These agreements are central to KADME’s international growth strategy. KADME Managing Director Kjell-Arne Bjerkhaug explains that, ”The Nordic and US markets are of particular importance to KADME and we are very excited to have reached agreements with such experienced and profiled individuals to head our sales efforts in these areas. We are confident that our Information Management solutions bring significant value to our customers and we are investing in continuous development of our Whereoil solutions platform for future needs.”

Whereoil Enterprise is the only search engine designed for the oil and gas industry that integrates structured and unstructured data, providing simple access to information from a multitude of sources. The Whereoil platform that can provide custom solutions for energy companies, national data repositories, and much more.

For more information on please read the following announcements:

KADME Enters Sales Agreement for the USA and Mexico
New Sales Consultant for the Nordic Region

This article, which explains the Museum’s goals in developing this cutting-edge map, also goes into some of the technical details on how the map works. This gives readers interested in learning more about opensource GIS projects the opportunity to understand how we approached this bespoke project to meet the Museum’s requirements. The article also briefly discusses future development goals the Museum has for expanding the map to cover a greater geographic area so that information from other Oil and Gas Museums around Europe is included in the bigger picture.

Currently we are working with the Museum to included new layers and features for the current map.

The Article is in the December 2011 (Volume 14) issue of GeoInformatics and viewable online: An Interactive Petroleum Map

Do you have a GIS project you’d like to discuss with us? It starts with a conversation so contact us to discuss your ideas!

In case you missed our last mailing, which covers Quarter 3 (Q3) 2011 and upcoming events, you can view a copy of it here: Autumn News from KADME. Be sure to follow the links for the full story on each of the news items.

About GeoTracker

GeoTracker, which is a Well-log Data Tracker, was created to simplify the well reporting process for Statoil. It facilitates reporting of well data to the regulatory authorities by providing functionality for monitoring it. This provides the broadest overview possible for tracking well-log data information, wherever it resides.

The system is based on KADME’s Whereoil framework and consists of two main components. The first manages reporting requirements, allowing administrators to define the entire reporting workflow. The second is monitoring the actual process, ensuring users can see the status of the reporting at any time. All tasks are tracked and shared with relevant parties, so you know if your data has been transmitted to PetroBank® , external partners, or other users for action.

Part of tracking well-log data is knowing where it is in the reporting process. GeoTracker makes finding this status easy. Tasks are assigned by an administrator to users on a role-basis, and these tasks are then automatically managed by an email-driven notification system. Users are always up-to-date on task statuses needing completion for an on time delivery to PetroBank and administrators or project managers have a clear overview of the process assuring them all required data is accounted for and delivered. With Whereoil’s functionality tasks are simple to locate as they can be looked up by any attribute, such as assignee, data type, due date, well name, and also via a calendar view.

Related GeoTracker News:

GeoTracker Presented at the ECIM ’11 For those of you not at the ECIM conference in Haugesund, Norway last September, you can now access the presentation made by KADME’s Director of Technology, Dr. Vasily Borisov, and Anders Bager, Project Data Manager at Statoil. They explained how GeoTracker ensures all well data is tracked at every stage in the well-reporting process – from Rig to Resource – and gave a beta demonstration.

View the presentation, “Getting Things Done – From Rig to Resource” on SlideShare

GeoTracker Press Release

To learn more about our work for EPIS in Colombia, read our one-pager: Case Study: Colombia (EPIS).

Curious to learn just how much money Colombia saved by changing their NDR model? EPIS’ presentation at the NDR10 (ppt) has a slide on history (slide 12) and another on cost reduction (slide 16).

To find out more about our work with NDRs,  view our webpage on National Data Repositories.

We’d love to hear from you. Contact us to find out how KADME can help your country create a modern, cost-effective, and successful National Data Repository.

Below is a visual version of the release notes, which will quickly update you on what’s new. Please click on the picture for a larger, easier-to-read version.

The programme is available on the Finding Petroleum website. Click to learn more about ArcticWeb.

The ECIM is held each year in Haugesund, Norway.

It was another good time at this year’s ECIM conference in Haugesund, Norway! The IM world is growing ever more closely connected, and the ECIM was once again the right place to meet, share, and discuss the latest developments within our industry while at the same time have a great time. Attendees ranged from the familiar faces of the Norwegian oil & gas information management scene, to new faces from around the globe. We met a wide range of participants from Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia.

Just before the conference began we hosted a boat cruise to the islands of Røvær. We were closely watching the weather forecast with thoughts of an idyllic sunny September day in our minds. Imagine when we saw the warnings that a tropical hurricane would be touching down at the very point and time the cruise was set to depart! So we waited, watching, to see if the event could go on as planned.

