Digital Roughnecks - AI Solutions for Oil & Gas

Digital Roughnecks - AI Solutions for Oil & Gas

Digital Roughnecks is the podcast for oil & gas professionals who use technology to achieve autonomous operations. In particular, we focus on the impact that AI (artificial intelligence) on oil & gas operations.

Episodes

November 25, 2022 7 mins

Floyd Baker and Mark Smith discuss the benefits of using Digital Twins 2.0 to remotely monitor and manage your assets.In this episode we discuss:

✅ The overwhelming response to our live Digital Twin 2.0 webinar (see webinar replay below)

✅ Why Digital Twin 2.0 will increase operational efficiency & safety

✅ The benefits of being an early adopter of Digital Twins 2.0

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How do you do mandatory LDAR reporting for state/federal when you're using both manual and autonomous LDAR?

In this presentation, Brian Kromer and Mark Smith will announce a brand-new product called Hybrid LDAR Reporting.

This live event will show you how to:

☑ Integrate with CleanConnect.ai Autonomous LDAR

☑ Manage both your manual LDAR and Autonomous LDAR

☑ Use Step2Compliance's easy-to-use cloud reporting platform for your NSPS ...

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If you're part of a publicly traded energy company or you have ESG investors, then this episode is designed for you. 
 
Arooshi Dahiya has helped dozens of publicly traded companies in Hong Kong, Singapore, India, and Europe with their mandatory ESG reporting.  
 
The SEC recently published it's 500-page proposed regulation called, "The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Rela...
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If you're an oil & gas professional who needs to do a live webinar or online summit, then this episode is designed just for you. The ESG for Energy online summit was held live on March 17, 2022. In this episode, Mark Smith goes behind the scenes of the conference with the producer, Russ Johns of the Pirate Syndicate.

We show you:

- The technology platforms we used for the online summit.

- The steps you need to do to manage a live w...

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In this episode, Thomas Fox, the founder of Highwood Emissions Management, describes a brand new methane intensity calculation standard called Veritas. The proposed standard, called "Veritas: a GTI (Gas Technology Institute) Gas Measurement & Verification Initiative" was co-developed by natural gas producers, non-profits, and academics to replace the current formula-based calculations with actual calculations of methane intensity. ...

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March 9, 2022 14 mins

In this episode, I interview Andrew Parker from SPL-Inc, Director of ESG & General Manager, SPL-Inc. We discuss:

-Why GPA Midstream association decided to create an RSG (responsibly sourced gas) standard.

- What GPA members.

- How to get more information about the GPA RSG standard at the ESGforEnergy.com online summit.

-How you can get involved with the new GPA RSG standard.

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In this episode, I interview Craig O'Neill, who is the Director of Business Development for Teledyne-FLIR's OGI (optical gas imaging) division. Craig & I discuss:

- Why OGI is the standard method for EPA LDAR inspections (OOOOb/c, Appendix K)

- The importance of AI-assisted situational awareness to being able to remotely diagnose & fix problems.

- How continuous OGI (with AI) will impact the future of LDAR & ESG reporting.

- How to...

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February 23, 2022 22 mins
How Triple Crown Energy Increased Market Value by Decarbonizing. 
 
In this episode, I interview Ryan Keys, President of Triple Crown Energy, a medium-sized EMP in the Permian Basin.  
 
Ryan talks about Triple Crown's ESG (environment, social governance) journey and discusses:
  • Why Triple Crown goes after a 0.2% methane intensity goal.
  • What Triple Crown achieved a 90...
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EPA has released their step-by-step guide on how to conduct a LDAR (leak detection and repair) survey using an OGI (optical gas imaging) camera.  
 
Most of you have been using OGI cameras for years to do your LDAR surveys.  With Appendix K, the EPA is now very specific on how you conduct your surveys.  
 
Highlights include:
 
  • New LDAR operator training r...
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December 22, 2021 11 mins

ESG investors now control $120 trillion dollars of capital. ESG money has become the #1 influence on the oil & gas market. My guest, Geoffrey Cann, provides a sneak peak into his new book, "Carbon, Capital, and the Cloud." Geoffrey interviews dozens of oil & gas executives to discover the challenges & successes of attracting ESG capital while managing their carbon footprint and energy transition.

