Process engineering & technical safety

Safer processes.
Smarter operations.

Oilstad Engineering provides practical process engineering support—from risk studies and equipment design to controls and process optimization.

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Clear, field-ready engineering for safer facilities, optimized processes, and confident technical decisions—available to organizations in every industry.

What we do

Technical depth,
practical application.

01

Technical safety

RCA, LOPA, PHA, risk assessments, and disciplined analysis to make safer operational decisions.

02

Process design, controls & optimization

Design work, control logic, process performance improvement, and experienced SME support for your most important challenges.

03

Equipment & drafting

Design and sizing of skids, vessels, tanks, pumps, centrifuges, dryers, and supporting equipment.

04

Process dashboards & training

Custom dashboards for process monitoring, drawing on extensive Spotfire and PI Vision experience. PI Vision training courses are also available.

Standard rates

Drafting$150 / hour
Process design, controls & optimization$200 / hour
Dashboard development$150 / hour

PI Vision training courses are available by arrangement. Pricing is negotiated with your company based on training needs and scope.

All industries welcome Oilstad Engineering supports organizations wherever thoughtful process engineering, technical safety, or operational insight is needed.

Our approach

Engineering you can
put to work.

01

See the risk clearly

Identify meaningful hazards, evaluate consequences, and help teams make informed decisions.

02

Make it work better

Find practical improvements in processes and controls that support safer, more efficient operations.

03

Design for reality

Balance sound engineering with the operational and field conditions that determine whether a solution succeeds.

Jade Olstad, owner and founder of Oilstad Engineering

Meet the founder

Experience that connects the details.

Jade Olstad is the owner and founder of Oilstad Engineering. Jade brings a decade of process engineering experience spanning technical safety, risk assessment, process design, equipment engineering, and controls optimization.

With extensive experience in Spotfire and PI Vision, Jade also develops monitoring dashboards and leads PI Vision training tailored to each team. Whether the need is a structured safety study or a better-performing process, Oilstad Engineering brings the technical rigor and practical perspective to move the work forward.

Let's work together

Have a project
in mind?

Home office
3110 8th St NE, Minot, ND 58703

Business inquiry

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