Section: Merrick Systems

Integrated Software Solutions

We offer integrated software solutions and project services for upstream oil and gas production operations.

In partnership with Merrick Systems, we provide you with a variety of software solutions which include:

  • Production Allocations
  • Hydrocarbon Accounting
  • Reservoir Management
  • Field Data Capture
  • Enterprise Resource Management

OVS (One Virtual Source) Software

OVS streamlines your engineering processes through the creation and automation of user-driving workflows- enhancing your E&P asset performance.

OVS provides you with sophisticated engineering, visualization and presentation tools – making it easy for you to create custom workflows for almost any need. This means you can more accurately monitor and analyze production data, while anticipating problems like equipment downtime.

OVS gives you a platform to deliver digital oilfield workflows:

  • Integrates data, tools and work processes into a common environment
  • Provides workflow automation of engineering tasks
  • Streamlines work processes- consolidating traditional legacy and commercial functionality into a single solution
  • Gives you the ability to add proprietary custom components and 3rd party applications to extend analytical capabilities
  • Facilitates implementation of standards, multi-vendor solutions and global deployments
  • Delivers the flexibility and rapid deployment required for local solutions while maintaining corporate standards
  • Promotes a multidisciplinary collaborative environment in the production domain
  • Creates intelligent, unattended workflows capable of consistently identifying actionable operational events from pattern recognition surveillance of the entire production system
  • Extract value from your SCADA systems with the first high frequency-enabled data processing engine

Rig-Hand

The system, known as Rig-Hand™, uses tags based on Radio-Frequency Identification technology, or RFID, which are affixed to individual components used for drilling, workover, and completion operations.

The tags, which are capable of transferring data via a low-level radio signal to nearby reading devices, can be installed on components at the manufacturer, or retro-fitted to existing components in the field when they are inspected. Once the tags have been mounted, the Rig-Hand™ system uses rugged scanning tools to read them and feed relevant data to the system's software – which then analyzes the data, providing operations personnel with instant knowledge about the equipment.

The tags themselves are quite small, ranging from about the size of a small button to about the size of a bottle cap. They can be mechanically mounted, epoxied, or screwed into components – depending on criteria such as available wall thickness, component diameter and the intended use or re-use of the component.

Real-time knowledge of drill string stresses and strains will provide a significant reduction in catastrophic failure of equipment like drill pipe, casing, production tubing, gas-lift valves, etc.  The level of detail provided by the tags will improve understanding of the limitations of downhole components and help operators better manage the risks of using a drill string close to its safe design limits.

For more information, please visit: www.merricksystems.com