WITSMLWITSML, , PRODML and PRODML and National Data Repositories National Data Repositories could together deliver real could together deliver real

benefitsbenefits

Stewart Robinson Director of IT and Data services

UK Department of Energy and Climate Change

(and board member Energistics)

Finding Petroleum 2011

There are real benefits if we can find There are real benefits if we can find a way of working togethera way of working together..

Centralized monitoring of drilling Centralized monitoring of drilling operationsoperations

But are the oil industry really But are the oil industry really collaborating collaborating ??

Here are some examplesHere are some examples……

WITSML Special Interest Group MembersWITSML Special Interest Group Members

PRODML Work Group PRODML Work Group ((’’0606) ) MembersMembers

CDA Board

Steering Committee

Operated for CDA by..

DEAL Steering Committee

MANAGEMENT TEAM Chief Executive (LON)

Commercial Manager (LON) Operations Manager (ABZ)

Service Manager (ABZ)

CDA DataStoreCDA DataStore Raw digital well logsRaw digital well logs Joined digital well logs Joined digital well logs Well report imagesWell report images Well log imagesWell log images Well deviation dataWell deviation data Seismic navigation dataSeismic navigation data

Operated for CDA by..

CDA – UK’s NDR

Other Other DM InitiativesDM Initiatives

CDA Council

Why were Why were / / are they successful are they successful ??

•• Common goalsCommon goals •• No competitive advantageNo competitive advantage •• Trust amongst participantsTrust amongst participants •• In some instances because of Government In some instances because of Government !!

What stops us collaborating more What stops us collaborating more ??

•• User perception of security User perception of security •• User perception of quality of dataUser perception of quality of data •• Timeliness of dataTimeliness of data

• Standards • Culture • Money

StandardsStandards

CultureCulture

MoneyMoney

•• Personal viewPersonal view

Governments want

your money, but they can help

collaboration.

NIRVANA All the data I want available

when I want it

in a form I can use

and correct

DECC Oil cos. and CDA

Interpretation

Analysis

Tax modelling

Marketing

Geological

modelling WEB SERVICES

Other Govt Depts

DEAL

EEMS

Web Sites

Oil

companies

Repository

XML

XML

XML

XML XML

Document Management

System

XML

UK Oil Portal

CDA/ DEAL Oil

companies

Linking a Regulatory Body to an NDR

Well numbering !!

Spud

Notification

Web service

WITSML (?)

Extend for : Seismic Surveys, Licensing, etc etc

Sharing requires a common languageSharing requires a common language

Standards for Basic well data (meta data)

Seismic survey names

Seismic line names

Cataloguing

A possible future A possible future –– The DECC visionThe DECC vision

•• Portal software used elsewherePortal software used elsewhere •• Cooperation between governments Cooperation between governments •• Easier to agree standardsEasier to agree standards

UK OIL PORTAL

as Open Source [ www.foxopen.org ]

What is Open source What is Open source ??

Effectively FREE software

Is there a catch ?

…….. .. but who has heard ofbut who has heard of

•• ApacheApache •• LinuxLinux •• Red HatRed Hat •• TomcatTomcat •• GoogleEarth GoogleEarth / / Street mapStreet map

Commodities are free butCommodities are free but

•• You need services to make them workYou need services to make them work •• Ideally you need Ideally you need a community to work ina community to work in

Bottom line is IT WORKS

Will Open Source techniques Will Open Source techniques work in the oil industry work in the oil industry ??

•• For GeophysicsFor Geophysics, , Reservoir Simulation etcReservoir Simulation etc

NO •• For meta dataFor meta data, , data exchangedata exchange, , reference datareference data, ,

regulatory reportingregulatory reporting

YES – LET’S TRY – BUT HOW ?

In the beginning there was ………….

…. but some people had an idea.

And now there is And now there is ………….. Norway

UK

Holland

Russia

Siberia

Alberta

South Africa

USA

Namibia

Brazil

Columbia

New Zealand

Tanzania

Angola

Ghana

Oman

Kazakhstan

Turkey

Malaysia

Kenya

Nova Scotia

China

NDR meetingsNDR meetings

1.1. LondonLondon 2.2. NorwayNorway 3.3. Canada Canada 4.4. NorwayNorway 5.5. USAUSA 6.6. HollandHolland 7.7. ColumbiaColumbia 8.8. South AfricaSouth Africa 9. India 10. Brazil 11. Malaysia (2012)

Why have NDR meetings Why have NDR meetings ??

•• Meet other people doing same workMeet other people doing same work •• Share ideasShare ideas, , learnlearn •• Cooperate Cooperate –– standardsstandards

Have we met these early ideals Have we met these early ideals ??

•• Still only minimal cooperationStill only minimal cooperation •• No Focus for these meetingsNo Focus for these meetings, , which makes which makes

running them difficultrunning them difficult.. ButBut •• We have got to know each otherWe have got to know each other •• More countries are attending and building their More countries are attending and building their

NDRsNDRs

What can we do next What can we do next ??

So what is proposed So what is proposed

•• Set up ESet up E--Regulatory SIG via EnergisticsRegulatory SIG via Energistics •• Energistics host a facilitation environmentEnergistics host a facilitation environment •• It can all happen on the webIt can all happen on the web •• Communities form for specific projectsCommunities form for specific projects •• Standards can emerge from parts of WITSMLStandards can emerge from parts of WITSML, ,

PRODML etcPRODML etc •• [[Energistics will Energistics will ““ownown”” anything builtanything built]] •• Anything deployed will be freely availableAnything deployed will be freely available •• Whole exercise completely openWhole exercise completely open

What has happened What has happened

• E-Regulatory SIG embryonic • UK Oil Portal offered freely •• Technology that built this Technology that built this FOXOPEN is now is now

Open SourceOpen Source •• Huge desire for data exchange standardsHuge desire for data exchange standards •• Trying to encourage cooperation amongst Trying to encourage cooperation amongst

Regulatory BodiesRegulatory Bodies

What has happened What has happened

• E-Regulatory SIG embryonic • UK Oil Portal offered freely •• Technology that built this Technology that built this FOXOPEN is now is now

Open SourceOpen Source •• Huge desire for data exchange standardsHuge desire for data exchange standards •• Trying to encourage cooperation Trying to encourage cooperation

amongst Regulatory Bodiesamongst Regulatory Bodies

but ………………….

ContactsContacts srobinson47@yahoo.co.uk

www.foxopen.com (Open source software site)

www.og.dti.gov.uk (UK Oil Portal)

www.cdal.com (UK NDR)

www.energistics.org (Oil industry standards / NDR)

www.fivium.co.uk (Portal consultancy)