Our client owns and operates an oil rig in the North Sea. When operating the rig it is important to ensure the equipment remains reliable and production is optimised, as any drops in production or failures in equipment have significant repercussions. These repercussions are further exacerbated by the remote operation as well as the recent COVID pandemic, which has seen a drop in oil price and a hightened risk around safety. Our clients reliability team have been using the VROC AI platform for a number of months for predictive maintenance and have been able to catch critical deviations, giving them valuable time to intervene and prevent the failures from taking place.
The VROC AI production dashboard started showing a warning based on deviations of two tags which were being used to monitor and predict production levels. The tags were from bearing vibrations of a Gearbox. Reliability engineers were able to conduct trending of the gearbox’s variables to help identify the cause of the increased vibration on the gearbox, highlighting a deviation in temperature tags as well. The team discovered a previously unknown critical speed band around 1450rpm, which caused excessive gearbox vibration.
The reliability team decided not to run the pump at the speed to prevent long term damage and avoid trips.
A spear gear box can take 2-3 weeks to obtain and fit. The client has conducted a cost benefit analysis, and this catch of the day saved 408 barrels of oil.
This is just one of a number of catches recently made by this client by using artificial intelligence predictive maintenance.
Whether you’re launching your first pilot or scaling AI across your enterprise, VROC’s end-to-end platform and expert team can help you unlock data, optimise performance, and accelerate results.
Interested in a demo of one of our data solution products?
DataHUB4.0 is our enterprise data historian solution, OPUS is our Auto AI platform and OASIS is our remote control solution for Smart Cities and Facilities.
Book your demo with our team today!
Complete the form below and we’ll connect you with the right VROC expert to discuss your project. Whether you’re launching a pilot, scaling AI across your enterprise, or integrating complex systems, we’ll help you turn your data into actionable insights—fast, efficiently, and with confidence.
The efficient deployment, continuous retraining of models with live data and monitoring of model accuracy falls under the categorisation called MLOps. As businesses have hundreds and even.
Learn more about DataHUB+, VROC's enterprise data historian and visualization platform. Complete the form to download the product sheet.
Learn how OASIS unifies your systems, streams real-time data, and gives you full control of your smart facility—remotely and efficiently. Complete the form to access the product sheet.
Discover how OPUS, VROC’s no-code Industrial AI platform, turns your operational data into actionable insights. Complete the form below to access the product sheet and learn how you can predict failures, optimise processes, and accelerate AI adoption across your facility.
Interested in reading the technical case studies? Complete the form and our team will be in touch with you.
Subscribe to our newsletter for quarterly VROC updates and industry news.
