Expert System Knowledge Management for Laser Drilling in the Oil and Gas Industry

The main drilling technique in the oil and gas industry has been rotary. Nevertheless, during the last decade, laser drilling has been investigated. Intensive research work has examined the soundness of this new drilling technique and its profitability. The laser drilling literature has confirmed that this novel technique performs better and faster than the conventional rotary drilling technique. Since the drilling time is reduced, the drilling costs are decreased, and the project profitability is increased. Furthermore, laser drilling eradicates the problem of contaminated water, soil, and rocks since water is used instead of toxic muds while drilling. This paper introduces the knowledge management process for an expert system that is the laser drilling system optimizer (LDSO). Then the development stages are described. The LDSO is an innovation since it is the first expert system developed for laser drilling in the oil and gas industry. It is a knowledge-based optimization system