Challenge
Across decades of projects, energy companies have accumulated terabytes of subsurface information stored across disconnected file systems, project archives, and proprietary databases. The majority of this “dark data” — seismic volumes, application project files, reports, and supporting documents — remains invisible, unorganised, and unused.
Without clear metadata or indexing, valuable information is buried. The result?
- Costly storage bills for data no one is using.
- Compliance and security risks from forgotten, unclassified files.
- Missed opportunities to learn from historical data and optimise decisions.
Solution
Interica OneView™ (IOV) brings visibility to the unseen.
Its intelligent connectors automatically scan and index seismic and project data, no matter where it lives — on-premise, in archives, or across the cloud. Once indexed, IOV’s rich metadata tagging and map-based interface make dark data instantly searchable and discoverable.
Through integration with Power BI and ArcGIS, users can visualise the size, age, and location of data assets, quickly identifying redundant projects, outdated files, or high-value information worth retaining.
Result
Within weeks, the organisation had a clear picture of its entire data estate — revealing that more than half of its stored data had been inactive for years. Using IOV’s automated classification, they could:
- Retire or archive redundant datasets to lower-cost storage.
- Secure sensitive or legacy files for compliance.
- Uncover valuable insights from historical data that improved ongoing exploration and CCS projects.
What was once a hidden cost became an active asset. By turning dark data into actionable intelligence, Interica OneView helped the company reduce storage waste, improve governance, and unlock new knowledge from decades of subsurface history.