New addition to NOV Max platform permits for real-time monitoring of kit throughout completions

By means of its Max Completions software program utility, launched final yr, NOV is trying to allow the large-scale assortment, aggregation and analytics of real-time gear information throughout completions operations. The corporate hopes it will possibly assist operators to each enhance their completions efficiency in addition to scale back upkeep prices. Chatting with DC from the 2023 SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Know-how Convention on 31 January, Travis Thomas, Director of Digital Completions at NOV, discusses how the corporate quantifies worth from the platform, notably how its real-time capabilities enable customers to raised handle failure danger from their gear. He additionally speaks about how real-time information monitoring can affect operational uptime.