SEG Model Consortium

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SEG Model Consortium

• How do we think it is to operate?
• How does your company view the structural set-up?

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• Executive Committee
• Participants

Operator (SEG) Administrator
Project Manager
Analysis working group
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Project Manager
Coordination of project among all groups Arrange
and provide resources to working
groups Responsible for reporting to participants
and SEG HQ Salaried position
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Project Manager
Model design working group Specify elements of
models and purpose Build models (Gocad et.
al) Expectation for participants to provide
intellectual and computational resources
Numerical modeling and software working
group Identify appropriate modeling code Test
codes for time and accuracy Expectation for
participants to provide intellectual
resources Opportunity to include Academic
institutions (sub contract) Computational
resources to be cost minimized
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Project Manager
Model execution group Predict time and
logistical execution Arrange and monitor
numerical computation Expect a substantial
expense for CPU (minimize)
Data distribution and archive group Verify data
validity and receipt Arrange and distribute copy
for participants Archive and backup (minimize
cost) Provide distribution for non-participants
at cost Expect this to be a subcontracted service
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Project Manager
Analysis working group Expect many participants
to work internally on data Opportunity to
include Academic institutions (sub
contract) Group expected to hold participant
forums Key focus group to recommend any
publications / IP releases
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Executive Committee Participants sole voting
members (2/3 majority agreements) Other advising
participants SEG officer SEG Research
chair EAGE advisor Approve technical program
recommended from work teams Monitor budget
reviews semi-annually Expenses for Excom not
included in budget
Project Manager
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Operator (SEG) Responsible for legal, fiscal
and contractual controls Will not take
responsibility for project execution Costs for
administration covered in budget (minimize)
Project Manager
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Frequently asked questions

• Why involve the SEG
• Data ownership rights and privileges
• Intellectual property
• In-kind contributions
• Number of participants
• Expected time duration of consortium
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