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PPDM Fall Conference 2003 - “Future Visions and Initiatives”

Conference Summary

Participants enjoyed a member showcase with displays by several companies as well as presentations by a host of international experts. Participants were treated to presentations on data and information management, spatially enabling E&P databases, Internet data exchanges using XML, and PPDM implementations. Four three-hour work sessions were held to discuss the Association’s new work groups and ongoing projects.

As always, it is the generous support of member companies that make these events possible. The Association would like to extend its appreciation to EnCana and Petro-Canada for supplying meeting space and for their financial sponsorship of the conference. The Association would also like to thank Auto-trol Technology, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, IHS Energy and Shell Canada for their financial sponsorship. Hope to see you all at the 2004 Spring Conference in Houston (May 11 – 12).

Industry Presentations

• Future of Oil & Gas Industry [abstract] [paper]
  Doug Uffen, Reflection Peak
• Salsa With Your Chips? [abstract] [paper]
  Janice Madill, DataJAM Solutions Inc.
• The Future of XML Data Exchange [abstract] [paper]
  Geoff Zakaib, Know2Act Corporation
• An XML Based Exchange Format for Depth-Registered Well Log Images [abstract] [paper]
  Zane Reynolds, IHS Energy; Harry Schultz, Oilware Inc.
• A&D Project Update [abstract] [paper]
  Rick Taylor, XML Developer
• PPDM Technical Update [abstract] [paper]
  Trudy Curtis, TruBear Custom Design Inc.
• Leveraging PPDM Through an Integration Framework [abstract]
  Clay Harter, OpenSpirit Corporation
• Building and Maintaining a Spatially Enabled PPDM Database [abstract] [paper]
  Chris Morgan and Gareth Williams, Lynx Information Systems Ltd.
• Units of Measure in PPDM [abstract] [paper]
  John Heerema, Andromeda Computer Systems
• Geodetic Data in PPDM [abstract] [paper]
  Claude Williamson, Landmark Graphics
• PPDM Business Development Update [abstract] [paper]
  Joe Tischner, PPDM Association
• Well Log Data Management: A Fit - For - Purpose Solution [abstract] [paper]
  Robin Wilson, Woodside Energy Ltd.
• Four Reasons Why E&P's Fear Poor Data Quality [abstract] [paper]
  Paul Gregory, Intervera
• PPDM Supports Business Process Improvements [abstract] [paper]
  Yogi Schulz, Corvelle Management Consultants
• The Evolution of the Data Centre/Data Warehouse: Digital Data and Beyond [abstract] [paper]
  Brad Dick, International Petrodata Limited
• Tip of the Iceberg: data Management in Oil and Gas [abstract] [paper]
  Wes Baird, dataMatters Consulting Inc.
• Spatial Update [abstract] [paper]
  Trudy Curtis, TruBear Custom Design Inc.
• Data Exchange Project [abstract] [paper]
  Rick Taylor, XML Developer
• New PPDM Work Groups [abstract] [paper]
  Trudy Curtis, TruBear Custom Design Inc.

The United States and the world economy have a huge thirst for hydrocarbons which will persist and grow for many more years into the future. Security of supply issues will require new reserves to be discovered and placed on-stream. Canadian investment will be made by junior companies exploiting the gas potential in smaller pools while multi-national corporations will focus upon high impact sustainable reserves such as the Foothills and the Frontiers. Natural gas is fast becoming a worldly traded commodity as the United States thirst for sustainable supply continues. Technological innovation and access to information continues to elevate local economies to the global stage. Data standards are an important component to facilitating the global economy.

Supply and Demand

The world community consumes approximately 78 MMB/D of oil. The United States (US) consumes approximately 20 MMB/D or 25% of world supply while producing only 5.77MMB/D of production. This leaves the American economy heavily dependent upon foreign supplies to fuel their guzzling economy.

Labour unrest in Venezuela earlier in the year caused a supply shortfall which was absorbed by OPEC nations. Covering this shortfall, left many OPEC nations maxed out. Saudi Arabia increased production from 7.8 to 9.2 MMB/D. Fear of sabotage during the Iraqi invasion led to fears of a further supply shortfall. Subsequently, Venezuela has been able to increase production to half of what their supply use to be. Ongoing pipeline sabotage in Iraq has mitigated Venezuela’s gains. Unrest in Nigeria continues to cause some minor world supply disruptions.

