A Collaborative Response to Complex Problems
More work and greater complexity—fewer people and less time. Such are the dictates of a business environment that drives oil and gas companies to aggressively search for better ways to work. Ambitious drilling trajectories, complex geology, tight drilling schedules and other technical complexities make collaboration essential for the operator to
improve job design
increase efficiency
reduce operational costs
increase safety.
Around the world and around the clock, oilfield specialists are capitalizing on advanced communication and visualization technology to monitor, supervise, and evaluate critical wellsite operations. Now they can carry out these important functions from a central location, without having to travel to remote wellsites—or even leaving their office building.
This article describes the technology and capabilities of iCenter collaborative environments. We demonstrate iCenter applications through a case study from a well drilled in the Gulf of Mexico.
CFA (Composition Fluid Analyzer), Drilling Office, GeoFrame, GVR (geoVISION Resistivity Sub), iCenter, Inside Reality, InterACT, LiveQuest, MDT (Modular Formation Dynamics Tester) and Petrel are marks of Schlumberger. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
For help in preparation of this article, thanks to Karen Glaser, Sugar Land, Texas, USA; and Mark Puckett, Houston.
