Digital Field Tickets
From signature to invoice. No paper.
The paper field ticket is where the most operationally expensive workflow in upstream still lives. Operators with 200+ AFE-active wells routinely run 1 to 2 FTEs in ticket reconciliation, dispute 8-15% of vendor invoices, and surface unrecorded liabilities at month-end. WorkSync digital field ticketing closes the loop from wellsite signature to invoice reconciliation against AFE and LOE budget.
The lifecycle
Four stages. Where paper breaks each.
Stage 01
Wellsite capture
Paper breaks
Vendor crew (or service company tech) records work performed at the wellsite. Paper ticket lives in a clipboard for hours or days. By the time it reaches the office, signatures are illegible, dates are wrong, or the ticket is lost.
WorkSync fix
Mobile capture by vendor crew at the wellsite. Operator company man signs digitally with timestamp + GPS. Ticket exists in the office system before the crew leaves location.
Stage 02
Approval routing
Paper breaks
Paper tickets accumulate in the company man's truck, get faxed or photographed to the office, and go to manual cost-coding by accounts payable. Approval can take 5-15 days. Tickets get lost.
WorkSync fix
Digital tickets land in operator approval queue immediately. Cost-coded against active AFE or LOE bucket. Approval typically same-day. Audit trail traces every change.
Stage 03
Invoice reconciliation
Paper breaks
30-60 days later, the vendor invoice arrives. AP staff manually match invoice lines to paper tickets. Mismatched line items kick off phone calls between operator AP, vendor billing, and the company man who signed the original ticket. 8-15% of lines get disputed.
WorkSync fix
Reconciliation engine matches digital tickets to vendor invoices automatically on equipment ID, date, well/lease ID. 95%+ auto-match rate. Mismatches surface for human review, not as the default state.
Stage 04
Month-end close
Paper breaks
Tickets that got lost or delayed past close date become unrecorded liabilities, surprising the next month's cost report. Distorts AFE-vs-actual and LOE-per-BOE math at the time of board reporting.
WorkSync fix
Live cost ledger updates with every approved ticket. Month-end close runs on real numbers, not estimates. AFE-vs-actual and LOE-per-BOE both lock in earlier.
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Field ticketing is one piece of the upstream cost-control loop.
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Frequently asked
What AP and ops managers ask about digital tickets.
What are digital field tickets?
Line-level vendor records of work performed: hours, equipment, materials, chemicals, labor. Digital tickets replace paper with mobile-to-office capture, signature, GPS stamp, photo evidence, direct routing to approval and invoice reconciliation.
What does paper field ticketing cost?
1-2 FTEs in reconciliation per 200+ AFE-active wells. 8-15% invoice dispute rate. Unrecorded liabilities that surface at month-end and distort the cost model.
How does WorkSync work?
Vendor + operator capture on shared mobile app. Operator signs digitally with timestamp + GPS. Ticket gets coded against AFE / LOE budget line immediately and reconciles to the vendor invoice automatically.
How does it integrate with accounting?
Tickets flow into Enertia, PakEnergy, W Energy, Oildex, Quorum, P2, SAP via the Data Hub. Reconciliation engine matches tickets to invoices on equipment ID, date, well/lease ID with 95%+ accuracy.
Does it work with vendors not on our app?
Yes. Native app, e-ticket API (Engage Mobilize, OpenTicket), or paper scan with OCR. Reconciliation engine runs against all three.
What is the ROI?
0.5-1.0 FTE recovered per 200 wells. 50%+ reduction in disputed invoice line items in 6 months. Payback typically under 12 months for 200+ AFE-active well operators.
Replace paper tickets in 4 weeks.
Pilot covers one active drilling, completion, or workover program. Vendors onboarded in days. Reconciliation engine running by Day 14.