World consumption is increasing at a rate of approximately 2 MMB/D. Iraq’s reserves are significant and are estimated to be 200 billion barrels. Canadian Oilsand reserves are estimated to be 315 billion barrels with 175 billion barrels recoverable. Canada’s production is anticipated to increase from 2.3 MMB/D to 3.5 MMB/D by 2010 largely due to investment in heavy oil projects.

Gas Supply and Demand

North America consumes approximately 33 percent of the world’s gas supply from approximately 5 percent of the world’s reserve. The United States consumes 50 BCF/D of natural gas. Canada produces 17.4 BCF/D and is the third largest gas producer in the world and the second largest exporter of natural gas. Gas well production from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) is declining at rates of 25 percent per year. Production replacement in 2002 was 93 percent of production. A total of 3.5 BCF/D of new production must be found to hold WCSB production flat. Exploration for natural gas is increasing with a focus upon sustainable production. Higher commodity prices have permitted smaller reserves to be tied-in. In Canada, Royalty Trusts continue their popularity. Dividend distributions however continue to export value out of the sector, taking with it investment capital for future exploration. Large multi-national corporations are searching for high impact reserves with sustainable

The United States is interested in seeing the MacKenzie Valley Pipeline and / or the Alaskan pipeline built to offset future supply concerns. Exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve ( ANWR ) is currently blocked by the US senate because of environmental concerns. The United States is aggressively building Liquified Natural Gas ( LNG ) plants to cover for future North American supply shortfalls. As a result, natural gas is fast becoming a world traded commodity.

Resource Accessibility

Infrastructure, competing land uses, environmental concerns and community interests may limit access to Canadian reserves by 10-20 percent. Sustainable high impact reserves require longer cycle times and larger capital requirements. Native land claims has delayed land nominations in the North West Territories and the Yukon. A moratorium on the West Coast has denied access to exploration opportunities. A fine balance must be achieved between energy supply, resource access, standards of living, local community interests, environmental groups and other land uses.

Technology

’s technological capabilities. An emphasis on the accuracy and completeness of databases will make this technology more valuable as the historical quality of information is improved. Global data standards need to be created and indoctrinated to enable individuals to further enhance productivity in a global economy.

Janice’s presentation gave a light hearted comparison of performing an information system project in North America vs. South America. The approach is to take the practical, business aspects of the work and compare the perception, acceptance and practice for planning, resourcing, supporting and implementing the multi-faceted attributes of IMS development in two different cultures. The nuances of general business practice, language and work environment can lead to some unique challenges but is there a viable difference - or is it just the same destination with a different passage?

This presentation will focus on how value can be created for the O&G Industry through collaboration on XML (eXtensible Markup Language) standards. The PPDM project to XML-enable Acquisition & Divestment Data Exchange will provide the foundation for a vast array of innovative developments that will make A&D business processes more efficient and effective. This presentation will outline how this initiative was facilitated by PTAC (Petroleum Technology Alliance of Canada) and PPDM (Public Petroleum Data Model Association) and how new initiatives could be launched in the future for the benefit of the O&G Industry.

As the popularity of depth-registered well log images has risen over the last few years, so has the need to develop a common format for data exchange of these images. While most well log images are delivered in a standard TIFF format, it’s an accompanying file (the registration file) that makes an image “depth-registered.” For these registration files, there is currently no standard. An XML based exchange format for depth-registration files being developed by IHS Energy Log Services has been designed to provide such a standard.

There are a growing number of Geoscience Interpretation Software packages on the market today, each with their own uniquely formatted registration file. The content of these unique files can vary significantly. Users who are maintaining more than one application or want to change applications are faced with managing a multitude of registration files for each TIFF image.

By leveraging the power of XML, this new format can be easily translated into existing, proprietary depth-registration formats. Therefore, software providers can retain their existing data formats as necessary. An XML-based format facilitates easy data exchange and loading into PPDM or other database models.

This format provides a finer granularity for capturing detailed data elements from within the well log or from alternate data sources. A number of benefits are afforded by this approach: greater flexibility while customizing views within cross-section applications; the ability to extract key elements of the well log image; and a more robust dataset for loading into a database.

The PPDM Association proposes an initiative to develop a standard data exchange format for acquisitions and divestments that satisfies the technical and business requirements of E&P companies, service companies and vendors. The standard would be based on XML technologies and would build upon the results of other data exchange standards created by the PPDM Association.

