Question 1

What workloads can I run?

Accepted Answer

Seismic processing, reservoir simulation, and other GPU- and compute-heavy batch jobs, scaled on demand for exploration and production.

Question 2

Will I know the cost before I run?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You get a cost estimate before submit, pay-as-you-go credits, and settlement capped at the quote — so the estimate is the ceiling, not a guess.

Question 3

How do I control spend across a team?

Accepted Answer

Per-account budgets with optional auto-stop thresholds, plus live usage in the dashboard, so a project or team cannot run past its allocation.

Question 4

What happens to my data and files?

Accepted Answer

Inputs are uploaded for job execution, outputs are stored for retrieval, and access stays scoped to the authenticated account and job owner.

Question 5

Where does the compute run, and how do I sign in?

Accepted Answer

On managed GPU providers (AWS and Azure) — you submit, monitor, and download, with no infrastructure to manage. Sign-in is a secure browser login (OAuth 2.0), with enterprise single sign-on (SAML 2.0) available for organisations.

Question 6

Can I integrate it into our pipeline?

Accepted Answer

Yes. A REST API with API keys and idempotency keys covers automated estimate, submit, status, and output retrieval, so KinoCloud slots into existing processing pipelines.

Compute for Oil & Gas

Oil & gas compute — FAQ