Collaborative Mechanisms and Activities to
Progress Industry Required Technology
Development
Dr Patrick O’Brien, FREng
Chief Executive, Industry Technology Facilitator
MCE Deepwater Development Conference, 2015
24th – 26th March, 2015, London
Increasing Value through Industry Collaboration
Why ITF?
Make Technology Impactand
Bring Innovation to our Members
Current ITF Members
ITF Role
An intermediary that can impact
“Creating Stakeholder Value”
“Focusing on Common Industry Challenges & Opportunities”
• Challenge Profiling
Prioritising, articulating and championing
• Technology Profiling
Landscaping, gaps, road maps
• Facilitating and Portfolio / Programme Management
Development through to deployment
Developers ServiceCompanies
Operators
• Access and Insight
Customer validation
• Technology Funding
• IP Protection
• Access to Innovation
SMEs, Entrepeneurs, Universities
• Leverage Funding & Mitigate Risk
• Knowledge Exchange
• Industry Engagement
• Access to Innovation
• Customer Validation
• Deployment Mechanism
• Industry Engagement
Regional Collaboration
linked to global
Challenges, Projects
and Developers
• Global Members
• Active Hubs:
North Sea
Arabian Gulf
Brazil
Australia
ITF Multi-faceted Objectives(Not just JIPs)
• “..a critical and valued mechanism to execute and deliver collaborative technology development and deployment for the global oil and gas industry”
• “.. guiding from development through to deployment, and increasing technology deployment opportunities…”
• “.. a trusted mechanism to enable innovators access to operators”
• “…providing developers voice of customer validation for technology needs, thus reducing technology development risk”
• “….linking active regional collaboration with global challenges, projects and developers”
• “… working on projects that make an impact on the industry”
The Collaborative Technology Space
The Collaborative Technology
Space
New Frontiers –few current solutions
Fundamental science &
engineering methodologies
Technology Qualification
& Trialling
Improved design & analysis
methodologies
Levering technology
spend where technology is
an enabler
Members wanting to
demonstrate there is a market for
the technology
Focus on:• Common industry
challenges• Pre-competitive
technology development
Innovation
• Innovation comes with risk
• Mitigate risk through collaboration
• Lever technology budget by sharing cost
• Use ITF Process to fund alternative solutions
– Share outcomes from a group of projects
Potential JIP Models
• Traditional Approach– SME Developer / Research Institute / University JIP Proposer supported by a
number of Members
– Small, focused, aligned members to drive technology to deployment, if possible
• Network, Information Sharing, Industry Practice JIP– Wide member participation to achieve buy-in
– Currently setting up Subsea Processing and Heterogeneous Reservoirs Networks
– Also SURF IM is an ITF Facilitated network
• Service Company Member Led JIPs– Case A: Operator Member financial support levers significant Service Company
financial investment and provides “Voice-of-Customer” input to mitigate investment risk
– Case B: Service Company Member introduces SME Project for Operator Member Support with Service Company Member providing in-kind implementation support – “Deployment Mechanism”
ITF Theme Activity2014 Project Launches
RIBFAT –
Risk Based Flow Assurance Toolkit; Phase 2
Osorb® -
Techno-economic evaluation, design & construction of an offshore Osorb® regeneration package
MOBILEspan –
Modelling & prediction tool for mobile seabed & free span behaviour -Phase 2
ABC –
Answering the Basalt Challenge; feasibility Study
QUAFF –
Quantification of 3D Fault Zone Geometries & their incorporation in modelling practice
ABOM –
Improvements to Tropical Cyclone Forecasting, North West Australia
• Flow Assurance
• Produced Water Treatment
• Pipelines
• Structural Geology
• Geophysics
• Cyclone prediction
£3.536 million
Current Portfolio of 21 Running JIPs
