What is upstream oil & gas workflow automation?

Upstream oil & gas workflow automation involves digitizing and streamlining the operational processes involved in exploration, drilling, and production activities. This includes automating approvals, standardizing data capture, improving communication between field and office teams, and providing real-time visibility into operations. Kissflow's platform specifically addresses the unique challenges of upstream operations including well handovers, production reporting, drilling approvals, safety compliance, and maintenance management.

How can Kissflow integrate with our existing tools like SAP, Oracle, or AVEVA?

Kissflow offers pre-built connectors and APIs that seamlessly integrate with leading oil & gas systems including SAP, Oracle, Maximo, PI Systems, SCADA, and AVEVA. Our platform acts as a digital backbone that connects your existing systems without disrupting current operations. We support both real-time and batch data synchronization, ensuring your workflows have access to the most current information from all your enterprise systems.

Are these apps customizable for offshore/onshore operations?

Yes, all Kissflow upstream applications are fully customizable to meet the specific requirements of both offshore and onshore operations. Our low-code platform allows you to modify workflows, add location-specific compliance requirements, adjust approval hierarchies, and configure different operational parameters without requiring extensive technical expertise. We have successful deployments across both offshore platforms and onshore drilling sites.

Does Kissflow work with low connectivity in field conditions?

Absolutely. Kissflow is designed specifically for field operations with limited connectivity. Our mobile applications support offline data capture, allowing field teams to input information, take photos, and complete forms even without internet access. Data automatically synchronizes when connectivity is restored, ensuring no information is lost and operations continue seamlessly.

Can Kissflow ensure safety and compliance documentation?

Yes, compliance and safety are core to Kissflow's design for oil & gas operations. Our platform maintains complete audit trails for all activities, supports regulatory reporting requirements, and ensures data integrity for compliance purposes. We include features like digital signatures, timestamping, photo evidence capture, and automated compliance checklists that meet industry standards including ISO, API, and regional regulatory requirements.

How quickly can we implement Kissflow for our upstream operations?

Most upstream applications can be deployed within 2-4 weeks. Our implementation approach starts with one high-impact process to prove value quickly, then scales across your operations. The timeline depends on the complexity of your workflows and integration requirements, but our pre-built upstream apps significantly reduce deployment time compared to custom development.

What kind of ROI can we expect from implementing Kissflow?

Based on our customer deployments, typical ROI ranges from 300-450% within the first year. Common savings include reduced approval cycle times (40-60%), decreased administrative overhead (30-50%), improved compliance efficiency (70%+), and reduced operational downtime. Our ROI calculator can provide specific estimates based on your operational parameters.

What support do you provide during and after implementation?

Kissflow provides comprehensive support including industry-experienced consultants who understand oil & gas operations, dedicated project management, user training, and ongoing optimization support. We offer 24/7 technical support and maintain a library of best practices specifically for upstream operations to ensure your long-term success.

Kissflow for Upstream Oil & Gas

The Digital Backbone for Upstream Operations

Kissflow gives upstream teams one governed place to run approvals, fieldwork, exceptions, and audit-sensitive decisions across wells, rigs, partners, and remote sites.

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Why your digital program is stalling

Truth 1: Every asset runs its own way

Operated assets, non-operated assets, rigs, fields, and JV partners all work differently. Each one has its own forms, sign-offs, exceptions, and approval paths.

Truth 2: Field work is stranded between systems

Permits, production-loss reports, operator rounds, handovers, inspections, and field data often live outside your core systems.

Truth 3: Central IT cannot cover every operational edge

The IT backlog is long. By the time a workflow request reaches the front of the queue, the crew has already gone back to the spreadsheet.

A digital operations backbone

A digital operations backbone for upstream teams

Governance and compliance

Board, BSEE SEMS, OSHA PSM, OGMP 2.0, JV partners, audit and regulator-facing controls

Kissflow execution layer

Standardized workflows, departmental autonomy, integrated everywhere, governed from day one

Well handover Permit to work AFE / JV approval Field data capture MOC Incident & emissions

Systems of record

Your core systems remain untouched

SAP P2 / Quorum OSIsoft PI / AVEVA IBM Maximo SCADA WellView

Digital execution, where the work actually happens

Capture field data offline and sync it later
Run permits, well handovers, and inspections from approved field tools
Support ruggedized and intrinsically safe devices

Stop managing exceptions through inboxes

Route exceptions automatically
Escalate overdue approvals before they become delays
Keep every human decision timestamped and auditable

