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M - ALLIANCE MEETING
"Applications in the Petroleum Industry"
September 21, 2005
MIT Endicott House - Dedham, MA
For more than two years, the MIT Data Center has been researching and developing a standard semantic modeling language and computer architecture for application within industry. The goal is to link models and data together to achieve interoperability without a limiting schema. The central effort of this goal is creation of a global dictionary that will be an open system, allowing users to create various definitions for words describing data and models. In this way, an exact semantic definition will exist for each data or model element.
This conference is the kick-off of the M - Alliance, an effort to include interested non-profit, trade, and standards organizations in the work of The Data Center. Membership in the M - Alliance is free to join for qualifying organizations.
"With pending issues concerning energy availability, it is more important than ever for the petroleum industry to integrate its supply chain through common standards for communicating supply and demand information."
Dr. David L. Brock, Founder and Director, The MIT Data Center
To get more information on joining the M - Alliance, please contact John Eul, jeul@att.net.
Presentations from the Meeting
Brock, D.L., "M Language and Dictionary: A Demonstration," Cambridge, MA, MIT-DATACENTER-PR-007, September 21, 2005.
Eul, J., "Data Systems: The Past Issues & Future Vision," Cambridge, MA, MIT-DATACENTER-PR-008, September 21, 2005.
Archer, D., "WITSMLTM and Intelligent Oilfield Operations," Cambridge, MA, MIT-DATACENTER-PR-009, September 21, 2005.
Hervey, J., "Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology Standards (PCATS)," Cambridge, MA, MIT-DATACENTER-PR-010, September 21, 2005.
M - Alliance Meeting Agenda at a Glance
8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast.
9:05 MIT Data Center Vision – Dr. David Brock; Director - The Data Center.
9:45 Data Systems: Past Issues and Future Vision – John Eul; The Data Center, Business Solutions, and Pricebook Solutions.
10:15 Break
10:30 Exploration and Drilling: Well Site Information Transfer Standards
ML (WITSML), Smart Systems in the Oil Field - David Archer,
President and CEO of the Petroleum Open Standards Consortium
(POSC)
Modeling and Simulation - Valery Polyakov; Principal Scientist,
Schlumberger - Doll Research.
11:15 Refining and Processing:
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Terminal and Pipeline Transport - John Hervey, Executive Director and
Chief Executive Officer, Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology
Standards (PCATS)
1:45 Marketing and Retailing: PCATS EB2B Fuel & Transportation Standards
2:30 Break
2:45 Next Steps: Demo of the M Dictionary and Language for the Petroleum
Industry - David L. Brock, Director - The Data Center
3:45 Discussion
Abstracts for Select Presentations
MIT Data Center Vision - David L. Brock, Founder and Director
The Data Center was formerly established in January 2005 after more than a year of research and preparation. The goal of the Center is to link mathematical models and data together into an interoperable system that spans organizations. An important aspect of the approach involves a new computer language call M combined with an open dictionary that handles aspects of semantics common to various data standards such as XML. An early application of M will involve seamless translation of schema's, providing much more efficient transfers of data between organizations.
At the conclusion of the day, Dr. Brock will demonstrate both the M language and dictionary using real data and descriptions from the petroleum industry.
Data Systems: Past Issues and Future Vision - John Eul
This presentation will focus on the practical issues facing industry concerning the implementation of various data standards within the petroleum supply chain. Particular emphasis will be given to where new data standards add value as compared to traditional ways of transferring data that have been used in the past
Well Site Information Transfer Standards ML (WITSML), Smart Systems in the Oil Field - David Archer
Dave's presentation will focus on the internet-based standards such as WITSMLTM, which are providing a new platform for exchanging crucial operational information in support of decision-making processes within oilfields. While this family of standards has been developed for drilling operations, it is currently being extended to the production domain. This presentation will discuss the current state and future evolution of relevant standards and will provide an update on 1) WTISML as a family of standards for real-time drilling information, 2) examples of current usage, 3) the integration of XML-based information exchange with other paradigms already in use for production information, 4) provide examples of collaborative projects that are developing and/or using these standards.
