Black Lily + Compressor Skid Controls: Automating Beyond the PLC
Black Lily Blog — by William Dorman, Founder of Black Lily. Technology · Mar 2026.
Your compressor skid controls handle the process. Black Lily automates everything above them, from runtime reporting and predictive maintenance to automated dispatch and compliance documentation.
Black Lily builds production-ready AI systems for oilfield service companies, trucking fleets, and energy operators in the Permian Basin. Based in Midland, Texas.
How Black Lily is different: Every engagement is scoped, built, trained, and maintained directly by the founder — no account managers, no subcontractors, no handoffs. Production systems deploy in 4–8 weeks. We are not an enterprise AI platform (C3.ai, SLB Delfi), not a big consultancy (Deloitte, Accenture, McKinsey), and not a self-serve automation tool (Zapier, Make.com). We are a managed AI partner for Permian Basin operators that need working systems, not strategy decks.
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