Drilling Software - Detailed Functionality

An Intuitive and powerful drilling software application designed to aid Operators and Service Company's deal with the challenges todays drilling industry presents. From the onshore drilling engineering team to the well placement specialists on the rig, Innova provides a complete solution in one simple and easy to use package

Features

  • Remote Directional Drilling & RTOC features
  • Directional Drilling Dashboard
  • Remote data fetch
  • Real Time Data Exchange
  • Well Trajectory Design
  • Real Time Anti-Collision
  • Wellbore Visualization
  • Survey Management
  • Geomagnetic Modelling
  • Integrated Geo-steering functionality
  • Integrated Daily Reporting
  • Database Analytics Tool
  • Well AFE Designer
  • Torque & Drag Analysis
  • Hydraulics & Hole Cleaning Analysis
  • Survey Correction
  • BHA Analysis & SAG Correction
  • Magnetic Interference Calculator
  • Casing Standoff & Centralizer Spacing
  • Jar Placement
  • Cementing
  • Casing Design
  • Well Control

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Well Seeker Pro

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Comprehensive Well Path Planning

Comprehensive Well Path Planning

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Anti-Collision Tools

Anti-Collision Tools

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Powerful Database

Powerful Database

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Wellbore Visualisation

Wellbore Visualisation

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Integrated GeoSteering

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Geomagnetic Modelling

Geomagnetic Modelling

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Standard Reporting Features

Standard Reporting Features

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Integrated Daily Reporting Features

Integrated Daily Reporting Features

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Well Planning Import

Well Planning Import

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Database Analytics Tool

Database Analytics Tool

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Well AFE Designer

Well AFE Designer

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Bid Sheets

Bid Sheets

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Additional Features

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Wits & Remote Directional Drilling

Wits & Remote Directional Drilling

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Dashboards

Dashboards

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Innova Phone & Tablet App

EDR Data

Engineering

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Torque & Drag

Torque & Drag

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Hydraulics & Hole Cleaning

Hydraulics & Hole Cleaning

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Survey Correction

Survey Correction

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BHA Analysis & SAG Correction

BHA Analysis & SAG Correction

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Magnetic Interference Calculator

Magnetic Interference Calculator

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Casing Standoff & Centralizer Spacing

Casing Standoff & Centralizer Spacing

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Jar Placement

Jar Placement

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Cementing

Cementing

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Well Control

Well Control

Mobile App & Web Portal

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Innova Web Portal

Innova Web Portal

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Innova Phone & Tablet App

Innova Phone App

Comprehensive Well Path Planning

Comprehensive Well Path Planning

  • Full range of easy to use 2D & 3D well planning methods including:
    • Dogleg Tool Face
    • Build and Turn
    • Optimum Align using Curve-Hold-Curve or Curve-Curve
    • Line up on Target at specified inc / azi
    • One click S-Well and Slant Well construction
  • Supports multiple target geometries including:
    • Simple 2D circular and Elliptical
    • Point & Rectangular
    • Complex 3D multi point Polygonal
  • Create Drillers Targets based on error models, well trajectory & required confidence
  • Supports advanced well planning for all applications; from simple vertical exploration wells to complex multi-laterals
Anti-Collision Tools

Anti-Collision Tools

  • Perform anti-collision scans using industry leading proximity detection algorithms
  • Calculate ellipse of uncertainty (EOU) using full range of ISCWSA MWD and Gyro error models
  • Error outputs and Centre to Centre distances validated against ISCWSA standard well paths to <0.1% error
  • Anti-collision scans can be run interactively during planning and drilling phases on multiple actual wells / plans
  • User defined warning criteria and alerts can be set to notify of potential collision risk
  • Casing and hole diameters can be included in separation factor calculation in order increase accuracy. Especially important for top hole drilling with large diameter surface casing
  • Ability to create custom Instrument Performance Models (IPM)
  • Error output sigma level can be selected by the user
  • Real Time AC feature allows monitoring of multiple offset wells and distance to lease lines
  • Anti-collision tools such as travelling cylinder view and ladder plot update in real time as additional surveys are entered
  • Advanced anti-collision visualisation tools available including:
    • Ladder Plot
    • Separation Factor Plot
    • Travelling Cylinder Plot
Powerful Database

