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- PPDM 3.7 added Apr 21
Work Group Status
This work group is complete
Executive summary
Work on a PPDM land model began in early 1994, when a preliminary work in progress land model was developed by the Association. In 1996, the work group was reconvened to address deficiencies and problems with this preliminary model. The work group has completed 5 of the 6 defined phases, and will reconvene to address additional requirements as needed.
The Land Model is designed to provide and manage information related to the administration and management of the financial activities, land assets and facilities owned by an Oil & Gas company, individual or government body.
The Surface rights subject area addresses all data related to title ownership and subsequent issuance of agreements which grant access to the surface for a period of time to conduct exploration and production operations. Surface rights access is not inherent with the mineral rights and are granted through the issuance of separate agreements and consents.
Surface land access agreements and consents may be negotiated with individuals, companies or jurisdictional bodies, such as governments or government agencies (e.g. Surface Rights Board). There may be more that one agreement or consent required to retain access to the surface for the commencement of drilling and production operations. Compensation is required for loss of use, adverse affect, nuisance and personal property damages. Legislation or the conformance of Business Associates to agreed upon terms impact the way in which surface agreements and consents are managed over their life-time.
Surface titles are encumbered by proof of ownership in land (i.e. A title), through an agreement (i.e. a lease), financial institution (i.e. a mortgage) or government agency (i.e. through legislation). In general terms, an encumbrance is a way of describing an interest in land, and is supported by a legal document or agreements.
Agreements are administered through adherence to financial, operational and reporting obligations that may be spelled out in the agreement or legislated by government policy or regulations.
Status
Work in progress models have been replaced by the production version of PPDM 3.7.
Benefits
Through shared development and standardized implementation of a standard Land model, significant benefits to the Oil and Gas industry are expected in four key areas.
- Reduced development costs and time by sharing effort and combining resources.
- Improved communication between partners and with jurisdictional bodies, as standardized formats reduce ambiguity and confusion and eliminate the need for expensive data conversions.
- Reduced maintenance costs for land administrators, as non-operators will be able share data generated by the designated operator.
- Increased ability to implement plug and play applications for vendors that use the PPDM model.
Scope
Functionally, the scope of a land data model is very large and is expected to take several years to complete. For the sake of continuity and efficiency, the work group elected to segment model design into several Phases.
- Phase I - Land Mineral Rights. Undertaken and completed in 1996/97 (PPDM 3.4).
- Phase II - Land Contracts. Undertaken and completed in 1997/98 (PPDM 3.5)
- Phase III - Surface Rights. Scheduled for 2001.
- Phase IV - Units. Scheduled for 2001.
- Phase V - Facilities. Scheduled for 2001.
- Phase VI - Joint Interest Pipeline Agreements. Scheduled for 2001/2.
The objectives of the work group are to:
- Develop a model which accommodates the common business requirements for managing land contracts internationally
- Cushion the data model against changes or differences which result from specific legislation or individual work processes in member countries.
- Provide methods and a data structure which enable user sites to capture proprietary information where required.