E&P Tech Spotlight: Enabling Efficiency, Safety Through Digitized Completions

As more oil and gas producers begin the process of digitizing their work sites, many have seen increases in productivity and efficiency, according to Intelligent Wellhead Systems CEO William Standifird.

Whereas plans and scheduling at an oil and gas well site used to be done manually with a piece of paper on a clipboard, Standifird said digitization now connects workers all across the field and keeps everyone updated on changes, cutting downtime by a considerable amount. In addition to saving time and resources, digital completions decrease the chances of human error, ultimately improving the safety of a well site.

“I don’t think very many of us fly planes without an autopilot there, and without digital instrumentation, we would be very uncomfortable,” Standifird said. “Completions side is really no different.”