Repsol

Repsol Eagle Ford Shale operations: Secure, standardised journey management at scale

Learn how Repsol modernised journey management at its Eagle Ford Shade operations by replacing paper-based workflows and public navigation tools with a secure, enterprise-grade journey management and navigation ecosystem.

The challenge

In 2024, Repsol engaged Quartex to modernise journey management across its Eagle Ford Shade Operations

The existing process was:

• Paper-based
• Driven by ad hoc communication
• Inconsistent across sites
• Lacking real-time oversight and automated escalation

However, the requirement extended beyond digitisation.

Repsol required:

• Custom navigation aligned to internal travel rules
• Control over private roads, wellpads, and non-gazetted infrastructure
• The ability to define road attributes (vehicle types, speed limits, routing preferences)
• Assurance that sensitive site locations would not be exposed to public mapping platforms

Public navigation tools were not acceptable due to:

• Data usage policies allowing optimisation using user data
• Potential exposure of sensitive operational locations
• Lack of control over route selection logic

In addition, Repsol required:

• A secure, federated authentication model
• Hosting within a U.S.-based environment aligned to internal policy

Repsol initially conducted a formal tender and selected an alternative vendor. Following multiple workshops, it became clear the proposed solution would require building a platform from the ground up rather than deploying a mature system. The approach was deemed non-viable, and Repsol re-engaged Quartex.

The solution

Quartex delivered a bespoke, enterprise-grade solution centred on Quartex JMS, combining digital journey management, private navigation, secure authentication, and dedicated cloud infrastructure.

1. Digital Journey Management

Repsol replaced paper-based workflows with:

• Structured Journey Management Plans (JMPs)
• Risk-based approval workflows
• Automated start, check-in, safe arrival, and escalation notifications
• Full reporting and audit visibility

This standardised journey governance across operations.

2. Private Navigation – Trimble Integration

Following extensive market research, Quartex identified Trimble as the vendor capable of providing:

• Backend creation of private roads and wellpad locations
• Custom road specifications (speed limits, vehicle classes, routing rules)
• A mobile navigation front-end (CoPilot)
• A privacy framework ensuring private infrastructure data remains non-public

Integrated workflow:

• A user creates and receives approval for a JMP in JMS
• When the journey is started, the system hands off to Trimble CoPilot
• Navigation applies private roads, custom routing logic, and Repsol-defined preferred and restricted routes

This ensures personnel travel via routes determined by Repsol — not public algorithms optimising for speed or traffic — while keeping sensitive infrastructure private.

3. Enterprise Infrastructure & Security

Quartex delivered:

• A dedicated AWS environment hosted in the U.S. Northwest region
• A Repsol-specific cloud deployment
• Integration with PingID for authentication and federation
• A fully branded Repsol mobile application

This aligned with Repsol’s global IT and security requirements.

Implementation

Initial rollout of Quartex JMS was supported on-site in Texas across Repsol’s U.S. gas field operations.

Following successful deployment, additional rollouts are planned across United States (additional sites), Peru, Bolivia and Norway.

The result

Repsol now operates with:

• Digitised, standardised journey governance
• Private, policy-aligned navigation control
• Protection of sensitive infrastructure from public mapping platforms
• Secure federated authentication
• A scalable global deployment model

Implementing Quartex JMS has enabled us to standardise journey governance while maintaining control over how our personnel navigate private infrastructure. The combination of structured approvals, private routing, and secure deployment aligns with our operational and security requirements. – Alvaro Simón, Senior Technical Lead

The result is a controlled, enterprise-grade journey and navigation ecosystem designed for infrastructure-sensitive environments.

About the customer

Repsol is a global multi-energy company operating onshore gas assets in the United States and internationally.

In 2025, Repsol implemented Quartex Journey Management and Navigation to modernise journey governance, protect sensitive infrastructure, and deploy a secure navigation model aligned to internal operational policies.

Why energy leaders use Quartex Journey Management and Navigation

In infrastructure-intensive environments, journey governance and navigation control must align with internal policy — not public mapping logic.

Private navigation control – Define roads, routing logic, and infrastructure visibility.
Digitised journey governance – Structured JMPs with risk-based approvals and automated escalation.
Secure enterprise deployment – Dedicated hosting and federated authentication aligned to IT policy.

For operators managing high-value, infrastructure-sensitive assets, Quartex Journey Management and Navigation delivers a secure, policy-driven journey and navigation ecosystem built for enterprise scale.