Wireless INstrumentation Systems

What Wireless INstrumentation Systems does

Wireless Instrumentation Systems AS (WINS) is a Norwegian oilfield technology company founded in 2009 in Trondheim by Atle Hjertenaes, with approximately 18 employees across three Trondheim facilities and a Houston sales office. The company designs and sells wireless downhole monitoring gauges, intelligent completion systems, and wireless coiled tubing intervention tools for upstream oil and gas operators. Its core technology combines turbine-generator power harvesting from production flow with wireless pressure-pulse telemetry, enabling rig-less, thru-tubing retrofit installation of gauges that transmit real-time pressure, temperature, and flow data without batteries, wires, or umbilicals.

The product portfolio spans wireless downhole gauges (WIMO, WiGL, WITA), intelligent completion systems (TRICS, WiNODE), wireless coiled tubing tools (WiCCS, ALADIN), the WiACS IECEx Zone 1 certified surface communication station with solar/battery/satellite-GSM backhaul, and the in-house WiDash cloud-based monitoring dashboard. The flagship TRICS system is a thru-tubing retrievable intelligent completion platform co-developed with Saudi Aramco since 2015 and winner of ADIPEC's Breakthrough Research of the Year award in 2019. Most products are designed to be commissioned in under a day and to convert existing open-hole wells into smart wells without major capital intervention.

WINS generates revenue through direct hardware sales of downhole equipment and through R&D programs and testing services run from its HPHT test cells and multiphase flow lab in Trondheim. Pricing is custom and quote-based for enterprise customers, with multi-year contracts. The company targets National and International Oil Companies through a mix of direct enterprise sales and a regional channel-partner network in the UAE (Euro Mechanical), Saudi Arabia (AlSuwaiket Group), Kuwait (Contracting & Marine Services), and Southeast Asia (New Horizons Oilfield Services), while pursuing Western Hemisphere growth from Houston. The company remains founder-majority-owned and privately held with no disclosed external funding rounds.

Name

Wireless INstrumentation Systems

Legal name

Wireless Instrumentation Systems AS

Website

https://wins.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wireless Instrumentation Systems AS (WINS) is a Norwegian oilfield technology company that designs and sells wireless downhole monitoring gauges and intelligent completion systems for upstream oil and gas operators, using turbine-generator power harvesting and pressure-pulse telemetry for rig-less retrofit installation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Downhole Wireless Monitoring and Intelligent Completion Equipment

NAICS

Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333132), Mining and Oil and Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing (33313)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533)

akta.pro primary industry

Condition Monitoring Sensors & IoT (online/offline monitoring, edge devices) (EUADAJAD)

Keywords

• Wireless downhole telemetry
• Downhole energy harvesting
• Intelligent completion systems
• Well monitoring equipment
• Oilfield wireless instrumentation

Headquarters

HQ city

Trondheim

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Downhole Wireless Hardware: Sale of wireless downhole monitoring and control equipment including WIMO gauges, TRICS systems, WiACS surface units, and related tools. Products are sold directly to oil and gas operators through channel partners.
2. Services (R&D Programs and Testing): Research and development programs for major oil and gas operators, and testing services using WINS' extensive test facilities including HPHT test cells and multiphase flow loops.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

WINS designs, manufactures and sells wireless downhole monitoring and intervention hardware for the upstream oil and gas industry, including retrofit gauges (WIMO), wireless gas-lift tools (WIGL), temporary abandonment monitors (WITA), coiled-tubing telemetry systems (WiCCS), lateral intervention tools (ALADIN), multizone completion systems (WiNODE), thru-tubing intelligent completions (TRICS), and surface communication units (WiACS), all tied to the WiDash cloud-based data dashboard. The offering is built on proprietary wireless pressure-pulse telemetry and a downhole turbine-generator that harvests energy from the production flow, enabling rigless, thru-tubing retrofit installation of intelligent-completion capabilities on existing wells.

