Market Analysis & Forecasting -- The quantification of current and future markets, including competitor assessment, evaluation of buying influences, the identification of major market and technology trends, and the determination of the best market entry strategies.

Customer Satisfaction Assessment -- In addition to evaluating customer satisfaction with the client, a detailed assessment of the competition provides valuable information for market strategies and communication programs. A customer satisfaction assessment program will soon be an important criteria for compliance with the revised ISO 9000 requirements. Focus groups are an important technique for obtaining opinions and information.

New Product/Market Development -- Evaluation of customer requirements and satisfaction with existing products and services can facilitate the efficient introduction of new products, or expansion into new markets. A thorough market assessment will ensure the best product rollout.

Acquisitions Research -- Encompassing the above research disciplines, an evaluation can be performed on acquisition candidates, and the market environment in which they participate. Independent evaluations help to investigate the acquisitions candidates.

Strategic Planning -- Encompassing the above research disciplines, a plan can be developed which provides for the most efficient program to take advantage of current and future market opportunities, whether a new product introduction or geographic expansion.

Valuations -- Independent evaluations of business plans for securing venture or private placement funding. Due-diligence valuations required for underwritings are also provided.

Drilling
RMI has considerable experience in the worldwide drilling marketplace including the evaluation of markets for measurement while drilling, logging while drilling, wireline, bits (insert and tooth bits, PDC, thermally stable, hybrid, and natural diamond), motors (including positive displacement motors, rotary steerable systems, and turbines), formation evaluation, drilling fluids, directional drilling, and tool rental.

Several projects have also been conducted to evaluate extended reach drilling technology, underbalanced drilling, and coiled tubing drilling.

Numerous assessments have been conducted on casing, tubing, drill pipe and related coating, inspection, and machining services. Additionally, downhole tool assessments have been performed on drilling jars, shock absorbers, reamers, stabilizers, hole openers, etc.

Production
RMI has provided detailed market assessments on such production control equipment as wellheads, subsea technology, and a range of valves and other production control technologies. A worldwide assessment of the intelligent completions market has also been made.

Considerable expertise also exists in the area of artificial lift, including assessments of markets for electric submersible pumps, progressing cavity pumps, water management, hydraulic and gas lift, as well as various rod lift technologies.

Numerous other production-related assessments have been done on open and cased hole logging, chemical treatment programs, produced water management, as well as a range of production automation technology.

Midstream
RMI has a broad range of experience within the midstream or pipeline segment of the petroleum industry. Assessments of markets for line pipe, valves, inspection services, and equipment related to the construction and repair of pipelines have been conducted around the world.

Several assignments have focused on field processing market opportunities such as hydrogen sulfide/sulfur removal, field gas processing, separation technologies, etc.

Detailed assessments have been conducted on markets for gas turbines, diesel engines, and electric motors used in compressor, pump, and electrical drive applications throughout the world.

Numerous other petroleum marketplaces have been evaluated over the years:

•	Workover/well servicing applications, including thru-tubing technologies
•	Paraffin control and removal
•	Stimulation and cementing markets
•	Alliances/integrated services trends
•	Geophysical interpretation hardware and software
•	4-D seismic and related markets
•	Vertical seismic profiling/cross-well tomography

Associations and Memberships
The staff of RMI are active members in these petroleum-related organizations:

•	American Association of Drilling Engineers
•	American Association of Petroleum Geologists
•	American Marketing Association
•	Houston Geological Society
•	Oilfield Breakfast Forum (Founder)
•	Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association
•	Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals
•	Society of Petroleum Engineers