Research and Analysis Services
A&A Consulting Services for Technical Research, Data Analysis, and Investigative Studies — Oil & Gas, Chemical, Technology, and Financial-Sector Clients — Worldwide
Assign your company's open-ended research and analysis challenges to A&A, and let the high-level, seasoned consultants of the A&A Consulting Team bring years of experience documenting and presenting technical findings to work for you, around the world.
A&A's research and analysis clients span oil & gas operating companies, chemical companies, emerging-technology companies, management consulting firms, and investment banking institutions — a client base whose common need is the same: an accurate, well-documented answer to a specific technical question, built from proprietary data, public-domain information, or both, and delivered by a team with no stake in what the answer turns out to be. A&A's research and analysis consultants bring the full range of the A&A Consulting Team's capabilities to a project — from data research and collection, through analysis, to documentation and presentation — and deliver comprehensive technical analysis and high-quality technical presentations and reports.
Avasthi & Associates, Inc. (A&A) is an independent petroleum engineering and geoscience consulting firm. Confidence in the accuracy of A&A's work has been earned over more than three decades of topical reports, journal publications, and well-documented third-party studies validating the ethical treatment of client information and data, and the accuracy and quality of A&A's analysis on every project. A&A holds no equity or technology stake in the subject matter of the research it performs — A&A's findings are formed strictly from the data and record examined, not from a stake in what they show.
A&A's research and analysis expertise spans technical research and literature review, specialized investigations, and documentation, presentation, and reporting. If your company needs accurate, reliable, and unbiased research and analysis of proprietary or public-domain data and information, please contact us — the high-level, seasoned consultants and subject-matter experts (SMEs) of the A&A Consulting Team, and collaborators, are available to help your company, around the world.
1. Technical Research and Literature Review
• Technical Literature and Public-Domain Data Research: researching and synthesizing published technical literature, regulatory filings, and public-domain data on a subject of interest
• Proprietary Data Analysis: analyzing a client's own proprietary technical, production, or operational data
• Benchmarking Studies: benchmarking a client's assets, costs, or performance against public and proprietary industry data
2. Specialized Investigations
• Incident and Root-Cause Investigation: independent technical investigation of drilling, production, or facility incidents
• Environmental Source Attribution Studies: distinguishing anthropogenic from natural sources of emissions or contamination
• Opportunity Screening Studies: screening a basin or portfolio for candidate opportunities against defined technical criteria
3. Documentation, Presentation, and Reporting
• Technical Report Writing: producing decision-grade technical reports on subjects of interest to a client
• Investor and Executive Presentations: developing technical presentations for boards, investors, and executive audiences
• Data Documentation and Recordkeeping Support: organizing and documenting technical data and analysis for internal recordkeeping or regulatory purposes
Related A&A Service: For independent review and assessment of technical work already performed by your own team or by another consulting or service company — rather than open-ended research and analysis of new or existing data — please see A&A's Third-Party Review and Assessment Services page.
Related A&A Service: This page is one of four services under A&A's advisory practice — for A&A's full advisory service directory, please see A&A's Advisory Services page.
Representative Project Experience
A&A's research and analysis consultants have recently conducted projects including, but not limited to:
• Investigation of drilling-flow incidents at a major U.S. onshore oilfield
• Produced-water management assessment at a major U.S. onshore oilfield
• Investigation of anthropogenic and natural sources of CO2 in the Four Corners area of the United States
• Identification of oilfields in West Texas and the U.S. Gulf Coast amenable to miscible CO2 (gas) flooding
Software and Technical Tools
The high-level, seasoned consultants of the A&A Consulting Team are expert users of the industry-standard software and technical tools used for state-of-the-art research and analysis studies, including:
• Production and Decline-Curve Analysis Software: OFM and MOSAIC, for analyzing and benchmarking production and operational data
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS): for spatial analysis and opportunity-screening studies
• Statistical and Data Analysis Software: for quantitative analysis of proprietary and public-domain data sets
• Technical Literature and Regulatory Databases: including SPE OnePetro, SEC EDGAR, and state regulatory data sources, for public-domain research
Deliverables
The high-level, seasoned consultants of the A&A Consulting Team deliver decision-grade research and analysis work product, including, but not limited to:
• A technical research report or literature-review synthesis
• A data analysis study with supporting technical exhibits
• An incident-investigation or source-attribution report
• An opportunity-screening study identifying and ranking candidate assets
• Investor-grade or executive technical presentations
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of clients use A&A's research and analysis services?
Oil & gas operating companies, chemical companies, emerging-technology companies, management consulting firms, and investment banking institutions, among others — any client of any size, public or private sector, that needs an accurate, unbiased technical answer built from data rather than assumption.
How is this different from A&A's Third-Party Review and Assessment Services?
Research and Analysis Services builds new technical analysis from proprietary or public-domain data on an open-ended question. Third-Party Review and Assessment validates or challenges technical work — a reserves estimate, an FDP, a project design — that has already been prepared by your team or by another consultant. Many engagements draw on both.
Can A&A work with confidential or proprietary client data?
Yes. A&A treats all client information and data as strictly confidential, governed by a non-disclosure agreement executed before any proprietary data is shared.
Does A&A publish or share findings from client engagements?
No. Client research and analysis findings remain confidential to the client unless the client specifically authorizes publication or public disclosure.
What is a typical turnaround for a research and analysis study?
It depends entirely on the scope of the question and the data available — a focused literature synthesis can take days, while a multi-source investigative study can take weeks to months. A&A scopes turnaround with each client at the outset of an engagement.
To put the high-level, seasoned consultants and subject-matter experts (SMEs) of the A&A Consulting Team, and collaborators, to work on your company's research and analysis projects, please contact us for a tailored technical proposal for your project.
