oa Rapidly Integrate R&D into the Mainstream Workflow and Bring Software Closer to Operations Through an Open Software Framework

Open software development is key to providing complete unified subsurface workflows with the best in class technology throughout. Through openness, we can also move software closer to operations and thereby better solve complex reservoir challenges. Schlumberger is committed to providing this innovation and openness through the Ocean software developers’ framework. Schlumberger’s Petrel software provides the canvas, scalability and core functionality taking the geoscientist seamlessly from seismic through to simulation while Ocean offers the opportunity to fill any workflow or reservoir specific gaps for challenging discoveries. With Ocean the R&D department can quickly deploy new solutions directly into the daily workflow, independent software vendors can equally and easily integrate their technology, or if you don’t have the software development skills in your organization, Schlumberger can provide the development for you. The result is a seamless seismic to simulation workflow with best in class technology customized to solve your specific reservoir challenges. Ocean and Petrel are key components to the overall Schlumberger strategy and used by all divisions linking software used at the desktop much closer to operations then has ever been possible in the past.<br>In this presentation I will discuss how the Ocean framework has been used for internal development to rapidly deliver cutting edge technology, how an independent software provider has used it to provide best in class technology directly inside of Petrel, how we have used this to develop technology to aid operations unified within the Petrel environment, how it has been used to deliver an innovative game changing R&D project that crosses domains, how a major international operator has used it to customize workflows and finally how it can bring new innovation from academia to the industry. Ocean is used in around two hundred plug-ins in commercial SIS software, internal Schlumberger software, universities, oil and gas companies and independent software vendors software projects, and the list is constantly growing.