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1 INFORMATION STANDARDS: INFORMATION STANDARDS: An Essential Enabler for An Essential Enabler for Integrated Operation of Integrated Operation of the Digital Oilfield the Digital Oilfield Alan Doniger Alan Doniger Chief Technology Officer Chief Technology Officer POSC POSC National Data Repository Conference #7 Cartagena, Colombia 18-20 September 2006 and Successful and Successful Realization of National Realization of National Objectives Objectives

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INFORMATION STANDARDS: INFORMATION STANDARDS: An Essential Enabler for An Essential Enabler for

Integrated Operation of the Integrated Operation of the Digital Oilfield Digital Oilfield

Alan DonigerAlan Doniger

Chief Technology OfficerChief Technology Officer

POSCPOSC

National Data Repository Conference #7Cartagena, Colombia

18-20 September 2006

and Successful Realization of and Successful Realization of National ObjectivesNational Objectives

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POSC and NDRPOSC and NDR Long-term PartnersLong-term Partners

Strong Support from the beginning and in the futureStrong Support from the beginning and in the future We make presentations about POSC industry standardsWe make presentations about POSC industry standards We publish conference announcements and materialWe publish conference announcements and material

Today’s ThemesToday’s Themes Update: POSC is changing! Update: POSC is changing! Update: The standards are growing; we continue to Update: The standards are growing; we continue to

learn better ways of collaborating and delivering value!learn better ways of collaborating and delivering value! Thoughtful Questions for You…Thoughtful Questions for You…

How can you help POSC be more helpful?How can you help POSC be more helpful? How can POSC help you help each otherHow can POSC help you help each other

between conferences?between conferences?

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About POSCAbout POSC

Petrotechnical Open Standards ConsortiumPetrotechnical Open Standards ConsortiumNot-for-profit membership corporationNot-for-profit membership corporationFounded 1990 by 5 energy companiesFounded 1990 by 5 energy companies50 + members50 + membersUpstream E & P is our subject areaUpstream E & P is our subject areawww.posc.orgwww.posc.org is our Web site is our Web site

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Members: Energy Co’s, Members: Energy Co’s, Service Co’s, Software Co’sService Co’s, Software Co’s

BP BP Chevron Corporation Chevron Corporation ExxonMobil Corporation ExxonMobil Corporation Norsk Hydro a.s. Norsk Hydro a.s. Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Oil & Natural Gas Corporation

Limited (ONGC) Limited (ONGC) Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Pioneer Natural Resources USA,

Inc. Inc. Shell Shell Aspen Technology Inc. Aspen Technology Inc. Flare Solutions Ltd. Flare Solutions Ltd. Halliburton Halliburton

    Landmark Graphics Corp.     Landmark Graphics Corp. Intelligent Agent Corporation Intelligent Agent Corporation Interactive Network Technologies, Interactive Network Technologies,

Inc. ( INT) Inc. ( INT) Knowledge Systems, Inc. Knowledge Systems, Inc. M & H Energy Services M & H Energy Services

MetaCarta Inc. MetaCarta Inc. Oil IT Journal Oil IT Journal Oilware, Inc. Oilware, Inc. OpenSpirit Corporation OpenSpirit Corporation Paradigm Geophysical Paradigm Geophysical Petris Technology, Inc. Petris Technology, Inc. Petrolink Services Petrolink Services Petrotechnical Data Systems BV Petrotechnical Data Systems BV

(PDS) (PDS) RF - Rogaland Research RF - Rogaland Research Roxar Roxar Satyam Computer Services Ltd. Satyam Computer Services Ltd. Schlumberger Schlumberger SDC Geologix Ltd. SDC Geologix Ltd. Seismic Micro-Technology, Inc. Seismic Micro-Technology, Inc.