Move AFEs and JV approvals without losing control

Encode approval policies into the workflow
Route AFEs based on value, asset, partner, and authority limits
Capture every decision with a timestamp, an owner, and supporting evidence

Turn expert judgment into repeatable action

Connect AI-generated insight to human approval
Capture decision logic as reusable workflow blueprints
Avoid black-box automation in high-risk operating environments

Digital execution, where the work actually happens

Capture field data offline and sync it later
Run permits, well handovers, and inspections from approved field tools
Support ruggedized and intrinsically safe devices

Stop managing exceptions through inboxes

Route exceptions automatically
Escalate overdue approvals before they become delays
Keep every human decision timestamped and auditable

Move AFEs and JV approvals without losing control

Encode approval policies into the workflow
Route AFEs based on value, asset, partner, and authority limits
Capture every decision with a timestamp, an owner, and supporting evidence

Turn expert judgment into repeatable action

Connect AI-generated insight to human approval
Capture decision logic as reusable workflow blueprints
Avoid black-box automation in high-risk operating environments

Drilling and wells: from spud to handover

Drilling · Wells · Rig ops · Capital

Well handover approval

Rig move approval workflow

Drilling program change (MOC)

AFE routing and approval

JV / partner approval

Well integrity test tracker

Production operations: keep the field running

Operations · Production · Field · Reporting

Production loss / deferment reporting

Daily field data capture

Operator rounds & shift handover

Operational MOC

Well intervention request

Flaring & venting log

HSE and process safety: prove the controls

HSE · Process safety · Emissions · Compliance

Permit to work & isolation

Incident & near-miss reporting

Field safety observation

Methane / emissions reporting

Audit & inspection CAPA closure

Contractor HSE prequalification

Maintenance and integrity: protect the asset

Maintenance · Reliability · Integrity

Corrective maintenance backlog

Deferred maintenance approval

Asset integrity inspection

Equipment criticality review

Critical spares request

Downtime tracking

Apps built for the field.

Six pre-built upstream apps for the highest-pain workflows. They go live in weeks and are governed from day one.

Permit to Work (PTW)

Hot work, confined space, and isolation permits with dynamic risk controls, conflict checks, and mobile tracking.

Well Handover Manager

Move a well from drilling to production. Every check, sign-off, and document is recorded in one controlled flow.

Incident & Near Miss Reporting

Capture, investigate, and close incidents and near-misses. Corrective actions are tracked across every site.

AFE & JV Approval

Route authorizations for expenditure and partner approvals. Policy is enforced and every step keeps a full audit trail, alongside SAP.

Field Data Capture

Structured, offline-first capture of production, rounds, and field events. The data syncs to your systems of record.

Methane & Emissions Tracker

Log flaring, venting, and emissions against limits. Compile the OGMP 2.0 and Subpart W report on time.

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“Advanced automation of all processes is easy to set up. I cannot imagine how to manage workflows without this software.”

Tanay Tiwary

Global Head - Digitalization & Business Improvement

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Questions from upstream CXOs

Kissflow is an execution layer, not a system of record. Data flows from SAP, production accounting, or the historian into a Kissflow workflow, gets acted on, and flows back. No duplication, no custom middleware, no reconciliation overhead.

Yes. Each asset or partner can keep the variation it needs while running under the same governed framework. The workflow enforces the controls; it does not force every well to look identical.

Yes. Kissflow integrates with intrinsically safe and ruggedized devices and supports offline-first capture with deferred synchronization once connectivity returns.

Most custom upstream applications go live in three to six weeks. The pre-built O&G apps shorten that further when they fit your use case.

A governed execution layer that sits between your systems of record and your governance layer. It does not replace SAP, the historian, or SCADA. It runs the approval and field workflows that connect them and gives leadership real-time control over exceptions.

Every workflow carries a built-in audit trail. Permit-to-work, MOC, incident reporting, and emissions tracking are enforced through escalation rules and evidence capture, so SEMS, PSM, and OGMP 2.0/Subpart W records are continuous, not reconstructed before an audit.

Kissflow operates in the business-process and approval layer above the historian, segmented from the OT network. It does not control equipment, read live process-control signals, or sit on the control network. Access control and audit trails are how it is built, not a setting switched on later.

SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001, encryption at rest and in transit, SSO, and role-based access governed by IT-defined permission sets. Data residency is available across the US, EU, APAC, and Oceania.