Continuous Circulation System
JIP through ITF
• Continuous circulation of drilling fluid during
drill pipe connection
• Maintains steady downhole pressure
environment particularly beneficial where gap
in pore and fracture pressure gradients is very
narrow
• £1.8m direct member investment through ITF
to Maris International
• Commercialised by NOV now with over 2000
connections in the field by Statoil,
ConocoPhillips and Petrobras
• New JIP Phase to include continuous rotation
and drilling, and to make compact
Full Wave Gamechanger JIP
through ITF
• Joint 3D Inversion of Full Wave Seismic
Data for Advanced Subsurface Imaging
and Hydrocarbon Reserve Mapping
• R&D Team Imperial College London
• £5.0m direct member investment
through ITF
• World class research and advanced
numerical algorithms for industry
application
• Just launched Phase II, with further
£2.5m investment
Acoustic
Elastic
We Have a Plan
• Rolling Technology Plan– Backed by membership & Industry Review
– Industry relevant and making impact• Drilling and well construction
• Integrity
• Enhanced oil recovery
• Smart fields
• Reservoir Imaging
• Regional Activities– Australia: Floating Production Systems & Mooring Integrity
– GCC: Development of GCC Technology Roadmap – Strong Subsurface and EOR Themes
– UK Technology Leadership Board• Standardised Low Cost Well Construction
• Small Pools
• Asset Integrity
– Brazil: Early Project Launches; Set-up ITF Brazil; Brazil TechnologyRoadmap• Federal University of Paraiba: Produced Water Treatment by Adsorption
• University of Parana: New Technology Multiphase Flow Metering
ITF Proposed Theme Activity 2015
Drilling & Wells Subsurface SubseaFacilities &
ProcessDecommissioning Other
OngoingActivity
Q4 2014
• Drilling Improvement
• HeterogeneousReservoirs
• GCC Roadmap
• Subsea Processing • Floating Systems• Brazil Water
Management
• Ad hoc Call
Q1 2015
• EOR in CarbonateReservoirs
• Asset Integrity • Ad hoc EOIs (Q4 2014)
• 7 Calls (Q4 2014)
Q2 2015
• Drilling Technology Roadmap Initiative
• Carbonate Reservoir Evaluation
• Subsea Processing Network pre-kick off at OTC
• Plugging & Abandonment
• Ad hoc Call• Cross-Industry
Collaboration
• TCMs (Q4 2014)
• Members Meeting
• Brazil Call for Proposals
Q3 2015
• Well Integrity & Intervention
• Smart Fields • Ad hoc Call • Ad hoc EOIs(Q2 2015)
Q4 2015
• Improved Reservoir Imaging
• Deepwater Production Challenges
• Ad hoc EOIs (Q3 2015)
• TCMs (Q2 2015)
• Members Meeting
Reserve Topics
• Drilling & Wells Technology
• Unconventional Reservoirs
• Long SubseaTiebacks
• Subsea Power• PW Management
• Small PoolsDevelopment
ITF 2015 Technology Programme (1)
Fundamental research around EOR mechanisms
EOR in Carbonates
Inspection & monitoring techniques
Pipeline corrosion models and inspection
Integrity Management
60 Ad hoc proposals received.
8 current calls
Ad Hocs & Current calls
Sub-salt microbialitereservoir characterisation
Attribute workflow to characterise karstic reservoirs
Pore pressure prediction
Carbonate Reservoir Evaluation Alternatives to
cement plugs
Annulus integrity assessment before P&A
Cutting and disposal techniques
Methods to deal with downhole cables
Plugging & Abandonment
Technology transfer from other industries e.g. defence, aerospace, nuclear
Cross Industry Collaboration
Q1
Q2
ITF 2015 Technology Programme (2)
Extended Reach Drilling
Drilling depleted/Abnormal Pressure Reservoirs
Slender Wells
Well Integrity &
Intervention Robotics
Subsurface sensors
Smart inflow control devices
Smart Fields Further Ad hoc call
Ad Hocs2015
Improving sub-seismic detail
Controlled Source Electromagnetic (CSEM) and other non-seismic geophysical techniques
Predicting ahead of the drill-bit
Resolution of seismic imaging
Improved Reservoir Imaging New riser materials
Flow assurance
Artificial lift
Deepwater Production Challenges
Q3
Q4
Reserve topics – drilling & wells technology, unconventional reservoirs, produced water
management, long subsea tiebacks, subsea power.
