Intelligent Fields Technology
Integrated Digital-Oilfield Project - San Ardo, California
This article is a case study of an integrated "digital oilfield"
project. The Chevron San Ardo, California, i-field Project seeks to transform
how the San Ardo steamflood is operated, focusing on better decision making for
the asset and streamlined work processes for heat, well, and water
management.
Synopsis of
SPE 99548
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This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains
highlights of paper SPE 99548, "Implementing Chevron's i-field at the San
Ardo, California, Asset," by J. Ouimette, SPE, Chevron Energy Technology,
and K. Oran, Chevron North America E&P, prepared for the 2006 SPE
Intelligent Energy Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, 11-13 April.