PROFESSIONAL PETROLEUM

DATA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

Well Status &

Classification
We’ve been drilling wells for a long time, and
we’re making money, right?

So we must be doing something right!

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 LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify and discuss problems associated with well status and

classification across the petroleum industry
• Discuss the challenges data managers face as a result of these
inconsistencies and the impact on the business
• Review and examine the spectrum of well status codes the and
impact on data managers, end users and organizations because
of the inconsistencies
• Identify examples of Well Classification, Well Status and Fluid
Types used in petroleum data management and the impact of no
established standards
• Discuss Well Status and Well Facets, to gain clarity on the terms,
definitions and language used in the petroleum industry

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 PROFESSIONAL PETROLEUM
DATA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

Well Status and Classification

Demultiplexing concepts

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 CURRENT ISSUES

Well Status and classification are misused terms in

the Oil and Gas industry.

Where inconsistencies arise

• Terminology
• Meanings

Proposed solution
• Establish a single well class or status

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 CURRENT ISSUES CON’T

Problems that arise

Misunderstanding by users and organizations

Problems with regulatory reporting and

compliance

Poor decisions around property acquisition and

divestiture

Challenges with data mapping

This has a significant impact on businesses!

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 IHS WELL STATUS CODES (OVER 300)
http://energy.ihs.com/NR/rdonlyres/2F43A1DD-2FB0-40C1-8C9A-1C5010F238EB/0/WellStatus.pdf

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 EXAMPLE OF WELL CLASSIFICATION

GAS
Gas Well
EXP: GAS WELL
NFW
NEW-POOL WILDCAT
NEW POOL WILDCAT EXPENDABLE
…..
DISPOSAL
DRILLING WASTE DISP
HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL/NON-NUCLEAR
EFFLUENT DISPOSAL

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 EXAMPLE OF WELL STATUS

GAS
GAS WELL
PRODUCING
ACTIVE
COMPLETED OIL & GAS
D
3O1WIW
OWWO - COMPLETED AS 2 OIL & 5 GAS WELL
SHUTDOWN FOR CHRISTMAS

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 EXAMPLE OF FLUID TYPE

GAS
GAS WELL
GAS INJECTION WELL
GAS WITH OIL SHOWS
GTMDSW
GSTWOG

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 WHEN A SITUATION BECOMES MORE
CHALLENGING …

Situation 1
Plot symbols are generally attached to well status
and classification

Situation 2
Lack of industry standard for plot symbols

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 EXERCISE:
Consistent, Meaningful Map Symbols?

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 NPD

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 DNR, OHIO STATE (USA)

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Portals/11/oil/pdf/well_symbols.pdf

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 AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE (API)

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 ESRI PLOT SYMBOLS

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 INTELLOG SYMBOLS

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 NETHERLANDS OIL & GAS

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 MAP SYMBOLS

Map Symbols Src 1 Src 2 Src 3 Src 4 Src 5

Oil (Active)

Gas (Active)

Rig (Active)

Oil and Gas (Active)

Coalbed Methane (Active)

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 WHAT IS A WELL
STATUS and CLASSIFICATION?

Establish baseline definitions for well

status and classification over the
lifecycle of a well that can be used for
communication and comparison
purposes.

Define a baseline symbol set that can

be used to represent well classification
and status on a map.
See Web Site for the details

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 WHAT IS A FACET?

Facets are named and defined to contain a specific,

clearly defined type of information.
A facet contains a standardized, controlled vocabulary
that contains a set of terms and definitions.
For each facet a value is selected based on a well
documented set of rules and conditions (they are
handled consistently).
Each facet contains values that are commonly used to
identify business objects (such as wells) that meet
specific criteria

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 WELL FACETS

Well status and classification are two distinct methods of

describing wells so that people can find the correct well set

Each distinct characteristic is a facet

- A facet has clearly defined, independent properties
- Facets contain values that are mutually exclusive with
values in other facets
- Facets may be hierarchical
• Facets may be dependent on others
• Sub-facets or qualifiers

