Vaquero Energy: WellWatch Oil Well Maintenance System

Client

Vaquero Energy

Industry

Oil production

Technologies

Access, SQL Server, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)

Overview

Project highlights

One version of the truthOperators and management share the same up-to-date information.
Testing prioritiesEach well's history suggests which wells to test next.
Field data feedReadings from automatic pump-off controllers come straight into the database.
More than an upgradeProcess and workflow expertise greatly improved the upgraded database.

Before

The challenge

Vaquero Energy needed a custom system to track maintenance and efficiency for its field of more than 500 oil wells in Bakersfield, California.

Oil wells require a lot of expensive maintenance and testing, so it's important to know the productivity and service history of each well. Vaquero originally called on J Street for a narrow range of IT services: upgrading a database that supported oil well operations.

After

What we built

During the planning phase, J Street brought business process and workflow expertise to the table, which greatly improved the utility of the upgraded database. The result was WellWatch, built with Access, a centralized SQL Server database, and SQL Server Reporting Services.

WellWatch lets oil well operators and management work from the same up-to-date information, making it easy to find, sort, and select wells that meet the criteria they choose. Producers can enter and track everything about each well in an easy-to-use interface, and we integrated a data feed from the automatic pump-off controllers installed on some wells.

WellWatch keeps a comprehensive history of each well and uses that history to suggest which wells should be tested next.

Inside the system

A closer look

Centralized well data

WellWatch allows oil well operators and management to work from the same up-to-date information in a centralized SQL Server database, making it easy to find, sort and select wells that meet desired criteria.

Tracking every well

WellWatch allows the oil well producer to enter and track all the information needed for each well, in an easy-to-use interface. We even integrated a data feed from automatic pump-off controllers that are installed on some wells.

Which well to test next

Oil wells require a lot of expensive maintenance and testing, so it's important to know the productivity and service history of each well. WellWatch not only keeps a comprehensive history of each well, but also uses that history to suggest wells that should be tested next.

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I originally called on J Street Technology to deliver a narrow range of IT services to upgrade a database that supported oil well operations. During the planning phase of this project, J Street brought business process and workflow expertise to the table which greatly improved the utility of the upgraded database. Since J Street put care into estimating the timing and cost of the detailed deliverables, the finished product was delivered on time, on budget, and with outstanding quality. I was a very satisfied customer.

Don Nelson

Former Vice President, Vaquero Energy

The outcome

How it turned out

When WellWatch went live, it immediately flagged a well for testing that turned out to have a problem no one suspected.
Identifying that under-producing well increased revenue by over $100,000 per year.
More than 500 wells are tracked in one centralized database.
The finished product was delivered on time, on budget, and with outstanding quality, in the client's words.

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