Advanced Reservoir Analysis Tools for ResFrac - StageOpt & IntTest
ResFrac sought to expand their digital offerings by creating two cutting-edge web applications — StageOpt and IntTest — to help operators optimize well spacing and stage design. Paramint built ResApps using Retool, React, Azure storage, and custom proprietary APIs for advanced computations.
The Challenge
ResFrac needed to build two cutting-edge web applications that could integrate advanced physics and engineering algorithms while handling complex data requirements:
- Complex physics & calculations requiring integration of advanced engineering algorithms
- Large file uploads exceeding typical size limits (multi-GB files)
- Multi-component tech stack integration across Retool, React, Azure, and proprietary APIs
- Need for an intuitive, web-based UI accessible without local IT overhead
Our Solution
We built a sophisticated platform combining multiple technologies:
- Retool for rapid UI development
- React for custom components and dynamic pages
- Azure Blob Storage for large file handling
- Azure Data Pipelines for data ingestion
- Custom proprietary APIs for scientific calculations
- REST endpoints for secure microservices
Key Features
- StageOpt for predicting proppant distribution and uniformity index
- IntTest for fracture conductivity and interference evaluations
- Integration of proprietary scientific methods including Egor Dontsov's universal correlation and DQI
- Custom large file upload component with chunking and streaming to Azure
- "One-click" exports from StageOpt to the main ResFrac simulator
- Monte Carlo uncertainty quantification features
- Cloud-native deployment with RBAC and CI/CD pipelines
The Results
- Accelerated well spacing and stage design analyses
- Confident interference evaluations with immediate insights
- Eliminated file-size constraints — users upload multi-GB files seamlessly
- Improved cross-functional collaboration and data sharing
- Reduced IT overhead with no local install required
“Paramint delivered two powerful tools — StageOpt and IntTest — that bring our advanced engineering methods straight to our customers' browsers. The custom file upload component and robust API integrations really set these apps apart. We can now handle massive datasets in real time, and our customers have seen immediate improvements in stage design and well spacing decisions.”
— Chief Scientist at ResFrac
