Petrosys News RSS Feed

Petrosys' dbMap/Web awarded PPDM Gold Compliance

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 +0900

Petrosys' latest edition to data management solution offerings, dbMap/Web, has been awarded PPDM Version 3.8 Gold Compliance.

PPDM compliance measures and certifies the level of conformance between the dbMap/Web database and PPDM standards – once achieved this provides industry users a high level of confidence in the implementation of PPDM standards within the software. The designation is only applied to software that contains PPDM model definitions and references. Petrosys submitted a proposal in early February for verification of conformance to PPDM Version 3.8 based on a total of 73 tables mapping to 12 PPDM modules related to well, seismic and GIS data.

“Petrosys is a committed long term supporter, user and contributor to the PPDM data model standard and the global professional data management community,” said Global Sales Manager, Scott Tidemann. “Petrosys' products, services and professional staff continue to adopt an open and vendor neutral approach to information management to support our client’s long term data management programs and needs.”

The Petrosys® dbMap/Web application provides fast access to a comprehensive range of data in petroleum master databases based on the PPDM data model. The use of a contemporary web based architecture ensures that the system is easily deployed to a wide potential audience. Fast dynamic screens allow querying and edit access controlled through Oracle® security. The modern user interface is enhanced with interactive elements for look-ups, document linking and map browsing. The system can be readily tailored and extended to support client specific data model extensions, business rules, and links to content management and other applications.

“We are excited at the opportunities for dbMap/Web opened by our PPDM 3.8 compliance,” Tidemann said “as it allows the product to be used in conjunction with data stores built by clients and other vendors with minimal reconfiguration and maximum user value.”

About Petrosys
Petrosys is the industry leader in mapping, surface modelling and data management software solutions integrated with a range of exploration, production and GIS data sources. The Petrosys® product suite produces high quality maps and manages, edits, and analyses the underlying data, including the specialised seismic, well and other information used in the quest for oil and gas. Geoscience professionals, data managers and engineers at more than 250 sites worldwide use the Petrosys® suite as a natural tool for basin and field interpretation, as a central solution in enterprise data management and to help make better decisions. For further information please email info@petrosys.com.au or refer to www.petrosys.com.au.

About PPDM
The PPDM Association is a global, not-for-profit standards organization that works collaboratively with industry to create and publish data management standards for the resource industry. Through the PPDM Association, world-wide petroleum data experts gather together in a collaborative, round table approach to engineer business driven, pragmatic data management standards that will meet industry needs. PPDM Version 3.8 is an open, practical and usable standard that is supported by over 100 members. For more information, visit www.ppdm.org. For more information on compliance please visit: www.ppdm.org/ppdm-standards/compliance.

Curtin University Takes Advantage of Petrosys Software Grant

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0900

The Department of Applied Geology at Curtin University Sarawak Campus, Malaysia, was supplied with Petrosys® software licenses in early 2012 under the Petrosys Educational Software Grant Program. The program aims to support the on-going development and education of future geoscientists by providing access to effective, proven mapping and modeling software technology.

In March, Petrosys staff members Fuziana Rozalli and Andrew Weller provided two days of in-house training which was attended by both staff and students of the University, embarking on their final year projects. The free training provided an overview of Petrosys®, including mapping and surface modeling. Students and staff alike indicated that the software was easy to use. “Indeed, it is mapping guru software – easy to learn and very useful,” noted Dr. Nagarajan, whilst student Jacky Chen Zoon Jie said Petrosys is “very user-friendly, easy to understand, [and has] great functionality”.

For educational programs to be successful they must expose students and staff to state-of-the-art geoscience applications, where students can develop the vital skills of geoscience mapping, a critical component for energy industry professionals. The students at Curtin University will now be making use of Petrosys® in producing geological maps from their data for their final year projects. According to Dr. Dodge-Wan, Petrosys® will certainly help students become “industry ready” and for staff it is a “valuable addition to their research tools”. One of the final year students, Faidhi Yusof, said that exposure to Petrosys® will give added value to a student’s skillset. “Early exposure [to Petrosys] advances our interests in the [industrial] applications of geology and mapping”.

“Curtin University really appreciates Petrosys’ support and co-operation during the training. On behalf of both staff and students in the Applied Geology Department, thank you to Petrosys for donating Petrosys® to the department.” said Dr. Prasanna.

More information on the Petrosys Educational Software Grant Program can be found by visiting www.petrosys.com.au/education-grant or emailing info@petrosys.com.au with any questions.

About Curtin University Sarawak Campus
The University, located in Miri, Sarawak, is the first offshore campus of Curtin University, Western Australia. The Department of Applied Geology was founded in 1900, and today boasts one of the largest geology teaching departments in Australia. It is this reputation that formed the basis for the Sarawak State Government's decision to establish the University in Sarawak in 1999.

