Interoperability and Business Objects RFC RESPONSE QUESTIONNAIRE

Please use this questionnaire for detailed comments regarding the RFC. General comments may be emailed to interop-rfc@posc.org (distributed only to POSC staff). Unless explicitly stated otherwise, POSC will treat as confidential all submitted information which is specific to a company or organization. POSC may combine individual responses with those of other submitters, without identifying the submitting company/organization, for public distribution.

Introduction

• This questionnaire is provided to assist you in compiling your response to this RFC.
• Use of the questionnaire will assist us in compiling your response with others.
• The questionnaire is not intended to limit the scope or nature of your response.
• The questionnaire need not be fully answered. Even partially filled out questionnaires will be useful. At a minimum, please complete the Identification and Summary sections.
• Don't feel constrained by the limited amount of space provided on the questionnaire form.

Thank you for participating in this important POSC activity.

Identification

Today's date: __________

Your name: ___________________________________________
Your organization's name: ________________________________
Is your organization a POSC member? _______
Your job title: ___________________________________________
Your mailing address: ____________________________________
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Your telephone number: __________________________________
Your fax number: ________________________________________
Your email address: ______________________________________
How many people from your organization contributed to your response? _________
What is the nature of your organization's interest in POSC work on Interoperability and Business Objects? ________________________________________________
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This response represents input from (check all that apply):

____ oil company E&P coordinators of software portfolios, coordinators of data management, etc.

____ oil company IT planners, architects, standards coordinators, application software portfolio managers, etc.

____ application supplier planners, architects, standards coordinators, application product managers, etc.

____ infrastructure suppliers

____ other (specify _______________________________________________________)

Send this reply to POSC ...

Section 2. Problem Statement

A. Do you share the problems as described in Section 2?

____ Very much

____ Somewhat

____ Very little

____ Not at all

B. Comments on Section 2.

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Section 3. Interoperability Requirements

Section 4. Business Objects as a Solution Approach

E. Characterize how you found the presentation of these concepts in Section 4 ...

E1. Objects?

____ Not Expressed Clearly. How could we express this concept more clearly?
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____ Expressed Clearly but Unsuitable to Address the Requirements
____ Expressed Clearly and Suitable to Address the Requirements

E2. Business Objects?

____ Not Expressed Clearly. How could we express this concept more clearly? _______________________________________________________________________
____ Expressed Clearly but Unsuitable to Address the Requirements
____ Expressed Clearly and Suitable to Address the Requirements

E3. E&P Domains?

____ Not Expressed Clearly. How could we express this concept more clearly?
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____ Expressed Clearly but Unsuitable to Address the Requirements
____ Expressed Clearly and Suitable to Address the Requirements

E4. Business Objects, Internal Data Models, and Semantic Equivalence?

____ Not Expressed Clearly. How could we express this concept more clearly?
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____ Expressed Clearly but Unsuitable to Address the Requirements
____ Expressed Clearly and Suitable to Address the Requirements

E5. Business Objects and Corporate Data?

____ Not Expressed Clearly. How could we express this concept more clearly?
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____ Expressed Clearly but Unsuitable to Address the Requirements
____ Expressed Clearly and Suitable to Address the Requirements

E6. Business Objects and Project Data?

____ Not Expressed Clearly. How could we express this concept more clearly?
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____ Expressed Clearly but Unsuitable to Address the Requirements
____ Expressed Clearly and Suitable to Address the Requirements

E7. Business Objects and Existing Applications?

____ Not Expressed Clearly. How could we express this concept more clearly?
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____ Expressed Clearly but Unsuitable to Address the Requirements
____ Expressed Clearly and Suitable to Address the Requirements

E8. Business Objects and Transient Data?

____ Not Expressed Clearly. How could we express this concept more clearly?
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____ Expressed Clearly but Unsuitable to Address the Requirements
____ Expressed Clearly and Suitable to Address the Requirements

E9. Business Objects and the Use of POSC Specifications?

____ Not Expressed Clearly. How could we express this concept more clearly?
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____ Expressed Clearly but Unsuitable to Address the Requirements
____ Expressed Clearly and Suitable to Address the Requirements

E10. E&P Domain Object Model Definition Process?

____ Not Expressed Clearly. How could we express this concept more clearly?
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____ Expressed Clearly but Unsuitable to Address the Requirements
____ Expressed Clearly and Suitable to Address the Requirements

E11. Business Object Definition Process (Steps 1 through 5)?

____ Not Expressed Clearly. How could we express this concept more clearly?
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____ Expressed Clearly but Unsuitable to Address the Requirements
____ Expressed Clearly and Suitable to Address the Requirements

E12. Business Objects: Internal Data Model - Epicentre / POSC Data Store Mappings?

____ Not Expressed Clearly. How could we express this concept more clearly?
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____ Expressed Clearly but Unsuitable to Address the Requirements
____ Expressed Clearly and Suitable to Address the Requirements

E13. Business Objects: Internal Data Model - Other-Data-Store Mappings?

____ Not Expressed Clearly. How could we express this concept more clearly?
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____ Expressed Clearly but Unsuitable to Address the Requirements
____ Expressed Clearly and Suitable to Address the Requirements

E14. Please rank (from 1 = the most important through 6 = the least important) the proposed E&P Domains defined in Section 4.1 of the RFC in terms of importance to be specified within the next 2 to 3 years. You may add or substitute other E&P Domain names if you want to do so.

