Oil And Gas Asset Management With Modern Technologies
Modern technologies have a big impact on the oil and gas asset management. Mobile and IoT technologies
help oil and gas companies increase operations efficiency, reduce downtime and enhance safety on the oil and gas drilling sites.
A QR Inventory software uses modern technologies to simplify and automate asset management for the oil and gas industry:
Use smartphones for on site asset tracking
Smartphones allow oil and gas field staff to track assets, tools and equipment in real time.
They can update asset location and status, and access asset info on site.
Built-in GPS location tracking help you determine asset location and pass it on to the cloud software.
Using QR codes or RF Tags for oil and gas asset management
QR codes, barcodes, NFC or
BLE tags
allow for an easy field asset tracking. All of these tags (QR codes, NFC, BLE) can be scanned with the mobile phones.
A scan uniquely identifies an asset, reducing manal entries and errors.
Asset tracking mobile app
You can use a mobile app for Android or iOS tracking oil and gas assets in real time.
Use a mobile app for the QR codes, barcodes, NFC tags or BLE tags scanning, data entry and look up.
A mobile app provides a link to the central database and a cloud software. Real time asset data updates give
all software users live access to assets location, status and maintenance history.
A cloud asset management software
A cloud-based asset management software provides a secure oil and gas asset data storage and live data access.
Bluetooth technology automates oil and gas asset management
Bluetooth asset tracking system speeds up and improves
accuracy of the oil and gas asset management. Field employees can use smartphones for the bulk scanning of assets tagged with the BLE beacon tags.
You can also use a
Bluetooth IoT gateway
for a
fully automated asset tracking
on the oil and gas sites.
Oil and gas sites conditions monitoring with IoT sensors
IoT sensors
monitor temperature and humidity remotely, and report data 24/7. The
IoT temperature and humidity monitoring system
is fully automated. Oil and gas sites employees do not need to do any manual measurements or fill out paper forms.
With the
QR Inventory software you can pick a set of technologies that is right for you. Find the right balance between asset management automation
and a software and hardware cost
to accommodate your specific needs.
Oil And Gas Asset Management Software Features And Benefits
An efficient asset management is vital for the oil and gas industry. Oil and gas assets are used on the dispersed field sites. It is important to
have accurate location of all assets, and keep track of the assets movement. Timely asset maintenance is critical. It prolongs equipment useful life, and increases
safety of the oil and gas operations.
Mobile Asset Tracking In The Field In Real Time
Track oil and gas assets in the field with minimal effort using a mobile asset tracking system.
Oil And Gas Asset Management With Mobile Phones And QR Codes
A QR Inventory mobile app helps oil and gas field workers manage assets in real time with minimal effort.
They can record assets shipments, deliveries, transfers and returns on a smartphone using QR code or barcode scanning.
You can also use rugged mobile computers specifically designed for the harsh outdoor conditions for asset tracking.
You can add a checklist to record oil and gas equipment conditions at each step. Field employees fill out a checklist on a smartphone.
They can add photos for visual documentation, and capture signatures
to confirm equipment check out, deliveries and returns.
GPS location of the equipment, date, time and an employee who performed a transaction ar recorded automatically.
Using NFC Or BLE Tags For Oil And Gas Asset Management
If you routinely transfer large volume of assets and equipment between oil and gas field sites, using NFC or BLE tags will significantly speed
up asset management tasks. With NFC tags, field technicians do not have to focus a smartphone camera to scan an asset.
A quick touch of an item with a smartphone will add it to the transaction batch.
BLE tags are fastest and most efficient as compared to QR codes or NFC.
With BLE tags you do not need to scan individual assets.
Instead, a field technician just opens a mobile app and starts BLE scan with a click of a button.
This adds all assets to the asset transaction at once.
No matter how many assets you need to move, just several clicks in the mobile app will add all of them to the batch
and submit data to the backend cloud software.
Oil And Gas Asset Management Software With Field Data Access
Make sure that field employees always have an access to the information on the equipment they use.
One scan of a QR code, NFC tag or a BLE tag provides field technicians with
the equipment specs sheet, operating instructions, pdf documents, images and drawings, past maintenance history, etc.
A field technician can instantly access inventory and parts stock at all sites with a QR code scan.
Once he sees the stock level he can place field order
from a mobile app.
Real time data access increases field technicians productivity, reduces mistakes and delays.
IoT Asset Management For Oil And Gas Industry
Streamline oil and gas operations with IoT asset management.
Automated Oil And Gas Asset Tracking
An IoT option allows you to track assets on the oil and gas sites automatically 24/7.
IoT asset tracking is included in the QR Inventory software.
An IoT system allows you to track equipment and tools without the employees needing to scan anything.
A QR Inventory software uses Bluetooth technology for IoT asset tracking. You install Bluetooth IoT gateways in the locations where you need to track assets.
A gateway detects assets labeled with the BLE tags and sends data to the backend cloud software at predefined intervals.
