New geoscientific technology for the E and P industry. [Use of statistical data to help oil and gas exploration success]

Journal Article · Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · World Oil; (United States)

OSTI ID:6122221

A valuable resource of computer technologies is available to address the rapidly expanding mass of information geoscientists encounter in interpreting geophysical, geologic and related data for the purpose of helping operators decide where and how to drill. Some of these new techniques have been recently described by operating and service companies in various technical meetings. A related problem--for which industry is working on a solution--is how to number wells to keep track of valuable data as cooperative surveys incorporate more and more separate properties. These considerations are the subjects of three following articles which cover: GIS--Geographic Information Systems, which facilitate spatial and descriptive data management and analysis--functions crucial to the E and P industry. GIS also holds promise as a primary management planning and decision-support tool.

• OSTI ID: 6122221
• Journal Information: World Oil; (United States), Vol. 214:9; ISSN 0043-8790
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
03 NATURAL GAS
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS
EXPLORATION
NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
COMPILED DATA
COMPUTER CODES
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
INFORMATION NEEDS
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
NATURAL GAS WELLS
OIL WELLS
STANDARDIZATION
STANDARDIZED TERMINOLOGY
DATA
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
INDUSTRY
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
MINERAL RESOURCES
NUMERICAL DATA
RESOURCES
SIMULATION
WELLS
020200* - Petroleum- Reserves
Geology
& Exploration
030200 - Natural Gas- Reserves
Geology
& Exploration
990300 - Information Handling