| SPE Technical
Programs
Offshore Technology Conference - 5-8 May 2003, Houston, Texas,
USA
Paper Title: The First Year’s Achievements
of the Smart Well Reliability Group
ABSTRACT
The Smart Well Reliability Group was formed as a spin-out
from the SPE’s Smart Wells Forum in Europe in September
2001. The Group’s objective is to increase the uptake
of smart wells by promoting better understanding, and appropriate
use of reliability methods and analysis. The 12 participants
are an even mix of operators and vendors, with an independent
co-ordinator acting as ‘honest broker’.
| This paper reports on the work of the first
year of the Group, covering - |
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A compendium of the parameters and metrics
of reliability to establish a common language across the
industry |
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Guidelines on how best to address reliability in requirement
specifications |
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Survey of system reliability analysis and prediction
techniques |
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Survey of reliability testing and evaluation methods |
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Guidelines on the exchange of confidential information
between the supplier and operator |
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Inventory of good operational practices and procedures
for improving reliability |
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Confirm whether proposed improvements to the system,
intended to enhance reliability, really would deliver
the desired benefit |
Application
The results can be applied by both operators and vendors,
in the process of design, tendering, installation and
operation of Intelligent Wells. Using the results will
help to ensure that |
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the requirements are properly specified |
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the design meets the requirements |
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the design has been properly analysed and tested |
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the installation is properly controlled |
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the operational procedures extract the best available
performance |
Significance
Oil operators have declared that improving reliability is
at the top of their agenda - in international conferences
and in direct dialogue with the rest of the industry. They
have published performance reviews and set challenging objectives
for reliability in service. The results, summarised above,
are expected to contribute significantly to the ability of
the industry to meet the operators’ objectives. |
