Drilling and Well Planning Software for Pre-Spud Sign-off
Kissflow coordinates a well plan across geology, drilling engineering, HSE, and operations: one design record, one offset well and risk register, and one multi-stage sign-off before the rig is cleared to spud.
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A well plan touches geology, drilling engineering, HSE, and operations before a bit ever turns.
Geology hands over the target and the expected formation tops. Drilling engineering builds the casing design, mud program, and bit program around it. HSE reviews the well for H2S exposure and well-control risk. Operations checks the plan against rig availability and the pad schedule. Each function reviews its own slice and hands the document to the next one, usually as a file attachment, and by the time four reviewers have marked up four different versions, nobody is entirely sure which one is current.
Kissflow runs the well plan as one coordinated record: a design intake that assembles the casing program, mud program, and directional plan, an offset well and risk register that pulls lessons and hazards from nearby wells into the current plan, cross-discipline review routed to geology, drilling engineering, HSE, and operations in sequence or in parallel, and version control so every reviewer works from the same current document.
The plan that clears the final sign-off is the plan the rig crew drills to, with a record of who reviewed which version and when.
Where well planning breaks down before a rig is cleared to spud
The plan exists in four versions at once
Geology, engineering, HSE, and operations each mark up their own copy, and nobody is sure which is current.
Offset well lessons aren't built into the plan
A hazard from a nearby well two years ago doesn't make it into this well's risk register unless someone remembers it.
Cross-discipline review happens serially by email
Each function waits for the last one to finish before starting its own review, adding weeks.
Sign-off has no single record
Confirming which version of the plan was actually approved for spud means digging through email threads.
Six modules. One well plan, four disciplines, one version of record.
Configure disciplines, review sequence, and sign-off criteria to your drilling program.
Well design intake and document assembly
The drilling engineer assembles the casing program, mud program, bit program, and directional plan in one record.
Offset well and risk register
Hazards and lessons from nearby wells are linked into the current plan's risk register.
Cross-discipline review
Geology, drilling engineering, HSE, and operations review the plan in a configured sequence.
Multi-stage sign-off before spud
The rig is cleared to spud only once every required discipline has signed off.
Program version control
Every edit produces a new version, with the current approved version clearly marked for the rig crew.
Status dashboard
Planning and operations see where every well's plan stands against the pad schedule.
From request to system of record in four steps
Plan
The drilling engineer assembles the well plan, the casing, mud, bit, and directional program, as one design record.
Assign
Hazards and lessons from nearby wells are linked in from the offset well and risk register, and the plan is routed to geology, HSE, and operations.
Execute
Each discipline reviews the plan in sequence, with version control keeping everyone on the current design.
Close-out
The rig is cleared to spud once every required discipline has signed off on the current version, and the approved plan is retained.
What changes when well planning runs on Kissflow
| Process | Before Kissflow | On Kissflow |
|---|---|---|
| Plan assembly | Built in a document and emailed for input | Assembled in one record every discipline works from |
| Offset well lessons | Recalled from memory or a search through old files | Linked directly into the current plan's risk register |
| Cross-discipline review | Serial email chains, each function waiting on the last | Routed in a configured sequence with visibility for all |
| Version control | Four marked-up copies, unclear which is current | One current version, every edit tracked |
| Sign-off record | Reconstructed from email threads on request | A permanent, searchable approval record |
| Spud readiness visibility | A phone call to confirm plan status | A live dashboard across every well and every discipline |
Connects to your well data management system or ERP; Kissflow doesn't replace your engineering system of record
Kissflow runs the coordination, review, and sign-off layer. Your well data management or ERP system stays the system of record for the engineering design itself.
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Built for how a well plan actually gets approved
Offset lessons built into every plan
Nearby well hazards are linked in, not left to memory.
Every discipline working from one version
Geology, engineering, HSE, and operations review the same current document.
A single sign-off record
Spud clearance is one traceable approval, not four separate emails.
Live in weeks
Configure disciplines and review sequence in the visual builder, or describe the use case to the AI Builder.
Governed from day one
Role-based access and a full audit trail on every version and approval.
Spud readiness at a glance
Operations sees every well's plan status against the pad schedule in one view.
Related apps
Casing/cementing Approval Management System
Approve the casing string and cement job once the well design is in the ground.
Drilling Program Change Management System
Approve a mid-well change when actual conditions differ from the sanctioned plan.
Lessons Learned From Wells Management System
Feed this well's outcomes back into the offset well register for the next plan.
We help drilling teams work from one plan, not four versions of it
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Get SupportNo. Your well data management or ERP system stays the system of record for the engineering design. Kissflow runs the coordination, review, and sign-off layer on top of it.
This app covers the upfront design and cross-discipline sign-off before spud. Drilling Program Change Management System is the mid-well change-control gate for when actual conditions differ from that approved plan.
This app is the well design and pre-spud sign-off. Casing/cementing Approval Management System is the execution-stage approval for one specific operation once drilling is underway: running casing and pumping cement.
Hazards and lessons are tagged by formation and region, so they can be searched and linked into a new well's risk register rather than recalled from memory.
Whoever you configure, typically geology, drilling engineering, HSE, and operations, in a sequence you define.
Yes. Each well has its own plan and review record, rolled up into one dashboard across the pad schedule.
Configuration and AI-assisted app generation move delivery from a multi-month program to a matter of weeks.
Kissflow is certified to SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, and ISO/IEC 27001, with role-based access and a full audit log on every version and approval.
