Where Static Meets Dynamic – A Journey to Rapid, Integrate Data Visualization and Decision Making

Oil and gas companies invest heavily in acquiring surveillance datasets over producing fields. Quickly integrating and understanding these datasets is crucial for maximizing asset value and visualizing them in one place is an important step in this process. However, there are still significant challenges in co-visualizing live production and surveillance data with geological maps, seismic products and well data in 2D or 3D. Field teams often spend significant time manually creating ‘moment in time’ maps or models, which are quickly outdated. Subsurface practitioners need an easy-to-use application, accessible to all disciplines, which automates the visualization and integration of critical field static and dynamic data. This paper describes bp’s journey to creating a global, multidisciplinary web-based tool designed to help field teams collaborate more effectively and rapidly to make informed reservoir management decisions and to maximize the value of their surveillance data. It explores the initial requirements, challenges in developing and deploying the solution, and highlights the opportunities this tool can unlock for field teams.