Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring a location and/or status of equipment, tools, products, and/or vehicles using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology are provided herein. A system may comprise a plurality of RFID tags, each RFID tag associated with one of a plurality of items, a database storing information about each item, and a gateway structure. The gateway structure may include an RFID reader that reads the RFID tags. When the RFID tag is read, information in the database may be dynamically updated. Such system may be used for asset management.

Abstract: An instrumentation system includes a detection apparatus and a data logging apparatus that detect and record various inflow parameters and outflow parameters of the well during the completion phase or other operational phase of the well. The detection apparatus includes instrumentation that is applied to both the inflow into the well and the outflow out of the well and that detects the inflow and outflow parameters. The data logging apparatus captures the output from such instrumentation and records it for analysis. Such analysis can be performed in real time, i.e., as the data is being recorded, and/or can be retrieved at a later time for analysis and for optimization of future wells. A method involves applying the instrumentation system to a well.