Workshop participants, from left to right: Pradeep Ashok, John Macpherson, Stian Myhre, Liv A. Carlsen, Søren Kragholm, Arnt Aske, Jan Einar Gravdal, Fionn Iversen, Chunming Rong, Jan Erik Ødegård, Marit Dolmen and Robert Ewald.

​PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AT NORTEX

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Workshop participants, from left to right: Pradeep Ashok, John Macpherson, Stian Myhre, Liv A. Carlsen, Søren Kragholm, Arnt Aske, Jan Einar Gravdal, Fionn Iversen, Chunming Rong, Jan Erik Ødegård, Marit Dolmen and Robert Ewald.

Workshop participants, from left to right: Pradeep Ashok, John Macpherson, Stian Myhre, Liv A. Carlsen, Søren Kragholm, Arnt Aske, Jan Einar Gravdal, Fionn Iversen, Chunming Rong, Jan Erik Ødegård, Marit Dolmen and Robert Ewald.

Several project concepts are now being developed within the NorTex Data Science Cluster and hopefully some of these will mature into funding proposals.

During the ONS trade fair in Stavanger, the NorTex Data Science Cluster arranged a Get-Together involving a morning seminar followed by a joint workshop. Participants from the cluster and affiliated partners in Norway and Texas met to present and discuss project concepts linked to sensors and instrumentation, data storage and communication, as well as data processing and applications.

Focus on three ideas
The get-together started with a breakfast seminar at the ONS on Wednesday 31 August involving representatives from IRIS, the Universities of Agder and Stavanger, the University of Texas at Austin, Global Center of Expertise (GCE NODE), Rice University and others. The speakers were John Macpherson from Baker Hughes and DSATS, and Professor Iain Sutherland from Noroff University College, who discussed data integration and information security, respectively.

On the following day the gathering continued at IRIS’ offices with a workshop that included presentations and concept proposals.

Project concept presentations were given by Research Scientist Pradeep Ashok from the University of Texas at Austin, Industry Consultant Arnt Aske from GCE NODE, and Chief Scientist Eric Cayeux from IRIS. The presentations covered data access, drilling problem identification using machine learning, and challenges in data communication.

After the presentations, all participants selected one concept in which they wished to participate in developing. The concepts were then discussed in groups.

“We arrived at three project concepts that we intend to follow up and develop further”, says Project Manager Fionn Iversen.

Funding applications
The next step is to prepare and submit proposals for research funding.
“At least one of the concepts will involve a project proposal to be submitted to the Research Council of Norway. The other two are linked to applications being made by Norwegian Oil and Gas”, says Iversen, who is very optimistic about further work on these concepts.

The NorTex ONS 2016 Get-Together was organised by IRIS and GCE NODE as a continuation of discussions launched during the OTC trade fair in Houston in May. The next gathering is planned for Spring 2017.

The NorTex Data Science Cluster is funded via INTPART, and brings together researchers from Norway and Texas.

Research Scientist Pradeep Ashok at the University of Texas, Austin, Industry Consultant Arnt Aske at GCE NODE, Executive Director Jan Ødegård at Rice University, Project Manager Ann Marchioro at GCE NODE, Jostein Mykletun, Administrative Manager Rachel Funderud Syrtveit at Center for Offshore Mechatronics and Chief Scientist Fionn Iversen at Iris.

Securing a natural flow of information through the value chain

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Research Scientist Pradeep Ashok at the University of Texas, Austin, Industry Consultant Arnt Aske at GCE NODE, Executive Director Jan Ødegård at Rice University, Project Manager Ann Marchioro at GCE NODE, Jostein Mykletun, Administrative Manager Rachel Funderud Syrtveit at Center for Offshore Mechatronics and Chief Scientist Fionn Iversen at Iris.

Research Scientist Pradeep Ashok at the University of Texas, Austin, Industry Consultant Arnt Aske at GCE NODE, Executive Director Jan Ødegård at Rice University, Project Manager Ann Marchioro at GCE NODE, Jostein Mykletun, Administrative Manager Rachel Funderud Syrtveit at Center for Offshore Mechatronics and Chief Scientist Fionn Iversen at Iris.

Information security and data integration were the main topics when Norwegian and Texan universities and research institutes met during ONS in Stavanger.

GCE NODE, in cooperation with Iris, organized the NorTex ONS 2016 Breakfast Seminar Wednesday morning. The seminar was a continuation of discussions launched during OTC 2016 in Houston with focus on big data and extended automation possibilities.

“The project aims to contribute to a natural flow of information in the value chain of the oil and gas industry. We look to put together a secure data integration layer, with data security, so that the right people can get access to the right information. This is a low-scale pilot project to validate the opportunity for information sharing and common time stamping of topside, service and operator data”, says Industry Consultant Arnt Aske at GCE NODE.

Each participant of the Norwegian-Texan collaboration project – Iris, GCE NODE, University of Agder, University of Texas and Rice University – gave a short introduction.

Presentations were given by Noroff Professor Iain Sutherland, specializing in digital forensics, who asked the question: “As we now commence data sharing among topside, service and operations with common time-stamping, how do we retain effective information access and security?”

John Macpherson, Senior Technical Advisor Drilling Systems at Baker Hughes talked about “How to establish a pragmatic data integration layer, initially locally on the rigs”.

“It is very gratifying to see the results of a 2012 idea to link the top professors and researchers in Texas and Norway”, says Jostein Mykletun, Former Consul General at the Norwegian Consulate in Houston, and the man behind NorTex.

John Macpherson (left), Senior Technical Advisor Drilling Systems at Baker Hughes and Noroff Professor Iain Sutherland gave presentations at the Nortex Breakfast seminar at ONS Wednesday.

John Macpherson (left), Senior Technical Advisor Drilling Systems at Baker Hughes and Noroff Professor Iain Sutherland gave presentations at the Nortex Breakfast seminar at ONS Wednesday.