Mission / Vision

The mission and vision of the Drilling Discipline is to focus on areas related to Wells Drilling, Completions and Workover and enhance planning and execution of well operations in Kuwait and International projects through the following:

• Knowledge and Technology sharing /transfer for cost effective and safe operations
• Development and application of Best Practices in Well Delivery Process, Management of Performance, Well Engineering and Operations

Introduction:

Drilling Discipline of the CoE brings together experts from Kuwait and International projects to utilize their technical capabilities to address, resolve, and overcome the optimization challenges of Wells Drilling, Completions and Workover. Moreover, the experts will be engaged in knowledge sharing, best practices and lessons learned exchange in a collaborative environment, to leverage the platform on which COE mandated to operate. This would accelerate the progress toward KOC’s vision 2040.

Objective of the Discipline

Identify and facilitate the application of existing best practices related to heavy oil across Upstream.

In Scope: Sharing knowledge, experience, and lessons learned in the discipline subject matter. New technologies’ evaluation, selection and application are out of scope.

Definition of success: In the short term (three months) success is defined by understanding and defining potential scope for improvement in specific areas, through collaboration.

In the medium term success will be defined by the tangible financial benefits that can be derived from applying best practices acquired through CoE collaboration. Financial benefits could come from cost savings or extra production. Savings could also come from decreased cycle time.

Pilot Stage: During the pilot stage objective was to conduct at least four specific knowledge transfer sessions, where knowledge and experience is transferred from one upstream subsidiary to another, covering two separate functional areas. Highlight of the Pilot stage was acceptance of the idea of piloting 13 Chrome metallurgy for downhole tubulars by KOC, which was found to be the only effective and economical solution to mitigate the serious issue of corrosion after extensive lab and field testing by KGOC.

Incubation Stage: The Heavy Oil Discipline conducted 27 meetings in which a number of topics of mutual benefit to the Upstream companies were discussed. To maximize benefit from the CoE, each organization identified issues confronting the field of HO development as well as competencies developed in addressing various issues. These issues and solutions were then paired, opportunities of knowledge transfer identified and action plan to work on the issues formulated.

The HO Discipline structured its activities under 4 categories:

1. Provide Advisory Support

2. Facilitate Knowledge Sharing

3. Manage Capability Building

4. Identify External Collaboration Opportunities with other IOCs / NOCs

Accordingly the discipline has provided advisory support to the West Kuwait Asset on Tayarat Formation development strategy; conducted a number of Knowledge Sharing sessions on various topics and arranged a number of lectures by external experts/service providers. From time to time we have participated in joint sessions with other disciplines to address topics of mutual interest.
To conclude the HO Discipline has been able to fulfill its objective and provide value for money to the participating organizations and will continue to do so.