DIGITALIZATION OF OIL & GAS ENTERPRISES ACTIVITIES: THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE

Abstract

The article examines the digital oilfield technologies, analyzes the preconditions for the implementation of these technologies by oil and gas companies, identifies the tasks that companies need to solve on the way to the successful implementation of said technologies, and lists the consecutive steps that have enabled the successful implementation of digitization projects by the world's leading oil and gas companies. Methods of comparison, synthesis, generalization and systematic approach were used for the study.

It has been stated that the digital oilfield is a real-time monitoring and management system for oil and gas operations that provides continuous optimization of the integrated reservoir and production management model to increase hydrocarbon production, as well as reduce operating and capital costs. A number of digital technologies that have found their use in the oil and gas industry are reviewed, such as: remote real-time facility monitoring and control, real-time drilling, intelligent wells, 4-D visualization and modeling.

The preconditions for the implementation of digital technologies by oil and gas companies are explored, which include: problems with access to the required data, which creates obstacles in the analysis of important information and in the optimization of production; lack of integration between the large number of technical applications used by engineers; limited experience and risk of losing valuable knowledge of workflows; continuous changes and development of regulatory requirements for safety and environmental protection rules.

The tasks to be tackled by companies on the way to successful implementation of technologies are outlined, including: overcoming resistance to change; improving data security; avoiding data overload.

A list of consecutive steps has been formed, the realization of which has ensured the successful implementation of digitization projects by the world's leading oil and gas companies. The first sep is the development of digital oilfield concept. On the second step the ways of organizational change related to the implementation of smart technologies must be properly identified. The next step is to create an information system about changes for personnelon-field. The last step is to integrate information technologies.

It has been established that the implementation of digital oilfieldtechnologies at Ukrainian oil and gas companies should be focused around people, processes and technologies. The use of said technologies allows companies to increase production rates and quality indicators, and reduce operating costs and downtime.