Modeling and Simulation - Valery Polyakov
The focus of his presentation will be a discussion of taking geology
and geophysical data from the well site and interpreting it in a 3D
visualization. In addition Valery will discuss new ways of handling
this complex heterogeneous data using distributed high
performance computing.
About the Speakers
David Archer is President and CEO of POSC. In this role, he is the leader of the consortium with responsibility for its direction, operation and communication with both the POSC Community and the industry at large. Mr. Archer is a well-known industry spokesman frequently playing the role of organizer, moderator and/or speaker in seminars and conferences.
Throughout his professional career, David has had strong interests in collaborative efforts across both disciplines and organizations. He has also been very interested in new technologies and has helped pioneer several for the industry among these are graphical user interfaces, 3D visualization, XML and Web Services. The two themes of collaboration and new technologies have been central to his tenure at POSC.
David is a native Texan, and he holds MA and PhD degrees in Mathematical Sciences from Rice University as well as a BS degree in Mathematics from TCU. Other academic affiliations include past President of the Rice Engineering Alumni, Adjunct Professor Mathematics at the University of Houston; he is also on the Advisory Board of the College of Technology at UH.
David L. Brock is Principal Research Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and co-founder and a Director at the Auto-ID Center (now Auto-ID Labs and EPCglobal). The Center was an international research consortium formed as a partnership among more than 100 global companies and five leading research universities. David is also Assistant Research Professor of Surgery at Tufts University Medical School and Founder and Chief Technology Officer of endoVia Medical, Inc., a manufacturer of computer controlled medical devices. Dr. Brock holds bachelors’ degrees in theoretical mathematics and mechanical engineering, as well as master and Ph.D. Degrees, from MIT.
John Eul is the principal of Business Solutions and Pricebook Solutions, retail consultancies specializing in providing retail automation strategies addressing all elements of the convenience store and petroleum industries. John holds a B.S. in Accounting from Roosevelt University. He is a noted retail industry speaker and editorial contributor to numerous industry publications. He has served on the New England Convenience Store Association Board of Directors and their Massachusetts Legislative Committee. John also served on the Verc Enterprises, Inc. Board of Directors and on the Massachusetts Municipal Association Committee on Electric Utility Restructuring. John is a past member of the Kemper Insurance Policy Holder Board of Directors and was the Chairman of his Town of Oxford’s Finance Committee for eight years.
John Hervey is the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer for the Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology Standards. Prior to joining PCATS he served as Chief Technology Officer for NACS. He joined NACS in September 2000. Prior to that time he was a consultant with Gerke and Associates, a management consulting firm specializing in the retail channel. Between 1995 and 1997 Hervey was a Senior Director of IT for Minit Mart Foods, a regional convenience store chain of 100 stores in Kentucky and Tennessee. John retired from Mobil Oil Corporation after 25 years in December 1992. At Mobil he served in a variety of roles in the US Marketing and Refining Division with his time split between East and West Coasts - 17 years on the West and 8 on the East. His last assignment prior to retiring was an eight month special assignment in London, England. John is a also a retired Captain in the Naval Reserve with over 35 years in service beginning as a Seaman Recruit in 1955. He graduated from Tufts University in Medford, MA with a BA in Political Science in 1960.
Valery Polyakov is a Principal Research Scientist at Schlumberger, the premier oilfield services company. He has worked for the company 15 years in its R&D facilities in Houston, Sugar Land, and Ridgefield, on projects spanning from data interpretation to 3D visualization and Virtual Reality. Currently, his primary area of research is distributed high performance computing. This had recently led him to investigate new ways to handle the complex heterogeneous distributed data and models used in geology and geophysics. Valery is a graduate of University of Kiev, Ukraine, with a degree in Geophysics.
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