Delivering useful production information to the right people at the right time can be a challenging proposition in the oil and gas industry. As XTO Energy has grown rapidly through acquisition and drill bit, close engagement between the IT and business organizations has been critical to effectively deliver flexible, scalable software platforms to support various business needs and workflows with rapid setup of new assets. The result is a standardized yet flexible technology roadmap from the wellhead to the desktop integrated with business operations functionality demands that is as simple as possible, delivering information transparency and utility to the multiple end users including operations, production engineering, regulatory, production accounting, and management. This paper reviews how XTO Energy has deployed and utilized technology to maximize flexibility in support of growth while providing a stable reliable digital technology platform to serve business requirements, and shares lessons learned.
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