Integrated Reservoir Asset Management

Integrated Reservoir Asset Management
Author: John Fanchi
Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2010-07-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0123820898

All too often, senior reservoir managers have found that their junior staff lack an adequate understanding of reservoir management techniques and best practices needed to optimize the development of oil and gas fields. Written by an expert professional/educator, Integrated Reservoir Asset Management introduces the reader to the processes and modeling paradigms needed to develop the skills to increase reservoir output and profitability and decrease guesswork. One of the only references to recognize the technical diversity of modern reservoir management teams, Fanchi seamlessly brings together concepts and terminology, creating an interdisciplinary approach for solving everyday problems. The book starts with an overview of reservoir management, fluids, geological principles used to characterization, and two key reservoir parameters (porosity and permeability). This is followed by an uncomplicated review of multi-phase fluid flow equations, an overview of the reservoir flow modeling process and fluid displacement concepts. All exercises and case studies are based on the authors 30 years of experience and appear at the conclusion of each chapter with hints in addition of full solutions. In addition, the book will be accompanied by a website featuring supplementary case studies and modeling exercises which is supported by an author generated computer program. - Straightforward methods for characterizing subsurface environments - Effortlessly gain and understanding of rock-fluid interaction relationships - An uncomplicated overview of both engineering and scientific processes - Exercises at the end of each chapter to demonstrate correct application - Modeling tools and additional exercise are included on a companion website

Strategic Asset Management

Strategic Asset Management
Author: Clive Deadman
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Asset-liability management
ISBN: 9781848763661

Utility providers are under pressure from all sides to reduce costs, while improving availability, reliability, safety and sustainability: and as economies battle to recover from the 2008-2010 recession, utility company spending and results will be under closer scrutiny than ever to deliver more performance for less. This book explores the new techniques which are being used by leading utilities While relevant to everyone regulating, supplying or working in the utility sector, this book is important for us all. As the assets employed by utilities account for 5% of global GDP the cost of replacing our aging utility infrastrucutrue is unaffordable. However, utility services are essential to civilisation. Without clean water, safe sewerage and reliable power, economies collapse and societies are prey to darkness and disease. This book answers the key question of how utilities can select the right goals, organisational design, culture and engineering tools, whch allow them to manage their complex asset bases and deliver truly excellent performance. With 37 case studies and 50 diagrams, it illustrates the snakes and ladders that leading utilities have experienced on the path to excellence.

10 Rights of Asset Management

10 Rights of Asset Management
Author: Ramesh Gulati
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2018-06-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781941872833

The 10 Rights of Asset Management is about doing the right things at a system asset level in order to create greater value from the assets during their lifecycle. However, it's very important to ensure open communication and leadership support in creating the right policies and plans. Each of the 10 Rights are elaborated in ten separate chapters in the book: Specify It Right, Design It Right, Source It Right, Build/Fabricate It Right, Install/Commission It Right, Operate It Right, Maintain It Right, Improve/Modify It Right, Dispose/Decommission It Right, and Manage It Right. By implementing The 10 Rights of Asset Management, you will enable your organization to get more value from its assets and be in compliance with ISO 55000.

Managing Engineered Assets

Managing Engineered Assets
Author: Joe E. Amadi-Echendu
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2021-06-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030760510

This textbook deals with engineering, science, technical, legal, financial, ICT, logistics and people management topics necessary for managing engineered assets such as all man-made tools, gadgets, buildings, equipment, machines, infrastructure, large-scale physical and industrial facilities and systems which pervade all sectors of industry. By coalescing concepts, principles, practices, and practical issues from the relevant multi-disciplines, the book addresses the body of knowledge required for managing engineered assets in the 4IR and Society 5.0 era and beyond. The book is written for: Scholars and students who intend to strengthen or acquire knowledge about the concepts, principles, and practice of managing engineered assets; Managers of engineered assets in both the public and private sectors who aim to improve asset management practice for their organisational purposes and missions; Policymakers and regulators in order to improve policymaking, governance, assessment and evaluation frameworks on the management of engineered assets; The broader audience concerned about the sustainable management of engineered assets that constitute our built environment and provide the means for industry and livelihood.

