IIT Guwahati, IDT ONGC sign pact with Softdrill Solutions

IITG researchers develop system based on application of artificial intelligence/machine learning to reduce non-productive time during exploration and drilling projects in oil and gas industry.

IIT Guwahati and IDT ONGC sign Technology Licensing Agreement with Softdrill Solutions Private Ltd to create an advanced real-time operational solution for oil and gas well drilling operations.

Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have developed a novel decision support system for oil and gas drilling under a collaborative R&D project funded by the Institute of Drilling Technology (IDT), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC).  

The system based on the application of artificial intelligence/machine learning and hybrid model-based diagnostics and data analytics algorithms aims to reduce the non-productive time during exploration and drilling projects in the oil and gas industry. 

The Technology Licensing Agreement signing ceremony was carried out in virtual mode, Prof Krishnamoorthy, Dean Industrial Interaction and Special Initiatives, IIT Guwahati, welcomed the dignitaries from IDT-ONGC, IITG, and Softdrill Solutions. The team led by Prof Senthilmuruan Subbiah from the Chemical Engineering Department, IIT Guwahati, has developed and demonstrated a real-time well drilling monitoring and decision support system tool, which will make use of existing data to enable real-time multi-objective optimisation (MOO) of drilling parameters and operators choosing a feasible and optimal solution in real-time.  

The team has filed an application for an Indian patent protecting the novelty and utility of the innovations from the project. Prof Vimal Katiyar, Dean R&D, IIT Guwahati, said the institute has the necessary expertise in various domains in different departments and centres to cater to the need of the oil and gas industry.  
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