Automated EDM Data Compatibility Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
The oil and gas industry faces inefficiencies and errors due to manual data entry from external entities accessing Engineer's Data Models (EDMs), leading to significant time consumption and disruption in internal-external relationships.
Innovation Solution
Implementing an EDM data compatibility system that uses a consistent data link between internal and external applications, eliminating human error and redundancy by automating data transfer and formatting it into compatible formats like XML or WITSML for seamless access and use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual data entry is used by external entities to access EDM data, then data access is possible, but time consumption increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
An automated interface system acts as an intermediary between external applications and the EDM database, enabling direct data retrieval without manual intervention. The system includes an external application receiving unit that accepts requests from external entities and an data transmission unit that automatically transmits required EDM data back to them.
Solution Approach 2:
External entities can independently access EDM data through the automated interface without requiring assistance from internal teams. The system enables self-service data retrieval where external applications directly query and receive the data they need, eliminating the need to wait for internal team processing.
2Ease of operation
If manual data entry is used, then external entities can obtain EDM data, but errors due to transcription mistakes increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The manual mechanical process of data transcription is replaced with an automated electronic data transmission system. The data transmission unit directly extracts and transmits data from the EDM database to external applications, eliminating human transcription and associated errors.
3Reliability
If internal team controls access to EDM, then data security is maintained, but external entities must wait on internal team for service requests
Solution Approach 1:
The automated interface system serves as a controlled intermediary that maintains security protocols while enabling direct external access. The external application receiving unit and data transmission unit work together to securely authenticate and fulfill external data requests without requiring internal team intervention for each request.
4Reliability
If iterative simulations requiring EDM data are performed, then result quality increases, but time required increases significantly due to repeated manual entry
Solution Approach 1:
The automated interface enables continuous, uninterrupted data retrieval for iterative simulations. External applications can repeatedly query the EDM database without breaks for manual data entry, maintaining continuous workflow and significantly reducing the time required for multiple iterations.
Data Source
AI summary
A method includes obtaining, using multiple internal well-modeling applications, data from an engineer's data model (EDM) database. The method further includes deriving data relevant to an external application from at least a first portion of the obtained data. The method further includes formatting the derived data and at least a second portion of the obtained data, relevant to the external application, to be compatible with the external application. The method further includes sending the formatted data to the external application or a user of the external application. The method further includes receiving results of processing the formatted data by the external application or the user of the external application. The method further includes storing the results in the EDM database.