Shirley Marquardt (Emerson) discusses the 6 stages of autonomous operations for oil and gas companies. What’s Inside This Video: Shirley Marquardt, Emerson’s Director of Digital Transformation, discusses the six stages of digital transformation – the journey to achieving autonomous operations. The six stages of autonomous operations and where the average oil & gas producer is…
EP22 – Intro To Deep Learning With Mehdi Korjani
In this episode, we sit down with Mehdi Korjani, Director of AI at Clean Connect, to go through the basics of deep learning. Mehdi uses his experience and expertise in AI to explain what deep learning is, how it is different from machine learning, and how it is changing oil and gas. This week, Mehdi…
Smart Cameras
Discover the Smart Camera Technologies that Utilize Artificial Intelligence to Accurately Detect Issues You Need to Respond to The following Smart Cameras presentation was given by Mark Smith at the Onshore Well Site Automation 2021 conference (Feb 2021). What you will learn in this video presentation: What are the smart camera solutions available and how…
EP21 – Using Python To Become The Next Digital Roughneck
In this episode, Hoss Belyadi describes his journey from roughneck to Digital Roughneck. Hoss uses AI & machine learning to solve problems in the oil & gas industry, such as preventative maintenance and extraction optimization. And his programming language of choice? Python. Hoss believes learning Python is one of the first steps to becoming a…
EP20 – Creating Holistic Energy Intelligence With AI
In this week’s episode, I sit down with the CEO of Sourcewater, Josh Adler. At the start, Sourcewater aimed to map and market the water needed in hydraulic fracturing. Today, Josh and his team have created AI and machine learning technologies capable of mapping nearly every commodity and process involved in hydraulic fracturing. In fact,…
EP19 – How To Get Started As A Digital Roughneck
Programming and Oil Drilling Collide In this episode, Digital Roughnecks interviews Ryan Davies, a Network Engineer from CleanConnect.ai. Ryan is a true Digital Roughneck, starting his oil and gas career on the drilling side and now adding a computer science degree. Ryan talks about how he started as a Digital Roughneck, and he provides specific…
EP18 – The Four Keys To a Successful AI Project
Creating Successful AI Solutions In this week’s episode of Digital Roughnecks, the DR crew breaks down a Forbes article highlighting the key factors for a successful AI project. Using their experience in AI, David Conley and Mark Smith provide concrete examples on how these key points play out in their company, Clean Connect. So if…
EP17 – How To Find Opportunities For AI Solutions Without Being An Expert
In this week’s episode, Mehdi Korjani, Director of AI at Clean Connect, rejoins us to take a deeper dive into the concepts underpinning AI and describes how to identify opportunities for AI solutions. Mehdi discusses the common themes in AI to provide a foundational understanding of the technology and to help you understand where AI…
EP16 – Creating Novel Solutions For Oil and Gas With AI
In this week’s episode, the director of AI at Clean Connect, Mehdi Korjani, discusses how he leverages AI and machine learning to create novel solutions for the oil and gas industry. Mehdi offers his expertise to unpack how AI and machine learning work and how they can be used to solve complex problems. So if…
EP 15 – Automating Completions Operations On Your Multi-Well Plug and Perf Frac Site
In this week’s episode of Digital Roughnecks, Chad Van Buskirk from Intelligent Wellhead Systems (IWS) breaks down how IWS is pioneering a new generation of automated frac sites. Chad discusses common obstacles on frac sites and how IWS addresses these by reducing human error, increasing safety, and driving efficiency. So if you want to see…