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PRODUCTS SAFETY SYSTEMS

AKER BP

BUREAU VERITAS

MARINE & OFFSHORE will be triggered within the control system HMI and a pipe Prior to the introduction of DrillDocs’ technology, shale racker interlock will be engaged preventing the chance of shakers were only monitored on a periodic basis by drilling dropped pipe or other major failures. The system is IECEX, rig staff making visual inspections.

ATEX and INMETRO certifed for use in Zone 2. This meant that sporadic cavings, which offer an early

Latch Hawk is already deployed on dozens of rigs glob- warning of potential borehole instability, were frequently ally, with the new device now shipping as standard. missed. By the time crews realized that the borehole was becoming unstable, the risk of a pack-off event - which often leads to the drill string becoming stuck in the hole -

DrillDocs’ AI-Enabled Computer Vision Tech to

Ensure Wellbore Stability was already elevated.

Digital shale shaker surveillance technology DrillDocs, The new approach allows the drilling crew to react in near- together with Aker BP, has employed its AI-enabled com- real-time to events happening in the wellbore, signifcantly puter vision technology to automatically detect cavings on reducing the risk of pack-off and the non-productive time the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) for the frst time. and costs incurred when recovering from stuck pipe events.

DrillDocs’ CleanSight technology was deployed on the Noble Integrator rig while drilling in the Fenris feld

BV’s AI-powered Augmented Surveyor 3D on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. At the time of the Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has introduced achievement, twelve sections had been monitored, totaling its latest digital innovation, the Augmented Surveyor 3D over 13,000 meters, including 16½-inch, 12¼-inch and (AGS 3D), a cutting-edge inspection tool leveraging artif- 8½-inch sections. cial intelligence and machine learning to detect and local-

The CleanSight system uses high-specifcation Axis Com- ize structural anomalies on ships and offshore assets.

munications cameras designed for hazardous environments. The new solution was piloted successfully on a TotalE-

The technology features on-board processing capability nergies-operated FPSO in West Africa. During the trial, for real-time image analysis. DrillDocs’ patented and pro- drones captured extensive image and LiDAR data from prietary image-processing algorithms continuously moni- two ballast tanks, which AGS 3D used to build a detailed tor material as it exits the rig’s shale shakers. 3D model, complete with AI-enhanced corrosion map-

This capability allows the technology to calculate the ping. Following this success, TotalEnergies plans to extend amount, shape, and size of solids being recovered. AGS 3D to additional offshore assets.

The data provided by CleanSight is said to enable bet- AGS 3D streamlines inspection workfows by automat- ter and faster decision making that can lead to enhanced ing anomaly detection, defect localization, and corrosion drilling performance, borehole stability, and solids con- analysis within a unifed digital environment. By reducing trol operations. human entry into confned spaces and expediting data pro- 52 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM