Managing drilling knowledge to improve efficiency and reduce operational risk

Drilling techniques and technology are changing rapidly as well-construction innovations continue. To keep pace with these advances, training must take a new direction to enable personnel to take advantage of new measurements and techniques in real time, improve drilling efficiency, and reduce operational risk. Therefore, it is imperative that a drilling-services organization improves its knowledge management (KM) (i.e., the ability to capture, share, and apply worldwide expertise). KM is fundamental to achieving fully automated drilling systems operated remotely from the town office by a distributed, multidisciplinary team of experts.