Frequently Asked Questions

Questions and Answers

1. What does Well Informed Data Services do?

Well Informed Data Services provides data to oil and gas operators and engineers needed to submit procedures to government agencies for the purpose of plugging oil and gas wells.

2. When was Well Informed Data Services founded?

Well Informed Data Services was founded in August 2025.

3. Why was WIDS started?

WIDS was started in response to the need for faster data collection in the offshore oil and gas industry.

4. What problem does WIDS solve?

WIDS solves the problem of engineers and operators spending four to seven days collecting data needed to submit to government agencies for offshore well plugging and abandonment.

5. How quickly can WIDS deliver information?

WIDS can reduce the data collection process from four to seven days down to a matter of hours.

6. Who is the service built for?

The service is built for oil and gas operators and engineers working on offshore well plugging and abandonment procedures.

7. What makes WIDS different?

WIDS says it is the first and only AI company collecting data for the purpose of plugging wells, and its process is protected by patent pending, trademark, and copyright claims.

8. What is the main goal of the company?

The main goal is to increase the speed at which an engineer can collect the data needed to submit to government agencies for permitting an oil or gas well to be abandoned.

9. What product does WIDS offer?

WIDS offers an AI data report.

10. What is WellStory?

WellStory is described as a permit-grade report that turns regulatory archives, scattered documents, and field reports into a cited report for engineers.

11. What kind of documents does WIDS work with?

WIDS works with regulatory archives, scattered documents, field reports, regulatory filings, field reports, well records, schematic scans, cement bond logs, production records, and well control event history.

12. What can WIDS reports include?

Based on the available data, reports can include well history, current construction, issue history, washout computation for behind-pipe cement, plugging procedure recommendations as a starting point, and thermal gradient computation over plugging zones.

13. Has WIDS already produced reports for companies?

Yes, WIDS says it has already produced reports for multiple engineering and plugging and abandonment companies with verified success.

14. Does WIDS have early access users?

Yes, WIDS says a select set of companies are using the system through early access agreements.

15. How can I contact Well Informed Data Services?

You can contact WIDS at (281) 389-1115 or by email at pmckim@wids.ai during business hours of 8am-8pm.