WorldwideOil and Gas Production Services
Merrick has the talent, ability and experience required to get your job done – done right and done on time. Merrick’s multi-national team has the expertise in information technology as well as the business of the upstream oil & gas, both are essential for today’s digital oilfield – from drilling and field data capture to hydrocarbon accounting, engineering and technical data management.
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Merrick offers you the option to host any of your Field, Operations or Enterprise software suites. Our secure, robust environment will allow you to focus on your core business: maintaining and reporting on your wells.
Merrick’s Infrastructure Team will work with you to set up your hardware and communications, manage the maintenance and upgrades of the hosting servers, conduct necessary system software maintenance and monitor overall system health. We will also assist with routine tasks such as adding new users, resetting passwords, ensure weekend connectivity support and monitor response times.
Moreover, with Merrick’s SaaS you will always have access to Merrick’s latest software.
Capitalize on years of hands-on experience Merrick’s Production Services group acquired over time in the areas of field data capture, production operations, hydrocarbon accounting, regulatory filings, management reporting, and revenue.
Best Practices Consultation
Merrick’s team of consultants, project managers and trainers gathers professionals who served as field operators, production analysts, petroleum engineers, regulatory specialists, system integration and IT support in upstream energy companies of all sizes. We understand not only the software but also the data, people and business processes required to run efficient production operations.
Field Data Capture Audits
Often, pressure and demanding deadlines during initial rollout of your field data capture system can lead to missed opportunities for improvement and automation. It is never too late to increase the efficiency of your system! Merrick recommends annual field audits to help validate that your field data capture system and processes are meeting corporate needs and examine if your system can be leveraged to capture additional data for more savings and improved operations. Merrick’s consultants team up with your IT or production experts to complete a comprehensive analysis of your system. Using interviews, examining data and work processes, we will provide you with a study, clear benchmarks and recommendations for improvement.
Our years of field experience clearly show that this continuous improvement process allows you to get the most from your investment in systems and personnel. In addition, the repeated process serves to educate and your staff’s operational knowledge and helps you to identify and address any issues that may arise.
Acquisition/Divestiture Support
Acquiring and divesting properties puts additional pressure on already stretched production and IT staff to handle all of the requests for data and set up. Merrick staff has migrated historical production and measurement data and related allocation set- ups for multiple companies between multiple systems and can free your staff to focus on their ongoing work.
Production Accounting Training
Merrick’s clients rely on our staff’s expertise to train new hires on the standards of production accounting. Regardless of the software package used for reporting, your production accounting staff must understand the basics of allocating volumes back to wells, the monthly cycles associated with regulatory and revenue reporting and fundamental work processes that will help them generate accurate analysis and figures that you need for reporting to various constituents, as well as internally. Look to Merrick’s experienced production consultants to provide either classroom based or tailored one-on-one training to meet your needs.
Field Training and Software Rollout
Merrick knows that field operators want to spend as little time as possible entering data and more time focusing on maximizing your production. At the same time, engineers and management cannot make good decisions without accurate data that often relies on the field to validate electronic data or enter data manually. Merrick’s team has worked with field operators in all types of environments, from “dog houses” with three pumpers in the middle of a producing field in Wyoming, to Gulf Coast airstrips with offshore crews about to head off for their 10 days shift, to overseas operators responsible for chemical tracking in Oman. We have mastered the art of getting field crews familiar and comfortable using our automated systems, helping companies roll-out our state of the art technology with minimal effort and pain.
System Integration and Implementation
Skilled in both collaborative and turn-key implementations, Merrick's System Integration and Implementation Team successfully manages and implements numerous IT projects to interface our software systems with our client's existing systems, including third party and in-house systems. With years of experience backed by computer science and electrical engineering degrees, Merrick is highly qualified to drive a smooth and successful system integration and implementation.
Data Conversion
Extensive experience in both oil & gas production and engineering allows us to assist clients in converting data from their existing systems to Merrick's, including filing and populating the systems. Merrick not only expedites data conversion processes on existing systems, but we can also handle newly acquired properties.
Custom Software Development and Programming
Merrick's computer science and electrical engineers excel in custom development using the latest technologies. With years of programming experience backed by computer science and electrical engineering degrees, Merrick's Custom Software Development team is highly qualified to design, modify and enhance software programs to meet our clients' specific needs.
