Every figure, with the basis behind it. The percentages are results of process simulation against a defined reference case, not real or measured figures; no Oil Grid installation has yet been built.
Every figure below moves the same needle governments and operators care about most: capital at risk, time to first revenue, and the footprint left behind. The percentages are "up to" values — results of process simulation from assumed inputs against a defined reference case, not real or measured figures; no Oil Grid installation has yet been built. These are upper-bound results: actual results can vary widely from field to field, and may be much lower. The rest are properties or intents of the design. Tap ⓘ on any tile for the basis behind it.
Simulated range · Varies by fieldfaster deploymentMost Oil Grid projects are planned to take 5–7 years from decision to full build-out, against 18–21 years for a conventional, centrally-gathered field — around 60–75% faster depending on field conditions. Units are designed to start producing as they are installed, instead of every well waiting for one plant to be finished.Source: Global Energy Monitor — recent major field developments average 15–16 years; complex ones 18–23 years.
↑60–75%60–75%
faster deployment
Process-simulation result · Greenfield reference case · Not a real or measured figure
Simulation · Varies by fieldlower CAPEXNo central plant, no tank farm, no flare system, and no power plant or substation — the units are self-energised. Standardised, factory-built units replace a bespoke plant. About 40% at the floor, where a site already has utilities; around 49% on average across fields; and up to 70% on the reference case, a virgin field with none.
↓Up to70%70%
lower CAPEX
Process-simulation result · Greenfield reference case · Not a real or measured figure
Simulation · Varies by fieldlower OPEXEach unit is designed to run on energy already at the wellsite, to need no permanent crew stationed beside it, and to be maintained by swapping the unit rather than shutting down a plant — cutting maintenance, operation and labour costs together.
↓Up to70%70%
lower OPEX
Process-simulation result · Greenfield reference case · Not a real or measured figure
Simulation · Varies by fieldenergy consumptionEvery SERM-GC is designed to power itself from gas pressure, solar or the well's own heat instead of drawing external power, and there is no central plant, compressor train or tank farm to run. Conventional and non-conventional generation on site covers the rest.
↓Up to80%80%
energy consumption
Process-simulation result · Greenfield reference case · Not a real or measured figure
Simulation · Varies by fieldsmaller footprintThe field is estimated to use roughly 40% of the land a conventional layout needs. Because it is designed to be AI-driven and run remotely, almost no one is planned to be on site — no offices, accommodation, workshops, warehouses or storage — and there is no central plant, tank farm, flare zone, surface corridor, power plant or substation. Truck-sized units at the wells; the ring underground.
↓Up to60%60%
smaller footprint
Process-simulation result · Greenfield reference case · Not a real or measured figure
Simulation · Varies by fieldproduction lost to downtimeIndustry data: conventional fields lose about 8% of their potential production to unplanned downtime — roughly a month of output a year — because one gathering-centre fault stops every well behind it. In THE OIL GRID a fault is designed to stop one well only — usually one unit serves one well: the AI is designed to alert the owner in real time and ask for immediate attention, and the unit is planned to be swapped for a working one within about two days while the ring is designed to keep flowing.Source: SPE / JPT — unplanned downtime across 190 Gulf of Mexico producing assets.
↓Up to90%90%
production lost to downtime
Process-simulation result · Greenfield reference case · Not a real or measured figure
Simulation · Varies by fielddesign-to-implementation cycle — typically 1–2 yearsBecause the units are standardised and factory-built, engineering, permitting and construction are planned to run in parallel rather than one after the other — and the first units are designed to produce while the rest are still being installed.
1/31/3
design-to-implementation cycle — typically 1–2 years
Process-simulation result · Greenfield reference case · Not a real or measured figure
Design objective · Subject to validationHSE compliantDesigned to full HSE compliance from the start: no flare, no tanks, no open storage — sealed units with fire and explosion protection built in, reduced exposure to sour gas, corrosion, erosion and hydrate formation, and far fewer people stationed in hazardous areas. A design intent: conformity is certified at validation.
100%100%
HSE compliant
Design feature · Not yet builtintelligent AI controlThe local AI in every unit reports to AI-CS, which is designed to monitor, predict and optimise around the clock under Smart Field's overall production plan — and to raise the alarm to the owner when anything needs attention. Production is designed to be taken from zero to full capacity with one command.
24/724/7
intelligent AI control
Design feature · Not yet builthigh, medium or low pressure, any crude typeHigh-, medium- and low-pressure wells and any crude type are designed to be produced in the same project. Each SERM-GC is designed to receive and process the stream regardless of well pressure, within the operating envelope defined for each field, so a field need not be split into what the plant can and can't handle — and marginal wells can become worth producing.
Any wellAny well
high, medium or low pressure, any crude type
Design objective · Subject to validationagainst theft or destruction, by designSealed, contained units; an underground ring with no exposed tank farm or surface corridor; and continuous AI monitoring designed to detect and report any interference in real time. The control systems are designed to the IEC 62443 cybersecurity standard, a design intent confirmed at validation.
SecuredSecured
against theft or destruction, by design
Design feature · Not yet builtsurface tanksHaving no surface tanks removes the fire, spill and evaporation exposure of stored product — nothing sits still long enough to need storing; the integrity of the buried ring is managed as a pipeline. The underground ring itself acts as the buffer, so product is designed to stay in motion towards the Product Dispatch Station.
00
surface tanks
All percentages are "up to" values — upper-bound results of process simulation and engineering calculation from assumed inputs and operational experience — not real or measured figures. No Oil Grid installation has yet been built. They are illustrative and have not been independently audited or validated through a completed project. They are calculated on a virgin (greenfield) field with no existing supporting utilities — no electrical substation, access roads, or gas and water supply; the advantage narrows where such infrastructure already exists, and actual results vary by site. THE OIL GRID is engineered and patented; next comes the one-time design stage — full engineering and manufacturing design, prototype testing, certification and licensing — then the first standard units are manufactured, ready for the first customer.
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