headsets with two-way communications can also enable remotely located experts to communicate with general support technicians and
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headsets with two-way communications can also enable remotely located experts to communicate with general support technicians and virtually look over their shoulders, in real-time high-definition video. The same technology can record procedures for quality control and future use. Other AR apps can show what goes on within a piece of equipment, letting technicians better understand how to adjust it. Together, these capabilities help companies cope with the shortage of experienced personnel and reduce the need to transport such personnel to remote places. In the event of an emergency, an AR system can dramatically expedite the team's ability to identify and address the underlying cause. A critical application for VR in oil and gas is in training. Instead of studying theory in a classroom or transporting people to remote locales, trainees can use a VR headset to enter an environment or interact with a piece of equipment virtually. As in gaming applications, the experience is entirely immersive: When trainees on a virtual rig turns their heads to the side, they see what they would see on a real-world rig. Given the complexity of refineries, drilling platforms, and processing plants, the opportunity to experience life-like training before entering these environments is invaluable, and companies save money that they would otherwise spend flying trainees to sites. VR apps connected to sensors enable engineers to monitor generators, pumps, compressors and shale shakers in real time, without needing to be on-site. This provides faster, more accurate diagnostics at a fraction of the cost. Geoscientists are also using VR to visualize seismic data, and even to drill virtually, so that they can better determine where to explore. First, industrial AR/VR works best atop large quantities of data, which typically comes from sensors. Those sensors have long been commonplace in the industry, whether in wells, refineries or elsewhere. Because of the ubiquity of these sensors, a huge amount of data is available to be leveraged with AR/VR. The second reason relates to how that data is stored. Previously it tended to be stored in a proprietary format that made it difficult to exploit for ancillary purposes. That is now changing. Producers are increasingly integrating their data-centric information technology systems with the operations technology systems they use to monitor and control processes and devices. Because of this IT/OT integration, data is more accessible than it was in the past, facilitating the use of AR/VR, for upstream and downstream applications. The third reason is the rise of digital transformation in the industry, and the shift to a mindset of looking at things from a customer perspective, whether that "customer" is a drilling engineer at a well site, a maintenance engineer in a refinery, or a customer in a retail store. Before, the mindset was to design things according to efficiency, without really stepping into the customer's shoes. AR/VR can, therefore, help managers understand how these customers interact with the machines or the store. Using a design-led perspective, companies can then simplify, streamline or otherwise improve processes to deliver a better experience. As with the internet and mobile revolutions, consumers and particularly online gamers lead the field in embracing AR/VR. Yet, these applications have begun to gain traction in numerous industries, including manufacturing, aerospace, retail, real estate, education, sports and healthcare. The oil and gas industry is not yet using AR/VR as aggressively as other sectors. Companies are starting to see success with AR/VR in refineries, especially in maintenance and inspections. Companies are also beginning to see benefits downstream in retail, using AR/VR to understand their stores in a more detailed and intuitive manner.
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The need of oil and gas industries to apply training and retraining programs for personnel for permanent work in the Arctic using digital technologies, namely VR / AR technologies. The geopolitical features of the Arctic zone, difficult climatic conditions do not allow directly practicing the development of professional competencies and, therefore, require the introduction of a multi-stage system of personnel training using technologies of approximate reality. Such requirements for the personnel training system predetermine the need to search for relevant digital technologies that can create conditions that are as close as possible to the conditions of professional activity in hard-to-reach Arctic regions. When forming a personnel training / retraining system for oil and gas enterprises, in addition to the specified specific working conditions, it is also necessary to take into account the sectoral features of oil and gas enterprises, which also forms a number of functional requirements for the selection of relevant digital tools, the main of which for personnel training can be considered immersive technologies. Based on the above, the paper analyse the use of immersive technologies by oil and gas enterprises, a comparative analysis of the directions of using immersive technologies in personnel training at oil and gas enterprises, identifies the positive and negative aspects of using VR / MR technologies.
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Simulation of oil and gas operations. VR provides the user with an immersive experience when it creates 3D simulations of real-world environments. Simulation of real-world scenarios provides data on important parameters of oil and gas operations, which can be useful for preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of various processes. VR allows companies to cr'eate a digital twin to replicate the performance of an oil field, refinery, or any other operating unit on a virtual platform. This helps to minimize the risks and costs associated with implementing a new process in oil and gas operations. Analysis of the surface of oil fields. VR plays an important role in the creation of 3D images of underground geological structures. VR can simulate underground reservoirs, structural faults and other geological formations to create 3D digital models. This SHS Web of Conferences 84, 03003 (2020) Circumpolar Studies 2020 https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20208403003 2 technology helps geologists, geophysicists and engineers better understand topography to identify potential hydrocarbon reserves and accurately plan drilling operations. Testing and verification of processes. VR is used to improve the efficiency of inspection and maintenance through data-driven modeling. This technology helps integrate historical data with real-time information to identify service requirements and guide technicians to the tasks that must be completed to prevent impending disruption. This includes step-by-step instructions for finding the defective part and repairing or replacing it, which minimizes the time required for maintenance work. Product design and manufacturing. VR offers new opportunities in product development. Digital designs that are modeled with 3D rendering are checked for results even before they reach the production stage. VR integrated with 3D printing can develop multiple prototypes at fast speed. VR technology reduces lead times for critical oil and gas equipment development by accelerating the product design process. Disaster management using virtual reality. Field technicians in the oil and gas industry operate in harsh environments and are exposed to hazardous gases and chemicals. VR has the potential to train employees in emergency response by simulating real-world scenarios. A digital twin with VR. Connected devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) are transforming oil and gas operations across the value chain. Companies are connecting sensors to equipment and infrastructure to gather as much data as possible about plant performance to improve visibility and decision making. The digital twin is one such use case for the IoT that allows companies to visualize an enterprise in an immersive environment using virtual reality. It reproduces production processes in a virtual world and helps to identify potential problem areas and develop plans to overcome them Immersive technologies are an effective tool for training employees and developing their soft-skills and hard skills. This is confirmed by a number of successful foreign and domestic practices of using virtual reality for educational purposes. VR simulators and simulations make it possible to increase employee involvement in the training process, reduce training costs, scale educational programs, etc. At the moment, not all Russian companies are ready to implement virtual reality technologies in employee training, for which there are a number of reasons, among which it is worth noting the following: insufficient level of digitalization of the enterprise, unpreparedness for large investments, and insufficient awareness of modern technologies. However, immersive technologies continue to evolve and become more and more accessible, which may lead to the digitalization of corporate education in general, and the wider use of MR / VR / AR technologies in personnel training in particular. VR / AR technologies can be used by both highly professional specialists and workers. With the use of augmented reality, it will be possible to instantly receive diagrams and electronic instructions for the equipment of oil facilities, to warn of possible breakdowns without the need to use paper-based documentation. The employee can get acquainted with the video information displayed as a supplement to reality, graphic or textual information, to a certain physical object. These can be step-by-step instructions for repair, fixing indicators and characteristics of oil equipment, a description of its purpose. In addition, using augmented reality, you can determine at what stage the task is completed, receive data online, without interrupting the workflow.
Accounting Texts and Cases
ISBN: 978-1259097126
13th edition
Authors: Robert Anthony, David Hawkins, Kenneth Merchant