Quality measure for a data context service

• US 8,156,131 B2
• Filed: 05/12/2009
• Issued: 04/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation (SLB)
• Original Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation (SLB)
• Inventors: Marsden, Richard G., Abecassis, Gaelle, Lin, Yu, Benum, Trond, Laroche-Py, Cyril, Broussard, Floyd Louis III
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Debbie
• Assistant Examiner(s): ASPINWALL, EVAN S
• Application Number:
  US12/464,227
• Publication Number:
  US 20100121861A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,064 Days
• Field of Search: 707/600, 707/603, 707/705, 707/706, 707/722, 707/723, 707/728, 707/736, 707/748, 707/749, 707/750, 707/752, 707/758, 707/776, 707/769
• US Class Current: 707/752
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/02 Agriculture; Fishing; Forestry; Mining

Abstract

The method for providing a data context service involves extracting context information from a host application associated with an oilfield project, the context information includes a current state of a user in the host application, sorting the context information into multiple dimensions of relevance, generating a search profile for each of the multiple dimensions of relevance, requesting a first set of searches using at least the search profile, receiving oilfield data items resulting from the first set of searches, obtaining a quality measure of an oilfield data item of the oilfield data items based on a pre-determined quality criterion, sending the oilfield data item as a search result to the host application after determining the quality measure exceeds a pre-determined threshold, and generating an output using the host application based on the search result, the output being used to perform an oilfield operation.

Claims

1. A method for providing a data context service, comprising:

extracting context information from a host application associated with an oilfield project for analyzing an oilfield operation of an oilfield, the context information comprising a current state of analyzing the oilfield operation in the host application;

sorting the context information into a plurality of dimensions of relevance, wherein the plurality of dimensions of relevance comprise a profile context relating to a first identity of the oilfield project, an object context relating to a second identity of an oilfield object in the oilfield, and an analog context relating to a characteristic of oilfield data used in the host application;

generating, by a processor, a plurality of search profile for each of the plurality of dimension of relevance, wherein the plurality of search profiles comprises a first search profile adapted to evaluate a first relevance measure with respect to the first identity of the oilfield project, a second search profile adapted to evaluate a second relevance measure with respect to the second identity of the oilfield object, and a third search profile adapted to evaluate a third relevance measure with respect to the characteristic of oilfield data used in the host application;

automatically requesting a first plurality of searches using at least the plurality of search profile;

receiving a plurality of oilfield data items resulting from the first plurality of searches based on the first relevance measure, the second relevance measure, and the third relevance measure;

obtaining a quality measure of an oilfield data item of the plurality of oilfield data items based on a pre-determined quality criterion;

sending the oilfield data item as a search result to the host application after determining that the quality measure exceeds a pre-determined threshold; and

generating an output using the host application based on the search result, the output being used to perform the oilfield operation.

2. The method of claim 1,

wherein the plurality of oilfield data items comprise structured data and unstructured data,

wherein the oilfield operation is at least one selected from a group consisting of a survey operation, a drilling operation, a simulator operation, and a processing operation, and

wherein the context information relates to at least one selected from a group consisting of spatial information associated with the oilfield project, a workflow associated with the oilfield project, an oilfield object associated with the oilfield project, a time frame associated with the oilfield project, an analog context associated with the oilfield project, and a user role associated with the oilfield project.

3. The method of claim 1,

wherein the quality measure is obtained from a third party data quality engine, and

wherein the pre-determined quality criterion is selected by the user from a plurality of quality criteria of the third party quality engine.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying, in the search result, a plurality of phrases each associated with a corresponding usage measure based on a record of frequently used phrases;

selecting a phrase from the plurality of phrases based on the corresponding usage measure; and

requesting a second plurality of searches using at least the search profile, wherein the second plurality of searches are limited by the phrase.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the record of frequently used phrases is generated from searches performed from the host application prior to sending the oilfield data item as the search result.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the phrase is selected by the user from the plurality of phrases.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a third party search index, wherein the first plurality of searches are based on the third party search index; and

sending the search result and the quality measure to a third party application.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating application usage information from a plurality of users of the host application prior to requesting the first plurality of searches; and

generating a suggested search phrase by correlating the context information to the application usage information,

wherein the first plurality of searches are limited by the suggested search phrase.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating application usage information from a plurality of users of the host application prior to requesting the first plurality of searches; and

generating a suggested workflow action by correlating the context information to the application usage information,

wherein the first plurality of searches are limited by the suggested workflow action.

