Oil and Gas: Acoustic Emissions Analysis in Drilling Scenarios

In the oil and gas industry, complex and resource-intensive simulations are crucial for tasks like reservoir modeling and drilling applications, often requiring high-performance computing (HPC) due to their demanding nature. A leading oilfield service company addressed these challenges by leveraging Rescale's secure, web-based platform to conduct simulations using LS-DYNA software, allowing them to efficiently evaluate acoustic emission properties across different drilling scenarios. By running simulations on 16, 32, and 64 cores, Rescale's dynamic provisioning reduced computation times significantly compared to the company's in-house cluster, achieving a 13% reduction in compute time on 16 cores and more than 75% faster results with 64 cores, while also providing cost savings of over $6,000. This not only shortened convergence times but also uncovered new insights into drilling scenarios, aiding in the determination of optimal acoustic emissions environments.