About PPDM

Driving better business decisions through E&P data management standards.

The PPDM Association is a global, not-for-profit standards organization that works collaboratively with industry to create and publish data management standards for the resource industry. Through the PPDM Association, worldwide petroleum data experts gather together in a collaborative, round table approach to engineer business driven, pragmatic data management standards that will meet industry needs.

We are dedicated to achieving our long-term goal of global adoption of E&P data management standards by expanding our presence internationally and building upon successes in North America, Australia, South America and Europe. We will continue to maintain and expand the PPDM Data Model to support the needs of our members. In addition, we will place increased emphasis on expanding data management standards, with a focus on:

• Education and training around data management standards.
• Business rules for PPDM data model implementation with an emphasis on best practices for small organizations.
• Standards definitions to complement the “What is a Well?” initiative.
• Best practices for developing a data governance and master data management strategy.
• Data-based business rules for managing data and measuring data quality.
• Certification programs for E&P data management professionals.