Affordable satellite connectivity, Pipeline monitoring

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Advanced connectivity for Oil & Gas exploration and production

Ground Control delivers remote connectivity solutions to power Oil & Gas IoT applications and support global, off-grid operations.

Delivering all the tools you need, to monitor your assets and optimize operations and your investment. From exploration to flowback testing, and drilling to recovery – we’ve got you covered at every stage of the oil well lifecycle.

Serving the entire Oil & Gas supply chain

The Oil & Gas industry is in the midst of rapid change. Recent years have seen substantial operational improvements to the field through the collection of data from sensors, data recorders, digital equipment and SCADA control systems. All facilitated by advanced connectivity.

With reliable and timely receipt of critical data from all sites, and the ability to execute commands remotely, companies can increase production and safety, while reducing costs. Maximize equipment uptime with online remote monitoring and diagnostics tools, to diagnose problems before production time is lost, or worse, a breakdown occurs.

BGAN M2M

BGAN M2M-capable terminals like the Hughes 9502 and Cobham Explorer 540, are low cost - typically with billable unit costs of 1 to 2 cents per kilobyte, and low power (.01 to 4 watts). Simply place high-speed ethernet port(s) in any remote location, to mitigate "dead zones" and extend M2M communication links and control throughout your service territory.

Quickly activate emergency shut-down systems and secure back haul of IoT networks, with two-way satellite connectivity.

BGAN M2M Network Security

Cobham Explorer 540: M2M BGAN Terminal

Hughes 9502: Haz. environment compliant

BGAN Service Plans

Pipeline monitoring

Connect both TCP-IP (Ethernet) and existing serial devices with our SCADASat and RockREMOTE systems. With the RockREMOTE, our hybrid Iridium Certus / LTE product, companies can report reliably and accurately on exceptions alone. This small change can facilitate significant savings and extend battery life. Alternatively, establish your own private, closed satellite network with SCADASat.

To reliably monitor and automate control throughout your entire pipeline, you will need to consider the frequency, volume of data, how devices will be powered, and the level of security you’re looking for. Not sure which is the best fit for your organization? Our experienced team can help.

RockREMOTE: Extend telemetry applications

RockBLOCK 9603: Plug-and-Play Transmitter

SCADASat: Private satellite network

VSAT Services

Given the often hostile and remote nature of the environments in which oil and gas plants are situated, terrestrial networks aren’t always feasible nor reliable. VSAT is often an ideal solution for establishing internet and phone to a drilling rig, or remote bases. The Toughsat T-100 is a fully self-contained trailer that when pointed, automatically creates a half-mile Wi-Fi access point. Similarly the Toughsat XP combined with our premium grade iDirect service, provides the speeds and bandwidth needed for robust Internet and communications making it the perfect in-field communications solution.

Operations offshore? The KVH TracPhone V7-HTS is capable of delivering high speed broadband at sea.

VSAT SATELLITE INTERNET

Toughsat T-100 Communications Trailer

Toughsat XP: Professional Grade Internet

KVH TracPhone V7-HTS: high speed broadband

Field technician enablement & safety

Reliable, always-on connectivity is essential for remote technical workers, both in terms of enablement and safety. Engineers and field technicians in Oil & Gas often conduct pipeline and well-head maintenance, attend to leakages or even outages, in incredibly remote areas. In these regions, cellular coverage often isn't available. Better support field technicians and engineers with on-the-move satellite internet via systems such as the Hughes 9450. Equip workers with devices like the RockSTAR, to deliver peace of mind with location updates sent to base every 15 seconds.

ALL SATELLITE PHONES

Hughes 9450: Satellite internet on-the-move

RockSTAR: Global tracking and messaging

Inmarsat IsatPhone 2

24/7 technical support

There’s a role for satellite connectivity throughout the well lifecycle: from exploration to drilling; fracking to flowback well tests; production, artificial lift and enhanced oil recovery. But as remote connectivity becomes increasingly vital, arguably, it also becomes more difficult to manage.

With Ground Control, you gain access to experienced field engineers, and fast and effective technical support on all the equipment we offer, on a 24/7 basis if required.

KEY BENEFITS

Ground Control deliver affordable satellite connectivity, providing a competitive advantage to those within the Oil & Gas sector

More reliable data

Enhance operation visibility with reliable, near-real-time data delivered via satellite connectivity. Tracking everything from drill-bit direction, to volume of wellhead, through a vast system of pipelines.

Better safety & security

Promote better field worker and engineer safety, limiting unnecessary travel and manual monitoring. Improve data security via systems with zero reliance on public infrastructure.

Better cost management

Ground Control offers turnkey data management and hardware solutions, to help companies achieve more profitable operations, through the reduction of NPT and waste, and exception reporting.

Reducing data transmission costs

In this on-demand webinar, recorded in October 2021, we look at 5 ways in which optimized connectivity – reckoned to add $250 billion of value to upstream Oil and Gas operations by 2030 – can be achieved.

You’re in safe hands

Ground Control has provided 16 years secure, uninterrupted connectivity to one of our clients maintaining a critical gas pipeline. In this time, despite the company upgrading their hardware regularly, the satellite connectivity has never failed.

Contact us today to book a no pressure discovery call with one of our oil and gas sector specialists, to learn more about the value add of better connectivity.

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