Viewing gas production data by type
In Lens Upstream, users can view gas production data by type. There are 3 classifications available for gas under the ‘Liquid gas breakdown’ columns in the Field Production and Company field production summary tables (both tables are available on the Production dashboard). These gas breakdown categories allow for more granular analysis of gas production to be carried out.
Note: Gas breakdowns are only provided for assets where breakdown data is available. Where there is no breakdown available, ‘Gas’ will be displayed.
The gas breakdown type definitions are provided below:
Associated gas: Natural gas initially in solution in the oil within the reservoir. The gas comes out of solution and is present as a separate phase at the lower temperature and pressure conditions at the surface.
Cap gas (or “gas cap”): Free gas phase overlying an oil zone and occurring within the same producing formation (reservoir) as the oil.
Free gas: Natural gas not in solution in the oil within the reservoir.
Gas: All gas types combined. (Included where breakdown data isn’t available)
Viewing gas production by destination (Domestic-Export)
In Lens Upstream, users can also explore produced gas by destination, providing greater insight into where production is going.
This can be viewed across two summary grids in the Production Dashboard:
Domestic-export summary
Company domestic export summary
Via these grids, the breakdown of produced gas destinations can be explored via a dedicated column; ‘Domestic-export breakdown’. This column allows for the distinction between the destinations the gas is allocated to.
The following terms are used to define the market allocation of the produced gas:
Domestic: The proportion of gas to be sold in the local/domestic market
Export (piped): The proportion of gas that will be exported to international markets via pipelines
Gas into LNG: The proportion of gas that will be delivered to LNG plants
Unallocated: Used when the breakdown between domestic and exported gas is not yet available/determined.
Note: This breakdown reflects the initial sales point of gas production and is not a market analysis.
What's next?
Now we have explored the different gas classifications, you can also learn more about: