Independent Data Services (UK) Ltd.

General information

IDS has been providing web-delivered operational reporting solutions to the upstream oil and gas industry for more than 20 years. Drilling contractors, operators, and service companies utilise the data management capabilities of IDS' DrillNet, GeoNet, TourNet and Anova software to obtain a crucial insight into operational performance through pre-configured dashboards and advanced benchmarking visualisations.

IDS remains at the very forefront as an operational reporting and data analysis provider using the skills of experienced engineers in conjunction with advanced IT proficiencies. As a strong advocate of data integration, the company's web-delivered solutions minimise data entry, while maximising data integrity, enabling companies to increase operational efficiencies.

Remote Strategic Monitoring of Offshore Operations
IDS strategic monitoring capabilities have the capacity to track all costs associated with an operation. Known for being a pioneer in the regulatory reporting business, IDS allows for the capture, analysis and reporting of all factors related to drilling, completions, workovers, and intervention activities.

The company provides the ability to capture and analyse information pertaining to geological formations, plug and abandonment processes, and fracturing. Other significant features include advanced lessons learned and HSE data analysis, the latest rig and well planning capabilities, as well as resource and equipment tracking.

Reporting Software from Concept to Decommissioning
IDS provides reporting solutions with enterprise-level capabilities to suit the complex requirements of multinational oil and gas companies, professional-level solutions for medium-sized companies, as well as basic-level solutions that fit the requirements of junior and emerging companies. A pioneering cost model and 24/7 support centre ensures that all clients are set up to succeed with a system that supports organisation-wide collaboration for the entire drilling project lifecycle, from initial concept to final decommissioning.

All reports (including regulatory reports) can be auto-generated and directly sent to a pre-configured list of recipients to maximise knowledge dissemination. Customised reports, graphical visualisations and dashboards can be built from any operational dataset. All output is presented in traditional business formats, including both Microsoft® Excel and Adobe® PDF.

Secure Data Management Systems
In the oil and gas industry, operating costs are higher than in many other industries. IDS has developed its applications to reduce the need for end-user manual data entry; while maximising the knowledge that must be captured. In order to do this, data bridges are utilised to work with other repositories, such as WITSML and Landmark EDM®. With these integration points, IDS enhances workflows, enables a collaborative environment, and keeps operational knowledge centralised.

Let IDS manage your data so that your engineers can focus on their operations. Your data is safe and secure on IDS servers, which are located in world-class data centres worldwide, backed-up regularly, and recovered when necessary. Instead of following the costly traditional licencing model, IDS allows unlimited users by providing web logins for all necessary employees. Unlike other operational reporting providers, IDS is completely web-based, so no hardware or installations are required, minimising the impact on your company's IT resources.

Web-Based Operational Reports
Since the company was founded in Adelaide, Australia, IDS has continued to elevate the standards when it comes to providing innovative web-delivered reporting solutions.

The initial mission was to solve the problem of providing that crucial daily drilling report, but to do so electronically and to be able to use that data continuously. That WITSML enabled solution, which coined the name DrillNet, is still used to this day by operators all over the world. It is just one example of the time-saving functionality and operational intelligence that can be derived through IDS' suite of software solutions.

Since then, IDS has expanded to serve more than 120 organisations globally. The company has also grown to more than 100 employees and opened sales offices in Kuala Lumpur, Canada, the US and the UK.