This document discusses the role of geographic information systems (GIS) in knowledge management (KM), long-range strategic planning (LRSP), and exploration. It states that GIS is strongly supported as an essential tool for capturing, analyzing, and transferring geographically-referenced data and information to enable decision-making. Current and potential future uses of GIS in exploration include play mapping, analysis, and resource assessment to support KM, LRSP, and focusing exploration strategies. Overlaying various geologic factor maps in GIS applications allows identification of key play segments.

1. GIS
and
the
Knowledge
Management
(KM)
and
Long
Range
Strategic
Planning
(LRSP)
within
Explora=on
1
Data
Informa=on
Wisdom
Knowledge
is
part
of
a
con2nuum…………..
Experience

2. High-­‐level
Roles
and
Responsibili=es
• KM:
development
and
implementa.on
of
a
KM
strategy
and
suppor.ng
KM
system
for
Explora.on,
monitors
effec.veness
and
value
-­‐
added.
! Iden2fies
/captures/enables
transfer
of
relevant
informa2on
and
knowledge
to
the
user/customer.
• LRSP:
analysis
of
PI
and
other
investment
opportuni.es,
porAolio
op.miza.on
/management,
strategic
planning,
KPI
development
and
performance
monitoring.
• Prospect
Quality
Team:
prospect
risk
assessment,
play/prospect
risk
calibra.on,
crea.ng
and
maintaining
a
robust
lead
and
prospect
inventory.
KM
and
LRSP
Prospect
Quality
Team
2
Explora.on
Prospect
PorAolio
and
Development

3. Role/Use
of
GIS
in
Explora=on
for
KM
&
LRSP
Strong
proponents
of
the
essen.al
role
GIS-­‐based
technology
applica.ons
play
in
enabling
informa.on
and
knowledge
management
(capture,
analysis
and
transfer),
and
decision-­‐
making.
Merging
cartography,
sta.s.cal
analysis,
and
database
technology,
GIS
enables
Explora.on
to:
• iden.fy,
capture,
manage,
integrate/overlay,
analyze,
and
display
all
types
of
geographically/spa.ally
referenced
data
and
informa.on.
• view,
ques.on,
understand,
interpret,
and
visualize
data/informa.on
in
a
variety
of
ways
that
reveal
spa.al
rela.onships,
paQerns,
and
trends
in
the
form
of
maps,
charts
and
reports.
• answer
ques.ons
and
solve
problems
by
looking
at
(visualizing)
data/informa.on
in
a
way
that
is
easily
understood
and
transferred/shared.
Notable
applica.ons
of
GIS
technology
in
Explora.on
today
occurs
in:
1. Cartography
(map
prepara.on,
updates,
etc.)
2. Explora=on
(PBE/YTF
process
–
‘evergreen’
play
mapping
/
segmenta.on,
play
analysis
and
assignment
of
YTF,
Explora.on
strategy
development
and
focusing
of
resources)
3. Unconven=onal
Explora=on
(play
CRS/CCRS
maps,
etc.)
Opportunity
exists
to
influence/support
the
significant
expansion
of
the
applica.on
of
GIS
technology
to
include
other
parts
of
the
Explora.on
organiza.on
(EO).
3

4. KM&LRPD
–
Current
/
Expected
Future
Needs
&
Level
of
GIS
U=liza=on
• KMT
is
more
a
proponent/advocate
of
as
GIS
could
be
a
powerful
KM
tool
and
a
key
element
of
any
future
KM
strategy
and
suppor.ng
KM
system
for
the
EO.
• KMT
and
LRSP
is
a
main
customer
of
the
products
created
through
the
use
of
GIS
and
some
of
the
available
technology
applica.on
overlays:
o Exprodat
and
‘Player’
(convolving
/segmen.ng
play
maps
and
assigning
YTF
"
play
analysis,
Explora.on
strategy
formula.on,
focus
and
planning)
o ‘Explorer’
porAolio
analysis
and
op.miza.on,
planning,
KPI
development
and
performance
monitoring,
etc.,
etc.).
4

5. 1/9/15
Organiza.on
and
R&R’s
5
Factors
to
be
visualized
and
Analyzed
via
GIS
Combine/convolve
maps
using
tech.
apps.
supported
by
ArcGIS
In
explora=on,
play
element
maps
are
overlain
(convolved)
to
iden=fy
‘sweet
spots’
and
boundaries
represen=ng
abrupt
geologic
changes
in
a
par=cular
a[ribute
(s)defining
play
‘segments’.
Excluded
areas
Topography
Charge/Ro
maps
Slicks
/seeps
Inversion
.ming
SR
quality
Temperature
Fetch
area
map
Rheology
Pressure
analysis
Timing
Isopach
Porosity
/Perm.
Net
/
Net
to
gross
AVO
/
Amplitudes
Provenance
Tectono-­‐strat
.ming
Velocity
sensi.vity
Fault
analysis
Key
Well
analysis
Risk
sta.s.cs
Field
Analogs
Creaming
Curves/FSD’s
P.J.
Brown,
2010
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