Design and Implementation of a Digital Twin for Live Petroleum Production Optimization
Fig . 2 : Comparison between manual optimization ( current state ) versus dynamic optimization that can be achieved through the digital twin .
DATA COLLECTION
The first component of our digital twin as described in Figure 1 is : Field Data Processing . Field data contains variety , Figure 3 highlights this variety through some examples .
In regards to field data , there are two primary types of data : sensor data and metadata .
1 . Sensor Data : The live signal from various sensors on assets was collected by a SCADA ( Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition ) system . Some general examples of sensor data include :
● pressures , flow rates , temperatures for the well site , surface facilities and well downhole .
● Other examples specific to artificial lift equipment may include details such as : Pump frequency , voltage , compressor discharge and intake pressures .
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