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Digital Oil Fields and Its Emerging Technologies
Published in Anirbid Sircar, Gautami Tripathi, Namrata Bist, Kashish Ara Shakil, Mithileysh Sathiyanarayanan, Emerging Technologies for Sustainable and Smart Energy, 2022
Geetanjali Chauhan, Saurabh Mishra, Sugat Srivastava
Personnel working in the petroleum sector, both upstream and downstream, are involved in a variety of processes and operations, dealing with a large amount of data at various stages of the process. The manual process entails a large amount of manual engagement with operational data as well as its analysis. This could result in time wastage and miscommunication, leading to fewer efficient procedures and a higher risk of errors. Oil field automation involves the development and application of technology to monitor and control exploration, field development, production, and petroleum products’ delivery. Automation comprises a wide spectrum of technologies touching the domains of robotics and expert systems, telemetry and communications, electro-optics, cybersecurity, process measurement and control, sensors, wireless applications, system integrations, and many more. It helps the oil industry, determined to keep the cost down by imitating users in carrying out routine tasks with speed and accuracy. Automation not only reduces the time required for the operation, but also helps the engineers and operators to have rapid access to crucial system performance, conditions, and technical information which improves the efficiency of performance and decision-making. Table 2.4 shows a comparative study between manual and automated workflow in the oil industry.
Petroleum Migration and Accumulation
Published in Muhammad Abdul Quddus, Petroleum Science and Technology, 2021
The oil/gas from different reservoirs and wells in the same field generally possesses similar properties. s. An oil-rich producing area is known as an oil field. A gas-rich accumulation area is called a gas field. The petroleum area may extend to several hundred square km. A series of producing wells as well as exploratory wells are spread throughout the whole field area. The outer wells are used to demarcate the boundary of the field. In addition to the operating wells, the site consists of a pipeline network for oil/gas gathering and transportation, the metal structure of rigs and pumps, support services, electricity, water installations and housing. The petroleum field also includes the initial surface treatment, separation and processing equipment for making safe and saleable oil/gas. Crude oil is separated into oil, gas, condensate and water at the surface installation.
A detailed study on the rheological behavior of a novel cellulose-based hydrophobically-modified polymer
Published in Petroleum Science and Technology, 2023
Funsho Afolabi, Syed M. Mahmood, Iskandar Dzulkarnain, Donatus Ewere, Saeed Akbari
The fact that the novel amphiphilic polymer could initiate critical hydrophobic association at a relatively low concentration of 0.15 g/L, compared to previous hydrophobically-modified cellulose derivatives in the literature, makes them an interesting optional injection agent for IOR/EOR purposes. Here, they have the potential of reducing the cost of oilfield recovery projects. While their elasticity tendencies are good for oil mobilization and displacement in pore spaces, their evidential dilatancy should serve as a focus for further investigation in the context of mobility control.