Why Humans, Not Technology, Are the Biggest Obstacle to Drilling Advancement - JPT Homepage
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The drilling sector has spent untold fortunes on smarter rigs and sophisticated software that have added multiple layers of autonomy to the process of well construction. What has struggled to keep up with the pace of change is corporate culture and other human factors. This argument represented the major theme of a recent symposium hosted by SPE’s Drilling Systems Automation Technical Section (DSATS) and the IADC’s Advanced Rig Technology Committee. The event, held in conjunction with the IADC/SPE International Drilling Conference in Galveston, Texas, brought together drilling professionals to assess the path forward for modern drilling systems. The symposium opened with a nuanced discussion on the big issues as seen from the vantage points of representatives from an operator, a drilling contractor, and two service companies. What follows are selected takeaways from their remarks on what the industry needs to do, and what it would be wise to avoid, as drilling operations push further into automation and artificial intelligence (AI).
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