What Computer Modelling Group does

Computer Modelling Group Ltd. (CMG) is a Calgary-based, publicly traded (TSX: CMG) software and consulting company founded in 1977 that builds physics-based reservoir simulation and integrated production system modeling software for the global energy industry. Its core technology stack comprises three specialized reservoir simulators — IMEX (black oil and unconventional), GEM (compositional / equation-of-state), and STARS (thermal and advanced processes) — complemented by CMOST for AI/ML-assisted optimization and uncertainty analysis, Builder for pre-processing, Results for post-processing, WinProp for fluid characterization, CoFlow for integrated reservoir-well-surface modeling, and a dedicated CCS suite (Focus CCS, CO2LINK) plus the newly launched ShaleSim for fracture-to-production simulation. The platform integrates with third-party geomodelling tools (Petrel, Jewelsuite, SKUA GoCad, RMS) and partners including ABB (CCS 360) and KDI LedaFlow.

CMG serves approximately 500 enterprise customers globally, including 100% of super major oil companies and national oil companies such as ONGC, Pertamina, INPEX, and JAPEX, with an NPS of 68 and 90%+ customer satisfaction. Revenue is generated through annual software licenses and subscriptions (on-premise, cloud, or hybrid) and professional services spanning technical consulting, advisory consulting, embedded team members, and training delivered across seven dedicated training facilities worldwide. The company distributes through direct enterprise field sales with 'Talk to an Expert' and 'Request a Demo' motions, and offers free trials exclusively to oil & gas operators. The 2022 CMG 4.0 Strategy committed to growth, profitability, and acquisitions, and the company has been actively expanding its footprint into energy transition verticals (CCS, geothermal, hydrogen, critical minerals) on top of its core oil and gas simulation heritage.

Name

Computer Modelling Group

Legal name

Computer Modelling Group Ltd.

Website

https://cmgl.ca

Company type

Public

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Computer Modelling Group (CMG) is a Calgary-based public software company founded in 1977 that provides physics-based reservoir simulation and integrated production-system modeling software to approximately 500 energy companies globally, including all super majors and national oil companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Reservoir Simulation Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382)

akta.pro primary industry

Emissions Factors, LCA & Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Platforms (EUABAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Forecasting & AI Optimization for Flexibility (Load/Price/Renewables/SoC) (EUAFAKAH)

Keywords

• Reservoir simulation software
• Enhanced oil recovery
• Carbon capture storage
• Production system modeling
• Thermal process simulation

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses & Subscriptions: CMG generates revenue through software licenses for their simulation products. The company offers cloud solutions as standalone or supplement to on-premise solutions. Free trials are offered exclusively to oil & gas operators.
2. Professional Services: Revenue generated from consulting services and training programs. CMG offers technical consulting, advisory consulting, and integrated team member services along with beginner to advanced training courses at seven dedicated training facilities globally.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Computer Modelling Group (CMG) develops and licenses reservoir simulation software for the global energy industry. Its product suite includes specialized physics-based simulators (IMEX, GEM, STARS) for black oil, compositional, and thermal recovery processes, complemented by pre/post-processing tools, AI-powered optimization (CMOST), integrated production system modeling (CoFlow), fluid characterization (WinProp), carbon capture and storage platforms (Focus CCS, CO2LINK), and unconventional fracture-to-production simulation (ShaleSim). CMG also delivers technical consulting, advisory services, and training programs from seven global facilities.

Product overview

CMG offers a comprehensive suite of reservoir simulation software consisting of three main reservoir simulators (IMEX for black oil, GEM for compositional/EoS-based, and STARS for thermal/advanced processes), complemented by specialized tools including CMOST for AI-powered optimization and uncertainty analysis, Builder for pre-processing and model building, and Results for post-processing visualization. The portfolio also includes CoFlow for integrated production system modeling connecting subsurface and surface, WinProp for fluid property characterization, Focus CCS for carbon capture and storage feasibility, CO2LINK for transient wellbore CO2 modeling, and ShaleSim for full-pad fracture-to-production simulation. The products share common data formats, integrate with third-party geomodelling tools like Petrel and Jewelsuite, and support cloud deployment for scalable simulation workflows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IMEX: Black Oil & Unconventional Simulator for modeling primary, secondary, and tertiary oil recovery processes
• GEM
• STARS
• CMOST
• Builder
• Results
• CoFlow
• WinProp
• Focus CCS
• CO2LINK
• ShaleSim

