如果你想抓住一只狡猾的老鼠，你需要建造一个更好的捕鼠器。如果你想在勘探石油和天然气的过程中开采越来越困难的油藏，你需要钻一口更好的油井。

说到全球碳氢化合物储量，低垂的果实几年前就已被采掘殆尽。剩下可供勘探的通常是超深、超热、超压，或这三种储量的组合。

这就是为什么技术创新在该行业获取以前无法开发的资源和生产曾经被认为无法生产的碳氢化合物的努力中发挥了——并且将继续发挥——关键作用。

计算机视觉、安全领先指标和钻机自动化只是钻井作业中诸多进步的一部分，这些进步使钻井施工更加安全高效。从钻头到振动筛，技术进步正在提升深水作业的可靠性并降低成本。

公司正在通过以创新的方式应用当今的技术来突破可能性的界限——即使是最简单的设备。

If you want to catch a wily mouse, you need to build a better mouse trap. If you want to tap into increasingly more difficult reservoirs in the search for oil and gas, you need to drill a better well.

When it comes to global hydrocarbon reserves, the low-hanging fruit was picked over years ago. What’s left and available for exploration is generally ultradeep, super-hot, overpressured, or some combination of that trio.

That’s why technological innovation has played—and continues to play—a crucial role in the industry’s efforts to access previously untappable resources and produce hydrocarbons once thought unproducible.

Computer vision, safety leading indicators, and rig automation are just a few of the advances in drilling operations making well construction safer and more efficient. From the drill bit to the shale shaker, technological impacts are bringing reliability up and costs down in deepwater operations.

Companies are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible by applying today’s technologies in innovative ways—even to the simplest equipment.