Global Production Engineering Consulting
Complete flow assurance solutions
Proven solutions, recognized advisors We specialize in designing and optimizing well operations, such as
The Schlumberger production engineering consulting offering combines wellbore cleanup, startup, gas well liquid loading and deliquification,
best-in-class simulation technology, production testing services, well testing, and slugging. We provide trusted solutions for dynamic
and customized advisory services to provide complete flow assurance interaction between reservoir, well, and flowlines.
solutions for any oil and gas development or operational challenge.
Solutions for a variety of challenges
The PIPESIM* steady state multiphase flow simulator and the OLGA* Schlumberger flow consulting services provides solutions
dynamic multiphase flow simulator are the foundation of Schlumberger for a wide variety of challenges, including the following:
flow assurance solutions. Schlumberger is dedicated to the continuous ■■ Pipeline and facility sizing
improvement of these technologies and actively participates ■■ Liquid management of slugs (slugging)
in ongoing industry research into multiphase flow.
■■ Solids management of hydrate, wax, and asphaltene precipitation
With over 30 years of industry experience and unparalleled project through insulation, heating, and hot fluid circulation mitigation strategies
expertise, our flow consulting experts can advise on the most ■■ Operational procedures for startup or shutdown
complex flow assurance challenges and offer proven solutions
■■ Wellbore startup, cleanup, and blowdown
to industry. Schlumberger advisors have been instrumental
in developing the contemporary flow assurance discipline, ■■ Artificial lift design and operation
which has enabled the development of some of the most ■■ Full-field reservoir, well, and network deliverability modeling
complex oil and gas assets around the world. ■■ Well and pipeline integrity (e.g., corrosion)
Expert flow assurance advice for flowlines and wells ■■ Well trajectory design verification
Our consulting services create value by addressing steady state ■■ Completion design
through dynamic challenges in the front-end engineering and design ■■ Liquid loading in wells
(FEED), detailed design, and operation phases of projects. The offerings
cover the topside processes, pipelines, wells, and near wellbore reservoir Extensive global network for efficient delivery
dynamics, as well as safety concerns associated with these system units. Efficient project delivery is a key strength of our consulting service.
Access to technology and resources allows services to be scaled to meet
Schlumberger flow assurance engineers lead projects and teams
your specific needs. With a global and flexible consulting base,
through all key design and operational aspects. Flow experts
we leverage our resources when needed to match your project requirements.
quantify threats and establish appropriate mitigation schemes,
leading to viable design solutions and operational procedures. Delivering projects out of all major oil and gas hubs, the dedicated
Our experts also provide specialist input to project teams, peer group Schlumberger flow assurance consulting group provides access
reviews, and hazard operability studies and hazard identification. to a large pool of flow assurance experts.
Enabling the full potential of operational investments and providing unmatched technical competence in production engineering.
Global Production Engineering Consulting
Recent Projects—Technical References
Pipeline Flow Assurance Well Cleanup and Start-up
■■ A Structured Approach for the Evaluation of Uncertainties ■■ Simulation of Multiphase Fluid-Hammer Effects During
in Flow Assurance System, BHR 2013-B2, 2013 Well StartUp and Shut-In, SPE 160049, 2013
■■ Sizing of Gas-Condensate Pipelines Using Multiphase Dynamic ■■ Using Dynamic Simulations to Predict and Optimize Cleanup
Simulation, Based on Minimum, Medium, and Maximum Flow Rates, Operation of Horizontal Gas Wells, SPE 152975-MS, 2012
SPE 15326-MS, 2012
■■ Modeling the Clean-Up Operation of a Producer Well
Well Flow Assurance (Hydrate, wax, liquid loading) in the Gulf of Mexico, 2010-J3 BHR, 2010
■■ Gas Condensate Well Unloading Critical Rate, SPE 166350-MS, 2013
Well Control
■■ The Use of a Transient Multiphase Simulator to Predict and Suppress ■■ Realistic Well Planning with Dynamic Well Control, 2011-092 OMC, 2011
Flow Instabilities in a Horizontal Shale Oil Well, SPE 158500-MS, 2012
■■ Experimental Study on Wax Deposition Characteristics of a Waxy Artificial Lift
Crude Oil Under Single Phase, OTC 22953, 2012 ■■ Using Dynamic Simulation to Assess Effectiveness of Downhole
Pump for Gas Well Deliquification, SPE 166093-MS, 2013
■■ A Flow Assurance Study on Elemental Sulfur Deposition in Sour
Gas Wells, SPE 147244, 2011 ■■ Downhole Chemical Injection Through Gas Lift: Options
and Consequences, SPE 142951, 2011
■■ Impact of Water Hammer in Deep Sea Water Injection, SPE 146300, 2011
Reservoir-Wellbore Interactions
Well Testing ■■ Multiple-Objective Optimization Applied to Well Path Design
■■ Use of Dynamic Simulation to Refine Well Testing Procedures
under Geological Uncertainty, SPE 141712-MS, 2011
and Optimise the Data Required for Deconvolution Techniques,
OTC 19767-MS, 2009 ■■ Application of Integrated Production and Reservoir Modeling
to Optimize Deepwater Development, SPE 131621-MS, 2010
■■ Well Test by Design, Transient Modelling to Predict Behaviour
in Extreme Wells, SPE 101872, 2006 ■■ Use of Wellbore-Reservoir Coupled Dynamic Simulation to Evaluate
the Cycling Capability of Liquid-Loaded Gas Wells, SPE 134948-MS
Well Integrity (Leakage, erosion, corrosion, well control)
■■ Using a Multiphase Transient Simulator to Predict the Onset
of Corrosion in Wellbore, SPE 170403, 2014
Our experts provide support in solving flow assurance design and operational challenges across the entire production system.
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