SafeKick's Mission Statement

"We're interested in new solutions to old problems."

About Us

SafeKick is a streamlined, collaborative organization founded in late 2009 by a small group of already successful industry professionals seeking to provide solutions, rather than services, to our industry.

SafeKick started by trying to identify weaknesses, or gaps in existing products and practices, particularly those relating to critical downhole relationships during drilling operations.

Gaps were identified in three key areas:

1. Drilling personnel competency, particularly the ability to "think downhole" in an era of data overload.
2. Measurement and control of well parameters, particularly relating to mud properties, flow conditions and wellbore pressures.
3. Ability to visualize and understand current conditions through valuable information rather than raw data as needed for effective collaboration, with a notable lack of a common platform to convey the same information to individuals and companies, both local and remote.

None of these "gaps" are new, but our solutions are, involving products that use optimal combinations of software, hardware and web-based solutions.

Active participation at industry events, conferences and work groups, as well as frequent contact with potential end-users ensures continuing awareness of industry trends and needs.

A Rare Combination

Developed by a rare combination of people with very high technical skills, strong field knowledge and years of experience, SafeKick's Empowered Solutions are designed for use on the rig and in the office, allowing the same data to be shared by all members of the team in real time.

If needed, SafeKick's experts can be brought into the picture to help evaluate and understand the problems and provide some suggestions.

SafeKick's Code of Conduct

Code of Conduct

SafeKick's Standard Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions 

SafeKick's Leadership

Helio Santos
President

Jason Hannam
VP of Product Development

Paul Sonnemann
VP of Technology

SafeVision: The Driller's GPS

Our software products are designed to provide prioritized, common information to all individuals both on and off the rig. SafeVision, our base software platform, helps solve the problem of data overload by utilizing intelligent processing of common rig drilling data to display, in a very intuitive format, a simulation of conditions in the well below the rig floor.

In the same way that a GPS can help a driver, it enables those in control of drilling operations to make efficient, timely decisions. SafeVision is available in three different, but related versions to meet different drilling management needs.

 SafeKick’s Pressure Control Offerings:

• Auto Pressure (1-choke)
• APOD^® – Annular Pressure on Demand^®
  • 2 Intelli-Chokes^®
  • 3 Intelli-Chokes^®
• APODFlow
• APODFlowControl
• Safe-MPD®
• Safe-PMCD®
• Safe-Well Control®

Contact us for a software license quote.

 The SafeVision Product Family

SafeVision Training

Most drilling problems can be avoided by keeping the pressure inside the wellbore within what is called the mud weight window. On one hand the knowledge of the pore, collapse or fracture pressures can be estimated with some degree of accuracy; on the other hand knowing the pressure profile inside the wellbore is not an easy task.

In the past wells were drilled with a very comfortable mud weight window, which led to many assumptions and generalizations. Often very little attention was paid to the many subtle pressure relationships inside the wellbore. Knowledge of the mud weight at surface was deemed enough.

With wells being drilled in more challenging environments, the mud weight window has been reduced significantly. For most wells being drilled today it is critical to know, as accurately as possible, the pressure along the entire annulus. This level of complexity now forces us to look beyond what can be done with rules of thumb or by hand calculations.

SafeVision In-Depth Video Series

In order to help drilling personnel understand the consequences of routine drilling and well control operations on downhole conditions, SafeKick has developed a series of short tutorials. Please watch the Introduction first and the others can be watched in any order desired. 

Fundamentals and Basic Concepts

This tutorial introduces the features on the main display of the SafeVision software.

This video explains the relationship between hydrostatic pressure and equivalent mud weight.

This video clarifies the effects of friction on pressure calculations within a well.

This video explains how increasing pressure in various ways on a well can produce different outcomes.

This video explains how different fluids behave under an increased compression.

This video explains how temperature can affect mud density.

This video explains how drillstring rotation affects pressures downhole.

This videos explains how the movement of pipes inside the annulus can affect the downhole pressures.

This videos shows the importance of being aware of variations of density and their effect on the downhole pressures.