Creating the Virtual Oil Field

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Creating the Virtual Oil Field
Creating The Virtual Oilfield
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Solutions to The Industry Challenges
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Impact of the Digital Oilfield

• Improve Ultimate Recovery 1-7
• Accelerate Production 1-6
• Reduction in Downtime 1-4
• Operating Efficiency 3-25
• Drilling cost reduction 5-15

Source Cambridge Energy Research Associates
Remote Operations is a Key Pre-requisite for the
Digital Oilfield
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Why Remote Operations is a Major Industry Focus

• Today 85 of the world oil and gas comes from
  assets that are NOT monitored.
• Remote Operations has the potential to increase
  production by 7-10, according to several
  independent studies.
• About 92 of wells and other critical assets are
  further than two miles from nearest office.

In Nigeria wells producing 6000 bpd or more shut
down for several days without operators knowledge
Wireless remote operations is the only solution.
All wired solutions have proven impractical and
too expensive.
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Example of Issues Facing The Industry

• PDO Oman facing serious production decline.
• Chevron Nigeria well shutdown problems causing
  major production loss.
• Pemex Mexico pipeline sabotage and theft
  causing major monetary losses and catastrophic
  HSE incidents.

Source Energy Information Agency (EIA) 2007
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What if We Dont Monitor Our Assets?

• Production loss and inability to optimize
  production.
• Some companies are loosing 5-15 of production
  because of well shutdown
• Significant OPEX cost.
• OPEX is the highest cost for oil and gas
  companies
• Potential HSE disasters.
• More than 90 of HSE incidents happen when people
  to travel to the sites.

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What If There is a Company that Can Provide

• End-to-end integrated system
• Deliver reliable uninterrupted data from your
  remote asset.
• Lower CAPEX 25-60.
• Low-power technology for applications that Must
  have it.
• Provide Local support.

Wireless Technology
Automation Technology
System Integration
After Install Support
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vMonitor Solutions to PDO Oman
vMonitor Solutions
Client Challenges

• Delivered new generation cluster-based low-power
  wireless RTUs eliminating the need to pay license
  fees.
• Increase data rates by ten times
• Lowered overall CAPEX and OPEX by more than 30.

• Obsolete communication system with millions of
  dollars in annual license fees.
• Very low data rates, inability to perform
  effective production optimization.
• High Capex

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vMonitor and The Rest of the Industry

• Lack oil services knowledge
• Lack wireless knowledge

Oil Service Companies
Large Automation Companies
Automation
Oilfield Services
Integration
Wireless

• Lack automation knowledge
• Lack wireless knowledge

vMonitor
Automation
Small Automation Companies

• Sell products and not services
• Lack oil services knowledge

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Game Changing Technology
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vMonitor Deploys in Pemex The Largest and Most
Advanced Wireless Network in The Industry

• The largest wireless sensor network to date in
  the industry in a single application 182
  sensors.
• Short hop using spread spectrum (up to 3Km) and
  Long hop backhaul using 400MHz.
• The only wireless sensors with capability for
  output control (for valve control).
• Flawless performance Zero failures since
  installation.
• End-to-end system solution from remote location
  to office.

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Shell Nigeria

• In Nigeria, vMonitor is deploying the latest
  micro wireless sensors technology to thousands of
  wells.
• This is the most advanced micro battery-powered
  and long range wireless technology.
• Industry First in wireless system, transmitting
  data over several kilometers through thick jungle
  environment.

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Pushing the Technology Envelop
vMonitor
Current Industry State-of-the-art RTU
vMonitor 3rd Generation vMBus-Micro
vMonitor 2nd Generation vMbusX-S8
Actual Physical Size Comparison!
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Why vMonitor is The Leader in The Industry

• Delivered more remote wireless integrated systems
  in the past year than any other company in the
  industry.
• Most advanced low-power , long-range Wireless
  technology in the industry.
• Introduced more new wireless technology in the
  past two years than any other company in the
  industry.

