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Standards organizations publish initial set of oil and gas industry reference data
CALGARY and HOUSTON, October 24, 2000 -- The PPDM Association and POSC today jointly announce the release of results of the Reference Values Pilot Project. This Pilot addressed the development of standard populations of reference tables, beginning with six (6) reference tables to evaluate feasibility and establish a methodology for a full-scale project.
These initial reference tables are:
| Well Elevation Type | Media Type | Seismic Energy Type |
| Country Name | Seismic Dimension | Seismic Recording Format |
The objective of both standards organizations, the PPDM Association and POSC, is to make these reference tables available to the entire industry. As acceptance grows through additional implementations, the transfer of data will become increasingly efficient and accurate. Please make this information available to your entire organization and to your peers in other companies.
The results of the Pilot Project are available at the following websites:
As a follow on to this pilot, and in order to incorporate other industry-specific reference data sets, to ensure the continued development of new reference tables, and to maintain existing tables, the PPDM Association is presently preparing a detailed Business Plan. The results of this Business Plan will dictate the scope of the continuing project. The PPDM Association and POSC will continue to work together to further reference value standardization within the industry.
For further information regarding the Reference Values Project, please contact info@ppdm.org directly.
About PPDM
The PPDM Association is an independent, not-for-profit association representing over 100 oil and gas companies, vendors, and regulatory agencies worldwide. The Association delivers a standard data model named PPDM, plus other deliverables that allows industry to manage information effectively.
Software, management and data services based on PPDM have significantly reduced user and supplier costs and improved the effectiveness of petroleum information technology. The current Data Model and related products address business areas that are relevant to the Oil and Gas Industry but also applicable to other industries, such as records management, standardized reference values, XML data exchange, contracts, land administration, geodetics and partnerships. For more information, please see www.ppdm.org or contact info@ppdm.org.
About POSC
POSC (Petrotechnical Open Software Corporation) is an international not-for-profit membership organization focused on enabling the rapid development, implementation and adoption of Energy eStandards -- information exchange and interoperability standards in support of eBusiness for the energy industry. Founded by five major oil companies in 1990, and with a membership of roughly 100 energy-related companies, POSC has headquarters in Houston and an office in London.
Current activities, which leverage the industry's significant investment in information standards over the past decade, include the rapid development and publication of XML-based Energy eStandards for high-value E&P information exchanges. For more information please see www.posc.org or contact POSC at info@posc.org.