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Canada (COAA). This technique aims to highlight open and closed work fronts, by checking “work pack” prerequisites, like material, Manpower, Safety… etc. The act of checking “work pack” prerequisites is called front end loading “FEL”. The lowest level of work package composed of single discipline is called installation work package IWP. CCC achieved innovation by being able to customize their in-house applications to perform a new technique that had not been implemented before, as site conditions changed, new reports were added. In addition , creating a complete mapping of construction sequence tags for some disciplines, i.e mapping of foundations tag, steel structural support, and Isometric, giving the ability to bring piping, steel and civil teams to speak the same language that each understands. Oman Oil Exploration & Production LLC (OOCEP): Schmoo Handling Project Summary: The project is related to the Musandam Gas Plant (MGP). One of the main processes in the plant is produced water treatment where water is sent back to the sea after being treated to the standards set by Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs (MECA). The business purpose is to treat abnormal contaminants found in produced water like oil & grease, TSS and Salinity “Schmoo” is a generic name for contaminates originating from oil and gas wells and travels to downstream facilities. It rapidly forms a solid layer on pipes, HEx’s and columns. This causes choking, malfunctioning, issues in separation and heat transfer equipment and will eventually lead to off-spec product, plant shutdown and loss of production. The Schmoo is silent killer as far as plant uptime is concerned which goes unnoticed. In addition to the operational difficulties, “Schmoo” holds a high threat of contaminating sea water adjacent to the plant, if not treated quickly and efficiently. The location of the plant makes that risk even greater as the plant sits at an international border. In this project, quick fixes of operating parameters have been implemented to minimize the immediate risk of the Schmoo. For the long term, chemical dosage has been optimized and that resulted in a smooth operations and on-spec products.
Daleel Petroleum L.L.C.: Drilling Fluid Optimization Summary: Daleel Petroleum has been drilling in Block 5 since 2003. The drilling fluid design has developed and matured over the years to what was thought to be the technical limit balancing between performance and cost. lt seemed all the selected drilling fluid properties and chemicals are a must to have for trouble free drilling. However, when we started asking why they are required and try to understand the need behind the need, we were able to further distinguish between must to have and nice to have. Due to the number of variables in the drilling fluid design, we needed a systematic approach to ensure we reduce operating cost without harming performance. This is where we customized an approach based on lean management to eliminate or reduce chemicals and properties which led to significant reduction in drilling fluid cost while maintaining if not improving the drilling performance. ln Daleel, the drilling fluid cost averages 10% of the total tangible costs of the well construction. This project yielded $1.38 million in cost saving in 2016 and savings increased to $1.8 million in 2017. The drilling fluid cost per well has reduced by up to 24%. Since the adopted cost saving approach supports the concept of continuous improvement, we anticipate incremental changes to the drilling fluid design over the years which will further reduce the drilling fluid cost. Petroleum Development Oman: EJAAD Project Summary: The Oman Energy Forum 2015 had explored viable solutions to key energy challenges in Oman. The forum produced Oman Energy Master Plan 2040 that foresees key building blocks the energy sector has to do to better manage the future challenges within the sector. One of these building blocks was the need to stimulate R&D in Oman. The energy sector was seen as the master enabler to this for its financial and maturity considerations. Oman Energy Forum in 2016 has called on all stakeholders to narrow the gap between industry and academia to establish efficient R&D partnerships. The top recommendation of this forum was to