xspoc spe - Norris Rods

Integration with other systems
XSPOC is built on top of Microsoft’s
SQL Server database technology. This
allows great flexibility in the area of data
integration. In order for XSPOC to
perform its tasks, it needs data that is
commonly stored on other systems.
Examples of this data would be production
test data and well equipment data.
Figure 4 illustrates the types of systems
that XSPOC can integrate with. Theta
has designed modules that enable
XSPOC to use data stored in third-party
systems, such as Landmark’s DIMS or
Peloton’s WellView well management
systems. For production information,
XSPOC can import this data from other
third-party databases, such as
Schlumberger’s FieldView. Sharing this
information means that the user only
needs to enter it one time, and does not
have to worry about the data being
inconsistent in different systems. Having
one point of entry for the data will result
in greater data integrity. The accuracy of
the data is extremely important to the
diagnostics, as erroneous data leads to
wrong conclusions in the analysis
results.
Support for many devices
Many of today’s hardware devices
that actually control operations at the
wellhead are very sophisticated. One of
XSPOC’s roles is to interface with these
devices in a user-friendly way, without
sacrificing the ability to support the full
feature set of these devices. Lufkin
Automation’s SAM pump-off controller is
an example of a powerful device that is
seamlessly integrated with XSPOC. Andy
Cordova, general sales manager for
Lufkin Automation says, “XSPOC has
allowed users to take advantage of the
Lufkin SAM Well Manager’s technology
of controlling off the downhole pump
card every stroke and monitoring from a
central system. Support of Sam’s
advanced features in XSPOC is the best
in the industry and is bringing great
value to the operators.”
XSPOC can be used to start and stop
wells, and to remotely change any
control setpoints that affect how the
controller operates. Jeremy Stewart
with Apache Canada states, “The twoway
communications with the Lufkin
Figure 3 - Rod pumping automation economic benefits
SAM controllers saves our operators
hours per week with uploading and
downloading of setpoints.”
XSPOC also supports a wide array of
other automation hardware used in the
oilfield, with nearly 40 different devices
today. This translates into XSPOC being
Figure 4 - Data integration with XSPOC
used for much more than just rodpumped
wells. Theta’s customers are
using it with progressive cavity pumps,
electrical submersible pumps, injectors,
gas meters (EFM), well test facilities,
tank batteries and other oilfield
facilities. Since XSPOC also supports a
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