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Oil and gas software

It works past the last cell tower.

Your crews write tickets in the truck, inspections go on a clipboard and meter readings stay in the control room. That is three records of one day in the field. We build the systems that join them: apps that work offline, reports that come from the data and records your partners can trust.

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// what you are up against

The problems we hear most.

Tickets that arrive a week late

Field tickets and run tickets are written on paper or in a spreadsheet, driven back to the office, retyped for invoicing and disputed because the signature is missing.

Emissions reports built by hand

Leak surveys, venting and flaring volumes and repair records live in different places, and each reporting period is a scramble to assemble them for the regulator.

SCADA that only the control room sees

Pressures, flows and alarms sit in the SCADA system and the historian, while the people deciding where to send a crew work from yesterday's export.

Equipment lost between leases

Rental tools, tanks and downhole equipment move from site to site on a truck, and the only record of where they went is the driver's memory.

// example projects

Systems we could build for you.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

Example projectWeb appMobile app

Offline field ticket app

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

An oilfield service company writes field tickets on paper in areas with no signal, and invoices go out late because tickets are lost or unsigned.

// What we would build

An iOS and Android app that captures field tickets, run tickets, hours, equipment and the customer's signature with no signal at all, syncs when a satellite or cell link returns, and turns approved tickets into invoices posted to QuickBooks Online, built on the QuickBooks Online API.

// What is in it

Field tickets and run tickets with hours, equipment, materials and photos
Customer signature on the device, stored with the ticket and the time
Safe work permits and H2S checks attached to the job before work starts
Works with no signal and syncs over satellite or cell when it can
Approved tickets posted as invoices to QuickBooks Online

// Stack

React Native
SQLite on the device
Next.js
PostgreSQL
QuickBooks Online API
AWS

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$117,000 to US$179,000, delivered within 29 weeksCAD 166,800 to 255,100
Hosting: ≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Data mapping and sandbox connection: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 4.4 to 7.9 weeks
Core features: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
First build on devices: 2.9 to 5.4 weeks
Sync built and reconciled in sandbox: 1.4 to 1.9 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 to 0.9 weeks
Store submission: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Live cutover: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Hypercare: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review: 1 week

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 33,360 to 51,020
Discovery 7.9%: CAD 13,177.20 to 20,152.90
Data mapping and sandbox connection 1.6%: CAD 2,668.80 to 4,081.60
Design approved 7.9%: CAD 13,177.20 to 20,152.90
Core features 6.5%: CAD 10,842.00 to 16,581.50
Full build 4.3%: CAD 7,172.40 to 10,969.30
First build on devices 17.3%: CAD 28,856.40 to 44,132.30
Sync built and reconciled in sandbox 4.9%: CAD 8,173.20 to 12,499.90
Testing and fixes 2.1%: CAD 3,502.80 to 5,357.10
Store submission 5.7%: CAD 9,507.60 to 14,540.70
Launch 7.9%: CAD 13,177.20 to 20,152.90
Live cutover 1.6%: CAD 2,668.80 to 4,081.60
Hypercare 2.3%: CAD 3,836.40 to 5,867.30
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 16,680 to 25,510

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Example projectWeb appMobile app

Leak surveys and emissions

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

An operator's leak detection surveys, repairs and venting volumes live in spreadsheets, field notes and the historian, and every reporting period is assembled by hand.

// What we would build

A field app for leak detection and repair surveys and a web system that joins them with venting and flaring volumes from the historian, so the period's emissions report is built from records with a full audit trail. We scope the federal and Alberta reporting rules with your regulatory team; we do not give legal advice.

// What is in it

Survey routes, components and leaks recorded on the device, offline
Repairs tracked to closure, with photos and re-survey dates
Venting and flaring volumes read from the historian
Period reports built from the records, with every change logged
Reporting formats set with your regulatory team, editable as rules change

// Stack

React Native
Next.js
PostgreSQL
Historian API
AWS

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$149,000 to US$227,000, delivered within 28 weeksCAD 211,800 to 323,900
Hosting: ≈ US$492 a monthCAD 700 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 4.9 to 8.4 weeks
Core features: 1.9 to 3.4 weeks
Full build: 1.4 to 2.4 weeks
First build on devices: 4.4 to 7.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 to 0.9 weeks
Store submission: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Report checked against a past period: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review: 1 week
Historian access approved by your control systems team: 1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 42,360 to 64,780
Discovery 8.1%: CAD 17,155.80 to 26,235.90
Design approved 8.1%: CAD 17,155.80 to 26,235.90
Core features 6.6%: CAD 13,978.80 to 21,377.40
Full build 4.4%: CAD 9,319.20 to 14,251.60
First build on devices 17.6%: CAD 37,276.80 to 57,006.40
Testing and fixes 2.2%: CAD 4,659.60 to 7,125.80
Store submission 5.8%: CAD 12,284.40 to 18,786.20
Report checked against a past period 8.7%: CAD 18,426.60 to 28,179.30
Launch 8.5%: CAD 18,003.00 to 27,531.50
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 21,180 to 32,390

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Example projectWeb appMobile appMaterials tracking

GPS and RFID equipment tracking

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A service company with tools, tanks and downhole equipment spread across dozens of leases cannot say what is where, so it re-rents equipment it already owns.

