From operational efficiency to asset performance - how Precision Drilling used SAP S/4HANA to turn asset data into operational intelligence

Are the challenges of ERP modernization worth the investment? With so many choices to consider for tech innovation, it’s a question worth asking. In the case of SAP customers, lining up an S/4HANA migration with a new data governance strategy is a compelling option, but what does that entail?

Precision Drilling framed their S/4HANA migration in the context of an enterprise data evolution — one that included compliance, master data standards, and real time visibility. Could they move beyond operational effectiveness, and achieve a new level of insight into asset performance?

When Precision Drilling began its SAP S/4HANA journey in 2017, the company was already operating at scale. Founded in 1951 as a small onshore drilling company with a single rig, Precision Drilling had grown into one of the largest land drilling contractors in North America, supporting oil and natural gas development across major basins in Canada ...