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 TYPES OF FACETS

There are two types of facets:

State based facets :
- Snapshot of where a well is
- Change over the life of a well
- Predictable and sequential changes

Classification based facets:

- Group wells based on a well characteristic, such as whether it is
producing or injecting
- Values that may change over the life of a well
- No set pattern to changes
- Not linked to the well lifecycle
- Attribute of the well

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 WELL FACETS: 15 DEFINED

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 BUSINESS LIFE CYCLE: Facet Values

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 BUSINESS LIFE CYCLE

Business Life Cycle Phase is a collection of activities

and conditions, that are grouped according to
business significance, describing where an E&P
asset (in this case a well) is at within its progressive
history. Phases are related to business significance
and are not related to time.
Business Life Cycle Phase is relevant for wells that the
E&P company has a Business Interest in.
The value of the Business Life Cycle Phase is
expected to change in a predictable manner as the
well progresses through out its history and may
reoccur as various operations are executed.

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 BUSINESS INTEREST

Business Interest is a facet that describes why the

company spends time, effort, and manpower keeping
tabs on an entity, managing the data associated with
an entity, and/or includes that entity in its decision-
making processes. Business Interest attempts to
answer the question, "Why does the company care
anything about this well or wellbore entity?"
Business Interest is at the well or wellbore level (or
both). A well or wellbore will only have 1 value for
Business Interest - it is assumed and stipulated that
a company that has a financial interest in a well also
has an obligatory and a petrotechnical interest, etc.
So these values are meant to be mutually exclusive
and ranked in importance. The value assigned is the
highest rank that properly describes the business
interest.
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 BUSINESS INTENTION

Business Intention is the approved business purpose

of the well at the start of the Drilling phase. The value
of Business Intention does not change over the life
cycle of the well unless the Business Life Cycle
reverts to the Planning phase. The purpose of this
facet is to evaluate the results of the initial Business
Intention against the Outcome facet. Did you do what
you said you were going to.
Every AFE would need a Business Intention and
Outcome. (NOTE we need a versioning mechanism)

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 OPERATORSHIP

Does the information holder [ie . the database owner]

hold the primary accountability for the conduct of all
activities performed on the well set at the time of
classification? The value of Operatorship may
change during the life cycle of the well if the
accountability for the wellset is transferred to a
different company or entity.

Co-Facet – Business Interest

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 OUTCOME

Outcome is the result of the operation relative to the

Business Intention. The value of Outcome does not
change over the Business Life Cycle of the well,
unless the Business Life Cycle reverts to the
Planning phase and the Business Intention changes.
There is a 1:1 correlation between Business
Intention and Outcome.

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 LAHEE CLASS

Lahee Class is a traditional, commonly accepted,

standard scheme used to categorize wells by the
general degree of risk assumed by the operator at
the time of drilling.
The Lahee classification system was adopted by
industry in 1944 to categorize wells by the general
degree of risk assumed by the operator. Of the 5
exploratory classes, the new-field wildcat represents
the highest level of risk and the outpost (extension)
represents the lowest risk. A well classed as a
development well is lower in risk than any of the
exploratory wells.
The value of Lahee Class does not change over the life
cycle of the well.

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 ROLE

Role is the current purpose the well fulfills today. The

value of Role may change over the life cycle of the
well.

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 PLAY TYPE

Play Type is a set of subsurface conditions conducive

to the prospectivity of hydrocarbons. A Play Type is
specific to a portion of the earth’s subsurface, but the
same play type may exist in various parts of the
earth. The value of the Play Type of may change
over the life cycle of the well if the Role of the well
changes or a different formation is completed.

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 WELL STRUCTURE

Well Structure is the geometric relationship of all the

wellbores within a well set, relative to each other.
The value of Well Structure may change over the
life cycle of the well set as new wellbores are drilled
that may become part of the well set.

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 TRAJECTORY TYPE

The Trajectory Type is the general geometry of the

wellbore relative to the vertical plane.
The value of Trajectory Type does not change over
the life cycle of the well.

