Cloud Based Real-Time Monitoring of Tight Oil Field by Applications of Edge Gateway Device, Automatic Fluid Level technology and Analytical Dashboards

Abstract

Data-monitoring & field-optimization in tight oil fields is a challenging task without innovative technologies and digital-analytical platforms. In SRP wells, real-time dyna-card and continuous fluid-level data are valuable to understand downhole pump-performance and well-issues. The conventional echo-shot survey provides only 1-2 shots in a week/month, which is insufficient for pump & well-monitoring. Real-time dyna-card requires 256 data points/minute frequency which is possible only by IOT edge-gateway devices. The lack of real-time monitoring results in well-downtime and production-loss. The combination of IOT, Cloud-Computing and Machine-learning implementation shifted our approach from reactive to proactive which assisted in ALS-Optimization and production loss reduction. A smart real-time cloud-based dashboards were built as they are the key to integrate-data to get a big picture of the actual field-conditions. These reliable analytics assisted in faster business decisions to enhance/optimize oil production.