Schlumberger and NOV to collaborate on automated drilling solutions – Oilfield Technology

Schlumberger and NOV have announced a collaboration to accelerate automated drilling solutions adoption by oil and gas operators and drilling contractors.

The agreement will enable customers to combine Schlumberger surface and downhole drilling automation solutions with NOVs rig automation platform to deliver superior well construction performance. This integrated offering enables the automation of manual workflows, improving safety, decision making, consistency, and efficiency in drilling operations.

We are pleased to collaborate with NOV and to integrate their rig automation interface with our drilling automation solutions to unlock higher performance for operators and drilling contractors. Leveraging downhole and surface automation applications, we can deliver enhancements in operations safety and efficiency, and deliver top-quartile wells for our customers consistently, commented Olivier Le Peuch, CEO, Schlumberger. This partnership will help accelerate customers adoption of drilling automation technologies, enabling superior well construction performance.

Through this collaboration, NOV demonstrates its commitment to deliver an open digital automation platform that enables drilling contractors to achieve higher consistency, safety, and efficiency with improved wellbore quality, said Clay Williams, Chairman, President and CEO, NOV. We continue to invest?in digital solutions that provide value for our customers. Drilling automation allows rig crews to focus on the big picture to drive performance and less on manual, repetitive tasks.

The combined solution leverages advanced AI from the Schlumberger DrillOps on-target well delivery solution, while NOVs NOVOS process-automation platform controls all NOV rig equipment within the operational envelope.

The family of DrillOps solutions includes open and modular technologies that leverage Schlumbergers deep drilling domain knowledge and advanced machine learning applications to execute the digital drilling plan consistently and to automate drilling tasks, attaining higher levels of efficiency.

NOVOS is a state-of-the-art open platform, automating repetitive drilling activities, benefiting contractors by allowing drillers to focus on consistent process execution and safety, and benefiting operators by optimising drilling programmes.

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