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POSC WITSML™ SIG Overview

John Turvill, Paradigm November 2005

POSC AGM

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Agenda

• Vision• Organization, Process• Current and Future Activities• Growth and Benefits• Learnings

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The Original Vision• Automation of many manual processes in current

Drilling Data workflows– Contractors (Service and Drilling) automatically push data into

corporate data stores– Partners can automatically pull data (Not images) for morning

reports into their data stores– Operators can push statutory reporting data for reports to

regulators– Contractors can share data with one another at the rigsite

• A single standard to make the vision possible, reducing industry costs

Based on BP slide, June ‘04

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WITSML™ – WWW.WITSML.ORG

Wellsite Information Transfer Standard Markup Language

“The ‘right-time’ seamless flow of well-site data between operators and service companies to speed and enhance decision-making”

A New Open Information Transfer Standard for the Oilfield

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POSCBoard of Directors

Management & Staff

Membership

Other SIGs

Process

Well Log SIG

Integrated Ops SIG

WITSML SIG

Participants

SIG participants may be POSC Members

or non-members

POSC energy eStandards:WITSML, PWLS,

Epicentre, etc.

SIGs are standardsuser communities

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SIG TeamsSteering

Committee

Recognize and agreeon detailed requirements;correct and improve;first-line reviewers

Identify and agree onareas of expansion;organize study and requirements sub-teams

Share experiences usingWITSML-enabled products;facilitate user dialogue;recommend improvement

Plan and review SIG activities; coordinate semi-annual meetings,seminars, exhibitions; discuss andagree on future plans

Use Case &Requirements

Team

TechnicalTeams

ImplementationSupport Team

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Document References• WITSML Standards

– Specifications (data, interfaces)– Sample data– Startup toolkit

• WITSML Community – Records of past events: presentations, notes, agendas– SIG Contact information– Test Server availability information– Mailing lists and Discussion Forums– Issue tracking; draft specifications for review

• Web Sites– www.witsml.org and www.posc.org

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Directional Drilling Systems

Fluids SystemsSurface Logging

Logging While Drilling

CoringSurveying

Rig Instrumentation

Source: BakerHughes/Paradigm

The Drilling EnvironmentThe Drilling EnvironmentDrilling Data ProvidersDrilling Data Providers

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•General•Well•Message•Operations Report•Real Time•Wellbore•Wellbore Geometry•Risk

Directional Drilling Systems

•Tubular / •Bit Record•Open Hole•BHA Run

Fluids Systems•Fluids Report

Surface Logging•Mud Log

Logging While Drilling

•Log Well Log (includes Wireline)•Formation Marker

Coring•Sidewall Core•Conventional Core

Surveying•Survey Program•Target •Trajectory

Data ObjectsData Objects

Rig Instrumentation•Rig / Rig Equipment•Cement Job

Source: BakerHughes/Paradigm

Communication•Subscription•Server Capabilities

ExistingUpdatedNew

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CURRENT RELEASES– Version 1.3 Released in March 2005– Version 1.3.1 Pre-release Public Review closes next week

FUTURE PLANS– Version 1.3.x Clarifications (published as identified)– Further planning to take place at Nov. 15-16 SIG Meetings

EXPANSION AND INTEGRATION– WITSML’s technical architecture and characteristics being

adopted for existing and new POSC data transfer standards – WellPathML well, wellbore, trajectory and trajectoryStation,

WellLogML wellLog, WellSchematicML completion,

– ProductionML production reporting

What’s Happening and What’s Next?

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Timeline: Participation, Seminars, Releases

V1.3V1.2,POSC

custody

V1.3.1V1.0 V1.1Enhancements:

Well Path, Mudlog,Wireline, etc.

AustinStavanger

AberdeenHouston

Calgary

Paris

HoustonStavanger

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Benefits• Active and visible WITSML community• Shared funding of WITSML custody, support, and

promotional activities• Active outreach to align WITSML with other

initiatives– Within POSC, the expansion of WITSML architecture across all

technical E&P data transfer standards: Integrated Operations (Production), Well Log (Wireline), Regulatory, Laboratory, Reference, etc.

– Within the industry with other industry groups: UKOOA and US MMS (well path), PPDM (use of POSC exchange and reference standards), Government agencies (regulatory), XML and SOA (OASIS, W3C, OpenGIS, OpenGroup), etc.

• Vendor neutral promotion of WITSML use and maintenance of WITSML specifications and materials

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Why has the WITSML initiative been successful?Some lessons learned / best practices

The Right Initial Players - clear focusBP & Statoil with Baker, Halliburton, Schlumberger, and NPSi

Strong CommitmentInitial funding by oil companies; Oil & service companies remain engaged after

initial deliveryEffective Processes

Practical, incremental approachClear focus on target outcomes - through implementationFrequent communications - steering & technical teams

Choice of TechnologiesXML, SOAP

Comprehensive Output and DocumentationXML Schemas + Server API + sample implementation

Openness / EvolutionPublic seminars and presentationsTransfer to POSC in early ’03 -- commercially neutral custody, publication,

promotion and evolution

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What we must do in the future?• Maintain enthusiasm for the vision• Continue to involve interested and committed, knowledgeable

people • Address use cases that add real (quantifiable to management)

value• Keep the spirit of trust and cooperation between competitors• Have oil companies supply chain management provide

contractual re-enforcement• Increase cooperation among different domains to minimize

duplication working with similar types of data and to maximize re-use of work already done

• Continue to work with other organizations, such as PPDM, to maximize alignment of data exchange specifications as well as vocabularies and reference data

Based on BP slide, June ‘04

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WITSML SIG Steering Committee Co-Chairs:Jake Booth, ExxonMobil and Peter Nielsen, Statoil

John Turvill, Paradigm and John Shields, BakerHughes

WITSML SIG Use Case & Requirements Team Chair:Matthew Kirkman, BP

WITSML SIG Implementation Support Team Chairs:Lars Olav Grovik, Hydro

David Johnson, Landmark/Halliburton

WITSML SIG Technical Teams Chair:John Shields, BakerHughes

POSC’s WITSML SIG Coordination:Alan Doniger and Gary Masters

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Nov 15-18 Meetings• Technical Teams

– Address V1.3.1 feedback and make future plans• Use Case and Requirements Team

– Address potential future areas of focus: drilling reports, environmental, well services, well stimulation, service rig reporting.

• Implementation Support Team– Address implementation and usage lessons learned and current

issues and challenges.• Public Seminar

– Current reports from actual experiences and plans from oil companies, service companies, and software companies.

– Service and software vendor exhibits