A&D processes necessitate the creation and repeated transfer of data between sellers, brokers and buyers. Therefore, the importance of maintaining data integrity and facilitating easy access to relevant data items is crucial. A standardized format for A&D data would decrease the costs associated with maintaining multiple file formats, facilitate the exchange of data between companies, and ensure the validity and integrity of the data during transactions. . The collective XML Standards defined by PPDM will be referred to as the eXtensible Petroleum Acquisition and Divestment Language or simply ‘XPADL’.

This Presentation is intended to provide a general update on the status of the Acquisition & Divestment (A&D) Project at the PPDM Association. It includes a review the industry business drivers behind this initiative and outlines the scope of the project.

Business driven standards developments create opportunities to improve E&P processes and procedures. Knowledge management has been much in the forefront of industry attention lately, and for very good reason. The information explosion of the last decade has escalated a crisis that has only recently been reacted to. PPDM standards work to resolve knowledge management issues in the areas of data storage (the relational model), data exchange (XML schema), data use (spatial enabling) and standardized content values (data content).
PPDM 3.7

PPDM version 3.7 beta 1 has been released for general member review and comment. This model has expanded by over 40% through the combined efforts of four work groups, who have added functionality to support surface land operations, paleontology, reserves and well logs. Your conference CD contains copies of the PPDM 3.7 beta 1 roadmaps and a description of each module.

Plans are for a production release by the end of the year or early in January 2004. Prior to this, a final review of all change requests submitted by workgroups and members must be completed and additional revisions made. Member discussion about changes is posted on workgroup list servers; visit www.ppdm.org to subscribe to list servers.

XML Schema

Schema development has continued through the last fiscal year. As our member expectations have expanded, the scope of expectations for schema has grown. Original schemas were targeted for moving data around on the Internet (data streaming). More recent developments have precipitated the inclusion of data viewing and manipulation on the Internet. The PPDM Association is using some schemas for internal purposes; this includes the use of schema for PPDM data model documentation and the generation of other deliverables.

Current XML projects include well headers, well directional surveys and Acquisition and Divestment. Work in progress for each project may be downloaded from the PPDM web site.

Spatial Enabling

Since 1999, the PPDM Association has worked collaboratively with industry to develop mechanisms for spatially enabling PPDM information. Each of the past three phases has added new capability; the results of each phase have been successfully adopted by industry. The next phase targets the development of a light weight data model that encompasses a summary of all the key data types required in the G&G process.

Data Content

Two data categories have been added to PPDM this year. Geodetic information was acquired from the EPSG (European Petroleum Survey Group). Unit of measure information has been gathered from several sources, including the IEEE, API and POSC. Both data categories will be published with PPDM 3.7. Work in upcoming months will update the country codes list and add seismic reference values to the data set.

The PPDM data model delivers value to oil companies and software vendors that use this data model to store and manage their key E&P data. This paper discusses the added value of using a application integration framework that allows users to access both PPDM , GeoFrame, OpenWorks, Finder, and other databases through a consistent object interface and allows multiple vendor applications to dynamically share data and user interaction events. Example of cross-platform, cross-vendor workflows will be shown that illustrate the potential advantages of “publishing” PPDM data into such an integration framework.

Lynx joined PPDM Association just over one year ago. A service company with a longstanding tradition of using desktop GIS as a means of retrieving and analysing exploration and production data, we were attracted to the Association by its ongoing efforts to spatially-enable the PPDM database model. A growing inventory of in-house data underlined the need for a mature databasing strategy, and as committed ESRI users we wanted a solution that would embrace the Geodatabase concept and allow enterprise-wide deployment of GIS applications.

Broadly following the methodologies and results achieved by the PPDM Spatial II workgroup, we set about implementing an Oracle 8i/SDE Database that initially dealt with modeling well data. Whilst Spatial II Part 1 showed how linear referencing of well deviation measures could be employed to model wells as 3D lines, our primary concern was to spatially-enable the basic surface locations recorded in the PPDM 'WELLS' table, the majority of our well data being 2-dimensional. A caveat of this is that we wanted a database that did not rely on breakout tables but could be dynamically maintained i.e. one that could be updated using Oracle procedures and triggers.

Our next task was to spatially-enable our 2D seismic location data using linear referencing. Again, we required dynamic maintenance of the metadata in the PPDM tables and the seismic trace coordinates displayed in the GIS.

The solution we have implemented for spatial enabling of well and 2D seismic data uses SQL-scripted triggers and Oracle Spatial as the spatial repository, and SDE to interface with client-side GIS. We will illustrate our talk with case studies from the UK and/or Libya, and a demonstration of some of the tools, techniques and procedures that we have devised and put into everyday use for database upload, maintenance and GIS visualisation.

