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Concord and Advanced Measurements develop Prophet System
Concord rig crews are going to have an extra set of eyes at work in the near future. Advanced Measurements Inc. is collaborating with Concord to develop the Prophet automated rig information and safety system. This system combines state of the art data acquisition and advanced safety control systems which gather information from everywhere around the rig. It then analyzes the data and sends it to drillers, rig managers and consultants so they can use it. “We have the ability to be the first out the door with this and lead the industry verses following somebody else. That’s where we want to be,” says Operations Team Leader, Steve Flood. “Once crew training is completed, it will make things safer and save time for rig crews.”
Prophet is already being marketed to the industry, but according to Concord’s Brad Gaulin, Gordon Vivian had the foresight to put Concord at the helm of the project before the competition. “The only way to improve is to get better information for our crews. Gordon had the intuition to see that this could give us the tools we need for continuous improvement.” Brad says using technology to make a difference in our business and making it deliver the most value for the Concord team is an exciting opportunity. Steve has been working on the project since July 2005. “The fact that I have an excellent operations team behind me means I’ve been able to keep my day to day duties going--allowing me to do this,” he says.
