A LONG TRACK RECORD OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
2008 //
Enhanced Oil
Recovery
World-first injection of
polymers in the deep
offshore, Dalia, Angola
2006 //
SOUR GAS
Sprex®
Pre-treatment of gases
with high H2S
Cryogenic
distillation
2002 //
DEEP OFFSHORE
Canyon Express, deepest
subsea development at
the time (2,250 m), 3 gas
fields, multiphase export
2013 //
GEOPHYSICS
Full Waveform Inversion
High Performance
Computer:
PANGEA 2.3 petaflops
Velocity models based on
wave-equation migration
2007 //
DRILLING WELLS
All-metal Progressive
Cavity Pumps for high-
temperature wells
Access to frontier resources assured by technological breakthroughs and world firsts
2006 //
DRILLING WELLS
Glenelg well, one of the
first highly deviated
wells drilled in HPHT (1,100 bar, 200°C)
2001 //
HEAVY OILS
Sincor, one of the first
major heavy-oil
developments by cold
production
2000 //
HIGH PRESSURE /
HIGH TEMPERATURE
Production start-up of
Elgin-Franklin
2011 //
DEEP OFFSHORE
Pazflor start-up, subsea
gas-liquid separation, a
world first at this scale
2001 //
DEEP OFFSHORE
First oil
on Girassol
Winner of the 2003 OTC
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AGENDA
Introduction
- Definition and stakes of technological innovation
Technological Innovation Organization
- Technological Innovation Platforms
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Technological Innovation process
- End of development phase
- First deployment phase
Examples of innovations
Conclusions
High Performance Computer
Subsea water desalination unit
INTRODUCTION: SOME DEFINITIONS
Technological Innovation (in TOTAL):
- First implementation in business of a technology – first because
• New technology from R&D
• Existing technology not yet used by TOTAL
• Technology used by TOTAL in a different context
- With various possible origins
• Long term needs (from TOTAL R&D)
• Urgent & important business needs
• Spontaneous business relevant ideas
Business
- Exploration, development or production
Technology
- Class of products or technical processes designed to fulfill some functions
• Combining hardware and/or software and/or chemicals and/or methodology
• On the basis of a specific concept
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Membranes water filtration pilot unit
INTRODUCTION: STAKES OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
Benefits of Technological Innovation
- Added value to business
• Improved HSE
• Costs reduction (CAPEX, OPEX)
• Additional resources
• Increased efficiency (time, energy, etc.)
- Improved image of the company
- Increased adaptability with enlarged knowhow
Challenges of Technological Innovation
- Resistance to change
- Work organization & processes
- Risk aversion
- added risk/uncertainty above normal
operational risks with proven technology
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Combined visualisation of wells,reservoir & seismic cut
Acid gas treatment unit
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION ORGANIZATION
Technological Innovation Platforms
- 11 virtual entities in technical disciplines
• Geophysics, geology, reservoir, wells, HSE, IT, etc.
- In charge of technological innovation projects
• based on
- New technologies transferred from TOTAL R&D
- New or existing technologies from outside
• Of medium duration (1-3 years) compared to R&D
• Alone or in partnership (suppliers, contractors, operators)
- Covering
• end of technology Development phase
• beginning of technology Deployment phase
- Staffed by part time personnel from technical
disciplines
- Financed by R&D & assets (industrial pilots)
Technology Readiness Levels
TRL Status
Re
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arc
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1Basic principles
identified
2Concept and application
formulated
3
8A few records of
implementation
Proof of feasibility of
industrialization6
4 Proof of integration
De
plo
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en
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7 First unit implemented
9Extensive
implementation
De
ve
lop
me
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Concept validated
5Validation of the
operational context
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TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION ORGANIZATION
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DEVELOPMENT DEPLOYMENT
R&D 11 TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
PLATFORMS BUSINESS
HSE
Geophysics
Geology
Reservoir
Unconventional resources
Integrated Geoscience Suite
Development
Technologies
Drilling/Wells
Field Operations
Information Systems
Exploration
Development
Production
Abandonment
HQ technical entities
Affiliates
New Business
UNIVERSITIES INSTITUTES O&G INDUSTRY OTHER INDUSTRIES
5 prospective labs
Biotechnolgies
Robotics
Nanotechnologies
Numerical methods
Image processing
8 strategic R&D programs
Frontier exploration
Earth Imaging
Field reservoir
Unconventional resources
Deep offshore
Wells
Gas solutions
Sustainable development
TRL 1 - 4 TRL 5 TRL 6 TRL 7 TRL 8-9
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION PROCESS: TOWARDS TRL 6
End of development phase = proof of feasibility of industrialization
- Technology assessment
• Maturity level (TRL), Performance assessment , Risk analysis
• Business case (key to “marketing” of technology)
- Technology upgrading
• Integration into a system, a workflow, a platform
• Up scaling
• Extension of application domain
- functionalities, environmental/process conditions
• Improvement of performances
- reliability, availability, accuracy, efficiency
- Technology qualification
• Performance and analysis of tests (physical or numerical)
• Performance of pilots (normally industrial pilots) if required
- Decision on way forward
• First implementation (deployment) or upgrade or stop
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Downhole electrical
pump power supply
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION PROCESS: PILOTS
What is a pilot?
