What’s New for 2025?
A significant transformation! For 2025, the core Wellsite Automation Conference has been completely revamped and co-located with the Drilling Automation and Technology Conference. This integration provides a comprehensive view of the entire lifecycle of oil and gas operations and automation—from drilling to production and facilities management—exploring what can be automated and how systems can be seamlessly integrated.
Personalize Your Agenda: Deep Dives into Core Automation and Integration
The 2025 agenda will cover a broader range of topics, diving deeper into core automation over three days. Attendees can customize their experience by selecting sessions that match their interests. Strategy heads may focus on top-line updates and project progress, while technical engineers can explore detailed protocols and integration approaches.
Interactive Roundtables and Case Studies: Driving Innovation in Automation
We are placing a stronger emphasis on integrating roundtable discussions into each session while retaining strategic panels and case study discussions. Additionally, there is a significant focus on reducing methane and carbon emissions, with automation playing a key role. Methane sensors and remote monitoring systems, which are essentially automated technologies, will be highlighted. Day one’s strategy sessions will explore optimal approaches for automating many aspects of emissions monitoring and reporting.
Cybersecurity in Focus: Guarding Against Digital Threat
Cybersecurity workshops are also crucial this year. With the increasing digitalization of operations, cybersecurity has become a top priority. Implementing advanced security protocols is essential to protect against cyber threats and ensure data integrity.
Critical Success Factors: Tackling Technical Integration Challenges
Day two’s technical integration sessions are essential for the success of wellsite automation projects. These sessions will focus on real-time data processing, local analytics within edge systems, and strategies for combining data sources to enhance situational awareness and decision-making. Addressing technical integration issues is critical; otherwise, projects can become difficult and costly to implement.
Standard Protocols for Seamless Automation: Bridging Different System
On these more technical days, we’ll explore the industry’s shift towards standardized protocols for automation, which facilitate better interoperability between different systems and equipment from various manufacturers. Discussions will include the integration of programmable logic controllers, SCADA systems, and various communication networks, such as the Industrial Internet, wireless networks, and the Internet of Things. Additionally, data management and analytics, including data acquisition systems, cloud platforms, and edge computing, will be thoroughly covered, particularly on day three.
Harnessing AI & Machine Learning: Real-Time Analytics for Better Decisions
On day three, we'll explore the integration of AI and machine learning with automation systems, focusing on real-time data analytics and improved decision-making. We'll provide updates on how companies are handling edge computing versus other methods.
Ensuring Data Accuracy: Automated Quality and Management Systems
Automated data quality and management, including data cleansing and validation, are also critical topics. We’ll examine how automated systems can ensure data used for analytics and decision-making is accurate and reliable.
We do look forward to meeting you in person this January to explore these exciting developments and innovations in wellsite automation.
