Connecting a digital path from plan to execution to enhance efficiency
Abhijit Barhate A * and Bjørn Audun Schibevaag BA Drill Insight Pty Ltd, Level 13, 37 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA 6000, Australia.
B Keystone, Hospitalgata 6, 4004 Stavanger, Norway.
The APPEA Journal 63 S146-S150 https://doi.org/10.1071/AJ22205
Accepted: 27 March 2023 Published: 11 May 2023
© 2023 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing on behalf of APPEA.
Abstract
To be capable of drilling a well autonomously there is a need for robots, algorithms, data and context. This paper focusses on contextualising the data and information out of scattered data and information to be able to start experimenting with autonomous drilling. The contextual part often feeds into the ‘autonomous’ systems manually. The result is often a static document like a PDF, and the contextual information remains in static documents all the way to execution. The Drilling Operations Procedures (DOP) or the Detailed Drilling Program (DDP) are typically created in Word as is the Standing Instructions to Driller (SID). The well plan is where most of the contextual information commences. It describes time, material and personnel with related costs and design. This is not static information and will change on its way to execution. Several stakeholders are involved in drilling a well and need access to this information in an updated form at any time. This can be done by digitising the static documents and making the content or data available through a ‘hub’ that can be accessed by all stakeholders. This paper will address how this can be done in a way that makes contextual data available from planning through to execution.
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, automation, autonomous drilling, contextual data, data analytics, Detailed Drilling Program (DDP), Drilling Operations Procedures (DOP), drilling plan, Integration ‘hub’, Standing Instructions to Driller (SID).
Abhijit Barhate is a Managing Director of Drill Insight, an engineering and technology services company based in Perth, operating in Asia Pacific. He holds a B. Chem. Eng. (Hons) and a Masters in Oil and Gas Engineering from the University of Western Australia. An entrepreneur in spirit and mind, Abhijit has over 16 years of experience in all phases of oil and gas projects from exploration, development, drilling, to production. He is driven by assisting clients with advanced technologies, and is also passionate about developing businesses for innovative technology providers with new, but fit-for-purpose, products. Abhijit founded Drill Insight to drive innovation and ingenuity in oil and gas industry by assisting operators with addressing technical challenges; finding optimisation opportunities; improving performance; enhancing efficiency; and driving excellence in subsurface, well engineering, drilling operations and production by collaborating innovative technology with skilled professionals, and reliable practices. |
Bjørn Audun Schibevaag has had a focus on the oil and gas industry, throughout more than 15+ years, primarily on early stage and growth companies within new technology on a global scale. From mechanical companies such as Quickflange, autonomous drilling software companies such as Sekal, and now within Keystone with planning and execution software, Bjørn Audun has had a wide range of experience in the industry and held various positions as CFO, VP Sales and Business Analyst. |
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