Abstract

Employing Network Analyst to Optimize Field Operator Routes
Track: Network Analysis
Authors: Christopher Nichols

Since the emergence of new drilling technologies, ConocoPhillips has added hundreds of new facilities. With the continuous addition of new facilities the company needed an efficient strategy to update field operator routes that focus on safety and cost effectiveness. Network Analyst and the Vehicle Routing Problem tool have enabled ConocoPhillips to update operator routes as more facilities come online.