// What we would build

GPS trackers on tanks and trailers, on-metal RFID tags and labels on tools, handheld readers in the yards, and a map and app that show where every item is, who has it and when it is due for inspection.

// What is in it

GPS trackers on large equipment, with location history by lease
On-metal RFID tags and barcoded labels on tools and downhole equipment
Check-out and check-in at the yard with a handheld reader
Inspection and certification dates with reminders
A map for dispatch and an app for drivers and yard staff

// Stack

GPS trackers with cellular data
UHF RFID on-metal tags
React Native
Next.js
PostgreSQL with PostGIS
AWS

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$162,000 to US$247,000, delivered within 34 weeksCAD 230,000 to 351,800
Hosting: ≈ US$787 a monthCAD 1,120 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month
Hardware: ≈ US$73,900CAD 105,260

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Discovery and site walk-through: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 4.9 to 8.4 weeks
Core features: 1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
First build on devices: 2.4 to 3.9 weeks
Stock, receiving and transfers: 2.9 to 4.9 weeks
Tracking and devices working: 1.9 to 3.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 weeks
Store submission: 0.4 weeks
Pilot site live: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Rollout: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review: 1 week
Hardware delivery, after it is ordered: 2 to 6 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 46,000 to 70,360
Discovery 4.1%: CAD 9,430.00 to 14,423.80
Discovery and site walk-through 4.2%: CAD 9,660.00 to 14,775.60
Design approved 8.4%: CAD 19,320.00 to 29,551.20
Core features 3.4%: CAD 7,820.00 to 11,961.20
Full build 2.2%: CAD 5,060.00 to 7,739.60
First build on devices 9%: CAD 20,700 to 31,662
Stock, receiving and transfers 12.8%: CAD 29,440.00 to 45,030.40
Tracking and devices working 8.5%: CAD 19,550 to 29,903
Testing and fixes 1.1%: CAD 2,530.00 to 3,869.80
Store submission 3%: CAD 6,900 to 10,554
Pilot site live 4.2%: CAD 9,660.00 to 14,775.60
Launch 4.1%: CAD 9,430.00 to 14,423.80
Rollout 5%: CAD 11,500 to 17,590
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 23,000 to 35,180
Battery GPS tracker x 120: CAD 39,270. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Handheld UHF RFID reader x 4: CAD 14,840. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
On-metal UHF RFID tags, 1,000 x 3: CAD 46,810. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Industrial label printer x 1: CAD 2,380. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Cellular GPS development kit, for our build and testing: CAD 310. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
UHF RFID development kit, for our build and testing: CAD 1,360. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Corded barcode scanner, for our build and testing: CAD 290. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones

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Example projectWeb appAICustom LLM

Pipeline corrosion model

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

Integrity engineers review thousands of photos from digs, drone flights and facility inspections by eye, and the backlog decides which sites are looked at first.

// What we would build

A custom vision model, fine-tuned on the operator's own labelled inspection images, that flags coating damage and corrosion for an engineer to review, served in the operator's own cloud account so the images stay theirs.

// What is in it

Images labelled by your integrity team in a simple tool
A model fine-tuned on your images and measured on a held-out set
A review queue ranked by severity, where engineers confirm or overrule
Findings linked to the pipeline segment or facility
Overrules saved as the next round of training data

// Stack

PyTorch
ONNX Runtime
Python
Next.js
AWS GPU instances

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$149,000 to US$227,000, delivered within 36 weeksCAD 212,000 to 323,600
Hosting: ≈ US$7,020 a monthCAD 10,000 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

AI route: Custom LLM
Model running cost: ≈ US$6,530 a monthCAD 9,300 a month

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Data and evaluation plan: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 2.4 to 4.4 weeks
Core features: 1.9 to 3.4 weeks
Full build: 1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Training: 8.9 to 15.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 weeks
Evaluation and red-teaming: 3.9 to 4.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Production: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 42,160 to 64,480
Discovery 1.3%: CAD 2,740.40 to 4,191.20
Data and evaluation plan 8.2%: CAD 17,285.60 to 26,436.80
Design approved 1.3%: CAD 2,740.40 to 4,191.20
Core features 4%: CAD 8,432 to 12,896
Full build 2.6%: CAD 5,480.80 to 8,382.40
Training 24.8%: CAD 52,278.40 to 79,955.20
Testing and fixes 1.3%: CAD 2,740.40 to 4,191.20
Evaluation and red-teaming 16.5%: CAD 34,782 to 53,196
Launch 1.3%: CAD 2,740.40 to 4,191.20
Production 8.7%: CAD 18,339.60 to 28,048.80
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 21,080 to 32,240
GPU time for training and testing, at cost: CAD 1,200. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones

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Example projectWeb appBlockchain

Custody transfer ledger

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

An operator, a midstream company and the joint venture partners reconcile measured volumes at custody transfer points every month, and every difference becomes a dispute.

