Drones began to monitor deposits in Siberia

On November 26, 2021, it became known about the use of drones by Samotlorneftegaz to monitor the pipelines of the Samotlor field and the Northern group of fields. To implement the project, upgraded ZALA Aero drones were purchased, equipped with special software that automatically tracks changes on the ground and analyzes them using artificial intelligence.

Aircraft type drones ZALA 421-16E HD allow you to conduct an operational assessment of the state of pipelines, illegal actions of third parties, as well as perform other tasks.

Drones began to monitor deposits in Siberia

Unmanned aerial vehicles will be used until the end of 2024. After that, the results of the project will be summed up and a decision will be made on the further operation of such drones. Work will be carried out from a stationary take-off site at the Samotlorskoye field and from mobile command and control centers.

The potential for using drones in the oil and gas industry is truly huge, "says Maxim Timchenko, partner of PwC, head of practice for providing services to companies in the oil and gas industry in Russia and Central and Eastern Europe. - Many safety and reliability issues, on which oil and gas companies traditionally spend substantial funds, can be effectively solved using unmanned aerial devices.

According to the expert, the value of UAVs in the oil and gas industry lies in innovative data recognition and processing programs. It is the ability to quickly and accurately process drone data and, more importantly, the ability to integrate this data into existing enterprise information systems and business processes that give companies significant competitive advantages in today's conditions and qualitatively increases their ability to adapt to new business conditions, he added.^[1]

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