...) affiliated with the IADC (International Association of Drilling Contractors), SPE DSATS (Society of Petroleum Engineers Drilling Systems Automation Technical Section), AUVSI (Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International), Southwest Research Institute, Energistics, and the OPC (Open Platform...

... Abstract Drilling systems automation depends on timely flow of accurate and relevant data from multiple sources to control equipment, machines and processes. The fragmented nature of the drilling operations business means that data must usually be shared among companies contracted to perform...

... this fragmentation. This realigned systems architecture provides a solid foundation to effectively measure and drive system performance, and implement drilling systems automation. In current wellsite activities, the "operation state" identifies activities in drilling and completion operations, and is critical...

... in performance and successful adoption of drilling systems automation. Sensing, analyzing and taking action is a similar series of steps for humans and for automated systems. The transition from manual to autonomous operation can be described in a formal taxonomy of discrete levels of automation. Such taxonomy...

... acquisition, processing, decision making and work flow in high performance drilling operations. Understanding the difference between these two states provides the opportunity to guide the successful implementation of Drilling Systems Automation (DSA) and Real Time Operations Centers (RTOC's). Aviation...

... performance without continuous human guidance, along with the speed with which these technologies can be applied. This was the first workshop that has actively brought people involved in automation from other industries into the discussion on drilling systems automation. The workshop involved key speakers...