Presenters
Gayle L. Burleson, Exxon Co. USA & J. D. Redden, Exxon Production Research Co.
More effective use of computing tools for production surveillance by operations and engineering personnel is critical to increases in profitability. Exxon's ALWORKS (Artificial Lift Workstation) is a software package that provides easy access to electronically stored data and provides that data to various surveillance, analysis and design applications with minimal user effort. The software has been field tested and significant increases in productivity by operations personnel have been observed, which will lead to increases in profitability.