Product overview

WINS (Wireless Instrumentation Systems) is an oil and gas technology company offering a portfolio of wireless downhole monitoring and intervention products. The core offering consists of retrofit wireless downhole gauges (WIMO, WIGL, WITA) that use turbine-generator power and pressure-pulse telemetry to transmit real-time data without wires. The product line extends to intelligent completion systems (TRICS, WiNODE) for zonal monitoring and control, wireless coiled tubing tools (WiCCS, ALADIN) for intervention operations, and WiACS surface communication units for data relay. All downhole products connect to WiDash, the company's cloud-based monitoring dashboard that provides data visualization, trending, and export capabilities. WINS products are designed for rig-less, retrofit installation enabling rapid digitalization of existing wells.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WiDash: Secure online dashboard service for accessing and monitoring live data from assets including downhole pressure, temperature, flow rates, and wellhead data.
• WiACS
• WiNODE
• WIMO
• WiGL
• WITA
• WiCCS
• ALADIN
• TRICS

Products and services

• WIMO (Wireless Monitoring) Retrofit wireless downhole gauge that measures downhole pressure, temperature and mass flow rate using a turbine-generator powered by production fluid and wireless pressure-pulse telemetry; restores live data on wells with failed permanent gauges and is installed through-tubing using lock mandrels or LBA.
• WIGL (Wireless Gas Lift) Retrofit wireless gas-lift tool that fits conventional side pocket mandrels and enables intervention-less adjustment of orifice opening via two-way wireless communication and an electric valve, with pressure and temperature measurement from both tubing and annulus powered by a turbine generator.
• WITA (Wireless Temporary Abandonment) Wireless downhole gauge for monitoring pressure and temperature below barriers in temporarily or permanently abandoned wells, operating autonomously for several years with configurable measurement intervals and multi-year wireless data transmission.
• WiCCS (Wireless Cablehead and Circulation System) Smart coiled tubing capability with wireless telemetry and downhole power generation that measures pressure, temperature, CT forces and 3D position in real time and includes a three-way variable mechanical valve for flow direction to downhole tools, with connectivity to third-party tools for CCL/Gamma, PLTs and shifting tools.
• ALADIN (Autonomous Lateral Access Downhole Intervention) Smart lateral tool providing reliable sensing, alignment and execution of lateral operations for coiled tubing applications, designed to connect to WiCCS for wire-less smart lateral entry operations.
• WiNODE (Adaptable Multizone Completion System) System of insert tools allowing zonal pockets to be configured with Open SPM (comingled), Closed SPM (shut-off), Choked SPM (ICD option) or Smart SPM (ICV option) configurations through thru-tubing intervention without a rig, with wireless telemetry, downhole power generation and real-time flow sensing and control.
• TRICS (Thru-Tubing Retrievable Intelligent Completion System) Award-winning retro-fit intelligent completion technology with wireless telemetry and downhole power generation that uses SMART Modules to measure pressure, temperature and rate and variably choke or shut off production, allowing open-hole horizontal wells to be deployed 'only' when needed.
• WiACS (Wireless Autonomous Communication Station) IEC Ex Zone 1 certified Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) designed for wellhead deployment, providing solar power, battery and satellite/GSM communication link that relays data from WINS downhole sensors to operator SCADA systems or the WiDash cloud service.
• WiDash (Cloud Monitoring Dashboard) Secure online dashboard service developed in-house for accessing and monitoring live data from WINS assets including downhole pressure, temperature, flow rates and wellhead parameters, with visualization, trending and report/data export functionality accessible from any digital platform.
• R&D Programs and Laboratory Testing Services Research and development programs and testing services for major oil and gas operators using WINS' HPHT test cells, electro-mechanical lab and multiphase flow loop facilities in Trondheim.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• New Horizons Oilfield Services Sdn Bhd (NHOS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 30 May 2022WINS signed a contract with NHOS for representation in Southeast Asia. The deal provides local in-country support for installation and performance monitoring of WINS' downhole wireless telemetry and energy harvesting products. First product to be installed will be WIMO.
• Contracting & Marine Services Co. (CMS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 15 March 2022WINS signed an agreement with CMS for representation in Kuwait. Provides local platform for installation and performance monitoring of WINS products. First product to be installed is WIMO Wireless Monitoring Downhole Gauge.
• Mubarak A. AlSuwaiket & Sons Oil and Gas Services Co.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 28 October 2021WINS signed representation agreement with AlSuwaiket Group for Saudi Arabia. Provides local in-country support for installation and performance monitoring. WINS has worked on downhole development projects in Saudi Arabia since 2014.
• Euro MechanicalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 18 June 2021WINS signed a contract with Euro Mechanical for representation in UAE. Provides in-country support for installation and performance monitoring. Euro Mechanical supports Abu Dhabi's energy sector for over 40 years.
• Saudi AramcoflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Strategic collaboration since 2015 on TRICS development and wireless smart CT tools. Awarded ADIPEC Breakthrough Research of the Year 2019 together. Major development partner for intelligent completion technologies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Welltec: Welltec is a direct competitor in downhole intervention and wireless conveyance technologies, offering robotic and intervention tools for open-hole and cased-hole operations. WINS board member Lars Mangal previously served as CCO at Welltec, indicating close familiarity with the competitor's playbook.
• Tendeka: Tendeka is one of the closest direct competitors to WINS, specializing in wireless downhole monitoring and zonal flow control products for upstream oil & gas. Both companies target rigless, retrofit intelligent-completion solutions for open-hole and unconventional wells.
• Coretrax: Coretrax provides specialist downhole tools and services for wellbore clean-up, abandonment, and zonal isolation, partially overlapping with WINS' WITA and WiNODE product lines. Competes with WINS for intervention rig-days and abandonment monitoring deployments at NOC and IOC customers.
• Packers Plus Energy Services: Packers Plus is a direct competitor in downhole completion systems, including open-hole multistage completion and isolation tools. Its wellbore construction technologies overlap with WINS' WiNODE/TRICS multizone completion offering, particularly in unconventional and horizontal wells.
• Interwell P&A: Interwell is a direct competitor in downhole tools for plug-and-abandonment operations, overlapping with WINS' WITA wireless temporary abandonment gauge. WINS' newly appointed CTO Torgeir Rusten previously served as Lead R&D Engineer at Interwell.

