Errors occur in tasks and activities that are carried out by the people in the measurement process who work in more than 30 measurement and reporting roles – whether for a single well or a whole field of wells. Accuracy is important for drill location selections, well optimization plans, facility designs and field development capital spending decisions.
Suppose you’re in a position where you face important questions, such as: What are we going to do about the measurement risks we found last year? How do we find errors with unknown costs? How do we communicate with other people in the measurement process to be sure were getting paid for what we produce?
Inaccurate gas volume calculations occur with:
Some recommended steps to assure accurate measurement of gas volumes include:
Potential for costly errors is possible with numerous measurement tasks in addition to gas volume calculations. Face-to-face communication is important between everyone in the measurement process – don’t expect to get the whole picture without going to the field. Conveying an understanding about the cost to do nothing with measurement errors helps to prevent unknown production uncertainties and to avoid revenue losses. Ask questions to take ownership of production, whatever your role is in the measurement process.
David Penton is a senior measurement specialist with over 30 years of experience in oil and gas production, operations, exploitation, and development roles. David works with our Zedi Consulting Services team by advising leading oil and gas companies on how to reduce measurement errors that can result in risks for noncompliance and revenue loss.
email: david.penton@zedi.ca