Schneider Electric collaborates with Halliburton to transform upstream decision-making

• Improved asset performance, simplified decision-making and enhanced operational intelligence among first findings of the project 

Paris (France), December 7, 2016:  Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, has announced a collaborative project with Landmark, a Halliburton business line and leading provider of integrated E&P software. 

The ongoing project aims to provide total transparency to E&P decision makers—from oil field to board room—with a real-time, integrated view of their business’ performance.  

For E&P companies, performance is correlated with detailed technical, operational, and economic knowledge of the assets in their portfolios. Schneider Electric is coming together with Landmark to connect Schneider Electric's IoT-enabled open and interoperable system architecture and platform EcoStruxure with Landmark DecisionSpace®, allowing companies to build a real-time digital representation of individual assets and the overall portfolio.  

“Thanks to the IoT and cloud solutions, we can transform upstream decision-making,” says Maurizio Rovaglio, vice president Technology & Alliances at Schneider Electric. “We’re applying these technologies in innovative ways to deliver new functionalities and greater benefits. It’s exciting stuff.”
Together Landmark and Schneider Electric are delivering integrated and commercially impactful workflows designed for E&P lifecycle management. 

“To undertake these projects, operators require technology and commercial terms that work within their business constraints—no IT system overhauls or huge outlays of capital to occur before value is demonstrated,” says Nagaraj Srinivasan, senior vice president of Landmark and Halliburton Digital Solutions. 

The joint work extends to various aspects of upstream operations, including operations management, production surveillance, and production automation. 

Benefits
Initial findings of the project point to a number of benefits, including:

• Enhanced reservoir insight

Faster feedback between well production equipment and the reservoir model plus more detailed history matching can lead to more accurate reservoir simulations

• Improved asset performance

Increased operational reliability and asset insight allows for more informed decisions about secondary and tertiary recovery

• Simplified decision-making

Optimized analytics for E&P big data enable management by exception

• Improved well integrity

Shared workflows and predictive analytics help manage safety and asset integrity

Schneider Electric believes strongly in the power of the IIoT and its power to bring Innovation to Every Level of the Oil & Gas industry, from field to enterprise level. This collaboration with Landmark is indicative of Schneider Electric’s commitment to developing new, connected solutions together with customers.