Real-Time Data Transmission and Visualization as a Powerful Technology to Reduce Non-Productive Time During Drilling Operations: Present Day Capabilities, Limitation, and Future Development

Abstract

This paper primarily is focusing on presenting the non-productive time overview and any kind of non-productive time that can be reduced by real-time data technology, real-time data transmission and visualization infrastructure which supports the processes of aggregation, transmission, and visualization; the example of multipurpose implementation and further innovation and improvements that can be made within the real-time data transmission and visualization, such as real-time reservoir footage calculation during geosteering and drill-time calculation to pick the formation tops and casing point; the challenges and limitation while using real-time data, such as VSAT and local network connectivity issue; and future target and improvement of real-time data usage especially to make an artificial intelligence system to predict the potential feature, such as formation or drilling problem while drilling. All of those stuffs could be found by literature study and direct professional experience while handling real-time data system. This technology will inspire the user to design their own solution for their operations. Despite the significant advances on real-time data transmission and visualization, there is significant room to fully use its potential for advanced workflows and the usage of real-time data technology which was proven to reduce the Non-Productive Time that could save the operational cost. We believe that the utilization of real-time data transmission and visualization will definitely increase the efficiency of the drilling operations, especially for multiple wells operations.