Given the rapidly rising investments in robotics and drones, why is the SPE Unmanned Systems Technical Section struggling to find volunteers willing to form a new board and keep the rest of the Production and Facility Community up to date on the opportunities and challenges in applying these new tools in the field or at construction sites?
考虑到在机器人和无人机上的投资迅速增长，为什么SPE无人系统技术部门很难寻找到愿意成立新董事会并让生产和设施社群的其他成员了解在现场或施工场合应用这些新工具的机遇和挑战的志愿者？
November 2, 2021
2021年11月2日
一架无人机检查了一艘浮式生产储卸油船（FPSO）。
In 2016, Accenture and Microsoft published the results of their Oil and Gas Digital Trends Survey forecasting the top areas of focus over the next 3 to 5 years and the fastest areas of growth over that same period.
2016年，埃森哲（Accenture）和微软（Microsoft）发布了他们的油气数字趋势调查结果，预测了未来3至5年的重点领域以及同期增长最快的领域。
图1-数字技术投资。
In 2021, we should be well into the dark blue bars with the rapidly rising investments in robotics and drones showing growth rates exceeding those of artificial intelligence.
2021年，我们应该已经进入深蓝色条的部分，随着机器人和无人机领域的投资迅速增长，其增长率超过了人工智能。
So, why is the SPE Unmanned Systems Technical Section (USYSTS) struggling to find volunteers willing to form a new board and keep the rest of the Production and Facility Community up to date on the opportunities and challenges in applying these new tools in the field or at construction sites?
那么，为什么SPE无人系统技术部门很难寻找到愿意成立新董事会并让生产和设施群体的其他成员了解在现场或施工场合应用这些新工具的机遇和挑战的志愿者呢？
Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) have been used in offshore operations for about 50 years. I clearly recall the first time that
水下遥控机器人（ROV）已经在海上作业中使用了大约50年。我清楚地记得以下第一次
●I watched divers change a VX ring on a subsea wellhead, thanks to a subsea camera and lighting from a tethered ROV. Shortly thereafter, the ROV was able to anchor itself to the wellhead and do the job itself.
●我看到潜水员在水下井口更换VX环，这多亏了水下摄像机和系缆式ROV的照明。此后不久，ROV能够将自己固定在井口并自行完成工作。
●I used a peephole in a blast door at an airport to watch a robot very carefully cut open an abandoned bag and scatter someone’s clothes all over the floor of a transfer lounge.
●我在机场的防爆门上用窥视孔观察一个机器人非常小心地切开一个废弃的袋子，并将某人的衣服撒在转机休息室的地板上。
●I saw a downhole tractor demo at an oil show in Europe.
●我在欧洲的一次石油展上看到了一个井下拖拉机的演示。
●I saw a minicopter perform a mapping project at a vineyard in British Columbia and shortly thereafter, watched a similar drone perform a heat emissions survey for a thermal project.
●我看到一架小型直升机在不列颠哥伦比亚省的一个葡萄园进行测绘项目，不久之后，又看到一架类似的无人机为一个热力项目进行热量排放调查。
●Our project team investigated the feasibility and approvals required to use a long-range, fixed-wing, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to undertake a pipeline leak-detection survey.
●我们的项目团队调查了使用远程固定翼无人机（UAV）进行管道泄漏检测调查的可行性和所需的批文。
图2-机器人领域分类。
Since the turn of the century, we have seen a plethora of unmanned vehicles joining the E&P workforce.
自世纪之交以来，我们已经见证了大量无人载具加入勘探及生产队伍。
However, many of us are still unsure about the capabilities, competency, and/or limitations of these tools.
然而，我们中的许多人仍然不确定这些工具的才能、胜任能力和/或局限性。
Moreover, there is a new array of TLAs (three-letter acronyms) to look up, learn, and get into the PetroWiki glossary such as
此外，还有一组新的TLA（三个字母的首字母缩略词）可供查找、学习并进入石油百科（PetroWiki）词汇表，如
●AUV, autonomous underwater vehicle, which is fundamentally different from UAV, unmanned aerial vehicle
●AUV，自主式水下潜器，它与UAV即无人机有着根本的区别
●RGR: Rugged ground robots in oil and gas (but a Google search shows us that for many others this TLA might stand for robotic gait rehabilitation)
●RGR：油气领域的崎岖地面机器人（但一项谷歌搜索显示，对于许多其他人而言，这个TLA可能代表机器人步态康复）
●ROS: Robot operating systems
●ROS：机器人操作系统
●UID: Underwater intervention drone
●UID：水下干预无人机
And now, let’s move to four-letter acronyms such as
现在，再让我们来看看四个字母的首字母缩写词，例如
●E-ROV: Empowered remotely operated vehicle with Ethernet control via a smart buoy
●E-ROV：通过智能浮标实现以太网控制的水下遥控机器人
●OWCR: offshore worker class robots
●OWCR：海上工人级机器人
●RaaS: Robots as a service to the oil and gas industry
●RaaS：为油气工业服务的机器人
●RFID: Radio frequency identification
●RFID：无线射频识别
●USYS: Unmanned systems (but shouldn’t it be USys?)