// What we would build

Meter readings at each custody transfer point recorded on a private permissioned ledger that the operator, the midstream company and the main partners each run a node of, with the agreed volumes passed to joint venture and royalty accounting. If one party is trusted by all, a shared database is cheaper, and we will say so.

// What is in it

Meter volumes read from the historian at each custody transfer point
Each reading and each correction recorded on a private chain with a node per party
Monthly allocations agreed on the record, not in a spreadsheet
Agreed volumes sent to joint venture and royalty accounting
An audit export for partners and auditors

// Stack

Next.js
Hyperledger Besu (private, permissioned)
PostgreSQL
Historian API
AWS

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$126,000 to US$193,000, delivered within 25 weeksCAD 180,000 to 275,300
Hosting: ≈ US$492 a monthCAD 700 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Architecture: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 2.9 to 5.4 weeks
Core features: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
Devnet: 3.4 to 5.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 weeks
Testnet: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Mainnet: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

Historian access approved by your control systems team: 1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 36,000 to 55,060
Discovery 2.5%: CAD 4,500.00 to 6,882.50
Architecture 6.7%: CAD 12,060.00 to 18,445.10
Design approved 2.5%: CAD 4,500.00 to 6,882.50
Core features 7.5%: CAD 13,500.00 to 20,647.50
Full build 5%: CAD 9,000 to 13,765
Devnet 20.2%: CAD 36,360.00 to 55,610.60
Testing and fixes 2.5%: CAD 4,500.00 to 6,882.50
Testnet 13.4%: CAD 24,120.00 to 36,890.20
Launch 2.5%: CAD 4,500.00 to 6,882.50
Mainnet 7.2%: CAD 12,960.00 to 19,821.60
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 18,000 to 27,530

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Example projectWeb app

Production and downtime dashboard

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A producer's engineers pull production volumes, downtime reasons and field tickets into spreadsheets every week to see which wells and facilities are underperforming.

// What we would build

A dashboard loaded every night from production accounting, downtime logs and field tickets, showing volumes against forecast by well and facility, downtime by cause, and the operating cost behind each, with drill-down to the source records.

// What is in it

Production, downtime and field ticket data loaded every night
Volumes against forecast by well and facility
Downtime by cause, with the hours it cost
Drill down from a chart to the source records

// Stack

PostgreSQL
dbt
Apache Superset
Python
DigitalOcean

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$45,000 to US$68,800, delivered within 14 weeksCAD 64,100 to 98,000
Hosting: ≈ US$344 a monthCAD 490 a month
Support: ≈ US$1,000 a monthCAD 1,425 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 2.4 to 3.4 weeks
Core features: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 30%: CAD 19,230 to 29,400
Discovery 6.6%: CAD 4,230.60 to 6,468.00
Design approved 6.6%: CAD 4,230.60 to 6,468.00
Core features 20%: CAD 12,820 to 19,600
Full build 13.3%: CAD 8,525.30 to 13,034.00
Testing and fixes 6.6%: CAD 4,230.60 to 6,468.00
Launch 6.9%: CAD 4,422.90 to 6,762.00
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 6,410 to 9,800

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// by service

Go deeper on one kind of work.

Pages for the services we have the most to say about in this industry.

~/apps

Oil and gas field apps

Offline iOS and Android apps for oil and gas field crews: field tickets with signatures, leak surveys and repairs, safe work permits and GPS and RFID equipment tracking.

~/ai

AI for pipelines

Custom vision models fine-tuned on your own dig, drone and facility images that flag corrosion and coating damage for integrity engineers to review, in your own cloud account.

~/chains

Custody volume ledger

Custody transfer readings and allocations shared by operators, midstream companies and joint venture partners on a private permissioned ledger, feeding JV and royalty accounting.

// questions

What buyers in this industry ask us.

Do you work beyond Alberta and British Columbia?

Yes. We are in British Columbia and work with clients anywhere; prices are in Canadian dollars.

Can you tell us what the emissions rules require?

No. We scope and build the reporting with your regulatory team and your advisers, who interpret the rules. We do not give legal or regulatory advice.

How do payments work?

A deposit to start, then payments at agreed milestones, with 10% held until 30 days after launch. The deposit is a smaller share on larger projects.

Who owns the code and the models?

You do, once the work is paid for, including models trained on your inspection images.

// other industries

Nearby industries.

~/energy

Energy and utilities

Field inspection and work order apps for your crews, operations assistants on private models, renewable certificate ledgers and feeder load forecasting.

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~/mining

Mining and resources

Pre-start and safety apps, geology assistants on private models, chain-of-custody passports for battery metals, and dashboards that watch your tailings.

See the examples

~/epc

Engineering and construction (EPC/EPCM)

Laydown yard and site warehouse apps, completions, vendor data, progress and the integrations that join your big platforms.

See the examples

All industries

// where we work

Find your market.

We work from Kelowna with clients across Canada, the United States and further afield. Each market page covers working hours, hosting, the privacy law that applies, and prices in your currency.

Every market

// next

Not quite your project?

Tell us what you have in mind. We will come back to you with a range and the questions that would narrow it. Or book a call and talk it through.

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