Current Status and Development Trends of Key Technologies for Automation Control of Offshore Wellhead Equipment
Dffshore oil exploration and development has a history of over 100 years.as a necessary equipment for offshore oil extraction,offshore drilling platforms have always developed synchronously with offshore oil exploration and development.As early as 1897,in the tidal zone of Summerland Beach in california,USA,humans first built a 76.2m long wooden frame for drilling activities at sea,marking the birth of the world's first offshore drilling platform.This moment marks the beginning of human offshore oil development and also the beginning of the development process of offshore drilling platforms.In 1993,the first unmanned platform in china was put into operation for the Bohai sea 34-4 W.Since 2018,china National offshore oil corporation(CNOOC)has started to establish unmanned ocean platforms in key sea areas.at the 2020 work conference,the overall development concept of"1534"was proposed,which clearly stated the main goal of transforming from traditional management models to modern,digital,and intelligent models.to achieve this goal,key technologies for automated control of offshore wellhead equipment are indispensable.theory and practice have proven that sensing technology,communication technology 5G,control software technology,artificial intelligence and machine learning technology,robotics technology,integrated management platform,and remote control system deeply integrated with networking,informatization and intelligence are key technologies to achieve this goal.Based on this,this article will study and analyze the current situation and development trends of key technologies in offshore wellhead equipment,in order to lay the foundation for in-depth research on achieving unmanned or less manned offshore wellhead.
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