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Hydrocarbon
 Exploration & Production
                Opportunities & Challenges in IS
            Scope of Document                   : Insight into the Possibilities of IS.
            Nature                              : Presentation
            Security                            : Public
            Author                              : G Srikanth
            Date and Version                    : 30 October 2010 v1.0

Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
Fall-back
   1. Principles and Overview
   2. Domain Information Systems
   3. Challenges and Opportunities in IS




 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
1. Principles & Overview of E&P
1. Hydrocarbons are Formation, Discovery and Production
2. Uncertainties & Risks
3. Gamut of Sciences and Technologies involved
4. Business Process Categories and Process
    Acquisition      Capture the opportunity
    Explore          Convert the opportunity to Discovery
    Appraise         Evaluate the Discovery
    Develop          Prepare to Exploit the Discovery profitably
    Deplete(Produce) Nomination to Cash on Production asset
    Abandon          Exit

The Charm of Successful E&P
Spectacular Opportunity  Extensive Diversity  Strategic
Contribution
 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
2. Domain Information Systems of E&P
1.    Business Processes and Functions/Tasks in each Process node
2.    Complexity of data and analysis
3.    Features of E&P IS
     a. High Compute Capability
     b. Diverse Application Portfolio for every function
     c. High Data & Information Costs
     d. Large data volumes
     e. Complex Integration of wide range of data classes
     f.   Information Uncertainty needing multiple analysis and processes
4.    Compute System Characteristics
     a. Teraflop processing power needed in many areas of work
     b. Very high memory capacity > 64GB needed in many applications
     c. Imaging Systems  very high end graphics
5.    Application Characteristics
     a. Specialized with proprietary algorithms and data structures
     b. Long cycle times in development of expertise {Programs & Usage}


 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
The Charm of Successful E&P
       Extensive Diversity for Thought
       Opportunity to be thinking beyond ordinary
Challenges and Opportunity to Excel in the
Charming world of E&P IS



Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
In Pursuit of the Charm - Outline
I.    Compute Intense Applications and Opportunities
II. Graphic Intensive Applications and Opportunities
III. Data Structures and Semantic exploitation
IV. Communication Technologies and their avenues
V. Extent and Scope of opportunities




 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
I. Compute Intense Applications
1. Programs that execute trillions of operations
    Seismic Data Processing & Interpretation
    Reservoir Simulation
    Numerical Basin Modeling
2. Opportunities in System Administration &
   Optimization
3. Opportunities for innovation and development




 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
I.1 Seismic Data




 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
I.1 Seismic Data Processing




 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
I.1 Seismic Data Processing Opportunity

 1. New Processing methods. Example
     Stochastic Processing
     Full wave-form deconvolution
     Complex geometric corrections
     Quantum Resonance Interferometry
 2. Requirements
     HPC facilities
     Numerical analysis CoE
 3. Value
     Niche technology {large IP}
     Improved resolution of RIL E&P data  discovery 
       Appropriate development  Efficient depletion


 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
I.2 Reservoir Flow
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/ICME/docs/seminars/Aziz-2006-10-16.pdf




                                                                           1. Flow by
                                                                              fluid
                                                                              movement
                                                                           2. Flow by
                                                                              expansion
                                                                              (pressure
                                                                              reduction)

 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
I.2 Reservoir Simulation




 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
I.2 Reservoir Simulated




Seismic AI




   History
   Match Sw
   Oct 2000
   Original

10/2/2012
   Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
I.2 Reservoir Simulation Opportunity
1.    Improved algorithms and mathematics
2.    Grid design
3.    Scaling methods
4.    Cloud computing algorithms
5.    Data structure for storing model results
6.    Analytical methods to compare multiple models

  a. Strong mathematics in CFD
  b. Use of CFD tool-kits
  c. Understanding of Single and Multiphase fluid flow through
     porous media
  d. Multi speciality team as CoE


 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
II. Graphic Intensive Applications




                                       5 km




 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
II. Graphic Intensive Applications Opportunity
1. E&P is heavily Graphic
   intensive                                              ?
    Yet, cannot see through
       the objects in 3D
    Resolution, Color depth




 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
III. Information Value Proposition in E&P


                                                                                      E&P




                                                                                    Others




Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.        Dr. Alan Nunns
                                                                     17-September-2008
III. Data Structures and Semantics Space




 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
III. E-R of Earth Model in E&P database-
 Finder




 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
III. Seismic and Well Data Models




 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
III. Opportunities and Requirements in DM
1. Defined and
   Develop the Data                                     ONTOLOGY
   Models  There
   are international
   Standards
     (www.energistics.org)

2. Implementations
   with GIS (E.g.
   PPDM)
3. Intelligent
   Semantics
4. Knowledge
   Management




 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
III. Information Flow across E&P Workflows
                                                                                  Real Time Data
                                      Well Plan/Construction                       Transmission
                                                                                     Direct to
                               Well Plan and Real Time Data:                         Database
   Integrated
 Interpretation
                             Updating The 3D VolumeEarth
                                        Model

                           Update                                                   Update
                           Well Plan                                             Interpretation


                                            Update
                                        Reservoir Model
                                          /Simulation
 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
III. Data integration, assimilation and
 interpretation
 Applications Portfolio from major vendors address specific
  functional space
    Geophysics
    Geology Models & Reservoir Models
    Production
    Drilling
 Data interfaces across disciplines are mediocre
    Largely visual integration
    Import-Export data structures
 Advanced aspects like :
    Data Mining
    Pattern recognition
    Intelligent search                          are yet to develop


 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
IV. Communications & Technologies in E&P

1. Large band-with LAN (1gpbs/ws is minimal need for 3D)
    Can this be achieved on WAN/ Internet?
2. Remote & Hazardous locations  VSATs, Microwave, Radio++
3. Extreme Temperatures & Pressure
    Sensors inside oil & gas wells
    Well head (2000m below sea-level @ -30C)
4. Non-serviceable and Non-replaceable sensors  High reliability

 Cable free sensors for planting at sea-bottom
 Ultra-high-resolution measurement of Natural EM




 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
V. Automated Detection of Thin Intra-Reservoir Denses




 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
Standard Log Analysis  Analog Lithology Class



                                                                       Special Image Logs and Derived Litho Indicat
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Lithofacies From Logs




                                                                        Standard Log Suite (To Do Spectral + Segm)



Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.
                                                                                                                                 with Core and used. Requires Field level tuning




                                                                        Sequence stratigraphy confined Markovian Strings? 
17-September-2008
                                                                                                                                 Lithfacies from Conventional Logs using Briggs Triangles. Calibrated




                                                                     Very high vertical resolution and classification achieved
Classification & Categorization
 Such Patterns Exist in Real
  data
 The Various Structured
  Parameters Can be :
      On each Trace Separately
      Based on adjacent traces
       either side on 3D (1 look up=
       4 traces)
      Based on Multiple adjacent
       traces (2-5 lookup  How to
       do?)




 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
Simple Syntactic Pattern Recognition  Are you ready?




                                                                           Can any of you
                                                                           Develop a small
                                                                           Program to
                                                                           Extract these
                                                                           Syntactic Variables?




 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
V. Attitude, Aptitude and Abilities
 Attitude
    Learn
    Analyze
    Collaborate
 Aptitude
    Numbers and Analytical methods
    Graphics
    Development
 Abilities
    Numerical Analysis and Graphics
    Handle large data sets




 Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008
E&P  Pursuit of Passion
  1. Radically new methods are finding way
  2. Individuals are changing the paradigm
  3. If there is Excellence in You, there is a
     problem in E&P for You



Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India.   17-September-2008

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