Though many of the US shale plays have been developed in just the last few years, there remain new producing assets that lack the latest technologies and best-in-class working practices. Retrofitting these assets with now-commonplace digital oilfield-type automation, information technology (IT), and work practices have revealed significant benefits to BHP Billiton (BHPB) in the Eagle Ford shale. This paper will describe how BHPB, after purchasing the Petrohawk Eagle Ford shale assets, recognized the potential for improvements, and used Karnes County wells as a demonstration area for its Intelligent Well Pad Program (IWPP). A multi-disciplined team evaluated the opportunities and implemented a comprehensive program of facility redesign, wellsite automation, IT & Telecommunications, and a 24/7 surveillance center. A detailed assessment, with all key stakeholders, yielded a fit-for-purpose program, detailed and tailored for this specific application. The IWPP, deployed over a 12-month period, is showing improved results in HSE (via reduced personnel exposure to driving on dangerous rural roads and well pad hazards), Production (via reduced downtime), and Cost (via increased well count / operator). Based on these early positive results, BHPB are now developing and tailoring its IWPP solutions and working practices across all of its shale assets, as a key aspect of greenfield well pads.
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