Four Verticals
Expertise across the full energy and resource lifecycle
From subsurface characterization to decarbonization strategy — our four practice areas are designed to work independently or in combination, depending on what your asset or transaction requires.
Vertical 01
Energy
We work across the full spectrum of conventional and renewable energy — from early-stage exploration through mature field optimization and asset monetization. Our geoscientists and petroleum engineers bring hands-on experience in the world's most technically demanding basins.
Whether you need an independent reserves certification, a full field development plan, or integrated production forecasting for a financing, we deliver analysis that holds up under scrutiny — in board rooms, regulatory filings, and transaction data rooms.
Reservoir Characterization & Geoscience
Integrated subsurface studies combining seismic interpretation, petrophysical analysis, and geological modeling to define reservoir architecture and fluid distribution.
Field Development Planning
Concept selection through to sanction-ready FDPs, with integrated subsurface, surface, and economic modeling. Delivered to international standards including SPE-PRMS.
Production Optimization
Decline curve analysis, well performance benchmarking, artificial lift design, and integrated asset modeling to maximize recovery from producing fields.
Reserves Estimation & Certification
Independent reserves and resource assessments compliant with SPE-PRMS, SEC, and NI 51-101 standards — suitable for regulatory filing, lending, or M&A.
EOR & IOR Studies
Enhanced and improved oil recovery feasibility, screening, and scheme design — including WAG, CO₂ miscible flood, polymer, and steam injection programs.
Asset Monetization & Transactions
Technical due diligence, vendor data room preparation, independent expert reports, and economic modeling for acquisitions, divestitures, and financing events.
Our Approach
01
Data Acquisition & Integration
We gather and QC all available subsurface, production, and wellbore data — integrating into a single consistent framework before analysis begins.
02
Subsurface Modeling
Static and dynamic modeling calibrated to production history, with uncertainty analysis to quantify the range of recoverable volumes.
03
Economic Evaluation
Integrated economic models incorporating fiscal terms, capital costs, operating expenses, and risk-weighted NPV — built to client or lender specifications.
04
Reporting & Delivery
Clear, defensible deliverables written for technical and executive audiences — structured for regulatory filing, board approval, or transaction close.
Vertical 02
Resources
Our Resources practice covers both hydrocarbon and critical minerals — applying the same rigorous subsurface methodology across commodities. As the energy transition accelerates, the demand for lithium, cobalt, copper, and rare earth elements is reshaping the global extractive economy, and we're advising clients at that intersection.
We support resource companies at every stage of the asset lifecycle: from early exploration and resource estimation through to project financing and transaction advisory.
Resource Estimation
Probabilistic and deterministic resource estimation for hydrocarbons and solid minerals, applying internationally recognized classification frameworks (SPE-PRMS, JORC, NI 43-101).
Exploration Strategy
Play fairway analysis, prospect generation, and portfolio prioritization — helping clients allocate exploration budgets toward the highest-value opportunities.
Risk Quantification
Geological chance of success modeling, volumetric uncertainty analysis, and Monte Carlo simulation across exploration and development portfolios.
Transaction Support
Technical due diligence and independent expert reports for buyers, sellers, and lenders — covering asset valuation, data room review, and management presentations.
Critical Minerals Advisory
Resource assessment, development planning, and market analysis for lithium, cobalt, copper, nickel, and rare earth element projects — with energy transition context built in.
Project Finance Support
Bankable feasibility studies, lender's independent engineer reports, and ongoing technical monitoring for project-financed resource developments.
Vertical 03
Technology
AI and proprietary software aren't an add-on at PetroTel — they're built into how we work. Our Plano Research Suite, developed in-house over more than two decades, powers every quantitative engagement we run: from automated decline analysis and probabilistic reserves estimation to full portfolio optimization.
We also deploy the suite directly for clients who want to bring these capabilities in-house — through licensing, training, and integration with existing operational data infrastructure.
AI-Powered Reservoir Analysis
Machine learning models trained on subsurface data to accelerate decline analysis, type curve generation, and analogues matching across large well populations.
Digital Asset Twins
Integrated asset models linking subsurface, surface, and economic layers — updated dynamically as new production or surveillance data arrives.
Production Surveillance & Analytics
Automated production monitoring, anomaly detection, and performance benchmarking — surfacing underperforming wells and optimization opportunities in real time.
Portfolio Optimization
Multi-asset capital allocation modeling, risked portfolio NPV optimization, and scenario analysis across large exploration or development asset portfolios.
Data Integration & Architecture
Connecting siloed operational data sources — production databases, SCADA, geology platforms — into unified analytical environments ready for AI applications.
Software Licensing & Training
Direct access to our analytical tools through licensing arrangements, with structured training programs delivered by the engineers who built them.
Proprietary Software
Built in-house, over two decades
Our analytical tools were built by petroleum engineers, for petroleum engineers. They cover the full workflow from raw production data through to reserves certification and portfolio decision support — with AI-assisted interpretation at every step.
Vertical 04
Climate &
Environment
The energy transition is the defining strategic challenge for every company in our clients' industries. Our Climate & Environment practice helps operators, investors, and national oil companies navigate it with technical rigor — not just policy frameworks.
We quantify emissions, build credible decarbonization pathways, support ESG due diligence, and integrate climate risk into asset valuation — bringing the same subsurface and engineering depth to sustainability that we bring to reserves and production.
Decarbonization Roadmaps
Asset-level and corporate-level pathways to net zero — identifying abatement levers, sequencing investments, and modeling the cost curve of each intervention.
Emissions Accounting & Reporting
Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas inventories built to GHG Protocol standards, with verification-ready data management and reporting aligned to TCFD, GRI, and SASB.
ESG Due Diligence
Pre-acquisition and ongoing ESG assessment for investors and operators — covering environmental liabilities, social risk, governance quality, and stranded asset exposure.
Climate Risk Integration
Physical and transition risk assessment embedded into asset economic models — stress-testing project economics against IEA scenarios and carbon price trajectories.
Carbon Markets & Offsets
Strategy and technical support for voluntary carbon market participation — including project identification, additionality assessment, and registry submission.
Renewable Energy Advisory
Resource assessment, project development support, and portfolio integration for wind, solar, and geothermal projects — helping oil and gas companies build credible transition portfolios.
See It In Practice
Ready to apply this to your asset?
Most engagements draw on more than one of our verticals. Tell us what you're working on and we'll scope the right combination of expertise.
Energy
Conventional & Renewables
Resources
Hydrocarbons & Critical Minerals
Technology
AI & Digital Solutions
Climate & Environment
Decarbonization & ESG