(SMT) (SMT) United Petroservices Energy Group United Petroservices Energy Group

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Members: Government Agencies, Members: Government Agencies, Academics, Industry GroupsAcademics, Industry Groups

American Geological Institute American Geological Institute (AGI) (AGI)

British Geological Survey British Geological Survey Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Land Management

(US BLM) (US BLM) Common Data Access Limited Common Data Access Limited

(CDA) (CDA) Department of Trade and Department of Trade and

Industry (UK DTI) Industry (UK DTI) Geoscience Australia Geoscience Australia Geoshare Users' Group (GUG) Geoshare Users' Group (GUG) Institut Français du Pétrole Institut Français du Pétrole

(IFP) (IFP) Internet Society Internet Society Minerals Management Service Minerals Management Service

(US MMS) (US MMS)

Nancy School of Geology Nancy School of Geology (GOCAD Project) (GOCAD Project)

Norwegian Petroleum Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) Directorate (NPD)

Object Management Group Object Management Group OFS Portal OFS Portal Open Geospatial Consortium Open Geospatial Consortium

(OGC) (OGC) Petroleum Industry Data Petroleum Industry Data

Exchange (PIDX) Exchange (PIDX) POSC/CAESAR Association POSC/CAESAR Association Romanian Society of Romanian Society of

Geophysics (RSG) Geophysics (RSG) The Open Group The Open Group

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Board

Economics

ReservoirEngineering

ExplGeology

Petrophysics PetroleumEngineering

Drilling

Engineering

ProductionGeology

Production

Engineering

Facilities

Engineering

ProductionOperationsGeophysics

DrillingOperations

Completion &Workover

E&P Catalogue Standards

XML exchange standards, design guidelines, profiles

Data Management SIG

Production SIG

Reference Data Standards

eRegulatory SIG

Global Unique Well Id Stds

Areas of FocusAreas of Focus

E&P Business Process Reference Model

Drilling SIG

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The New POSCThe New POSCPOSC Board: Re-ignite upstream industry-wide POSC Board: Re-ignite upstream industry-wide

interest in standards definition and adoption interest in standards definition and adoption byby

Taking a fresh look at the organizationTaking a fresh look at the organizationCapabilitiesCapabilitiesDelivery model Delivery model PositioningPositioning

Including broader representationIncluding broader representationMore national energy companiesMore national energy companiesMore regulatory agenciesMore regulatory agenciesMore vertical service companiesMore vertical service companiesMore horizontal IT organizationsMore horizontal IT organizationsMore professional services organizationsMore professional services organizations

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The New POSCThe New POSC Focusing on valueFocusing on value

Community effectCommunity effect Information exchange efficiencyInformation exchange efficiency Value delivered by existing standardsValue delivered by existing standards Drive through to deep deploymentDrive through to deep deployment

Re-inventing the organizationRe-inventing the organization Same upstream E&P focus, butSame upstream E&P focus, but New leadershipNew leadership Clarified mission and visionClarified mission and vision New nameNew name New imageNew image

Launch November 8, 2006, HoustonLaunch November 8, 2006, Houston

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Join your E&P colleagues to hear the latest in thought leadership for upstream oil and gas standards. Catch up with exciting changes taking place at POSC: new leadership, new mission and enhanced membership value.

This exciting event will introduce our Energy Standards Resource Centre, new collaborative services on offer and the development of a global open standards user community.

A special hosted reception will follow immediately after the Standards Summit from 5:00 – 8:00 PM, so Register Now!

•Meet the new leadership •Connect with E&P colleagues •Catch up on new offerings

  

DATE/TIME:November 8, 20063:00-5:00PM Summit5:00-8:00PM Reception

PLACE:Marriott West Loop1750 West Loop SouthHouston, Texas 77027

Hotel Information:marriottwestloop.com

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The PrizeThe Prize

The upstream oil and gas industry The upstream oil and gas industry believes that increased standardization believes that increased standardization can result in billions of dollars of additional can result in billions of dollars of additional value in the area of production value in the area of production optimization, alone, and knows that there optimization, alone, and knows that there are additional billions to be saved in other are additional billions to be saved in other areas of the business.areas of the business.

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Example Example (from PRODML Work Group)(from PRODML Work Group) Consider this in terms of production increase potential: Consider this in terms of production increase potential:

Shell produces about 4 million bbls oil equivalent per Shell produces about 4 million bbls oil equivalent per dayday

With optimization, conservatively, Based on 5% With optimization, conservatively, Based on 5% improvement, that would add 200k bbls per day.improvement, that would add 200k bbls per day.

To achieve that much more production, 2 platforms To achieve that much more production, 2 platforms would have to be built and put in service in the Gulf of would have to be built and put in service in the Gulf of MexicoMexico

Cost: 3 billion USDCost: 3 billion USD Time: 5 yearsTime: 5 years Resources: up to 3 thousand people.Resources: up to 3 thousand people.

