One sector, five brains
Oil & gas is the only sector where every QHPA brand has a first-class job to do. They share data through the same loop: ingest → interpret → decide → act → learn.
zooid.net
Sensor brain on every wellpad, compressor station, refinery rotating asset. The IoT layer. Industry & Operations cluster →
geog.ai
Plume modeling for methane releases, flare emissions, CCUS MMV, H₂S dispersion, refinery fenceline VOC. Built for this. Read the O&G playbook →
augmen.app
Augments refinery control-room operators, pipeline controllers, frac coordinators. Augment, not autopilot — stakes are too high.
midmen.ai
Back-office autopilot: AFE approvals, JIB processing, royalty calcs, division orders, land & lease admin.
m8n / operators
The AI guy who walks into a Permian midstream operator and sells the LDAR + ROW intrusion + flare bundle.
Upstream · Midstream · Downstream
The three segments buy completely differently. Drilling contractors don't share procurement with refiners. Each gets its own playbook.
Upstream
E&P · drilling · completion · production- Drilling rig telemetryMWD/LWD, mud pulse, EDR, kick detection — NPT at $30–100K/hr
- Frac fleet operationsPump pressure/HP, sand silos, water mgmt, frac hits
- Artificial liftESP gauges/VSD, rod-pump dyno, gas lift surveillance, PCP
- Wellpad SCADA & flowCoriolis, separators, heater treaters, LACT custody
- Flare & vent monitoringOGI, IR pyrometer, combustion efficiency, WEC charge
- Sour gas / H₂SWellhead H₂S, evac alarms, BTEX, mercaptans
- Tank battery & storageMagnetostrictive level, water cut, RVP, vapor recovery
- SWD & induced seismicityDisposal pressure/rate, microseismic arrays
- Wellpad physical securityPerimeter, copper theft, drone surveillance, ROW patrol
Midstream
Gathering · processing · transport · storage- Pipeline integrity (PIM)ILI ingest (MFL/UT/EMAT), fiber DAS, CIPS/DCVG, 49 CFR 192/195
- Real-time leak detectionAcoustic, fiber DAS/DTS, mass-balance, satellite tip-and-cue
- Compressor station healthRecip/centrifugal vibration, gas turbine driver, lube oil, BDV
- Gas processing plantsAmine treating, glycol dehy, cryo NGL, Claus sulfur recovery
- Custody transfer & meteringCoriolis, ultrasonic, GC composition, prover loops
- Storage & LNGSalt cavern integrity, BOG compressors, vaporizers, send-out
- SCADA / OT cybersecurityICS network mon, Purdue model, TSA SD02C compliance
- ROW encroachment & one-callDrone patrol, satellite imagery, 811 correlation, strike prevention
Downstream
Refining · petrochem · terminals · retail- Process unit reliabilityFCC, hydrocracker, alky — vibration, lube oil, seal flush
- Fired heater optimizationSkin TIs, O₂/CO trim, draft, NOx CEMS
- Fugitive emissions (LDAR)OGI cameras, Method 21 sniff, continuous monitors
- Tank farm integrityFloating roof tilt, seal integrity, MIC corrosion, foam systems
- Marine terminal load-outHose monitoring, allision detection, vapor recovery, dock alignment
- Turnaround optimizationOutage planning, scaffolding logistics, rotating equip baseline
- Plant utilitiesCooling water, instrument air dewpoint, steam, nitrogen
- Petrochem reactorsPE/PP reactor temp/pressure, ethylene cracker coil temps, decoke
Cross-cutting (touches all three segments)
Where the regulatory rocketship is firing — and where geog.ai's plume API was literally built to play.
Methane Detection & LDAR
EPA OOOOb/c (2024). WEC charge $900→$1,500/ton. OGMP 2.0 Gold. OGI + sniffer + satellite + continuous monitoring fusion.
CCUS — Capture, Transport, Storage
45Q at $85/ton sequestered. Class VI injection wells. CO₂ pipeline metallurgy. MMV with subsurface plume monitoring.
Hydrogen Production & Transport
DOE H₂ Hubs ($7B). 45V tax credit. Blue H₂ (with CCS), green H₂ (electrolysis), ammonia carriers, gas-grid blending.
Plug & Abandonment + orphan wells
EPA orphan well program ($4.7B IIJA). State P&A bonds. Methane leakage from idle wells. Verified P&A reporting.
Operator blueprints for oil & gas
Ready-to-deploy autopilots that an integrator (the "AI guy") sells to E&Ps, midstream operators, and refiners. Each ships with N8N and Make.com workflow exports — import, paste credentials, ship in under 2 hours.
Regulatory drivers (where the budgets are unlocking)
The forcing functions. Operators are budgeting against these specific rules — name them in your first conversation.
EPA OOOOb / OOOOc — Methane (2024 final rule)
Continuous methane monitoring at well sites and compressor stations. Phased implementation through 2029. Tied to WEC charge for facilities >25,000 t CO₂e.
WEC — Waste Emissions Charge (IRA §136)
$900/ton CH₄ in 2026, $1,200 in 2027, $1,500 in 2028. Calculated on Subpart W reports. Direct fee per excess methane ton.
45Q — Sequestered CO₂ tax credit
$85/ton geological storage, $60/ton EOR or utilization. MMV documentation required for credit claim. Direct-pay option for non-tax-equity buyers.
PHMSA 49 CFR 192 / 195 — Pipeline integrity
Required ILI cycles, integrity assessments, MAOP verification, leak surveys. Mega Rule (RIN2) + Valve Rule + Class Location Change Rule.
TSA Pipeline Security Directive SD02C
Owner/operator cybersecurity baseline. Annual incident response exercises. Continuous monitoring of OT systems. Reporting to CISA within 24 hours.
OGMP 2.0 Gold — UN voluntary standard
Industry's most credible methane reporting. Adopted by majors (BP, Shell, TotalEnergies, Eni, Equinor). Source-level measurement-based reporting.
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