OCC developed software with a series of interlinked products for graphing and interpreting data received from devices that measure oil well flow. Four implementations of the MADS project provide interfaces to different classes of flow devices for different suppliers.

Data acquisition - a key aspect of the MADS software are the Port Monitors which:

• interface with particular types of measuring devices
• constantly poll for flow data information from up to thirty wells

Flow data information is passed, on request, via Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) links to the main MADS system.

Data presentation - data is graphed in real time with user-definable options for:

• auto-scaling
• sweeping the graphs
• printing
• copying
• all other standard functions

At the same time the data is stored, either using an Access database or MADS' own proprietary database format, ready for trend analysis, export-to-mainframe hosts or reporting.

Trend analysis

Trend analysis is a key aspect of the MADS system, allowing users of the system to display graphically the fluctuations of any of the calculated or raw values returned from the wells.

With up to 2 million pieces of data calculated and stored every day, the trend analysis provides a manageable interface to an important aspect of oil well design.