Production System Optimization
Marcel Bouts
5 times half days
Business context
Production System Optimization (PSO) is the process of
maximising value in an existing production system by making changes
in the short and medium term. The course looks in an integrated way
to the production system from reservoir - wells - facilities. It
uses a structured approach in order to understand and analyse the
production system with the objective to identify bottlenecks and
optimization opportunities. The PSO process comprises of the
following steps:
1. The four pillars of measurement: selection, sizing maintenance
and calibration
2. Cycles of surveillance (PSO reviews)
3. Requirements of optimization (e.g. Limit Diagrams)
4. Getting opportunities implemented (e.g. PSO economics)
The above is supported by getting insights in the use of the,
"Paint the Picture", Limit Diagram, PSO economics and group
dynamics.
Who should attend
Production technologists/engineers, petroleum engineers,
reservoir engineers, production geologists, facility engineers,
production supervisors, production operators, production
programmers.
Note: for each class it is highly recommended that the
participants are at least from a mix of the above listed
disciplines.
Course content
1. Creating the right behaviour for PSO
2. How to "Paint the Picture" of an asset
3. Data acquisition
4. PSO review preparation
5. How to construct and use a Limit Diagram of an asset
6. PSO economics
Learning, methods and tools
The class is built around a multi-day exercise in which teams
work to optimize a field using the techniques they have learned. In
addition, exercises are used to practice the various steps of the
PSO process. The class provides a venue for discussion and sharing
of good practices as well as opportunities to practice
multidiscipline cooperation and facilitation.
Class participants are encouraged to bring their own challenges
and seek advice from the instructor and other participants about
optimization techniques and improvement planning.