Production Deviation Visualization for Hydrocarbon Well Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Reservoir and production engineers face difficulties in visualizing and distinguishing patterns in production deviations across multiple time periods for hydrocarbon wells, which can affect the efficiency of hydrocarbon reservoir drainage, as existing methods do not effectively provide real-time and comprehensive insights into production trends.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented methodology and system for calculating and visualizing production deviations over multiple periods, using a production deviation visualization program that gathers real-time and historical data from measurement devices, calculates deviations, and displays graphical images depicting daily, monthly, and yearly deviations, allowing engineers to identify patterns and trends.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If multiple time period data is collected and analyzed for each well, then production trend detection accuracy is improved, but information visualization complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex multi-period production data into distinct visual components: actual production bars, planned production bars, and deviation indicators. Each time period (daily, monthly, yearly) is segmented into separate visual elements that can be independently analyzed, making the complex information more manageable and interpretable.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds visual dimensions to represent multiple time periods simultaneously. By using three-dimensional bar structures and layered visual representations, the system displays daily, monthly, and yearly deviations in different spatial dimensions, allowing engineers to perceive temporal patterns without increasing information density in a single dimension.
2Productivity
If comprehensive production data from multiple wells is monitored, then reservoir drainage efficiency is improved, but data processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges data from multiple wells into a unified visual display system. By combining production data, planned targets, and deviation calculations for numerous wells into a single integrated interface, the system enables comprehensive reservoir monitoring without requiring separate analysis processes for each well, thereby reducing overall processing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The visualization system performs multiple functions simultaneously: it displays actual production, planned production, deviations, and trend patterns across all wells in a single interface. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate tools for different types of production analysis, reducing data processing complexity while maintaining comprehensive monitoring capabilities.
3Loss of time
If real-time production deviations are visualized, then decision-making speed is improved, but system computational load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary calculations of production deviations and comparisons against planned targets before the engineer needs to analyze the data. By pre-computing deviation values and organizing them in ready-to-display formats, the system reduces the computational load during real-time analysis while enabling rapid decision-making.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses visual copies and representations of production data rather than processing raw numerical data in real-time. By creating graphical representations (bars, charts, and visual indicators) that mirror the underlying data, the system enables rapid visual interpretation without requiring continuous heavy computational processing of the original datasets.
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AI summary
Displaying a graphical representation of hydrocarbon production parameters. At least some of the various embodiments are methods including: reading historical values of a production parameter of a hydrocarbon well; calculating a plurality of deviation values with respect to a respective plurality of planned values regarding the production parameter; displaying, on a display device of a computer system, an overhead view of a location of the hydrocarbon well within a hydrocarbon field; and displaying, on the display device proximate the location, a graphical image that depicts each of the plurality of deviation values.