Case Study: Leading Ecuador Oil Production Company increases oil production by 15% with SLB WellWatcher Advisor intelligent completions

Intelligent Well Completion and Forward-Modeling Software Help Increase Oil Production by 15%

SLB worked with a leading Ecuador oil production company facing the challenge of increasing oil output in a mature field while allocating commingled production without intervention or production deferment. The company also needed better visibility into zonal flow rates, water cut, and productivity in multizone wells, where traditional dual-string completions and periodic surface well tests limited optimization.

SLB deployed modular intelligent well completions with production packers, four-position flow control valves, and downhole pressure/temperature gauges, combined with WellWatcher Advisor real-time intelligent completion software. The solution enabled accurate back allocation and optimal choke settings, with zonal flow calculations within 10% of surface well tests and within 1% of a surface multiphase flowmeter, while optimizing valve positions increased oil production by 15% in the pilot wells.