关键词: 石油工程, 数字化, 大数据, 人工智能, 物联网, 云计算, 发展策略

Abstract: Emerging technologies, such as digitally-based cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, block chain and 3D printing, are helping various industries develop towards digitalization and intelligence. Petroleum engineering industrial digital development is still immature though application of digital technology started early in this area. This paper introduces the current digital technological application and digital development strategies of international oil companies and oilfield service companies. Digital technology leads to profound changes in operational pattern and management model of petroleum engineering, providing the industry with development opportunities. Of those opportunities, digital acquisition and transmission technology improves the operational ability and digital integration and analysis technology makes engineering decision-making quality higher. Digital control technology improves automation of construction while 3D printing and virtual experiment technology accelerate product research and development. Development of digital technology opens up new business areas for petroleum engineering. While fueling the industrial development with new vigor and new energy, digital technology also brings new challenges for business managers. There is a series of model options for petroleum engineering enterprises, such as incremental model, internal concentration model and overall planning model. It is proposed that Chinese enterprises should attach importance to top-level design and close combination of digital plans with business plans, base digital distribution on the whole value chain, enhance management of transformation, maximize the values acquired from digital technology, and create the operational advantages of digital era.