First Digital Well – LIVe! - KwIDF

S A B R I Y A HorINTEVIEW WITH MR AHMAD AL-JASMITEAM LEADER - RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGYKwIDF is our future.Let’s work together tobuild that futureMr Ahmad Al-Jasmi, Team Leader, Research & TechnologySurface describes why KwIDF is an exciting pilot that willultimately impact everyone at KOC.The world is getting smarter all the timeand now is the right time for KOC to fullyadopt the smart field concept. With theenvironment evolving in both Kuwait andKOC, we need to conduct our business ina smarter way. Often we take too muchtime looking and checking for data andKwIDF will really help us to grow, evolveand develop the business in a much moreprofessional and practical manner.“My objective for the three existing KwIDFpilots is to demonstrate added value – sowe can convert KOC into a much smartercompany. KwIDF is not just for productionand reservoir management; it is where we linkproduction, reserves with exports (like sales),quality and economics so we can explore thebest ways to get the estimated productioncost per barrel down.”KOC’s objective is to fully integratereservoir management with facilities(surface and subsurface) and to address anumber of different challenges in the fielde.g. water flood management, productionoptimization and HSE. The next step is tocreate a smarter way that will deliver andmeasure the hydrocarbon exported fromKOC – whether to refineries or to tankersbased on crude quality.“It is the KOC Board’s desire to create anenhanced export model from all the assets –we would like to have the HR database linkedto the system, so we know details aboutour resources and how much manpower isrequired to deliver a task. The finance modelin KOC should also be linked to the systemso we can adjust production output basedon the most effective business areas. SeniorManagement will be ablemake informed decisionsbased on operationalefficiency in order tooptimize the cost perbarrel. We will be in astronger position to closedown or optimize differentareas of the businessby comparing reservoirnumbers against financialdata.”The team has performedvery well to deliverthis first well fullyinstrumented, adheringto all Company policiesand procedures intotality.“It is a significant milestone getting the firstproduct from the factory delivered. Althoughwe have only just embarked on the testing,to date everyone is happy with the progressmade. Now the initial groundwork has beencompleted, the next phase will be to installthe same equipment and instrumentationto all the other wells, adhering to the sameapproved procedures.”“In addition, the IT servers need to beinstalled ASAP so we can really test thenew equipment. Once installed, then we’llbe able to test all workflows related to theinstrumentation and the real added valueof what has been achieved will becomepositively visible.”“Unlike the pilots being conducted in otherKOC fields, the KwIDF GC1 project is almost acomplete project covering all wells connectedto a gathering center. As far as productionoptimization is concerned the data will becaptured from all the wells; so the GC1 pilotwill provide a fully holistic view of the surfacefacilities in the field. We have set a target dateto install the same digital technology to anadditional 63 wells by December coincidingwith the Collaboration Center going live. “The most exciting aspect of the projectwill be when we reach full capacityof the gathering center. Overcomingbottlenecks and fixing problems alongthe way could be challenging but we mustretain a resolute sense of determinationto capitalize on the hard work alreadycommitted to the pilot. This is an ongoingjourney and we must work together todeliver KwIDF and build the future.S A B