Drilling automation
This research aims to develop a fluid-advisory system that provides recommendations for optimal amounts of chemical additives needed to maintain desired fluid properties in various drilling-fluid systems.
The SPE Drilling Systems Automation Technical Section has a new name—and a bigger mission. Discover how DSATS is evolving beyond automation to drive smarter, more connected, and more human-centered drilling systems for the future.
This paper presents the development of a digital tool for automatically analyzing the readiness of a borehole to accept casing. The tool integrates data-driven and physics-based models to indicate locations of risk along the wellbore.
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The authors of this paper present the results of implementing a rig-automation solution applied to 20 wells in Ecuador in 2022. -
The oilfield service giant said it has taken another big step toward fully autonomous drilling operations in its latest project offshore Brazil.
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The companies have integrated their platforms in an effort to increase flexibility and interoperability.
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Few oil and gas companies give data science projects the better part of a decade to prove out, but that’s just what this one did.
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This paper presents the study, resulting recommendations, and a proposed change in standard bottomhole-assembly configurations to reduce service-quality-compromising incidents and productive time lost from jar twistoffs.
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This paper describes an 18-month intensive continuous improvement process between an operator, a rig contractor, and bottomhole-assembly (BHA) service providers aimed at reducing BHAs per well in two Oklahoma rigs.
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This paper presents an approach to optimize the location of wellhead towers using an algorithm based on multiple parameters related to well cost.
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This paper describes the application of learnings from an offshore project in the Caspian to an underground gas storage project to enhance drilling performance.
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The winners of this year’s Drillbotics competition are teams from the University of Stavanger and Clausthal University of Technology. Thirteen teams registered last fall, coming from seven countries spanning four continents.
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CNPC’s record-breaking 11,100-m exploration borehole in the Taklamakan Desert promises to unlock the science of producing oil and gas trapped in the world’s deepest reservoirs.
