Personnel transportation in Vaca Muerta: efficiency in motion

SincroPool Mobility as a Software

The growth of Vaca Muerta brings an operational challenge that is often underestimated: the daily transportation of personnel to well sites.

It is not a static system. Everything changes constantly — who travels, from where, to which location, and at what time.

However, one thing does not change: operations must run on time and at the lowest possible cost.

A dynamic problem with traditional solutions

In many Oil & Gas operations — and increasingly in mining — personnel transportation is still managed with a fixed logic:

• Predefined routes

• Low adaptability

• Manual adjustments on the fly

The result is predictable: inefficiencies, idle time, and unnecessary costs.

The root problem is clear: companies try to force people to adapt to rigid routes, instead of designing routes that adapt to real demand.

The key: operational flexibility with control

Working with oil companies in Vaca Muerta has led to a key insight:

Efficiency is not about fixing routes — it is about optimizing them every day.

In operations where demand constantly changes, the only way to sustain efficiency is through dynamic systems.

From fixed routes to daily optimization

SincroPool’s VANS/COMBIS module addresses this challenge with a flexible approach:

• Daily route optimization based on real demand

• Compliance with all operational constraints defined by the company

• Continuous adaptation to changes in personnel and locations

It also incorporates a key solution for complex scenarios: operational cross-docking.

When someone falls outside the natural reach of a van route, the system assigns a vehicle to transport them to a safe meeting point, where they join the main route.

Operational impact

This approach enables:

• Reduction of unnecessary mileage

• Improved punctuality

• Higher vehicle occupancy rates

• Lower operational costs

Most importantly, it allows operations to scale without losing control.

Vaca Muerta and mining: increasing complexity

Projected growth in Vaca Muerta, along with the expansion of mining in Argentina, is driving more distributed operations, higher personnel turnover, and greater logistical pressure.

In this context, rigid models stop working.

Efficiency depends on the ability to adapt.

A challenge beyond the industry

Although it originates in Oil & Gas, this type of solution applies to any operation with dynamic personnel transportation:

• Mining

• Energy

• Construction

• Remote industrial operations

SincroPool in Vaca Muerta

Today, seven oil companies already manage their mobility with SincroPool in Vaca Muerta.

Because when operations grow every day, logistics must keep up.