Artificial Lift Monitoring Software
Most wells need help to produce, and artificial lift - ESPs, rod pumps, gas lift, plunger lift - is where a lot of production is won or lost. A pump down overnight is barrels not sold; a pump running against a fault is damage accumulating. Remote monitoring turns that from a next-drive-by discovery into a real-time alert.
Artificial lift monitoring software tracks the runtime, cycles, pressures, and fault states of ESP, rod pump, gas lift, and plunger lift wells from a cloud dashboard, alerting operators the moment a well goes down or runs abnormally - so downtime is caught in seconds, not on the next round.
Monitoring Each Lift Type
Each lift method exposes different data. An ESP controller reports motor current, intake pressure, and faults; a rod pump controller reports strokes, load, and pump-off; a plunger lift controller reports cycles, arrivals, and casing/tubing pressure. These controllers - often Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or dedicated lift controllers - expose data over EtherNet/IP, Modbus, or their own protocols, which Merobix reads and unifies on one dashboard across a whole field.
Cutting Downtime and Windshield Time
The two payoffs are less lost production and less driving. A fault alarm delivered in seconds lets an operator respond before a well sits down for a shift, and a live dashboard means the pumper drives to the wells that need attention instead of every well on a fixed route. Over a large field, that reduction in windshield time alone is significant.
What You Get With Merobix
- Alarms that reach a person. SMS and email typically within a minute of a value crossing a threshold, with on-call escalation - included on every plan.
- Cellular edge, no server room. A gateway reads your devices and connects outbound to the cloud - no fixed IP, no VPN, no on-premise SCADA server.
- A built-in historian. Every reading is retained for trends, production reporting, and compliance records, queryable from any browser.
- One team for the whole stack. The same Texas team runs your SCADA and, if needed, programs your PLCs and builds your control panels.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does artificial lift monitoring track?
It tracks the runtime, cycles, pressures, currents, and fault states of lift equipment - ESP motor current and intake pressure, rod pump strokes and load, plunger lift cycles and arrivals - and alarms when a well goes down or runs abnormally.
Can I monitor ESP, rod pump, and gas lift on one platform?
Yes. Merobix reads the various lift controllers over EtherNet/IP, Modbus, and other protocols and unifies them on one cloud dashboard, so a mixed field of lift types is monitored in one place.
How fast will I know a pump is down?
A fault or off state triggers an SMS and email alarm with escalation, so a well going down is known in seconds rather than at the next drive-by - directly reducing lost production.
Does artificial lift monitoring reduce driving?
Yes. A live dashboard lets pumpers prioritize the wells that actually need attention instead of driving a fixed route, cutting windshield time across a large field.
Sources and verification
This page references the standards, specifications, and official documentation published by the organizations below. Editions, product capabilities, and documentation change over time - confirm current requirements and specifications directly with the source.
- Rockwell Automation Literature Library (Allen-Bradley, Studio 5000) - Rockwell Automation
- Siemens SIMATIC and TIA Portal documentation - Siemens
- Modbus Application Protocol Specification - Modbus Organization
Merobix is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by these organizations; their names are used only to identify the standards and products discussed.
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