Gas Research Institute/Railroad Commission of Texas feasibility study for improving access to information through application of current information management technology and concepts. Final report

Technical Report · Thu Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:236888

Phillips, N L

The objectives of this feasibility study were to identify information collected by the Railroad Commission of Texas that has the potential to significantly reduce the costs and risks of oil and gas recovery; and evaluate the benefits and costs of making this economically significant information easily accessible to the industry through the application of current information management concepts and technology. Easier access to this information by the oil and gas consumers, Texas, and the nation. In this study, the benefits to this broad set of stakeholders were identified and quantified to the extent possible. Through a detailed analysis of the Commission`s records, coupled with a comprehensive survey of the oil and gas industry on the value of this information for making E&P decisions, a list of high-value information categories to be converted to electronic format was developed. Costs for this conversion, as well as costs for the computer systems needed to acess it, were estimated. A recommended solution was then proposed addressing information conversion and information technology.

• Research Organization: Radian Corp., Austin, TX (United States)
• OSTI ID: 236888
• Report Number(s): PB--96-155379/XAB; DCN--96-660-344-01; CNN: Contract GRI-5095-220-3506
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
03 NATURAL GAS
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
DATA ACQUISITION
EXPLORATION
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
RESOURCE POTENTIAL