Houston powers America. Build energy technology platforms that meet the operational demands of the world's most consequential oil and gas market.
The Houston Energy Technology Challenge
Operating in Houston's energy sector means building software that must be reliable when a pipeline leak, well blowout, or refinery upset occurs at 3 AM on a Sunday. SCADA systems in this environment are not business applications — they are safety systems. Production data platforms must integrate with legacy OSIsoft PI historians dating to the 1990s. HSE systems must capture incident data with the rigor that OSHA, EPA, and BSEE inspectors expect during compliance audits.
Energy Technology Platform Solutions
SCADA and Monitoring
See everything in real time:
- Custom SCADA: Process visualization, alarm management, and historian integration for upstream and midstream operations
- Pipeline monitoring: Real-time pipeline pressure, flow, and integrity monitoring with leak detection algorithms
- Remote operations: Satellite-connected field device monitoring for Permian Basin and offshore platforms
- Alarm rationalization: Control room alarm management systems reducing nuisance alarms and improving operator response
Production Management
Optimize every barrel:
- Well management: Wellbore schematics, completion data, and production allocation by well
- Decline curve analysis: Production forecasting with decline rate analytics and reserve estimation tools
- Allocation system: Field production allocation from meter to sales point with balancing and imbalance tracking
- Artificial lift: ESP, rod pump, and gas lift performance monitoring with optimization recommendations
HSE and Compliance
Protect people and operating license:
- Incident management: OSHA recordable and first aid incident tracking with investigation workflows
- Permit to work: Electronic hot work, confined space, and energy isolation permit management
- PSM compliance: Process safety management documentation, MOC workflow, and PHA tracking
- Environmental reporting: EPA Tier II, TRI, and TCEQ air emission reporting automation
Energy Trading and Commercial
Manage commodity exposure:
- Trading analytics: Real-time Houston Ship Channel and WTI price feeds with position monitoring
- Contract management: Gas sales, crude purchase, and pipeline capacity agreement tracking
- Scheduling tools: Nomination management and daily scheduling for gas pipeline and crude systems
- Revenue accounting: Volume and value accounting with joint interest billing for working interest partners
Houston's Energy Future
Houston's energy sector is actively transitioning from a pure hydrocarbons market to an energy transition hub — with substantial investment in carbon capture, hydrogen, offshore wind, and LNG export infrastructure. Technology platforms built for Houston must serve both the existing upstream and downstream operations and the emerging clean energy programs that these same companies are building alongside their traditional businesses.
Ready to build your energy platform? Contact ZIRA Software to discuss your energy technology needs.