Application of Integrated Asset Modeling Approaches for Reservoir Management of a Large Oil Field in Western Siberia

Abstract

The article reviews the development and implementation of a digital twin for one of the large fields of LUKOIL-West Siberia LLC. The project team has developed an integrated asset model (IAM) of an oil field at a late stage of its development, which is used both for making managerial decisions and in the operational work of the engineering and technical service. The IAM includes simplified models of reservoirs, models of wells and gathering systems, as well as simplified models of plants. The resulting model can produce short-term assumptions regarding production levels (up to 1 year) and is highly sustainable, which is confirmed by the examples given in this article as to the application of IAM for various production tasks. The developed automated tools allow making prompt decisions to optimize well stock operation, as well as to reveal deviations in the process parameters of downhole pumping equipment and metering facilities. The use of IAM tools enable production functions to perform many application tasks related to forecasting well operation modes and evaluating the existing production capacities of the field. The cases presented in this paper serve as a good practice for application of the IM by assets in their activities and can be implemented for similar brownfields.