Upstream E&P Data Consulting

Your subsurface data is stalling your next decision.

Our team helps upstream E&P operators transform fragmented well, seismic, and operational data into a single trusted source of truth, so exploration and drilling decisions move faster and with full confidence.

Proven results
$1.2M+
Verified cost savings and avoidance
90%
Reduction in data-related audit risk
70+ TB
Storage recovered across assets
25+
Years of operator-side experience
Who we serve

We help upstream E&P asset teams and operators consolidate fragmented subsurface data so they can make faster, confident drilling and development decisions without wasting weeks chasing data across disconnected systems.

The problem

Fragmented data does not just slow your team down. It stops the right decisions from being made at all.

Most E&P operators have the data they need. It is scattered across incompatible systems, inconsistently labeled, and impossible to trust at decision speed. Here is what that looks like in practice:

01

Time lost before the work even begins

Geoscientists spend hours hunting data across Petrel, OpenWorks, shared drives, and SharePoint before any interpretation work starts. That delay compounds across every project, every week, every campaign.

02

Decisions made on data no one fully trusts

Million-dollar drilling and development decisions get made on data that the team does not fully trust but no one has time to validate properly before the next deadline arrives.

03

Compliance gaps that surface too late

Audits expose governance failures that existed for years without detection. By the time they surface, the regulatory and operational risk is already real and the damage is already done.

04

Exploration campaigns delayed by data prep

Large-scale campaigns get delayed by weeks of manual data consolidation that should take hours if the data were properly integrated and governed from the start.

Who this is for

Built specifically for upstream E&P operations.

Our team works exclusively in the upstream oil and gas space. The problems we solve require both deep domain knowledge and data systems expertise. Generic IT consultants cannot deliver this. Generalist data firms cannot either.

Asset teams

Exploration and development teams

Geoscientists and engineers who need clean, integrated, trusted data to move from project framing to confident decision-making without delays caused by data readiness problems.

Data leaders

Data and IT managers

Technical leads responsible for data governance, system architecture, and E&O compliance across the subsurface data stack who need a senior-level delivery partner with real operator experience.

Operators

Small to mid-size E&P operators

Companies that carry the data complexity of a major but cannot justify the overhead of a full-time senior data management function. We provide that capability on a project or retainer basis.

Our methodology

The Data Pulse Method.

A four-phase process built from 25+ years of operator-side delivery. This is not a generic consulting framework. Every phase maps to a specific, measurable outcome for your team.

Phase 01: Pulse Check  →  Phase 02: Consolidate  →  Phase 03: Govern  →  Phase 04: Deliver
Phase 01

Pulse Check

A complete audit and inventory of your subsurface data landscape. Our team maps all data sources, identifies gaps, locates duplicates and dormant assets, and flags compliance risks. This is the foundation everything else builds on.

Phase 02

Consolidate

We build or optimize the ETL integration layer connecting your seismic, well lifecycle, and operational data into one accessible, reliable source of truth. Fragmented repositories become a single, queryable system your team can depend on.

Phase 03

Govern

Our team embeds data governance protocols, E&O compliance rules, and quality control standards directly into your workflows. Your data stays clean, audit-ready, and aligned with regulatory requirements on an ongoing basis.

Phase 04

Deliver

Dashboards, automated reports, and workflow tools that surface clear, actionable insight directly for asset teams and leadership. Your data works for your team instead of the other way around.

Proven outcomes

Results our team has delivered for major upstream operators.

Every number below is tied to a specific engagement and a specific phase of the Data Pulse Method. These are not projections.

Cost leadership
$1.15M
Verified savings through licensing strategy

Our team analyzed software license utilization across the full E&P stack, identified overlap and underuse, and realigned contracts to actual workflow needs. Generated over one million dollars in absolute savings at EP Energy.

ETL consolidation
$100K
Annual cost avoidance through well data consolidation

The Well Data Consolidation ETL solution standardized well lifecycle data for 350+ wells across planning, drilling, logging, and completion. Gave asset teams a single trusted record for every well decision.

Governance and compliance
90%
Reduction in data-related audit risk

Comprehensive lifecycle governance and security frameworks across global Shell assets achieved 100% compliance with E&O regulations and reduced the risk of data-related audit findings by an estimated 90%.

Process innovation
$34K
Annual cost recovery through PetrelTrack

PetrelTrack is a digital workflow that delivers Petrel project insights without requiring a licensed application seat. Stakeholders get the data they need. License costs stay flat.

Storage recovery
70+ TB
Storage recovered and archival candidates identified

Automated metadata integration across seismic, well, and operational data sources enabled proactive monitoring and identification of archival candidates, recovering over 70 TB and reducing annual costs by $39.5K.

Workflow acceleration
4 hrs
Saved per geoscientist per week through GIS solutions

ArcGIS asset-based solutions deployed across cross-domain geoscience workflows reduced spatial data preparation time significantly. Four hours per person per week adds up to months of recovered interpretation time each year.

