This document discusses the application of geographic information systems (GIS) techniques to exploration and production (E&P) data management and subsurface interpretation. It covers how GIS provides tools for data organization, visualization, querying, editing, spatial analysis, geoprocessing, and prediction. These capabilities allow GIS to be used across various stages of the E&P lifecycle including exploration, drilling, production, refining, transmission, and data management. The document concludes that using GIS in the oil and gas industry enables better decision making, cost savings and efficiency gains, and improved communication.

1. APPLIED GIS TECHNIQUE TO E&P
DATA MANAGEMENT &
SUBSURFACE INTERPRETATION
By: Hussein ElAboudy

2. INTRODUCTION
The main purpose to study of this research is to analyse
applied GIS technique to E&P Data Management &
subsurface interpretation.
The main tasks:
 to investigate technical aspects of GIS collection;
 to analyse of GIS in the petroleum industry.
 to determine new developments in geographical
information systems: principles, techniques,
management and application.

3. LITERATURE REVIEW
Desktop-GIS is now being used for a wide variety of applications
ranging from environmental assessment to marketing. For
mineral exploration desktop-GIS provides the means to
statistically analyse and classify geochemical data, enhance
geophysical images, determine spatial relationships between
point, line, polygon features, and produce charts, tables and
maps of the resulting analysis.
GIS provide tools to do statistical analysis of data, spatial analysis of
data, image processing to enhance geophysical or remote
sensing data.

4. LITERATURE REVIEW
The study fuels the discourse about the role of GIS as «tool or science», but
along different emphases from those articulated in the discourse to
date. Wright, Goodchild, and Proctor (1996a) provide a service to GIS
researchers by writing about the multiple roles of GIS, which is
sometimes viewed as a tool and sometimes viewed as a science.
We demonstrate that tool development, information (tool) use, and scientific
examination involving tool development and/or information use all have
their place.
During the 1990s, GIS and spatial understanding (and decision) support
systems (SUSS/ SUDSS) were suggested as information technology aids
to facilitate geographical problem understanding and decision making.
Unfortunately, most of the research on collaborative spatial decision making
is about GIS development rather than about GIS use, without a strong
theoretical link between the two.

5. INTRODUCTION TO GIS
What Can GIS Do (capabilities)
Data
Organisation
Visualisation Data Query Data Editing
Spatial Analysis Geoprocessing Prediction

6. DATA ORGANISATION & MANAGEMENT
Building of a GIS
Data is collated from a variety of sources and organised into a logical structure

7. DATA ORGANISATION & MANAGEMENT
Additional Functions
Properly designed, databases allow for
access of wealth of information
Additional tables can be related for further
even further information
Allows for hyperlinks of scanned documents,
photo’s, CAD drawings, etc.

8. VISUALISATION
GIS give the ability to work with Smart Maps
The GIS Map onscreen
Add ChangeDelete
GIS is become important applications platform in the lifecycle of the Petroleum sector.

9. DATA QUERY
Who , Where , How , When ?
Geologic Data
Lease Checks
Well Data , Facility Data
Surface Data
Lease Purchase
Paper Map
Back & Forth between your paper map &
your spreadsheet to complete your work
Every aspect of the Petroleum Industry requires accurate maps for decision making

10. DATA EDITING
Can be Edited on the map or by co-ordinate
Add Change
Delete

11. Spatial
Analysis
Network
analysis
Geometric
analysis
Raster
analysis
Interface
modelling
Cartographic
output
Visualisation
SPATIAL ANALYSIS
Proximity / Overlay Analysis
How many wells within 100 m
(Buffering)
How many wells in area off
(overlay)

12. GEOPROCESSING
Workflows models
Automation of workflows

13. PREDICTION
Open acreageSiting a facility
• Combination of the functions using vast
amounts of data and multiple factors

14. GIS IN PETROLEUM
Exploration
Drilling
Production
Refining Health and Safety
TransmissionData Managemen

15. EXPLORATION
Farm-ins & Acquisition
Seismic Planning
Summary (Montage)
Basin
analysis
Play analysis
Acreage
analysis
Prospect
analysis
Land Management
Field Geology
QC & Maintain

16. EXPLORATION
Farm-ins & Acquisition
Multiple formats
Exploration portfolio
leads and prospects
well information
Data History

17. EXPLORATION
Seismic Planning
Geodetic accuracy
Data visualisation
Satellite imagery
Bathymetry, sea floor surveys and shipping lane data
Analyse
Mine Clearance
Aeromagnetic Leads
Compensation