●USYS：无人系统（但它不应该是USys吗？）
As a generalist and potential advisor to end users, I feel that I am being asked to take a drink from a firehose right now. In the past 6 months, there have been lots of articles on the web, JPT, technical papers, and great posts on my LinkedIn feed about
作为一名通才和终端用户的潜在顾问，我觉得我现在正被要求从消防水管里喝水。在过去的6个月里，在网络上、JPT、技术论文和我的LinkedIn feed上的精彩帖子里面有很多文章，关于
●ANYmal walking robots being used for various E&P operators, including Petronas in Malaysia
●ANYmal行走机器人被用于各种勘探及生产运营商，包括马来西亚的马来西亚国家石油公司（Petronas）
●Argonaut, the tracked robot, being tested offshore by Total
●Argonaut履带式机器人正在接受道达尔公司（Total）的海上测试
●E-ROV, developed by Oceaneering International, being tested by Equinor
●由国际海洋工程公司（Oceaneering International）开发的E-ROV，正由挪威国家石油公司（Equinor）进行测试
●Gemini ROV, developed by TechnipFMC, being deployed by Shell in the Gulf of Mexico
●由德西尼布FMC公司（TechnipFMC）开发的Gemini ROV，正被壳牌公司（Shell）部署在墨西哥湾
●Hydrones, combined ROV/AUVs developed by Saipem, being contracted by Equinor for Njord
●Hydrones，由塞班公司（Saipem）开发的组合式ROV/AUV，正被挪威国家石油公司（Equinor）为Njord油田签下
Thanks to all who have been posting this information, but why is it not coming up on SPE Connect in the USYSTS blog or library?
感谢所有发布此信息的人，但是为什么它没有出现在USYSTS的博客或图书馆中的SPE Connect上呢？
For those working in operating companies and/or acting as Production and Facilities, DSEA, or drilling advisors to the end users, it's not about the hardware, control systems, software, or the specific manufacturer/service provider—it's about the solutions that these existing and new technologies bring to the oil and gas industry. There is clearly the potential to significantly improve our safety performance and/or reduce costs and risks if these mechatronic tools can increase the efficiency and more effectively perform more operations.
对于那些在运营公司工作和/或作为生产和设施人员、DSEA或终端用户的钻井顾问的人来说，这与硬件、控制系统、软件或特定的制造商/服务提供商无关，而是与这些现有的和新技术为油气行业带来的解决方案有关。如果这些机电工具能够提高效率并更有效地执行更多操作，显然有可能显著提高我们的安全性能和/或降低成本和风险。
Surely, I can’t be the only one who thinks
当然，我不可能是唯一一个认为
●“That is so cool; I wonder when this is going to be presented at an SPE technical session by my section, region, or as a multi-time-zone webinar by the USYSTS?”
●“这太酷了；我想知道我所在的部门、地区何时会在SPE技术会议上提出这一点，或是由USYSTS以多时区网络研讨会的形式提出它？”
●“If I could get my supervisor or manager excited, maybe we could follow up with a visit to OTC in Asia, Brazil, or Houston, or to Offshore Europe in 2022, and/or to a service company facility.
●“如果我能让我的主管或经理感到兴奋，也许我们可以跟进参访亚洲、巴西或休斯顿的OTC，或在2022年参访欧洲离岸地区，和/或参观一样服务公司的设施。
This leads me to wonder why there aren’t more volunteers lining up to help revitalize the board of the SPE Unmanned Systems Technical Section.
这让我想知道为什么没有更多的志愿者排队来帮助SPE无人系统技术部门的董事会恢复活力。
The Unmanned Systems Technical Section was established in 2017 as a spin-off from the Drilling Automation Technical Section. The approved acronym is USYSTS (pronounced as the "uses" technical section ... cute, eh!). However, over the past few years, this seems to have evolved with many people (including me from time to time) opting to use the first letters of each word, or UMTS. (To quote William Shakespeare, from Romeo and Juliet: “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”
无人系统技术部门成立于2017年，是从钻井自动化技术部门衍生出来的。批准的首字母缩略词是USYSTS（发音为“uses”技术部分…可爱，嗯！）。然而，在过去的几年里，这似乎已经演变为许多人（包括我时不时）选择使用每个单词的第一个字母，或UMTS来称呼。（引用威廉·莎士比亚《罗密欧与朱丽叶》中的一句话：“玫瑰即使换个名字,也依然芬芳。”
The purpose of this technical section is to promote the exchange of information, technology, and development of understanding/competence in the use of unmanned systems by the petroleum industry. The envisioned jurisdiction included remotely or autonomously operated air, ground, and marine mechatronic unmanned vehicle systems with applications in the upstream, midstream, downstream, and service sectors of the petroleum industry.
本技术部门的目的是促进信息、技术的交流，以及石油行业对无人系统使用的理解/能力的发展。设想的管辖范围包括远程或自主操作的应用于石油工业的上游、中游、下游和服务部门的空中、地面和海上的机电一体化无人载具系统。
The definition of “unmanned” systems typically implies a vehicle without a human on board, although there will be exceptions, such as autonomous ground vehicles that carry passengers. (A fully automated onshore drilling or service rig with walking legs or a dynamically positioned drillship might technically be considered mechatronic vehicles. However, “automated rigs” were explicitly excluded from the remit of this technical section.)
