Session 3: Performance of IWC
Chairs: Aswin Balasubramanian, Halliburton; Stephen Dyer, SLB
IWCs have been used since the late 1990's. Given the extensive variety of applications what are the experiences good and bad from the past that can inform the future? What are the leading and lagging key performance indicators from OEM’s and Service Provider’s perspective that aid front end engineering design?
Reliability starts with design against well defined requirements. Like many completion technologies, IWCs have seen a proliferation in qualification standards with the aim to imitate and derisk their adoption in the field. Several attempts have been made to "standardize" the standards with AWES spurning the API's 19ICV and 19E. Have these efforts changed the perception and experiences of IWC reliability, and what can we learn from the various bespoke qualification requirements to lower some of the barriers of entry whilst improving adoption. How are real world scenarios converged to the qualification requirements that are focused on design reliability?
Digital connectivity has promised much in simplification and visibility of the subsurface, but can we or have we captured its benefits in assuring reliability in the real world to bring confidence in utilization? Data residency, access, security and the role of OEMs beg the question are we missing out on taking this next step in reliability. What are the experiences in health monitoring, root cause analyses, remedial action and prognostics that might effect this?
Advancement in hybrid electronics to convert hydraulic actuators into electro-hydraulic or electro-mechanical systems have simplified IWC deployment, provided more flexibility, and expand the health data flow by an order of magnitude. What are the current experiences and thoughts towards the future in using this new level of data in assuring uptime, reliability and useability within the Production lifecycle?
Presentations:
- Historical Review of ICVs Performance (or Reliability) in Pre-Salt Wells: Learnings and Insights
Manoela Teixeira and Eduardo Schnitzler, Petrobras - All Electric Capex and Opex Benefits
Alan McLauchlan, Halliburton - Electric System Reliability
Yulin Pan, SLB