A surprising variety of units of measure are in use today. In addition to the International System of Units (SI), there are a variety of metric, US, Imperial, and historical units of measure in use by industry.

We have collected standards from SI, IEEE, ASTM, API, POSC, EPSC, and other sources, along with conversion factors for the most common unit conversions. From the magical certainty that a Hogshead is half a Butt, to the question of whether the bar will be deprecated (ANSI discourages it, but API still shows it as current), there’s more to units of measure than you might guess.

The PPDM database tables include the reference source for each unit, so you can always go back to the horse’s mouth if you need to know exactly how long a meter is these days, or why ANSI recommends you measure radiation dosage in sieverts instead of rems.

Whether you’re converting cubits to furlongs, making sense of the weather forecast, or switching to SI, you’ll want to know why some people just can’t be satisfied with the conversion formulas we grew up with.

Units don’t just have names – they’ve got shorthand symbols. Which one you pick depends on whether you’ve got Greek characters and superscripts available to you, and whether you want to send the value to someone else using XML.

Our emphasis is on simplicity and usability.

Claude Williamson provides an update on changes to the PPDM Geodetic Data Model that was suggested at last year's AGM.

The PPDM Association 2003/2004 business plan reflects an improved strategy in growth and growth tracking. The PPDM Association’s intent is to implement steady, controlled growth tactics in global membership and projects in E & P, then gradually expand to industries such as coal bed methane, environment, pipeline, utilities, fisheries and mining.

These new industries have common characteristics with work already completed for the E & P industry. Expansion to other industries leverages our existing model and knowledge without extensive increases to the Association’s costs and manpower. As with the E & P sector, these industries are affected by the Kyoto Accord and must be able to manage, evaluate and report data in a standardized, cost effective manner to various government bodies.

Over the next fiscal year, we will endeavor to increase our exposure to the E & P industry, to branch out into downstream, health, safety and environment, human resources and other E & P functions and to increase the level of global awareness of PPDM. Finally, we will expose PPDM standards to selected new industries.

Increased presence at conferences, seminars, professional organizations, publications and luncheons will be key tools to penetrate new markets and raise awareness of the PPDM Association. Many conferences and professional organizations represent industries that are inter-related. Initially, we will seek out opportunities that enable the best exposure for the least time and cost.

Growth in the PPDM management team has allowed the Association to take advantage of specialized skill sets in the areas of marketing, administration and technical leadership. The PPDM Association will implement improved processes and procedures that incorporate best practices for increased revenue generation through our membership, project sponsorship and other channels of revenue generation.

Petrophysical Log data is a critical datatype for both the exploration and production processes within the Oil & Gas business. It is used by multiple disciplines within multiple workflows, it needs to be easily accessible to all users and must be available to several different applications in a variety of formats. It requires good management of meta data, standards and must be available as an integrated dataset with other data types.

The solution created at Woodside was to create a system with a fully automated data-flow, single point of entry and multi-platform accessibility to the data. The web-based data-loading and data-retrieval tool provides the logs in several formats and allows for meta-data capture at loading time. Storing the data in PPDM provides a means of integration with other datatypes and the ability to store the data in a variety of formats. Users can then access this data with tools such as OpenWorks for interpretation, Logic for QC & interpretation, dbMap and ArcGIS for mapping, and Business Objects for reporting. The implementation has been successful and "embraced" by the community, but there were challenges along the way with satisfying all disciplines requirements, issues with legacy data and technical problems in dealing with multiple file formats.

Ignoring poor data quality within any company is a risky decision. Many managers and executives are unaware that they rely on information that is fraught with invalid assumptions, is inconsistent and incomplete and is based on data that is frankly wrong. Yet E&P executives, managers and staff make critical decisions and base their professional reputations on a fog of poor quality data. “If you don’t know how good your data is then how can you trust it?”

Often there is an expectation that historical data quality issues have little to no impact on the present; however, just because the data was created in the past (and likely by someone else) does not erase the operational, contractual, and regulatory risks associated with these assets. There is a perception that if you deploy the “latest and greatest” technology, data quality will magically improve. Finally, E&P’s are often unable to articulate a business reason why they should worry about the problem in the first place.

