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US Oil Industry Begins to Embrace AI in Effort Cut Costs, Drill Faster

Mar 15, 2024 - bloomberg.com
In a Houston control room, a robot controlled by an artificial intelligence program took over a drilling rig in a North Dakota oil field, replacing the human operator. The AI program, developed by Corva LLC, was able to make instantaneous decisions to drill through rock as efficiently as possible, transmitting instructions via satellite to the Nabors Industries Ltd. rig.

Rafael Guedes, the director of performance tools at the company, estimates that the AI program will save the human operator approximately 5,000 commands during the drilling of the well. Additionally, it is expected to increase the drilling speed by at least 30%.

Key takeaways:

  • A robot took charge of a drilling rig in a North Dakota oil field, locking out the human operator.
  • The robot was controlled by an artificial intelligence program from Corva LLC, which made decisions and beamed instructions via satellite.
  • The AI program was monitored from a control room in Houston by Rafael Guedes, the company’s director of performance tools.
  • Guedes estimates the program will save the human operator about 5,000 commands while drilling the well and increase the speed by at least 30%.
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