Systems and methods for diagnosing production problems in oil field operations

A master schedule visualizer system comprising:

• (a) a plurality of incompatible domain-specific software applications from different third parties, each having a different domain-specific functionality useful for oil field management and having a separate work crew scheduling code segment, each in communication with a dedicated database, each software application loaded into memory of a general purpose personal computer or general purpose server class computer;
• (b) a middle-ware software code segment layer in communication with each of the domain-specific software applications for extracting work schedule data from each of the domain-specific software applications;
• (c) a geographic information system in communication with the middle-ware software code segment layer for displaying an oil field map, oil well objects, oil field facility objects, surface work crew objects, sub-surface work crew objects, work equipment rig objects and safety zone objects;
• (d) plurality of video monitors operatively connected with the middle-ware software code segment layer and the geographic information system, for displaying the oil field map, oil well objects, oil field facility objects, surface work crew objects, sub-surface work crew objects, work equipment rig objects, and safety zones objects, and reports from the software applications, and
• (e) a plurality of input devices operatively connected with the middle-ware software code segment layer for allowing a plurality of users to input instructions to the middle-ware software code segment layer and communicate with the software applications,
• wherein the master schedule visualizer system
• (1) displays on a first video monitor of the plurality of video monitors an oil field diagnosis process flow chart that includes a plurality of selectable objects that comprise Review Well Test Differences, Review Sliders, Review Bad Actors, and Perform Steam Flood Performance Check, wherein each selectable object is associated with one or more of the incompatible domain-specific software applications, wherein one or more of the selectable objects indicates degradation of performance of a well based on historical operation of well characteristics;
• (2) provides for selection of one or more of the selectable objects in the oil field diagnosis process flow chart, and upon selection
• (i) displays on one or more additional video monitors of the plurality of video monitors, one or more reports extracted by the middle-ware software code segment layer from the associated domain-specific software applications;
• (ii) lists any oil wells having production problems, the production problems identified based on a production history of each well, the listing including the well for which degradation of performance is indicated;
• (iii) displays any problem oil wells on the oil field map via a geographic information system;
• (iv) provides for visual identification of any commonalities among the displayed problem oil wells, wherein such commonalities are indicative of a common cause of the production problems;
• and
• (v) allows scheduling of work in the associated domain-specific software applications sufficient to remedy the common cause;
• wherein scheduling of work in the associated domain-specific software applications includes resolving one or more scheduling conflicts in a geographical area represented on the oil field map.