Digital Oil Field

Well-Intervention Operation Planning Becomes a Digital Workflow

The authors write that by replacing outdated, labor-intensive processes with an integrated, cloud-based platform, companies can streamline planning, improve accuracy, and foster better coordination across teams and vendors.

Fig. 1—Project overview providing easy access to ongoing projects and analysis of time spent in different project phases.
Fig. 1—Project overview providing easy access to ongoing projects and analysis of time spent in different project phases.
Source: SPE 224078.

Planning a traditional intervention operation is an inherently time-intensive process requiring extensive communication across multiple disciplines and vendors, compounded by the challenges of manual workflows. Planning engineers often work in silos, relying on local documents stored on personal devices and copying information manually between job programs. The authors write that by replacing outdated, labor-intensive processes with an integrated, cloud-based platform, companies can streamline planning, improve accuracy, and foster better coordination across teams and vendors.

Challenges of Traditional Planning Workflows

Manual Processes. Well-intervention planning often is hindered by labor-intensive manual workflows that consume significant time and effort. Highly trained and well-educated engineers, whose expertise is critical for strategic decision-making, frequently find themselves burdened with administrative tasks.

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