Physical Asset Management

Physical Asset Management
Author: Nicholas Anthony John Hastings
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2009-09-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1848827512

Physical asset management is the management of fixed or non-current assets such as equipment and plant. Physical Asset Management presents a systematic approach to the management of these assets from concept to disposal. The general principles of physical asset management are discussed in a manner which makes them accessible to a wide audience, and covers all stages of the asset management process, including: initial business appraisal; identification of fixed asset needs; financial evaluation; logistic support analysis; life cycle costing; maintenance strategy; outsourcing; cost-benefit analysis; disposal; and renewal. Physical Asset Management addresses the needs of existing and potential asset managers, and provides an introduction to asset management for professionals in related disciplines, such as finance. The book provides both an introduction and a convenient reference work, covering all the main areas of physical asset management.

Investments in Federal Facilities

Investments in Federal Facilities
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2004-06-24
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0309089190

Facilities now owned by the Federal Government are valued at over $300 billion. It also spends over $25 billion per year for acquisition, renovation, and upkeep. Despite the size of these sums, there is a growing litany of problems with federal facilities that continues to put a drain on the federal budget and compromise the effectiveness of federal services. To examine ways to address these problems, the sponsoring agencies of the Federal Facilities Council (FFC) asked the National Research Council (NRC) to develop guidelines for making improved decisions about investment in and renewal, maintenance, and replacement of federal facilities. This report provides the result of that assessment. It presents a review of both public and private practices used to support such decision making and identifies appropriate objectives, practices, and performance measures. The report presents a series of recommendations designed to assist federal agencies and departments improve management of and investment decision making for their facilities.

AASHTO Transportation Asset Management Guide

AASHTO Transportation Asset Management Guide
Author: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Publisher: AASHTO
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2011
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 156051499X

Aims to encourage transportation agencies to address strategic questions as they confront the task of managing the surface transportation system. Drawn form both national and international knowledge and experience, it provides guidance to State Department of Transportation (DOT) decision makers, as well as county and municipal transportation agencies, to assist them in realizing the most from financial resources now and into the future, preserving highway assets, and providing the service expected by customers. Divided into two parts, Part one focuses on leadership and goal and objective setintg, while Part two is more technically oriented. Appendices include work sheets and case studies.

Maintenance Excellence

Maintenance Excellence
Author: John D. Campbell
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2001-02-13
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781420029406

Considering maintenance from a proactive, rather than reactive, perspective, Maintenance Excellence details the strategies, tools, and solutions for maximizing the productivity of physical assets—focusing on profitability potential. The editors address contemporary concerns, key terms, data requirements, critical methodologies, and essential mathematical needs. They present maintenance in a business context, review planning, measurement, feedback, and techniques related to cost, efficiency, and results, and summarize applications of tools and software from statistics and neural networks to cost-optimized models.

Definitions, Concepts and Scope of Engineering Asset Management

Definitions, Concepts and Scope of Engineering Asset Management
Author: Joe E. Amadi-Echendu
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2010-11-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1849961786

Definitions, Concepts and Scope of Engineering Asset Management, the first volume in this new review series, seeks to minimise ambiguities in the subject matter. The ongoing effort to develop guidelines is shaping the future towards the creation of a body of knowledge for the management of engineered physical assets. Increasingly, industry practitioners are looking for strategies and tactics that can be applied to enhance the value-creating capacities of new and installed asset systems. The new knowledge-based economy paradigm provides imperatives to combine various disciplines, knowledge areas and skills for effective engineering asset management. This volume comprises selected papers from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd World Congresses on Engineering Asset Management, which were convened under the auspices of ISEAM in collaboration with a number of organisations, including CIEAM Australia, Asset Management Council Australia, BINDT UK, and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China. Definitions, Concepts and Scope of Engineering Asset Management will be of interest to researchers in engineering, innovation and technology management, as well as to managers, planners and policy-makers in both industry and government.