Operational intelligence for Oil & Gas

Connect visual evidence, thermography and industrial signals to review assets, maneuvers and operational exposure across drilling, production and terminals.

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Oil & Gas: Operational intelligence for Oil & Gas
AOI / INDUSTRY INTELLIGENCE OIL & GAS
OPERATIONAL CONTEXTFIELD · ASSET · PROCESS

From a visible event to an operational review.

In Oil & Gas, an image needs context: which asset was operating, which maneuver was underway and which signals were available at the time.

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DRILLING & WORKOVER

Relate maneuvers, assets, crews and timing to review events in context.

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PRODUCTION & ASSETS

Connect visible and thermal conditions with instrumented variables and equipment state.

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TERMINALS & FIELD

Organize occupancy, sequences and interactions across covered positions and zones.

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TRACEABLE EVIDENCE

Keep images, camera, zone, asset, shift and available signals together for review.

Eleven scenarios, grouped by operational decision.

The brochures describe configurable applications for drilling, production, terminals, equipment and access. Each case is scoped and validated against the operation’s available sources.

Crew working beside drilling equipment
Mud pumps · crew presence · Top Drive · Traveling Block and hoisting system

Drilling and workover

Relate drilling sequences, presence in covered areas and visible equipment changes to the maneuver and operating regime.

OBSERVE

Video can show activity, apparent position, movement and external conditions. Pressure, torque, RPM, load, vibration and equipment states come from instruments when available.

OPERATIONAL REVIEW

Operations and maintenance review events, compare equivalent cycles and decide on inspections under current procedures.

Tubulars organized in an operating area
Tubulars · counts · transfers · surface condition

Tubular handling and pipe management

Record visible tubular flow and transfers during drilling and workover, relating movements to the zone and work stage.

OBSERVE

Counts and surface-defect classes depend on resolution, orientation and lighting. A time match alone does not identify each tubular.

OPERATIONAL REVIEW

The responsible team reconciles differences and refers surface observations for inspection. Per-piece identification and fitness decisions require additional validation.

Hoisting system and drilling equipment
Blowout preventer · hoses · external changes

Visual BOP monitoring

Keep evidence of visible external conditions and changes over time, tied to the asset, zone and available signals.

OBSERVE

Visible changes, foreign objects and surface liquid accumulation when the view and resolution allow. Pressure and equipment state come from instrumentation.

OPERATIONAL REVIEW

Operations and maintenance confirm findings and decide on inspections. Imagery does not certify BOP integrity, internal condition or protective capability.

Industrial pumps and process piping
Pumps · compressors · furnaces · thermal surfaces

Pumping, compression and thermal equipment

Relate visible changes and surface temperature to load, state and industrial variables to guide an asset review.

OBSERVE

Temperature requires suitable radiometric cameras, configured regions and comparable references. Flow, pressure, load and vibration must come from their instruments.

OPERATIONAL REVIEW

Maintenance verifies the measurement and decides whether to inspect. A thermal trend alone is not a failure diagnosis.

Oil and gas industrial facility
Positions · activity · dwell time · interactions

Terminals and loading

Observe sequences and occupancy in covered positions to review waiting, congestion and interactions during terminal and loading operations.

OBSERVE

Entries, exits, visible activity start and end, people and vehicles in defined zones, and available industrial states.

OPERATIONAL REVIEW

Supervisors validate events and coordinate positions and service according to site rules and responsibilities.

Personnel in an operational drilling area
Person–equipment interaction · maneuvers · defined zones

Proximity Awareness for mobile equipment

The AICE PA Kit combines four equipment-mounted cameras with AOI Proximity Awareness to observe interactions and review events.

OBSERVE

Views, zones, alerts and coverage are engineered for the equipment geometry and maneuvers; visibility and communications affect review.

OPERATIONAL REVIEW

The operator remains responsible for maneuvers and response. Four cameras do not imply complete coverage or automatic collision avoidance.

Worker reviewing a process condition at a pipe
Access events · accreditation · authorized review

Identity and access review

Relate access events to authorized personnel or accreditation sources so responsible staff can review candidate matches and exceptions.

OBSERVE

Capture quality, lighting, occlusion, record validity and integration permissions must be checked for each checkpoint.

OPERATIONAL REVIEW

Authorized staff confirm or reject candidate matches under the site workflow. A visual match does not grant entry permission.

Personnel and equipment during a drilling operation
Rig floor · drill floor · PPE · restricted zones

Drilling Safety

Relate personnel presence, visible PPE and entry into configured zones to the drilling stage, so events can be reviewed alongside available equipment signals.

OBSERVE

Video can show presence, movement and visible PPE subject to camera view, lighting and occlusion. Well state, pressure, load and alarms come from site instrumentation and systems.

OPERATIONAL REVIEW

Drilling supervisors review evidence and coordinate actions under current procedures, permits and safety barriers. Visual analysis does not replace safety systems or controls.

Hoisting equipment during a workover operation
Well intervention · rig · hoisting · work areas

Workover Safety

Organize visible crew events and access conditions around workover maneuvers, linking them to the asset and intervention stage.

OBSERVE

Presence in defined zones, visible PPE and entry or exit sequences can be reviewed where coverage is adequate. Load, pressure and well state depend on instrumentation.

OPERATIONAL REVIEW

Operations and safety teams validate findings and decide responses under intervention procedures and work permits; vision does not replace critical controls.

Conceptual images from the reference material; they do not represent installations or customer results.

AI safety in critical process areas.

See how people, zones and visible conditions can be tied to evidence for operational review.

Video · sound available · controls enabled
AOI / CASE VIDEOPLAY WITH SOUND

Activity and context on the rig floor.

Relate sequences and visual signals to the context needed to review field events.

Video · sound available · controls enabled
AOI / CASE VIDEOPLAY WITH SOUND

Distinct sources, related evidence.

AOI preserves each data source and aligns available inputs by zone, asset and period without treating visual observation as an instrument measurement.

POSSIBLE INPUTSRGB video from configured camerasRadiometric thermography, where applicablePLC, DCS, SCADA or historian variablesAsset, zone, maneuver, shift and work program
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EVIDENCE FOR REVIEWEvents with image, camera and timestampObserved sequences and durationsTrends and comparisons against agreed referencesConfigured alerts and review records
SOURCESRGB · thermal · OT
AICEEdge capture and processing
AOIEvents · context · history
TEAMSReview and response

Cameras, models, processing and integrations are sized for the use case, coverage and available infrastructure.

Modules selected for each scenario.

Selection depends on the signals and decisions agreed for the site.

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AI Safety

People, PPE and defined areas.

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Process Intelligence

Observable activity, sequences and timing.

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Thermal

Radiometric temperature profiles.

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Quality & Inventory

Agreed counts and visual conditions.

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Proximity Awareness

Interactions from configured views.

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Identity

Presence and access with authorized sources.

Scope is validated under site conditions.

Agree on the asset, maneuver, decision and acceptance reference; synchronize video, radiometry and OT signals; test variations in load, lighting, occlusion, environment and data gaps. For classified areas, site engineering must define suitable equipment, mounting, power, network and safe access. No certification for explosive atmospheres is assumed. Existing safeguards and DCS/PLC controls retain control authority; any write or actuation requires separate engineering, permissions and validation.

Start with one asset and one decision.

Review available imagery, maneuvers and sources to agree on a focused pilot and acceptance criteria before expanding scope.

01SELECT

Asset, maneuver and operational owner.

02VALIDATE

Coverage, references, signals, permissions and criteria.

03REVIEW

Evidence and usefulness with site teams.

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