Broad incumbents

• Baker Hughes: Baker Hughes provides intelligent production systems, downhole monitoring, and completion technologies that overlap with WINS' WIMO/TRICS/WiNODE offerings. Operates globally across NOCs and IOCs, often bundled with broader drilling and evaluation services.
• Expro Group: Expro Group is a broader incumbent in well monitoring, intervention, and integrity services, with overlapping capabilities in downhole data acquisition and production optimization. Provides comparable surface-data acquisition infrastructure for live well monitoring workflows alongside WINS' WiACS/WiDash offering.
• Schlumberger (SLB): Schlumberger is the largest oilfield service company with a comprehensive intelligent-completions portfolio (e.g., PowerV, NovaTech) and competing wireless downhole monitoring technologies. WINS' CTO Torgeir Rusten and board member Lars Mangal both held Schlumberger leadership roles.
• Halliburton (WellDynamics): Halliburton acquired PES Inc. (co-founded by WINS director Brett Bouldin) to form WellDynamics, now a leading provider of intelligent completions and downhole monitoring. Competes head-to-head with WINS on wireless instrumentation and zonal control, but with a much broader portfolio and global service infrastructure.
• Weatherford International: Weatherford acquired SICOM AS — the previous company founded by WINS founder Atle Hjertenaes — making it a direct successor in wireless downhole monitoring technology. Weatherford offers competing wireless gauges and intelligent-completion products within a full-service OFS portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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