Will AI replace Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas?
Yes. Sooner than you'd like.
Time left: 6 years and 3 months · Group: Construction and Extraction
The official job description
Set up or operate a variety of drills to remove underground oil and gas, or remove core samples for testing during oil and gas exploration.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What rotary drill operators, oil and gas do all day (for now)
Train crews, and introduce procedures to make drill work more safe and effective.
Observe pressure gauge and move throttles and levers to control the speed of rotary tables, and to regulate pressure of tools at bottoms of boreholes.
Count sections of drill rod to determine depths of boreholes.
Push levers and brake pedals to control gasoline, diesel, electric, or steam draw works that lower and raise drill pipes and casings in and out of wells.
Connect sections of drill pipe, using hand tools and powered wrenches and tongs.
Maintain records of footage drilled, location and nature of strata penetrated, materials and tools used, services rendered, and time required.
Will AI replace rotary drill operators, oil and gas?
Yes. Sooner than you'd like. By my count you have 6 years and 3 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces rotary drill operators, oil and gas?
6 years and 3 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which rotary drill operators, oil and gas tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: train crews, and introduce procedures to make drill work more safe and effective. The rest follows.