Over the last few decades, humanity has been using oil as a major source of energy and its
derivatives as raw materials in several ways to sustain its development.
Through the years, the proven and easily reachable oil and gas reserves were becoming
extinguished, forcing companies to find out new reservoirs in increasingly challenging
environments. In order to find these reserves, companies faced many challenges, such as the
scorching heat of the desert, challenges imposed by seas with ultra-deep water, forests never
explored and the extremely low temperatures of places where snow reigns.
Thereby, the drilling segment with its rudimentary and handicraft techniques, in fact,
performed until a few years ago, was forced to accept an extremely sharp technological
development, which made possible the exploration of these new environments and overcome
it’s adverse conditions.
The Improvements provided by automation , more powerful equipments and mechanical
tools, not only reduced human physical effort but also improved machines' force and torque,
increasing the efficiency of the drilling operations. In parallel, the oil and gas workers were
required to fast learning several complex systems and operate them simultaneously. The
physical effort has gone but the cognitive demand has been overloaded, this scenario induces
a new kind of challenge. Improvements in cognitive performance became essential to inhibit
accidents and increase operation efficiency.
Our company uses a neuroscientific approach to develop solutions that improve safety and
efficiency of drilling operations, minimizing the potential for human error ensuring the
individuals activate the right level of cognitive performance.