Method of performing automatic data entry for completion items

Abstract

Presented embodiments provide an automated method for data entry for the hydrocarbon production industry. In some embodiments, data from steps prior to wellbore completion is retained and entered into completion software, mitigating the need for artificial data retention.

Description

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] none Technical Field

[0003] Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wellbore completion for hydrocarbon production operations. More specifically, aspects of the present disclosure relate to automated methods and apparatus for uploading data into computer modeling software to allow completion of a hydrocarbon production wellbore. Background Art

[0004] Well completion is one of the most important steps in a successful hydrocarbon production project. If the well is not successfully completed, all the money spent is wasted; therefore, well owners are very careful during completion operations because of the huge financial expense risk.

[0005] Data retrieval and use are important to ensure that completion projects are executed according to strict engineering specifications. Until the actual completion of the wellbore, many tests and evaluations have been performed. Each of these tests is reviewed and verified. The test results are usually input into a specially designed program that is configured to digest the information and provide the current status of the wellbore and the expected next steps for the final completion.

[0006] The amount of employee labor costs to ensure all data is retained and input data is significant. These labor costs add significantly to the overall cost of the wellbore, so a cost-effective solution needs to be provided to initiate the completion. Currently, there is no automated mechanism to achieve this labor cost reduction.

[0007] It should also be understood that the hydrocarbon recovery industry has significant peaks and declines over time. These fluctuations often involve employee turnover both within and outside the oilfield industry. Such fluctuations often impact key employees who have extensive experience in the area of ​​well completions. For this reason, employees on certain completion projects may not have the experience necessary to complete the job. Therefore, there is a need to allow completions to proceed regardless of the employee's capabilities to allow the wellbore to be completed.

[0008] It would be desirable to provide an apparatus and method that is easier to operate than the manual processes and methods involving conventional apparatus and methods.

[0009] There is also a need to provide an apparatus and a method which do not suffer from the above-mentioned disadvantages.

[0010] There is also a need to reduce the economic costs associated with the above-mentioned conventional tooling operations and equipment. Summary of the invention

[0011] Thus, the manner in which the above-mentioned features of the present disclosure may be understood in detail, a more specific description of the present disclosure, the following brief overview, may be obtained with reference to the embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the accompanying drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of the present disclosure and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope thereof, as the present disclosure may allow for other equally effective embodiments without specific description. Therefore, the following overview only provides a few aspects of the specification and should not be used to limit the described embodiments to a single concept.

[0012] In one example embodiment, a method for performing automated data entry for a well completion project is disclosed. The method may include inputting data related to a wellbore completion project into a well completion ingestion system. The method may also include storing the data in the well completion ingestion system. The method may also include performing a file processing service on the data in the well completion ingestion system to produce a file processing service output. The method may also include storing the file processing service output in a centralized dataset. The method may also include providing data from the centralized dataset upon a query from a consumer.

[0013] In another example embodiment, a method of performing automated data entry for a well completion project is disclosed. The method may include receiving an inquiry from a consumer to provide data for the well completion project. The method may also include searching a centralized data set for data related to the inquiry from the consumer. The method may also include providing data from the centralized data set for the data related to the inquiry from the consumer.

[0014] In another example embodiment, an article of manufacture having a non-volatile memory, wherein a list of instructions is written in the non-volatile memory and is readable by a computer, wherein the list of instructions includes a method for performing automated data entry for a well completion project, the method may include entering data related to the wellbore completion project into a well completion ingestion system. The method may also include storing the data in the well completion ingestion system. The method may also include performing a file processing service on the data in the well completion ingestion system to produce a file processing service output. The method may also include storing the file processing service output in a centralized data set. The method may also include providing data from the centralized data set upon a query from a consumer. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Thus, the manner in which the above-mentioned features of the present disclosure may be understood in detail, a more specific description of the present disclosure, the following brief summary, may be obtained by reference to the embodiments, some of which are shown in the accompanying drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the accompanying drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of the present disclosure and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, as the present disclosure may admit to other equally effective embodiments.

