Digital Transformation of Oil and Gas
Intelligent Fields and Workflows
1. Edition September 2026
288 Pages, Hardcover
Professional Book
ISBN:
978-3-527-35716-1
Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
CHAPTER 1: EVOLUTION OF DIGITAL OIL FIELDS (DOF)
1.1 Defining Smart and Intelligent Wells and Fields
1.2 The Early Days: Conventional Wells and Analog Fields? Operations
1.3 The 1990s-2000s: Digital Journey Starts
1.4 The 2000s: Birth of the DOF
1.5 The 2010s: Digital Maturity and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Emergence
1.6 The 2020s: Smart and Intelligent Fields Emergence
1.7 Challenges Along the Way
CHAPTER 2: DOF STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
2.1 Increasing Hydrocarbon Discovery through DOF Technologies
2.2 Enhancing Hydrocarbon Recovery
2.3 Improving Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Performance
2.4 Reducing Field Development and Operating Costs
2.5 Unified Value Realization
2.6 Example of Digital Oil Field: Haradh Oil Field
CHAPTER 3: DOF INFRASTRUCTURE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT
3.1 Intelligent Fields Architecture Overview: From Edge to Enterprise
3.2 Subsurface Sensors
3.3 Surface Sensors and Wellsite Device-Edge Layer
3.4 Communication Infrastructure and Instrumentation
3.5 Data Management and Integration
3.6 Control Systems and Automation
3.7 Asset Maintenance
CHAPTER 4: FINANCIAL ASPECTS AND BUSINESS PLANNING OF DOF
4.1 Justification for DOF Investment
4.2 Real-World Examples
4.3 DOF Business Planning
CHAPTER 5: DOF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION
5.1 Importance of Organizational Transformation
5.2 Cultural Shifts in Smart Field Organizations
5.3 Evolving Roles of DOF
5.4 Workforce Development and Digital Upskilling
5.5 Change Management Strategy
5.6 Leadership in the Age of Intelligent Fields
5.7 Diversity, Inclusion, and the Digital Workforce
5.8 Organizational Structures for Smart Field Integration
5.9 Multidisciplinary Asset Team/Management in the DOF
5.10 Future Challenges: The Intelligent Workforce
CHAPTER 6: DOF CYBERSECURITY, BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY
6.1 DOF Cybersecurity
6.2 DOF Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
CHAPTER 7: ENTERPRISE DOF WORKFLOWS - FIELD OPERATION & PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
7.1 Well Integrity
7.2 Well Production Optimization
7.3 Monitoring and Optimization of Electric Submersible Pumps (ESP)
7.4 Virtual Multiphase Flow Metering
7.5 Water Injection Monitoring and Injectivity Analysis
CHAPTER 8: ENTERPRISE DOF WORKFLOWS - RESERVOIR MONITORING & WELL TESTING
8.1 Real-Time Reservoir Management
8.2 Real Time Well Testing
8.3 Reservoir Pressure Management: Injection-Production Ratio (IPR)
8.4 Rate Compliance
8.5 Dynamic Reservoir Pressure
8.6 Monthly Production and Injection Strategy
CHAPTER 9: ENTERPRISE STRATEGIC DOF WORKFLOWS
9.1 Surface and Subsurface Facilities Debottlenecking
9.2 DOF and Well Placement
9.3 Operational Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability
9.4 Data Analytics and Machine Learning Applications
CHAPTER 10: EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT USE OF DOF
10.1 The Executive Perspective of DOF
10.2 Strategic Corporate KPIs Monitored via DOF
10.3 Digital Infrastructure Enabling Executive Monitoring
10.4 Strategic Benefits to Executives
10.5 Best Practices for Executive-Level DOF Utilization
10.6 Real-Time Executive Dashboards in Oil & Gas Companies
10.7 Real-World-Inspired Dashboard Examples
10.8 Challenges and Mitigation Strategies
CHAPTER 11: THE FUTURE OUTLOOK - TOWARD FULLY AUTONOMOUS AND SUSTAINABLE DOF
11.1 From Smart to Autonomous Fields
11.2 The Role of AI and Advanced Analytics
11.3 The Rise of Industrial Digital Twins at Scale
11.4 Real-Time ESG and Carbon Circular Economy (CCE)
11.5 Integration with Renewable Energy and Hybrid Fields
11.6 Quantum Computing and Next-Gen Simulations
11.7 Autonomous Robotics and Drones in Field Automation
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Typical Large Scale DOF Implementation
Appendix B: DOF AI Case Study: Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) Failure Prediction
Appendix D: DOF Readiness Index - A New Proposed Framework for Smart Field Transformation
References
Glossary of Terms
Index
1.1 Defining Smart and Intelligent Wells and Fields
1.2 The Early Days: Conventional Wells and Analog Fields? Operations
1.3 The 1990s-2000s: Digital Journey Starts
1.4 The 2000s: Birth of the DOF
1.5 The 2010s: Digital Maturity and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Emergence
