POSC Special Interest Groups Aberdeen Regional Meeting
DSS, PWLS, WITSML and Integrated Operations

Highlights included:

• Data Store Solutions (DSS) SIG:
  • Working towards an industry standard for Lithology reference names
  • Working towards a freely accessible Well Identity Service to achieve consistent use of well and wellbore identifiers 
  • Working to achieve consistent use of geodetic and coordinate reference standards
• Practical Well Log Standards (PWLS) SIG:
  • Addressing current change requests for joined and interpreted curve mnemonics
  • Working towards expanding the coverage and use of the standards
  • Unifying XML data transfer standards for wireline and LWD data
• Wellsite Information Transfer Standard (WITSML) SIG:
  • Learning about the enhancements in Version 1.3, released Mar. 16, 2005
  • Unifying Well Path data transfer standards for planned, measured, and calculated data
  • Working on further support for Operations Reports, Workover Rigs, and more. 
• Integrated Operations (IntOPS) SIG: 
  • Working towards an industry standard for data transfers of Distributed Temperature Survey data
  • Working towards an industry standard for production volume and related data in support of optimization and reporting

Attendees may participate in one or more of the meeting sessions according to their areas of interest.

If you would like further information about these meetings or any of the SIGs, please visit contact Alan Doniger, Paul Maton or Struby Overton at POSC.

A similar set of meetings are for April 6 in  Stavanger and May 13 in Houston.