IOC Economic Engine

Oil’s at $65 and Your Budget’s on Life Support – What’s Your Next Move?

“If you ain’t ranking your ops by dollars and barrels right now, you’re burnin’ daylight.”

By Jai Joon | OPX Ai


💣 Boom-Bust Cycles Are Back. Are You Still Playing Whack-a-Mole?

If you’re running upstream operations in today’s market, you know the pain:

  • Oil’s stuck around $60–$70

  • OPEX is rising

  • Field crews are stretched

  • And every CAPEX dollar needs board-level justification

But here’s the kicker: BOE is king — and you’ve got to deliver it without blowing up LOE.

That’s why we built the Economic Engine: Prioritization Module — your new right-hand tool to do more with less, and prove it in dollars.


🧠 What Is It?

A real-world field decision engine that ranks actions based on three things:

  1. LOE reduction

  2. OPEX efficiency

  3. BOE uplift

So you can stop chasing fires and start greenlighting what actually moves the needle.


🔥 Built for the Real World – Not PowerPoint

This ain’t some consultant theory. This is built from the field up — based on what we’ve delivered with Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and top-tier Canadian producers.

Your ops team sees:

✅ The 10 highest-ROI actions per asset

✅ Payback periods, downtime impact, crew requirements

✅ Tiered output:

  • Tier 1: Greenlight Now

  • Tier 2: Next Cycle

  • Tier 3: Defer or Monitor


🚨 Why You Need This Right Now

🔧 Tight Budgets Mean Ruthless Prioritization

If you’re still doing projects based on gut feel — you’re behind.

📊 You’ve Got the Data – Now Make It Work for You

SCADA, PI, production logs… you’ve invested in data. This tool turns it into economic clarity.

⚒️ Boost BOE Without More Resources

No new tools. Just smarter use of what you already have.


💡 Operators, Time to Cowboy Up

Let’s be real — field ops ain’t getting any easier. But with the right framework, you can:

  • Cut 10–25% LOE

  • Find hidden barrels from artificial lift and chemical tweaks

  • Avoid low-value callouts and windshield hours

All while backing your ops plans with data your CFO won’t shoot down.


📈 You’ve Got Two Choices:

Option A: Keep grinding, guessing, and hoping

Option B: Deploy a prioritization engine that gets your team focused on the right moves — fast


Ready to stop firefighting and start optimizing?

👷 Let’s put this engine to work on your wells.

👋 DM me or visit www.opxai.com

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