[0016] Figure 1 is an illustration of a workflow in an example embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] Figure 2 A method of automating wellbore completion in one example embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] To facilitate understanding, identical reference numerals have been used, where possible, to designate identical elements that are common to the drawings ("Figures"). It is contemplated that elements disclosed in one embodiment may be beneficially utilized on other embodiments without specific recitation. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] Reference is made below to embodiments of the present disclosure. However, it should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the specifically described embodiments. On the contrary, any combination of the following features and elements, whether or not related to different embodiments, is considered to enable and practice the present disclosure. In addition, although the embodiments of the present disclosure can achieve advantages over other possible solutions and / or prior art, whether a particular advantage is achieved by a given embodiment does not limit the present disclosure. Therefore, the following aspects, features, embodiments, and advantages are merely illustrative and are not considered to be elements or limitations of the claims unless expressly defined in the claims. Similarly, references to the "present disclosure" should not be interpreted as a summary of the inventive subject matter disclosed herein, and should not be considered to be elements or limitations of the claims unless expressly defined in the claims.

[0020] Although the terms first, second, third, etc. can be used to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and / or parts here, these elements, components, regions, layers and / or parts should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish an element, component, region, layer or part from another region, layer or part. Terms such as "first", "second" and other numerical terms, when used here, do not mean order or sequence, unless the context clearly indicates. Therefore, without departing from the teaching of the exemplary embodiment, the first element, component, region, layer or part discussed here can be referred to as the second element, component, region, layer or part.

[0021] When an element or layer is referred to as being "on," "engaged to," "connected to," or "coupled to" another element or layer, it may be directly on, engaged to, connected to, coupled to, or interlaced with the other element or layer. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly on," "directly engaged to," "directly connected to," or "directly coupled to" another element or layer, there may be no interlaced elements or layers. Other words used to describe relationships between elements should be interpreted in a similar manner. As used herein, the term "and / or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed terms.

[0022] Some embodiments will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. For consistency, similar elements in each figure will be represented by similar reference numerals. In the following description, many details are set forth to provide an understanding of various embodiments and / or features. However, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that some embodiments can be implemented without these details, and many variations or modifications to the described embodiments are possible. As used herein, the terms "above" and "below", "on" and "below", "upper" and "lower", "upwards" and "downwards", and other similar terms representing relative positions above or below a given point are used in this specification to more clearly describe certain embodiments.

[0023] Aspects of the method may be included in a non-volatile memory system. For purposes of definition, a non-volatile memory system may be a memory system that is not erased after power to the system is terminated. Examples of non-volatile memory systems may be optical disks, solid state drives, and universal serial bus devices. These memory systems may be used to store program executable method steps of a computer, server, or computing device.

[0024] Aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for automating the completion information ingestion process, including reading completion files and extracting target completion information. As disclosed, aspects of the system can facilitate a large number of internal digital applications in intervention planning and well performance modeling. In an embodiment, interaction with industry standard applications such as Intervention Advisor, TalliX, Wireline Planning, and CoilCADE is supported.

[0025] Digital intervention planning and well performance modeling applications require users to input completion information during job / plan setup. Requiring users to manually extract target information such as equipment type, depth, length, and diameter from completion files and populate it into the corresponding dialogs in each application makes it a tedious and time-consuming task that is prone to user error. Automating completion workflows increases user efficiency, allowing them to focus on more critical tasks.

[0026] Aspects of the present disclosure improve the efficiency of the completion extraction workflow by automating the entire manual process. In an embodiment, the completion information ingestion system automatically converts the completion files into structured completion data on a regular basis and provides a centralized data set storing the completion data, which can be shared with completion consumers. In an embodiment, the completion consumer queries the target completion data from the centralized data set to see if the target data has been processed and stored in the data set. If the target data is not found, the disclosed system automatically extracts the completion data from the provided completion data set.

[0027] Figure 1 It shows how the proposed automated completion information ingestion system works. In the completion ingestion system, completion PDF files are first stored in a file storage dataset. Next, the document processing service obtains these files from the file storage dataset and then automatically extracts completion information from these files by using Document-AI and natural language processing techniques. The document processing service reads the content from the files. The method then converts the heuristic search of the domain experts into formal search queries that run on the content. The outputs are target completion data (such as length, depth, and diameter of casing, tubing, perforations, and downhole equipment) and well data (including well name, country name, field name, location, consumer, and reporting date). Thereafter, these outputs are stored in a centralized dataset.

