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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This paper presents the first global application of autonomous drilling in deepwater and the journey to reach optimal drilling parameters, integrating proprietary tools from the project’s business partners. -
In this paper, a case study is described in which a software solution enabled prescriptive optimization of well delivery using a physics-informed machine-learning approach for predictive identification and characterization of well-construction risks.
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The paper describes the revalidation of a deepwater prospect that resulted in a no-drill decision.
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The companies also agreed to collaborate on new AI models to unlock further insights from S&P Global Energy’s upstream data.
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As AI drives record heat loads in data centers, immersion liquid cooling is gaining momentum, and energy companies are lining up to support it.
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Artificial intelligence is prompting oil and gas companies to redefine roles, rethink trust, and rework operations, experts said during CERAWeek.
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The gap between machine learning research and effective deployment in the oil and gas industry is an alignment challenge between research questions and real decisions, between model design and operational constraints, and between innovation and the people expected to use it.
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Technology and partnerships remain important, while phased approaches may supplant lengthy appraisal programs, experts said during CERAWeek.
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CERAWeek panelists see AI as a way to leverage data and people in interpreting data for exploration, but a cultural shift at companies may still be needed.
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This paper describes an approach to creating a digital, interconnected workspace that aligns sensor data with operational context to place the completions engineer back into a central role.
