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Schlumberger’s continuous improvement in water intensity
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very year in the end of March, the world celebrates World Water Day. A core focus on this important day is to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal Clean Water and Sanitation, one of the various goals defined by the UN. The Clean Water and Sanitation objectives intend to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. Schlumberger is committed to being at the forefront of our industry’s shift towards more sustainable energy production—challenging not only ourselves but also our customers, suppliers, and peers to partner on delivering measurable social and environmental progress. Our services and processes can consume high quantities of water, that’s why prioritizing our water management and taking actions to reduce our levels of water consumption is of our upmost importance.
Two years ago, we began a process to increase our water efficiency in Mexico. We identified the recoverable streams -to reduce our wastewater discharge to natural systems- as well as helping us decrease our water consumption from ground water reserves. This also diminishes the impact on the local community’s water treatment systems and lowers our greenhouse gas emissions. The results of the project were outstanding. In 2021 we reduced our water consumption by 7% and our waste discharge to natural systems by 12.5%. Overall, we can proudly confirm that we achieved better water quality by removing organic and inorganic pollutants. We estimate a carbon footprint reduction of 188 tons CO2e, this is equivalent to taking 37 vehicles off the road for a year. Today, we are working with the government to improve our water recovery at our facilities. At Schlumberger Mexico we continue our efforts and focus on water reuse, recycling and conservation.
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Q: How did the pandemic change how you implement digital tools in the company’s operations? A: The priority during any implementation of our solutions has been the preservation of our employees’ health. Now, the reality is that we had already built and had the experience implementing new work processes using digital technology before the pandemic, with our DELFI cognitive E&P environment. Before the pandemic, I am not sure we really understood the stakes of applying those technologies or fully appreciated the economic gains and growth that this digital environment could provide to industry. This led to a general shift in the mindset of the company, regarding the urgency to provide our clients the capabilities to use digital technology. The degree to which some of these digital technologies have been implemented varies by country, so adaptations and customizations have been necessary. However, the favorable macroeconomic effects of digitalization, and of the use of a digital ecosystem and tool technology, became apparent almost immediately. Q: How have digitalization projects in Mexico accelerated as a result of the events in 2020? A: Our portfolio of digital projects in Mexico was already quite extensive, even before the pandemic started. This portfolio had
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to be modified to some extent as a result of the events of 2020: Projects that were heavily focused on remote operations and decentralized decision-making processes had to be prioritized as our employees began working from home. We considered
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field and on-site operations to reduce on-site crew size while still maintaining operational continuity, building new levels of instrumentation, automation, and autonomy directly into the existing drilling operations.
The Importance of Applying Digital Tools
One example of this transition is the implementation of digital twins, which enable remote work. Another example, was the accelerated adoption of a virtual environment for a project, with more than 50 experts from different specialties and working remotely around the world, working through this pandemic with no interruptions and deep collaboration by identifying and de-risking exploration opportunities, adding ML algorithms for time reduction in specific workflows supported by DELFI environment. This exploration process increases effectiveness by at least 30%. Q: What elements are needed in Mexico’s oil and gas industry to accelerate the use of digital platforms? A: One of the areas where we can accelerate the use of digital technologies are in data handling, security and processing. The way data moves throughout oil and gas assets in Mexico present us a few areas of opportunities concerning data management, infrastructure and security. This is normal considering the maturity of many Mexican oil and gas assets and facilities. Fortunately, more and more companies are co-developing new digital platforms to improve data handling processes.To address
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these important elements, Schlumberger has expanded its partnership with strategic companies like Microsoft, to continue introducing and increasing the use of its industry-first, AIenhanced cloud-native solution “DELFI” through the OSDU™ Data Platform.
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Schlumberger: 85 Years of Operational Excellence in Mexico 2021 represents a year of achievements, lessons and innovations for Schlumberger in Mexico. Throughout the years, the evolution of the country’s hydrocarbon sector has brought with it challenges that have turned into opportunities to strengthen the industry. With pride and dedication, Schlumberger has been an integral part of this transformation. The prominent energy services company arrived in Mexico in 1936 and inaugurated its local operations by running its first electric log for the giants then known formally as Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company and British Petroleum. In 1943, Schlumberger ran its first electric log for Pemex at well Poza Rica-25. These were the first wireline operations in Mexico, and represented the initial phase of Schlumberger’s presence in the country. In the 1960s, Schlumberger consolidated its development with the creation of new business units and departments that enabled it to operate more efficiently in each one of its specialties. In 1979, Schlumberger inaugurated its first data center in Mexico, built and staffed by Mexican engineers; a huge step for the hiring of Mexican talent. Throughout its history, the development of new technologies has been fundamental to the company’s constant growth, built on a world-class services offering, a commitment to its clients and a constant striving to benefit the country. To this day, Schlumberger has contributed over a billion dollars of investments to Mexico’s economy, not to mention average imports and exports volumes that surpass 4,300 exchanges a year that have opened the doors to new international relationships and economic exchanges within the industry. This 85-year path represents Schlumberger’s commitment to Mexico and its people. The company’s national team consists of over 1,200 local suppliers collaborating in its two
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manufacturing centers, six operational bases and its central office in Mexico City. Schlumberger also maintains a close collaboration with Mexico’s universities and research centers, which are focused on the development of technologies aligned with the strategic needs of Mexican oil and gas reservoirs. This relationship has generated investment in the recruitment, training and development of the nation’s talent, resulting in a national workforce that is 90.5 percent Mexican. Schlumberger’s commitment to Mexico goes beyond its activities and services, since it also involves the communities in which they operate. The company assumes the responsibility for the impact of its operations within an ethical and sustainable framework for the environment and society. This has been recognized by the Mexican Center of Philanthropy by awarding Schlumberger the Socially Responsible Company Award for 13 consecutive years. Accomplishing 85 years of uninterrupted presence in Mexico is the result of a strong effort and dedication that has made Schlumberger part of the country’s history. Today, Schlumberger aims to strengthen its relationships with its customers, with the communities and with each one of its Read the complete article More about this company
employees, looking to achieve its ultimate goal: to create amazing technology that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all Mexicans, sustainably.
