1. EMBRACING
TECHNOLOGY
Presented by the CAPLA Systems & Data Education Development Committee:
Melissa Corbett
Leslie Hauser
Melanie Storey
Terry Wray

2. Sometimes it can be stressful…..
Technology
Sometimes it can be stressful…..
Stressed man goes mad - YouTube

3. Take Advantage of Technology
The Options are Endless…..

4. Good data – it’s the key.
Having good data in your internal systems allows you to take advantage of other data sources to find anomalies, do electronic uploads, compare your data to public data, extract information to create documents, schedules, etc.

5. Make good use of PDF documents
Make good use of PDF documents. Create documents in Word or Excel, save as a pdf document, to others, and file electronically. Save numerous hours and countless trees.
Programs exist that can convert PDF documents to Word, Excel, etc., so that you can work with the information.

6. Become familiar with Microsoft Access
Become familiar with Microsoft Access. You can use it to connect to various data sources, both internal and/or external, to compare or validate data.
Set up reports/templates to pull information directly from your internal systems to create land schedules, notice letters, assignment documents, etc.

7. Take advantage of the different ways to work remotely
Take advantage of the different ways to work remotely. For example, login from home or anywhere through Citrix or similar programs.
Set up your iPad to access all of your apps at work. Pretty cool to be able to log into your Land System on your iPad.

8. Microsoft Excel
Make it work for you.

9. Using a formula to quickly change the format of unique well identifiers (uwi’s).
I received the list like this:
I need it to look like this:

10. Insert a new column where you want the new uwi format.

11. Enter the formula and copy it down.

12. Voila!!

13. Use the same procedure with different formulas for different formats and results.
I started with this:
I used this formula:
Now it looks like this:

14. Some formulas can be long – keep a reference file and copy & paste.
I started with this
I used these formulas
Now it looks like this

15. Removing Rows with Duplicate Information
What do you do when you’ve got a huge list of wells, mineral or surface file numbers, etc. , and you need to identify any duplicates.

17. Removing Rows with Duplicate Information (cont’d)
Click on the “Data” tab, then click on “Remove Duplicates” in the Data
Tools section.

18. Removing Rows with Duplicate Information (cont’d)
Select the column or columns that contain duplicate values and click OK.

19. Removing Rows with Duplicate Information (cont’d)
A message will appear identifying the number of duplicate values found and removed.

20. Identifying Distinct Values in a Column When Inputting

21. Snipping Tool
Column-Compare
…and more!

24. Capturing part of your screen
with the Snipping Tool

25. Capturing part of your screen
with the Snipping Tool -
Windows key

26. Capturing part of your screen
with the Snipping Tool -
Windows key -
Type ‘snip’ and hit enter

27. Capturing part of your screen
with the Snipping Tool -
Windows key -
Type ‘snip’ and hit enter -
Click the New button

28. Capturing part of your screen
with the Snipping Tool -
Windows key -
Type ‘snip’ and hit enter -
Click the New button

29. Capturing part of your screen
with the Snipping Tool -
Windows key -
Type ‘snip’ and hit enter -
Click the New button -
Draw a box around it!

30. Capturing part of your screen
with the Snipping Tool -
Windows key -
Type ‘snip’ and hit enter -
Click the New button -
Draw a box around it! -
You got it!

32. Ctrl+V it into an !

33. Ctrl+V it into an !
Ctrl+V it into a document!

34. Earlier
that
day…

36. Conditional Formatting

41. Hide all windows

42. Hide
all
windows + D

44. Hide all OTHER windows

45. Hide all OTHER windows
(aka “Shake it off”)

46. Hide all OTHER windows
(aka “Shake it off”)

47. Hide all OTHER windows
(aka “Shake it off”)

48. David Pogue: 10 top time-saving tech tips - YouTube

49. SYSTEMS AND TOOLS OF THE
TRADE

50. SK Ministry of Economy- LLR •
Want to know all your company wells subject to the grandfathered clause?
Want to know all your company wells that have received an Acknowledgment of
Reclamation?

51. BC Oil and Gas Commission- Web Applications •
Want to know if a well has received a Certificate of Restoration?
Want to know if a well has been cancelled with surface disturbance?
Want to know your Tenure or OGC file number?

52. MB Petroleum Resources
Technical Well Files •
Can’t find your survey
plan?
Need a copy of the Well
Licence?
Want to see a copy of the
As Drilled Survey? • •

53. MB Petroleum Resources
Weekly Well Activity Report •
Want to know if there were any New Unit Approvals?
What well licences were cancelled?
Has our partner's well rig released?
What well licences have been transferred?

54. Alberta Energy Regulator-Systems &Tools
Environmental Site Assessment
Repository (ESAR) – FH Reclamation •
Need to find a copy of Freehold
Reclamation Certificate or
Reclamation Exemption Approval
Fast?
Need a copy of a Reclamation Audit
and the Result? •

55. Alberta Energy Regulator-Systems &Tools
Well Spacing Map •
Want to know what the DSU Size/ Regulations are for an area?

56. Alberta Energy Regulator-Systems &Tools
Petrinex •
Need to determine the correct UWI
as your finding conflicting data from
different systems?
Want to pull a company Licence report for both wells and facilities? •

57. Formation Finder http://www.formationfinder.com Want to find a•
Want to find a
Formation without
using a magnifying
glass?
Want to learn more
about that formation? •

58. Technology is a tool to get there.
Efficiency is our goal.
Technology is a tool to get there.

59. Search out Technology that works for you!!

60. And share your knowledge!!

61. Thank you.