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Author Archives: Sean Udell
The Path to Success
(See below for update) I have an older smartphone that is about due for replacement. It’s a Samsung Omnia, a Windows Mobile 6.1 phone that I have had for almost 3 years. Before that I had always had a “standard” … Continue reading
Been There, Done That
From the very beginning, in 1983, geoLOGIC has been a leader in innovation in the industry, introducing many features and datasets that others have followed along copying. From the release of geoSCOUT Version 1.0 in 1993 to geoSCOUT Version 3.1 at … Continue reading
Posted in geoLOGIC, geological data, GUI, History, Industry Best Practices, mapping, Oil & Gas, oil and gas, Oil and Gas technology, Product Development, software, Software Development, Technology
Tagged Been There Done That, client and customer needs, development philosophy, Follow the Leader, geoLOGIC systems ltd., geoSCOUT, innovation, software development, Tablet computing, Windows 7, Windows 7 certified, Windows 8, Windows Developer Preview
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Building Limits
I just spent the weekend building a deck. As far as decks go it isn’t all that much – a simple “ground level” 10’ x 24’ deck on some concrete deck pier blocks. The foundation isn’t all that much – just … Continue reading
Posted in geoLOGIC, History, Product Development, software, Software Development
Tagged development philosophy, geoSCOUT
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Well. Aren’t you special?
This is the 3rd of a 3-part series on some of the high-level issues that come up around the data management aspect of oil and gas exploration and how we are working with the PPDM Association in actively looking at … Continue reading
Posted in Association Partnerships, Data Management, database, geoLOGIC, Industry Best Practices, mapping, oil and gas, Oil Sands, petroleum, Well Placement
Tagged Data, Data Architecture, Data Storage, geoLOGIC systems ltd., geoSCOUT, information processing; data processing; decision-making;client and customer needs; consulting, PPDM, problem solving, UWI Change, Well Status, What is a Well, WIAW
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All’s Well That Ends Well?
In our last thrilling episode, I discussed a bit about the PPDM Association and the eponymous Data Model. Now it’s time to discuss some of the fruits of their labour in the gardens of the workgroups. I should point out … Continue reading
Posted in Association Partnerships, Data Management, database, Industry Best Practices, mapping, oil and gas, petroleum, Well Placement
Tagged Data, Data Architecture, Data Storage, geoLOGIC systems ltd., geoSCOUT, PPDM, problem solving, sponsorship, UWI Change, Well Status, Well Symbol, What is a Well, WIAW
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Who’s Dat Baby?
One of the little things that people in our industry need to do is link data from a multitude of disparate sources. When that data is related to wells the challenge is making sure that the data you have is … Continue reading
Posted in Association Partnerships, Data Management, database, geology, Industry Best Practices, mapping, oil and gas, petroleum, Product Development, Technology
Tagged business rules, classification, Data, Data Architecture, Data Model, Data Storage, gDC, geoLOGIC systems ltd., information processing; data processing; decision-making;client and customer needs; consulting, PPDM, PPDM in a box, problem solving, standards, standards bodies, taxonomy, Technology, UWI Change, Well Identification
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The Curious Case of the Inaccurate Precision
A recent visit to a client site brought to light a somewhat common misconception about how accurate their data is (or was). For reasons which will become obvious I will not be naming anyone involved. And I’m going to simplify … Continue reading
Posted in Customer Support, Industry Best Practices, Land Survey, mapping, NAD27, NAD83, oil and gas, petroleum, Well Placement
Tagged accuracy, Alberta, Client support, data integration, geoLOGIC systems ltd., geoSCOUT, Land Survey System, measurement, precision, problem solving, Well placement
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The Ubiquity of Communications Technology
I just got back from a cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to Barcelona. Because of the cruise, I was unable to attend the AAPG conference last week, and I also missed out on the ESRI PUG that we have people attending … Continue reading
Posted in mapping, Random Thoughts, Technology
Tagged cruise ships, ESRI, geoLOGIC systems ltd., geoSCOUT, iPad, satellites, Tablet computing, Technology, Telstar, Yuri Gagarin
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How CURRENT is your data?
I sometimes refer to geoSCOUT as “150 programs flying in close formation”. That actually understates the reality. The reason is simple. What you see as the program geoSCOUT, I see as a collection of over 150 program files (.EXE and … Continue reading
