BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 16. Kazakhstan's
KazMunayGas (KMG) has launched a project to introduce digital twins
for oil fields using artificial intelligence technologies.
This was announced by KazMunayGas in its press-release published
on June 16.
"A pilot project has been launched at the Vostochny Moldabek
field of Embamunaigas to implement digital twins of oil fields
using artificial intelligence technologies," the press-release
said.
The company noted that specialists from KMG Digital, KMG
Engineering and a technology partner are currently assessing the
operational model of the upstream segment, business processes and
IT infrastructure.
The first phase covers KMG's corporate center, KMG Engineering
and Embamunaigas, while similar work is scheduled to continue in
July at Ozenmunaigas and Kazakhturkmunay, KMG said.
According to the report, digital twins are planned to be
introduced at 12 of KMG's largest fields through the ABAI
information system.
KMG said the project is expected to improve field development
efficiency, optimize production costs, increase oil recovery rates
and enhance industrial safety systems.
For reference, the launch of digital twins forms part of
KazMunayGas' broader digital transformation strategy based on the
ABAI information system, which is being developed to integrate
production data, artificial intelligence and analytics tools across
the company's upstream operations.
Earlier, Chairman of the Management Board of KazMunayGas Askhat
Khassenov announced plans to introduce digital twins at 12 key
fields accounting for around 90% of the company's reserves.
"Digital twins - virtual replicas of fields that calculate
production scenarios in real time - are being introduced, enabling
an annual production increase of up to 3%," he said at a government
meeting in March.
