Data & Analytics
Shell has demonstrated drone-in-a-box operations from its Mars floating production unit, becoming the first operator in the region to secure FAA approval for self-approved offshore beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights. JPT Senior Technology Editor Jennifer Pallanich visited Shell Technology Center Houston to see the system in action.
Panelists at the SPE Subsea Well Intervention Symposium discussed where AI is delivering value today, where risks remain, and how engineers can best determine its usefulness.
As digital technologies become commonplace, industry leaders say core engineering knowledge remains essential for making informed decisions and avoiding costly mistakes.
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Unless we work together to resolve the underlying causes of data problems, we will continue to struggle with the time and effort needed to get the foundations of data preparedness sorted out. That means that industry must accept that data is strategic rather than tactical. -
Rather than waiting for a dominant player to emerge, the oil and gas industry is at a point in its journey with blockchain where it makes sense to actively start working toward common architectures and standards in the blockchain domain.
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The complete paper describes the development of a smart robotic inspection system for noncontact condition monitoring and fault detection in buried pipelines.
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A proving ground for the use of digital twins has emerged in the North Sea. There, operators Total, Aker BP, and Shell have each developed and deployed twins that they expect to pay big dividends.
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The complete paper describes the potential global scientific value of video and other data collected by ROVs.
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Multistage horizontal well designs were first implemented in the Bakken in 2007. Since then, more than 12,000 wells have been completed in either the Middle Bakken or Three Forks zones.
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Data undoubtedly has value, agreed participants at a recent symposium held by the Professional Petroleum Data Management Association in Denver. Quantifying that value—and communicating that value to decision-makers in a company—however, is tricky if not impossible.
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Using deep-learning and computer-vision techniques, the software recognizes all instances of specific instruments, valves, lines, and other features in a P&I diagram in seconds.
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The joint offerings are expected to help make energy operations safer, cleaner, and more efficient.
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The vigilante hacker has offered the reward for hacktivists and criminals who break into capitalist institutions.
