1. Baker Hughes & WITSML WITSML Conference – Houston, May 2005
John Shields
Software Projects Manager
Aberdeen
Scotland

2. WITS & WITSML History WITS Data Transfer since 1980s WITSML
Providing links into oil company Real Time Data Centers
WITSML
Initially involved with Statoil DART project ( )
Discussions with BP & Statoil led to WITSML
Active Involvement in Steering Board and Technical Team
Hosted WITSML.org web site until transfer to POSC

3. Proprietary Data Formats
Before WITSML
Office Applications
Wellsite Data
Providers
Proprietary Comms
Links
Custom Sockets
Proprietary Data Formats

4. With WITSML Office Applications Wellsite Data Providers WITSML
Aggregator
HTTP Comms
Links
WITSML Data Formats

5. WITSML & RigLink

6. WITSML & RigLink

7. RigLink & Baker Oil Tools
Monitoring well stimulation data
Can use WITSML realtime & log objects

8. WITSML Operations RigLink 2 Server – WITSML 1.1
Have provided WITSML Services
Gulf Coast
Trinidad
West Africa
North Sea
Middle East

9. WITSML 1.2 Support All WITSML objects supported for aggregation
The following objects available from real-time services:
BHA Run
Fluids Report
Log
Mudlog
Realtime
Rig
Trajectory
Tubular
Wellbore Geometry
Well
Wellbore

10. BEACON & Baker Hughes Direct

11. WITSML 1.3 Support Developing new WITSML Server
Data model built from schema
All enumerations in database
Full support for all objects
Store Interface (G,A,U,D)
Publish/Subscribe
Aggregation
Replication
Data Archive
WITSML database
User access control

12. WITSML 1.3 Server - Data Edit

13. Baker Hughes & WITSML - Summary
Real time streaming WITSML data provided from Mudlogging & MWD services unsubscribed and via Publish/Subscribe
WITSML 1.2 server available at the wellsite, Intranet or Internet to aggregate data from Baker Hughes and other companies and to communicate with other WITSML compliant systems
WITSML integrated into RigLink to provide web based real time visualization and administration of WITSML data along with handling of legacy data from WITS & LAS
WITSML v1.2 commercial services available now
WITSML v1.3 Server under development

14. Software Projects Manager
Baker Hughes & WITSML
Questions?
John Shields
Software Projects Manager
Aberdeen
Scotland