Integrated mainframe/PC approach for well-data-acquisition selection

Journal Article · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1991 · Journal of Petroleum Technology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2118/22288-PA· OSTI ID:5892403

Sizer, J P; Al-Khamees, M A ^[1]

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1. Saudi Aramco (SA)

This paper discusses Saudi Aramco's integration of the corporate mainframe database management system (DBMS), a commercial statistical analysis package (SAP), and a PC database program to facilitate the selection of data-acquisition candidates and to track the completion of their requirements. Data-acquisition candidate selection includes oil and natural gas wells that require flow-meters, pulse-neutron logs (PNL's), PI tests, and bottomhole static pressure (BHSP) surveys for prudent reservoir management. Data are easily extracted from the DBMS with user-language programming techniques. Then a SAP uses predefined reservoir- management criteria to process the more than 100 logical records extracted per well. The PC database application helps novice computer users select and track data-acquisition candidates more systematically and allows users to have direct control of screen presentations. Other routine work, such as well producing priority, business development plans, and workover selection and tracking, has also been included in the PC data base.

• OSTI ID: 5892403
• Journal Information: Journal of Petroleum Technology; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Petroleum Technology; (United States) Vol. 43:11; ISSN JPTJA; ISSN 0022-3522
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
03 NATURAL GAS
030300 -- Natural Gas-- Drilling
Production
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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990200 -- Mathematics & Computers
990301 -- Information Handling-- Data Handling-- (1992-)
COMPUTERS
DATA ACQUISITION
DATA ANALYSIS
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
DIGITAL COMPUTERS
FLOWMETERS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
METERS
MICROCOMPUTERS
NATURAL GAS WELLS
OIL WELLS
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
PLANNING
PRODUCTION
PULSED NEUTRON TECHNIQUES
RESERVES
RESERVOIR PRESSURE
RESOURCES
WELL LOGGING
WELL PRESSURE
WELLS