E&P GIS Consulting
GIS Strategy and Design
Spatial information is a key element in any petroleum venture, from the initial opportunity analysis and exploration, through appraisal, production and the abandonment phase. It is generally estimated that over 80% of the data used in the E&P upstream business has a spatial component, implying that it can be accessed through a map.
Due to the nature of the petroleum industry, large amounts of data have to be managed in order to cope with the complexity of the process of discovering new resources and managing producing assets. As such, the E&P upstream business requires the analysis of many different types of spatial data which is often achieved using a GIS.
GIS tools link locational and attribute information and enable a person to visualize patterns, relationships, and trends. This process gives an entirely new perspective to data analysis that cannot be easily seen in a table or list format or on a paper map. As such, GIS has started to become a critical part of the technology employed in the E&P business.
However, despite growing maturity in underlying GIS technology and increasing industry awareness, it is perceived that the spatial component of data is still under-utilised. Many E&P companies are struggling to define the role of GIS in their business. Most see GIS as a specialist function rather than an integrated component of the business and few companies are extracting maximum value from their investment in spatial data and analysis systems.
At Exprodat we believe that many petroleum companies and organisations struggle to realise the benefits that GIS technology can deliver because they have not developed a coherent GIS strategy. Without having a suitable GIS strategy in place it is not only unlikely that you'll implement a system that truly meets your organisation's goals, but it is also difficult to build on past GIS projects successfully.
At Exprodat we have successfully implemented many E&P GIS projects, and using our collective years of experience of working in the petroleum GIS sector have developed a strategy model to ensure that the systems we implement meet our client's real business needs moving forwards.
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