RFID implements full cycle and full process management of oilfield materials

With the continuous expansion of the scale of physical circulation in oil fields and the increase in the types and quantities of materials, the supply management of materials has become more complex and difficult. In recent years, the management of oilfield materials has become more subdivided, and the specialized division of labor and process-based operation of material supply have promoted the healthy operation of the internal supply chain from demand planning submission to material distribution to the production site. Oil companies have created a world-class international level through the four-in-one management of "standardized design, modular construction, standardized procurement, and informationization improvement". Internet of Things technology plays a very important role in material supply management. The use of RFID for the full life cycle management of oilfield materials and the dynamic management of the whole process are both necessary to strengthen the standardization of the logistics operation of the material system and greatly improve the informatization of oilfield material management.

The standardization system of oilfield warehousing and distribution is gradually being improved, and the oilfield material supply management information system, barcode, GPS and other technologies have been partially applied, gradually improving the application level of Internet of Things technology in material procurement and supply, and realizing the full process and life cycle management of oilfield materials has the basic conditions.

The oilfield material system needs to take material life cycle management as the core and the application of Internet of Things technology as the starting point to solve the current problems and achieve its own structural optimization by building a strong information platform. The integration of oilfield material management, the construction of the platform will bring oilfield materials from demand to consumption, recycling and Asset MANAGEMENT into a unified management scope, and realize cross-departmental, cross-industry and cross-regional applications, which are mainly reflected in the following points:

Cross-department: Material management involves both material demanders and procurement suppliers, as well as asset management departments, supervision and inspection, production management, technical supervision and other departments. By establishing an integrated platform for the oilfield material management system, the full inheritance and sharing of material supply information can be achieved.

Cross-industry: The industries involved in the project cover all industries in the oilfield, including drilling, logging, logging, exploration, as well as oil production, operations, logistics assistance, etc. The implementation of the project will eventually achieve full coverage of the management of materials required by various industries in the oilfield.

Cross-region: The project design is based on the flow of materials. As long as the oilfield purchases materials and enters the management system, whether it is the old eastern area or the new western area, or even the overseas market, they are all included in the unified management, so that materials and asset management can be tracked wherever the materials are supplied.

To achieve full-cycle and full-process management of oilfield materials, the platform design starts from the production unit proposing material demand to form a demand plan, and the material supply department balances demand, forms plans, bids, purchases, Stores, and distributes until each cost center completes consumption. Materials that form assets enter the asset management process until they are scrapped, and recyclable materials enter the recycling process for reuse. The full life cycle management of oilfield materials is achieved through full-process management.

The full life cycle management of oilfield materials requires a strong information system to support it. By building a multi-level, real-time, visual, and standardized comprehensive material management system for the entire oilfield, the business collaboration, information integration, and process visualization of oilfield material management and asset management can be achieved. Analyzing the main functions that need to be covered in the full life cycle management of oilfield materials, it is necessary to build 4 subsystems to support the realization of these core business functions: material supply management system; material electronic tag application system; material supply GPS-GIS system; material supply video monitoring system.

RFID asset management system functions:

1. Obtain various types of information on oilfield assets by scanning tags with handheld devices. Because RFID handheld devices can read many tags instantly, there is no need to scan individually when reading material information, and materials can be quickly put into and out of the warehouse in batches.

2. The information written into the tag can be encrypted and permission management can be performed. People without corresponding permissions and readers without corresponding decryption equipment cannot read the information in the tag, so as to prevent the theft of material information.

3. Before the materials are put into storage, the storage location of the materials is recorded in the RFID tag, and the information of the storage location of the goods is also recorded in the tag, which can easily complete the active shelving, quick positioning and search of materials, so that the warehouse management can be mechanically automated, informationized and precise.

4. The system automatically counts the inventory and automatically generates in-and-out reports based on the number of materials in and out of the warehouse read by the antenna at the entrance and exit. While reading the data, the information of the materials can be automatically calculated, thereby completing the active inventory function of the materials, and uploading the in-and-out and inventory information to the superior authorities in real time.

5. When counting and distributing oilfield materials, handheld devices can be used to directly scan and read the material information. Information can be read in batches without unpacking, with high accuracy, and less physical objects for manual operation, saving manpower and material resources.

RFID Oilfield Material System Management

(1) Comprehensiveness

The system effectively manages and controls all management links, completely solving the problems of management disconnection and reconciliation difficulties between different departments.

(2) Strictness

The system has comprehensive and standardized database security management measures to make the database more secure and reliable, and eliminate the non-standard operation of arbitrarily modifying the database.

(3) Real-time

The entire life cycle of each fixed asset from acquisition inspection to disposal is tracked and managed, and management activities are recorded in real time to reflect the status of each fixed asset.

(4) Efficiency

Make full use of advanced technical means, such as asset RFID tags, networks, barcode management, remote protection, etc. to intelligently process the software, which is simple and easy to use and improves work efficiency.

The construction of the Shengli Oilfield Life Cycle Management Platform based on the Internet of Things technology needs to be carried out step by step over a long period of time. Based on the Logistics Management system, label application system, GPS management system, and video monitoring system, the basic framework for the platform operation is built, and the operation is gradually standardized. Finally, through the application and deepening of the platform, the overall material management level of the oilfield is continuously improved.