Transforming Decommissioning Through Better Geological Understanding

As decommissioning activity accelerates across the oil & gas sector, subsurface teams face growing pressure to work faster, reduce uncertainty, and manage complex datasets with precision. Interactive Correlations (IC) provides a unified, high‑performance environment for integrating and visualising well data - enabling confident decisions throughout late‑life operations and decommissioning planning.  

Why IC for Decommissioning?  

Decommissioning projects rely on a robust understanding of the subsurface:, legacy data, historical abandonments, and complex geological relationships all influence risk, cost, and operational feasibility.

IC helps decommissioning teams:

• Integrate disparate legacy datasets into a clean, modern workspace
• Review historical correlations and stratigraphy quickly and accurately
• Visualise structural and geological controls downhole that impact plug & abandonments
• Identify subsurface uncertainties that drive operational risk
• Collaborate across disciplines for transparent, auditable decision-making
• Produce publication-ready figures for regulators, partners, and technical committees
  

With IC, decommissioning teams gain control and clarity, replacing slow manual interpretation with fast, accurate insights.

High‑Impact Tools for Late-Life Assets

IC offers capabilities uniquely suited to complex decommissioning workflows:

1. Unified Data Integration

Bring together logs, correlations, well markers, age models, historical interpretations, and field-scale datasets in one intuitive environment.
No more fragmented legacy formats.

Image: example well location with more detail highlighting potential depth of interest.  

2. Rapid Geological Review

Quickly compare wells, fluid contacts and formations to determine inconsistencies, historical gaps, or zones requiring verification prior to P&A.

3. Accurate, Live-Linked Visualisation

IC’s dynamic graphics ensure every figure stays linked to source data, delivering accuracy and transparency for internal reviews or regulatory submissions.

4. Cross‑Disciplinary Collaboration

Engineers, geologists, petrophysicists, and data managers work from a shared visual context which is crucial for managing risk and aligning operational decisions.

5. Supports Carbon Storage & Reuse Assessments

As assets are evaluated for CCS potential or repurposing, IC enables quick review of containment, reservoir quality, and geological integrity.

Supporting Decisions That Reduce Risk and Cost  

Decommissioning is high‑stakes, highly regulated, and deeply dependent on subsurface certainty.
IC strengthens decision-making by providing:

• Clear geological context for well abandonment plans
• Defensible interpretations for regulatory submissions
• High-quality visuals for technical assurance boards
• Streamlined collaboration for multi-partner projects
• Fast, repeatable workflows for cost and schedule optimisation

From mature fields to complex multi-well campaigns, IC brings confidence to subsurface evaluation and efficiency to late‑life planning.