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E & P StandardsE & P Standards

Recent investment in E&P standards Recent investment in E&P standards efforts focus on information exchange in efforts focus on information exchange in high value areas, such as Drilling (costs) high value areas, such as Drilling (costs) and Production (revenues)and Production (revenues)WITSML: Drilling Data to Office WITSML: Drilling Data to Office

(started 2000)(started 2000)PRODML: Production Optimization PRODML: Production Optimization

(started 2005)(started 2005)

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WITSML™ – WWW.WITSML.ORG

Wellsite Information Transfer Standard Markup Language

“The ‘right-time’ seamless flow of well-site data between operators and service companies to speed and enhance decision-making”

An Open Information Transfer Standard for the Oilfield

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•General•Well•Message•Operations Report•Real Time•Wellbore•Wellbore Geometry•Risk

Directional Drilling Systems

•Tubular / •Bit Record•BHA Run

Fluids Systems•Fluids Report

Surface Logging•Mud Log

Logging While Drilling

•Log Well Log (includes Wireline)•Formation Marker

Coring•Sidewall Core•Conventional Core

Surveying•Survey Program•Target •Trajectory

WITSML Data ObjectsWITSML Data Objects

Rig Instrumentation•Rig / Rig Equipment•Cement Job

Source: BakerHughes/Paradigm

Communication•Subscription•Server Capabilities

ExistingUpdatedNew

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Extending WITSMLExtending WITSML

WITSML’s original mandate for at-wellsite and WITSML’s original mandate for at-wellsite and wellsite-to-operator (contextual and real-time) wellsite-to-operator (contextual and real-time) data transfers is proving to be extensible:data transfers is proving to be extensible: operator-to-wellsite and operator-to-regulator operator-to-wellsite and operator-to-regulator

transfers transfers data-flows to partners, labs, repositories and moredata-flows to partners, labs, repositories and more re-using the common architecture, infrastructure and re-using the common architecture, infrastructure and

terminologyterminology providing maximal commercial product and service providing maximal commercial product and service

incentives and benefitsincentives and benefits

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PRODML IntroductionPRODML Introduction Everyone speaks about “Fields of the Future,” Everyone speaks about “Fields of the Future,”

but want them nowbut want them now The application integration task can be The application integration task can be

extremely difficultextremely difficult• What if we had an industry standard that What if we had an industry standard that

would interface – not necessarily integrate – would interface – not necessarily integrate – applications?applications?

• Wouldn’t that be a good thing? Wouldn’t that be a good thing? • This is a problem that everyone faces.This is a problem that everyone faces.

PRODML can help achieve thatPRODML can help achieve that

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OperatorsOperators BPBP ChevronChevron

ExxonMobilExxonMobil ShellShell StatoilStatoil

StandardsStandards POSCPOSC

(heavily (heavily invovled; invovled; brought much brought much knowledge; knowledge; becomes becomes custodian as custodian as of Oct. 2006)of Oct. 2006)

VendorsVendors HalliburtonHalliburton

Invensys (ctl sys)Invensys (ctl sys)

OSIsoft (historian)OSIsoft (historian)

PETEX (app suite)PETEX (app suite)

SchlumbergerSchlumberger

Sense IntellifieldSense Intellifield(infrastructure)(infrastructure)

TietoEnator (EC)TietoEnator (EC)

WeatherfordWeatherford

Who built PRODML V1?Who built PRODML V1?

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E&P Data ProblemE&P Data Problem Real time data rich, information poorReal time data rich, information poor Exxon, BP, Shell, Chevron, Statoil, etc., have Exxon, BP, Shell, Chevron, Statoil, etc., have

millions of electronic instruments millions of electronic instruments Generating terabytes of data every day Generating terabytes of data every day Fields are becoming more and more electronicFields are becoming more and more electronic How can PRODML help turn this data into How can PRODML help turn this data into

useful information?useful information?

It is getting worse. Fibre optic technology is recording It is getting worse. Fibre optic technology is recording pressures and temperatures every 2 feet! Seismic pressures and temperatures every 2 feet! Seismic during production will generate masses of data!during production will generate masses of data!

