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Case Study | Vital Energy

Intelligent Field Operations Solutions

Revolutionizing Energy Production with Vital Energy & Umbrage
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Overview

Vital Energy, an independent energy powerhouse, teamed up with Umbrage to transform their field operations. Hindered by lack of data visibility and systems interaction at the well site, Vital Energy like many others in their industry felt like they were missing critical production opportunities and that there were opportunities for improving the deployment of their field operators and technicians.

The collaboration aimed to streamline field operations and enhance well maintenance efficiency through advanced data science and technology solutions. 


Starting with just ten weeks, Umbrage worked closely with Vital Energy to conceptualize and design two innovative products: a sophisticated Electrical Submersible Pump application and a customizable Field Data Capture software, before moving into a long-term 22+ month partnership to build out and deploy their Dynamic Routing platform. 

Our Approach

The Future Oil Field is Digital

Client Need

The future of oil and gas is digital, but adoption is slow due to infrastructure and cultural challenges. Vital seeks to leverage data and technology for improved production, efficiency, and business value.

Product Definition
Insights Driving Solutions

Umbrage and Vital Energy began with comprehensive working sessions and site visits, gaining insights that shaped user-centric solutions and integrated data management.

Product Development
Powering Up Efficiency

Post-definition, an agile development team worked through a prioritized product backlog, leading to the launch of the initial MVP release of the Dynamic Routing application.

Industrialization
Built to Evolve

From there, the focus has shifted to scaling the Dynamic Routing app starting with data capture and task management to fully automated routing based on operator and technician location and priority.

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The Results

Transforming Insights into Outcomes

The Result

Empowering Field Efficiency


The collaboration between Vital Energy and Umbrage yielded significant outcomes, including the successful completion of the product definition phase, leading to a 22+ month partnership for development focused on continual build out of the Dynamic Routing platform.


The developed application is now actively enhancing onsite data accessibility, improving decision-making, and boosting productivity across operations. 

Features Overview
  • Centralized Data System: Users can filter and access route-specific data, enhancing the visibility and management of KPIs to assess route health effectively.
     

  • Enhanced User Interface: The applications offer a streamlined view of tasks, production insights, and well recommendations, allowing for efficient comparison and editing of telemetry data.
     

  • Dynamic Routing and Task Management: The software provides a prioritized list of tasks based on geographical location and potential financial impact, complete with alternative mapping views for lease operators.

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The Review

"We are very excited and very proud of our dynamic routing application, which Umbrage helped us develop and build."

Brandon Brown, CTO, Vital Energy
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