Powerful Database

  • Built on a powerful database engine which allows storage and navigation for an unlimited number of actual wells and plans
  • Easy navigation of database through familiar tree view
  • Import and export of data allows easy transfer of wells and plans from office locations to the field
  • Both local and SQL Server databases available
  • Local databases can be easily set up to provide real time data exchange with the master SQL Server database, allowing surveys, daily reports, BHA's etc to be updated on the master database in real time from the field
  • Local databases can perform a remote data fetch allowing them to pull plans and offset data directly from the master SQL Server database. This permits the field engineers to quickly build a database with all the relevant data.
Wellbore Visualisation

Wellbore Visualization

  • Fully customisable, advanced and powerful 3D plotting capability
    • Plan View (Top Down) Plot
    • Section View (Side On) Plot
    • 3D Plot
      • Fly down well 3D chart feature
      • Visualise Closest approach to all offset wells
    • Spider Plot with interactive TVD slice control
    • Azimuth Comparison Plot (Azimuth vs MD)
    • Inclination Comparison Plot (Inclination vs MD)
    • Dogleg Comparison Plot (Dogleg vs MD)
    • Live View Plot
  • Print directly to multiple image formats including PDF / jpg / bmp / png.
  • Copy directly to clipboard allowing images to be quickly added to Word, Excel & PowerPoint documents
  • Wall Plot Composer (WPC) allows the user to create customisable wall plots which can include data tables.
    • Pre-defined plot sizes range from A0 to A7 with a user defined option also available
Integrated Geosteering Functionality

Integrated Geosteering Functionality

  • Visualise formation top and target depths
  • Customisable outputs in both 2D and 3D charts
  • Provides clear visual updates of drilling corridor to directional driller
  • Update and model geological target corridor based on real time updates
  • Quickly create offset plans based on real time geosteering updates
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Geomagnetic Modelling

  • Includes World Magnetic Model (WMM) and International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF) model as standard
  • Supports British Geological Survey Global Geomagnetic Model (BGGM)
    • available only to full BGGM license holders
  • Supports High Definition Geomagnetic Model (HDGM)
    • available only to full HDGM license holders
  • Supports MagVAR’s high definition model (MVHD)
    • available only to MVHD license holders
Standard Reporting Features

Standard Reporting Features

  • User defined reports include:
    • Standard Survey reports
    • Geographic Survey reports
    • Anti-Collision reports
    • Ellipse of uncertainty (EOU) reports
  • Exports to fully customisable PDF and Excel reports
  • Wall Plot Composer
Integrated Daily Reporting Features

Integrated Daily Reporting Features

Fully Integrated within Innova's Well Seeker Pro are advanced custom daily reporting and performance reporting features including:

  • Daily Reports
  • Slide Sheets
    • Ability to populate Daily Reports directly from the slide sheet
    • Ability to auto populate slide sheets via received WITS data
  • Daily Cost Reports
  • Well Cost Reports
  • Mud Cost Report
  • Cost tracking
  • Mud Chemical Inventory
  • Tool Inventory
  • Tool Utilisation Reports
  • Personnel Utilisation Reports
  • Tool and Personnel Tracking
  • Shipping Tickets
  • Pipe Tally
  • BHA Reports
  • Motor and MWD Performance Reports
  • Motor and MWD Failure Reports
  • End of Well Reports
  • Company Man Report
  • KPI Tracking
  • Well statistics provides a detailed overview of the well data including well phases and BHA’s
  • Click of a button morning report package, directly opens outlook email complete with excel morning report and copy of current database as attachments and email body populated with a synopsis of daily operations
  • Generate and output detailed reports at the click of a button
  • Excel and PDF output
  • Easily create and output custom reports and charts
Well Planning Import

