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Wapiti JV Data Transfer Project

Co-Authors:Tim Bauer, BP Canada

Greg Head, Devon CanadaHeather Quale, Mera Group

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PI in BP

Historians form the basis for BP’s global fieldofthefutureTM initiative

PI has long been the global defacto standard data historian in BP – upstream and downstream

Canadian implementation initiated in 2002 to provide all users with near real time data on their desktops

Why PI:– Limits access to control environment to ensure performance & improve security;

– Reduced bandwidth requirement in challenging communications areas;

– Provides storage and ready access to long term storage

Piloted in 2002 West Pembina Sour Facility Initiated Wapiti JV Project in late 2003

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Where is Wapiti?

Wapiti

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Wapiti JV and PI

Wapiti site is a joint venture between Burlington Resources, BP and Devon

The three parties share a common PI system

BP and Devon access information from the PI system through various interfaces on a Process Control Network

Burlington Resources accesses information from the PI system through a Citrix server that is connected to the Devon Wapiti Network

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Process Control Network

BP Wapiti PI Data Historian

Server

BP Calgary PI Data Historian

Server

Citrix Server

DevonNetwork

DevonPI Clients

BP WapitiPI Clients

BP CalgaryPI Clients

WANApprox.

Distance ~ 600KM

Approx. Distance ~

600KM

VPN Tunnel

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Encouraging System Sharing

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PCN Security

Security on the PCN was achieved by setting up firewalls on both sides of the system in conjunction with each corporations regulations

An interface trust login was also used to coincide with the networking rules of the two corporations

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Control Systems & Data Flow

PI offers access to operational information regardless of the control system used – able to mix and match platforms– Devon - RTAP

– BP - SCADA Vision

The joint venture has different data flow arrangements:– BP – PI to PI

– Devon – PI to other programs

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Data Flow

BP Wapiti PI Data Historian

Server

BP Calgary PI Data Historian

Server

DevonNetwork

PI to PI

PI to Other Programs

DevonPI Clients

BP Wapiti PI Clients

BP CalgaryPI Clients

PI Node(real time)

RTAP Custom API Interface

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Reporting

Provided to joint venture and third party companies through PI Client Tools

Custom PI2CSV hourly report generator was created using a module database and some Visual Basic code

Wapiti PI

Validated Data

Validation Report

Monthly Report

Other Production

Reports

Nomination Report

Site Built/Maintained

Reports

Hourly/Daily Report

Production Update

Daily Report

PI2CSV Custom VBA

Daily Report Daily Report

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Challenges

Maintaining a large tag count – 40,000 tags

Setting up the network security in accordance with the regulations of Devon and BP

Training programs to meet each company’s business requirements

Development of management process to share system administration

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Benefits PI supports a large volume of data PI met each of the company’s global security requirements One PI system services three companies Provides all staff, with electronic access, production and

operational data in near real time Provides operators with better visibility of their well and well

production Historical and real time data to allow for more proactive

modeling Allows for alarming on preset operational conditions to

identify potential problems PI has great product support