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and system performance.

pump size" slice of the pie chart in the

the RPOT are:

visualization brings up the list of candi-

The interactive visualizations used in
* Summarized ROAs;

* A summary table (total number of

ROAs generated, corresponding costs,
and oil uplift potential);

* A key performance indicator table

depicting point-forward KPIs (including
polish rod velocity, run time, failure rate,
etc.);

* SCADA time series data (stacked

"recommendation optimization actions"

on Denbury's rod pump optimization

date wells in the KPI table. Likewise,

available in SPE 181216, a technical

clicking on a specific well row in the

KPI table updates the "SCADA time
series data" visualization to reflect the

marked well. A "details on demand"
feature is available to show the entire
row(s) of data in the master table that

rod loads, etc.); and

consolidates dynamic data from multiple

wells with a feature layer depicting KPIs.

Figure 4 shows an example RPOT

user interface. From left to right and top
to bottom, the visualizations are adjustable
user inputs, summarized ROAs, the sum-

mary table, the map chart, the KPI table,

one item/well is selected. For example,

clicking on the "speed up or increase

the basis for the preceding article.

in simple visualizations. ROAs are generated to optimize delivery of fluid based

on the well's inflow, surface equipment
and downhole equipment.

Cedar Creek Anticline asset team

rather than gathering data and performing

The same holds true if more than

27 in The Woodlands, Tx., and used as

tomated workflow, and presents the data

item/well is selected on a particular vito the item/well in other visualizations.

Conference & Exhibition, held Oct. 25-

sources, pushes the data through an au-

members now are spending their time

sualization, the marking carries through

Engineers North American Artificial Lift

optimizing rod-pumped wells. The tool

and SCADA time series data. All visualizations are interactive, so that if an

paper prepared for the Society of Petroleum

The RPOT allows Denbury teams to

make faster and better decisions when

* A geospatial map chart analysis of

work in the Cedar Creek Anticline is

comprise the marked well.

plots with shared-date strokes per minute,

cycles, minimum and maximum polish

Editor's Note: Additional information

analyzing wells and making decisions,

routine calculations on individual well
bases. Denbury is employing the same

process it used to develop the RPOT to

TYLER
PALMER

Tyler Palmer is a production/oper-

ations engineer at Denbury Resources

Inc. in Plano, Tx. He is involved in the

Society of Petroleum Engineers Dallas Section, including serving on the

Scholarship Committee. Palmer holds

a B.S. in petroleum engineering from
the Colorado School of Mines.

develop other surveillance tools and transition them into predictive models.

r

FIGURE 4
RPOT User Interface and Visualizations

MARK
TURLAND

Mark Turland is an artificial lift

adviser at Denbury Resources. He
has served on the board of directors

of the Southwest Petroleum Short
Course for more than 20 years. Tur-

land holds an A.A.S. in petroleum
technology from Odessa College.

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