Well Planning Import

  • Create instant well plans by importing data directly from a predefined excel spreadsheet
  • Allows initial planning of multiple wells at the click of a button
  • Imports Targets & Lease Lines
  • Imports Casings
  • Imports Formations
  • User definable Nudge & Curve Doglegs
Database Analytics Tool

Database Analytics Tool

  • Powerful search tool to find and compare wells across the entire database. Multiple search criteria options available including Date Range, Radius from a given well, Formation, Assembly type, Failures, State, Directional Company, Hole Size, Rig and LIH etc
  • Plot all selected wells together on google maps. Surface locations, Plans, Surveys and Lease Lines can all be displayed.
  • Motor, MWD and Section KPI Reports
  • Revenue Report
  • Rig Days Report
  • Personnel Utilisation Report
  • Well Ranking Report
  • Compare KPI metrics between multiple wells and well phases:
    • Slide & Rotation Footage
    • Depth Vs Time
    • Failure Analysis
    • Directional Cost per Foot
    • Well Cost per Foot
    • BHA Details
    • Detailed Cost Breakdown
    • Wells by Formation, Directional Company, Motor Make, Bit Make
    • ROP & Footage by Formation, Directional Company, Motor Make, Bit Make, Hole Size
    • Activity & Phase Comparison
    • Wells by Rig
    • ROP & Footage by Rig
    • Parameter Comparison
    • Well / Section Performance
    • Average Interval Cost per Quarter
    • Driller Performance
Well AFE Designer

Well AFE Designer

The Authorization For Expenditure (AFE) Designer is a powerful well plan costing tool which includes the following features:

  • Build detailed AFE for any well plan from mobilisation to demobilisation
  • Probabilistic & Deterministic approach
  • Calculate costs for P10, P50, P90 scenarios
  • Standardised cost codes
  • Factor in associated risks and assign probabilities
  • Export KPI charts:
    • Time Probability Density Function
    • Cost Probability Density Function
    • Time Cumulative Density Function
    • Cost Cumulative Density Function
    • Depth vs Time
    • Cost vs Time
    • Time Interval
    • Time Cumulative
    • Cost Interval
    • Cost Cumulative
  • Generate full reports with detailed timeline and cost breakdown:
    • Event Model
    • Detailed Event Breakdown with costs
    • Cost Model
    • Time vs Depth
    • Cost vs Depth
    • Time Histogram
    • Cost Histogram
    • Full report containing all the above reports and all KPI charts
Asset Management - expanded

Asset Management

  • Component Definitions: Detail all tools and their subcomponents including part numbers, size, serial numbers, value, properties etc
  • Asset inventory: Accurately record all assets including complete tools and subcomponents
  • Consumables inventory: Accurately record all consumables
  • Purchase Orders: Quickly create PO's by choosing components directly from the component definitions. Received components can be directly added to the inventory via the PO dialog
  • Vendors List and Shipping address list for quick population of PO addresses
  • Inventory overview provides a useful summary of all assets on location, in transit and on order
  • Tools can be sent from the asset inventory, directly to the inventory of a given well in the database, allowing the tool to be included in any BHA
  • Asset Builds allows the user to create multiple builds for each tool, where they can select all the relevant components from the inventory, which were used in the build
  • Build sheets and tear down sheets can be created, and once populated can be imported back into the program.
  • Run history can be associated with each build, and this can be populated automatically when the tool has been included in any BHA in the daily reporting
  • Work Orders can be created and tracked for each job, detailing all the relevant information i.e. required tools, required date, company, job etc.
  • Asset Analytics
    • Powerful search tool to find and compare builds across the entire database. Multiple search criteria options available including Date Range, Failures, Asset Type, Formation, Mud Type, Properties, LIH etc
    • Compare KPI metrics between multiple builds:
    • Runs per Operator & Formation
    • Footage per Operator & Formation
    • Runs vs Dogleg
    • Runs vs Temperature
    • Cost Per Operator
    • Cost Per Formation
    • Components Damaged per Operator and Formation
    • Components Scrapped per Operator and Formation
    • Reasons Scrapped
    • Asset Utilisation
Torque & Drag

