The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced that its offshore Satah Al Razboot (SARB) field has achieved a 25% increase in production capacity through the implementation of advanced digital technologies. The increase at SARB field, to a total of 140,000 B/D, supports ADNOC’s target to increase its production capacity to 5 million BOPD by 2027.
The digital technology used at the SARB field, 120 km northwest of Abu Dhabi, allows the field to be operated remotely from Zirku island, 20 km away. Remote monitoring, smart well operations, and production management technologies are integrated at the remote control center to facilitate real-time decision-making. This has enabled accelerated growth in field capacity with reduced costs and emissions. The field’s digitalization will enable the deployment of additional artificial intelligence (AI) to further enhance and optimize operations.
“AI and digitalization are at the heart of ADNOC’s smart growth strategy to help responsibly meet the world’s growing energy demand,” said Abdulmunim Saif Al Kindy, ADNOC Upstream’s executive director. “By deploying industry-leading technologies at SARB field, we have increased production capacity while enhancing the safety, sustainability, and efficiency of our operations, strengthening ADNOC’s position as one of the world’s lowest-cost and least-carbon-intensive energy producers.”
The technologies used at the SARB field include tools developed by Abu Dhabi-based AI company AIQ. AIQ’s DrillRep and OptiDrill programs process data from rigs and wells at the field. AIQ’s technology uses daily drilling data reports and rig sensor data to supports drilling operations.