© 2007 Petrolink International WITSML vs WITS – at the Wellsite 16 th May, 2007

© 2007 Petrolink International WITS 0 vs WITSML A WITSML Data Stream TEST 1 Depth DMEA 1.5 FT Measured Depth - TIME S Time</curveDescription ACTC A WITS 0 Data Stream && !! && !! 6

© 2007 Petrolink International WITS 0 vs WITSML A WITSML Data Stream - -<log uidWell="W-B6CF4BDC94954A88AFDA298DED0446F1" uidWellbore="" uidLog="L- 9A8213E28ADF48B F069CF5822“ - Depth DEPTMEAS 0 FT 11-May DEPTMEAS FT < A WITS 0 Data Stream && !!

© 2007 Petrolink International Why should WITSML be used at the Wellsite? –WITS Channels are sometimes hard to identify –WITS Channels are often changed by error or at crew changes –Some Data Curve Types are not specified in the WITS specifications –Only Curve Data can usually be handled –WITSML is ‘self-describing’ and ‘human-readable’ –95% of Petrolink problems are related to Wellsite Data gathering issues –The use of WITSML is an obvious improvement

© 2007 Petrolink International So why is WITS still used at Wellsite? –WITS works well and is easy to handle; why change something that works ? –Wellsite Data Acquisition Equipment needs to be upgraded = $$$ –Historic data can be recovered if the Communications Link is down –WITSML is still not well known and is more complex to handle in the Field –Data Standards are ‘invented’ by Operators who then expect Service Companies to implement them………what is the business driver for service companies ? –Even if WITSML is implemented by some; there will be a mix of data types…

© 2007 Petrolink International Ideal World: WITS / WITSML Wellsite Aggregation

© 2007 Petrolink International So why is WITSML not used at the Wellsite and the Operator then connects directly? –Data Acquisition Companies wish to retain Control of their own Data –Data needs to be Quality Controlled and sometimes Edited (LWD) –Wellsite Staff are inexperienced + Editing needs to be done at the Service Company Data Centres – which are usually outside the Operator Firewall (no access to Data from outside the Operator Network) –Data Acquisition Companies may have Proprietary data and formats that they do not wish Third Parties to access (i.e. Image Tools) –WITSML Subscribe/Publish cannot be used ….. ??

© 2007 Petrolink International Why cannot WITSML Subscribe / Publish be used? –‘Subscribe’ was originally created to receive Data from a WITSML Aggregator Publisher –‘Publish’ is ‘always on’ and ‘Subscribe’ has no capability to retrieve Historical data if the connection is lost (VSAT satellite links dropping…) –‘GetFromStore’ however allows WITSML Data to be Queried and recovered for Updates and Historic information……. –So – ‘GetFromStore’ is the obvious Solution…….However….

© 2007 Petrolink International ‘GetFromStore – the Solution? –Application Request for available ‘Well’, ‘Wellbore’, available Objects and Mnemonics, Intervals, Updates…… –‘GetFromStore’ allows everyone to collect the information they need However… –Network restrictions do not allow external companies to connect from outside the corporate network –so how would Data Acquisition Companies verify their Data unless they managed the Customer Data Centre internally?... or…. –back to the days of multiple service company systems in the Operator office and ‘Desk Engineers’.... !!

© 2007 Petrolink International WITSML ‘Standards’ – a Chaotic Situation ! –In theory the WITSML Data Schema should be simple to implement: Well…….Wellbore……..Trajectory Object.…..Log Object…… –But each Service Company is implementing in different ways… –One Company even stores all curve data and trajectory information in one object, so the standard WITSML Query will not succeed… –Another does not follow the initial authorisation procedure for server to server connections….

© 2007 Petrolink International The Reality :WITSML Office Aggregration

© 2007 Petrolink International  WITSML is not being implemented at the Wellsite ; and it will not be implemented unless the Operators insist (i.e. include it in the Contracts)  Implementation of WITSML at the Wellsite will require a Field Support Element – a boxed solution is unlikely to be successful.....  Data Acquisition Companies (usually Mudlogger) requested to receive and manage WITS Data on the Wellsite from other Companies = Conflict of Interest as they are competitors and offer similar services  Data Acquisition Companies requested to allow their Data to pass through other Company Data Centres for WITSML conversion = Conflict of Interest and often Proprietary data is involved  Data Acquisition Companies not completely WITSML Compliant = New WITSML ‘GetFromStore’ Query Tools for each one and they change... Further Observations

© 2007 Petrolink International PowerStream –Full Compliance with WITSML Specifications –WITSML 1.2 / ‘GetFromStore’ / ‘Subscribe’ / ‘Publish’ Capability –Accepts WITS Data from any Data Acquisition Company –Wellsite WITS / WITSML Aggregators –Connect to WITSML Store of any Data Acquisition Company –Independent Company (no Conflict of Interest) providing a WITSML Solution AND the Service Element –20 Years experience of dealing with Data Acquisition Companies

© 2007 Petrolink International WITSML Data Flow

© 2007 Petrolink International Multiple WITSML Source Presentation

© 2007 Petrolink International Link to Third-Party Applications

© 2007 Petrolink International Link to Resolver Analysis Model