How Cloud Simulation Changes Your Daily Workflow
Four moments in a production engineer's day, desktop versus cloud: the pre-field design check, a three-scenario comparison, the client report, and finding last month's work.
Sep 30, 2026
Articles
Automated Design Is Generally Available
RodSim simulates one design, RodSim Dynamics runs it under real loads, and Automated Design runs the same physics across every feasible design for the well and ranks the top 100 on correctness and cost. Generally available today.
Sep 15, 2026
How Agent Permissions Work on PetroBench
An agent on PetroBench is a principal like any other: tokens that can't exceed their owner, tool visibility gated by abilities, organization isolation below the tool layer, and every call in the audit log.
PetroBench Team / Sep 10, 2026
The PetroBench API and MCP Server Are Generally Available
Today we're opening the PetroBench API and MCP server to all customers, after a pilot with major operators. What they do, what people did with them, and where this is going.
Sep 4, 2026
How to Connect Claude to the PetroBench MCP Server
Add the PetroBench MCP server to Claude, sign in with your PetroBench account, and ask questions about your own wells and simulations.
PetroBench Team / Sep 3, 2026
How to Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok to PetroBench
Setup steps for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Grok against the PetroBench MCP server, what to check afterwards, and what IT needs to know.
PetroBench Team / Aug 26, 2026
Agents vs Chatbots vs Copilots vs Automations
Chatbot, copilot, agent and automation, defined by behavior with primary sources, plus how the four map onto PetroBench.
PetroBench Team / Aug 23, 2026
What an MCP Server Is and Why the Open Standard Matters
MCP is an open standard for connecting AI tools to systems you govern. What an MCP server is, why an open standard lowers integration cost, which questions stay with IT, and how PetroBench runs one.
PetroBench Team / Aug 20, 2026
How to Use Version History and Restore Previous Designs
Every simulation change is tracked automatically. Here's how to view, compare, annotate, and restore previous versions of your designs.
PetroBench Team / Feb 7, 2026
How to Use the Comparison View
Compare up to five rod string designs side by side to evaluate loads, stresses, and production estimates.
PetroBench Team / Feb 4, 2026
How to Set Up Your Organization Hierarchy
Learn how to structure your PetroBench organization with divisions and regions to manage multi-basin operations with scoped permissions.
PetroBench Team / Jan 31, 2026
How to Invite Team Members and Collaborate on Designs
Invite engineers, assign roles, organize divisions and regions, and manage licenses from the Admin Panel.
PetroBench Team / Jan 28, 2026
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