Global Unique Well Identifier(GUWI) Service

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Objectives

• Establish an industry standard unique identifier for all known wells in the world• Create a Master Well Index containing the unique

identifier together with sufficient common attributes to enable matching of wells to the file• Provide an industry service for Well Registration and

Matching to:• assign unique ids to new wells • match existing wells to identifiers already in the master index

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Benefits

• The Well Master Well Index (MWI) will:• Provide a single source for all known

global wells.• Enable clients to assign standard

unique ids to proprietary well files to minimize ongoing integration issues.

• The Well Registration and Matching service will:• Enable IHSE customers and other

operators, data vendors, and service providers to assign standard unique ids to their well files for delivery to industry.

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Industry Participation

• POSC• Desire to develop and promote a joint solution• Main points of LOI agreed upon• Work on a formal agreement• Creation of an industry steering team (WISWG)

• PPDM• Request for Endorsement• Presentation to the Board• Vote put to the membership

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Master Well Index Structure

• We have completed the design, development and loading for R1 of the MWI based upon extensive client discussions and review• Future releases will be designed in combination with the

WISWG • The MWI will be maintained as a single table with one

record for each unique well.• There will be 4 main components:

• GUWI• Common Attributes• Status• Registration

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GUWI• GUWI• Parent GUWI• Alternate ID 1• Alternate ID 1 Source• Alternate ID 2• Alternate ID 2 Source• GUWI Change ID• GUWI Change ID Source• Well Number• Well Name• Alternate Well Name

GUWI• GUWI• Parent GUWI• Alternate ID 1• Alternate ID 1 Source• Alternate ID 2• Alternate ID 2 Source• GUWI Change ID• GUWI Change ID Source• Well Number• Well Name• Alternate Well Name

Master Well Index Structure

Common Attributes• Country• Region (state, province, ..)• Situation (onshore/offshore)• Field Name• License Block (License name – Canada)• TD• Completion Date• Operator Name• Date of Spud• Latitude (WGS 84)• Longitude (WGS 84)• Latitude (Original)• Longitude (Original)• Original Projection

Common Attributes• Country• Region (state, province, ..)• Situation (onshore/offshore)• Field Name• License Block (License name – Canada)• TD• Completion Date• Operator Name• Date of Spud• Latitude (WGS 84)• Longitude (WGS 84)• Latitude (Original)• Longitude (Original)• Original Projection

Status• Proprietary• Public• Confidential• Confidential operator• Confidentiality period

Status• Proprietary• Public• Confidential• Confidential operator• Confidentiality period Registration

• Company Name• Contact Name• Contact Information• Registration Date• Modification Date

Registration• Company Name• Contact Name• Contact Information• Registration Date• Modification Date

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Deliverables

Master Well Index

• We will initially populate the MWI with all of the IHS Energy wells in the Canadian, US, and International databases; these will be flagged as proprietary. (4 million +)• Over time, we will add to this data on new and unique wells

provided to us by customers; these will be flagged as public. • New and unique wells added through IHS Energy research

and accumulation processes will continue to be flagged as proprietary.

Work Group Issues!

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Deliverables

For our customers:• We will deliver the full MWI for the regions that they

subscribe to.• We will deliver records flagged as public for the areas that

they don’t subscribe to.• The proprietary content of the MWI will remain the property

of IHS Energy covered by existing data contracts.

For non-customers:• We will make the records flagged as public available

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Deliverables

Well Registration and Matching Service

• The Well Registration and Matching Service is something that IHS Energy offers today within the International business:• Generate a unique id for new wells • Return a list of unique ids by matching against a list the MWI

• We will not be generating new ids for the US and Canada but we will extend the matching service to these regions.

• The Well Registration and Matching Service will be made available to customers and non-customers alike.

Work Group Issue!

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Deliverables

• A web site has been created that provides details about the service and how to submit requests for the Master Well Index or the Well Registration and Matching Service.• There are forms on the site that guide you through the

process and show what data is required• It is intended to provide the MWI and Services to industry

on a cost-recovery basis

• The GUWI Service will be available starting June 5th, 2006

Work Group intendsto Sponsor costs!

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