18. EXPLORATION
Summary (Montage)
Layers
Multiple data frames
Smart symbol

19. EXPLORATION
Basin
analysis
Generally as a first-pass screening
tool
Regional, structure, faults, gross depositional
environment, hydrocarbon seeps, gravity and
magnetics
Exploration
statistics
Field size
distributions
Advanced GIS analytics
Third party extension
Drainage networks and basins using a digital elevation model
(DEM)

20. EXPLORATION
Play analysis
Risk segment mapping
Calculations
Summarise play
GIS allows the geologist to see all
the data available in a single
application for the first time. In
addition, the ability of GIS to label
and symbolise features using
complex patterns and shapes
allows multiple feature attributes
to be displayed on the map, e.g. a
well may show the well location,
the depth of penetration, net to
gross value, as well as indicators
for whether the play source,
reservoir and seal are present or
not
Advanced GIS analytics
Third party extension

21. EXPLORATION
Acreage
analysis
Advanced GIS analytics
Third party extension
Ranking petroleum leases, blocks and
companies
Quantitative analysis
Environmental criteria
Data Density
Engineering Criteria
Risk Criteria
Block Ranking
Company portfolio analysis
Data Sheets
Correlate vs. Prospect Inventory

22. EXPLORATION
Prospect
analysis
Advanced GIS analytics
Third party extension
conventional Unconventional
calculate volume between two
gridded surfaces Or between a
single surface and a series of depth
levels.
Net to gross
Porosity
oil saturation
Calculate accurate reserve areas,
as well as use buffering around
producing wells to help estimate
reserves
shale gas
shale oil
Coal bed
methane

23. EXPLORATION
Land Management
Include survey data such as county
boundaries, blocks and sections; lease data
such as
county courthouse data; well locations and
regulatory data such as proration units
Block names
Lease expiry
dates
Working interests (WI)
Overriding royalty (OR)
Overriding royalty interest (ORRI)
Net revenue interest (NRI) and gross/net
acreages
GPS
location
Field directly into a spatial
database

24. EXPLORATION
Field Geology
Satellite
imagery
Field
studies
Mobile GIS and GPS technology
Design & Plan Field
trip
Geological maps

25. EXPLORATION
QC & Maintain
Well data
workflows and enhancing the visualization of G&G
data
Seismic 2D / 3D
Geology Data
Applied Geomatics

26. GIS IN PETROLEUM
Exploration
Drilling
Production
Refining Health and Safety
TransmissionData Managemen

27. Extension
Shapefiles
GeoTIFF’s0
Extension
Extension
Shapefiles
GeoTIFF’s
Shapefiles
GeoTIFF’s
GIS FIT INTO E&P TECHONLOGY
Geoframe
Kingdom
Geographix
Petrel
OpenWorks
E&P Software
GIS based Software & Data
IHS
WoodMac
Deloitte
Extension
Studio E&P
ArcGIS
DecisionSpace
GIS
Google Earth OtherKML
Plugins
Open Spirit
Seismic & Other E&P Data
Other E&P Tools :
Tellus Toolbar & Data
TGSA
TGD
ET Geowizards
Other
Output
PDF Layers
Map
Graphic
Format

28. DATA MANAGEMENT
Data QC
Spatial Data Standards
Index Maps
Coordinate Reference
System Standards
Spatial Data Standards Metadata Standards
Petroleum GIS Data
Models
Public Petroleum Data Model (PPDM)
Pipeline Open Data Standard (PODS)
(APDM) ArcGIS Pipeline Data Model
(SSDM) Seabed Survey Data Model

29. FINAL GRID FOR STUDY AREA (RESULT)

30. CONCLUSION
USING OF GIS IN OIL&GAS
Better decision making - Making correct decisions about location can be
critical to the success of an organisation. Common petroleum examples
include deciding which acreage or play to enter, planning a pipeline route or
seismic survey, managing facilities and planning emergency response.
Cost savings and increased efficiency - GIS is widely used to optimise
maintenance schedules and daily fleet movements. Esri claims typical
implementations can result in savings of 10 to 30 percent in operational
expenses through reduction in resource costs.
Improved communication - Maps greatly assist in explaining situations.
They are a type of language that improves communication with
management, between different teams, departments, disciplines,
professional fields, organisations, and even with the public.

31. Thank you