Drilling Engineering is a technical utility app for oil and gas professionals, providing drilling calculations and diagnostic logic on iOS.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire this app to perform critical, IADC-based safety and design calculations in the field, where the cost of error is high and speed is essential.
For Oil and gas industry professionals, specifically those engaged in drilling operations and planning.
What does it look like?
Key features
Diagnostic logic based on Texas Drilling Associates methodology.
IADC-based calculation tool for managing formation influx.
Suite of 90 base calculations for drilling operations.
How much does it cost?
The application is provided as a free utility to support industry professionals.
Velocity
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The app has not received a single update in over 8 years, far exceeding the threshold for a zombie classification. The last recorded release was in November 2017, and there is no evidence of ongoing development, maintenance, or live operations. The project appears to be abandoned.
Who built it?
PT Pertamina(Persero)
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What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for Drilling Engineering
How's the Utilities market?
The app maintains a niche utility position with a 3.79 rating, but the lack of updates since 2017 limits its ability to compete with modern, frequently updated industrial tools.
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Key takeaways for Drilling Engineering
Where is it heading?
The industrial utility market is shifting toward offline-first, high-connectivity tools that integrate technical support directly into the workflow. Drilling Engineering remains in maintenance mode, which leaves the user base exposed to migration as competitors with better mobile-first workflows gain traction.
- The lack of updates since 2017 signals a maintenance-mode posture, which invites disruption from modern, frequently updated industrial utility competitors.
The SWOT
- Diagnostic logic based on Texas Drilling Associates methodology
- IADC-based kill sheet calculations for industry compliance
- Integration of offline-first calculation engines
- Addition of task-specific calibration tools for remote drilling sites
Next best moves
Audit codebase for modern iOS compatibility because the app has not been updated since 2017 → restore platform stability.
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's lack of updates is a greater threat than feature parity…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Offline-first calculation engine (available in Sludge Dewatering Calculator but absent here) +1
Since the last report: The competitive analysis has been updated to benchmark the app against specialized industrial utilities rather than general-purpose calculators, emphasizing the lack of offline-first capabilities as a primary competitive disadvantage.
Bottom line
The app provides essential technical utility, but the 2017-era codebase creates a significant churn risk against modern, offline-capable competitors, so the team must prioritize an infrastructure refresh to maintain relevance.
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