Technology
Iron Orchard drives innovation, execution, and project returns with a fully integrated digital operating system. We built it from the ground up, so we own our data and carry every plan through drilling, completions, and production.
Built by the Iron Orchard Software Factory
Fully Integrated Upstream Operating System
Our in-house Software Factory designs, builds, and runs the platform every discipline at Iron Orchard works from, from the reservoir model to the monthly close.
Operations Execution
Drilling, completions, and production are managed as one system, so the field and the office work the same plan in real time.
Engineering & Geoscience
Reservoir evaluation and subsurface interpretation are modeled together and owned by the subject matter experts (SMEs) who execute them, leading to bespoke development scenarios that can reflect current market expectations.
Facilities & Midstream
Field operations, equipment, vendors, and HSE providers work with our teams side-by-side for prudent operations. Product gathering, compression, and disposal are tied to the same operating plan, so takeaway keeps pace with production.
Six Disciplines, One Core Platform
- One Upstream Data Ontology
- One operating plan
- One set of decision workflows
- What-if scenarios on demand
Business Development & Land
Lease, title, and division order records live on the same platform that screens new deals, so business development works from the land position we actually hold.
AI, Data Management, & Technology
Our Upstream Data Ontology gives every well, contract, and owner one definition, and AI agents work that data around the clock, accelerating decision-making frameworks to navigate challenging business environments.
Finance, Treasury & Accounting
Financial planning, treasury, and accounting reconcile daily to real-time operations, so capital spend, cash position, and the books reflect current and ongoing operations.
Seamless From Acquisition to Exit
Every asset we manage follows one path through the platform, and nothing is rebuilt, re-keyed, or lost along the way.
Acquire
Data ingests into one governed model, and wells, contracts, and owners join our workflows the day the deal closes.
While we own the asset
Connect
Wells, ESPs, SCADA, and facilities feed one governed data model.
Monitor
Real-time surveillance and live KPIs show what needs attention today and predict what needs execution tomorrow.
Optimize
Teams act on every alert, and each outcome refines the model.
↺ Continuous loop, back to Connect
Divest
Audit-ready data rooms and transition packages hand the asset to its next owner.
Built In-House, Running in the Field
Our Software Factory built every tool below, and each one runs on the assets we operate.
AI-Powered Well Inventory Planning & Optimization
Machine learning models analyze production and subsurface data to predict well performance, optimize completion designs, and assist SMEs in identifying development opportunities.
- •Production forecasts for every drilling location
- •Completion designs optimized before the work begins
- •Infill opportunities ranked across the full inventory
- •Automatic anomaly detection on new wells
AI-Enabled Field Surveillance
Optical and infrared cameras feed vision models that watch tanks, flares, and equipment in real time, so the field is notified about a problem before it grows.
- •Tank levels monitored in real time
- •Flare malfunctions and methane leaks caught at the source
- •Leaks, smoke, and pressure fluctuations detected as they happen
- •Oil hauler tickets auto-reconciled to production accounting
Machine Learning Production Optimization & Monitoring
Physics models watch production telemetry around the clock, from flowback through artificial lift, flagging failure precursors early, and tuning surface and downhole equipment to hold each well at its optimal drawdown.
- •Real-time flowback and nodal analysis-based choke management
- •Rod-lift surveillance and failure prediction
- •ESP frequency and drawdown optimization
- •Early failure detection that reduces unplanned failures and downtime
Real-Time Facilities, Takeaway & Capacity Network Management
A live model of our facilities and gathering network tracks oil, gas, and water throughput against capacity at every node, so constraints are seen and solved before they curtail production.
- •Live throughput versus capacity at every facility, compressor, and disposal well
- •Bottleneck forecasting ahead of new wells coming online
- •Coordinated oil, gas, and water takeaway routing
- •System-wide pressure management and flow assurance
Proven in the Field
The same team and platform set these records.
30,261 ft
3 consecutive U-turn lateral records in the Permian Basin
World record
The longest coiled tubing run in the world
Put the Platform to Work
We take on projects with asset owners, investors, and operators, from running a field end to end to putting our software and team to work on your assets.
Contract Operating
For non-operated working interest owners, private equity sponsors, and institutional investors, we run the asset end to end on our platform, with one team from the field to the back office.
You own the investments and assets. We handle day-to-day operations, regulatory compliance, and owner reporting.
See our East Texas contract operationFront Office (Field Operations)
Production operations, well optimization, equipment maintenance, vendor management, HSE oversight, and field personnel.
Mid Office
Land administration, title & division orders, regulatory filings, permits, compliance monitoring, and government reporting.
Back Office (Accounting & Finance)
Accounting, joint interest billing, revenue distribution, payables and receivables, owner reporting, and audit support.
Contract Digital Operations
We deploy our platform on assets we don't own, bringing production surveillance, AI-enabled workflows, and reporting to your field team.
- Production surveillance and exception alerts
- Workflow, software, and reporting modernization
- AI-enabled engineering decisions
- Mature field revitalization
Contract Drilling & Completions
Horizontal drilling and multi-stage completion programs, designed and executed by the engineers who model them, with every stage monitored in real time.
- Horizontal and U-turn lateral design
- Multi-stage completions
- Real-time drilling and stage monitoring
- Well design optimized with production data
Contract Production Management
Day-to-day production run by exception: surveillance flags the wells that need a visit, and our team keeps equipment, artificial lift, and facilities performing.
- 24/7 operations oversight
- Predictive maintenance
- Artificial lift and ESP optimization
- Exception-based field routing
Contract Well Intervention & Recompletions
Workovers, recompletions, and artificial lift upgrades that return idle and underperforming wells to production and add reserves from existing wellbores.
- Workover & well intervention programs
- Recompletion & behind-pipe pay evaluation
- Artificial lift selection & conversion
- Uplift tracked against pre-job baselines
Contract Land Administration, Acquisitions & Divestitures
Land and transaction support from lease and title management through sourcing, due diligence, closing, and post-close integration onto our platform.
- Lease, title & division order administration
- Acquisition sourcing, screening & due diligence
- Divestiture marketing, data rooms & closing
- Post-close integration & title curative
Consulting: Asset Evaluation & Advisory
Geological and engineering analysis of oil and gas properties, run through the same models we use on our own deals, to find value and sharpen acquisition decisions.
- Reserve estimation & valuation
- Technical due diligence
- A&D advisory services
- Development planning
Start a Project With Us
Tell us about your asset or program, and we will show you what our platform and team can do with it.