Revolutionizing oilfield operations with AI-powered digital twin

Capgemini and AWS join forces to enhance oilfield production efficiency

In today’s oil and gas industry, the need for operational efficiency, data-driven decision-making, and cross-functional collaboration has never been greater. As the world moves toward more sustainable energy solutions, optimizing existing resources is crucial. Enter the integrated Production Optimization Oilfield Digital Twin, a cutting-edge solution developed by Capgemini on AWS, designed to revolutionize oilfield operations both onshore and offshore.

The challenge

Oilfields generate massive volumes of data across SCADA, historians, legacy systems, and vendor-specific platforms. Yet much of this information remains isolated and underutilized, creating operational blind spots and delaying decisions. Two common examples are:

• Around 80% of all onshore wells often depend on electric submersible pumps (ESPs) as their primary Artificial Lift System (ALS) to maintain and increase production. These ESPs are managed by multiple Oilfield service providers using different tools and workflows, leading to data silos and reactive maintenance. The lack of integration and real-time data analysis results in high non-productive time (NPT) and delayed responses to ESP failures, ultimately reducing production efficiency.
• For offshore operations, 80-90% of oilfields are mature conventional brownfields maintained through various fluid injection techniques, such as CO₂, N₂, and chemicals. Injection-based reservoir management relies on fragmented tools and manual calculations, limiting the ability to dynamically optimize production strategies across fields and leading to inefficiencies and suboptimal decisions.

Our solution

Capgemini’s Production Optimization Digital Twin solution, powered by AI and federated IT/OT data, addresses these challenges head-on. This innovative platform provides a unified and contextualized view of operational data across various disciplines and enables AI-powered insights and automated workflows across onshore and offshore assets.

Key features

1. Easy integration and data ingestion: Real-time data from field sensors and information from other systems are ingested into the platform, ensuring accurate and up-to-date information.
2. Unified data fabric: Aggregates and contextualizes IT and OT data from various disciplines and systems such as OSDU, SCADA, PI historians, legacy systems, and vendor platforms into a single, accessible view.
3. AI-powered analytics: Leverages advanced machine learning models and domain physics to predict failures, recommend corrective actions, and optimize production parameters.
4. Automated engineering workflows: Digitizes key processes such as nodal analysis, decline curve analysis, and equipment scheduling to reduce manual work and accelerate decision-making.
5. Cloud-Native scalability: Built on AWS for high performance, scalability, and easy integration with existing infrastructure.

Client value creation

The implementation of the Production Optimization Digital Twin yields significant benefits for both onshore and offshore operations, breaking down data silos to unlock enterprise-level efficiency:

• Accelerated well analysis: Engineering asset team analysis time is reduced from 7 hours to just 1.5 hours for underperforming and candidate wells.
• Increased production: Onshore operations see up to 1-1.5% increase in hydrocarbon production, while offshore operations benefit from a 1-2% increase.
• Enhanced efficiency: The solution improves surface operational efficiency such as well lift performance, and equipment health and lifespan.

In partnership with AWS

Capgemini and AWS blend deep industry knowledge, cloud expertise, and services to help clients realize their vision of a 21st-century business. Capgemini specializes in integrating complex systems across industries, ensuring that all components work together efficiently to drive innovation, optimize operations, and achieve strategic goals. As a Premier Tier Partner, Capgemini has a 15-year relationship with AWS, with 11,000 certified consultants on AWS and 10 AWS competencies. 

Together, Capgemini and AWS empower clients to transform their oil-field operations with the AI-powered digital twin solution, leveraging proven methodologies and programs to accelerate their journey to the cloud and lead them to a smart, efficient business. 

Conclusion

Capgemini’s production optimization digital twin, powered by AWS, is a game-changer for the oil and gas industry. By leveraging AI, contextualizing data and removing silos, this advanced solution not only enhances production efficiency but also promotes sustainable practices. As oilfield operations continue to evolve, the integration of digital twins will be pivotal in driving innovation and achieving strategic goals.

For more information on how to get started with production optimization digital twin on AWS, contact us or visit AWS Marketplace.