Gazprom Neft and Rosprirodnadzor for the First time in Russia Used Augmented Reality Tools to Assess New Production Facilities
Gazprom Neft, together with Rosprirodnadzor, for the first time in Russia, inspected production facilities using augmented reality technologies. AR solutions made it possible to remotely and in a short time assess the compliance of the capital construction facility with environmental legislation and issue documents for commissioning.
Representatives of Rosprirodnadzor, while at their workplaces in Moscow and Orenburg, remotely inspected new wells of Gazprom Neft at the Yagodnoye field in the Orenburg region. For the first time in Russia, the verification was carried out using both video broadcasting and augmented reality tools. Based on the results of the inspection, Rosprirodnadzor issued a conclusion on the compliance of the wells with environmental standards, which made it possible to complete the assessment procedure and obtain permission to put the facilities into operation.
The pilot experiment confirmed the high efficiency of augmented reality technologies for remote control and acceptance of new construction projects. Digital solutions increase speed and quality, reduce work costs, especially when inspecting hard-to-reach and remote areas. In addition, technology ensures the safety and speed of evaluation of new production facilities under the restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. In the future, Rosprirodnadzor may replicate the decision when accepting new construction projects in other regions of Russia.
“Digital technologies are gradually covering all stages of capital construction projects. Augmented reality tools allow minimizing the cost of visiting new facilities and increase the speed of acceptance work by 80%. The possibility of remote assessment ensures the safety of participants, which is especially important in a pandemic. The technological experiment conducted by us with Rosprirodnadzor showed high efficiency. I am sure that the replication of AR solutions will not only improve the quality of project implementation within the Gazprom Neft perimeter, but will also be in high demand in the oil and gas industry and related industries.”Sergey Gureev Head of Capital Construction Department, Gazprom Neft
“The use of a remote format during inspections will optimize time and logistics costs and significantly increase the efficiency of the process. This is an important step in the transformational changes taking place in our company. In a pandemic, this form of inspection is most relevant: by minimizing personal interaction, we can commission facilities and implement new projects safely for all participants in the process.”Evgeny Zagrebelny CEO of Gazpromneft-Orenburg
“The practice of using augmented reality tools for state supervision of compliance with the requirements of environmental and environmental legislation will significantly optimize the process of organizing control and supervisory activities. This is especially true for remote and hard-to-reach facilities, as well as to minimize the impact of restrictions associated with COVID-19. The platform’s built-in controls and audio-video recording capabilities also improve the transparency of ongoing activities and provide additional opportunities for subsequent analysis of the received data to make a final decision on the object’s compliance with legal requirements. Today, the technology has a high potential for the implementation of control and supervisory activities in a remote format.”Marianna Klimova Deputy Head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources
