Expro has introduced Maestro, a modular well-testing platform designed to automate operational processes, improve remote monitoring and reduce personnel exposure to hazardous working environments while retaining human oversight of critical decisions.
The system can reduce red-zone exposure by up to 67% when fully deployed, limiting the need for personnel to work close to live well-test equipment during complex operations.
Designed for onshore and offshore applications, Maestro combines automation, real-time operational visibility and decision-support capabilities to simplify well-testing activities. Its launch comes as energy companies increasingly explore automation to manage high-risk operations without compromising human control over critical decisions.
The platform operates through Expro's Verified Decision Control (VDC) approach, which ensures that experienced personnel retain authority over operational decisions. By monitoring well-test conditions and generating proposed responses, the system provides real-time information and automated alerts to help teams identify potential issues, assess operating conditions and determine appropriate actions.
Andrei Ion, vice-president of Well Flow Management at Expro, said: “The energy industry is moving quickly towards more automated operations, but automation should not mean removing human judgement from critical decisions.
“Maestro has been designed to help operators embrace automation while maintaining visibility and control. Our aim with it is simple: reduce people out of hazardous environments, not out of decisions.”
“Customers trust the skills and experience of our people. Maestro® builds on that expertise, using automation in an effort to improve safety and operational performance while keeping experienced well-test personnel in control of what happens next.”
Maestro® features a modular configuration that can be adapted to different projects, assets and operating conditions. It also integrates Expro's existing EDGE and Data to Desk technologies to provide real-time well-test data, operational monitoring and remote access.
