Automation & Control

Article
October 2021
Effective drilling scheduling is critical to operator success, yet many organizations are still using 1990s-era software and a cumbersome manual process that make tracking to goals difficult. Modern scheduling software yields insights into performance, and projections concerning results, which are invaluable.

Article
October 2021
By accelerating the identification and mapping of production-induced seismic changes, a new 4D feature can enable operators to increase the potential of finding hydrocarbons in poorly drained or overlooked sections of offshore reservoirs.
News
November 04, 2021
Halliburton Company released DS365.ai cloud service to help customers accelerate their digital transformation with intelligent automation.

Whitepaper
Open Secure Remote Operations: A Vision Fulfilled
September 01, 2021
Bedrock
Article
August 2021
Norway’s Petoro and Schlumberger recently collaborated to develop a well placement solution that automates ensemble-based reservoir modeling. Based on AI and automation, the solution helps Petoro to accelerate and improve offshore field development planning and well target selection.

News
August 18, 2021
The new service expands the depth detection range and improves resolution compared to existing services, while utilizing cloud and digital solutions to offer reservoir insights.

News
August 17, 2021
Leveraging an intelligent and dynamic downhole automated control system that instantly interprets and acts on data, Schlumberger continues to advance its digital offering enhancing well construction performance.
Article
June 2021
New analysis tools and improved technology enable operators to tailor an initial drawdown strategy for every well in real time, leading to improvements in short- and long-term production.
Article
June 2021
Historically, operators have employed piecemeal strategies to optimize components of the production value chain. However, achieving autonomous operations will require a holistic approach, integrating traditionally disparate data sources to create a single digital twin that can be delivered with relatively small up-front investment.
Article
June 2021
The oil and gas industry survived the one-two punch of Covid-19 and an historic downturn. Our future hinges on modernizing what we do.

Article
May 2021
Real-time oil in water monitoring can optimize processes in produced water treatment. A field trial enabled an operator to recover crude and required no capital investment to achieve the improvements.

News
May 13, 2021
DNV has launched a new collaborative research project to develop an automated data processing procedure for verification of detected wind turbine blade defects, with the aim of building trust and generating broader acceptance of automated data processing techniques across the industry and to inform future regulation.
Article
May 2021
The combination of an innovative autonomous inflow control device and gravel pack completions is effectively preventing sand production and controlling water while improving oil recovery rates, compared to analog wells.

News
May 10, 2021
Schlumberger and NOV announced a collaboration to accelerate automated drilling solutions adoption by oil and gas operators and drilling contractors. The agreement will enable customers to combine Schlumberger surface and downhole drilling automation solutions with NOV’s rig automation platform to deliver superior well construction performance.

Webcast
Automation and digitalization to maximize efficiency in frac fluid delivery and flowback operations
May 05, 2021
Cameron
The dynamic evolution of hydraulic fracturing operations is driving constant changes in the operators’ economics, expectations and priorities. Enhancing performance agility and doing more with less is key to succeed in this evolving environment. With more than 100 years in the market, Cameron, backed by Schlumberger, is supporting the customers’ production journey wit fit-for-purpose groundbreaking technologies that are redefining fracturing and flowback. Learn how these technologies have been and will help you achieve your financial, productivity, efficiency and sustainability targets in a constantly changing environment.

Article
April 2021
The need to digitally transform — by taking actions such as streamlining and automating business processes, managing data across the organization and overseeing remote workers — is only greater in the face of COVID-19 developments.

News
April 10, 2021
Halliburton has signed an eight-year contract with the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to deploy and operate Diskos, the Norwegian national repository of seismic, well, and production data for the oil and gas industry.

News
April 07, 2021
The strategic alliance between Halliburton and Optime Subsea will jointly commercialize and deploy innovative and efficient subsea interventions and controls.

News
March 25, 2021
Tenaris is scaling up industrial activity at its Conroe, Texas plant, adding about 140 employees onboard to support the facility’s ramp up, which includes a $600,000 investment in IT and automation infrastructure.

Article
March 2021
A wired drill pipe system enables real-time data transmission and sends constant information to decision-makers during drilling and tripping. North Sea case studies demonstrate how combining multiple downhole tool technologies has improved drilling efficiency and prevented various issues.


