- Expanded collaboration embeds operator expertise directly into development of next-generation reservoir engineering and geoscience technologies
SLB has announced that Chevron Technical Center, a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Chevron), has joined the long-term digital subsurface collaboration established by SLB and TotalEnergies in 2024, adding a second global operator to the co-development of next generation digital technologies for reservoir engineering and geoscience.
'This collaboration brings SLB’s digital and subsurface expertise together with operator knowledge to help develop technologies for reservoir engineering and geoscience,' said Rakesh Jaggi, president of SLB’s digital business. 'Chevron adds valuable experience and perspectives that will help strengthen how we address complex subsurface workflows and field development decisions.'
Chevron will contribute investment, intellectual property and technical expertise to the collaboration. The company will also bring industry-leading expertise in uncertainty analysis, optimization and field development planning, that will help shape the roadmap for scalable digital subsurface technologies.
As operators manage increasingly complex reservoirs and growing volumes of subsurface data, the collaboration, known as Arena, will focus on technologies that help improve decision-making across reservoir engineering and geoscience workflows. By embedding TotalEnergies and Chevron subject matter experts within SLB technology centers, the collaboration will shorten traditional feedback loops between operators and product development teams, bringing operational perspectives directly into technology development. This model progresses the delivery of scalable, open and extensible digital technologies.
'Chevron is working to advance digital capabilities to unlock greater value from our subsurface resources,' said Jitendra Kikani, Chevron vice president of Subsurface. 'Through Arena, we are combining our world-class expertise in uncertainty analysis with digital technologies and AI-enabled workflows to improve decision quality, accelerate insights, and enhance operational efficiency.'
Chevron, Total, and SLB are building upon their successful collaboration that delivered the industry-leading Intersect simulator. Arena represents another step forward in transforming subsurface decision-making.
Source: SLB
