Exploration and Production
| Tuesday, September 15, 2009 |
GIS Case Study - Barnett Shale - Managing Data, Delivering Quality
8:00 a.m.
Track: New and Evolving Technology
Jan Van Sickle, Stantec Consulting, Inc.
Vertical Markets: Exploration and Production
Learning Objectives:
- Learn an efficient data path from field surveying to GIS.
- Recognize why positional accuracy is essential to a GIS.
- Learn how to built both efficiently, profitably with ROI.
From the beginning of our work on the Barnett Shale it was apparent that it is a great advantage to have the a real-time method to gather field data - and have recorded data at our fingertips with a dedicated abstractor- but it is not enough. To coordinate the work and manage the data we needed a web-based GIS to pull all of this information together and serve it up. This is how we did it.
How LiDAR and Digital Imagery Technologies Benefit Oil and Gas Applications
8:50 a.m.
Track: New and Evolving Technology
Jennifer Whitacre, M.J. Harden Associates, Inc.
Co-Presenter: Danny Ross, M.J. Harden Associates, Inc.
Vertical Markets: Distribution, Transmission, Gathering, Exploration and Production
Learning Objectives:
- Gain an understanding of LiDAR technology.
- See how LiDAR and digital imagery are being used to support the oil and gas community.
- See what applications are currently using LiDAR and imagery and why.
As remote sensing has evolved, so has the number of applications for LiDAR and digital imagery technologies in the oil and gas industry. These technologies are helping to supplement and relieve extensive surveying efforts for field collection. This paper will discuss how these technologies can and are being used to support the oil and gas community as well as provide a better understanding of LiDAR and digital image technology, and how we see varying differences in product accuracies in the market.
Providing the Public with Gas Well Information
9:40 a.m.
Track: New and Evolving Technology
Brady Hustad, Idea Integration
Co-Presenter: Natalie Cutsforth, Idea Integration
Vertical Markets: Exploration and Production
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the value of providing gas well information to the public.
- Understand how various technologies can be used together to simplify the visualization of often complex data.
- Learn about considerations when developing a public-facing Web site that targets the gas and oil domain.
To circumvent much of the time spent retrieving gas well information on a request-by-request basis using manual database queries, Garfield County, Colorado, and Idea Integration have created a neogeographic solution that provides gas well information to the public. This presentation will discuss the technologies used to implement the solution and the benefits reaped by county government as well as companies that own gas wells within a county.
Geospatial within IT Framework
2:40 p.m.
Track: New and Evolving Technology
Sridhar Seshadri, Saltmine
Learning Objectives:
- IT framework required for innovative geospatial solutions.
- Manage information in a better way through enterprise portal.
- Take decisions that could save time, cost and have quality process in place.
Sridhar Seshadri is a Utilities and Energy Practice Head at Saltmine. Geospatial within IT framework is becoming a growing importance. With the technology such as Microsoft Virtual Earth and Google Earth becoming more demanding the need for new IT framework integrating Geospatial applications is increasing. Sridhar has more than 14 years experience in Geospatial Technologies and worked with Industry leaders in GIS such as Autodesk, Bentley and ESRI through various technology relationship. At Saltmine Sridhar leverages GIS technology to empower their energy and utility practice. This paper will focus on how various new technologies can fit into IT Framework such as SAP and other Enterprise Resource Management Systems.
| Wednesday, September 16, 2009 |
Successful Implementation of an Organization-Wide Electronic Field Data Collection System—A Case Study
8:30 a.m.
Track: New and Evolving Technology
Jake Haase, Colonial Pipeline Company
Co-Presenters: Carol Westphal, Colonial Pipeline Company; Troy Walda, Global Information Systems, LLC
Vertical Markets: Distribution, Transmission, Gathering, Exploration and Production
Learning Objectives:
- Learn about successful selection of the right technology for the job.
- Implement strategy to ensure upstream and downstream buy-in.
- Discuss training and ongoing support to ensure long term success.
Successful implementation of an organization-wide field data collection system requires more than the simple deployment of a quality software solution. An organization must match its needs to the right technology, a business case must be developed to acquire upstream buy-in, a proper implementation strategy should be defined to acquire downstream acceptance, and finally an on-going support system must be emplaced to achieve long term success. This presentation will show examples of how to achieve each critical element.
Integrating a Web-based Enterprise Solution for Mobile Workforce
11:20 a.m.
Track: New and Evolving Technology
Kevin Shows, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Co-Presenter: Glenn Vlass, CartoPac Field Solutions, Inc.
Vertical Markets: Distribution, Transmission, Gathering, Exploration and Production
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss how automated, Web-based solutions will optimize and reinforce business practices.
- Present real-life examples to illustrate the positve adoption by field teams.
- Learn best practices to support the data flow from field to the office and improve data accuracy.
Discuss how a business can enable a two-way connectivity between the company headquarters, satellite field offices, and roving field technicians with Web technology. Enable your workforce to collect highly accurate data, while using the most up-to-date information from the company database without timely data conversions.
Knowledge Management in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
1:50 p.m.
Track: Business Process Integration
Larry Konty, Infotech Enterprises America, Inc.
Vertical Markets: Exploration and Production
Learning Objectives:
- Learn a conceptual model for integrating corporate knowledge.
- Understand working definitions of key components of knowledge management.
- Formulate a project plan to integrate corporate information.
We are often limited by our ability to find and assimilate the different datasets we need with sound knowledge of their accuracy and completeness. The presenter will show a methodology to integrate our knowledge base through a repeatable process that can work for each of our corporate efforts. This requires technical knowledge combined with domain expertise. That combination covers both the sources and the uses of the data and provides implementation of an effective knowledge management solution.
GIS In a Box—A Pipeline Emergency Response Kit
2:40 p.m.
Track: Emergency Response/Damage Prevention
Robert Weddell, Marathon Oil Company
Co-Presenter: Douglas Carr, Marathon Oil Company
Vertical Markets: Distribution, Transmission, Gathering, Exploration and Production
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the value of GIS in the field during pipeline emergency.
- See a checklist of GIS equipment, software, and data for emergency responses.
- Discuss preparation of a GIS team for emergency response situations.