Energy & Oilfield Services

Solaris Oilfield.

Field crews and dispatch needed to know which silo to refill, without chasing phone calls.

Client

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure

Project type

Mobile + Web Operations Platform

Project Focus

Real-time silo monitoring

Impact Area

Wellsite Visibility & Logistics

Overview

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure delivers power and logistics across major US shale plays, supporting drilling, completion, and production sites. After acquiring Railtronix, the team needed a unified platform to monitor sand inventory and wellsite performance.

Previous Situation

Silo levels were checked manually or reported by phone, data lived in separate tools, and trucks arrived without clarity on which silo needed a refill. The result was downtime, idle trailers, and reactive ordering.

Solaris^™ provides turnkey last-mile logistics and power solutions across the largest US shale plays, delivering energy and materials that keep wells producing.

The Challenge

Fracking depends on continuous sand supply and accurate blend tracking. Solaris needed a rugged mobile app for field crews and a web command center for dispatch and operations that could function with low connectivity, dust, and extreme weather.

Our Approach

We ran Phase I Knowledge discovery with on-site research in Texas, interviewing managers, dispatchers, engineers, and technicians. We mapped data flows, prioritized critical alerts, and designed offline-first interactions with high contrast and large touch targets.

Field Reality

Engineers work in heat above 45 C and winter cold near -10 C, wearing PPE and thick gloves. Previous systems forced teams to tap with tools instead of fingers. We focused on large buttons, simple navigation, and clear status feedback that stays readable under bright sun.

What Had to Be Visible

The most valuable signals were live silo levels, sand blend codes, load assignment, and ETA. We built color-coded blends, threshold alerts, and timeline history so dispatch and field crews could coordinate with fewer calls.

What we found

Showing data wasn't enough. Each role needed to know which alert mattered, who acts on it, and what context comes with it, in the field and at the console.

preliminary user journey

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The Solution

We delivered Solaris Lens for wellsite crews and a Vision web console for dispatch and leadership, connecting sensor data to real-time monitoring and logistics decisions in one shared system.

Key Capabilities

Live silo monitoring with color-coded blends, load assignment to silos, truck tracking, facility inventory, orders and fleet dashboards, event timelines, admin tools, and silo history with reliable offline sync.

Early sketches

We established navigation structure and core feature set.

Custom icons & illustrations

Personality matters

clear benefits

Why it works, why it matters and why it pays off.

Impact & Results

Results that keep wells moving.

Real-time visibility reduced downtime and improved logistics performance.

-38%

Wellsite Downtime

Less pumping interruption from low sand levels

-44%

Truck Wait Time

Fewer hours idle before unloading

+29%

On-time Deliveries

More loads matched to the right silo

+22%

Order Volume

More sand orders processed and billed

Data Matters

The way you visualize your data matters now more than ever.

Silo Monitoring

Live silo levels across every wellsite.

Color-coded blends and threshold alerts.

Engineers can spot low inventory early, prevent pump interruptions, and keep sand blends consistent for each stage.

Last Mile

Turnkey logistics with real-time dispatch.

Assign loads to silos and track every truck.

Dispatchers see load status, ETA, and silo capacity in one view, which reduces road wait time and keeps the wellsite stocked.

EQUIPMENT HEALTH

REAL-TIME EQUIPMENT MONITORING AND PERFORMANCE CLARITY.

Track motor load and electrical usage from anywhere, before downtime happens.

Live monitoring improves visibility, prevents overuse, and helps operators act fast. With clear thresholds and visual alerts, teams can ensure optimal performance and protect key equipment like the unloader belt.