Development of Integrated Oil and Gas Plant Information Management System (PIMS) in Indonesia

Abstract

As appointed to represent the Indonesian government for managing entire upstream oil and gas business and operations throughout Indonesia, the Special Task Force For Upstream Oil and the Gas Business Activities Republic of Indonesia or known as SKK Migas, have established a vision to integrate monitoring all Production Sharing Contract (PSC) operators in Indonesia, transforming the conventional-manual approach—which was previously less effective and efficient, into an online integrated monitoring system. It is motivated by the digital transformation trend in the industrial world, which brings a new wave of opportunities to raise effectiveness and efficiency. However, the challenges are not easy. Despite the fact that Indonesia’s oil and gas industry has been operating for a long time ago, various technologies, some of which have used old technology, are the actual conditions that must be handled. Therefore, a systematical strategy is required. Step by step approach, by integrating real-time connections of plant information management systems are proposed to incorporate the major production systems, which are responsible for producing more than 80% of 6.600 million standard cubic feet of gas per day and 700 thousand barrels of oil per day, from major oil and gas companies in Indonesia. The system was successfully built, which provides integrated real-time monitoring dashboards of major upstream operations in Indonesia and connected online with automatic reporting systems and early warning systems. The system’s dashboards and notifications give flexibility in connection, which can be accessed anytime and anywhere if an internet connection is available. During the pandemic COVID-19, which restricts inspection activities to the fields, the system is proven effective in monitoring points of view without losing supervision over the operational aspects, which assurances the achievement of the executed programs. In conclusion, the contribution of the presented work is the digital transformation in the oil and gas sector in Indonesia in terms of operational supervision, which successfully creates a collaborative working environment in managing the oil and gas production target achievement. It changes the interaction between government and PSC operator companies regarding data capture and process monitoring, bringing a new era in supporting the decision-making process.