| | DECEMBER 20218IN MY OPINIONUNIFIED COMMAND AND OPERATION CYBER CENTERS (UCOC): BEYOND REMOTE OPERATION CENTERS The digital transformation is providing impetus in the advancements in the oil and gas industry. Figure 1 shows technological advancements through time. The bifurcation points provide the fusion of new technologies during the industry contraction mode, which translates the environment similar to the industrial revolution. As the industry moves toward automated drilling systems, not only comprehensive 3600 engineering optimization has become very critical, but also the fusion of data analytics at the edge into the system has become increasingly essential. Even though it may sound like a futurist's pipe dream, the exponential technologies in other industries will provide impetus in accelerating the realization of such a system. With so many technologies advancing at the same time around us, it is up to us to create the layered evolution of an advisory system to rig controls and position ourselves for the cyber remote operation centers. We have to rethink the status quo and provide new options for realtime monitoring space due to increased pressure to reduce operating cost. With enhanced cloud solution and digital framework with sensor fusion, physical location based remote center models with multiple screens and video walls are getting outdated to make complex decisions. Fast underpinning engineering analysis and optimization techniques with enhanced layer of AI and AEI can be run to take instantaneous decision at the edge leading to depth to depth and slip to slip user experience. We need more of a virtual and modular Unified Command and Operation Cyber Center (UCOC) in the third dimension for end to end visibility with interconnected disciplines through a single glass pane window ­ an integrated but dynamic and distributed control shared across the enterprise and accessed by anyone at anytime, anywhere.By Robello Samuel, Chief Technical Advisor and Halliburton Fellow (Well Engg.) HalliburtonRobello Samuel
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