What is the digital oilfield? Simply put, it’s how oil and gas companies apply digital technologies to drive their core business. For upstream companies, these business drivers include optimizing production, acquiring acreage, and acquisitions and divestitures (A&D). Midstream companies have more customer-oriented business drivers, such as maximizing transactions, securing and…
Michael earned a B.S. in business administration from Oklahoma State University. Since joining the W Energy Software team, he has helped build various modules within software, ranging from marketing to gas balancing to land administration. Michael has lead implementation projects in many business areas of the industry and is currently focused on expanding the Transportation practice area at W Energy Software with new pipeline and terminal clients.
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Oil and gas operations are commonly found in remote locations far from company headquarters. Now, it's possible to monitor pump operations, collate and analyze seismic data, and track employees around the world from almost anywhere. Whether employees are in the office or in the field, the internet and related applications enable a greater multidirectional flow of information – and control – than ever before.