ACE is an integrated engineering process for quick, cost effective technical and economic evaluation to assist in upstream development decision making. ACE is managed by experienced project and discipline engineers, with selected utilisation of specialised software tools.

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ACE.
Accelerated conceptual engineering

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 Accelerated Conceptual
Engineering
– A process for quick, cost effective
technical and economic evaluation
to assist in upstream development
decision making
– An integrated engineering
process, managed by experienced
project and discipline engineers,
with selected utilisation of
specialised software tools
What is ACE?

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Operator
Prospect or
discovery
 Assess economic viability
 Assist decision on exploration/appraisal well
Appraise  Model, evaluate and compare alternative field development options
- Test technical feasibility
- Test economic viability
Select  Improve technical definition of selected options
 Evaluate and compare sub-options
Area development evaluation and planning
Brownfield modifications evaluations
Non-operator
Audit and benchmark
Investment and finance
Assess potential development value
What is ACE used for?

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Description
ACE: Wells
(PCOilplan)
A drill centre planning tool to help determine suitable
locations, with realistic well plans that satisfy anti-collision
constraints while minimising development costs and
accessing targets.
ACE: Facilities
(OGM)
An industry standard facilities design tool used to develop
complete technical definition and capital cost estimates for
oil and gas development projects
ACE: Integration
(Enersight)
A sophisticated planning and economic modelling tool for
field development and operations, identifying well phasing,
rig utilisation and ullage constraints and tax implications
ACE: Flow
assurance
(Maximus)
A compositional thermal hydraulic steady state flow
assurance tool that models multi-well systems and pipeline
networks from reservoir to process plant
What tools are used in ACE?

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When is ACE applicable?

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ADIL ACE process flow

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 It is an integrated, multidiscipline, team approach
 Experienced people using the best industry tools
 Facilities definition and cost estimates are engineering-
based
 Increased confidence levels compared to assumption
based cost estimates
 Delivers robust outcomes quickly, saving many
hours/weeks compared with traditional methods
 Presents data clearly and concisely to support decisions to:
– move to the next stage, or
– recycle or cancel or defer or sell
 Enter FEED with fewer decisions outstanding
Why use ACE?