The provision to our client of a GIS tool that would allow users to search and retrieve data from a series of corporate data repositories
Background
A period of rapid growth meant that our client was becoming increasingly dependent on easy access to corporate data. Venture were requested to deliver a tool that allowed the user to search for data in a geographical window. The data was disrupted in several different databases, this included:
- Well and seismic navigation data in Finder
- Scanned documents on a Windows NT file share
- Well data in OpenWorks
- Indexed hardcopy data
Stages in the delivery included:
- Quality check and assigning of unique identifiers in each data repository
- Development of GIS project
- Creation of processes to maintain tool
Outcome
The project achieved its objectives and provided:
- A GIS tool allowing users to search all corporate data stores
- Well master lists of all wells (including UWI, Well name and Short name)
- Single Access database containing index of all hardcopy data
- Training for all users on the use of the GIS tool

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