Big Data in the Oil & Gas Industry

Authors- Matthew N. O. Sadiku, Chandra M. M. Kotteti, Janet O. Sadiku

Abstract-With the recent introduction of data recording sensors in exploration, drilling, and production processes, the oil and gas industry has transformed into a massively data-intensive industry. These data can come from sensors, data recording devices, spatial and GPS coordinates, weather services, and seismic data. Since the data recording devices and sensors are different in types, the generated data can be in different sizes and formats. The vast quantity of data is challenging to be handled due to storage, sustainability, and analysis issues. The main application of big data is to provide processing and analysis tools for the increasing amounts of data. Big data analyzes huge data sets to reveal the underlying trends and help the engineers forecast the potential issues. This paper reviews the utilization of big data and data analytics in the oil and gas industry.

DOI: /10.61463/ijset.vol.12.issue5.263