10. A system for providing a data context service, comprising:

a repository; and

memory storing instructions when executed by a processor comprising functionality for;

extracting context information from a host application associated with an oilfield project for analyzing an oilfield operation of an oilfield, the context information comprising a current state of analyzing the oilfield operation in the host application stored in the repository,

sorting the context information into a plurality of dimensions of relevance, wherein the plurality of dimensions of relevance comprise a profile context relating to a first identity of the oilfield project, an object context relating to a second identity of an oilfield object in the oilfield, and an analog context relating to a characteristic of oilfield data used in the host application,

generating a plurality of search profiles for each dimension of relevance, wherein the plurality of search profiles comprises a first search profile adapted to evaluate a first relevance measure with respect to the first identity of the oilfield project, a second search profile adapted to evaluate a second relevance measure with respect to the second identity of the oilfield object, and a third search profile adapted to evaluate a third relevance measure with respect to the characteristic of oilfield data used in the host application,

automatically requesting a first plurality of searches using at least the plurality of search profiles,

receiving a plurality of oilfield data items resulting from the first plurality of searches based on the first relevance measure, the second relevance measure, and the third relevance measure,

obtaining a quality measure of an oilfield data item of the plurality of oilfield data items based on a pre-determined quality criterion,

sending the oilfield data item as a search result to the host application after determining that the quality measure exceeds a pre-determined threshold,

generating an output using the host application based on the search result, and

storing the output in the repository, the output used to perform the oilfield operation.

11. The system of claim 10,

wherein the plurality of oilfield data items comprise structured data and unstructured data,

wherein the oilfield operation is at least one selected from a group consisting of a survey operation, a drilling operation, a simulator operation, and a processing operation, and

wherein the context information relates to at least one selected from a group consisting of spatial information associated with the oilfield project, a workflow associated with the oilfield project, an oilfield object associated with the oilfield project, a time frame associated with the oilfield project, an analog context associated with the oilfield project, and a user role associated with the oilfield project.

12. The system of claim 10,

wherein the quality measure is obtained from a third party data quality engine, and

wherein the pre-determined quality criterion is selected by the user from a plurality of quality criteria of the third party quality engine.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein instructions when executed by the processor further comprise functionality for:

identifying, in the search result, a plurality of phrases each associated with a corresponding usage measure based on a record of frequently used phrases;

selecting a phrase from the plurality of phrases based on the corresponding usage measure; and

requesting a second plurality of searches using at least the search profile, wherein the second plurality of searches are limited by the phrase.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the record of frequently used phrases is generated from searches performed from the host application prior to sending the oilfield data item as the search result.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the phrase is selected by the user from the plurality of phrases.

16. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions executing on a processor of a computer system, the instructions comprising functionality for providing a data context service by:

extracting context information from a host application associated with an oilfield project for analyzing an oilfield operation of an oilfield, the context information comprising a current state of analyzing the oilfield operation in the host application;

sorting the context information into a plurality of dimensions of relevance, wherein the plurality of dimensions of relevance comprise a profile context relating to a first identity of the oilfield project, an object context relating to a second identity of an oilfield object in the oilfield, and an analog context relating to a characteristic of oilfield data used in the host application;

generating a plurality of search profiles for each dimension of relevance, wherein the plurality of search profiles comprises a first search profile adapted to evaluate a first relevance measure with respect to the first identity of the oilfield project, a second search profile adapted to evaluate a second relevance measure with respect to the second identity of the oilfield object, and a third search profile adapted to evaluate a third relevance measure with respect to the characteristic of oilfield data used in the host application;

automatically requesting a first plurality of searches using at least the plurality of search profiles;

receiving a plurality of oilfield data items resulting from the first plurality of searches based on the first relevance measure, the second relevance measure, and the third relevance measure;

obtaining a quality measure of an oilfield data item of the plurality of oilfield data items based on a pre-determined quality criterion;

sending the oilfield data item as a search result to the host application after determining that the quality measure exceeds a pre-determined threshold; and

storing the output, the output being used to perform the oilfield operation.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16,

wherein the instructions further comprises functionality for providing a data context service by:

generating application usage information from a plurality of users of the host application prior to requesting the first plurality of searches, and

generating a suggested search phrase by correlating the context information to the application usage information, and

wherein the first plurality of searches are limited by the suggested search phrase.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16,

wherein the instructions further comprises functionality for providing a data context service by:

generating application usage information from a plurality of users of the host application prior to requesting the first plurality of searches, and

generating a suggested workflow action by correlating the context information to the application usage information, and

wherein the first plurality of searches are limited by the suggested workflow action.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16,

wherein the plurality of oilfield data items comprise structured data and unstructured data,

wherein the oilfield operation is at least one selected from a group consisting of a survey operation, a drilling operation, a simulator operation, and a processing operation, and

wherein the context information relates to at least one selected from a group consisting of spatial information associated with the oilfield project, a workflow associated with the oilfield project, an oilfield object associated with the oilfield project, a time frame associated with the oilfield project, an analog context associated with the oilfield project, and a user role associated with the oilfield project.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16,

wherein the quality measure is obtained from a third party data quality engine, and

wherein the pre-determined quality criterion is selected by the user from a plurality of quality criteria of the third party quality engine.