​Digitized Platforms

To maximize both gas and oil production, companies are increasingly turning to digital tools. Digitized platforms include drilling tools with sensors that are connected to computer systems in offices often located miles away. Sourceable.net explains how computerized processes and networks work together to create an extensive and integrated monitoring system. Digital technology is being used in nearly all areas of daily operations. Everything from regular maintenance to drilling procedures are monitored and controlled digitally.

Seismic Technology

Seismic maging is a technology tool that has the ability to bounce sound waves off underground rocks that then aid the process of locating natural gas formations. Chevron.com describes how geophones are the devices used to record these particular sound waves. Companies have actually been using seismic imaging for decades. However, technological advancements have made finding natural gas much more effective in recent years.

Data-Driven Drilling

Many failures related to drilling involve unstable boreholes. Hole stability issues are just one area in which data-driven drilling can increase productivity in retrieving natural gas. According to OnePetro, data-driven drilling can be used to more accurately predict downhole temperatures. Knowing and understanding the temperature, as well as other aspects of the holes, will increase productivity and reduce costs. There is expected to be an increased reliance on this type of data-driven technology in the future.

Mobile Technology

The PLH Group lists several ways mobile technology is being used in the natural gas industry. One example is how mobile apps are being used to monitor data in real time. In the field of hydraulic fracking, apps can be used to track water as it is currently moving. This protects the environment and provides safety benefits. In general, the use of mobile technology can reduce time, distance and effort duplication throughout the entire process of finding, drilling and extracting natural gas. Employees are now able to collect, analyze and transfer data quickly and efficiently on a multitude of devices including phones, smart pads, GPS devices and laptops.