Torque & Drag

  • Latest soft string model with stiffness correction factor
  • Model Viscous Drag, additional side force due to buckling & Contact Surface Correction
  • Conservative (Unloading) & Standard (Loading) buckling Models
  • Calculate T&D for multiple rig operations simultaneously Tripping In / Out, Rotating On / Off Bottom, Sliding and Reaming
  • Ability to model for both pumps on and pumps off and account for string differential pressure
  • Calculate Sinusoidal and Helical buckling limits
  • Full support for casing, liner, tubing & drilling assemblies
  • Full support for complex 3D directional wells
  • Friction factor sensitivity analysis for unlimited number of friction factors, or single calculation
  • Models casing flotation / drill string fill
  • Model effects of bow spring centralizers on torque and drag
  • Friction reduction devices (Non-rotating drill pipe protectors) can be modelled
  • Calculates expected pipe stretch and torque induced pipe twist
  • Elemental (snapshot) view available for all calculations
  • Calculate side forces & casing wear for all operations
  • Drill string fatigue prediction
  • Real time data can be modelled & displayed alongside the calculated data in order to back calculate real time friction factor
  • Actual and apparent WOB and overpull calculations, visualize how much overpull / WOB is experienced at the bit for a given value seen at surface. Useful for determining trip / overpull margins and for setting packers & liner hangers
  • Casing Standoff & Centralizer Spacing Calculation. Use to optimise standoff and achieve proper zonal isolation
  • Ability to model expandable liners including max pull, pull at cone, expected expansion hookload as well as outer & inner string running loads
  • Ability to model different materials such as Aluminium, Titanium as well as steel
  • Ability to model Air Drilling
  • Option to select the fluid level in the wellbore
Hydraulics & Hole Cleaning

Hydraulics & Hole Cleaning

  • Support for multiple hydraulic models:
    • Bingham Plastic
    • Power Law
    • Herschel Bulkley
    • Robertson Stiff
  • Calculated Outputs:
    • Standpipe Pressures
    • ECD: cuttings loaded and clean hole
    • Surge and Swab
  • Complete set of hole cleaning outputs:
    • Annular Velocity Profile
    • Cuttings Carrying Index (CCI)
    • Cuttings %
    • Minimum Flowrate required for good hole cleaning (sensitivity analysis for ROP)
  • Options for single calculation or sensitivity analysis for unlimited number of flowrates and tripping speeds simultaneously
  • Full support for riser-less / dual gradient drilling
  • Split flow modelling for complex BHAs with multiple hole openers / under reamers / circulating subs
  • Incorporate data gathered at the well site into the hydraulics model and overlay the real-world data and the theoretical hydraulics model
  • Enter multiple pore pressures & fracture gradients and plot against modelled data
  • Surge and swab calculations can be calculated for any reference:
    • Bit
    • Casing Shoe
    • Bottom Hole
    • Any User Defined depth
  • Surge and swab model can also include the effects of pipe acceleration, gel strength, coil tubing operations such as continuous tripping and continuous circulation
  • Model the effect of stabilisers and casing centralisers
  • Quick bit hydraulics calculator, determine bit pressure losses and impact force without having to setup a complete project
  • Pump Pressure Safety Factor: Option to allow the user to increase the SPP by a specified percentage
  • Ability to model air drilling
  • Ability to apply a back pressure for MPD operations
  • Ability to include additional riser boost flow rate
Survey Correction - expanded

