Summary
The Advanced Collaborative Environment Community of Practice (CoP) was
formed in March 2009 at the request of BP senior management to share good
practice and promote standardization in the area of wells. Its mandate was one
of self-help and leveraging scale but working through influence and consensus,
with management support rather than by direct authority. The CoP was also
required to adhere to company information technology (IT) standards and
technology strategy.
At the time of the CoP's formation, collaborative environments had been
commissioned in various company locations worldwide, including Aberdeen; Baku,
Azerbaijan; Houston; Stavanger; and Tangguh, Indonesia. In the absence of
standardized requirements for Wells' collaborative environments and with an
emphasis on innovation, each of these centers had been developed independently,
strongly influenced by local ideas, needs, and resources. However, it was
evident that connectivity between the different locations and with other
disciplines was lacking, and that effort was duplicated.
The CoP currently has more than 30 members, including Wells, subsurface, IT,
and well technology from 12 locations worldwide. It meets virtually, involving
the widest possible membership in different time zones. It has been
instrumental in progressing and communicating standards, supporting the
introduction and use of common tools and technology, leveraging members'
knowledge and expertise, and helping startups in new areas. Overall, the CoP
has been a great success. The paper describes the CoP's evolution, from its
formation to the present, and critically examines its achievements, shortfalls,
and future goals.
In a rapidly changing technical environment, achieving and maintaining
alignment between the diverse stakeholders in a medium to large organization
can be challenging. The CoP has earned its credibility and has proved to be an
effective means of sharing experience and making good use of scarce resources,
both keys for adoption at scale.
© 2012. Society of Petroleum Engineers
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History
- Original manuscript received:
5 June 2012
- Meeting paper published:
28 March 2012
- Revised manuscript received:
8 September 2012
- Manuscript approved:
11 September 2012
- Published online:
17 October 2012
- Version of record:
1 November 2012
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