Presenting an Integrated Physical Asset Management Framework for Oil and Gas Wells through Life -cycle management
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محمد یوسفی شیخ رباط
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سعید رمضانی
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عباس طلوعی اشلقی
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امیر نجفی
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Abstract :
Objective: To identify and understand the key dimensions, steps, components, and indicators in optimal management and to explain the relationships among them in order to provide an integrated framework for physical asset management of oil and gas wells, with a focus on lifecycle management.
Research Methodology: This study employed a mixed-method approach. Initially, important indicators, dimensions, and components were collected through a systematic literature review and semi-structured interviews with 15 operational experts. A Delphi questionnaire was then used to present a list of specific methods and actions. This phase resulted in the identification of 6 dimensions, 14 components, and 57 indicators. In the qualitative phase, interpretive structural modeling (ISM) was applied to analyze the relationships and hierarchy among dimensions and components. Quantitative validation was performed through confirmatory factor analysis using AMOS software.
Findings: The results indicate that the six dimensions—cultural change and organizational context, well equipment information management, prevention of premature deterioration, optimization of programs and resources, lifecycle activities management, and performance management and continuous improvement—significantly influence the coherence, integration, and optimal management of programs and activities in the physical asset management of equipment-intensive production companies, particularly oil and gas wells. The ISM analysis showed that the dimension of cultural change and organizational context serves as the foundational base of the framework and affects other dimensions, while lifecycle activities management, optimization of programs and resources, and performance management and continuous improvement act as dependent variables at higher levels of the framework.
