2007 Petroleum User Group Conference

The 2007 Petroleum User Group Conference Proceedings is a compilation of professional abstracts and presentations delivered February 26–28, 2007, in Houston, Texas. Esri users contributed a fundamental part to the conference by submitting and presenting their presentations on a diverse collection of GIS applications. The proceeds promote GIS application by stimulating users to share their experiences and knowledge.

Monday Plenary Sessions

• Keynote Speaker
  [PDF-12.3 KB, 52 pages]
  —Jack Dangermond, President, Esri
• Technical Keynote
  [PDF-6.28 KB, 35 pages]
  —Clint Brown, Product Director, Esri
• Value, Opportunities, and Challenges in an Enterprise Petroleum Organization
  [PDF-470 KB, 25 pages]
  —Senior Technology Manager Panel Discussion
  Moderator: Jeanne Perdue, Editor, Upstream Technology Magazine

Tuesday Breakouts

Field Operations

• Technology Update—Mobile Data Collection
  [PDF-1.54 MB, 65 pages]
  —Ashok Wadwani, AFDS
• Using ArcGIS to Optimize Wireless Antennae Locations for Field Operations
  [PDF-12.0 MB, 26 pages]
  —Peter Moreau, Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

Pipeline

• Case History: Developing an Esri ArcMAP Pipeline Class Location Tool
  [PDF-263 KB, 26 pages]
  —Ray Dillahunty, Petris Technology, Inc.
• GIS Tools and Techniques for Environmental Assessment of Pipeline Construction
  [PDF-998 KB, 30 pages]
  —Erik Danielson, Watershed Concepts
• Introduction to the ArcGis Pipeline Data Model (APDM)
  [PDF-734 KB, 18 pages]
  —Peter Veenstra, Eagle Information Mapping
• PODS Esri Spatial Sub-committee Update
  [PDF-64.4 KB, 15 pages]
  —Michael King, BP
• Facilitating "Joined-Up" Working using GIS Technology for Onshore Pipelines
  [PDF-4.94 MB, 16 pages]
  —Narmina Lovely, BP
• Logistics Intelligence Applied to Natural Gas Business
  [PDF-3.47 MB, 24 pages]
  —Sidney Santos, Petrobras
• Pipeline Spill Fate and Transport Analysis
  [PDF-6.35 MB, 18 pages]
  —Gordon Gin, New Century Software, Inc.

Technology

• Tuning Spatial Systems
  [PDF-193 KB, 23 pages]
  —Wade Koteras, Energy Objects, Inc.
• An Open Spatial Model
  [PDF-1.11 MB, 29 pages]
  —Trudy Curtis, PPDM Association
• Change Your VIEW: Imagery Management Solutions
  [PDF-348 KB, 15 pages]
  —Kenyon Waugh, Valtus Imagery Services
• Using Multi-User Multi-Touch Tables to Visualize GIS Data
  [PDF-3.56 KB, 20 pages]
  —Alan Esenther, Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs
• Metadata for Geologists
  [PDF-247 KB, 20 pages]
  —Don Downey, ChevronTexaco ETC
• Advanced Metadata Management Tools
  [PDF-942 KB, 23 pages]
  —Will Ghomi, Clever Vectors
• The Value of Unstructured Data for Location-Based Intelligence
  [PDF-3.05 MB, 19 pages]
  —Kathryn Sutter, MetaCarta, Inc.
• Visualizing the Data Quality Dimension With GIS
  [PDF-1.36 MB, 21 pages]
  —Paul Gregory, Intervera Data Solutions
• Transforming Pipeline Project Management With a New Perspective
  [PDF-626 KB, 15 pages]
  —David McCutchen, Immersive Media

Upstream

• Strategic Planning & Integration Tool (SPIT)
  [PDF-2.27 MB, 16 pages]
  —Nisha Punchavisuthi, BP America Inc.
• Validating, Applying, and Extending a Published Plate Tectonic Model for Asia
  [PDF-5.05 MB, 34 pages]
  —Malcolm Ross, LandWorks, Inc.
• Coalbed Methane Producer Trident Exploration Solves Business Problem With IHS Enerdeq Desktop
  [PDF-1.99 MB, 26 pages]
  —Jackie Forrest, IHS Energy
• Adventures with ArcGIS at BP Sakhalin
  [PDF-4.84 MB, 26 pages]
  —Rich Priem, BP
• Tracking Activity in The Barnett Shale Play Using ArcGIS
  [PDF-20.5 MB, 32 pages]
  —Samuel Flarity, Drillinginfo, Inc.

Government

• GIS Products in Support of Petroleum Resource Assessment in Northern Afghanistan
  [PDF-1.37 MB, 35 pages]
  —Douglas Steinshouer, U.S. Geological Survey
• Using the BLM's GeoCommunicator to Display Oil and Gas Leases and Agreements
  [PDF-7.76 MB, 50 pages]
  —Leslie Cone, Bureau of Land Management

Wednesday Workshops

• ArcGIS Server 9.2
  [PDF-1.67 MB, 12 pages]
  —Dal Hunter, Esri
• "The List" Geodetics
  [PDF-472 KB, 51 pages]
  —Melita Kennedy, Esri
• Implementing ArcGIS Explorer for Petroleum Users
  [PDF-7.35 MB, 55 pages]
  —Bernard Szukalski, Esri
• "The List" Raster/3D
  [PDF-1.47 MB, 42 pages]
  —Steve Kopp and Melanie Harlow, Esri
• Geoprocesing & Analysis
  [PDF-1.32 MB, 72 pages]
  —Dale Honeycut and Steve Kopp, Esri
• "The List" Usability
  [PDF-176 KB, 29 pages]
  —Damian Spangrud and Anthony Burgon, Esri
• Pipeline Interest Group (PIG)
  [PDF-95.8 KB, 3 pages]
  —Robert Brook, Esri
• File Geodatabase
  [PDF-345 KB, 32 pages]
  —David Sousa, Esri
• "The List" Pipeline/Geodatabse/Interoperability/Metadata
  [PDF-273 KB, 18 pages]
  —Keith Ryden, Craig Gillgrass, Steve Kopp, and Clint Brown, Esri
• ArcGIS 9.2 Basics for Petroleum Users
  [PDF-350 KB, 17 pages]
  —Robert Graham, GIS Manager, BHP Billiton Petroleum
  Jenny Harrison, Instructor at TeachMeGIS.com