Oil & Gas Field Operations on Microsoft Power Platform
Energy companies run on complex, fast-moving operations. Akora Cloud helps Oil & Gas teams replace spreadsheets, email chains, and brittle legacy tools with a modern field operations system built on Microsoft Power Platform. From rig scheduling and job tracking to timesheets, payroll, assets and HSE, we bring everything into one secure, auditable workflow, designed for Alberta and Western Canada.
Built for the field, proven in production
We’ve delivered a Power Platform solution for an Alberta drilling contractor — Bonanza Drilling — that functions like an ERP on top of Dataverse. The platform centralizes rigs, jobs, crews, shifts, payroll, accounting hand-off, field tickets, and asset management, with dashboards for leadership and offline-capable Canvas Apps for crews. 25+ paper forms retired; data retrieval cut from ~30 minutes to instant.
For the architecture pattern and the 90-day delivery plan we use, our walkthrough on Power Apps for field operations covers it end-to-end. The deeper field operations and asset management solution pages have the practice-level context.
See how we helped an Alberta driller improve HSE reporting by 60% in our Bonanza Drilling case study.
What you can run on Power Platform
Core Features
- Rig & Job Management: Create jobs, schedule rigs, assign crews, track progress and downtime
- Timesheets & Shifts: Mobile time entry, supervisor approvals, overtime rules, payroll export
- Field Tickets & Costing: Standardized tickets, price books, approvals, GL mapping
- HSE & Compliance: Incident reports, inspections, corrective actions, signatures, attachments
Additional Features
- Asset Management: Equipment registers, maintenance plans, inventory and parts usage
- Document Control: Integrate SharePoint libraries for drawings, procedures and safety docs
- Reporting & KPIs: Power BI dashboards for utilization, costs, production and HSE trends
Why energy companies choose Power Platform
| Feature | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Fast to ship | Model-driven + canvas apps accelerate delivery without custom code bloat |
| One data layer | Microsoft Dataverse keeps data consistent, secure, and auditable |
| Offline-friendly mobile | Capture shifts, inspections and tickets even with poor connectivity |
| Built-in security & compliance | Azure AD roles, row-level security, audit logs |
| Plays nicely with finance | Push approved data to your accounting system via Power Automate |
| Lower TCO than custom ERP | Evolve features incrementally instead of buying monoliths |
Migration from SharePoint to Dataverse
Still tracking jobs or HSE in SharePoint lists? We help you migrate to Dataverse for relational data, validation rules, and performance that scales with your operations, while keeping documents and records in SharePoint where it makes sense. The metadata model that holds up at scale is covered in our SharePoint DMS metadata post.
Architecture we typically deploy
Core Components
- Dataverse for core entities (Rigs, Jobs, Crews, Shifts, Tickets, Assets, Incidents)
- Model-driven apps for office workflows and approvals
- Canvas apps for field entry (mobile-first experiences)
- Power Automate for notifications, approvals, and ERP/accounting integrations
Analytics & Documents
- Power BI for KPIs, cost tracking, and HSE dashboards
- SharePoint for controlled document management
Delivery approach
- Discovery & fit: Map processes, systems, and reporting needs
- MVP in weeks: Ship the most valuable workflows first
- Iterate: Add payroll export, HSE modules, asset maintenance, etc.
- Support & governance: Environments, security, COE, and lifecycle
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a replacement for a full ERP?
It can cover the field side of ERP (jobs, tickets, timesheets, assets and HSE) while integrating with your accounting system for the financials.
Can we start small?
Yes. Many teams begin with timesheets + approvals or field tickets, then add HSE and asset management.
Do you work outside Alberta?
We support Oil & Gas clients across Western Canada and beyond. Remote delivery is standard. Most engagements run hybrid out of Edmonton (HQ) or Calgary (downtown energy head offices), with on-site visits as needed.
Related work
Flagship case study: Bonanza Drilling — Power Platform field operations. Alberta drilling contractor; 25+ paper forms retired, data retrieval cut from ~30 minutes to instant, HSE checklists tied into a single auditable Dataverse-backed platform.
Reading on the patterns we ship for energy clients:
- Power Apps for field operations — architecture, the patterns that hold up at scale, and the 90-day delivery plan.
- SharePoint DMS metadata that survives an audit — the metadata model for procedures, drawings, and quality records.
- Power BI ops dashboards over Dataverse — utilization, downtime, and HSE trend reporting that retires the weekly Excel report.
Solution pages with the deeper context: field operations · asset management · payroll & accounting.
Regional pages: Edmonton (HQ) · Calgary (downtown energy head offices + Southern Alberta field).
A well-designed field operations system can reduce administrative overhead by 40% and improve compliance audit readiness.