PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP
Modernize first. Share the value you create.
Qualified projects may avoid an upfront equipment purchase. ZLSS may work with qualified capital partners to fund modernization, with economics linked to verified incremental performance.
EXISTING VALUE
Your baseline
stays yours.
The operator's existing baseline production and existing economic value remain with the operator.
NEWLY CREATED VALUE
Incremental benefits.
Shared opportunity.
Only verified incremental value attributable to modernization enters the agreed performance partnership.
Potential benefits include additional production, energy savings, reduced maintenance, avoided downtime, lower operating cost and other measurable performance improvement.
HOW THE MODEL WORKS
A transparent path
from baseline to shared success.
- 01
Establish the baseline
Agree on existing production, energy use, maintenance and operating performance, including an appropriate decline-adjusted reference.
- 02
Fund qualified modernization
ZLSS and qualified capital partners may support project CAPEX. Eligible operators may avoid an upfront equipment purchase.
- 03
Measure incremental performance
Measure only incremental benefits attributable to modernization, using the agreed verification method.
- 04
Recover project capital
A defined portion of verified incremental project benefits is applied toward recovery of modernization capital.
- 05
Share the remaining value
Remaining incremental benefits are shared according to an agreed partnership structure.
- 06
Build long-term shared success
After capital recovery, incremental performance value continues to be shared under the agreed long-term arrangement.
ALIGNED INTERESTS
Operator. Technology partner.
Capital partner.
ZLSS accepts project and performance exposure through its investment structure. The operator remains responsible for appropriate operation, protection and reasonable care of installed equipment.
Both parties maintain appropriate operational responsibilities and a duty of care for project assets, data integrity and field operations. Detailed allocation of responsibilities belongs in project contracts.
TRADITIONAL EQUIPMENT PURCHASE
CAPEX comes first.
The operator purchases equipment upfront and carries performance risk.
ZLSS PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP
Performance connects the economics.
ZLSS and capital partners may support qualified CAPEX. Performance is measured and economic benefits are shared.
Traditional ESCO
Energy upgrade → Verified savings → Performance sharing
ZLSS oilfield performance model
Field upgrade → Verified production & efficiency improvement → Performance sharing
Financing, capital recovery, benefit attribution and long-term sharing are agreed for each project. No financing approval, production gain, energy saving or investment return is guaranteed.
MEASUREMENT & VERIFICATION
Prove the difference.
Then scale it.
A verified baseline separates actual improvement from changes in well conditions, operating hours and external factors.
Agree on metering, data quality, attribution, the evaluation period and normalization before deployment. Track uncertainty and reconcile results jointly.
BASELINE / BEFORE
Production · bbl/day
Electricity · kWh/day
Downtime · hours
Workovers · count
Lifting cost · per barrel
Carbon intensity · CO₂e/barrel
VERIFIED / AFTER
Production uplift
Energy reduction
Avoided downtime
Maintenance improvement
Incremental cash value
Carbon-intensity improvement
THE NEXT STEP IS AN EVALUATION
Before the next major CAPEX decision, start with your existing wells.
Tell Us About Your Field ↗Start small. Measure carefully. Scale when the economics are demonstrated.