In PDO Oman alone, vMonitor delivered Systems to
more than 650 wells in 2006.
Leading Technology, Industry Knowledge and Local
Client Support
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How we Helped a Major Oil Company in Nigeria
Client Challenges
vMonitor Solutions

• Loosing significant production because of well
  shutdown.
• Very high operations cost because of constant
  choppers trips to the wells.
• Inability to monitor and optimize gas lift wells

• Provided real-time well surveillance system
  expected increase in production by more than 5.
• Reduced visits to wells by 50.
• Ability to monitor gas lift flow and optimize
  production

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End-to-End System Integration
Visualization Reporting Alarming
vMBusX-C
Data Acquisition
vMBusX-S8
Data Integration
vMBusX-SP
Wireless Hardware
Software
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vMonitor in Shell Venezuela
System Installed in Half the Time of Conventional
Systems
Reduced Maintenance Trips To Wells and Platforms
By More than 25.
Production Optimization Resulting in more than 3
in Increased Production
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Why The Rest of The Industry Struggled

• Too many components
• Expensive
• Bulky and complicated
• Lack of complete solution providers
• Lack of low-power (battery-powered) system for
  some applications and locations.

Software
It takes 2-3 Companies to Provide an end-to-end
Solution
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vMonitor Setting The Industry Standard

• Wireless RTUs
• Only integrated RTU with built-in multi-frequency
  radio
• Only vendor that offers battery-operated option
• Wireless Sensors
• Longest range in the industry
• Only system with output control capabilit and
  ability to report by exception
• End-to-end System Integration
• Only company that offer comprehensive solutions
  including wireless system design to complete
  system installation and local support

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vMonitor Integrates toa Variety of Oilfield
Equipment
Net Oil Computer
ESPs PCPs
Pressure/Temperature Sensors
DCS
Flow Meters
ESPs Downhole Gauges
Intelligent Wells (WellDynamics)
Shutdown System
How to Integrate to all these systems?
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Remote Monitoring and Control Applications

• Onshore and Offshore applications
• Wellhead Oil Wells, Gas Wells, Water Injection
  Wells, Gas Injection, etc.
• Pumps
• Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESPs), PCP and RLPs
• Downhole Gauges
• Control Valves
• Flow Measurement Systems, Flow Meters, Test
  Separators
• Pipeline Stations
• Instrumentation/Sensors temperature, pressure.

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Well to Reservoir
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Wide Range of Wireless Solutions
WIRELESS RTUs
vMBusX-S Micro Wireless RTU 3 I/Os
vMBusX-C Full Capabilities Wireless RTU
vMBusX-S8 Micro Wireless RTU Up to 8 I/Os
vMBusX-T Wireless RTU Extended I/Os
WIRELESS SENSORS
vMBusX-SP
vMBusX-ST
vMBusX-SU- Tank
vMBusX-SDP
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vMBusX-S8
3.5
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Leader in Wireless Sensors

• Longest range wireless sensor in the industry.
• Only wireless sensors that are sensor
  manufacturer independent (as long as it is a 4-20
  or 0-5V sensor).
• Can work with Fisher Rosemount, Honeywell,
  Yokogawa (current default is Wika)
• Very intelligent processing.
• Gateway has tremendous computational and data
  buffering capabilities.
• Gateway easily interface to third party. through
  Modbus, TCP and other means.
• Only units that can support Multi-sensor
  integration.
• Designed for the oil and gas industry
  applications.
• ATEX Zone 1 approved.

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Last Mile Wireless Solution
NO TRENCHING NO CABLING PLUG AND PLAY
Satellite GPRS Long Range radio
Wireless Tank Level Sensor
vMBusX-ST
vMBusX-SP
Tank
vMBusX-G
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vMBusX-Micro The Next Industry Revolution For
Total Wire Replacement
The Worlds Smallest Wireless RTU Got Smaller

• Eliminate all cabling and trenching
• Ultra-low-cost wireless solution for cable
  replacement

