EXPERIENCE

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INTEGRATED MODELING & DIGITAL OILFIELD EXPERIENCE

“DIGITAL OILFIELD” APPLICATIONS Region Country Project Description

North America Canada, East IPM for Short-Term Forecasting. Open Server link from simulation results to MBAL. Open Server link from morning reports to PROSPER and GAP. Open Server step-wise predictions to customize model to field operating practices. Evaluate future drilling activities and compression facilities and timing. Open Server step-wise predictions for staged completions with preferential depletion of tanks.

GOM

Production allocation IPM. Open Server link from morning reports and field database to monitor and match well tests and to allocate production based on daily wellhead pressures. Automate 15 minute rate estimation with sand erosion and corrosion alarms plus daily allocation using IPM system models. Green field development planning purposes for deepwater, multi-stacked reservoirs, co-mingled production. Open Server step-wise predictions to automate timing of completion sequencing and optimization of production handling agreement.

Alaska Production allocation IPM. Open Server link to production database using average daily wellhead pressures to allocate daily well production. Production optimization of gas-lifted oilfield with Open Server interface to Aspentech production data gathering software.

South America Venezuela IPM for development potential with OpenServer links to economic program. North Sea UK Developed a web-service using IPM to provide well surveillance solutions. The web

service connects with the control system providing continuous engineering results Norway Multi-field IPM for gas lift optimization and allocation. Incorporated decline tank

methodology and developed custom OpenServer prediction application & utilized IPM prediction script functionality.

Middle East Yemen Daily optimization (250 ESP production wells, 15 water disposal wells). Open Server link from field morning reports to PROSPER and GAP. Automated rankings to show fit of IPM model and uplift potential.

Africa Nigeria Develop production forecasts to assess feasibility of adding high pressure gas handling facilities and gas injection to six fields. Evaluate compression requirements, facility capacities and uplift potential from infill drilling and gas lift. Open Server for data validation and transfer. Evaluate major upgrades to gathering system and production platforms for multi-field complex. Open Server for data validation and transfer.

Angola IPM with Open Server link to allocate daily well production. TRAINING

All locations IPM and automation staff mentoring & customized workshops Customized software and modelling User Guides

EXPERIENCE

rpsgroup.com/canada

INTEGRATED MODELING & DIGITAL OILFIELD EXPERIENCE

INTEGRATED PRODUCTION MODELLING EXAMPLES Region Country Project Description

North America Canada, East Conceptual IPM to investigate unexploited reserves and provide production forecasts for potential field development scenarios. Multi-field model to evaluate compression timing and field development sequence. Reservoir models based on simulation results.

Canada, West History matching of miscible flood field performance to allow short-term optimization of oil production, followed by long term forecasting of field performance under blowdown conditions Low pressure gas brown Field Development planning, compression timing & forecasting. Consists of 2000shallow gas & CBM wells and reservoirs & 7 gathering stations. Reserves evaluation & investigation of competitive drainage. Study included reservoir depletion of partially communicating pool, infill well evaluation, stimulation evaluation and gas lift analysis. Competitive drainage assessment and investigation of impact on final recovery of infill drilling campaign versus well workover/stimulation options. Several IPMs for daily optimization based on well tie-ins, infill drilling campaigns, compressor upgrades and system debottlenecking

GOM

Conceptual IPM to evaluate optimum development of 6 deepwater gas accumulations. Evaluated optimum placement of centralized SPAR facility and capacity requirements.

Middle East Qatar Field wide gas lift feasibility study (8 gathering systems and 250 wells). Yemen Daily optimization (250 ESP production wells, 15 water disposal wells). Open Server link from

field morning reports to PROSPER and GAP. Automated rankings to show fit of IPM model and uplift potential.

Africa Angola Deepwater development planning and field surveillance post start-up. S. Africa Identify optimum development plan for offshore gas condensate fields. Options included subsea

tie-backs to existing facilities and new platform installation. Eq. Guinea Full field IPM for reservoir, facility and well surveillance to maximize near term production

capacity by identifying optimum well routing, gas lift utilization and provide short term production forecasting capability.

Pacific Rim Australia Quantify performance of reservoirs, wells, and facilities for asset's remaining life. Evaluate facilities debottlenecking, optimize depletion and schedule recompletion opportunities.

China Assess variety of production options for offshore field development. Reservoir models based on simulation results.