WITSML: Laying the Foundation for Increasing Efficiency of Intelligent Wellsite Communications

Pickering, Julian Guy; Shields, John A.; Gidh, Yashodhan Keshav; Johnson, David E.; Shehry, Majid Ali Al; Khudiri, Musab; Farnan, Mark Patrick; Schey, Jana

doi:10.2118/150278-ms

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“…In addition, XML is the standard way of transferring and structuring data and making it accessible by others easily. [2] Once the WITSML standard was accepted internally, the technical work started by publishing the drilling real-time data hub (DRTDH) that is hosting all data in a central location even if they were collected from different sources. As the demand for real-time data increased, the need for a central hub increased as well.…”

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Upstream Data Standards at Saudi Aramco

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This paper describes the upstream data standards that Saudi Aramco has recently implemented for Drilling and is in progress to implement them for other areas such as Production and Reservoir Characterization. These standards enable us to make wider use of our monitoring and collaboration centers through a common approach. It also allows us to leverage the evolving WITSML, PRODML and RESQML standards more effectively in our upstream operations.Saudi Aramco relies on many service organizations to deliver the generated data which requires common and standard data classification when exporting data from source A then importing to destination B. Applying a common approach to information access on a global basis has enabled us to streamline our operations and make wider use of emerging analysis, monitoring and collaboration technologies.Real-time technologies have been utilized to capture, monitor and analyze operational data from well sites so that critical decisions can be made in real-time to reduce and eliminate operational and safety problems, thus reducing non-productive time. That includes high-tech rigs, smart wells, monitoring & collaboration tools and real-time data visualization systems.Our aim has been to implement standard upstream information architecture. Our full implementation of WITSML was the vehicle which allowed this to happen in Drilling & Workover operations. We still believe that over the next years with the advancements of technologies there will be more challenges to support open connectivity between different vendors and services supporting the increasing upstream functions.

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A WITSML Enabled Workflow for Integrating Offset Well Drilling Risks and Events Into Well Planning and Execution

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In recent years, our ability to record and share information about risks and events affecting rig operations has improved significantly. An important enabler in this has been the development, and broad adoption, of the risk object within the WITSML standard. However, the ability to effectively share data on a broader scale between wells, fields, and blocks has been a challenge. This is particularly important during the planning phase of a well, when access to all available offset risk information is crucial for a successful safe well design.This workflow, developed within a drilling engineering center, aims to better address this challenge through an integrated 3D approach, using functionality already available on the drilling engineer's desktop. The introduction of a WITSML-based workflow enables efficient and complete data transfer of risk and event data between different users and software applications with the result that the right data is available to the right people, at the right time. In recent years, our ability to record and share information about risks and events affecting rig operations has improved significantly. An important enabler in this has been the development, and broad adoption, of the risk object within the WITSML standard. However, the ability to effectively share data on a broader scale between wells, fields, and blocks has been a challenge. This is particularly important during the planning phase of a well, when access to all available offset risk information is crucial for a successful safe well design. This workflow, developed within a drilling engineering center, aims to better address this challenge through an integrated 3D approach, using functionality already available on the drilling engineer's desktop. The introduction of a WITSML-based workflow enables efficient and complete data transfer of risk and event data between different users and software applications with the result that the right data is available to the right people, at the right time. Drilling risks and events are defined throughout the planning and execution of a well, for example, during surveillance operations within an operations support center or at the rig. Although risk data is generated in predominantly well-centric software, a WITSML server is used to aggregate the data and populate a regional, 3D master risk project. In this project, intelligent filtering and 3D visualization tools are used to target offset data relevant to the current operation. Relevant risks are integrated into a 3D evaluation of the proposed well design, incorporating the geological model of the current prospect. As the well is drilled, the 3D evaluation is used to alert the rig and remote support teams of potential issues ahead of the bit. This approach streamlines the evaluation of risks in the planning stage of wells and enables more effective collaboration between the drilling and geological and geophysical team during execution.

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Upstream Data Standards at Saudi Aramco

et al. 2012

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This paper describes the upstream data standards that Saudi Aramco has recently implemented for Drilling and is in progress to implement them for other areas such as Production and Reservoir Characterization. These standards enable us to make wider use of our monitoring and collaboration centers through a common approach. It also allows us to leverage the evolving WITSML, PRODML and RESQML standards more effectively in our upstream operations. Saudi Aramco relies on many service organizations to deliver the generated data which requires common and standard data classification when exporting data from source A then importing to destination B. Applying a common approach to information access on a global basis has enabled us to streamline our operations and make wider use of emerging analysis, monitoring and collaboration technologies. Real-time technologies have been utilized to capture, monitor and analyze operational data from well sites so that critical decisions can be made in real-time to reduce and eliminate operational and safety problems, thus reducing non-productive time. That includes high-tech rigs, smart wells, monitoring & collaboration tools and real-time data visualization systems. Our aim has been to implement standard upstream information architecture. Our full implementation of WITSML was the vehicle which allowed this to happen in Drilling & Workover operations. We still believe that over the next years with the advancements of technologies there will be more challenges to support open connectivity between different vendors and services supporting the increasing upstream functions.

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WITSML: Laying the Foundation for Increasing Efficiency of Intelligent Wellsite Communications

Cited by 12 publications

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Upstream Data Standards at Saudi Aramco

Upstream Data Standards at Saudi Aramco

A WITSML Enabled Workflow for Integrating Offset Well Drilling Risks and Events Into Well Planning and Execution

Upstream Data Standards at Saudi Aramco

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