CDA | NDR 9 Conference: Common Data Access Ltd - Well DataStore - Seismic DataStore - DEAL - UKCS Virtual NDR

1. CDACommon Data Access Ltd- Well DataStore- Seismic DataStore- DEAL- UKCS Virtual NDR NHR 9 Ninth International National Data Repository Conference New Delhi CDA | NDR 9

2. Common Data Access LimitedPresentation Outline 1. CDA Governance & Funding 2. CDA Services • Well DataStore • Seismic DataStore • DEAL • User Benefits 3. CDA and the UKCS ‘Virtual’ NDR CDA | NDR 9

3. Governance & Funding CDA | NDR 9

4. Oil & Gas UK Board & Council CDA Governance & FundingOrganisation • Not-for-profit subsidiary of Oil & Gas UK* • Formed in 1994 CDA Board (5) CDA Members (66) CDA Council (50) Full CDA Members CDA Management Team (6) Well DataStore Contractor Seismic DataStore Contractor CDA Committees & User Groups Jan’10 DEAL Contractor * formerly UKOOA CDA | NDR 9

5. Other Members: • Associate Members (2) • Academic Members (2) • Partner Members (6) • Regulatory Members (6) CDA Governance & Funding CDA Members Seismic DataStore Participants Licensee Members (x 50) Antrim Apache ATP Oil & Gas BG Group BP Exploration Britannia Operator Canamens Energy Centrica Chevron CNR International ConocoPhillips Dana Petroleum DONG UK E.ON Ruhrgas Endeavour ENI EOG Resources ExxonMobil Fairfield Energy Faroe Petroleum First Petroleum Hansa Resources Hess Limited Idemitsu Lundin Britain Maersk Oil Marathon Oil MPX Murphy Petroleum Nautical Petroleum Nexen Petroleum Nippon Oil Exploration Noble Energy NORECO OMV Perenco Petro-Canada Petrofac Premier Oil Reach Oil & Gas RWE Dea Shell Silverstone Energy StatoilHydro Summit Petroleum Talisman TAQA Total E&P Valiant Petroleum Venture Production CDA | NDR 9

6. CDA Governance & Funding Business & Funding Model DECC CDA Well Participants CDA Seismic Participants Oil & Gas UK Members Variable annual fee Variable annual fee Fixed annual fee + Transaction charges Annual contribution Subscribers DEAL Well DataStore Seismic DataStore Public(‘Third Parties’) Transaction charges Annual fee for value-added services CDA Overhead Expenses Free Access Public Service Providers Service-based contracts Fixed quarterly fees + Transaction fees CDA | NDR 9

7. CDA Governance & Funding Scope of Services Well DataStore(est. 1994) • On-line access to digital data for ~10,750 UKCS wells • One of the world’s largest single collections • Secure and confidential storage of owned licence data Seismic DataStore(est. 2009) • Fast, low-cost access to digital post-stack seismic DEAL(est. 2000) www.ukdeal.co.uk • Register of UKCS wells, surveys, licences and infrastructure and metadata source • Directory of available UKCS well and seismic data Standards & Best Practices CDA | NDR 9

8. WellDataStore Digital well reports Digital well logs CDA | NDR 9

9. CDA Well DataStoreOverview Strategic Goal: To fully integrate Well DataStore services into members’ workflow such that they may rely entirely on CDA for UKCS digital well data storage and services Well DataStore Collection: UKCS wells10,750 Faeroe wells8 Digital well log files59,505 Well log images182,251 Well report images108,292 VSP files2,769 Digital deviation data files4,860 Members New Data (Self-service) Full Members ACCESS BY ENTITLEMENT Well DataStore • Activity (Quarterly Averages): • 325 active users • >120,000 items downloaded • >5,000 items loaded Downloads(Self-service) CDA | NDR 9

10. SeismicDataStore Post-stack traces Navigation data Processing reports CDA | NDR 9

11. CDA Seismic DataStoreSurvey & Data Types CDA | NDR 9

12. CDA Seismic DataStore Services Summary Data Accession Data Storage Search & Select Data Ordering Data Delivery Data Release Services Licensee Post-Stack • Trace data on media • Documents loaded on-line Media Seismic DataStore Third Party Media Network Participant CDA | NDR 9

