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6.2 Integrated Operations

Integrated Operations (IO) mean full integration of the organizations that
work to plan, operate and maintain the oil and gas fields and their facilities.
As such, it is both a business model and an infrastructure with work
processes. eField, eOperations, Smart Operations and other company
specific names are for all or part of this field of activities. The overall goal is:

• Increase efficiency
• Enhance recovery
• Lower operational costs through effective use of intelligent technology

Optimal production targets and maximum utilization of production resources
are achieved through the use of several sources of information such as
reservoir mass balance calculations and depletion strategies, well test
results and use of simulation models. This is made possible by linking skills,
data and tools together in real time – independent of location.

Company Expert
Resource Center
Broad-band
Connection

Onshore
Advanced Control Operation
and Optimization Center
Tools

Supplier
Support
Center

Offshore Onshore

Some of the enabler technology areas are:
1. A system and communication IT infrastructure, see 5.1 and 5.2
2. Applications for remote operations and remote operations support.
3. Reservoir management and drilling operations
4. Production optimization
5. Information Management Systems
6. Operation Support and Maintenance
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