Scientific and engineering expertise is the lifeblood of an E&P enterprise. An exploration enterprise will prosper only if it can effectively leverage complex scientific data from many different sources to reduce drilling risk. Still, integrating varied scientific data so that it produces timely and useful information that matches the needs of geologists and other experts is a real challenge. Even though data technology has advanced rapidly during the past three decades, geoscientists still spend more time assembling and

manipulating data to produce charts, maps and tables than they do interpreting data to add valuable decision making information to the enterprise.
 
GraySail uses dimensional data warehouse architecture coupled with an intuitive web interface that is made to scale to thousands of concurrent users. Solutions are built on the industry standard Oracle 9i Server, and display data using a platform-independent Java front end. Flexible loaders and a unique data translator system make it possible to quickly integrate unique or proprietary data into the same framework. Lengthy and expensive projects which focus on integrating available data into a common survey can often be replaced by a few minutes browsing data products in the portal interface.

Benefits:

• Increases the productivity of geoscientists by allowing them to focus on value-added interpretations instead of data assembly tasks.
• Increases the availability and utility of existing data, generating a higher return on the enterprise information investment.
• Dramatically speeds both ad-hoc evaluation and regional surveys of drilling prospects.
• Gives geoscientists and business managers “self-serve” access to quality-controlled data products, allowing them to understand what enterprise data exists and how to interpret it.
• Adds value to existing data stores and lifecycles that utilize Oracle or ESRI products by providing an integration interface.
• Provides an expandable enterprise data framework that allows for further integration projects.