On June 20, 2025, Shenkai announced the acquisition of 51% equity of Beijing Blue Ocean Zhixin Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “BOET”) for 60 million yuan, marking the official inclusion of this AI innovation enterprise focused on intelligent drilling technology into Shenkai’s digital strategic map.

Founded in 2017 and as a benchmark enterprise in intelligent drilling technology for the domestic oil and gas industry, BOET is committed to empowering oil companies and drilling enterprises through data-drive integrated solutions, achieving drilling efficiency improvement, operation risk control, and maximum single well production capacity. It is mainly engaged in wellsite data acquisition and transmission system, horizontal well geological guidance modeling software, drilling optimization software system, integrated cloud platform for geological engineering, and it can provide customized R&D of AI analysis algorithms. BOET products have deeply integrated AI algorithms, cloud computing, and engineering technology experience in the field of oil and gas exploration and production, covering the entire process of “data acquisition---modeling analysis---dynamic decision-making”, and a complete technical ecosystem from wellsite real-time decision-making to cloud- based intelligent analysis has been established. Through the deep coupling of DeepSeek big model and automation hardware, its technology R&D system promotes the paradigm shift of drilling operation from experience dependence to model-driven. The technological architecture not only conforms to the global trend of intelligent drilling evolution (such as remote, autonomous, and less-manned), but also demonstrates significant commercial value in key scenarios including unconventional oil and gas ultra-long horizontal well development, thin reservoir drilling, complex working condition warning, etc.

BOET’s Specific Products Include:

(1) “DeepDrilling Agent - Hybrid Intelligent Agent While Drilling”: it can achieve real-time dynamic data analysis and scene optimization through deep learning-driven and real-time feature extraction; combined with knowledge graph reasoning and expert experience fusion to provide accurate AI while drilling decision-making recommendations; based on industry intelligent engine and customized model to adapt to diverse drilling business needs.

(2) “Pilot GS —— Geosteering Software”: it can achieve bidirectional fitting modeling based on real-time logging while drilling data (LWD/MWD). It not only supports TVT thickness conversion and fast fault interpretation, but also automatically extracts adjacent well data through AI algorithms to train layered neural network models, significantly improving the accuracy of small sample reservoir analysis and adapting to complex heterogeneous formation operations. It can accurately guide the dynamic adjustment of horizontal well trajectories and significantly improve reservoir drilling ratio.

(3) “DrillPro——Drilling Optimization Software”: through the integration of cloud computing and deep learning technology, it can calculate the mechanical specific energy, friction torque modeling, and vertical pressure and equivalent cycle density simulation in a real-time manner. It can also achieve the calculation of friction coefficient during drilling, real-time hydraulic calculation, tripping friction tracking, and real-time time effect comparison. It supports AI intelligent division and risk warning for 25 working conditions. The application of this product can optimize multiple drilling parameters including drilling pressure, speed, displacement, etc., improve drilling speed (average speed increase by 25% -35% depending on well conditions), significantly shorten drilling cycle (average reduction by 3-20 days depending on well conditions), and reduce non-production time costs.

(4) “BOET Ark UniHori——Geological Engineering Integrated Analysis and AI Intelligent Decision-making Platform”: it can integrate the geological and engineering data (reservoir quality, drilling quality, completion quality), provide real-time model sharing, data visualization while drilling, and fracturing optimization design functions, achieve full-cycle (pre-drilling design, mid-drilling optimization, post-drilling review) decision-making support, and improve analysis efficiency through AI algorithms.

(5) “BOET Remote Transmission WellTouch——Wellsite Data Collection and Transmission Cloud Data Management System”: it is compatible with rotary steering and mainstream MWD/LWD instruments. It adopts encrypted transmission technology to upload mud logging and directional well data to the cloud management platform in a real-time manner, supports multi-brand device access, and meets the industry standards for security. It is currently the most compatible wellsite remote transmission software in China. It can achieve real-time display of wellsite data (such as drilling pressure, rotation speed, and wellbore inclination angle) through the web end, support remote expert decision-making and instruction issuance, and realize the transformation of high-tech engineers’ on-site work to remote working mode, effectively reducing the demand for on-site engineers and lowering the cost of on-site manpower.

As the leader of the domestic geosteering business model and the builder of the standard bidirectional fitting geological modeling technology, BOET’s software products and technical services have been widely applied in major oil fields in China. Taking PilotGS geosteering software as an example, it has currently been used by more than 30 units, with over 1000 active licenses and a cumulative application of over 3000 wells. It has achieved a drilling ratio of over 90% and has become the most popular domestic geosteering software system among user engineers.

PilotGS Geosteering Software

As one of the few core providers in China that can provide integrated engineering services including mud logging, well logging, directional drilling, and geosteering, Shenkai has always focused on the application of AI in the field of oil & gas exploration and development. It has put forward a strategic layout of “Smart Wellsite - AI Digital Smart Wellsite Comprehensive Solution” and formulated a four-step digital strategy of “Remote Mud Logging---Integrated Directional, Well Logging, Mud Logging---AI-assisted Decision-making---Smart Wellsite”. This acquisition will further enhance the Shenkai’s technological strength in the field of AI, deeply integrate Shenkai’s existing directional, well logging, mud logging and  rotary steering system by leveraging the technological and resource advantages of AI digital solutions accumulated by BOET in the oil and gas industry. Shenkai will create a smart wellsite solution with “directional, well logging, mud logging,  rotary steering, drilling + AI pivot” as the core, and integrate “geological and engineering integration” with AI technology to significantly improve the drilling efficiency, significantly reduce operating costs, form a complete closed loop of “hardware equipment+AI-assisted decision-making+engineering services”, promote its transformation from a “petroleum equipment supplier” to a “smart wellsite overall solution provider” business model, and accumulate first-mover advantages for Shenkai in the wave of digital transformation in the oil and gas industry.

In the future, Shenkai will continuously uphold the development concept of “helping clients obtain energy in a safe, efficient, and environmental-friendly manner”, and is committed to providing smart energy solutions for global clients through technological innovation and AI intelligence breakthroughs. Based on a safe and reliable equipment system, Shenkai aims to create an intelligent and efficient AI digital platform, build a low-carbon and environmental-friendly energy ecosystem, and promote the green transformation and sustainable development of the energy industry!