Oil & Gas Industry GIS Technology Utilization Report Team: Janthima Srisombat John Deans Oladapo Alli Robert Houston

Why Study GIS for Petroleum Industry? Avg. GIS Tech/Analyst Starting Salary ~ $45,000 – $60,000 Travel around the WORLD. Job Security for your entire career. Spearhead cutting edge technology EXCITEMENT of the Treasure Hunt.

What is the Technology? Who uses it? When does it need to be used? What does it need to do? Where is it done? Why is it done?

Who uses it? Everyone from small independent oil companies to large international major companies. The positions are often called a GEO-TECH or GIS Analyst, or Information Systems Analyst.

When does it need to be used? The technology is being used continuously, every single day. Virtually every single stage of Exploration, Development, Transportation, Refining, and Distribution uses GIS technology.

Where is it used? Globally There is hydrocarbon exploration in every continent on the earth. Conoco-Phillips is hiring in: Asia Pacific, Central/South America, Europe, Middle East/Africa, North America.

What the E & P side of the Industry needs in the software technology.

Geological Needs The Base Map

Geological Needs The Electric Logs

Geological Needs The Cross-Section

Geological Needs The Structure Map

Geological Needs The Isopach Map (reservoir thickness map)

Geophysical Needs The seismic interpretation Mapping and workstation

ESRI Arc-GIS is the front runner for all down stream operations such as land management, environmental applications, transportation, refining, distribution. ESRI great at “Big Picture” and facility management But NOT Exploration and Development

Arc-GIS is not widely used for the E & P side of the Industry. Arc-GIS is more surface geography oriented, not sub- surface Arc-GIS can not perform all needed functions. That ship has sailed and Arc-GIS decided NOT to be on it.

Geographix by Halliburton Integrated software for geoscience, engineering, economics, and data management Ideal for regional and individual subsurface environments Raster and vector data Compatible with ESRI

Geographix by Halliburton Can be more costly than what small operations can afford Must use Oracle 8i or Halliburton’s Openworks Training centers only in Houston, Denver, Calgary (Canada), and Scotland

Petrel by Schlumberger Offers a complete package Very powerful Leading company in the technology ESRI compatible Lot’s of training opportunities Huge IT support Real Time

Petrel by Schlumberger Huge learning curve Staff must be trained in order to purchase software Windows only platform Lot’s of extensions that require research into which ones you want to pay for Very expensive Customer service not the best

Petra by GeoPlus Offers a complete package Very powerful Internal database (Oracle, SQL not needed) ESRI compatible Online and phone support

Petra by GeoPlus Database limited to hard drive space on PC Windows only compatibility Does not support all file types Enterprise edition required for ESRI compatibility N0 Real Time

Support Comparison Support TypeSub-ClassGeographixPetrelPetra Ready to RunNoYesNo TrainingOnlineNo Come to YouNo Come to ThemYes SeminarsYes No Telephone IT Support Yes Online Yes Real Time Support NoYesNo

Petra Cost Single LicenseMulti-UserEnterprise $4,500$4,500 per license$5,800 per license

Petrel Cost OptionsSingle License Month MaintenanceTotal Price Total Purchase Option $209,990$3,499$259,325 Monthly Rental$14,944$18,153 One Year Lease$22,678$28,006 per month Two Year Lease$12,095$14,936 per month Three Year Lease$8,567$10,580 per month

Geographix Cost OptionsSingle License Month Maintenance Network License Monthly Maintenance Discovery Suite $18,400$230$32,ooo$403

Conclusion Petrel is most expensive option, but amazing capabilities Geographix is the middle on price and can handle most of the work needed Petra offer the most for the lowest price and it contains all the functionality required by geoscientist

Additional Resources Geospatial Information & Technology Association ESRI’s Petroleum User Group (PUG) ArcGIS Pipeline Data Model(APDM)

Additional Resources (cont’d) Petra Petrel Geographix