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CHAPTER NINE

The Future Digital Oil Field

Contents

9.1 Ubiquitous Sensors (IIoT) 323
9.1.1 Nanosensors 326
9.2 Data Everywhere 327
9.3 Next-Generation Analytics 328
9.4 Automation and Remote Control 331
9.4.1 Wireless Technology 333
9.4.2 Drones 334
9.5 Knowledge Everywhere: Knowledge Capture and People Resources 335
9.5.1 Capturing Knowledge in New Ways 335
9.5.2 Delivering DOF to the Business 335
9.6 Integrated Reservoir Decisions 335
9.6.1 Big Data and Big Models 335
9.6.2 Optimizing Optimization and the “Closed Loop” 336
9.6.3 High-Performance Computing for the Future DOF 340
9.7 Collaboration, Mobility, and Machine-Human Interface 341
9.7.1 Mobility and Collaboration 341
9.7.2 Virtual and Augmented Reality Enable Immersive Collaboration 341
9.7.3 Human-Machine Interface 344
9.8 Summing Up and Looking Ahead 345
9.8.1 People 345
9.8.2 Technology 346
9.8.3 Processes 347
9.8.4 Use this Book for Your DOF Projects 348
References 348
Further Reading 349

The oil and gas (O&G) industry is transforming rapidly and digital technol-
ogies are a considerable factor in that transformation (Nyquist, 2016; Murray
and Neill, 2017). However, the changes coming over the next few years
have significant potential for even bigger step changes. McAvey (2017),
VP for Oil and Gas at Gartner in an interview for Pipeline Magazine, indi-
cated that momentum is picking up for DOF and stated “…results from
Gartner’s 2017 global CIO survey show that oil and gas companies expect

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