be verified,
locked and saved in the PDMS single Microsoft SQL Server Production Database.
Apart from tag-based data, the manually captured operation and production data offshore that is
presented in a consistent manner for maintenance and KPIs reports (Fig. 14 and Fig. 15).

Figure 14 —Operations Key Performance Indicators

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Figure 15—Maintenance Records

Conclusion
The Production Data Management Platform has improved BDPOC’s data management workflows and
processes by centralizing multiple data management applications into a single platform.
● Production data is captured once at source and accurately
● Information is available when, where and how it is required
● Simple and standardized system architecture guarantees future sustainability and expandability
● Production optimization is possible
● Reliability, availability security and performance are achieved
● All the organization benefits of the online solution Management / Engineering / Operations
The benefits obtained from the platform functions and abilities help support company future asset
expansion and improve data flow and overall operational efficiency.

Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Bien Dong POC and PetroVietnam for giving the permission to publish
this paper. The authors also wish to acknowledge the contributions of operation team for their inputs.

Nomenclature
DCS Digital Collection System
KPIs Key Performance Indicators
HTML HyperText Markup Language
OLE DB Object Linking and Embedding, Database
OPC DA Open Platform Communications Data Access
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PI Plant Information
SCADA Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
SQL Structured Query Language

References
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presented at SPE/DGS Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar,
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Tran, T.V., Hoang, H.M., Giang, H.T., and Camacho, R. 2014. A Road Map to Asset Optimization:
The Production Data Management Platform. Paper presented at SIS Global Forum, Barcelona,
Spain, 15-17 April.

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