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Digital Engineering
is about using digital technology to improve profitability.
Computers by themselves don’t do that, of
course. It is only when good decisions are
made and implemented, that value is added.
But computers can help that process
immensely!
The prize is clear – higher production, reduced OPEX, increased
ultimate recovery and improved operability
and integrity - more cash flow in a shorter
time. To achieve this, digital technologies
need to be clearly focused on better
decision, delivered quicker with fewer
resources.
Decision making is a process. It includes the following elements:
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Collecting /
gathering data
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Transmitting
/ storing / retrieving data
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Analysis,
including evaluate of options / risks /
recommendations
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Decision
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Authorization and implementation
The first steps have to do with data. In many companies the
infrastructure is already in place to
collect, transmit, store and retrieve data,
making it available on the desktop to all
potential users. The challenge now is to
complete the decision making process. This
means focusing on work processes,
organization and people.
It wasn’t that long ago that data from the
field came in morning reports (about one
kilobyte of data). Engineers and managers
together wanted more information. Now we
have it! Terabytes of data from thousands
of tags flow to our desktops continuously
(gigabytes of stuff). Now the problem is
how to deal with all that information
without getting totally buried and lost.
Our culture is designed to deal with morning
reports. What we need to develop is work
processes and organizations that survive in
gigabytes of information.
A part of the challenge is to improve the way work gets done –
better collaboration among team members,
doing work concurrently rather than
sequentially and communicating results
publically on-line. This new way of working
will improve the quality of decisions.
We help clients capture the value from previous investments in
digital oilfield technology by leveraging
the real time environment for better
decisions, arrived at and implemented
faster. We help them:
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Assess
strategy (technology utilization)
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Identify
gaps (software / applications)
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Reconfigure
work processes
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Identify
required skill sets / training
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