13. CDA Seismic DataStore Data Ordering & Download • Network (participants only) • Feasible for most 2D and some 3D surveys • No transaction cost for members • Threshold limited by user’s own constraints • Media download • Delivered in ≤3 days to Participants • Fast-track in ≤2 days to Participants • Available to 3rd parties @ (reduced service) • Access to off-line collections • Field data at the NHDA CDA | NDR 9

14. CDA Seismic DataStore Current Status • Initial Data Load • Funded by CDA • Data for the most active, releaseable surveys • 550 surveys loaded since March 2009 • Target 950 surveys by end Jan’10 (~20%) • Roll-out: • Seismic DataStore Participants10-Aug-2009 • Other Full Members31-Aug-2009 • Public (‘Third Parties’)08-Aug-2009 (Minister to announce at Offshore Europe) CDA | NDR 9

15. DEAL Data Registry Data Directory www.ukdeal.co.uk CDA | NDR 9

16. Fishing Safety Registered users3,600 New Registered users (pm)200 Average logins (pm)2,700 Average downloads (pm)1,000 DEALGeneral Overview Key Features: • Register of UKCS wells, surveys, licences & infrastructure • Directory of released and proprietary UKCS E&P data • Metadata source for UKCS attribute information Downloadable ‘Metadata’: • Licence information • Well headers (10,750) • Headers & navigation: 2D surveys (x 4,014) 3D surveys (x 594) • Pipelines (1,910) • Surface and sub-sea infrastructure Licence Information: • Licence partners • Equity interests • Geometry • Licence Rounds • Fallow assets • Field determinations • PRT boundaries • Coasts & boundaries CDA | NDR 9

17. DEALInformation Collection ASCII Shapefiles Oracle Pump Manual XML Excel Manual Coastlines Nooh Quads/Blocks DECC Current licenses DECC Licence history DECC Fallow assets DECC Safety zones HMSO/SI New well headers WONS Legacy well headers Operators New seismic headers PONS Legacy seismic headers Operators Seismic geometry Operators Field outlines DECC Field determination DECC Pipeline alignments Operators Legacy pipelines Operators Surface infrastructure Operators Sub-sea infrastructure Operators ‘Released’ Data Catalogues Vendor Data Catalogues Licensees’ Catalogues CDA | NDR 9

18. DEAL Links & Downloads www.ukdeal.co.uk ‘Released’ Data Metadata Downloads Links to... • Coastlines • Quad/Blocks • Licenses • Fallow assets • Safety zones • Well headers • Seismic headers • Seismic geometry • Field outlines • Pipelines • Surface infrastructure • Sub-sea infrastructure Vendor Data Shapefiles ASCII Regulatory Scrutiny URL Links DECC CDA | NDR 9

19. User Benefits CDA | NDR 9

20. Data Management • Asset deals • Partner distribution • Worldwide affiliate access • Seismic and well trades • Less QC needed CDA User BenefitsUser Benefits • Data Management Benefits: • Rapid access to quality-assured data • Assured data preservation and disaster recovery • Reduced conventional storage costs • Business Benefits: • Increased productivity from limited skilled resources • Faster response times to licence rounds, asset purchase and other business opportunities • Accelerated prospect development • Better and quicker decision-making • Demonstrable regulatory compliance • Improved chances of exploration success CDA | NDR 9

21. CDA and the UKCS Virtual NDR CDA | NDR 9

22. CDA and the UKCS Virtual NDRSimplified & Idealized Model DEAL Directory DECC Website Users Data Registry Updates Licensees Active Stores Well DRA Stores CDA Well DataStore Gilmerton Store (DECC) CDA Seismic DataStore Commercial Storage Licensees’ Repositories NHDA Archival Store Metadata flow Users Data flow CDA | NDR 9

23. UKCS Virtual NDRData Map Well data is held by almost everyone Digital seismic data is held exclusively by Licensees No ‘master record’ is identified CDA | NDR 9

24. The UKCS Virtual NDRMain Criteria for Success • Regulatory Conditions • Coherent, sensible and well-publicized rules?Complicated • Rules effectively enforced?Self-regulated, not enforced • Consequences for non-compliance?None • Promotion and Facilitation • Global reach?DECC website, DEAL and DRAs • Active Storage & Management • Simple and low-cost data access?CDA DataStores & DRAs • Alignment with the other 3 criteria?Not really • Knowledge of what data is available?DEAL • Preserving the Legacy • Pragmatic data selection policy?No real policy • Sustainable funding model?No CDA | NDR 9

25. Contacts CDA | NDR 9