DSS to access 60 percent of Saudi Aramco's Seismic workflow by

DHAHRAN, April 06, SPA -- Nearly 60 percent of Saudi Aramco's
Exploration’s Seismic workflow will be accessed through Data Services
Software (DSS) by 2011, according to an official of the company.


The Head of Texas-based Petris Technology Inc. recently visited
Dhahran to celebrate finalizing the agreement between Saudi Aramco
and Petris to commercialize the Data Services Software (DSS).


The visit was the culmination of a long process to enable Petris to
market the software, which was designed by the Exploration
Application Services Department (EASD) to manage large amounts of
data in several databases so engineers and researchers can access
scientific data efficiently and cost-effectively.


Petris Technology president and CEO James Pritchett thanked the
company, Aramco Services Co. and the Data Services team for their
cooperation in bringing the software to the marketplace.
On his part, Abdullah A. Al-Naim, Vice President of Petroleum
Engineering and Development, commended the Data Services Team and all
the Saudi Aramco organizations that took part in the
commercialization process.


“New Business Development (NBD) has successfully commercialized a
number of intellectual properties,” said NBD vice president Abdulaziz
M. Al-Judaimi, “and although some of them extract only a small amount
of revenue for Saudi Aramco, they support the core strategic
objective of collaboration and partnership with the energy industry.”



He encouraged employees to think in new ways and to highlight
potential commercialization opportunities in their areas of
expertise.

EASD Manager Adel S. Al-Naji said he was proud of the efforts that
went into creating the Data Services Software,

He disclosed that by 2011 about 60 percent of Exploration’s Seismic
data workflow will be accessed through Data Services Software (DSS).


He also stressed that the commercialization agreement will ensure
wider acceptance in the industry for the Data Services technology.


"Over the next decade, Saudi Aramco expects cost savings and
revenues from the Data Services Software to be in the
multi-million-dollar range," he added.


Perhaps the biggest winners, however, are the employees of
Exploration and Producing, whose jobs become easier because of the
new software, according to a latest report carried by Saudi Aramco's
web-page.

“Exploration has long embraced the vision of providing its E&P
technical staff with easy desktop access to accurate and complete
data regardless of its physical location in the enterprise,” said
Hussain M. Al-Otaibi, manager of Exploration Technical Services.


“Exploration organization will continue to work in collaboration
with Exploration Application Services Department to leverage the DSS
technology to achieve this objective,” he added.

--SPA