Delivered across six continents

The Data Pulse Method applied in the world's most active upstream basins.

Our team has delivered subsurface data management engagements across major producing regions globally, bringing direct experience with the regulatory environments, data systems, and workflow constraints that vary by basin and operator.

Permian Basin Eagle Ford Gulf of America Newfoundland Trinidad & Tobago Guyana Offshore Brazil Offshore W. Colombia / Panama Peru / Chile Offshore Argentine Sea West Africa East Africa Middle East North Atlantic Asia Pacific
Our services

What we deliver.

Every engagement is anchored to the Data Pulse Method. We scope the work to the phase or phases that address your specific constraint, whether that is a single data migration or a full lifecycle governance program.

01

Subsurface Data Migration

Full migration of seismic and well data across platforms. Our team handles data mapping, transformation, quality validation, and post-migration reconciliation with zero data loss tolerance.

PetrelOpenWorksStudio E&PDSGKingdomnDI
02

Well Lifecycle Data Management

Design and deployment of ETL solutions that consolidate well data from planning through drilling, logging, and completion into a single source of truth with industry-standard business rules and automated QC built in.

EDMETLSQL ServerWell Master DB
03

Data Governance and E&O Compliance

Governance frameworks that embed QC, security, and Entitlements and Obligations compliance into daily data workflows. Includes GDPR and CCPA alignment for operators with international assets or US-based privacy obligations. Keeps your data audit-ready and regulatorily aligned at all times, not just at audit time.

PPDMOSDUE&OGDPRCCPAData Stewardship
04

Software License Optimization

Our team analyzes your full E&P software stack against actual usage patterns and workflow needs to identify redundancy, eliminate waste, and renegotiate contracts aligned to operational reality. This is domain-specific optimization that procurement alone cannot achieve.

License AnalysisCost StrategyWorkflow Mapping
05

Data Analytics and Visualization

Power BI dashboards, Spotfire solutions, and automated reporting workflows that make subsurface and operational data accessible and actionable for asset teams and leadership. Built for upstream workflows, not generic business intelligence.

Power BISpotfirePythonPowerApps
06

GIS and Spatial Workflow Solutions

ArcGIS solutions designed for upstream asset teams that integrate cross-domain geoscience data into unified spatial platforms. Reduces data preparation time and enables better spatial analysis across exploration and development projects.

ArcGIS ProQGISPostGISFME
About our team

Operator-side expertise. Not vendor-side assumptions.

Our team brings 25+ years of direct operator experience managing subsurface data at some of the largest upstream E&P companies in the world. We do not approach your data problems as outside consultants guessing at your workflows. We have lived inside these environments, managed these systems, and delivered results measured in millions of dollars and thousands of wells.

We founded EP Data Pulse because small and mid-size operators deserve the same quality of data management infrastructure that majors have, without the cost of building a full internal team to maintain it.

Upstream data, digital technology, and database systems including SQL Server, Oracle, Azure, and cloud-based E&P data platforms (OSDU)

PPDM data standards, oil field data lifecycle management, and upstream application tracking across full asset portfolios

Geoscience application workflows across Petrel, Studio E&P, OpenWorks, Kingdom, TechLog, and seismic processing platforms

Machine learning, AI, and Python automation applied to upstream data workflows and license optimization

The entry point

Start with a Pulse Check.

A fixed-scope, four-week engagement that gives your team a complete picture of where your subsurface data stands, where the gaps and compliance risks are, and a prioritized roadmap your team can act on immediately. Fixed scope. No surprises. A clean exit or a clear path to the next engagement.

Week 1

Kickoff

Stakeholder interviews, system access, and scoping of the full data environment to be assessed.

Week 2

Inventory and Gap Analysis

Full audit of data sources, quality, completeness, compliance gaps, and PPDM alignment.

Week 3

Draft Report

Internal review of findings, prioritized remediation roadmap, and estimated effort for each gap.

Week 4

Delivery and Readout

Final written report and executive presentation your leadership can act on the same day.

What you receive
Inventory of all current data assets, systems, and active workflows
Gap analysis against PPDM standards and well lifecycle completeness
Identified compliance and E&O audit risk areas
Prioritized remediation roadmap with estimated effort and impact per item
Software license and tooling assessment with cost reduction opportunities
Executive summary formatted for leadership presentation
Book a Pulse Check
Get in touch

Start with a Pulse Check.

A Pulse Check is a focused audit of your current subsurface data landscape. It is where every engagement starts and where most teams first see what their data problem is actually costing them.

Email contact@epdatapulse.com
Website epdatapulse.com
Location Houston, TX
LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/epdatapulse

Our team responds to all consultation requests within one business day. For urgent data needs related to active drilling or exploration campaigns, note that in your message and we will prioritize accordingly.