Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers ISSN:2288-0291(Print) 2288-2790(Online) 한국자원공학회지

As the development targets have been changed into unconventional resources, there has been active research in the area of digital oilfield technologies, the application of information and communication technologies(ICT) on the development of oil and gas field to reduce the exploration time and improve the productivity while managing the multiple wells efficiently. Hype curve analysis of the digital oilfield technology shows that it has already been recognized as a generalized technique. The digital oilfield technology can be largely classified as ‘sensor’, ‘communication infrastructure’, ‘data processing analytics and modeling’, ‘human interface and decision support’, and ‘actuation and control hardware’. Each area has been developed through cooperation of oil major companies and ICT companies. The technology has been preferentially applied for development of an offshore oilfield due to its complicated development environment. The digital oilfield is closely related to manufacturing industries as well as ICT. Korea has core competency in these industries in order to penetrate overseas digital oilfield industry with success. It is crucial to effectively transfer E&P experience and knowledge into domestic ICT and manufacturing companies for convergence between industries as well as institutional support of Korean government.