Research
Our R&D turns into the models and software our clients use, and we share the results at international conferences and in industry journals.
How we do research
We invest a relevant part of our budget in R&D, to create new products and to solve the technical problems we meet in client projects. Research works side by side with engineering: prototypes follow the same practices and run on the same stack as our products, so the ones that work become production software with little extra effort.
Many of our studies are written together with clients and partners such as Eni, Enel Green Power, Shelf Drilling and Kinetic Pressure Control, and with universities. In 2018 the Italian Government admitted kwantis to its register of Innovative SMEs, in recognition of its R&D commitment.
- publications in international journals and conferences
- 50+
- awards for “Best Paper for Technical Content” in international conferences
- 5
Research areas
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AI for drilling operations
Generative AI that drafts the time log of daily drilling reports from rig data, machine learning that flags low-quality logging data, and automated analysis of tests such as leak-off tests.
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Drilling performance and data
Combining sensor data, daily reports and well plans to measure performance, find invisible lost time and plan better wells, offshore and in geothermal projects.
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Risk and reliability modelling
Probabilistic models for projects and wells, from integrated risk management and the Riskturn methodology to blowout risk and well integrity in CO2 storage.
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Energy transition
Monitoring and cutting emissions in drilling operations, optimising rig fuel consumption, and making CO2 storage and geothermal drilling safer and cheaper.
Publications and talks
Recent talks
- 2026, IADC World Drilling, Estoril: From manual reporting to AI automation in drilling operations, with Shelf Drilling.
- 2026, IADC DEC Tech Forum, Houston: Transforming operational reporting with generative AI.
- 2026, IADC Drilling Africa, Windhoek: K-BOS applications to reduce blowout risk, with Kinetic Pressure Control.
- 2025, IADC Drilling Middle East, Dammam: Optimising fuel consumption in batch drilling, with Shelf Drilling and Cyanergy.
- 2025, SPE Europe Energy Conference, Vienna: Detecting low-quality intervals in surface logging data with AI-based anomaly detection.
- 2025, IADC World Drilling, Amsterdam: A digital approach to geothermal drilling, with Enel Green Power.
- 2025, OMC Med Energy, Ravenna: Mitigating risks in CCUS and Automating leak-off tests.
- 2024, AIMCS, Abu Dhabi: A blowout risk assessment workflow for well integrity.
Selected papers
- 2025, OMC Med Energy: Revolutionizing Geothermal Project Economics: A Digitalized Approach to Drilling Efficiency and Cost Optimization
- 2023, Offshore Technology Conference: Advanced Analytic Tool Development for GHG Emissions Monitoring in Well Operations
- 2021, ADIPEC: Digitalization for Reducing Carbon Footprint in Drilling Operations
- 2021, Offshore Mediterranean Conference: Data Quality Control: The Essential Step Toward Real Time Drilling Digitalization
- 2019, Offshore Mediterranean Conference: Multi Source Data Analysis to Improve Drilling Efficiency, Reduce Costs and Enhance Performance Monitoring
- 2018, Journal of Petroleum Technology: Technology Update: Big Data for Advanced Well Engineering Holds Strong Potential to Optimize Drilling Costs
- 2017, Offshore Mediterranean Conference: Closing "The Loop" With Mudlog Data: From Performance Analysis to Uncertainties Management to Plan Future Wells
- 2015, Offshore Mediterranean Conference: Enhanced Post-Well Analyses by Data Integration Over Entire Projects Lifecycle
- 2013, Offshore Mediterranean Conference: Advanced Drilling Time Analysis Through the Combination of Operations Reporting & Sensors Data
Awards and universities
Awards
- 2019, Megaprojects conference (MeRIT), Italy: Innovation Paper Award for the Riskturn methodology.
- 2017, Offshore Mediterranean Conference: Best Paper for Technical Content for the use of id3 at Eni to reduce drilling costs.
- 2015, Offshore Mediterranean Conference: Best Paper for Outstanding Technical Content for integrated risk management at Edison E&P.
Universities
- Heriot-Watt University, 2026: three master's research projects on drilling performance optimisation, with students from the Dubai and Edinburgh campuses.
- Politecnico di Milano: master's theses on power plant decommissioning supervised by kwantis, one of them published by IPMA.
- Politecnico di Torino: a lecture on project risk management for the Master in Energy.
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