Application of the Hydrocarbon Field Planning Tool (HFPT) The tool is a software that allows modelling of an integrated (oil-gas-water) production system from the subsurface, via the wells, through the surface facility network to the sales delivery point. This led to potential savings of over $30million. Deployment of Expandable Sand Screens, (ESS) routinely These are sieve-like conduits that keep out sand and impurities from the produced oil and gas. ESS facilitates reduced well costs, through more efficient use of drill consumables (e.g. cement, drill mud, steel pipes), reduces drill cuttings, and enables the use of slimmer holes. The impact on the environment is thus mitigated while cost savings realised was about $3 million. Deployment of Remote Cableless Communication System in Imo River-60 The cableless technology is based on transmitting well data, through existing hardware such as the steel of the well and pipeline (as against installing fixed cables) to the flowstation/office. This enables timely diagnosis of well problems at relatively low cost and also reduces operator intervention at field locations. The technology was deployed in SPDC’s Imo River well-60 and was the world’s first deployment. The largest Virtual Reality Centre (VRC) in Africa It is powered by a powerful Onyx 3200 Silicon graphics computer, churning out tons of images through a set of equipment that makes it possible to see the relationship between one thing and another in three-dimensional space. Virtual Reality technology allows the viewing of 3D models with partial transparency so that spatial relationships can be easily appreciated.
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