In the upstream oil and gas industry, multiphase metering is a central part of many processes, such as reservoir management, field development, operational control, flow assurance and production allocation. Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems unlock online production monitoring and allow field operators to monitor their wells continuously and in real-time.

Pore pressure prediction and poroelastic modeling help understand the mechanical properties of the subsurface and are regularly used in industries such as oil and gas, geothermal, and CO2 storage.

The rapid and nonintrusive deployment of seismic sensors for near-surface geophysical surveys can make data acquisition more efficient, in a wide variety of environmental and surface-terrain conditions.

Successful reservoir management is inextricably linked to the field’s production system and a complete evaluation of the system’s behavior throughout the reservoir lifecycle. There is also a need for operators to communicate between multiple technical domains from reservoir characterization, flow simulation and network simulation to processing facilities.

Detection and characterization of fractures in reservoirs is important for maximizing hydrocarbon productivity and recovery efficiency. Seismic attributes like coherency and curvature that are derived from reflection seismic data are used to detect faults and fractures. In advanced seismic fracture detection technology, Automatic Fault Extraction from diffraction seismic data effectively detects finer scale features.

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New advancements in mining technology can generate substantial value by driving up revenue, driving down costs and making operations safer and more sustainable. Learn how in this first of a three-part series about the opportunities surrounding digital transformations and mining for the future.

Technology has made unpredictable safety events more predictable and therefore more manageable. Now, sustainability is being prioritized alongside safety, and mining companies are turning to technology solutions to minimize their impact on the environment. In this second of a three-part series, read how changing times have had an impact on mine safety and technology for sustainability, and how operators prioritizing all of these are reaping the benefits.

Digitalization solutions offer significant efficiency improvements to existing assets as well as the planning and design capabilities to prepare for new technologies.

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