Live from ICC 2025 in Sacramento: Pat Smith (Avadine) joins the Energy Tech Podcast to unpack real-world upstream production automation—and why Ignition can (and should) power rod-lift optimization without the black boxes. Pat will discuss Avadine's new IPOC platform for pump off control.

Pat spent 16 years as an end-user/operator before becoming an integrator, bringing rare field credibility to SCADA conversations. He introduces IPOC (Ignition Pump-Off Control)—an open, Ignition-native approach to connect popular pump-off controllers (Lufkin, Weatherford, GE & more via Modbus), visualize downhole pump cards, issue control/setpoints, and push actionable data to the business.

What you’ll learn

- Why ICC 2025 is a “level up” (new venue + Ignition 8.3)

- The upstream gap: automate before the dehy, not just at the plant

- From silos to value: BOE focus, transparency, and operator empowerment

- IPOC overview: start/stop, setpoints, card retrieval & visualization

- Open integrations: Modbus devices, brand-agnostic controller support

- What’s next: AI/LLM pump-card diagnosis, MCP possibilities

- Ignition 8.3 roadmap tie-ins: event streaming & RESTful backend

- How to demo IPO and bring “Prove It” energy to production ops

Links & resources

• Avadine – IPOC (Ignition Pump-Off Control): https://www.avadine.com/

• Inductive Automation – Ignition 8.3: https://inductiveautomation.com/

• Opsite Energy – Insight-Driven Remote Operations: www.opsiteenergy.com

About the show

The Energy Tech Podcast covers SCADA, MES, DataOps, AI/ML, and control-room ops across energy and industrial markets—broadcasting onsite at ICC 2025.

Connect

Questions for Pat/Avadine or want a product demo? Drop them in the comments—and subscribe for more ICC sessions.

00:09 Welcome to Energy Tech Podcast @ ICC 2025

00:32 Guest intro: Pat Smith (Avadine)

01:06 “Level Up” at ICC 2025: venue & Ignition 8.3

01:36 Pat’s journey: 16 years as end user → now integrator

02:27 What Avadine does (custom software → SCADA integration)

03:18 Field credibility: Pat’s production/operator background

04:46 Bridging OT realities with SCADA/automation

06:06 Why upstream well ops (pre-dehy) need more automation

07:51 The challenge with proprietary pump-off controllers

08:33 Introducing IPO: Ignition Pump-Off Control

09:40 Open integrations (Modbus; Lufkin/Weatherford/GE, etc.)

10:56 From siloed data to business value (BOE focus)

11:52 Early traction: pilots, excitement, alternatives to legacy tools

12:42 What IPO does today: start/stop, setpoints, pump cards visualization

13:58 Next up: AI/LLM diagnosis of pump cards; MCP potential

14:56 Roadmap with Ignition 8.3: event streaming & RESTful backend

15:55 “Prove It” for Energy—call for demos & real results

16:26 Wrap-up: how to connect; like & subscribe

Music: Uygar Duzgun / “Fast Life” / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com