Abstract
Field management (FM) is the simulation workflow through which predictive scenarios are carried out to assist in field development plans, surface facility design/de-bottlenecking, uncertainty/sensitivity analysis and instantaneous/lifetime revenue optimization from a hydrocarbon field. This involves, among others, the usage of reservoir simulators, surface-network simulators, process-modeling simulators, and economics packages.
We present a comprehensive, portable, flexible, and extensible FM framework completely decoupled from surface and subsurface simulators. The framework has a clearly defined interface for simulators and external FM algorithms. Any black-box simulator or algorithm may become a part of the system by simply adhering to the FM interface, which is discussed in this paper.
The FM framework capabilities are demonstrated on several examples involving diversified production strategies and multiple surface/subsurface simulators. One real field case that requires advance/complicated development logic is also presented.
