GIS Portal for Oil and Gas Well Data Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
The oil and gas industry faces challenges in optimizing hydrocarbon production due to high costs and complexity in managing information across dispersed locations and varied personnel expertise, with conventional information management systems being inadequate for timely and accurate decision-making.
Innovation Solution
An information management system that integrates structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data through a geographical information system (GIS) portal, enabling easy access and collaboration among diverse personnel by displaying wells and properties geographically, and aggregating disparate information for efficient decision-making.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If conventional information management systems are used to manage well information across dispersed locations, then information can be stored and accessed, but decision-making is delayed and information accuracy deteriorates due to dispersion and lack of integration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges structured data (well logs, production data), semi-structured data (workflows, documents), and unstructured data (emails, reports) into a single integrated information management system. This consolidation eliminates information silos across dispersed locations and personnel, providing comprehensive access to all well-related information in one centralized platform, thereby improving both decision-making speed and information accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer consisting of standardized data models, metadata schemas, and integration interfaces that mediate between diverse data sources and users. This intermediary structure enables seamless access to integrated information without requiring changes to existing dispersed systems, resolving the contradiction by providing unified access while maintaining distributed data storage.
2Adaptability or versatility
If data is stored in multiple dispersed locations and formats, then information availability increases, but system complexity and difficulty of access increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments information into structured, semi-structured, and unstructured categories, each with appropriate storage and access mechanisms. This segmentation allows the system to handle diverse data types efficiently while presenting a unified interface to users, reducing perceived complexity while maintaining comprehensive accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal information management platform that handles multiple data types (structured, semi-structured, unstructured) through common access interfaces and standardized data models. This multi-functional system provides consistent access methods for all information regardless of source or format, simplifying user interaction while maintaining versatility.
3Ease of operation
If personnel are dispersed across different locations and organizations, then operational flexibility increases, but collaboration efficiency and information sharing deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms through workflow systems that track information flow and collaboration activities across dispersed personnel. The system provides real-time updates, notification systems, and collaboration history that enable personnel to maintain awareness of ongoing work regardless of location, improving information sharing efficiency while preserving operational flexibility.
Data Source
AI summary
A networked information management system and architecture for managing files and documents pertaining to oil and gas wells and properties. On request by an authenticated user, a client workstation displays geographical information system (GIS) layers, via a web collaboration portal, for a region of the earth at which wells or properties may be located. The wells or properties within the displayed region enable links to documents or files associated with those wells and properties, and by way of which the system user can access the documents and files. Both structured and unstructured data elements can be accessed by the system. A collaboration portal allows for standardized access to the data, and also for simultaneous or collaborative access to the data. Workflow management capability is also implemented.