Global Unique Well Identifier GUWI Service

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Global Unique Well Identifier(GUWI) Service
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Objectives

• Establish an industry standard unique identifier
  for all known wells in the world
• Create a Master Well Index containing the unique
  identifier together with sufficient common
  attributes to enable matching of wells to the
  file
• Provide an industry service for Well Registration
  and Matching to
• assign unique ids to new wells
• match existing wells to identifiers already in
  the master index

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Benefits

• The Well Master Well Index (MWI) will
• Provide a single source for all known global
  wells.
• Enable clients to assign standard unique ids to
  proprietary well files to minimize ongoing
  integration issues.
• The Well Registration and Matching service will
• Enable IHSE customers and other operators, data
  vendors, and service providers to assign standard
  unique ids to their well files for delivery to
  industry.

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Industry Participation

• POSC
• Desire to develop and promote a joint solution
• Main points of LOI agreed upon
• Work on a formal agreement
• Creation of an industry steering team (WISWG)
• PPDM
• Request for Endorsement
• Presentation to the Board
• Vote put to the membership

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Master Well Index Structure

• We have completed the design, development and
  loading for R1 of the MWI based upon extensive
  client discussions and review
• Future releases will be designed in combination
  with the WISWG
• The MWI will be maintained as a single table with
  one record for each unique well.
• There will be 4 main components
• GUWI
• Common Attributes
• Status
• Registration

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Master Well Index Structure

• GUWI
• GUWI
• Parent GUWI
• Alternate ID 1
• Alternate ID 1 Source
• Alternate ID 2
• Alternate ID 2 Source
• GUWI Change ID
• GUWI Change ID Source
• Well Number
• Well Name
• Alternate Well Name

• Common Attributes
• Country
• Region (state, province, ..)
• Situation (onshore/offshore)
• Field Name
• License Block (License name Canada)
• TD
• Completion Date
• Operator Name
• Date of Spud
• Latitude (WGS 84)
• Longitude (WGS 84)
• Latitude (Original)
• Longitude (Original)
• Original Projection

• Status
• Proprietary
• Public
• Confidential
• Confidential operator
• Confidentiality period

• Registration
• Company Name
• Contact Name
• Contact Information
• Registration Date
• Modification Date

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Deliverables

• Master Well Index
• We will initially populate the MWI with all of
  the IHS Energy wells in the Canadian, US, and
  International databases these will be flagged as
  proprietary. (4 million )
• Over time, we will add to this data on new and
  unique wells provided to us by customers these
  will be flagged as public.
• New and unique wells added through IHS Energy
  research and accumulation processes will continue
  to be flagged as proprietary.

Work Group Issues!
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Deliverables

• For our customers
• We will deliver the full MWI for the regions that
  they subscribe to.
• We will deliver records flagged as public for the
  areas that they dont subscribe to.
• The proprietary content of the MWI will remain
  the property of IHS Energy covered by existing
  data contracts.
• For non-customers
• We will make the records flagged as public
  available

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Deliverables

• Well Registration and Matching Service
• The Well Registration and Matching Service is
  something that IHS Energy offers today within the
  International business
• Generate a unique id for new wells
• Return a list of unique ids by matching against a
  list the MWI
• We will not be generating new ids for the US and
  Canada but we will extend the matching service to
  these regions.
• The Well Registration and Matching Service will
  be made available to customers and non-customers
  alike.

Work Group Issue!
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Deliverables

• A web site has been created that provides details
  about the service and how to submit requests for
  the Master Well Index or the Well Registration
  and Matching Service.
• There are forms on the site that guide you
  through the process and show what data is
  required
• It is intended to provide the MWI and Services to
  industry on a cost-recovery basis
• The GUWI Service will be available starting June
  5th, 2006

Work Group intendsto Sponsor costs!
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Open Discussion