- A specific project aimed at de-risking a
technology in a specific environment
- A step in a Technology Development phase
- Performed alone or in partnership
3 types of pilots
Main challenges (industrial pilots)
- Identifying a playground
- Financing the project
- Reaching clear conclusions
System principle identified or
demonstrated
(TRL 1 to 3)
Proof of integration
(TRL 4)
Validation of the operational
context
(TRL 5)
Proof of feasibility of
industrialization
(TRL 6)
Field proven technology
(TRL 7 to 9)
“Experimental” Pilot “Demonstration” Pilot “Industrial” Pilot
to reach TRL 4 to reach TRL 5 to reach TRL 6
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Downhole monitoring
with optic fibers
Water treatment
demonstration pilot
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION PROCESS: PILOTS
Netherlands Deep Offshore development :
Electrical DHSV
France Acid Gas Treatments : acid gas treatments pilot
USA Oil Shale :
- Ecoshale ®
- AMSO pilot
Venezuela EOR : C- EOR
Argentina Flow Assurance :
LDHI-AA
Angola Asset integrity : HORUS Subsea
Hazard Monitoring
Congo Deep Offshore : SPRINGS®
UGANDA EOR: TRESEOR
Viscosified water
treatment pilot
Abu Dhabi EOR: C-EOR ABK,
SWTT skid
Major accident prevention : 3D Gas cloud
visualization
EOR : mobile construction C-EOR skid
PIT EXP :
- FLEX
- Crawler pilot
Canada Extra Heavy Oil:
- ES-SAGD
- JV Technology
- Fishbone Pilot
Tight Oil Gas Shale:
WT-Log pilot
PIT EXP : water treatment Pilot
PIT SI : LTE wireless network technology
Sustainable Development
Field Reservoir
Gas Solutions
Unconventionals
Deep Offshore
Technological Innovation Plaforms
R&D strategic programs
In progress
Project stage
Achieved early 2015
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PIT
More than DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FIELD TESTED EACH YEAR 10
Manifold
Vertical Separator
25m
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION PROCESS: TOWARDS TRL 7
First implementation = beginning of deployment phase
- Project definition
• SOW, budget, schedule, contractual strategy,
• with strong customer (asset) involvement
- Project sanction
• By relevant authority (budget holder, committee, etc.)
- Project execution
• By asset with assistance from Innovation
• Or by technological Innovation Platform
- Decision on way forward
• further deployment (TRL 7 reached)
• or technology upgrade or stop
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Subsea gas liquid separator
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION PROCESS
Other activities
- Development of knowhow
• Drafting of new or updated guides and manuals
• Organization of training to use technologies
• Development of database
- Valorization of technologies
• Internal & external communication
• Issue of patents, selling of licenses,
• Integration of technologies into commercial offers
- Scouting
• Participation to JIP, conferences, industry forums
• Organization of external workshops
• Regular meetings with O&G companies and other technological companies
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EXAMPLE: SMALL WATER DEPTH INSPECTION ROV (ROBIS)
Application domains and functions
- Tankers and Floating Production Units ballasts,
jacket platforms (60 m), loading buoys
- Visual inspection, thickness measurement, cathodic
protection monitoring with higher safety and lower
costs (no divers, no shutdown)
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Innovation process (3 years)
- 2012: Project launched with 3 partners
- Engie (french O&G Cy, robot spec. with TOTAL)
- DCNS (robot operator)
- Subseatec (robot constructor)
- 2013: Upgrade of existing robot
- 2014: Industrial pilot performed in ballast
tank (TRL 6)
- First deployment planned on loading buoy
in 2015 (TRL 7)
Remotely Operated Vehicle
Pictures from ballast internals
EXAMPLE: SOLVENT FOR MERCAPTAN REMOVAL (HYSWEET® )
Application domains and functions
- Acid gas treatment
- Improvement of mercaptan removal to reduce
costs of downstream process
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Innovation process (3 years)
- 2006: First laboratory tests
- 2007: Internal development of simulation tool
performance of demonstration pilot (TRL 5)
performance of an industrial pilot (TRL 6)
- 2008: First deployement in an existing acid gas
treatment plant plant (TRL 7)
- 2010: Launching of a new project (10 MMScfd,
125 T/d H2S), started in 2013 (TRL 8)
Absorption column internals
Acid gas treatment unit
EXAMPLE: INTEGRATED PRODUCTION NETWORK MODELING
Application domains and functions
- Complex production systems with mutiple reservoirs
and common production network (e.g. deep offshore)
- Modeling and simulation of systems in minimum time
to optimize design and production
Innovation process (3 years)
- 2012 : acquisition of new high resolution reservoir
simulation software
- 2012-13: internal development by TOTAL R&D of
an integrated production network functionality
within the software
- 2014: transfer to PIT & pilot performed to qualify
technology on ultra deep offshore project in Angola
- 4 reservoirs, 50 km of flowlines, 3 risers with gas-lift
- 100 times faster than traditional software!
- 2015 first deployment on-going in Nigeria
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Production system overview
Integrated production system model
EXAMPLE: OPTIMISATION OF GAS-LIFTED SAGD WELLS
Application domains and functions
- Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage Oil Production
- Software controlling gas lift rate and production
choke to maintain Horizontal Well sub-cool level
and optimize production
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Innovation process (2 years)
- Project launched Q2, 2014 with 3 partners
- Surmont SAGD J.V. (operating asset)
- ConocoPhilipps Ltd. (JV Operator)
- INFAUTELEC (French Process Control Eng.)
- Control algorithm development in 2014
- Demonstration Pilot Q1, 2015 (TRL 6)
- First Deployment 10 wells, Pad 103
Surmont Oct. 2015 (TRL 7)
Software control panel
Schematic of SAGD production system
Gas-lit activated
CONCLUSIONS ON TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
The main challenge is to implement new
technologies quickly and successfully despite
- Resistance to change
- Risk aversion
- Difficulties finding playground & budget for pilots
Organization, process and tools are in place to
address these challenges
But other levers are needed:
- management support
- marketing skills
- successful industrial pilot / first deployment
“ You only have one opportunity to make a
good first impression”
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Pipeline inspection AUV
TOTAL ARGOS challenge candidate (AIR-K)
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