bring down the

“data-
cost of drilling for
SHELL driven
oil – the industry’s private
oilfield” servers
major expense.

Technology has
advanced to
the level where
it could involve Data from any prospective oil
more than a field can then be compared
million readings alongside that from thousands
– vastly of others around the world, to
increasing the enable geologists to make more
amount of data accurate recommendations
gathered during about where to drill.
exploration.
 When this decision is
data-led, operators
Production can have more
forecasting confidence that this
will be done efficiently

Machines
are working
properly

Sensors collecting data about

its performance and
comparing it with aggregated
data, meaning parts can be
replaced in an efficient
manner and downtime
minimized, further reducing
overheads
Big Data is being put to
use to streamline the
transport, refinement and
distribution (retail) of oil
and gas.
 Is relatively new far less data is
available so exploration can
Unconventional be more hit-and-miss.
However new techniques are
Resources being developed to use the
data that is being collected
from probing and drilling
these sites to help pinpoint
other locations where reserves
could be hiding.
 CONCLUSIONS

Thanks to big data analytics, elements of the business can be examined and monitored in
detail.

The vast amount of data collected from all areas of the company’s activity means the result
of the simulations will be as close as possible to the way things will play out in the real world.

The decision-makers being better equipped to make the decisions that affect the
company’s fortunes.