Avocet production operations software
Field-level decision support system enabling you to hit all of your production targets
Field-level decision support system enabling you to hit all of your production targets.
Avalon™ real-time operations
Overview
Connect data, workflows, and operations at scale
Avalon™ real-time operations from SLB unifies operational data from wellhead to refinery, enabling faster decisions, automated response, and continuous optimization.
Built as an open, cloud-native platform, Avalon operations provides integrated monitoring, automation, and control across distributed operations, enabling operators to deploy powerful digital capabilities without replacing existing infrastructure or disrupting operations.
Avalon operations brings together the technologies and systems required to transform operational data into actionable intelligence and support the journey to autonomous operations, unifying operational technology (OT), information technology (IT), edge devices, enterprise applications, and advanced analytics.
The solution enables key capabilities such as:
- Secure remote control of equipment.
- Advanced automation.
- Enterprise-wide operational visibility.
Built on an architecture aligned with IEC 62443 industrial cybersecurity standards, Avalon operations delivers the security, scalability, and reliability required for critical industrial environments.
Whether deployed on premises, in private-cloud, or public-cloud environments, Avalon operations provides the foundation for scalable automation, real-time operational visibility, and continuous optimization across production, transportation, storage, and processing operations.
Applications
Digital solutions for connected operations
Avalon operations provides a common digital foundation for a growing ecosystem of automation and control, surveillance, optimization, and analytics applications across upstream, midstream, and downstream operations.
Production surveillance and optimization
Monitor and optimize wells, fields, and production systems, through:
- Real-time data collection.
- Visualization.
- Alarming.
- Analytics.
Artificial lift surveillance
Support ESP, SRP (sucker rod pump), PCP, and gas lift operations, via:
- Integrated surveillance.
- Diagnostics.
- Monitoring.
- Automated workflows.
AI response prioritization (AiRP)
Help operations teams identify and prioritize events more efficiently to support timely response and production continuity.
Automated gas lift optimization
Support optimization of gas lift injection rates and operating conditions through automated monitoring and workflow execution, improving production efficiency while reducing manual intervention.
Intelligent throughput optimization
In conjunction with edge and process simulation solutions, Avalon operations provides real-time visibility into pipeline and facility operating conditions to:
- Reduce hydrate risk.
- Lower chemical consumption.
- Improve efficiency.
- Minimize emissions.
Underground gas storage monitoring
In conjunction with edge solutions, integrate operational, production, and equipment data to deliver a unified view of storage asset performance and integrity.
Enterprise operational visibility
Connect field operations, engineering teams, production specialists, and management through a common operational view and shared data environment.
Benefits
Accelerate decisions and operational performance
Accelerate digital transformation
Adopt digitalization at your own pace using a modular platform that scales from a single asset to an enterprise-wide deployment.
Protect existing investments
Integrate with current IT and OT infrastructure to maximize the value of existing systems, applications, and data sources.
Improve production performance
Enable better operational decisions with:
- Real-time diagnostics.
- Production trends.
- KPIs.
- Advanced analytics.
Reduce operating costs
Avalon operations helps curtail operating costs by enabling teams to:
- Identify inefficiencies sooner.
- Automate routine workflows.
- Reduce downtime.
- Support exception-based operations.
Increase operational agility
Deploy solutions quickly and expand capabilities as business needs develop. Automated deployment and configuration capabilities can help accelerate solution rollout and expansion.
Enable autonomous operations
Build a pathway toward intelligent, closed-loop operations that continuously monitor, predict, prioritize, and respond to operational conditions.
Features
Open, scalable platform built for integration
Open, vendor-neutral architecture
Connect equipment, systems, applications, and data sources from multiple vendors without requiring infrastructure replacement.
Cloud-native flexibility
Deploy on premises, in private cloud architectures, or across public cloud environments.
Advanced alarm and event management
Leverage exception-based operations with configurable alarm models, event prioritization, and intelligent notifications.
Real-time data availability
Ensure operational data remains accessible, contextualized, and continuously updated across the organization.
Security by design
Designed with industrial automation cybersecurity principles and security controls intended to help protect operational and enterprise environments.
Enterprise-wide scalability
Expand data, applications, users, and operational assets independently across multiple environments.
Extensible application framework
Create, extend, or integrate your secure and scalable applications using the Avalon operations open platform architecture.
Extensible application framework
Develop and deploy custom applications or migrate existing solutions onto the Avalon environment.
Integration and connectivity
Connect edge to enterprise
Avalon operations serves as the digital backbone for connected operations, creating a unified environment that links data, systems, and workflows across the enterprise to support greater collaboration, visibility, and operational efficiency. ItIt provides secure access to:
- Live operational data.
- Time-series data.
- Events and alarms.
- Production KPIs.
- Historical records.
- CSV exports.
- External application integrations through open APIs.
Supported integration methods
- MQTT and AMQP messaging.
- REST-based APIs.
- OPC connectivity.
- Modbus communications.
- ODBC data sources.
- SCADA systems.
- Time-series data platforms.
FAQs
What is Avalon operations?
Avalon operations connects industrial assets, contextualizes operational data, and enables users to monitor, analyze, and act on field events as they happen. It provides the foundation for digital workflows, automation, and operational intelligence across production and industrial environments.
What business challenge does Avalon operations solve?
Many industrial operators struggle with fragmented data, disconnected systems, and delayed decision making. Avalon operations brings operational data into a unified environment, enabling organizations to monitor and control assets in real time, automate workflows, and respond faster to changing field conditions.
Who uses Avalon operations?
Avalon supports a wide range of daily operational workflows across the energy industry , and is primarily used by:
- Operators.
- Production engineers.
- Surveillance teams.
- Automation specialists.
- Reliability engineers.
- Operations centers.
Can Avalon operations work with my existing systems and infrastructure?
Yes. Avalon operations is designed to integrate with existing IT and OT environments, including:
- SCADA systems.
- Enterprise applications.
- Edge devices.
- Historians.
- Third-party technologies, via both open interfaces and standard protocols.
Where can Avalon operations be deployed?
On premises, in private cloud environments, or in public cloud infrastructures, enabling organizations to align implementation with operational, security, and regulatory requirements.
Which operations can benefit from Avalon operations?
Avalon operations supports a wide range of oil and gas workflows, including:
- Production surveillance.
- Artificial lift monitoring.
- Gas lift optimization.
- Pipeline and facility monitoring.
- Underground gas storage operations.
- Enterprise operational visibility.
What makes Avalon operations different from traditional data platforms?
Rather than simply storing data, Avalon operations enables organizations to move from insight to action promptly and in real -time, via a single platform that combines:
- Real-time data ingestion.
- Industrial connectivity.
- Contextualization.
- Visualization.
- Workflow automation.
- Operational control.
What types of equipment can Avalon operations connect and monitor?
- Wells.
- Pumps.
- Compressors.
- Tanks.
- Intelligent completions.
- Production facilities.
- Field gateways.
- PLCs.
- RTUs.
Is Avalon operations designed for extensibility?
Yes! Avalon operations is designed as a cloud-native platform with high-availability architecture capable of supporting large numbers of connected assets, users, and operational data streams. It has been deployed across numerous customer environments and operational scenarios worldwide.
How does Avalon operations support AI and autonomous operations?
Avalon operations serves as the operational data and orchestration layer that supplies trusted real-time information to AI models, advanced analytics, digital twins, and decision-support applications. This foundation helps organizations progress toward increasingly autonomous and optimized operations.
