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DELIVERING PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION CASE STUDIES TO MAXIMIZE PRODUCTION RATES AT MINIMAL COST
IN A SUB-$35 ENVIRONMENT
www.artificial-lift-congress-north-america.com
North America Congress 2016
Increasing Production, Optimizing Efficiencies And Further Reducing Costs
March 22 - 23, 2016 - Houston, Texas
M Follow us @ UnconventOilGas
PRE CONFERENCE INTERVIEW:
For how long and in which companies have
you been involved in the artificial lift space?
ZA Baker Hughes for a one year period
and ConocoPhillips for four years.
In that time what is the most exciting
or innovative project that you’ve
been involved in? Can you give a brief
description?
ZA Working on challenging design
applications with compression stage ESPs
for low fluid volumes < 300 bpd.
Why is the optimization of artificial lift
operations so important in the industry
right now?
ZA Most of the wells we operate are on
some type of lift or will be at a later point
in its life. The goal of every operator is to
reduce the lifting cost per barrel of fluid
produced, while maintaining a safe working
environment.
What kind of benefits can the effective
running of artificial lift systems can
operators achieve, especially in the current
oil climate?
ZA Lower operating costs and lower
failure rates overall. This cost saving can
be used for exploration or other project
ventures and can also increase base
production, i.e. net revenue per month.
What do you see as the next major step in
artificial lift design?
ZA As an industry, we’ve already made
great strides with pump-off controllers and
variable speed drives by modulating pump
speed to match inflow performance. The
technology of “smart” wells has increased
exponentially in the last ten years and I’m
fairly certain more innovative ideas are up
ahead.
What are the main considerations in
establishing a successful chemical program
for ESP and rod pumps?
ZA It is imperative to collect fluid samples
at the well head or downhole if possible to
determine if there is a risk for scale, paraffin,
bacteria, or corrosion in the system and
address proactively.
What are you most looking forward to at
the Artificial Lift Optimization initiative?
ZA Networking with other peers and
discovering ideas on how to improve
current operation of sucker rod pumps and
submersible pumps in my field.
Can you give us a taste of the specific issues
that you will discuss at the congress?
ZA My topic will focus on the optimization
of existing chemical programs in mature
assets. The points of discussion will
include how to assess current program
performance, best industry practices for
sampling and treatment, and the benefits
of a chemical management database to
track program efficiency.
Almost all of the majors are involved in
large-scale well site automation, but what
would you say to smaller companies that
are considering an automation program?
ZA The industry as a whole is moving
towards automation, therefore it would be
in a smaller operator’s best interest to begin
well site automation as early as possible, if
only for a select group of wells with high
production or high failure frequency.
Zach Awny
Production Engineer
ConocoPhillips
The technology of “smart” wells has
increased exponentially in the last
ten years and I’m fairly certain more
innovative ideas are up ahead.
The goal of every operator is to
reduce the lifting cost per barrel of
fluid produced, while maintaining a
safe working environment.

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Exclusive Interview: Zach Awny, ConocoPhilips

  • 1. DELIVERING PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION CASE STUDIES TO MAXIMIZE PRODUCTION RATES AT MINIMAL COST IN A SUB-$35 ENVIRONMENT www.artificial-lift-congress-north-america.com North America Congress 2016 Increasing Production, Optimizing Efficiencies And Further Reducing Costs March 22 - 23, 2016 - Houston, Texas M Follow us @ UnconventOilGas PRE CONFERENCE INTERVIEW: For how long and in which companies have you been involved in the artificial lift space? ZA Baker Hughes for a one year period and ConocoPhillips for four years. In that time what is the most exciting or innovative project that you’ve been involved in? Can you give a brief description? ZA Working on challenging design applications with compression stage ESPs for low fluid volumes < 300 bpd. Why is the optimization of artificial lift operations so important in the industry right now? ZA Most of the wells we operate are on some type of lift or will be at a later point in its life. The goal of every operator is to reduce the lifting cost per barrel of fluid produced, while maintaining a safe working environment. What kind of benefits can the effective running of artificial lift systems can operators achieve, especially in the current oil climate? ZA Lower operating costs and lower failure rates overall. This cost saving can be used for exploration or other project ventures and can also increase base production, i.e. net revenue per month. What do you see as the next major step in artificial lift design? ZA As an industry, we’ve already made great strides with pump-off controllers and variable speed drives by modulating pump speed to match inflow performance. The technology of “smart” wells has increased exponentially in the last ten years and I’m fairly certain more innovative ideas are up ahead. What are the main considerations in establishing a successful chemical program for ESP and rod pumps? ZA It is imperative to collect fluid samples at the well head or downhole if possible to determine if there is a risk for scale, paraffin, bacteria, or corrosion in the system and address proactively. What are you most looking forward to at the Artificial Lift Optimization initiative? ZA Networking with other peers and discovering ideas on how to improve current operation of sucker rod pumps and submersible pumps in my field. Can you give us a taste of the specific issues that you will discuss at the congress? ZA My topic will focus on the optimization of existing chemical programs in mature assets. The points of discussion will include how to assess current program performance, best industry practices for sampling and treatment, and the benefits of a chemical management database to track program efficiency. Almost all of the majors are involved in large-scale well site automation, but what would you say to smaller companies that are considering an automation program? ZA The industry as a whole is moving towards automation, therefore it would be in a smaller operator’s best interest to begin well site automation as early as possible, if only for a select group of wells with high production or high failure frequency. Zach Awny Production Engineer ConocoPhillips The technology of “smart” wells has increased exponentially in the last ten years and I’m fairly certain more innovative ideas are up ahead. The goal of every operator is to reduce the lifting cost per barrel of fluid produced, while maintaining a safe working environment.