IKM Acona’s Well Management and Engineering Team provides services and expertise to E&P clients.

Our experienced teams have drilled 70+ wells under the full well management model and been involved in more than 100 wells using different models of well management.

We manage activities from well prospects through planning, applications, procurement, operation and reporting. We have experience from most types of reservoirs, onshore and offshore operations, different types of rigs, HPHT, horizontal and deep-water wells.

We have planned and drilled 11 wells in the environmental sensitive Barents Sea. We have access to all necessary software used to design and operate wells, including blowout and kill simulations. Our comprehensive portfolio of subcontractors ensures a competitive, competent and strong team.

Our Well Engineering Services include: third party independent engineering review, incident investigation, well examination, risk assessments, HAZOP, well location, well design, well integrity, logistics, marine support, contracting, standard well engineering, construction, testing and well optimization services.

IKM Acona can assist you with either numbered licensing rounds or Awards in Pre-defined Areas (APA) in mature areas.
We can assist you with:
Early phase prospect evaluations
Licence applications

All Well Management Services, Studies and Analysis for Exploration
Environmental screening
Environmental surveys
Oil Drift Simulations (ODS)
Environmental Risk Analysis (ERA)
Oil Spill Contingency Analysis (OSCA)
Spill Impact Mitigation Assessment (SIMA)
Net Evironmental Benefit Analysis (NEBA)
Application for Discharge (AfD)
Evaluation of chemicals
Oil Spill Contingency Plans (OSCP)
Remote sensing plan
Site Specific Emergency Preparedness Analysis (SSEPA)
Review of Rig Emergency Preparedness Analysis (ROEPA)
Environmental accounting and reporting
Audits (Envionmental, HSE, Drilling )

Let us help you extract more value from your assets.
Our multi-specialist team of professionals can help you build a strategy for your business case and establish proof of concept to make the planning and approval stages more efficient and productive.
Let our technical know-how, commercial insight, cost, weight and schedule calculations, market intelligence and risk input assist you in building a robust business case.

Our main services are:
Early Phase Assessments
Project management and administration
Independant Project Reviews
Project Risk Analysis and Benchmarking
Cost Engineering
Cost, Weight and Scedule Analysis and Calculations (please also check here for our Cost Estimation Tool ACES)
Commercial & Sales Services
Conceptual Engineering
Flow Assurance
Construction and facilities support
Cost control
HSEQ services
Audits

Environmental studies such as:
Oil Drift Simulations (ODS)
Environmental Risk Analysis (ERA)
Oil Spill Contingency Analysis (OSCA)
Spill Impact Mitigation Assessment (SIMA)
Net Evironmental Benefit Analysis (NEBA)
Application for Discharge (AfD)
Evaluation of chemicals
Oil Spill Contingency Plans (OSCP)
Remote sensing plan
Environmental accounting and reporting
 

IKM Acona provide help to clients within most HSEQ&Risk Services including to build and maintain risk management systems, as well as to identify risk factors and to find solutions to control the risks. Our approach combines operational experience with systematic analysis and development.

IKM Acona consultants work for most of the oil and gas companies on the Norwegian Continental Shelf as well as in other sectors.  Our variety of competency goes from young professionals to seasoned experts. We can provide multi-discipline consultants within all engineering and construction disciplines, project administration and management disciplines.

Our proprietary cost estimation tool, ACES, is used to reach the best possible result in you project. Please read more here

Login to ACES: https://aces.acona.com/ACES/

With our broad industry knowledge and expeience let us assist you in your M&A activitites.

Every project is unique so having the right set of advisors can create a strong project from the outset.
Our experience spans across multiple clients and assignments, so we have great insights from all angles.

Let us assist you in de-risking your investments and operations through our technical advisory, due diligence, analysis and commercial services.

Whether you’re moving your operations into late life and decommissioning or a regulator looking to develop jurisdictional guidance, we help you navigate the regulatory and technical complexities.

Our experience from involvement in transactions drives commercial insights into your business case.

Let us help you with your ideas, initiatives, and activities to make your business better. If you need a partner to assist you in increasing your revenues, business expansion, increasing profitability, building strategic partnerships and making strategic business decisions, do not hesitate to contact us.

We can assist clients with their shift from fossil-based systems of energy production and consumption to renewable energy sources

We can provide you with personnel within most Engineering Disciplines for your project acoss sectors.
We also provide inhouse engineering support.

Let our experienced personnel handle your Marine Management needs. We can assist you with:
Vessel Management Services 
• Monitor offshore vessel market
• Establish a vessel hiring strategy 
• Tender and contracting vessels according to defined need and specifications 
• Vessel inspections 
• Manage logistics in relation to offshore vessel management 
• Contracting and payment according to standard vessel contracts (Bimco) 
Vessel Hire Chartering
Site Survey Management
Rig moves
Prelay operations
Rig move arrival
Rig move departure 
Marine coordinatorn 
BIMCO contract setup 
24/7 vessel duty
Any additional 3rd party/contractors

Let us assist your organisation in improving capital project effectiveness and reducing project risk. IKM Acona can either assist you by integration our project specialist into your organisation, or by performing independant project services like:
​Early Phase Assessments
Project management and administration
Independant Project Reviews
Project Risk Analysis and Benchmarking
Cost Engineering
Cost, Weight and Scedule Analysis and Calculations (please also check here for our Cost Estimation Tool ACES)
Commercial & Sales Services
Conceptual Engineering
Flow Assurance
Construction and facilities support
Cost control
HSEQ services
 

We can assist our clients with a discrete screening of (business) opportunities. Typically we assist in the following activities:

Self-Analysis – are you sufficiently set up with the skills, time and energy you’ll need to succeed?
Financial assessment – We can assess your financing model
Market Research – we can perform market research to determine the feasibility of your ideas
Risk Assessment - A complete evaluation of a business opportunity includes a risk assessment
DD Support - Finally, IKM Acona is set up to draw a wide range of multi-discipline assistance in order to evaluate your opportunity and perform a Due Dilligence.
 

We are a supplier of consultancy services within subsurface technical areas to the oil and gas industry. Our pool of qualified, enthusiastic technical specialists with experience from major oil companies,  are ready to bring their expertise to your organisation.