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There are currently 40 names in this directory beginning with the letter I.
i-Field
Intelligent Field, or i-Field,  a (i)  Chevron digital oilfield initiative and (ii) Saudi Aramco digital oilfield initiative

(i)  The Chevron i-Field strategy is presented in example SPE technical papers, see  99548-MS, 112260-MS, 140640-MS for further technical details

(ii) The Saudi Aramco i-Field strategy is presented in example SPE technical papers, see 112201-MS, 112216-MS, 123540-MS, 128837-MS, 129706-MS for further technical details

IADC
<a href="https://www.iadc.org/">International Association of Drilling Contractors</a>

IADD
<a href="https://www.iadd-intl.org/Who-We-Are/">International Association of Directional Drilling</a>

IAM
Integrated asset modelling is the computer modelling of both the subsurface and the surface elements of a field development.

ICE
Integrated Collaboration Environment (BG Group acronym) <br><br> Please see SPE technical papers <a href="https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/SPE-112121-MS">112121-MS</a> and <a href="https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/SPE-128413-MS">128413-MS</a> for further technical details


ICS
Industrial control system

The Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) implementation of ICS is described in SPE paper 198089-MS

IDAPS
Influx Detection At Pumps Stopped (Shell acronym) <br><br> See example SPE technical paper <a href="https://www.onepetro.org/journal-paper/SPE-178821-PA">178821-PA</a>  for further technical details

IDAS
Intelligent Drilling Advisory System <br><br> Please see SPE technical paper <a href="https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/IPTC-19269-MS">IPTC-19269-MS</a> for further technical details

IDOC
International Digital Oilfield Conference

IDW
Integrated Data Warehouse (ConocoPhillips acronym)

IEM
Integrated Exception Management system (Chevron acronym)

Please see SPE technical paper 196494-MS for further technical details

IFC
Intelligent Field Center (Saudi Aramco acronym)

Please see SPE technical paper 128469-MS for further technical details

IFDC

IIE
Integrated Information Environment is the Gazprom Corporate Data Bank based on key performance indicators.

ILT
Invisible Lost Time


Intelligent Energy
Intelligent Energy was the <a href="https://www.spe.org/en/">SPE</a> brand for a <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/biennial">biennial</a> series of European and Middle East conferences held between 2006 and 2016 <br><br> The SPE Intelligent Energy Conference technical papers are available via <a href="onepetro">onepetro</a>, for years <a href="https://www.onepetro.org/conferences/SPE/06IE">2006</a>, <a href="https://www.onepetro.org/conferences/SPE/08IE">2008</a>, <a href="https://www.onepetro.org/conferences/SPE/10IE">2010</a>, <a href="https://www.onepetro.org/conferences/SPE/12IE">2012</a>, <a href="https://www.onepetro.org/conferences/SPE/14IE">2014</a>, and <a href="https://www.onepetro.org/conferences/SPE/16IE">2016</a>

Intelligent Oilfield
To learn more about the Intelligent Oilfield concept, please see SPE technical papers <a href="https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/SPE-110729-MS">110729-MS</a> and <a href="https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/SPE-156117-MS">156117-MS</a> for further technical details

IO
Integrated Operations, the Norwegian term for Digital Oilfield

Please see the Center for Integrated Operations website for more details

IOC
IOC can mean (i) <a href="https://www.equinor.com/en/magazine/most-digital-workplace.html">Integrated Operations Center</a> (Equinor acronym) <br><br> ... or ... (ii) International Oil Company

IODSC
Integrated Optimisation Decision Support Center (Chevron acronym)

Please see SPE technical paper 196494-MS for further technical details

iOF
Integrated Operations of the Future (ConocoPhillips acronym)


IOHN
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Operations_in_the_High_North">Integrated Operations in the High North</a>

IoT
<a href=""https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Internet%20of%20Things">Internet of Things</a>

IPM
integrated production management, based on the definition of an IPM architecture (IPMA)

Please see SPE technical paper 144334-MS and the SPE JPT article here for further technical details

IROC
Integrated Remote Operations Centre (BHP acronym) <br><br> The BHP IROC is outlined <a href="https://www.bhp.com/community/case-studies/2017/09/a-new-approach-to-recruitment/">here</a>

ISA99
The International Society of Automation ISA99 committee will establish standards, recommended practices, technical reports, and related information that will define procedures for implementing electronically secure manufacturing and control systems and security practices and assessing electronic security performance

See example SPE technical paper 167848-MS for further technical details of an ISA99 compliant architecture for real-time drilling

iScope
iScope is the name for Shell's Virtual Reality (VR) Centre, which is located at Rijswijk in the Netherlands


ISIS
Integrated Surveillance Information System (BP acronym)

See example SPE technical paper 122676-MS for further technical details

ISO 11064
<a href="https://www.iso.org/standard/19042.html"> ISO 11064 </a>, the <a href="https://www.iso.org/">ISO</a> standard for the  ergonomic design of control centres

ISO 15926
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_15926">ISO 15926</a>, the <a href="https://www.iso.org/">ISO</a> standard for <a href="https://www.iso.org/search.html?q=15926">"Industrial automation systems and integration — Integration of life-cycle data for process plants including oil and gas production facilities"</a>  

ISO 16530
<a href="https://www.iso.org/standard/63192.html">ISO 16530</a>, the <a href="https://www.iso.org/">ISO</a> standard for well integrity

ISO/TS 17969
<a href="https://www.iso.org/standard/69919.html"> ISO/TS 17969 </a>, the <a href="https://www.iso.org/">ISO</a> guidelines on competency management for well operations personnel

IT
Information Technology

IT&S
Information Technology and Systems (BP acronym)

iValue
iValue, a legacy BG Group digital oilfield initiative <br><br> See example SPE technical paper <a href="https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/SPE-112122-MS">112122-MS</a> for further technical details

IWD (aka DWF)
Integrated Well Delivery (a Saudi Aramco acronym)

NB also known as Digital Well Factory

See example SPE technical paper IPTC-20114 for further technical details