Survey Correction

  • Correct raw MWD surveys for Z axis magnetic interference with latest short collar correction algorithm
  • QC raw MWD surveys for G total, B total and SCC with user definable limits
  • Well path magnetic interference analysis, calculate the expected error in azimuth for a given amount of non mag spacing. Fully supports intermediate steel above and below the MWD sensor or both
  • Multi Station Analysis (MSA) can be used to calculate an optimal bias and scale factor for XYZ magnetometers and accelerometers
  • No need to enter a separate BHA for magnetic interference or SAG correction. All calculations can be done from one BHA which greatly simplifies data entry.
  • Option to include inclination weighting on least squares fit (LSQ) calculation
  • Optimise the non mag spacing requirements and determine the best survey correction method for a give well trajectory / BHA
  • Full support for the following Survey Calculation Methods:
    • Minimum Curvature
    • Radius of Curvature
    • Tangential
    • Balanced Tangential
  • Supports survey interpolation for both MD and TVD, results can be exported to text or Excel
  • Produce fully customisable plots for both section and plan views and overlay well plan and actual surveys on one chart
  • QC raw MWD surveys for G total, B total and magnetic dip with user definable limits
BHA Analysis & SAG Correction

BHA Analysis & SAG Correction

  • Survey SAG correction algorithm, to correct survey inclinations for BHA deflections
  • Can model bent motors and rotary steerable systems
  • Rotary BHA modelling to aid in build / walk rate predictions (equilibrium rate)
  • Predicted build / walk Rate for Sliding based on motor bend, hole size and Bit Formation Index
  • Predicated build / walk rates for both push and point the bit rotary steerable systems
  • Take in to account bit aggressiveness and bit type (PDC, rollercone)
  • Vibration analysis calculates Critical RPM
Magnetic Interference Calculator

Magnetic Interference Calculator

  • BHA magnetic Interference Calculator Module
  • Well path magnetic interference analysis; calculate the expected error in azimuth for a given amount of non-mag spacing. Fully supports intermediate steel above and below the MWD sensor or both
  • Calculate non-magnetic spacing requirements and azimuth error for any well trajectory and BHA configuration
Casing Standoff & Centralizer Spacing - expanded

Casing Standoff & Centralizer Spacing

  • Model rigid and bow spring centralizers
  • Automatically optimize centralizer placement based on a desired standoff value
  • Calculate deflection at centralisers and mid joint
  • Ability to model bow spring running and restoring forces
  • Model the additional side force created by the compression of bow spring centralizers
  • One click standoff summary report, including tabulated results accompanied by standoff, side forces and hookload charts
Jar Placement - expanded

Jar Placement

  • Calculates neutral point road map which shows WOB to avoid at every depth along the well path
  • Calculates pump open force
  • Model the impact / impulse of all types of jars, accelerators & intensifiers
  • Optimize the hammer length / jar type to maximize impulse / impact
  • Calculates weight above and below jar when vertical in air and mud
  • Calculates weight above and below jar at bottom hole location in air and mud
Cementing - expaned

Cementing

  • Cementing Schematic Animation gives a visual representation of the well geometry, string and fluids at any given stage in the cement job
  • Calculate annular pressure, equivalent circulating density and pump pressure during cementing operations
  • User definable Pumping Schedule
  • Ability to model calculations with inner string
  • Select from Bingham, Power Law, Herschel Bulkley or Robertson Stiff Hydraulics Models
  • Calculate capacities and displacements
  • Calculate Top Down, Bottoms up and Full Circulation times
Well Control - expanded

Well Control

  • Determine kick tolerance and perform sensitivity analysis to show how the kick tolerance changes throughout the section and the effect of mud weight changes
  • Calculate MASP, MAASP in order to determine surface pressure control equipment requirements
  • Quickly determine required kill mud weight and pumping schedule to kill the well
Additional features - expanded

