Devon Energy + Coterra Energy
$58B all-stock, closes Q2 2026
$1B annual pre-tax synergies by YE 2027
Devon CEO Clay Gaspar (March 2026): "of use for us is AI — how do we access data quicker." The integration narrative is explicitly data-first.
The 90-Day Asset-Integration Playbook
Integrate two ops stacks in 90 days. Synergy capture with the receipts.
Most M&A integrations run two ops stacks for 18+ months and synergy slips to the right. WorkSync\'s deployed playbook gets the combined fleet onto one ranked work plan inside a quarter, with LOE/BOE comparable on the merged base by day 91, all without migrating either system of record.
Aligned with Devon-Coterra Q2 2026 close · ConocoPhillips-Marathon synergy capture · private mid-tier consolidation cycle
The consolidation context
Every operator buying assets right now made a synergy promise at close.
The 2025–2026 upstream consolidation cycle is the largest in a decade. Boards expect synergy capture defended in the first earnings call after close. The question is whether you have the operational tooling to actually deliver it, or whether the slide quietly walks back over the next four quarters.
ConocoPhillips + Marathon Oil
Closed Q4 2024
$1B+ run-rate synergies (achieved 2× original target)
ConocoPhillips Q4 2025: $1B+ achieved, 30% fewer rigs/frac crews delivering more combined production. Targeting another $1B in cost reductions by YE 2026 + $7B incremental FCF by 2029.
Continental + private mid-tier consolidation
Ongoing through 2026
Public commentary: "halt rigs into weak strips, stretch base production"
When you stop adding wells, every existing one has to earn its keep. M&A integration becomes the LOE lever, not a separate workstream.
The 90-day playbook
Four phases. One ranked work plan on day 91.
Each phase is mapped to specific WorkSync modules and produces a defensible deliverable. No hand-waving — every milestone is a number you can show the board.
Days 0–7
Connect both data stacks read-only
Data Hub ingests SCADA (Ignition, AVEVA PI, Cygnet, eLynX), production accounting (Enertia, Quorum, IFS Merrick, Pak), CMMS, and GIS from BOTH the acquirer and target. Read-only — zero risk to either system of record. Asset master reconciliation begins.
Rapid IntegrationData HubData QA
Days 7–30
Reconcile asset registers + unit conventions
Two SCADA vendors, three accounting tags for the same gas plant, four production-allocation methodologies. Data QA flags conflicts; reconciliation rules normalize against the acquirer's chart-of-accounts. By day 30, one well master, one normalized data layer.
Data QAData HubFlowSync (cohort reconciliation)
Days 30–60
Re-score the merged asset base
Work Engine + Economic Scoring re-rank every well in the combined fleet using the acquirer's economic model. Cohort comparisons surface acquired-asset LOE/BOE drift vs. the legacy fleet — synergy targets become specific, not aspirational.
Work EngineEconomic ScoringOperations Dashboard
Days 60–90
One ranked work plan across the combined fleet
Field crews on both sides of the deal start running from one ranked plan on the same morning. SafetySync unifies OQ and contractor-competency matrices. By day 90: synergy capture is a reported number, not a slide projection.
Work EngineRoute OptimizationField SafetyField Data Capture
What goes wrong without it
The four failure modes that walk back the synergy slide.
These show up at every operator who didn’t plan the ops integration on day 1. Recognize them in time and the trajectory is salvageable.
Two ops stacks running in parallel for 18+ months
Synergy slips to the right. Field crews on each side keep running their own systems. The integration team builds reconciliation reports in Excel that lag actuals by 3–4 weeks. LOE drift compounds quietly.
No single asset master
The acquired company's well naming, GIS coordinates, and unit conventions don't match. Every analytical question becomes a 2-week reconciliation project. The CFO can't answer "what's our combined LOE/BOE?" with confidence.
Ops integration deferred until "after the systems migration"
The systems migration takes 18 months because nobody has the budget to do it right. Meanwhile the synergy promise made at close has been quietly walked back in every quarter of guidance.
Field crews trained on different priorities by different supervisors
The acquired team's pumpers visit wells on the legacy schedule; the acquirer's team uses the ranked plan. Same well count, same LOE/BOE the acquired side was running with — no synergy.
Proof
“Day 1 post-close, two SCADA vendors, three production-accounting tags for the same gas plant, four allocation methodologies. Day 91, one ranked work plan across both fleets. The synergy capture report at 90 days had real numbers in it.”
VP Operations · Top 25 private producer · Multi-basin · 5,000+ wells
Common questions
How fast can we actually integrate two ops stacks?
WorkSync's deployed playbook is 90 days from close to one ranked work plan across the combined fleet. Day 1–7: connect both data stacks read-only via Data Hub. Day 7–30: reconcile asset registers and unit conventions. Day 30–60: re-score the merged asset base on the acquirer's economic model. Day 60–90: field crews on both sides start running from one ranked plan. We don't require migrating either system of record.
Do we have to migrate the acquired company's SCADA / accounting / CMMS?
No. Data Hub reads from both stacks read-only and produces a normalized layer on top. You can keep both systems of record indefinitely or migrate one to the other on your own timeline. The ranked work execution layer doesn't care whether your accounting is Enertia + Pak Accounting or Quorum + IFS Merrick — it reads from whatever is there.
How do you handle two different SCADA vendors at the same gas plant?
Common pattern at midstream-adjacent acquisitions. Data Hub normalizes tags from Ignition + AVEVA PI + Cygnet + eLynX into a single asset model. Data QA flags conflicting tags (e.g., two different "PT_001" referring to different sensors) for explicit reconciliation. Most pairs reconcile in days, not weeks.
What about field-crew training on the acquired side?
The mobile app is the same on both sides — pumpers don't see the underlying data integration. They open the app and see the ranked plan for their territory. Typical field-crew onboarding is 2 hours of in-cab training. Most acquired-side crews prefer the ranked plan within the first week because it eliminates the "what should I work on today?" conversation.
How do we report synergy capture to the board?
LOE/BOE on the merged asset base, refreshed nightly, drillable to individual wells and crews. The same number Field Ops uses to dispatch tomorrow's trucks is the number that goes into the IR slide. CFO can defend cohort returns and synergy run-rate with live data, not 4-week-stale spreadsheets.
What's the entry price for an M&A integration engagement?
Land FREE with Data Hub for the read-only integration phase (days 0–30). Expand to Work Engine + Field Safety when you're ready to push the ranked plan to the field. Typical full-platform deployment for an acquisition of 1,000+ wells lands in the Better tier (~$95K Year 1) with Best in Year 2 (~$150K). Below VP signing authority on the entry tier.
Day 1 post-close · below VP signing authority
The synergy clock is running. Make day 91 a number, not a slide.
6-week paid pilots run $15–25K, credited toward the first license. Land FREE with Data Hub for the integration phase. Sits on top of both sides of the deal — no rip-and-replace, no migration project blocking ops.
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