This presentation discusses how Exploration & Producing (E&P’s) companies are starting to take the first step in reducing the risks of poor data quality by evaluating and profiling their data. Hear what data quality means and how it affects the top levels of management down to those working with the information every day. Discover how new emerging technologies focused on solving the data quality problem are leveraging standards like PPDM to achieve higher levels of accurate information.

An explosion in exploration and production data volumes is threatening to overwhelm the improvements that many E&P companies have made in improving their business processes and data management practices.

Exploding data volumes originate from the current forces that are driving the upstream E&P industry today. These forces include:

• Asset Mix/Optimization
• Shareholder Return
• Oil & Gas Price
• Technology
• Workforce Demographics
• Globalization
• Environment

In this presentation, Yogi Schulz will describe successful approaches to enhancing data management with PPDM to strengthen:

• Computing Infrastructure
• Software
• Business Process
• Data

These approaches will enable E&P companies to meet the challenges posed by the forces that are driving the E&P industry and retain the value that business process improvements have already delivered.

Brad reviews the Data Centre/ Data Warehouse from an historical perspective and then presents the current situation. He examines the emerging trends in hardware, software, networks, data, operating systems etc. in relation to the data centre and explores some challenges for the future.

Data management is a critical item for oil and gas companies. Data volumes have been growing at a prodigious rate in the last decade. Various solutions to manage the data volumes and the associated meta-data have been developed in-house (by oil & gas companies) and as commercial products by oil & gas vendors. Has the time come that a consistent common data management methodology be developed by the oil & gas industry for the oil & gas industry?

This talk will review the problems associated with storing, managing and extracting information from the large data sets that are generated within the oil & gas industry. Problems around data context and content have made management of data a difficult and costly endeavor for companies. The talk will then focus on the nomenclature in use today and move to explore the development of standards in this area. The development of industry standards are best done as a collaborative effort; such as a PPDM work group. The author hopes that industry representatives will participate in the formation of a data management work group later in the week.

GIS makes vast amounts of data available to users. This data is an integral component of exploration for and production of hydrocarbons. Oil companies, data vendors and application designers are using business driven models such as PPDM to make this data available to their users.

Spatial E&P data is typically managed differently from traditional attribute data. Spatial enabling PPDM allows spatial data and GIS specific data to be integrated with existing data management processes creating increased value for organizations. The PPDM Spatially enabling project has completed three phases; implementation of the recommendations generated has saved time and money while reducing cost and effort.

However, the complexity inherent in E&P data means that the presentation of the data can become difficult, non-intuitive and frustrating. Users feel overwhelmed by the volume and complexity of the data they must sift through every day.

Fully enabling a corporate data model such as PPDM can be a large and daunting undertaking that may not immediately return value in proportion to the effort required, especially for small companies. Access to a small spatially enabled data set that allows users to perform typical spatial queries solves many problems.

Spatial IV will use PPDM and other existing Geodatabases to create a simplified, denormalized data model that will focus on spatial data and how to present summaries of data stored in PPDM to G&G (Geologic and Geophysical) users who only require high level information. For convenience, the expected data model has been referred to as PPDM Lite or PSDM (Petroleum Spatial Data Model).

The data modeled will represent the business requirements of sponsor companies. In some cases, summary data may be created for business areas not in PPDM at present; these areas may be viewed as a starting point for detailed modeling for full PPDM. In these cases, existing Geodatabase standards may be canvassed to determine their applicability to the business requirements.

This Presentation is intended to provide a general update on the status of the Data Exchange Project at the PPDM Association. It includes a background on the concept and history of the project and examines the role of XML Schema in the creation of data exchange standards.

The current phase of the Data Exchange Project focused on the development of standardized XML transaction for Well Header and Well Directional Survey data. The schemas were developed via cooperation and collaboration with POSC. The strategy and methodology behind the development of the XML Schema based on this collaboration is outlined. In addition, the deliverables of the current phase of the project and how to obtain them will be presented.

Data Management Workgroup

Member implementations of the PPDM data model have grown substantially in past years. Increasingly, data managers have been looking for tools and mechanisms that will help with the day to day business of handling data, loading bulk datasets into PPDM, ensuring that appropriate audit trails and archival processes are implemented and integrating multiple databases.

The majority of PPDM work groups design data modules that handle business data related to wells, biostratigraphy, land management and more. Each of these work groups has recognized the importance of data management and data base administration; this urgency has been communicated with the PPDM Association with a recommendation to form a specialized work group to address these issues.

