This document provides an overview of a presentation on using geographic information systems (GIS) in the oil and gas industry. It introduces the speaker and his company, WhiteStar, which provides digital mapping data. The presentation covers what GIS is, common data types like grids and well locations, who uses GIS like landmen and geologists, how teams can leverage GIS, and challenges. It demonstrates WhiteStar's GIS offerings and how different data layers can be combined, such as showing wells within a grid and legal land units.
2. Today’s Agenda
• About Me
• About WhiteStar
• What is GIS
• Types of Data
• Who are the Users
• What can your team do with GIS
• GIS Challenges
• ROI
• Q&A
• “WhiteStar Wizard” Demo
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37. Challenges in GIS
•Doing More With Less
•“Data Custodians”
- Accurate Data
- Data Quality
•Format Confusion
- DATUMs
•IT Function
•Reporting Limitations
•Costs
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38. ROI Example – Yearly Costs
Description Cost/Hr Hours Cost Commercial
License Fee $12,000 -
$50,000
Manipulation $50 28 $1,400 0
Schema change $50 80 $4,000 0
Edge match $50 640 $32,000 0
Verification $50 120 $6,000 0
Data Management $50 500 $25,000 0
Streaming ArcGIS $40,000 0
Streaming Open Source $8,000 0
Working Below Pay Grade $20 2000 $40,000 0
Total $156,400 $12k-$50k
Lost time?
Opportunity?
39. What We’ve Covered
• About Me
• About WhiteStar
• What is GIS
• Types of Data
• Who are the Users
• What can your team do with GIS
• GIS Challenges
• ROI
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