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24/06/2020 News

RTSC: step up the digital transformation of our drilling & wells operations owing to artificial intelligence and machine learning

In keeping with its pioneering spirit and firm belief that digital technologies represent a key lever for improving our drilling performance and the safety of our personnel and operations, the RTSC center has a new collaborative space.

RTSC room

Tuesday, June 23 was the opening date of the new room of the RTSC (Real-Time Support Center) based at the Jean Féger Scientific and Technical Center (CSTJF) in Pau. The event was held in compliance with the barrier measures still in place in this post COVID-19 period and was attended by the Senior Vice President Development and Support to Operations, the Vice President of the Drilling & Wells division, the Head of Digital and the General Secretary of Total’s Exploration & Production branch.

Launched in 2015, this smart room remotely monitors and supervises all the drilling rigs operated by the Group so as to detect any anomalous situations in real time. The rig performance is compared instantaneously and the parameters corrected in order to safely attain optimum drilling conditions. Since it was launched, the center has collected “raw” information from the different sensors installed on our drilling rigs and has assisted in operations performed on almost 250 wells.

Today, the RTSC is being fitted out with a new, more user-friendly and more efficient work space with cutting-edge digital tools, and with an adjacent crisis room designed for the expert teams of Drilling & Wells, ready for mobilization in the event of a critical and exceptional situation.

This step forward reflects the ambition of the RTSC to step up the digital transformation of the Drilling & Wells business lines, with, in particular, the development and integration of DrillX functionalities: disruptive solutions for the advanced monitoring of operations, including predictive risk analysis via data science, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and proprietary machine learning algorithms. All these innovations serve to optimize operational efficiency, productivity and profitability throughout the lifecycle of the wells, while guaranteeing safety, our core value.

Welcome to our new RTSC room, a real showcase for digital solutions and the nerve center of Drilling & Wells operations!