The potential scope for a PPDM data management work group or project could be enormous. While the final scope for the project will be set during the kick off meetings, the following areas will be put forward for consideration:

• Recommendations to the modeling committee have been deferred to this workgroup
• Complete review of the meta model and its functions
• Review of the model for conformance to regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley and PIPEDA
• Development of best practices recommendations for data management in PPDM
• Development of best practices recommendations for data base administration in PPDM

Taxonomies and Meta Data Workgroup

Independent computing resources, such as desk top personal computers, allow individuals to generate information at an unprecedented rate. Each year, a person working at normal capacity can easily generate hundreds or even thousands of documents with content ranging from administrative to technical or interpretive.

Many of these documents are unstructured (as word files, acrobat files, web pages etc) or semi-structured (spreadsheets, XML documents). If unstructured or semi-structured documents are to be usable in the long term, each document must be identified, classified, stored and managed correctly.

Legislation and regulations promulgated by various governments set out requirements for availability and accessibility of information, particularly for publicly traded companies. Other legislation sets forth requirements for ensuring the privacy of personal information. Balancing these requirements can be complex and difficult. Fortunately, the prevalence of these issues has inspired the formation of many standards committees and work groups upon which PPDM can build.

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recognized the importance of integrating and searching structured data (databases), unstructured data and semi-structured data early. The Dublin Core initiative (dublincore.org) in their own words “is an open forum engaged in the development of interoperable online metadata standards that support a broad range of purposes and business models”.

The Web Ontology Language (OWL) initiative “is designed for use by applications that need to process the content of information instead of just presenting information to humans”. These functions are intended to maximize user success in identifying and retrieving important information using the World Wide Web. Further initiatives by Shell Expro, Flare Consulting, PPDM, ESRI and POSC are working to tailor these capabilities in forms suitable for the E&P Industry. Successful implementations can substantially increase the value of information while reducing the cost of managing it.

The work group will develop methods and schema that allow taxonomies and Meta data to be handled in PPDM or data exchanges. Some work in this area has been completed and made publicly available; the work done by Shell and later adopted by POSC and vendors is a good example of a catalogue system that specializes in well related information. Other schema will be identified and considered.

A methodology to map the contents of taxonomies and Meta data schemes and PPDM will be developed. A mapping between the contents of one or more existing catalogues (a combination of taxonomy and Meta data) and PPDM will considered as a test case.

New taxonomies and Meta data catalogues will not be developed through this work group in the foreseeable future. This work will most likely be undertaken by other standards bodies, vendors and implementers.

Well Operations Workgroup

Technological advances have allowed the E&P Industry to introduce substantial improvements in creating, managing and analyzing data about day to day well operations. In 1995, Canada started with the creation of an electronic well tour sheet that is supported and endorsed by the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (www.caodc.ca/). This format is used for electronic well tour reporting by the vast majority of rigs operating in Canada today.

Other standards bodies, such as the Wellsite Information Transfer Standard Markup Language group (www.witsml.org) have created XML based transfer standards for real time operational data that are still being developed.

Over the last several years, electronic methods for creating and sharing well tour information have evolved become widely accepted. These data exchange mechanisms have allowed companies to receive well site information in a very timely fashion. Unfortunately, however, this information is often managed in proprietary applications and systems, or as a collection of files. This does not promote the open sharing and use of well operations data.

The PPDM Association proposes a work group to collaborate with Industry in evolving the PPDM relational model to handle well operations information.

Business needs exist in several well operations domains. The potential scope for a PPDM well operations work group or project could be enormous. We will address the requirements in phases, starting with a quick win such as the well tour reports.

Phase I will provide a mapping between PPDM 3.7 and the CAODC well tour report (and other regional formats if provided and required by the work group). PPDM 3.8 will be extended to provide full support for these data formats.

Phase II will identify additional gaps in the information required by the E&P Industry to appropriately track and analyze well operations.

Later phases to incorporate this missing functionality will be set up as needed, based on the results of this work group. This functionality may eventually include full support for real time operational data, depending on the requirements of the work group and PPDM Membership.

Other Workgroup Opportunities

• Royalties
• Well core analysis
• XML schema and model enhancement
• Financial capability
• Geochemistry
• Well log interpretation
• Heavy Oil
• Coal Bed methane

Collaborative model review

Professional associations, such as CAPLA, ARMA, PODS, PADA, EPSG have been granted contributing memberships in the PPDM Association to further opportunities to develop PPDM standards that address current business requirements and opportunities.

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