AAPB-B - Committee offers revised exchange format for transferring geologic and petroleum data

Journal Article · Sun Apr 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990 · Geobyte; (USA)

OSTI ID:6916172

Waller, H O; Guinn, D ^[1]; Herkommer, M ^[2]; Shaw, B ^[3]

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1. Texaco, Houston, TX (USA)
2. Petrospec Computer Inc., Garland, TX (USA)
3. AAPG Computer Applications Committee, Houston, TX (USA)

Comments received since the publication of Exchange Format for Transfer of Geologic and Petroleum Data revealed the need for more flexibility with the AAPG-A Format (Shaw and Waller, 1989). This discussion resulted in the proposed AAPG-B version, which has unlimited number of data fields per record and unlimited number of records. Comment lines can appear anywhere, including in data records, to help document data transfer. Data dictionary hooks have been added. The American Petroleum Institute has assisted by supplying an ANSI envelope for this format, which will permit the electronic transfer with verification of data sets between any two ANSI installations. The American Association of Petroleum Geologists Database Standards Subcommittee invites comments on the proposed revisions, and will review the suggestions when it meets June 2 in San Francisco.

• OSTI ID: 6916172
• Journal Information: Geobyte; (USA), Journal Name: Geobyte; (USA) Vol. 5:2; ISSN 0885-6362; ISSN GEOBE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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