“Oil is the New Data”: Energy Technology Innovation in Digital Oil Fields

Figure 1. 

Research process

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First, the related literature was investigated to determine DOF research trends in the field of oil 

resource development. 

Second, methods for collecting DOF-related data were designed in consultation with experts in 

the relevant fields, and a search formula for finding related patents was derived (Appendix A). Data 

from the last 9 years (2 June 2011~2 June 2020) were collected from the Korean Intellectual Property 

Office. A total of 15159 data points were collected. The Korean Intellectual Property Office database