Which it did. As is typical on the west coast of Norway, the weather changed. We still had choppy waves, wind, and rain hammering down, but we were able to don our ECIM rain hats and reach the islands in time for a nice lunch. We had fun, enjoying the food, drinks and networking out on the island. We hope those of you who bravely joined us did, as well! Thanks for joining us!

GeoTracker being presented by Anders Bager, Statoil, and Vasily Borisov, KADME. Here, a projector failure has occurred - but the presentation went on! Photo courtesy of Elena Zarbeeva at PGS.

During the conference itself our Director of Technology, Dr. Vasily Borisov, had the opportunity to co-present the GeoTracker well data tracking system with Anders Bager, Project Data Manager at Statoil. Anders and Vasily demonstrated this KADME-developed system, which automates the new business rules of data flows to create visibility in the well tracking process. They explained how GeoTracker ensures all well data is tracked at every stage in the well-reporting process – from Rig to Resource. The system includes an email-driven notification system which allows users to adhere to the reporting process and manage tasks.

During the plenary speech the following day, Lars Olav Grovik, Statoil’s Lead Data Management Advisor, discussed a range of issues related to reporting data to the regulatory authorities. GeoTracker, he said, is Statoil’s big hope for improving well data reporting to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. We are encouraged by all of the positive feedback from this new tool, and are counting down the days until the system goes live at Statoil.

Vasily Borisov also gave a presentation on KADME’s Whereoil software to update workshop participants on the wide-range of applications powered by Whereoil technology. He spoke about EPIS, the Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos (ANH) of Colombia’s National Data Repository, which is powered by Whereoil technology. Vasily discussed how the capabilities Whereoil has built into the system provide enough ground and scalability to enable EPIS to grow, and will continue to be updated with new functionalities for years to come.

We are keen to share the experience of creating the new EPIS with other small-to-medium sized countries looking to build a National Data Repository, because EPIS is a success story on how to build a modern NDR. The new EPIS was executed on time and on budget, and end users can easily browse and search for data via the search interface or the map application. Please follow this link for more information on KADME and National Data Repositories.

KADME's Alan MacDonald, Gianluca Monachese, and Vasily Borisov

Thanks to all of you for meeting with us at the ECIM, and we look forward to seeing you there again next year!

Pictures from the conference, including some from the boat trip, are available in our ECIM album on Facebook. Of course, please contact us if you’d like more information on Whereoil, the Well Data Tracking system, or to discuss your National Data Repository.

The E&P Data and Information Management Conference (ECIM) and user meeting 2011 will be held 12-14 September at the Rica Martim Hotel in Haugesund, Norway. As our clients and colleagues can attest, this annual event has emerged to be the most substantial conference and meeting place in Europe for IM professionals.

Don’t miss our co-presentation with Statoil on the GeoTracker well reporting system, or our presentation on Whereoil during the vendors session. More information: KADME at the ECIM.

Before the conference begins we are inviting you on an afternoon cruise from Haugesund to the lovely island of Røvær. Join us Monday, 12 September prior to the opening of the ECIM. The Røværfjord boat will depart from Rica Maritim Hotel at 13:00 and return at 16:30. Join us at 12:45 to board the boat, grab a drink, and meet other conference participants. There will be refreshments both on board and at Røvær.

SEG

We’ll be exhibiting at the SEG in San Antonio, Texas, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center from 19-23 September. Geophysicists, geologists, earth scientists, energy industry executives, researchers and software developers attend the conference to learn about the latest technology and advances in exploration. KADME will be in Exhibit Hall A at booth 3571.

For more information please visit the Society of Exploration Geophysicists website. Contact Gianluca Monachese, KADME’s Business Development Director, to set-up an advance meeting.

View our Events page for details on other upcoming dates.

We are in Halifax, Canada this week exhibiting at the 3P Arctic Conference. The 3P Arctic is organised by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, who are seeking advancement of Arctic exploration understanding.

While the conference is committed to a scientific programme, the exhibition is dedicated to companies working in an Arctic context. ArcticWeb, which is funded by 7 oil companies and jointly owned by KADME and Acona, is part of the exhibition and will be located at stand 120. We are looking forward to meeting other companies working in the Arctic, as well as ArcticWeb users.

Details:

The exhibition is located at the World Trade and Convention Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Exhibition is open from 17:-19:oo on Tuesday, 30 August, and 9:30-16:30 Wednesday 31 August and Thursday 1 September. The conference closes Friday, 2 September.

For more information on the 3P Arctic Conference and Exhibition, please visit www.3pArctic.com. To reach KADME directly please directly email Gianluca Monachese, representing ArcticWeb for KADME,  at Gianluca @ KADME . com or visit  www.ArcticWeb.com for more details.