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Ora: Schlumberger’s New Wireline Formation Testing Platform Schlumberger’s intelligent Ora platform was introduced to Mexico in March 2020, pre-pandemic, however the company had introduced to PEMEX the then Ora platform as early as Dec. 2018, logging the Ixachi 1001 well with it. This represented a significant innovation in wireline formation testing. Ora combines new digital hardware with cloud-native collaborative software for unprecedented performance, including those that were impossible to manage previously. These include: High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) environments, tight or unconsolidated formations or near-critical fluids, revolutionizing dynamic reservoir characterization in the process. This allows users to look deeper into the reservoir, confirm reserves sooner, expedite completion strategies and obtain a head start on field development planning and the design of facilities. Ora plays a crucial role in the de-risking of reserves uncertainty, the maximization of production and the provision of real-time data and model integration to determine hydrocarbons in place. The platform can also support optimized connectivity and deliverability to accurately assess flow assurance risks. It can measure formation pressure, provide contact identification, determine fluid properties and gradients efficiently as well as sample fluids at the highest purity. It executes all of this while providing downhole PVT measurements and integrated customized evaluation of reservoir fluid geodynamics. Ora allows for dynamic reservoir characterization in average times that are 50 percent faster than the competition, reducing energy consumption in half while contributing to the decarbonization of any project’s daily operations. Ora achieves this in part through its operational efficiency when conducting bottomhole fluid analysis. Furthermore, Ora can reduce carbon emissions by up to 96 percent, particularly in offshore environments, through its deep transient testing
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SPOTLIGHT (DTT) capabilities, which means the platform will be in full alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals 12 and 13. How Does It Work? Ora is qualified to work in temperature and pressure conditions of up to 392°F (200 °C) and 35,000 psi, with dual flowline architecture, laboratory-accuracy metrology and smart downhole automation. Flow management options from 0.05 to 108b/d in combination with focused radial probes and a dual-inlet dual-packer system perform focused sampling in virtually all conditions and bring deep transient testing operations to wireline. The pump’s capacity of up to 108b/d allows higher volume pumping, while unique fluid-handling technology enables active hydrocarbon circulation to surface for well control, allowing for longer testing times. In addition, with advanced sensor technology, one can see deeper into the reservoir. DTT on wireline was developed as a joint project between Schlumberger and Equinor (then Statoil) to bridge the gap between transient wireline formation testing and drillstem testing (DST), while providing a more sustainable and economical solution for evaluating exploration and appraisal wells around the world. This breakthrough is what led Schlumberger’s DTT on wireline technology to win the 2021 World Oil Award for Best Exploration Technology. The advanced downhole fluid analysis (DFA) system fills two roles for the Ora platform. The first is to sample assurance, in which the purity of the acquired reservoir fluid is quantified in situ by multiple sensors, including data from the dual-flowline 24-channel spectrometer; fluorescence, resistivity and density sensors; and pressure and temperature gauges. Once the presence of representative fluid has been verified, further analysis can be conducted by extensively profiling fluid properties with a suite of high-precision, high-accuracy measurements that work through gauges and components fully rated to function up to 200°C. These measurements include: + Oil, water, and gas volume fractions + Gas/oil ratio (GOR) + Hydrocarbon composition + CO2 + Calibrated resistivity + High precision density + Full specter viscosity + Fluid color
Four Building Blocks of the Ora Platform Architecture + Digital Hardware backed by a digital framework that redefines the client’s experience, enabling fast and secure real-time decision-making. + Intelligent Planning that gathers all relevant, integrated and updated data to optimize further data acquisition strategies and design optimal hardware configurations. + Operations Control provides all members of a team, independently of location, with collaborative access to all operations
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and results while also contributing wellsite automation through the leveraging of cutting-edge technologies. + Contextual Insights that provide detailed and interactive real-time 2D and 3D visualizations of all data acquired in the context of the reservoir, available through a personalized and interactive decision-making board that maximizes data value. Accomplishments That Ora Brings to Mexico Ora has successfully completed over 40 projects across the world in a variety of operational environments, including the North Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, the Middle East and Northern and Western Africa. In African deepwater operations, Ora enabled an operator to confirm oil production deliverability and book reserves. Compared with a conventional DST, Ora’s DTT operation reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 96 percent, equivalent to 5,504 tons of carbon dioxide. This is comparable to removing GHG emissions from 436,905 passenger vehicles driven for one day or 1,197 passenger vehicles driven for one year. In Mexico, PEMEX’s use of Ora led to the collection of highquality condensate samples in challenging conditions that included permeability below 0.03 mD, temperatures above 360°F (182°C) and pressure readings above 20,000 psi. Read the complete article More about this company
This enabled PEMEX to announce a tripling of its estimated reserves in Mexico’s most important onshore discovery in 25 years.