The Impact of Data Analytics on the New Digital Oilfield - eLearning Course

Program Overview

This course covers the evolution and future of digital technology in the oilfield, from sensors and automation to data analytics and cybersecurity. It explores challenges in adopting digital solutions, data management practices, and the role of "digital" in addressing economic and regulatory challenges. The course emphasizes the importance of measuring the impact of "digital" investments in terms of dollars, not just barrels.

Program Outline

Outline:

The course covers the following topics: It covers topics like:

• Physics, statistics, and explainable AI
• Digital oilfield 2.0 (what's different this time)
• The significance of big data and data science
• Operational Technology and Field Networks: This module explores the role of automation and digitalization in the upstream sector, focusing on the convergence of OT and IT.
It covers topics like:
• Drivers for the convergence of OT and IT
• Sensor platforms
• Human interaction with the digital field environment
• Use of sensors in the oilfield
• The concept of 'digital twins'
• The use of SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) in the oilfield
• Enterprise architecture and its role in IT strategy
• The importance of IoT (Internet of Things) devices
• The concept of 'systems of systems'
It covers topics like:
• Five stages of digitization of the oilfield
• Challenges to adoption and lessons learned
• Physical and cybersecurity challenges
It covers topics like:
• Current data management practices, silos, clouds, and lakes
• The truth about drilling and field sensors
• Data visualization and communications challenges (data storytelling)
It covers topics like:
• Emerging trends in digital technology
• Integrated operations and minimally manned facilities
• The role of digital twins, AI, automation, and autonomy

Other:

• The course is designed for engineers, geoscientists, and data analysts who want to understand how the digital oilfield is evolving.
• The course explores how "digital" helps the industry cope with economic challenges and regulatory expectations.
• It examines whether "digital" can help the industry create a niche in a "green" new order.
• The course discusses the industry's progress in adopting new "digital" technologies and more efficient ways of doing business.
• It explores the impact of the new generation of workers on digitally transforming the business and the technologies and business changes they will want to implement.
• The course examines the industry's efforts to shake off its image of slow adopters and "digital laggards" from the tech community.
• It investigates whether the industry has finally moved beyond pilots and reached enterprise scale.
• The course explores how the industry is finding value from "digital" investments.
• It examines whether the industry can tell a good "digital" story to investors, CFOs, and supply chain partners, demonstrating a return on investment.
• The course emphasizes the importance of measuring the impact of "digital" investments in terms of dollars, not just barrels.