In this episode, you will discover:

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December 3, 2021 9 mins
In this episode, I summarize their 577-page proposed regulations down to a 2-page chart that I highlight in 10-minutes.
 
This updated regulation impacts every US operator. 
 
You can request a copy of my EPA OOOOb cheat sheet by sending me an email at: mark@cleanconnect.ai.  
 
Also, I provide links to all the supporting documents at: https://cleanconnect.ai/ep...
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November 10, 2021 26 mins
I interviewed Hank Courtright, Executive Consultant - Corporate Strategy, Technology and Innovation for the Salt River Project (SRP).  SRP provides electricity to over 1M homes in Maricopa County, AZ, the fastest growing county in the U.S. 
 
Highlights from this episode:
  • SRP's current energy sources, including fossil fuel usage by percentages.
  • SRP's energy transition strategy.
  • How SRP pl...
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Andrew Parker has a PhD in PaleoClimatology. He thought he would become a climate activist.  As an intern for Shell, he learned how energy producers are working hard to produce clean energy. That you can be 100% pro-environment and 100% pro-energy. 
 
Today, Andrew is the Director of ESG & General Manager for SPL, an end-to-end environmental monitoring & measurement company that serves 1,600 oil & gas ope...
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    October 20, 2021 14 mins
    How would you like to put your EPA compliance on autopilot?  
     
    In this episode, Mark Smith & David Conley (CleanConnect.ai) discuss the impact of AI on Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) programs that are required by the EPA, Canadian EPA, and every U.S. state. 
     
    They discuss:
    • Continuous monitoring using AI & computer vision.
    • The AI "Turing" test required to achieve ...
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    • Are you struggling with ESG & regulatory reporting?  
    • Do you need a reliable method to prove your methane intensity to investors, regulators and other stakeholders?
     
    In this episode, John Chappell, BlockApps's Director of Business Development for Energy, reveals Trace Carbon, the first blockchain solution designed to help energy producers harmonize their emissions data across their entire op...
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    September 22, 2021 6 mins

    On this episode of Digital Roughnecks we'll be discussing a new Visual ECD monitoring regulation.

    What’s New?

    Weekly ECD Visual Inspections

    - Weekly visual [OGI] inspection of all air pollution control equipment including ECD (emission control device) aka combustors and VRUs (vapor recovery units)

    - Inspection or monitoring of combustion device to ensure that is operating, including that the pilot light is lit and the auto-igniter ...

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    September 15, 2021 10 mins
    We sit down with Shawn Martens, the co-founder of Ironsight.app, who call themselves the "Uber of Oil Field Services."  
     
    https://ironsight.app/ connects oil & gas producers with oil field services suppliers using a SaaS platform.  The entire process of connecting jobs with suppliers can be automated, including ticketing, billing, and smart contracts. 
     
    In this episode, we demonst...
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    On this 20th anniversary of 9/11, Digital Roughnecks & Energy Strong want to pay tribute to the victims and the heroes of 9/11. 
     
    It's also a wake-up call for Digital Roughnecks, whose mission is to use technology to grow our energy independence, so that we’re NOT dependent on any countries who ultimately want to harm us. 
     
    I believe it's our calling to create energy in...
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    September 1, 2021 9 mins
    In this episode, I interview Raquel Clement, the Chairperson for the Blockchain for Energy consortium.  Through industry collaboration and market innovation, Blockchain For Energy is reinventing the oil and gas industry’s workflow process by building a forward-thinking community that creates inventive ways of leveraging blockchain technology to maximize efficiencies, reduce costs, improve timelines, and drive industry transfor...
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    CleanConnect.ai was given the opportunity to participate in the August 2021 EPA Methane Technology workshop. 
     
    As part of our virtual exhibit, we provided a 5-minute video to the EPA summarizing how our continuous OGI methane monitoring solution helps operators monitor & manage their methane intensity. 
     
    Inside the video, we demonstrate how we use OOOOa-certified OGI cameras + AI s...
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