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Standard Instance Values

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POSC Created as a POSC Fixed or POSC Open entity instance by the Petrotechnical Open Software Corporation.
ILAB Created by POSC for data that is not to be considered standard, but was needed to store values in the POSC Interoperability Lab.
PIDD The Petroleum Industry Data Dictionary. Developed by the API PIDX Committee.
IADC International Association of Drilling Contractors.
EPSG European Professional Surveyors Group, working group on geodesy.
Websters Websters Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, Websters New World Dictionary, and other similar dictionaries.
Langenkamp Terms Handbook of Oil Industry Terms and Phrases, 4th edition, R. D. Langenkamp. Copyright 1984 by Pennwell Publishing.
AGI Glossary of Geology Glossary of Geology, Third Edition, Robert Bates and Julia Jackson (eds). Copyright 1987 by American Geologic Institute.
Dictionary of Exploration Geophysics Encycolpedia Dictionary of Exploration Geophysics, Second Edition, Robert Sheriff. Copyright 1984 by Society of Exploration Geophysics.
ISSC 1976 International Stratigraphic Guide (ISSC 1976)
ISO International Standards Organization.
ISO 3166 ISO 3166-1, Revision of fourth edition, 1996. Codes for the representation of names of countries.
Manual of O and G Terms Manual of Oil and Gas Terms, 6th Edition, Williams and Myers.
Petroleum Development Geology Petroleum Development Geology, Dickey.
Drilling Practice Manual Drilling Practice Manual, Moore.
Invertebrate Fossils Invertebrate Fossils, Moore, et al.
Alaska North Slope Geology Alaska North Slope Geology, 1st edition. SEPM.
Structural Geology Structural Geology, 3rd edition, Billings.
Principles of Sedimentology Principles of Sedimentology, Friedman, et al.

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Manual of Mineralogy Manual of Mineralogy, Klein and Hurlbut, 20th edition.
Glossary of Seismic Stratigraphy Mitchum, R.M.Jr., Seismic Stratigraphy and Global Changes of Sea Level, Part 11: Glossary of Terms used in Seismic Stratigraphy; in AAPG Memoir 26, Seismic Stratigraphy - Application to Hydrocarbon Exploration; 1977.
Subsurface Geologic Mapping Daniel Tearpock and Richard Bischke, Applied Subsurface Geologic Mapping, Prentice Hall, 1991.
UKOOA 91 UKOOA P2/91 V1.0 standard.
Petroleum Formation and Occurrence Petroleum Formation and Occurrence, Tissot, et al.
Surveying and Navigation Surveying and Navigation for Geophysical Exploration, Spradley.
Drilling Fluid Handbook Drilling Fluid Handbook, Dresser.
SPWLA Glossary SPWLA Glossary, published by the Society of Petroleum Well Log Analysts.
Drilling Drilling, Short.
Structural Concepts Structural Concepts and Techniques III, Jackson, et al.
Geostandard Publication of Geostandard project developed by NPD, Norsk Hydro, Saga Petroleum, and Statoil.
SDTS Spatial Data Transfer Standard
Petroleum Engineering Handbook Petroleum Engineering Handbook, H. B. Bailey (ed), 1987, by SPE.
Reservoir Engineering Monograph The Reservoir Engineering Aspects of Waterflooding, F. F. Craig, Jr., SPE, 1971
World Factbook 94 CIA World Factbook, 1994, Published by the US Government, or available on the internet from a number of sources.
Xlib Adrian Nye, ed., Xlib Reference Manual, Vol 2, for Version 11 of x Window System; O'Reilly and Associates, Inc.
State Plane Coordinates Claire, Charles, N; State Plane Coordinates by Automatic Data Processing, US Department of Commerce publication 62-4, revised 1973.
POSC/Caesar Data and information as received from the POSC/Caesar project.

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