Case Study: Apache Canada achieves file-room elimination and improved records efficiency with ABBYY Recognition Server

Large Corporate Records Department Eliminates File Rooms and Boosts Efficiency by Going Digital

Apache Corporation, a global independent oil and gas producer with major records operations in Houston and Calgary, was overwhelmed by paper—file rooms were filling fast, real estate costs were high, and ad hoc OCR tools left electronic filing hard to search, secure and manage.

Apache deployed ABBYY Recognition Server to automate scanning, hot‑folder processing and high‑quality OCR into searchable PDFs, integrated with their indexing and filing workflow. The solution was quick to set up, stable and scalable; it enabled elimination of at least one Houston file room (with significant real estate savings at about $21/sq ft across 24 rooms), while boosting records security, company‑wide access and overall productivity.

Apache Canada

Laurence Grigg

Records Supervisor