1.6 The 2020s: Smart and Intelligent Fields Emergence
1.7 Challenges Along the Way
CHAPTER 2: DOF STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
2.1 Increasing Hydrocarbon Discovery through DOF Technologies
2.2 Enhancing Hydrocarbon Recovery
2.3 Improving Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Performance
2.4 Reducing Field Development and Operating Costs
2.5 Unified Value Realization
2.6 Example of Digital Oil Field: Haradh Oil Field
CHAPTER 3: DOF INFRASTRUCTURE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT
3.1 Intelligent Fields Architecture Overview: From Edge to Enterprise
3.2 Subsurface Sensors
3.3 Surface Sensors and Wellsite Device-Edge Layer
3.4 Communication Infrastructure and Instrumentation
3.5 Data Management and Integration
3.6 Control Systems and Automation
3.7 Asset Maintenance
CHAPTER 4: FINANCIAL ASPECTS AND BUSINESS PLANNING OF DOF
4.1 Justification for DOF Investment
4.2 Real-World Examples
4.3 DOF Business Planning
CHAPTER 5: DOF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION
5.1 Importance of Organizational Transformation
5.2 Cultural Shifts in Smart Field Organizations
5.3 Evolving Roles of DOF
5.4 Workforce Development and Digital Upskilling
5.5 Change Management Strategy
5.6 Leadership in the Age of Intelligent Fields
5.7 Diversity, Inclusion, and the Digital Workforce
5.8 Organizational Structures for Smart Field Integration
5.9 Multidisciplinary Asset Team/Management in the DOF
5.10 Future Challenges: The Intelligent Workforce
CHAPTER 6: DOF CYBERSECURITY, BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY
6.1 DOF Cybersecurity
6.2 DOF Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
CHAPTER 7: ENTERPRISE DOF WORKFLOWS - FIELD OPERATION & PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
7.1 Well Integrity
7.2 Well Production Optimization
7.3 Monitoring and Optimization of Electric Submersible Pumps (ESP)
7.4 Virtual Multiphase Flow Metering
7.5 Water Injection Monitoring and Injectivity Analysis
CHAPTER 8: ENTERPRISE DOF WORKFLOWS - RESERVOIR MONITORING & WELL TESTING
8.1 Real-Time Reservoir Management
8.2 Real Time Well Testing
8.3 Reservoir Pressure Management: Injection-Production Ratio (IPR)
8.4 Rate Compliance
8.5 Dynamic Reservoir Pressure
8.6 Monthly Production and Injection Strategy
CHAPTER 9: ENTERPRISE STRATEGIC DOF WORKFLOWS
9.1 Surface and Subsurface Facilities Debottlenecking
9.2 DOF and Well Placement
9.3 Operational Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability
9.4 Data Analytics and Machine Learning Applications
CHAPTER 10: EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT USE OF DOF
10.1 The Executive Perspective of DOF
10.2 Strategic Corporate KPIs Monitored via DOF
10.3 Digital Infrastructure Enabling Executive Monitoring
10.4 Strategic Benefits to Executives
10.5 Best Practices for Executive-Level DOF Utilization
10.6 Real-Time Executive Dashboards in Oil & Gas Companies
10.7 Real-World-Inspired Dashboard Examples
10.8 Challenges and Mitigation Strategies
CHAPTER 11: THE FUTURE OUTLOOK - TOWARD FULLY AUTONOMOUS AND SUSTAINABLE DOF
11.1 From Smart to Autonomous Fields
11.2 The Role of AI and Advanced Analytics
11.3 The Rise of Industrial Digital Twins at Scale
11.4 Real-Time ESG and Carbon Circular Economy (CCE)
11.5 Integration with Renewable Energy and Hybrid Fields
11.6 Quantum Computing and Next-Gen Simulations
11.7 Autonomous Robotics and Drones in Field Automation
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Typical Large Scale DOF Implementation
Appendix B: DOF AI Case Study: Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) Failure Prediction
Appendix D: DOF Readiness Index - A New Proposed Framework for Smart Field Transformation
References
Glossary of Terms
Index
Dr. Sami Alnuaim is a distinguished petroleum engineer with over 30 years of experience at Saudi Aramco, where he has held leadership roles in reservoir engineering, production, R&D, and upstream IT operations. He served as the 2019 President of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), becoming only the second Saudi Aramco engineer to lead the global organization. Dr. Alnuaim holds BS and MS degrees from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and a PhD in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, USA. He has completed executive programs at Wharton and Penn State, published over 300 articles, holds patents, and teaches at KFUPM, actively shaping the future of energy through his work in sustainability, innovation, and education