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 FLUID DIRECTION

Fluid Direction is the sense of movement at the

wellhead stream. The Fluid Direction can change
over the life of the well.

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 WELL REPORTING CLASS

Well Reporting Class is the classification by which the

well is categorized for regulatory or insurance
reporting. It may be derived from the well component
fluids according to business rules and regulations of
specific regions.
Well Reporting Class can change over the life cycle of
a well..

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 FLUID TYPE

Fluid Type is the physical fluid(s) that can be attributed

to any well component. Qualifiers allow for further
description.
The value of Fluid Type can change over the life cycle
of a well.

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 WELLBORE STATUS

Wellbore Status is the condition of the wellbore at any

particular point in time. The Wellbore Status is meant
to be a slowly changing attribute that measures
milestones in the Business Life Cycle Phases. The
Wellbore status or change in the Wellbore status
constitutes the culmination of a significant event that
is performed to or on a Wellbore throughout its major
lifecycle phases.

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 WELL STATUS

Well Status is an overall summary state of a Well

comprising a Wellbore or group of Wellbores with the
same Well Origin. If all of the component Wellbores
are not active relative to company specific business
rules, then the Well is considered in-active. If any of
the component Wellbores have some type of activity,
then the Well status is considered to be active. The
value of Well Status may change infrequently as a
well progresses through its lifecycle.

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 FACET DECOMPOSITION
Secondary
Current Status Primary Primary Fluid Secondary Secondary Wellbore
Current Status Name Primary Role Fluid Outcome
Code Fluid Abundance Fluid Role Status
Abundance

1G1WIW 1 GAS & 1 WATER INJECTION WELL WORKOVER Gas Produce Commercial Water Inject Success Producing

1O&1GI 1 OIL & 1 GAS INJECTION WELL Oil Produce Commercial Gas Inject Success Producing

2O&5G 2 OIL & 5 GAS Oil & Gas Produce Commercial Success Producing

2O1GIW 2 OIL & 1 GAS INJECTION WELL WORKOVER Oil Produce Commercial Gas Inject Success Producing

GAS GAS PRODUCER Gas Produce Commercial Success Producing

GI-OG GAS INJECTION WELL-OIL & GAS SHOWS Gas Inject Oil & Gas Shows Injecting

OIL OIL PRODUCER Oil Produce Commercial Success Producing

OIL STORAGE WELL-OLD WELL WORKED OVER-OIL & GAS

OSTWOG Oil Storage Oil & Gas Shows
SHOWS

SUS-OG SUSPENDED WELL-OIL & GAS SHOWS No Current Role Oil & Gas Shows Unsuccessful Suspended

WATER INJECTION WELL-OLD WELL WORKED OVER-OIL

WIWO Water Inject Oil Shows Injecting
SHOWS

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 PLOT SYMBOLS

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 PLOT SYMBOLS

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 WELL STATUS AND CLASSIFICATION

The first version of the Well Status and Classification

project is now complete
This has been released to PPDM members for review
and comment
The facet definitions, values and plot symbols will be
made available to industry as a whole through the
PPDM web site
Success will depend upon practical implementation –
talk to your vendors and get involved
…..
Thank you!