_____ Subsurface (Earth Model) Interpretation
_____ Geophysical Acquisition and Processing
_____ Drilling
_____ Facilities
_____ Reservoir Management
_____ Land and Lease
_____ Other (specify: ________________________)
_____ Other (specify: ________________________)
_____ Other (specify: ________________________)
_____ Other (specify: ________________________)
_____ Other (specify: ________________________)

Do you agree that:

E15. Business objects offer the most likely mechanism for delivering a high-degree of interoperability to end-users?
____ Yes ____ No
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

E16. This solution will support efforts to establish Epicentre and the related POSC specifications as a deployed standard in a positive way?
____ Yes ____ No
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

E17. Data sharing through a common data store by itself will not lead to sufficient interoperability for end-users?
____ Yes ____ No
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

E18. Now is an appropriate time to devote resources to developing an architecture for overall interoperability, i.e. standardizing business objects and the infrastructure environment in which they exist?
____ Yes ____ No
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

Do you agree that working together we can:

E19. Get application developers on-board early in the process; keep all players involved and on-board, including data administrators, data store developers, system integrators, etc.?
____ Yes ____ No
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

E20. Create a standard architecture that suppliers are willing to support and use (leverage the relevant OMG specifications)?
____ Yes ____ No
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

E21. Propagate the message that while proprietary implementations may be value-added products, proprietary interfaces are not?
____ Yes ____ No
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

E22. Get buy-in to organizing the business object effort around work process defined E&P domains?
____ Yes ____ No
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

F. Comments on Section 4. (Can you offer an alternative solution approach? Please explain.)

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Section 5. Proposed Process

G. Comment on the process steps described in Section 5 ...

G1. POSC SIP Architecture Request for Technology

Is this proposed RFT likely to fulfill its purpose?
Yes ____ No_____
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

Will your organization consider submitting to this RFT?
Yes ____ No____
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

G2. Subsurface Interpretation Domain Object Model and Business Objects Request for Technology

Is this proposed RFT likely to fulfill its purpose? Yes ____ No_____
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

Will your organization consider submitting to this RFT? Yes ____ No____
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

G3. Joint RFT Evaluation Team

Is the proposed evaluation team likely to fulfill its purpose?
Yes____ No _____
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

Will your organization consider nominating someone to the evaluation team?
Yes ____ No ____
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

G4. Business Object Registration and Sharing Procedure

If successfully implemented, can this procedure contribute positively to your organization?
Yes ____ No _____
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

State a key characteristic that this procedure needs to be successful:
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G5. E&P Domain Object Model and Business Objects Change Management Procedure

If successfully implemented, can this procedure contribute positively to your organization?
Yes ____ No _____
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

State a key characteristic that this procedure needs to be successful:
_______________________________________________

G6. E&P Domain Object Model Extension Registration and Sharing Procedure

If successfully implemented, can this procedure contribute positively to your organization?
Yes ____ No _____
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

State a key characteristic that this procedure needs to be successful:
_______________________________________________

G7. Future - Seismic Acquisition and Processing Domain Object Model and Business Objects Request for Technology?

Should this proposed RFT be issued within the next 2 to 3 years?
Yes ____ No _____
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

Would your organization consider submitting to this RFT?
Yes ____ No____
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

G8. Future - Reservoir Management Domain Object Model and Business Objects Request for Technology?

Should this proposed RFT be issued within the next 2 to 3 years?
Yes ____ No _____
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

Would your organization consider submitting to this RFT?
Yes ____ No____
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

G9. Future - Drilling Domain Object Model and Business Objects Request for Technology?

Should this proposed RFT be issued within the next 2 to 3 years?
Yes ____ No _____
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

Would your organization consider submitting to this RFT?
Yes ____ No____
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

G10. Future - Facility Domain Object Model and Business Objects Request for Technology?

Should this proposed RFT be issued within the next 2 to 3 years?
Yes ____ No _____
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

Would your organization consider submitting to this RFT?
Yes ____ No____
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

G11. Future - Land and Lease Domain Object Model and Business Objects Request for Technology?

Should this proposed RFT be issued within the next 2 to 3 years?
Yes ____ No _____
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

Would your organization consider submitting to this RFT?
Yes ____ No____
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

H. Comments on Section 5.

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Summary

I. Please respond to these questions:

I1. Do you believe that the interoperability and business objects initiative is one that the POSC community should pursue at this time?
____ Yes ____ No
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

I2. If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, do you believe that the interoperability and business objects work is equally important as other areas of POSC work?
____ Yes ____ No (It is less important.) _____ No (It is more important.)
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

I3. Do you believe that the requirements as described in the RFC are reflective of the most important issues to be addressed in this effort?
____ Yes ____ No
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

I4. Do you believe that the goals described in the RFC achievable in an evolutionary manner and involving a large cross-section of the E&P industry suppliers and customers of software and data products and services?
____ Yes ____ No
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

I5. Will your organization consider contributing to the realization of the goals set out in the RFC?
____ Yes ____ No
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

I6. Will your organization consider participating in technical work teams?
____ Yes ____ No
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

I7. Will your organization consider sending participants to technical workshops?
____ Yes ____ No
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

I8. Does your organization intend to consider making a submission to one or more of the planned Requests for Technology?
____ Yes ____ No
Comments? __________________________________________________________________

J. Your Summary Comments.

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