Development of the digital oil and gas complex in Arctic areas of Russia

Abstract

This article examines the issues of digital modernization of the oil and gas complex of Russia, the evolution of digital oil and gas technologies. The main results of research work in the field of creating digital technologies for preventing complications and accidents, transferring drilling data in blockchain format, monitoring the state of pipelines using magnetic tomography are briefly outlined. The digital modernization strategy is aimed at large-scale digitalization of oil and gas production facilities and lays a reliable basis for the growth of capital productivity of fields in the long term. The approach is based on improving the quality of management, analyzing the effectiveness of control actions when using an integrated model or a digital twin of the field. The integrated application of digital technologies for effective management is the basis for cost optimization, ensuring the transition to robotic control, and increasing the capital productivity ratio of key gas assets. These solutions are especially effective in regions with difficult natural and climatic conditions or undeveloped infrastructure, Arctic fields. The proposed integrated approach makes it possible to extend the periods of profitable exploitation of gas fields at the stage of declining production and complicated production conditions. By the end of 2025, the number of digital fields using technologies for processing Big Geo Data will exceed 10% of the total number of oil and gas fields in Russia.