Since 1995, RTM's focus has been aimed at the development of a technology platform that connects electronic sensors placed in a well downhole at an oil or gas reservoir with the desktop computer of the reservoir engineer, who makes important decisions based on the sensor readings. The first working system commercialized by RTM that employs such a configuration is the Smart Drop Off (SDO). RTM has been providing SDO services to Canadian oil and gas companies for the best part of ten years. SDO now accounts for about 65% of RTM's total revenue. RTM has learned a lot in the successful completion of almost 400 SDO jobs. Several vendors have supplied the components required to make SDO work.
DataTrak is a 100% RTM project that encompasses the development of all the key components required to measure important data, such as pressure and temperature in hostile field locations, while making the measurements instantly and securely available for processing through a secure internet website.
DataTrak will produce a range of stand-alone commercial products as the project proceeds. The first DataTrak product, KC1, was introduced to customers in early 2007. Due to its vast acceptance in the industry, a new version, KC2, is currently undergoing development. KC2 offers all the features of its previous version and many more. Focusing on ease-of-use and reliability, KC2 is expected to provide the most complete measurement platform. The next up and coming stage of DataTrak product development will be the equipment required to fully support the next generation of SDO services.