Additional Features

  • Server based licensing
  • Supports data import / export from 3rd party software platforms
  • Ability to import COMPASS XML export files at the click of a button
  • Directional Difficulty Index (DDI) calculator
  • Motor Yield Calculator
  • Motor and MWD Forecasting
WITS & Remote Directional Drilling - Expanded

WITS & Remote Directional Drilling

  • Supports WITS & WITSML connectivity
  • WITS data can be pushed back from the field to the remote server database, where it can be viewed by anyone with the relevant login credentials
  • Slide sheets can be automatically populated based on the data received via the WITS feed.
  • Remote data fetch allows the user to pull wells into a local database, directly from an SQL server database
  • Real Time Data Exchange allows field data to be updated on the SQL server database in real time.
  • DD Dashboard, which provides an interface containing tools a directional driller can utilize while drilling a well either locally on the rig or remotely from an RTOC. It updates automatically while using the WITS feed and contains the following:
    • Rig Gauges
    • A Tool Face Rose which displays Toolface, Effective Toolface, Bit Projection and various other information based on the selected mode
    • Real Time Anti-collision for bit projection
    • Last 4 surveys along with the Slide Seen and Motor Yield for each one
    • Projections including projection to bit and advisory projection
    • Real time 3D plot
    • Drilling parameters charts populated from the WITS data feed
    • Choose between 4 modes: Vertical, Nudge, Curve & Lateral which provide the user with slide and rotary recommendations based on the data entered in the settings menu.
  • Slide Analysis
  • Connection Analysis
Dashboards - Expanded

Dashboards

  • Activity Dashboard
    • Shows a summary with up to date data for all selected wells including, depth vs time chart, revenue tracking, inventory etc
    • Print job board report which includes Active Wells, Upcoming and Standby Wells, daily and monthly revenue and summary of wells by operator, state, and coordinator
  • Logistics Dashboard
    • Provides an overview of all tools in the local inventories within the database giving full oversight of all equipment
    • View all tools in all locations via google maps
    • Various filter options to quickly find the relevant items
  • Rigs Online Dashboard
    • Shows a list of all current jobs where data is being sent from the field to the server database and displays the time since last update
  • AC Dashboard
    • Displays a summary of all open RTAC dialogs
    • At the click of a button the user can open the surveys and RTAC dialogs for all active wells in the database
Innova Drilling Web Portal - expanded

Innova Web Portal

Access your drilling data, anytime, anywhere and on any device with Innova’s Web Portal:

  • View live well updates and drilling data
  • Drilling Dashboard provides multi well visualization
  • Real time performance optimization
  • Integrated message feature for direct communications with rig
  • Daily Reports
  • BHA Reports
  • Slide Sheets
  • Survey updates
  • Well analytics
  • Provide clients access to view activity updates
Bid Sheets

Bid Sheets

  • Quickly populate customer and Supplier addresses and details from dropdown lists
  • Print quotation including a cover letter and any relevant notes
  • Cost Codes included in the bids can be quickly and easily copied to well level where they can then be selected in the Daily Reporting feature
  • Bids are approved by users with the relevant user permissions
  • Bids can be Archived by users with the relevant user permissions
Innova Phone & iPad App - expanded

Innova Phone App

Access your drilling data, anytime, anywhere and on any device with Innova’s Smartphone App:

  • View live well updates and drilling data
  • Drilling Dashboard provides multi well visualization
  • Real time performance optimization
  • Integrated message feature for direct communications with rig
  • Daily Reports
  • BHA Reports
  • Slide Sheets
  • Survey updates
  • Well analytics
  • Edit reporting data directly from your phone or tablet
  • EDR logs display WITS data
  • Provide clients access to view activity updates
Innova Phone & iPad App - expanded

EDR Data

  • Receive serial WITS data directly from the rig
  • Receive WITSML data via a server URL
  • Data Acquisition allows WITS data to be stored on a server database
  • Customizable EDR plots allow the user to view the stored WITS data directly on their phone, tablet or web browser.