Most model-based control and estimation techniques put limitations on the structure and
complexity of the models to which they are applied. This has motivated the development of …

The drilling industry has substantially improved performance based on knowledge from
physics-based, statistical, and empirical models of components and systems. However, most …

Inspired by the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) and digital transformation (DT), the Internet-
of-Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) have become valuable tools in the oil/gas …

煤矿井下智能化钻探技术装备是煤矿智能化建设的重要组成部分, 也是当前煤矿企业深入推进减
人增效工作所急需的先进技术装备. 系统总结了“十三五” 期间我国煤矿井下智能化钻探技术装备 …

Directional oil well drilling requires high precision of the wellbore positioning inside the
productive area. However, due to specifics of engineering design, sensors that explicitly …

Automatic and early detection of flow influx during drilling is important for improving well-
control safety. In this paper, a new method that can automatically analyze real-time drilling …

Drilling automation is the control of the drilling process by automatic means, ultimately
reducing human intervention to a minimum. The concept of automating the drilling process …

The process of drilling a borehole is very complex, involving surface and downhole drilling
systems, which interact with the drilling fluid and the surrounding rocks. Modeling and …

The use of real-time mechanics and dynamics measurements has expanded and evolved
significantly in the last thirty years, enabling the safe and reliable drilling of complex wells …

In 2010, on the basis of the safety-performance results achieved through the automation
revolution in its oil and gas downstream business, an operator set out to start the same …