SPECIAL SESSION

IPTC Task Force to address the Fourth Industry Revolution in a Special Session

The 4th Industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) provides and fuses many technologies to improve efficiencies and human productivity. A few examples of these technologies, include: Big Data, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, High Performance Computing, Visualisation, Virtual Reality and Autonomous Robots.

Industry 4.0 is the current trend towards full automation and control. It is about better utilising edge data to increase the efficacy of a process. As such, it is very broadly applicable to all production and manufacturing industries and opportunities exist for lessons from otherwise very different industries to cross pollinate.

Some of the technologies and main principles of Industry 4.0 have already been or are in the process of being adopted in the oil and gas industry. This session will explore examples of where industry 4.0 can be applicable to the whole Oil and Gas lifecycle. Some examples of industry 4.0 in the oil and gas world are listed below however participants and delegates are encouraged to “think outside the box” and not be limited by these examples:

Optimisation of well bore to product operations through data analytics;
Edge to cloud data acquisition systems;
Enabling technologies;
Reduction of unplanned downtime and Opex costs through predictive analytics;
Discover new prospects and perform reservoir characterisation faster and more accurately;
Minimise uncertainties and thus reduce the cost of the unconventional resources program;
Logistics tracking, SIMOPS, dynamic real-time planning and scheduling using live data;
Dashboarding and data to knowledge for reporting and management;
Improved flow assurance / process optimisation through tuned and accurate full plant digital twins;
Competency management through improved Operator Training Simulations / Testing environments;
Predict drilling problems before they happen and improve drilling safety, reliability, efficiency and help protect the environment;
Predictive proactive maintenance with real-time closed loop condition monitoring;
Optimised well placement and configuration to maximise recovery;
Improve field development by determining the Optimum Field Development Plan that will maximise profitability, maintain potential, and reduce cost per barrel;

IPTC 第四次工业革命工作组特别分会

第四次工业革命（工业4.0）催生了提高效率和人类生产率的众多技术，包括：大数据、预测分析、机器学习、人工智能、物联网、高性能计算、可视化、虚拟现实和自动化机器人等。

工业4.0是实现全自动化和控制的大势所趋，它可更好地利用边缘数据提高过程效率，可广泛应用于所有的生产与制造行业，亦可提供跨行业学习的机会。

工业4.0的一些技术和主要理论已经或正在应用于油气行业。本特别分会旨在探索油气工业全生命周期适用工业4.0的范例。部分所列如下，我们鼓励与会代表开阔思路，畅所欲言：

通过数据分析优化井筒及生产作业；
边缘对云端数据采集系统；
促成科技；
通过预测分析减少意外停工和降低操作成本；
更加快速而精准地开展新远景区发现和油藏描述；
最大限度降低不确定性并减少非常规资源项目的投入；
通过适时数据进行物流追踪、即时操作和动态实时规划与安排；
将仪表盘与数据转化为报告与管理所需认识；’
通过受控和精准的全炼厂数字化提升流量保障与过程优化
通过营造作业人员的模拟培训 /测试环境提升管理能力；
预测钻井潜在问题并提升钻井的安全性、可靠性、钻井效率和环境保护；
应用实时闭环监测预测超前维护；
优化井位及部署实现采收率最大化；
通过制定效益最大化、保持开发潜力及降低桶油成本的最佳油田开发方案提升开发效果。