productionmanager.co

What It Is

Production Manager is a field data capture and production reporting system for oil and gas producers. It says it has served the oil and gas industry since 2006 and is widely used by oil and gas production companies in Western Canada. It is not positioned as a general-purpose form builder, but as a vertical business system built around oil and gas production data—from field entry and automated collection to enterprise-level aggregation and analysis.

Core Features and Integrations

Its core modules include field data capture, Reporting & Analytics, diagnostics and performance dashboards, the Prodman Field mobile app, and a Trucking App. Field staff can enter tank levels, trucking tickets, gas meter readings, and other data in the same interface. Data sources include both manual entry and automatic SCADA imports. The system also supports offline entry, allowing data to be saved when there is no internet or cellular connectivity and automatically uploaded once the connection is restored. On the reporting side, it covers corporate summaries, weekly sales rolling reports, production reports, map views, oil marketing reports, as well as Lease Ops revenue, operating costs, and BOE netbacks. For third-party systems, the website explicitly mentions exporting data and formatted reports to production accounting and data analysis systems, but does not list specific products or APIs.

Deployment, Collaboration, and Support

Production Manager is fully web-based, requires no installation, and can be used in a browser on phones, tablets, laptops, or PCs. It also offers Apple and Android mobile apps. For collaboration, it supports roles such as operators, engineers, accountants, and executives. The Trucking App also allows trucking company drivers and dispatchers to enter, verify, and send tickets back into the system. However, the official website does not disclose detailed information on granular permissions, approvals, audit trails, or data security and compliance. For training, the company says field staff can get up to speed in half a day through on-site or remote training, and that support services are available.

Pricing, Pros, and Cons

The official website does not disclose plans, pricing, a free version, or trial information, so buyers need to contact the vendor before purchase to confirm billing metrics, implementation costs, and support scope. Its strengths are its deep industry focus and coverage of key pain points in oil and gas field operations, including weak network environments, offline use, SCADA, tickets, and production anomaly diagnostics. Its weaknesses are the lack of public detail on pricing, security and compliance, APIs, and the permissions model, as well as its relatively narrow industry fit.

Who It’s For and Access from China

Production Manager is best suited to oil and gas producers, especially teams that need field staff to enter production data in remote areas and connect that workflow with SCADA, trucking tickets, and production accounting. Access from China is unknown. The website does not mention China-based nodes, Chinese-language support, or local payment methods. Users in mainland China should pay close attention to network connectivity, data export compliance, payment options, and possible local alternatives for industrial data capture, SCADA, and oil and gas production management systems.