Training of specialists in the field of technical systems management at Gubkin University

Abstract

The technological processes of the oil and gas industry relate to continuous and hazardous production with objects distributed over considerable distances in space, which imposes appropriate requirements on control systems. A wide range of processes from exploration, drilling and development to refining and gas and petrochemistry requires management specialists to have a broad outlook and understanding of cause-and-effect relationships in many specialized fields of science and technology. When training specialists in the management of technical systems at Gubkin University, an integrated approach is used, including an in-depth study of the physics and chemistry of technological processes, the equipment used, mathematical methods that allow modeling processes, the operation of technological equipment and control systems. To solve applied problems of production management, the device, the principle of operation and approaches to the selection of technical means, algorithms and specialized software for industrial automation are considered. As part of the training, special attention is paid to the formation of a student's holistic understanding of a technological object and a control system as components of a cyberphysical system. As a result of the study of the technological process, the management specialist must, with varying degrees of detail, depending on the stage of the project, develop the architecture of the control system with accompanying documentation, select technical means, configure and put into operation software and hardware complexes. This study examines the training of specialists in the field of technical systems management at the Gubkin Russian University of Oil and Gas.