Steering Committee Report

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Steering Committee Report

• May 28th 2009
• Houston

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What was on the Agenda

• ATCE Paper
• Structure - how we are working organized
• Frequency of in-person meetings - and interim
  periods
• Plan for addressing data objects not in common
  use - versions, full suite of objects
• Fall meeting
• Business Case Development Guide
• Intent of 1.4.0 and release 1.4.1

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What did we decide on?

• ATCE Paper, will highlight the evolution and
  business and use cases for WITSML
• The Way We Work as a SIG
• General Feeling we need a change, large groups
  working on small issues not effective
• Proposal
• Steering Committee All parties contributing to
  the SIG have a seat
• Executive Committee Elected from the steering
  committee, one chair person, 7- 8 people
• Resource pool from all involved in WITSML
  standard to perform work required

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We did we decide on - contd

• Each working meeting, issues, work packets are
  identified
• Small group with vested interest will work on the
  assigned packet
• RFC will be created
• Comments invited
• RFC finalized
• Each in 2 months cycles

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We did we decide on - contd

• Results presented in next working meeting,
  process repeated
• Work packet can be strategic, use case, technical
  or mix of those
• Working meetings will still be scheduled on 6
  months intervals
• Public meeting might be scaled down to once every
  12 months
• Full proposal to be published shortly

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We did we decide on - contd

• WITSML 1.4.0 and 1.4.1
• Assume 1.4.0 is a release to get you up and
  running
• WITSML 1.4.1 will be most likely the in
  production release of the standard

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We did we decide on - contd

• We will work on these within our new organization
  structure
• Plan for addressing data objects not in common
  use - versions, full suite of objects
• Business Case Development Guide

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Questions and Comments?