GIS and its value in the oil and gas
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The document discusses the role of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the oil and gas industry, highlighting its applications in exploration, production, transportation, and environmental management. It identifies various barriers to GIS use, such as complexity and licensing issues, while emphasizing the dominance of one supplier, ESRI, in the industry. Additionally, it addresses the importance of data visualization, collection, and maintenance in optimizing GIS effectiveness.
GIS and its value in the oil and gas
- 1. GIS and its value in the oil and gas industry Andrew Cutts
- 2. Outline 1. GIS for Oil and Gas • gis.acgeospatial.co.uk • Examples of use 2. GIS in business • Barriers to use • Key ‘things’
- 4. GIS and Petroleum – some uses GIS Exploration Production Transportation Distribution / pipeline modelling Environmental Data Management
- 5. Exploration • Basin analysis • Surface geology • Structures • Faults • Visualisation of • Seismic lines, oilfield infrastructure, roads, utilities • 2D / 3D display • Integration with other data sources • Mapping exploration projects Image © ACGeospatial
- 6. Production • Ongoing field analysis • Lease management • Re survey • Pipeline inspection • Encroachment management • Locate facilities • Monitoring / repair Image ©ACGeospatial
- 7. Transportation • Routing • Least cost paths • Scheduling • Directions • Tracking and response planning • Location of vehicles • Geofencing and restricted areas • Safety and accident planning • Being safe Image from EPI website
- 8. Distribution / pipeline modelling • Facility modelling • Pipeline routing • Integrity management • Load forecasting • Pipeline monitoring • Right of way management
- 9. Environmental • Mapping high consequence areas • Where are my assets • What are the risks • Oil Spill response • Containment • Impact • Weather • Risk to life • Communication
- 10. Data management • Where are your assets • Where have you previous worked • Where did this data come from • Integration with other datasets
- 11. GIS can be used to predict & manage risk
- 12. What are the barriers to use? • Projections systems • Complexity of terms / software • Integration of data • Super users vs occasional users • Cost • Overselling?
- 13. Some key GIS ‘things’ in the Oil and Gas Industry • Dominated by 1 supplier – ESRI • All the major oil and gas companies are big users • But … • Licensing issues • Country distributions • Allowing everyone to access the information • Not a new technology, neither is Earth Observation • Information communicated through a map • Smart way to collect information in the field
- 14. GIS where is the biggest effort? • Visualisation? – YES! • Data collection – YES! • Fitting the data – YES! • Database construction? - depends… • Data maintenance (and planning) – YES!