You can manage IoT gateways on site or remotely via the cloud software web interface. After you register a gateway with the asset tracking software system,
you can set asset tracking parameters that suit your needs. These parameters include BLE scan time, what time should pass between the scans, and how often
asset tracking data should be sent
to the cloud software. You can define rules for the assets that should or should not appear in the specific locations. If these rules are violated you
receive an instant alert.
An IoT asset tracking system gives a full 24 / 7 visibility into assets at all oil and gas sites. And you get these data without any manual labor.
Remote Asset Conditions Monitoring Using IoT Sensors
IoT sensors help you catch a problem with oil and gas equipment at the start. You can fix it before you have a bigger issue.
A remote
IoT temperature and humidity monitoring system
is included as an option in the QR Inventory software.
The system consists of
BLE IoT sensors
and gateways. IoT sensors deliver measurements to the gateway. A gateway processes data and sends them to a remote cloud server.
You can review digital logs of all measured parameters for the assets from all oil and gas sites via a single web dashboard.
If temperature, humidity or other parameters go outside of the acceptable range you get an instant alert. You can correct
the issue quickly before it resulted in a bigger problem.
Cloud Based Asset Tracking System With A Mobile App
Give all team members live acces to the assets on the oil and gas sites with the cloud based asset management system.
A Mobile Application For The Oil And Gas Asset Management
A QR Inventory mobile app gives oil and gas field technicians all asset management tools to be productive.
They can use it to record equipment relocation,
fill out equipment maintenance and service forms, review equipment documentation, check inventory
stock, and more.
Field technicians can use a mobile app on their own smartphones or on the smartphones or tablets issued by the company.
A mobile app is available for devices running iOS or Android.
You can also install a QR Inventory application on the mobile computers running Android OS.
If you prefer to use a barcode scanner for scanning QR codes or barcodes you can do so as well.
A mobile app is natively integrated with the Socket Mobile line of bluetooth barcode scanners.
A mobile app supports different types of asset tags. You can use barcodes, QR codes, NFC tags, BLE tags, or any combination of these tags.
An Asset Management Cloud Software
A mobile app for oil and gas asset management is connected to the central database and a web based software on a remote cloud server.
All asset data recorded in the field on the mobile devices is sent to the backend cloud software in real time.
At the same time anything that is done on the office computers is instantly available to the mobile app users in the field.
All authorized software users have live access to the asset data regardless of where they are and what device they are using.
A mobile app is used by the oil and gas technicians for the field asset management tasks. A cloud software web interface is used by the office
employees for setting up the system, managing work orders, reviewing asset data and reports.
A QR Inventory software provides seamless field - office communications, and gives timely access to the required information to all company employees.
You do not need paper forms, spreadsheets, tons of manual work and double entries in order to keep an accurate track of the assets.
You have digital records that you can easily search and access on demand from anywhere.
Automated Oil And Gas Asset Maintenance
Extend the life of the valuable oil and gas assets with the timely maintenance and well-equipped workforce.
Oil And Gas Asset Maintenance Management With Mobile Forms
Schedule and record oil and gas equipment maintenance with the
mobile data collection module of the QR Inventory software.
Mobile data collection module allows you to create custom mobile forms for all types of the oil and gas site paperwork. You can create
equipment maintenance forms,
inspection checklists, safety audit forms, vehicle DVIR forms, etc.
Oil and gas technicians scan a QR code on the asset to access the correct mobile form and fill it out on a smartphone.
Completed forms are submitted to the backend cloud software in real time. If there is no data connection in the field, the
forms are saved on the mobile devices and are sent to the backend cloud software when connection is available.
Submitted forms are immediately available to the authorized software users via the web reports.
The mobile forms system helps you keep maintenance records for oil and gas equipment well organized, accessible on demand and easily searchable.
Analytical reports help you understand the trends and patterns in equipment break downs, and correct the problems.
Digital Work Order System For Oil And Gas Assets Maintenance
A mobile data collection module helps you automate
work order dispatch and management process.
You can create, assign, complete and archive work order for the oil and gas assets in several easy steps:
- Pre-fill a form for the work order online
- Assign work order to a technician
- A technician sees work orders assigned to them in the mobile app
- He click on a work order to see details and access a partially filled out form
- A technician completes the work order, fills out the rest of the form, and submit it to a back end cloud software
- An office employee can check the work order and optionally fill out "office only" part of the form
- A work order is marked as completed
- Digital work order documentation is preserved in the cloud system
- You can access current and past work order records on demand and search them by various parameters to quickly find what you need
Streamlined Field Inventory Requests And Fulfillment
A
field inventory requisition module
allows field employees to easily request parts and materials for oil and gas equipment maintenance.
They can do it in a mobile app, using a QR code scanning or a frequently ordered parts list.
The submitted order for parts and materials goes through the automated approval and fulfillment process.
A manager has an option to alter the request, deny
an entire order or individual parts, and specify which parts go to the back order.
Once the field inventory request is approved, fully or partially, it goes to the fulfillment.
Delivered inventory is scanned at the oil and gas site
using a
mobile app. As incoming inventory is scanned, stock level and a purchase order are updated automatically.
Administrators can review all field inventory requests, their status and fulfillment via the cloud software web dashboard.