About Petrosys
Petrosys is the industry leader in mapping, surface modelling and data management software solutions integrated with a range of exploration, production and GIS data sources. The Petrosys® product suite produces high quality maps and manages, edits, and analyses the underlying data, including the specialised seismic, well and other information used in the quest for oil and gas. Geoscience professionals, data managers and engineers at more than 250 sites worldwide use the Petrosys® suite as a natural tool for basin and field interpretation, as a central solution in enterprise data management and to help make better decisions. For further information please email info@petrosys.com.au or refer to www.petrosys.com.au.

Petrosys and geoLOGIC gDC link up via PPDM

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0900

Petrosys and geoLOGIC systems have released a direct link from Petrosys E&P software to the geoLOGIC gDC data store. After connecting from their desktop on a high speed internet connection to the Calgary hosted gDC, users can access well header, directional survey, tops, production and other data for direct display and querying on Petrosys maps and 3D visualisation, and for direct input to surface modelling operations.

The direct link provides gDC subscribers with a powerful range of desktop tools, allowing them to use the most up to date gDC data for Western Canada and the northern USA in conjunction with their own in-house projects and applications data stores.

Creation of the gDC link was undertaken in Calgary as a joint effort between geoLOGIC and Petrosys staff, and was made possible by both gDC and Petrosys being based on a PPDM well data model. "Our existing PPDM based data accessing required only minimal tailoring to work with the gDC data" Petrosys senior DBA Susan Hopkin commented, "much of the configuration time involved extending our interface into detailed production tables that we had not previously supported". "Due to their extensive experience with PPDM standards, Petrosys required little technical support from geoLOGIC" added geoLOGIC's gDC Manager Lori Adams. "This allowed for a smooth gDC link".

About Petrosys
Petrosys provides software and services to the Petroleum Exploration & Production industry. The Petrosys product suite produces high quality maps and manages, edits, and analyses the underlying data, including the specialised seismic, well and other information used in the quest for oil and gas. Geoscientists and engineers at more than 250 sites worldwide use the Petrosys suite as a natural tool for basin and field interpretation, to assist communication and to make better decisions. For further information please email info@petrosys.com.au or refer to www.petrosys.com.au.

About geoLOGIC
Headquartered in Calgary, geoLOGIC systems ltd. has been creating and supplying data and integrated software solutions to the energy and production industry since 1983. The company's market-leading decision support tool, geoSCOUT, is a fully-integrated, Windows-based exploration system that supports oil and gas professionals in their search for hydrocarbons by combining presentation-quality mapping and cross-section tools with data handling and analysis software. geoLOGIC also offers a range of data and data management solutions, including a robust data center (the gDC) which houses value-added government well and land data in an open Public Petroleum Data Model, as well as a proprietary data engine for all of your company's data management needs. For more information, visit www.geologic.com.

Latest newsletter now available

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0900

Welcome to Edition 18 of petrosysguru.com, the newsletter that contains the latest news and information from Petrosys. In this issue:

Version 17.1 Released
17.1 focuses on improving Petrosys connectivity with various data stores.

Utilising Kingdom Data In Petrosys
Perth based Support & Training Geoscientist, Andrew Weller, talks about how easy it is to utilise Kingdom data within Petrosys.

Petrosys Mapping Guru 2011 - We Have a Winner....
Meet Andrew Dunn, winner of the prize map for our coffee table style book.

Resident Mapping Guru Has International Publication
Petrosys' own Andrew Weller recently had a paper published in Marine Micropaleontology.

Welcome to Petrosys' Newest Team Member
Kevin Ward joins our Glasgow-based office and will be assisting the global support team.

Dear Steve...
Where do I go to get started and find more information about Petrosys version 17?

Click here to view newsletter

How to get on the Email Distribution List
Click here if you would like to be re-directed to our Newsletter subscription request page.

Extended connectivity to Paradigm, ESRI with 17.1

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0900

EPOS4 well, grid and culture data and GIS information from ESRI file geodatabases are amongst the additional data sources now accessible from the Petrosys map and 3D canvases, and as input to Petrosys' industry leading subsurface data modeling.

Exploiting increasingly challenging reservoirs across a wide range of geological and economic environments, the petroleum E&P industry is highly dependent on being able to access the latest seismic interpretation and reservoir modeling tools available. The 'best tools for the job' often require picking individual applications on the basis of the specific E&P environment. Petrosys allows the roll-up of specialized interpretation data from many different applications into consistent presentations that consolidate knowledge and facilitate planning and operation of further exploration and field development programs.

Built with feedback from a number of key E&P companies, the Petrosys 17.1 extensions leverage the group's ongoing investment in high quality software engineering to provide EPOS4 well, grid and culture data access with a familiar user interface that requires no additional training whilst still accessing Paradigm specific features.

Being able to take GIS data on the road is particularly important to New Ventures teams who spend much of their time working from laptops and in data rooms. With this in mind Petrosys has added support for ESRI file geodatabases to the Display/GIS functionality in 17.1. The file geodatabase offers greater capacity and better performance than the personal geodatabase that it replaces, and more flexibility than static shapefiles.

A full set of release notes for Petrosys 17.1 is available on the Petrosys website at www.petrosys.com.au/software-releases. Contact your local Petrosys office or email info@petrosys.com.au if you want to try out this great new connectivity.