Drilling in A Digital World

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Drilling in a digital world

Integration and digital enablement will empower the industry to rise above
data and domain silos.
gies from operators and service companies via digitally

Catherine MacGregor, Schlumberger
enabled workflows during the well construction cycle.
Schlumberger is developing a domain-driven drilling
D rilling will never be a one-size-fits-all operation.

Every well presents a unique set of conditions that
vary during construction. For years the industry has
software solution that provides all of these features and
functionalities in a user-centric environment. Such an
environment will enable a high level of collaboration
been applying discrete drilling technologies and rely- during the planning phase so that multiple domain
ing on incremental enhancements to improve drilling experts can work from a single model. This also will
efficiency. While this has produced noteworthy results, facilitate automated well design with immediate vali-
performance is still plagued by inefficiencies due to dation of changes, identify risks and uncertainties and
the interfaces between multiple technology and ser- provide traceability for design modifications. The result
vice providers. of the planning process is a digital well plan that is
By adopting a holistic, consistent and collaborative delivered to drilling operations.
approach to managing the entire drilling system, the During the drilling process large volumes of data are
industry can achieve fundamental improvements and collected from multiple sources, including sensors and
new levels of drilling performance. This requires indus- control units on the rig, downhole technologies, sur-
try participants to completely rethink the way we oper- face instrumentation and the enterprise resource plan-
ate. We need to redesign and digitally enable workflows ning systems that drive logistics and planning-related
to drive integrated technology and service delivery information. Gathering all of the data into a single envi-
platforms built on cloud-based single data sources. ronment fully enables collaborative domain workflows
That is the way to empower the industry to rise above that are then executed in accordance with the digital
the present-day barriers of data and domain silos and well plan. An exception management process provides
disconnected drilling services. Such a radical level of risk management when there are deviations from the
change requires a new mindset for both operators and plan. As more wells are drilled, intelligent automation,
service companies. machine learning and data analytics are integrated into
Imagine a digital well construction platform, one that these workflows to ensure continuous improvement,
ensures optimal performance of the complete drilling leading to sustainably lower development costs.
system from planning to implementation. This platform The Schlumberger cognitive drilling rig, our “rig of
drives the execution of digital well plans on a rig to the future,” will incorporate this new software platform
enhance people productivity, assure equipment reli- with newly designed, digitally enabled hardware that
ability, optimize drilling workflows and reinforce com- connects to an integrated control system. Beyond the
pliance and safety procedures. Roles and responsibili- software platform, the Schlumberger rig of the future
ties are redefined through redesigned workflows and combines advanced mechanization with drilling auto-
embedded standard work instructions, thereby chang- mation applications. As a complete system, this will
ing the work itself. The platform also would include a deliver disruptive drilling performance.
robust enterprise security framework that ensures the Today the industry needs to do something it has
protection of data at all times. never done before to achieve a genuine step change
The combination of data-driven technologies sup- in performance. This requires rising above attempts to
ported by domain knowledge will facilitate automation make incremental improvements in existing discrete
during planning and operations, leading to increased workflows and technologies and instead completely
efficiency and consistency while also minimizing risk redesigning the workflows and redefining the work
while overcoming complex drilling challenges. The itself with a clear focus on efficiency and consistency.
industry will achieve new levels of drilling performance The technology is out there to do this. It now comes
when it fully integrates people, processes and technolo- down to what we make of it together.
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gies from operators and service companies via digitally

D rilling will never be a one-size-fits-all operation.

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