Status and prospects for the development of automation and robotization at pipe tooling sites in the oil and gas industry

UDK: 621.865.8, 621.9.06

DOI: 10.24887/0028-2448-2025-12-114-117

Key words: automation, robotization, technological operations, tubular tool platform, pump and compressor pipes, safety, production, advanced technologies

Authors: A.I. Utarbaev1 (Rosneft Oil Company, RF, Moscow); O.A. Efimov (RN-TECHNOLOGIES LLC, RF, Moscow); A.R. Sultanov (RN-TECHNOLOGIES LLC, RF, Moscow); A.T. Baembitov (RN-TECHNOLOGIES LLC, RF, Moscow); N.N. Kraevsky (RN-BashNIPIneft LLC, RF, Ufa)

This article is devoted to the analysis of the current state and prospects for the development of automation and robotics on pipe tool sites in the oil and gas industry. The challenges faced by companies operating in this field are examined: a systematic increase in product turnover, increased safety requirements, and a high level of competition in the labor market, leading to increased costs for attracting qualified personnel. In addition, the ability of an oil producing enterprise to ensure minimal costs for the reuse of tubing and pumping rods is of great importance by performing timely accounting, monitoring and maintenance. The solution is to involve automation and robotics technologies in production processes that were not previously considered for implementation. An analysis of the operation of existing pipe tool sites (PTS) shows that most operations with tubing and pumping rods are performed manually, thereby increasing the dependence of production on the human factor and not ensuring the competitiveness of the oilfield service enterprise. To increase the efficiency of work, it is necessary to introduce modern robotic solutions into operations performed on PTS, which shall reduce production costs, reduce dependence on the human factor, and improve the quality of work performed and productivity of PTS. The article describes the existing problems of PTS, discusses solutions in the field of automation and robotization, presents the concept of robotization of technological operations at a PTS, and provides a rationale for the implementation of new solutions in this area.

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