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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Threats to cybersecurity continue to increase in number and appear from unexpected new angles because of increasing sophistication of cyberattacks. A novel methodology is required not only to protect data but also to achieve safe and reliable operations at sea.
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CNH President Juan Carlos Zepeda discusses the role of information management in Mexican energy reform and what lies ahead for the monumental industry transformation in an election year. -
New state-of-the-art center aims to strengthen regional cybersecurity preparedness for industrial and critical infrastructure.
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The papers selected for this issue cover advances and opportunities in well testing. They also apply reservoir fundamentals as well as sound engineering judgment, using quantity but also quality data sets from conventional and unconventional assets.
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The purpose of the complete paper is to create a performance-based reservoir characterization by use of production data (measured rates and pressures) from a selected gas-condensate region within the Eagle Ford Shale.
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The adoption of emerging technologies is essential for all businesses, and even more important for well-established industries because of the perpetual threat of disruption from competitors.
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Considering the significant weight of drilling costs in upstream ventures, saving even a few hours of drilling could lead to substantial cost savings on the overall capital expenditures (Capex). Thanks to the big data revolution, cost optimization still has strong potential in drilling operations.
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Drilling relies on complex webs of wired machines generating enormous amounts of data that need to be shared. But getting the appropriate data in the right hands is a problem.
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Optimizing the design, function, and benefits of the logical cyber-representation of physical asset environments is an evolving trend for the oil and gas industry to gain operational efficiency.
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Kotug, a Rotterdam-based marine services company involved with projects such as Shell’s Prelude FLNG and the decommissioning of the Brent Delta topsides, has applied for a patent to use drone technology in its tug operations.