• Intrinsically safe
• Battery Powered
• 2 AI, 1 DI, 1 DO
• External Wake Up Alarm Trigger (Alarm Tank
  Monitoring)
• Supports 128 bit Data Encryption
• Compact/Slim design (1.3 x 2.25)
• 25 µA power consumption
• Transmit data on triggered alarms or scheduled
  intervals
• Supports different Network Topologies (i.e. Star,
  Linear, Tree, etc)
• Communications Options ZIGBEE, 802.11,
  Proprietary 2.4 GHz, or Proprietary 900 MHz
• 1 Mile range can be extended to 5 miles (optional)

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Open Software Architecture
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TOTALACCESS Complete Web-based Software
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ADCO Abu Dhabi

• vMonitor installed for ADCO the First ESP remote
  monitoring system using GPRS technology.
• vMonitor also provide the latest vmESP monitoring
  and diagnostics software.

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Customized Software Applications vMESP
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Worldwide Experience
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Oman

• vMonitor is delivering the most advanced wireless
  remote monitoring technology to
• Thousands of wells
• ESPs
• Water injection
• Gas lift
• Pipeline stations
• And other facilities
• Pipeline stations
• LNG plants

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ADCO Abu Dhabi- Onshore

• vMonitor installed for ADCO the First ESP remote
  monitoring system using GPRS technology.
• vMonitor also provide the latest vmESP monitoring
  and diagnostics software.

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ADMA Abu Dhabi-Offshore

• vMonitor has deployed the latest Wireless Sensor
  technology to ADMA.
• The system monitors offshore water injection
  wells.
• vMonitor delivered an end-to-end integrated
  system for wireless monitoring and web-based
  software.

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Chevron Nigeria

• vMonitor has deployed for Chevron Nigeria
• The latest Wireless battery powered XS-8 RTUs.
• The FIRST battery powered Gas Flow Meters in the
  industry.

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ExxonMobil Nigeria

• vMonitor is deploying for ExxonMobil
• The latest micro Wireless battery powered sensors
  for well monitoring.
• The FIRST battery-powered pipeline leak detection
  in the industry.

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Chevron Nigeria

• vMonitor is deploying for Chevron Nigeria
• The latest Wireless battery powered XS-8 RTUs.
• The FIRST battery powered Gas Flow Meters in the
  industry.

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Mexico Pemex

• vMonitor is deploying for the most advanced
  wireless sensor network for Pipeline monitoring.
• This will be the first wireless sensor network
  also capable of providing remote control
  capabilities.

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Venezuela

• On one typical platform there are
• Well Test Separator
• Gas Lift Manifold Valve Positioner
• Pressure Instrument
• RTD
• Turbine Meters
• Multi Variable Meters
• Downhole Gauges
• Multi-phase flow meters
• Pressure Instrument
• Electrical submersible pumps
• Data needs to be gathered and transmitted to main
  platform
• Remote control capability
• Minimize Cabling (high cost and logistics).
• Minimize use of solar panels (eliminate if
  possible)

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Algeria

• vMonitor installed the First battery operated
  well monitoring system in Sonatrach.
• vMonitor is currently deploying in Ourhoud the
  latest technology in wireless remote monitoring.

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USA

• vMonitor is supplying wireless RTUs to several
  major companies in the US such as
• Chevron
• Shell
• Halliburton

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Brunei

• vMonitor deployed remote monitoring systems
  linking a variety of wells including ESPs,
  downhole gauges and intelligent gas lift systems.

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Saudi Arabia

• vMonitor is delivering the latest wireless
  technology and web-based software to the I-Field
  team for monitoring wells with downhole gauges
  from Schlumberger and WellDynamics.
• vMonitor is supplying Aramco Refineries the
  latest wireless tank level monitoring technology.

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Gabon

• vMonitor is deploying an integrated remote well
  monitoring systems in the jungles of Gabon for
  wellhead monitoring, ESPs and Flow Measurement
  systems.

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Kuwait

• vMonitor deployed one of the first wireless ESP
  and Rod Pump remote monitoring systems using
  spread spectrum technology.
• vmESP provided data acquisition, reporting,
  alarming and diagnostics functions.

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