The Permian Basin of west Texas contains billions of barrels of oil and trillions of cubic feet of natural gas. Getting at these resources is difficult, though, because they are so remote. One oil-drilling operation, for example, is located on a 170,000-acre ranch. It has more than 400 wells and produces millions of barrels of oil every year.
The oil-field workers face a number of hazards, including harsh weather, equipment malfunction, and human threats. To mitigate these risks, they use kinetic mesh network technology. The use of a kinetic mesh network helps workers at oil fields keep track of assets and provides valuable operating and security data. The bottom line is that personnel are safer and the oil-drilling operation saves money as well.