Collaboration aims to speed up drilling automation adoption – Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine

The NOVOS process-automation platform controls all the companys rig equipment within the operational envelope.

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LONDON Schlumberger andNOV have agreed to collaborate to accelerate automated drillingsolutions adoptionby oil and gas operators and drilling contractors.

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

The combined solution leverages advanced AI from the Schlumberger DrillOps on-target well delivery solution, while NOVs NOVOS process-automation platform controls all the companys rig equipment within the operational envelope. The two technologies will work together to manage compliance to procedure and to reach best-in-class operational performance, the companies claimed.

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

NOVOS is an open platform, automating repetitive drilling activities, benefiting contractors by allowing them to focus on consistent process execution and safety, and benefiting operators by optimizing drilling programs.

Schlumberger CEO Olivier Le Peuch said: Leveraging downhole and surface automation applications, we can deliver enhancements in operations safety and efficiency, and deliver top-quartile wells for our customers consistently.

This partnership will help accelerate customers adoption of drilling automation technologies, enabling superior well construction performance.

Clay Williams, chairman, president and CEO of NOV, added: Through this collaboration, NOV demonstrates its commitmenttodeliveran open digital automation platform that enables drilling contractorstoachieve higher consistency, safety, and efficiency with improved wellbore quality.

We continue to investin digital solutionsthat provide valuefor our customers.Drilling automationallows rig crews to focuson the big pictureto drive performanceandless on manual, repetitive tasks.

05/10/2021

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