Integration of Production and Process Facility Models in a Single Simulation Tool - PEMEX E&P San Manuel Asset

Traditionally in the upstream business, operational decisions<br>are made separately at the reservoir, production and surface<br>facility levels, using only their respective knowledge,<br>experience and engineering tools without limited coordination<br>between them, sometimes bypassing important considerations<br>from other components of the overall production system,<br>outside of their specific domain. For example, a common<br>practice in the oil industry is to generate a production forecast<br>derived from a reservoir-based model, without taking into<br>account surface facility constraints that could lead to<br>unrealistic approximations. Restrictions in compression power<br>or pump capacity, for example, could impose significant<br>limitations over the well and surface network performance that<br>could impact long term field management plans if they are not<br>properly identified and solved.