EO4OG Onshore Geo-Information RequirementsHatfield's team has published its EO4OG Onshore Geo-Information Requirements report that documents the challenges posed by conventional and unconventional oil and gas development. The document establishes a standard set of geo-information requirements in seismic planning, surface geology mapping, subsidence monitoring, environmental monitoring, and logistic operations and survey planning. The challenges and geo-information requirements documented are those identified based on consultation with the oil and gas industry and key service providers. The geo-information requirements will be used in the next phase of the EO4OG project to assess existing mature and available EO-based products and services that can address industry requirements. The project will evaluate the current gap between requirements and EO capabilities, including technologies that are expected to become operational within five years. The EO4OG project findings will be presented at an EO4OG Industry Workshop on November 18, 2014, in London. • The Geo-Information Requirements report is available here (link to the PDF document). EO4OG Geo-Information ChallengesAcross the oil and gas project lifecycle and within the range of environments around the globe where the oil and gas industry operates, the challenges faced are generally consistent and ultimately focused on obtaining information needed to reduce environmental, health and safety, and economic risks. Reliable information can help industry make better informed and timelier decisions regarding oil and gas development. • Hatffield's complete list of industry challenges is now available - click on the 'Challenges' tab below to view the list. • Feedback is encouraged and can be submitted for each challenge. Simply click on a link for a geo-information challenge then add your comments at the bottom of the page. Thanks!
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DescriptionThis project is driven by the needs of the oil & gas industry with regards to meeting the challenges of onshore exploration and production, health and safety, and compliance with national and international regulations. The goal is to understand industry needs and to identify new technologies that support industry across all phases of oil and gas lifecycle. Our team will work closely with the oil & gas industry and key service providers to define expectations and information requirements for geospatial data and services. Our project team will focus on the following emerging areas for oil and gas exploration and production:
Project Team MembersHatfield ConsultantsProvided environmental services to industry and government for 40 years, with more than 2500 projects completed in Canada, Southeast Asia, and Southern Africa. Hatfield helps Oil and Gas clients improve their environmental programs. Hatfield's geographic focus is western and northern Canada, Southeast Asia, and Southern and Western Africa. Key contacts: Dr. Andy Dean (adean@hatfieldgrouop.com) and Jeff Clark (jclark@hatfieldgroup.com) ArupAn international engineering consultancy with over 10,000 staff in 90 offices in 37 countries. Served Oil and Gas clients for over 30 years, operating from skills bases in Houston, London and Perth Key contact: Jason Manning (jason.manning@arup.com) RPS GroupConsultancy employing over 5,000 professionals with major regional offices in North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia and South East Asia . RPS Group helps clients develop natural energy resources across the complete asset life cycle. Clients include governments, National Oil Companies, International Oil Companies, independents, financial institutions, and companies in the broader energy industry. Key contacts: Ron Larson (ron.larson@rpsgroup.com) and Paul Nolan (nolanp@rpsgrouop.com) C-CORENot-for-profit research and development corporation that undertakes applied research and development. Multi-disciplinary organization with world-leading capability in Remote Sensing, Ice Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering. Hosts LOOKNorth, a Canadian Centre of Excellence for remote sensing innovation to support northern resource development, and the Centre for Arctic Resource Development (CARD) – a long term R&D initiative in partnership with the oil and gas industry. Key contacts: Des Power and Paul Adlakha Space Research CentrePart of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Space Research Centre Earth Observation Group is dedicated to satellite image processing and to GIS applications. Involved in several European Copernicus projects and related services. Specialized in land cover and land use classification using object-oriented tools, change detection (optical and SAR data), advanced GIS analysis, programming, internet and mobile applications. Key contacts: Sebastian Aleksandrowicz (saleksandrowicz@cbk.waw.pl) and Aleksandra Grzegorczyk (agrzegorczyk@cbk.waw.pl)
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ChallengesThe goal of Earth Observation solutions support for the Oil and Gas industry is approached here by first defining industry challenges. Based on the typical life-cycle of Oil and Gas projects, five top-level categories are defined to organise and encompass the range of industry information needs to address these challenges. Sub-categories have also been defined to further refine the industry challenges. The five top-level categories are:
Seismic Planning1.1 Areas of poor coupling1.2 Identification of adverse terrain for trafficability1.3 Identification of environmentally sensitive areasSurface Geology Mapping2.1 Mapping Geological features2.2 Structural interpretation2.3 Lithological discrimination2.4 Terrain evaluation and Geomorphology characterization2.5 Engineering geological evaluationSubsidence Monitoring3.1 Land motion relating to fault lines or other causes3.2 Infrastructure monitoring3.3 Reservoir managementEnvironmental Monitoring4.1 Baseline historic mapping of environment and ecosystems4.2 Continuous monitoring of changes throughout the lifecycle4.3 Natural Hazard Risk AnalysisLogistics, Planning and Operations5.1 Baseline mapping of terrain and infrastructure5.2 Support to surveying crews for planning surveys and H&S5.3 Facility siting, pipeline routing and roads development5.4 Monitoring of assets |