[0028] Completion consumers can query their target completion information by well name. If the target completion information is available in the centralized dataset, the completion consumer will get the corresponding information. Otherwise, the completion consumer can authorize their users to upload completion files. Then, the completion files are also fed into the completion ingestion system. Finally, the completion consumer can get the target completion information.

[0029] refer to Figure 1 , a workflow 100 according to an example embodiment of the disclosure is provided. The workflow 100 includes obtaining data related to wellbore creation at 104 and providing the document to a completion ingestion system 102. In a non-limiting embodiment, the completion ingestion system 102 has a file storage device 106, a file processing service 108, and a centralized data set 110. The data obtained at 104 can be in a PDF format.

[0030] The completion ingestion system 102 acquires the data provided at 104 and then provides structured completion data to a consumer 112 at 114. As described above, the consumer 112 may be a standardized wellbore completion program. The output of the consumer at 112 may be fed back to the completion ingestion system 102.

[0031] In various aspects of the present disclosure, components of completion ingest system 102 may include various embodiments. In one non-limiting embodiment, file storage 106 may include various alternatives such as a computer hard drive, solid-state device, universal serial bus device, network-based storage system, or cloud computing device.

[0032] In an embodiment, the file processing service 108 may be a computer program that is programmed to receive data from the file storage device 106 and process the data contained therein. As will be appreciated, the file processing service 108 may have the ability to convert data from different formats and then store the resulting data in a centralized data set in a standardized format at 110. To this end, the file processing service 108 may use optical character recognition technology. The file processing service 108 may also have the ability to read other formats, such as standard Microsoft formats for Word, Excel, and Power Point.

[0033] In some embodiments, the file processing service 108 may have built-in fault identification capabilities. Such built-in fault identification capabilities will understand the expected range of values ​​and notify the consumer 112 of values ​​that are outside the expected normal range.

[0034] Generated by a consumer 112, the well name may be generated by the consumer at 116 and searchable against the centralized data set 110. Different items may be stored in the centralized data set 110. In some embodiments, direct access to several data sets stored within the centralized data set 110 may be provided. An example of such multiple data sets may include an assessment of geological data near a wellbore that would apply to multiple wellbores. Such data may include a large seismic survey covering an extended area. In such an embodiment, additional advantages are achieved because a single data insertion is completed, limiting possible errors from multiple data sources.

[0035] refer to Figure 2 , an example embodiment of a method 200 for performing automated data entry for a completion project is shown. In an embodiment, the method begins at 202, where data is entered. The input can be in a pdf computer format or other format. The data obtained from 202 is then entered into a file storage device at 204. At 206, a file processing service occurs, where data is obtained from the file storage device 106 and then placed into a centralized data set at 208. Based on the request of the consumer, the data from the centralized data set 208 is provided to the consumer for use at 210. Display of information can occur at 212. If there are no other requests or no requests to process data, the method can end. If there are other requests for processing, the method can loop back to 204 to accept further data for storage.

[0036] In other embodiments, the consumer can directly query the centralized data set to determine whether the record already exists. If the record exists, then the record can be provided to the consumer without the need to enter the pdf.

[0037] Next, example embodiments of the claims are discussed. The descriptions provided herein should not be considered limiting. In one example embodiment, a method for performing automatic data entry for a well completion project is disclosed. The method may include inputting data related to a wellbore completion project into a well completion ingestion system. The method may also include storing the data in the well completion ingestion system. The method may also include performing a file processing service on the data in the well completion ingestion system to produce a file processing service output. The method may also include storing the file processing service output in a centralized data set. The method may also include providing data from the centralized data set upon a query from a consumer.

[0038] In another example embodiment, the method may be performed wherein the input of data related to the wellbore completion project is in a pdf computer format.

[0039] In another example embodiment, the method may further include displaying data provided from the centralized data set to the consumer.

[0040] In another example embodiment, the method may be performed wherein the consumer is a well completion program.

[0041] In another example embodiment, the method may be performed wherein the storage of data in the completion ingestion system is in at least one of a computer hard drive, a universal serial bus device, a solid state device, a computer server, and a network enabled storage system.

[0042] In another example embodiment, a method of performing automated data entry for a well completion project is disclosed. The method may include receiving an inquiry from a consumer to provide data for the well completion project. The method may also include searching a centralized data set for data related to the inquiry from the consumer. The method may also include providing data from the centralized data set for the data related to the inquiry from the consumer.