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Disintegrated Applications and Disintegrated Applications and ModelsModels

Abnormal Situation ManagementAbnormal Situation Management Production Allocation - Energy Components (TE)Production Allocation - Energy Components (TE) Optimization Applications – CaseLift (Weatherford)Optimization Applications – CaseLift (Weatherford) Maintenance Management - SAP Maintenance Management - SAP Reservoir Simulations - MBAL (Petex)Reservoir Simulations - MBAL (Petex)

Well Simulations - ProsperWell Simulations - Prosper Pipe Line Simulations – Pipesim (Schlumberger)Pipe Line Simulations – Pipesim (Schlumberger) Process Simulations - Romeo (Shell Process Simulations - Romeo (Shell Invensys) Invensys)

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Make Data UsefulMake Data Useful Use data to enable continuous optimizationUse data to enable continuous optimization

Artificial Lift OptimizationArtificial Lift Optimization Continuous estimate of well/reservoir oil, gas, water flowsContinuous estimate of well/reservoir oil, gas, water flows Safeguard integritySafeguard integrity Abnormal situation managementAbnormal situation management Right information to right people, at right time, in right Right information to right people, at right time, in right

context, in right workspace to serve right work processcontext, in right workspace to serve right work process Enable remote operations and real-time process control Enable remote operations and real-time process control

Example:Example:

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Gas Lift Optimization

0.0

0.5

1.0

1 7 13 19 25Time

Oil

Pro

du

ctio

n

.True Production Potential Periodic Manual Optimization No Optimization Activity

SCADA or

Historian

Gas Lift Optimization Application

2-Phase Flow Model

Real-time data to and from

SCADA

Real-time data to and from wells

Optimal set points from

model

Real-time data to model

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Technical Integrity Problem

Who is watching the unmanned wells and facilities ‘round the clock?

•Technical Integrity is a key objective.

•Gauge operators often only visit a well once during each month.

•That is not ensuring technical integrity.

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Technical integrity most Technical integrity most importantimportant

North Sea one week before Piper AlphaNorth Sea one week before Piper Alpha Explosion in gas compression moduleExplosion in gas compression module SCADA system retrieved data, cause SCADA system retrieved data, cause

found found Incident could have been preventedIncident could have been prevented

Piper Alpha was the worst disaster in oilfield Piper Alpha was the worst disaster in oilfield history. history. It happened after 10 o’clock on July 6, 1987It happened after 10 o’clock on July 6, 1987 167 lives were lost.167 lives were lost. Survivors had to jump into the North Sea’s Survivors had to jump into the North Sea’s

hostile conditions.hostile conditions. The oil company involved lost all of its The oil company involved lost all of its

business in the North Sea.business in the North Sea.

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Technical integrity most Technical integrity most importantimportant Other incidentsOther incidents

LongfordLongford Texas City Refinery raffinate splitterTexas City Refinery raffinate splitter Flow assurance – hydrates, leaks Flow assurance – hydrates, leaks Production facilities get more fragile Production facilities get more fragile

as they age!as they age! Only one week before the Piper Alpha Only one week before the Piper Alpha

incident, Shell had a similar problem in a incident, Shell had a similar problem in a gas lift and gas compression area. The gas lift and gas compression area. The system on-board sniffed the gas and shut system on-board sniffed the gas and shut the system in. Nobody was injured. The the system in. Nobody was injured. The explosion just shut everything down. The explosion just shut everything down. The SCADA system took snapshots that were SCADA system took snapshots that were analyzed in Aberdeen. Very soon, we knew analyzed in Aberdeen. Very soon, we knew what happened… what happened…

We still don’t know what happened to Piper Alpha!

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Technical integrity most Technical integrity most importantimportant

The Shell team concluded that there was The Shell team concluded that there was sufficient information in the system to have sufficient information in the system to have PREVENTED the initial failure. At that time, PREVENTED the initial failure. At that time, we weren’t smart enough twe weren’t smart enough t

In the Texas City refinery failure last year, In the Texas City refinery failure last year, they had a rafinate splitter with a build-up in they had a rafinate splitter with a build-up in the column to the point of ignition. The the column to the point of ignition. The explosion followed the build-up after four or explosion followed the build-up after four or five hours. Data running through simulations five hours. Data running through simulations should have identified the integrity violation should have identified the integrity violation before the catastrophic failure. Appropriate before the catastrophic failure. Appropriate executive action could have taken place to executive action could have taken place to prevent the disaster.prevent the disaster.

Unfortunately, there were literally hundreds Unfortunately, there were literally hundreds of such incidents!of such incidents!

We still don’t know what happened to Piper Alpha!

