Keywords: smart field, oil, gas, short-time planning, economical efficiency.
In the article results of smart fields’ projects, prospective ways of their use in the future in Russian oil and gas industry and forecasts of return on investment of smart fields’ projects are presented. Comparison of the modern situation in oil&gas recovery and management system “smart field” is made in the article. The definition of smart fields’ concept is given and some major factors, which describe smart fields, are presented.