[0043] In another example embodiment, the method may be performed wherein the consumer is a well completion program.

[0044] In another example embodiment, the method may be performed wherein the centralized data set is a network accessible data set.

[0045] In another example embodiment, the method may further include notifying the consumer when no data in the centralized data set matches the consumer's query.

[0046] In another example embodiment, the method may further include inputting data related to the wellbore completion project and the query into a completion ingestion system. The method may further include storing the data in the completion ingestion system. The method may further include performing a file processing service on the data in the completion ingestion system to produce a file processing service output. The method may further include storing the file processing service output in a centralized data set. The method may further include providing the data from the centralized data set to a consumer.

[0047] In another example embodiment, the method may further include displaying the provided data.

[0048] In another example embodiment, an article of manufacture having a non-volatile memory, wherein a list of instructions is written in the non-volatile memory and is readable by a computer, wherein the list of instructions includes a method for performing automatic data entry for a well completion project. The method may include entering data related to a wellbore completion project into a well completion ingestion system. The method may also include storing the data in the well completion ingestion system. The method may also include performing a file processing service on the data in the well completion ingestion system to produce a file processing service output. The method may also include storing the file processing service output in a centralized data set. The method may also include providing data from the centralized data set upon an inquiry from a consumer.

[0049] In another example embodiment, the article of manufacture may include inputting data related to a wellbore completion project in a pdf computer format.

[0050] In another example embodiment, the article of manufacture may include displaying data provided from the centralized data set to a consumer.

[0051] In another example embodiment, an article of manufacture may include that a customer is a well completion program.

[0052] The foregoing description of the embodiments is provided for the purpose of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present disclosure. The individual elements or features of a particular embodiment are generally not limited to that particular embodiment, but where applicable, they are interchangeable and can be used in selected embodiments even if not specifically shown or described. The particular embodiments may vary in many different ways. Such variations should not be considered as departing from the present disclosure, and all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0053] Although embodiments have been described herein, those skilled in the art having benefit of this disclosure will appreciate that other embodiments may be conceived without departing from the scope of this disclosure. Therefore, the scope of this claim or any subsequent claims should not be unduly limited by the description of the embodiments described herein.

Claims

1. A method for performing automatic data entry for a well completion project, comprising: Enters data related to wellbore completion projects into the completion ingestion system; storing data in a completion ingestion system; executing a file processing service on data in a completion ingestion system to produce a file processing service output; Storing file processing service outputs in a centralized data set; and Provide data from centralized datasets upon query from consumers.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the input of data related to the well completion project is in a pdf computer format.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying data provided from the centralized data set to the consumer.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the consumer is a well completion program.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the data in the completion ingestion system is in at least one of a computer hard drive, a universal serial bus device, a solid state device, a computer server, and a network enabled storage system.

6. A method for performing automated data entry for a well completion project, comprising: receiving inquiries from consumers to provide data for use in well completion projects; Searching centralized datasets for data relevant to inquiries from consumers; and Providing data from a centralized data set with data relevant to inquiries from consumers.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the customer is a well completion program.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the centralized data set is a network accessible data set.

9. The method according to claim 6, further comprising: When no data from the centralized data set matches a query from the consumer, the consumer is notified.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising: Enters data related to well completion projects and inquiries into the completion ingestion system; storing data in a completion ingestion system; executing a file processing service on data in a completion ingestion system to produce a file processing service output; Storing file processing service outputs in a centralized data set; and Providing data from centralized datasets to consumers. The method of claim 10 , further comprising displaying the provided data.

12. An article of manufacture having a non-volatile memory, wherein a list of instructions is written to the non-volatile memory and is readable by a computer, wherein the list of instructions comprises a method for performing automatic data entry for a well completion project, comprising: Enters data related to wellbore completion projects into the completion ingestion system; storing data in a completion ingestion system; executing a file processing service on data in a completion ingestion system to produce a file processing service output; Storing file processing service outputs in a centralized data set; and Provide data from centralized datasets upon query from consumers.

13. The article of manufacture of claim 12, wherein the input of data related to the well completion project is in a pdf computer format.

14. The article of manufacture of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises displaying data provided from the centralized data set to a consumer.

15. The article of manufacture of claim 12, wherein the customer is a well completion program.

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