We Have a MechanismProject Launch Timeline
Topic ID & Validation
Workshops/ Member
Consultation/
ID Champions & discrete
workstreams
Proposal -Front End
Design
Call For Proposal Execution
Developer submissions/
Due diligence/ Member Review & Selection
Commercial & Contract Negotiation
Project Launch
16 Weeks
SURF-IM NetworkSubsea Integrity – London October 2014
• Subsea Umbilicals Risers & Flowlines - Integrity Management Network
• ITF launched JIP; Wood Group Kenny (WGK) developer
– Operator only forum; Anadarko, BG, BP, Chevron, Eon, ExxonMobil, Hess, Husky
Energy, Maersk, Petronas, Shell, Suncor, Total, Tullow and Woodside
– £15k annual fee, 3 x face-to-face meetings per year
• Purpose:
– Networking, open-sharing, lessons learned database
• Main areas of discussion at Oct 14 meeting:
– Long distance (300km) tiebacks
– Flexible flowline upheaval buckling
– Life extension of subsea structures
– WGK delivered subsea reliability study
– Enhanced asset integrity using Robotics/AI
– Subsea Control Module reliability
SURF-IM NetworkActivities
• Subsea Control Module reliability viewed as an industry systematic problem
with the high failure rate of SCMs creating operational challenges:
– SCM Reliability Survey Report constructed with network member input
– High level findings on failure type:• 32% Analogue Interface
• 29% Hydraulic Leak
• 42% Unknown electrical cause of failure
– Aim to improve SCM Reliability for new build, leveraging brownfield experience and
lessons learned
– Proposed Action: Engage with SCM vendors, initiate dialogue, align and set
realistic goals
– The expectation is that vendors will take ownership and work with operators to
evaluate process and propose improvement opportunities
– Next steps:
• Invite vendors to participate workshop to discuss SCM reliability issues
• Propose launch of a SCM Reliability JIP
* Results presented with the kind permission of WGK from a survey
conducted by WGK with SURF IM network members.
Subsea ProcessingITF Trusted Technology Network
• Trusted Technology Network Objective; – To move the industry forward in the area of Subsea Processing by
facilitating the development and implementation of Subsea Processing
technology.
• Why?
– Limited uptake of Subsea Processing technology.
– Confidence in reliability and perceived high risks of implementing
Subsea Processing technology.
– Address causes of high qualification and testing costs.
ITF Subsea Processing Network Scope of Activities
Facilitate Access to Onshore SS Test
Facilities
API 17Q Completion to
Improve Qualification
Processes
Identification of Potential Vendor
Solutions
Facilitate Access to Pilot Fields for
Testing
• Moving the SSP Industry Forward
• Driving Technology
Developments Forward
• Understanding & Reducing
Implementation Risks
• Improving Member
Understanding & Competence
SSP Reliability Issues
SSP Qualification
Issues
Shared SSP Lessons Learned
Subsea Processing Network
ACTIVITIES BENEFITSINPUTS
Activities listed here are suggestions based on workshop discussions;
potential network participants views are
sought.
ITF & IntecSeaContribution & Activities
Contribution Activities
ITF Membership Deep Technical expertise Promote network concept to
membership
Promote network concept to
industry
Ability to initiate collaborative
activity
Industry insight & understanding
of needs
Secure participants and establish
contractual arrangements
Work with ITF to define
appropriate and relevant agenda
items
Trusted neutral industry partner Subject Matter Expert (SME)
resources
Define network agenda & scope Direct contribution to technical
content by SMEs
Knowledge of industry needs Strong industry network &
reputation, including active
participation in Deepstar, MPUR,
RPSEA, SUT, API & SPE initiatives
Organise & administer network
activities including meetings
Identify relevant 3rd party
contributors to technical content
of meetings
Project management resources Vendor & technology “neutral” Prepare & deliver output from
meetings and other activities
Facilitate representation of
Network members views on
relevant industry committees
Identify, promote and pursue
opportunities for spin-off activity,
including JIPs
Subsea Water Injection & Treatment
Challenge
• Challenge:– Increase in produced water in late field life
– Limited topsides water handling capability
• Solution– Separate water subsea and re-inject (PWRI: Produced Water Reinjection)
• Benefits– Less energy and infrastructure (pipelines and risers) pumping water
topsides
– Reduced back pressure on wells thus increasing recovery
– Enabling new tie-ins for marginal and brownfield developments
• Subsea Challenge– Continuous monitoring of water quality subsea for discharge into reservoir
or environment• NEL are working on this problem
– Cost effective subsea water separation for marginal, shallow water North Sea developments
Conclusions
• ITF are and effective mechanism
for collaboration on technology
development and implementation
• Industry can drive our agenda to
maximise impact
• Case studies demonstrate
outcomes