Using “Digital Twins” in Marcellus to Improve Well Performance

We have to confess this was a new one for us. We happened across a story about the use of "digital twins" in the energy space and how the use of digital twins is "transforming operations in North America." So, what the heck is/are digital twins? According to the article, a digital twin is "a virtual replica of a physical process, asset, or system." More simply, a digital twin is a digital re-creation of a physical environment, like a well pad, pipeline, or other oil and gas infrastructure. It's a digital model that allows the user to do "what if" scenarios to predict what may happen. One of the companies mentioned in the article that's using digital twins in the Marcellus is Equinor (formerly known as Statoil, Norway's largest state-owned oil company).

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