The important thing about virtual reality in the oil industry is that it is capable of generating virtual platforms supported by 3D simulation technology to give petroleum platform operators a safe experience when operating in their facilities. In addition to avoiding security risks, it also provides greater profitability and better overall results for the petroleum industry.
A rapid adoption of this technology based on virtual reality will make the oil and gas industry witness a great growth in this energy business, as there are some companies that have already seen the profitability of their profits.
There is no doubt that for the hydrocarbon industry, the use of virtual reality is signifying an experience that takes them to a new, highly interactive environment involving the processes of exploration and production of oil and natural gas. It must be taken into account that this technology represents a simulated environment where there are much more advantageous alternatives than the use of images, graphics and diagrams in the design and planning of different activities carried out in the oil and natural gas industry.
What potential does virtual reality have in the petroleum industry?
The potential that has the virtual reality technology is incredible, it can be a clear example of the scope that can have a geologist to discover oil based on exploration activities where you can use a virtual reality helmet and a video wall, which can have a vision of the subsurface to make an interpretation of seismic data in a more adjusted and simple than those obtained by conventional methods.
Conclusion and contributions
Through virtual reality, excellent benefits can be obtained in the area of hydrocarbon refining, since field operators can obtain from a virtual environment the physical reality of the refinery to examine from an understanding of the design through training modules fed by the same technology of virtual reality.
Let's analyze the case now for the search and exploration of the hydrocarbon, since the fields where the oil and natural gas can be found are large extensions, by means of the virtual reality geologists and engineers can analyze a quantity of seismic data by means of a 3D model using the technology of the virtual reality and with this to obtain with exactitude the area where the drilling activities can be initiated and this way to increase the probabilities of success.
Observation
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