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OPERATIONS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

AI is technology that enables computers and machines to simulate human learning, comprehension, problem solving, decision making, creativity and autonomy. For oil and gas companies, IBM often puts it to use for asset management, operational efficiency and safety. “When the stakes are high, so are the benefits.” – Carol Lee Anderson,

Technology GM for the oil and gas industry, IBM

Image courtesy IBM validated with traditional chemical process simulation, and documentation to extract relevant sections for consid- leading to more effcient production processes, lower costs eration in the current well.” and reduced carbon emissions (e.g. advanced analytics to Halliburton has also introduced the next generation of its optimize mixed refrigerant out of the liquefaction process). LOGIX automation and remote operations platform that

Woodside is also using generative AI - deep-learning leverages downhole data to assist with autonomous drilling. models that can generate high-quality text, images, and LOGIX responds to changes in geological formations with other content based on the data they are trained on. With the analysis of data from adjacent wells and updates the drill- safety is a top priority, the company uses generative AI to ing plan with live data. The platform's latest developments review scopes of work on its assets to help identify lessons use ML to boost drilling effciency, fne tune shoe-to-shoe learned and relevant training. For example, it is developing performance and predict bit wear with more accuracy, and it an AI project to count birds at its operations in Trinidad can be coupled with Halliburton’s iCruise Force intelligent, and Tobago after a number of bird-related incidents in- high-performance motorized rotary steerable system. volving helicopters. The solution uses CCTV and AI vi- The company has also developed the frst-ever automa- sion models to provide status updates on the number of tion service that enables customers to execute their fracture birds near the offshore landing facility, maximizing worker design without human intervention. Octiv Auto Frac pairs safety and the integrity of infrastructure. automated frac control with the insights from AI-driven

Halliburton is using natural language processing (NLP) sensing of fracture propagation. This automates thousands in the design of oil and gas wells. NLP is AI that uses ML of decisions while pumping, based on job designs and pre- to enable computers to understand and communicate job control inputs, with constant response to dynamic with human language. Milos Milosevic, Halliburton’s Se- stimulation conditions.

nior Director, Digital Well Construction, says: “We use Milosevic sees cloud computing as seminal for the in-

NLP algorithms to help read many text entries captured dustry. “Many problems could either not be solved before by experts from previous wells to suggest optimal design due to the lack of processing power and attached storage or features. Likewise, we use NLP to read industry standards could be solved partially by very few with large resources. 34 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM