Method and system to generate deliverable files

• US 7,243,027 B2
• Filed: 07/07/2005
• Issued: 07/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation (SLB)
• Original Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation (SLB)
• Inventors: Waheed, Kamran, Ireland, Peter J., Thornton, James L., Reski, Stephen V., Wibben, Gregory H.
• Primary Examiner(s): MCELHENY JR, DONALD E
• Application Number:
  US11/176,042
• Publication Number:
  US 20070010947A1
• Time in Patent Office: 733 Days
• Field of Search: 702/6, 702/17
• US Class Current: 702/6
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 1/40 specially adapted for well-logging

Abstract

Techniques for generating deliverable files from well logging data include obtaining the well logging data, wherein the well logging data is associated with a unique identifier; outputting a graphical deliverable file based on the well logging data, one or more templates, and a set of graphical deliverable attributes that specify how the graphical deliverable file is to be generated; and outputting an electronic data file comprising the set of graphical deliverable attributes such that the graphical deliverable file can be regenerated from the electronic data file. The well logging data may include all information necessary to recalculate the computed outputs from the raw data (e.g., computational parameters). Other methods include techniques for uniquely associating data and for making the outputs tamper-proof so that a user can compare two different types of outputs (e.g., digital and graphical deliverables) and be confident whether they are from the same source data.

Claims

1. A method for generating deliverable files from well logging data, comprising:

obtaining the well logging data, wherein the well logging data is associated with a unique identifier;

outputting a graphical deliverable file based on the well logging data, one or more templates, and a set of graphical deliverable attributes, wherein the one or more templates and the set of graphical deliverable attributes specify how the graphical deliverable file is generated; and

outputting to a computer-readable medium an electronic data file comprising the set of graphical deliverable attributes such that the graphical deliverable file can be regenerated from the electronic data file.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the well logging data comprise raw data, acquisition settings, computational parameters, and computed outputs.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising regenerating the graphical deliverable file from the electronic data file.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising verifying that the graphical deliverable file corresponds to the electronic data file.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphical deliverable file is a physical print or a digital graphical file.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic data file is a DLIS file.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic data file is in a secure format.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the secure format is a Portable Data File (PDF) format.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the PDF format includes password protection.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the password protection is based on a randomly generated password.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating the graphical deliverable file comprises:

populating at least one of the one or more templates with the well logging data to produce at least one component; and

assembling the at least one component to produce the graphical deliverable file.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

modifying an attribute of the graphical deliverable file; and

saving the modified attribute in the electronic data file.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphical deliverable file and the electronic data file each include a unique identifier.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the outputting the graphical deliverable files comprises modifying the well logging data based on tier information.

15. A system for generating a deliverable file from well logging information, comprising:

a data repository storing data that include well logging data, wherein the well logging data is associated with a unique identifier; and

a deliverable generation component configured to;

obtain the well logging data from the data repository,

output a graphical deliverable file based on the well logging data, one or more templates, and a set of graphical deliverable attributes, wherein the one or more templates and the set of graphical deliverable attributes specify how the graphical deliverable file is generated, and

output to a computer-readable medium an electronic data file comprising the set of graphical deliverable attributes such that the graphical deliverable file can be regenerated from the electronic data file.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the well logging data comprise raw data, acquisition settings, computational parameters, and computed outputs.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the graphical deliverable file is a physical print or a digital graphical file.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the electronic data file is a DLIS file.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the electronic data file is in a secure format.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the secure format is a Portable Data File (PDF) format.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the PDF formation includes password protection.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the password protection is based on a randomly generated password.

23. The system of claim 15, wherein the deliverable generation component is configured to output the graphical deliverable file by:

populating at least one of the one or more templates with the well logging data to produce at least one component; and

assembling the at least one component to produce the graphical deliverable file.

24. The system of claim 15, wherein the graphical deliverable file and the electronic data file each include a unique identifier.