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oa Information Management Evolves!
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, GEO 2010, Mar 2010, cp-248-00374
Abstract
The Digital Oilfield is now firmly established as a reality as the industry moves beyond initial pilot<br>implementations. Information Management is recognized as an important foundation for realizing the<br>value of the digital oilfield.<br>The Digital Oilfield is however driving significant growth in the amount of information being recorded<br>and a similar growing demand from the business for quality information to support and enable more<br>integrated technical applications and work flows. If not managed appropriately, this growth of<br>information will reduce the ability to quantify and manage the impact of information on the business,<br>increasingly leading to information bottlenecks in key business processes and technical work flows.<br>Supporting and enabling the digital oilfield will dictate a move away from the traditional information<br>management model of solely providing effective capture, management and provision of access to<br>information. It will require a much increased focus on leveraging the value of information assets<br>through a tighter integration of data, information, process, technologies and people and a move<br>towards greater automation of information management processes.<br>By learning from other industries and focusing on some key information management aspects,<br>Information Managers will be able to meet the challenge provided by the digital oilfield and transform<br>the way information is managed in the future. The proposed key aspects discussed include;<br>- Effective Management Processes - to build credibility and formalise business input<br>- Capability - develop the digital engineer and be the link between the business and IT<br>- Application of Lean techniques - reduce complexity, variation and low value work<br>- Data Quality Management - apply Six Sigma to reduce defects and drive automation<br>- Enabling Technologies - that deliver quality information in the context of the user<br>This approach will increase information management credibility, provide greater management clarity,<br>enhance the value of information assets, enable and automate process, foster cross functional<br>collaboration and provide business intelligence.