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GatheringSeparation & Distribution

Injection (Water, Steam, CO2)

Water Handling

GasTreating Facilities

OilTreatingFacilities

GasExport

Facilities

OilExport

Facilities

Reservoir Management:

Gas & OilContract

Deliverability

The Production DomainInitial Scope*

•From bottom of the well to initial separation

•Decisions we can effect in a day

PRODML Producing Asset Scope

*Scope has expanded downstream

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Optimization Applications• Abnormal Situations

• Hydrocarbon Accounting

• Maintenance Management

• Reservoir Simulations

• Well Simulations

• Pipe Line Simulations

• Process Simulations

Real Time Data

• ESD

• F&G

• Process

– Reservoir

– Well

– Surface

– Export

– Pipeline

Data in (input)

Data out (set points orrecommendations)

Data Across

The PRODML BridgeThe PRODML Bridge

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Potential Enabled Business Potential Enabled Business BenefitsBenefits

Improved technical integrityImproved technical integrityImproved safetyImproved safetyIncreased productionIncreased productionReduced OPEXReduced OPEXPRODML is the key enabler for PRODML is the key enabler for

these benefits! these benefits! Halliburton speaker at OTC ’06: “Integration Halliburton speaker at OTC ’06: “Integration

is the issue.” is the issue.” PRODML is our answer!PRODML is our answer!

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IHS Signs LOI with POSCIHS Signs LOI with POSCto Offer Enhanced GUWI Serviceto Offer Enhanced GUWI Service

Unique Ids for all Unique Ids for all Known WellboresKnown Wellbores Can replace diverse Can replace diverse

practices and naming practices and naming conventions.conventions.

Applies to all 4+ million Applies to all 4+ million wellbores world-widewellbores world-wide

Services available to Services available to the entire industrythe entire industry

Uses and builds on the Uses and builds on the existing IHS existing IHS International IdInternational Id

POSC willPOSC will Publish GUWI industry Publish GUWI industry

standardsstandards Host a DM SIG WIS Host a DM SIG WIS

Work Group Work Group representing operators representing operators and service providers.and service providers.

Contract with IHS for Contract with IHS for centralized services centralized services (by year-end 2006)(by year-end 2006)

Contract with other Contract with other service providers for service providers for secondary servicessecondary services

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Well Identity ServicesWell Identity Services

MatchingRequest

RegistrationRequest

Host: POSC

DM SIGWIS Work

Group

Well IdentityServices

(operated by IHS)

POSCWell Identity

Standards

Well IdentityServices

(indirectly thru

others)

RegistrationRequest

MatchingRequest

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Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

Show Leadership Where You Can.Show Leadership Where You Can.

Blend Standards for Industry and Agencies.Blend Standards for Industry and Agencies.

Be Visionary, but Act Be Visionary, but Act Incremental, Iterative.Incremental, Iterative.

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North Sea LeadershipNorth Sea Leadership

U. K. DTI promoted the development of U. K. DTI promoted the development of XML data transfer standards by POSC for XML data transfer standards by POSC for national repository input/output use, e.g. national repository input/output use, e.g. WellHeaderML, WellPathML, WellHeaderML, WellPathML, WellChemicalMLWellChemicalML

Norway NPD based the DISKOS national Norway NPD based the DISKOS national repository on a key portion of POSC’s repository on a key portion of POSC’s Epicentre® data model Epicentre® data model Leading to a commercial product lineLeading to a commercial product lineAnd repositories in many more nations!And repositories in many more nations!

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U.S. ePermittingU.S. ePermitting

Patience, patience, patiencePatience, patience, patience““We are now ready to make use of the good We are now ready to make use of the good

work you (POSC) have done over the past few work you (POSC) have done over the past few years.” (Representative of a group of U.S. years.” (Representative of a group of U.S. state agencies)state agencies)

When regulatory agencies find industry When regulatory agencies find industry standards worthy of using and expanding standards worthy of using and expanding …… instead of building separate standards instead of building separate standards of their own, … good things can happen.of their own, … good things can happen.

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ePermitting and WITSML™ePermitting and WITSML™

The California state agency decided to build The California state agency decided to build ePermitting data transfer on the WITSML family ePermitting data transfer on the WITSML family of standards in 2004of standards in 2004 If not for unrelated problems, this would have been in If not for unrelated problems, this would have been in

use from 2005. It now looks like Q2 of 2007.use from 2005. It now looks like Q2 of 2007.

The Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) The Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) group of ~20 U.S. producing state agencies group of ~20 U.S. producing state agencies have also endorsed this approach.have also endorsed this approach.

Look at the current promotional brochure from Look at the current promotional brochure from GWPC and Chevron…GWPC and Chevron…

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Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

Drive Standards Collaboration Drive Standards Collaboration through “Development” to “Early through “Development” to “Early

Adoption” and “Beyond”Adoption” and “Beyond”

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Case in Point: WITSMLCase in Point: WITSML

BP and Statoil BP and Statoil Saw the visionSaw the visionOrganized vendorsOrganized vendorsDrove the initial development and encouraged Drove the initial development and encouraged

product implementationproduct implementationSix years laterSix years later

WITSML is successfulWITSML is successful(+) and has led to standards in other areas(+) and has led to standards in other areas(-) growth to the ‘next’ plateau in uncertain(-) growth to the ‘next’ plateau in uncertain

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Case in Point: PRODMLCase in Point: PRODML BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and Statoil BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and Statoil

Saw the visionSaw the vision Organized vendorsOrganized vendors Drove the initial development and funded realistic pilot Drove the initial development and funded realistic pilot

implementations on a collaborative basisimplementations on a collaborative basis One year laterOne year later

PRODML V1 is about to be publishedPRODML V1 is about to be published There is a good chance that these and other energy There is a good chance that these and other energy

companies will drive incremental annual efforts within companies will drive incremental annual efforts within the POSC community to add features and functionthe POSC community to add features and function

Lesson: Drive to deep deployment and full market shareLesson: Drive to deep deployment and full market share After all, “Standards” are products, too.After all, “Standards” are products, too.

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Next…Next…We hope to see more PRODML-like We hope to see more PRODML-like

collaborations:collaborations:Visionary (Value-driven)Visionary (Value-driven)Step-by-step staging (Iterate/Incremental)Step-by-step staging (Iterate/Incremental)Funding members + key vendor = resourcesFunding members + key vendor = resources

Given time and project managementGiven time and project managementDrive through to realistic pilot projectsDrive through to realistic pilot projects

Leaders remain involvedLeaders remain involvedBetter collaborative tools and accessible Better collaborative tools and accessible

resultsresults

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Thoughtful Questions Thoughtful Questions for Youfor You

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QuestionsQuestions

How can you help POSC be more helpful?How can you help POSC be more helpful?

How can POSC help you help each otherHow can POSC help you help each otherbetween conferences?between conferences?

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How can you help POSC How can you help POSC be more helpful?be more helpful?

My IdeasMy IdeasTell us about Tell us about

your problems.your problems.your dreams.your dreams.

See if what you need is found in our See if what you need is found in our Standards Resource CentreStandards Resource CentreIf so, use it – and help make it betterIf so, use it – and help make it betterIf not, help us understand – other may need it, tooIf not, help us understand – other may need it, too

Your IdeasYour Ideas??

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How can POSC help you How can POSC help you help each other between conferences?help each other between conferences?

My IdeasMy Ideas We could manageWe could manage

An NDR mailing list – or a number of subject-specific mailing An NDR mailing list – or a number of subject-specific mailing listslists

NDR Web-based discussion forumsNDR Web-based discussion forums A process for NDR regional and/or subject groups for form A process for NDR regional and/or subject groups for form

(virtual or physical)(virtual or physical) A process to harvest NDR proposals, results, etc. into A process to harvest NDR proposals, results, etc. into

agendas of future conferencesagendas of future conferences

Your IdeasYour Ideas ??

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Thank You!Thank You!

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Join your E&P colleagues to hear the latest in thought leadership for upstream oil and gas standards. Catch up with exciting changes taking place at POSC: new leadership, new mission and enhanced membership value.

This exciting event will introduce our Energy Standards Resource Centre, new collaborative services on offer and the development of a global open standards user community.

A special hosted reception will follow immediately after the Standards Summit from 5:00 – 8:00 PM, so Register Now!

•Meet the new leadership •Connect with E&P colleagues •Catch up on new offerings

  

DATE/TIME:November 8, 20063:00-5:00PM Summit5:00-8:00PM Reception

PLACE:Marriott West Loop1750 West Loop SouthHouston, Texas 77027

Hotel Information:marriottwestloop.com