Production Optimisation | Matejic Consulting Group

Engineering clarity for wells that should be delivering more

Most wells are producing, but not at their true potential. Constraints accumulate quietly through conservative operating practices, legacy commissioning decisions, evolving reservoir conditions, and infrastructure limitations that go unchallenged over time. The result is production that looks acceptable, but leaves value behind.

Production optimisation is not about chasing headline rates. It is a continuous engineering discipline focused on understanding where production is constrained, why it is constrained, and which levers genuinely unlock value under real operating and economic conditions.

MCGx provides independent production optimisation engineering trusted in high-consequence environments, where rate decisions, intervention spend, and development timing must withstand operational, commercial, and executive scrutiny.

Robust Production Optimisation

Every producing well has an invisible production gap: the difference between current delivery and true potential.

Robust production optimisation is not defined by how often wells are reviewed or how sophisticated the models appear. It is defined by whether constraints are correctly identified, prioritised by value, and addressed in the right order.

Production underperformance commonly persists when engineering assumptions go untested: bottlenecks assumed rather than proven, nodal models not calibrated to reality, artificial lift operated outside its economic sweet spot, or facility constraints accepted as fixed rather than challenged. MCGx focuses on closing these gaps, replacing intuition with evidence and short-term gains with sustained performance improvement.

Our Approach

The best production optimisation delivers the most value for the least intervention. That’s why we treat production optimisation as a system-level engineering problem. Our focus is on enabling sound rate and investment decisions across the full lifecycle of the well, where physics, economics, and operational constraints intersect.

We emphasise calibrated nodal analysis and integrated system understanding, assessing where pressure is truly being lost across the reservoir, wellbore, flowlines, and facilities. Constraints are identified, ranked by impact, and addressed in the sequence that delivers the greatest value per dollar spent.

Artificial lift and operating parameters are optimised for economic performance across the full production envelope. Production signals are interpreted in context, ensuring interventions are justified, proportionate, and durable over time.

Throughout, optimisation is anchored in practical execution. Recommendations are designed to be implemented by operations teams, supported by defensible forecasts and clear economic justification.

Typical Production Optimisation Engagements

MCGx supports operators with:

Systems Optimisation

Systems OPtimisation

Well and field-level production optimisation studies.

Nodal Analysis

Calibrated nodal analysis and system debottlenecking.

Artificial Lift

artificial lift

Artificial lift optimisation and lift-method selection.

Performance Diagnostics

performance diagnostics

Production surveillance, diagnostics, and underperformance investigation.

Commissioning

commissioning

New well commissioning and early-life optimisation.

Asset Longevity

Asset longevity

Mature field optimisation and life-extension assessments.

Decision Economics

Economic evaluation of interventions and development options.