“无人”系统的定义通常意味着载具上面没有人，但也有例外，例如搭载乘客的自动地面车辆。（带步行支腿的全自动陆上钻井或服务钻机或动态定位钻井船在技术上可被视为机电载具。但是，“自动钻机”明确排除在本技术部门的范围之外。）
Any professional member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers in good standing with interest in the subject (and PhD student members of an SPE Chapter) can be a member of the USYSTS at no incremental cost by signing up via SPE Connect. Other student chapter members studying for an undergraduate or master’s degree have “read-only” access to the materials on the Section’s website.
任何对该学科感兴趣且声誉良好的石油工程师协会专业成员（以及SPE分会的博士生成员）都可以无需增加任何费用地通过SPE Connect注册成为USYSTS的成员。其他攻读本科或硕士学位的学生分会成员可以“只读”访问该部门网站上的材料。
Normally, 20 to 30% of the technical section’s board would be elected each year. However, most of the current board members have either reached the end of their 4-year term or are unable to continue in their current role in 2021–2022 for various reasons. It is, therefore, proposed to hold a Virtual Special General Meeting and Election in December 2021 to establish a new board. The current chair, Ed Tovar of InTechSys LLC, will remain on the board as the past-chair/treasurer and advisor to the new board members.
通常情况下，每年将选出20%至30%的技术部门董事会成员。然而，大多数的现任董事会成员要么已满4年任期，要么由于各种原因无法在2021-2022年继续担任目前的职务。因此，提议在2021年12月举行一次虚拟的特别股东大会和选举，以成立新的董事会。现任主席，InTechSys LLC公司的Ed Tovar，将继续作为前主席/财务主管和新董事会成员的顾问留任董事会中。
So, what can you do to help?
那么，你能做些什么来提供帮助呢？
●If you have something to share with the community, why not
●如果你有可以与社群分享的内容，为什么不呢
●Propose a webinar at the Section, Region, or International level)
●建议在部门、地区或国际层面上举办网络研讨会）
●Write a quasi-technical article for an SPE magazine (JPT, OGF, HSE Now, DSDE, or TWA); our managing editor, Pam Boschee, would love to receive your proposal and abstract 6–8 weeks prior to the proposed publication date.
●为SPE杂志（JPT、OGF、HSE Now、DSDE或TWA）撰写一篇准技术性文章；我们的总编辑Pam Boschee希望在拟定出版日期前6-8周收到您的提案和摘要。
●Post materials to the library under the Resources tab on the USYS section website
●在USYS部门网站的Resources“资源”选项卡下向图书馆发布材料
●Submit an abstract to 2022 ATCE or to a regional OTC Event in Asia, Brazil, the US, or Offshore Europe 2023
●向2022年ATCE或2023年亚洲、巴西、美国或欧洲离岸地区的区域OTC活动提交摘要
●Include a link to the SPE USYSTS in anything that you post on LinkedIn or corporate social media platforms.
●在LinkedIn或企业社交媒体平台上发布的任何内容中包含指向SPE USYSTS的链接。
●Contribute 2 to 4 volunteer hours per month to help revitalize this technical section, as a member of the board or with one of the associated work groups.
●作为董事会成员或相关工作组的一员，每月贡献2到4个小时志愿服务时长，以帮助振兴该技术部门。
●Please send a short bio, including a summary of your previous experience with an SPE geographic or technical section or event organizing committee to technicalsections@spe.org.
●请发送一份简短的简历，包括您以前在SPE地理或技术部门或活动组织委员会的经验总结到technicalsections@spe.org。
●Nominate someone working in this area for a 2022 SPE Projects, Facilities and Construction Award at the regional or international level
●提名在该领域工作的人员参评2022年SPE项目、设施和建设奖（地区或国际级别）
Thank you in anticipation.
预致谢意
Wishing our American colleagues a “Happy Thanksgiving.” As ever, there is much to celebrate this year!
祝我们的美国同事们“感恩节快乐”。和以往一样，今年有很多事情要庆祝！
Summary: The rapid growth of investment in robots and UAVs in the global oil and gas industry shows that research in this field is in the ascendant. However, the SPE Unmanned Systems Technical Section is facing an embarrassing situation. Since its establishment in 2017, the current members of the board have either expired or cannot continue to hold their current positions for various reasons. The section urgently needs more volunteers to help form a new board and revitalize this technical section. Interested SPE members can contribute to the section in many ways.
总结：全球油气行业机器人和无人机上的投资迅速增长显示该领域的研究正方兴未艾，然而SPE的无人系统技术部门却面临着尴尬的局面。自2017年成立到现在，现任董事会成员要么任期已满，要么由于各种原因无法继续担任目前的职务。该部门亟需更多的志愿者帮助成立新董事会并振兴该技术部门，对此感兴趣的SPE成员可以通过多种方式为该部门做出贡献。
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