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BY LEASE_NU M LEASE_NU M
DATE LEGAL_SURVEY_TYPE
W V _W _FK
LEGAL_SURVEY_TYPE
BY LOCATION _TYPE LOCATION _TYPE
D ATE LOG_TD LOG_TD
LOG_TD_OUOM LOG_TD_OUOM
MAX_TVD MAX_TVD
MAX_TVD_OU OM MAX_TVD_OU OM
NET_PAY NET_PAY
MISC_DATA
IMPLEMENT
NET_PAY_OU OM
OLDEST_STR AT_AGE
NET_PAY_OU OM
OLDEST_STR AT_AGE
OLDEST_STR AT_N AME_SET_AGE
OLDEST_STR AT_N AME_SET_AGE
OLDEST_STR AT_N AME_SET_ID OLDEST_STR AT_N AME_SET_ID
E OLDEST_STR AT_U NIT_ID
OLDEST_STR AT_U NIT_ID
S_NO WELL Table
OPER ATOR OPER ATOR
PLATFORM_ID PLATFORM_ID
PLATFORM_SF_TYPE PLATFORM_SF_TYPE
OM PLOT_N AME
E
PLOT_N AME WELL_STATUS
PLOT_SYMBOL PLOT_SYMBOL
A A A _W MD_W_FK PLU GBACK_DEPTH UWI PLU GBACK_DEPTH
PLU GBACK_DEPTH_OU OM SOU RCE PLU GBACK_DEPTH_OU OM
PPDM_GUID STATUS_ID PPDM_GUID
_BY PROFILE_TYPE
PRIMARY_SOURC E ACTIVE_IN D
_DATE PROVIN CE_STATE
PROFILE_TYPE EFFECTIVE_D ATE
_BY REGULATORY_AGENCY
PROVIN CE_STATE END _TIME
_D ATE REMARK
REGULATORY_AGENCY EXPIRY_D ATE
REMARK PERC EN T_C APABILITY RIG_ON _SITE_D ATE
RIG_ON _SITE_D ATE PPDM_GUID RIG_RELEASE_DATE
RIG_RELEASE_DATE REMARK ROTARY_TABLE_ELEV
ROTARY_TABLE_ELEV START_TIME ROTARY_TABLE_ELEV_OUOM
ROTARY_TABLE_ELEV_OUOM STATUS SOU RCE_DOC UMENT
SOU RCE_DOC UMENT
SPUD _DATE
STATUS_DATE STATUS TYPE
SPUD _DATE
STATUS_TYPE
W X _W _FK W S T_W _FK STATUS_DEPTH
STATUS_TYPE
SUBSEA_ELEV_REF_TYPE
STATUS_DEPTH_OUOM
STATUS_TYPE
STATUS
SUBSEA_ELEV_REF_TYPE
SUR FAC E_LATITU DE
SUR FAC E_LATITU DE TIMEZONE SUR FAC E_LON GITUDE
E SUR FAC E_LON GITUDE SUR FAC E_N ODE_ID
W X _W _FK 2
ROW_CH ANGED_BY
TAX_C REDIT_COD E
SUR FAC E_N ODE_ID
TAX_C REDIT_COD E Allow you to
TD_STRAT_AGE
TD_STRAT_AGE TD_STRAT_N AME_SET_AGE
create complex
WST_R _WS_FK
TD_STRAT_N AME_SET_AGE TD_STRAT_N AME_SET_ID
TD_STRAT_N AME_SET_ID TD_STRAT_U NIT_ID
A_ID TD_STRAT_U NIT_ID
WATER_AC OUSTIC_VEL
status and make
WATER_AC OUSTIC_VEL
WATER_AC OUSTIC_VEL_OU OM
R_WELL_STATUS
_BY
_DATE
WATER_AC OUSTIC_VEL_OU OM
WATER_D EPTH
W _R_W S _FK
W V _R _W S _FK them atomic
WATER_D EPTH
WATER_D EPTH_D ATUM
BY WATER_D EPTH_D ATUM STATUS_TYPE WATER_D EPTH_OUOM
D ATE WATER_D EPTH_OUOM STATUS WELL_EVENT_NU M
WELL_EVENT_NU M ABBREVIATION WELL_GOVERN MEN T_ID
WELL_GOVERN MEN T_ID ACTIVE_IN D WELL_INTER SECT_MD
WELL_INTER SECT_MD EFFECTIVE_D ATE WELL_LEVEL_TYPE
WELL_LEVEL_TYPE WELL_N AME
WELL_N AME WELL_N UM
WELL_N UM WHIPSTOCK_DEPTH
WELL_N UMERIC_ID WHIPSTOCK_DEPTH_OU OM

44 WHIPSTOCK_DEPTH ROW_CH ANGED_BY

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WHIPSTOCK_DEPTH_OU OM ROW_CH ANGED_DATE
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