Exxon turns to automated drilling in the Permian in push for higher oil output
Exxon says automation will cut rig-floor risk and speed drilling as it expands robotic systems across more than 30 Permian Basin rigs.
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Exxon turning to more automated drilling in the Permian Basin to boost production - report
Exxon Mobil plans to dramatically increase its use of automation for its operations in the Permian Basin to help it boost production in the basin by nearly 40% to 2.5M boe/day by 2030.
Exxon turns to automated drilling in the Permian in push for higher oil output
In rural west Texas where oil rigs and pump jacks dot the sparse flat landscape, an ExxonMobil contractor sits in a small office on a drilling rig, using controls on a screen to operate robotic machinery and move tall steel pipes weighing roughly 2,000 pounds.
The Permian basin, the largest oil deposit in the United States, has considerable unexploited potential: with current techniques, only 10% of the oil in place is recovered, the rest remaining trapped in a compact and unpermeable mother rock. To overcome this geological difficulty, ExxonMobil takes an innovative approach: automate 50% of its drilling fleet by 2028 and increase its production to 2.5 million barrels of oil equivalent per day by 203…
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