Products and services

• IMEX Black oil and unconventional reservoir simulator combining implicit and explicit solution methods to model multiphase flow. Supports primary depletion, waterflooding, gas injection, polymer flooding, and unconventional reservoir simulations with AI-enhanced capabilities for oil & gas reservoir engineers.
• GEM Generalized Equation-of-State (EoS) compositional reservoir simulator for recovery processes where fluid composition and phase behavior are critical. Used for miscible/immiscible gas injection, volatile oil and gas condensate reservoirs, CO2-based enhanced recovery and storage, and unconventional shale modeling.
• STARS Steam, Thermal, and Advanced processes Reservoir Simulator for complex recovery mechanisms where temperature, chemical, and geomechanical interactions dominate. Supports steam injection, chemical flooding, geothermal, hydrogen studies, SAGD, CSS, and in-situ combustion.
• CMOST Intelligent Optimization and Analysis Tool that applies statistical analysis, machine learning, and proxy-based algorithms for reservoir optimization. Features sensitivity analysis, AI history matching, optimization, uncertainty assessment, and probabilistic forecasting.
• Builder Pre-processor for simulation model building with an interactive interface for design and preparation of simulation models. Features built-in wizards, geostatistical 3D geomodeling, and process wizards for unconventional, chemical EOR, and CCS workflows.
• Results Post-processor for visualization and analysis of reservoir simulation outputs. Delivers 2D and 3D visualization, performance plotting, reporting capabilities, and supports the compressed SR3 output format from all CMG simulators.
• CoFlow Integrated Production System Modelling (IPSM) solution unifying reservoir, wellbore, and surface facility models in one environment. Features proprietary fluid blending, multi-fidelity modeling, uncertainty workflows, and a full API for customization, targeted at reservoir and production engineers.
• WinProp Fluid Property Characterization Tool for creating tuned EoS fluid property descriptions and black oil fluid property data. Features component characterization, PVT matching, miscibility studies, and K-Value generation for CCS applications.
• Focus CCS All-in-one CCS simulation platform for early-stage viability and planning studies. Provides guided workflows for rapid feasibility assessment and storage validation in minutes, with 2D and 3D visualization of CO2 plume and migration, targeted at CCS project developers and storage operators.
• CO2LINK Advanced transient wellbore modelling module providing a dynamic link between the CCS simulator (CMG GEM) and the KDI LedaFlow transient wellbore simulator, for modelling complex CO2 phase transition systems during CO2 injection planning.
• ShaleSim Full-pad fracture-to-production simulation solution for unconventional development. Combines a new fracture simulator with CMG's industry-trusted reservoir engines (IMEX and GEM) for full-well, full-pad hydraulic fracture design, sequencing, and production forecasting, delivering 3-10x faster simulation than industry alternatives.
• CMG Professional Services Professional services offering covering technical consulting, advisory consulting, and integrated team member engagements, plus beginner-to-advanced training delivered from seven dedicated global facilities, with customizable private courses for oil & gas operators and CCS projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Increased waterflood NPV by up to 60%
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ABBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMG and ABB deliver an integrated platform for CCS 360 - real-time monitoring of CO2 storage networks. This partnership provides integrated monitoring from capture to storage with real-time alerts for fault activation, temperature and pressure changes, and corrosion conditions to reduce unplanned maintenance and downtime.
• KDI LedaFlowcoreTechnology or IntegrationCO2LINK provides dynamic link between CMG GEM simulator and KDI LedaFlow transient wellbore simulator for modeling complex CO2 phase transition systems in wellbores.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• CGG: CGG provides geoscience services and reservoir characterization software that integrate upstream of CMG's simulation tools, positioning it as an adjacent enabler for CMG's enterprise customers.
• TGS: TGS is a geoscience data and analytics provider whose subsurface data feeds into CMG's reservoir simulation workflows, making it an enabling ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Emerson (Paradigm): Emerson's Paradigm E&P software, including SKUA-GOCAD for geomodeling and Echo for seismic, competes directly with CMG's Builder pre-processor and integrated reservoir modeling stack.
• Kongsberg Digital: Kongsberg Digital provides reservoir, drilling, and production software to oil and gas operators, with overlapping functionality to CMG's simulation and integrated production system modeling (CoFlow).
• Schlumberger (SLB): SLB's ECLIPSE (now INTERSECT) reservoir simulator and Petrel platform are the most direct competitors to CMG's IMEX, GEM, and STARS simulators in oil and gas subsurface modeling.
• Halliburton: Halliburton's Landmark suite (DecisionSpace, RMS) competes with CMG's reservoir simulation and geomodeling integration, including unconventional workflows that overlap with ShaleSim.

Emerging players

• Dassault Systèmes: Dassault's SIMULIA multiphysics simulation suite is increasingly used in subsurface, energy transition, and CCS projects, representing adjacent competition to CMG's reservoir simulation stack.
• Aspen Technology: AspenTech's process simulation and optimization software (Hysys, OPT2001) overlaps with CMG's industrial process modeling and AI-driven optimization use cases in energy and chemicals.
• ANSYS: ANSYS provides multiphysics simulation used across energy and industrial applications; its physics-based solvers overlap with CMG's reservoir, thermal, and CCS simulation capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Baker Hughes: Baker Hughes offers broader oilfield services and digital solutions including reservoir-related software, overlapping with CMG's enterprise simulation footprint as part of a wider E&P portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cmg_software
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/compmodgr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/computer-modelling-group-ltd
• Facebookfacebook.com/161261294076327

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A4 records

Investments

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