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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Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to assist in the development of materials, including metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), to advance carbon capture technologies. Researchers assembled more than 120,000 new MOF candidates within 30 minutes. -
Early adopters of large language models praise the technology’s promise to advance upstream research and software development while also offering cautionary notes.
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This paper presents an approach using artificial neural networks to predict the discharge pressure of electrical submersible pumps.
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The authors integrated azimuths and intensities recorded by fiber optics and compared them with post-flowback production-allocation and interference testing to identify areas of conductive fractures and offset-well communication.
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Devon Energy along with petroleum engineering consulting and software firm Whitson and cloud computing company Snowflake developed a system to monitor the dynamics of 5,000 wells.
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This article describes how Oxy developed an in-house application to handle critical production operations tasks including surveillance, optimization, downtime entry, and well testing. The application, called Nexus, allows well analysts and production engineers to manage twice the number of wells they were able to manage just 5 years ago.
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SEG and SPE join forces to offer access to a robust research portal that harnesses the power of AI and ML.
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This article explores the effect of quantum computing on data science and AI, looking at the fundamental concepts of quantum computing and the key terms used in the field. It also covers the challenges that lie ahead for quantum computing and how they can be overcome.
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The Taiwanese company is upgrading its ships in an effort to improve its ability to work with companies pursuing offshore renewable energy.
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This paper addresses the challenges related to well control and the successful implementation of deep-transient-test operations in an offshore well in Southeast Asia carried out with the help of a dynamic well-control-simulation platform.
