A2D and Landmark Graphics to Form Well Log Data Alliance; Industry Leaders Continue to Provide Workflow Efficiencies for the E&P Community.Energy Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2003 A2D A2D Analog To Digital Technologies, the leading online provider of digital well log data, announced today that it has entered into a joint marketing agreement with Landmark Graphics Corporation Landmark Graphics Corporation was created in Houston in 1982 by John Mouton, Andy Hildebrand, H. Roice Nelson, and Bob Limbaugh, to develop the first system for interpreting 3D data from seismic surveys for the oil and gas industry. . The two companies will provide direct access to A2D's online digital well log data collection from Landmark's Web-based GIS tool, PowerExplorer(R), which provides integration of data from multiple sources in one common environment. Under this agreement, A2D's comprehensive digital well log data catalog is fully accessible through a secure Web platform, enabling Landmark software users to query, access and acquire critical data. "This arrangement follows our strategy to provide the industry with workflow efficiencies in all aspects of well log data management. It will provide users with broader and more immediate access to the exploration data they need," said Rod Starr, Sr. VP Enterprise Solutions at A2D Technologies. "Landmark recognizes that its users will benefit from the connectivity we can offer between their products and the world's leading resource for digital well log data online. Our joint efforts will facilitate data management and procurement efficiencies in geologic workflow by greatly reducing the time required for geoscientists to locate, acquire, process and load data into their powerful interpretation environments." Initially, integration will occur during summer 2003 between A2D's more than 1.5 million well logs and Landmark's PowerExplorer framework. The agreement will also allow Landmark users to take advantage of A2D's broad range of well log data workflow improvements, including well log data standardization, "workstation-ready" processing and depth-calibrated "smartRASTER(R)" logs. A2D will also provide well log scanning and digitization, standardization and quality assurance as it relates to Landmark data management customers. "Enabling our customers improved access, usage, and integration of data will improve their productivity" said John Sherman John Sherman can refer to:
Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. access that will positively impact our customer's bottom line." "This integration eliminates inefficient steps in the data management process and enhances geoscientist productivity--a core A2D philosophy," says Starr. "We hope this partnership will also provide the foundation to integrate other geoscience ge·o·sci·ence n. Any one of the sciences, such as geology or geochemistry, that deals with the earth. ge data from our parent company, TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (OSE: TGS) often branded as TGS is a Norwegian geoscience data, software and service provider. The company has its headquarters in Asker outside Oslo, Norway in addition to offices in Bedford, United Kingdom; West Perth, Australia and Houston, ." Landmark, a wholly owned business unit of Halliburton (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HAL Hal: see Halle, Belgium. hal In Sufism, a state of mind reached from time to time by mystics during their journey toward God. The ahwal (plural of hal) are God-given graces that appear when a soul is purified of its attachments to the material world. ) is the leading supplier of software and services for the upstream oil and gas industry. The company's software solutions span exploration, production, drilling, business decision analysis and data management. Landmark offers a broad range of consulting services that enables customers to optimize their technical, business and decision processes. Visit the Landmark Web site at www.lgc.com for more information. About A2D Technologies A2D Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company, pioneered the delivery of digital well log data over the Internet and currently offers a one-of-a-kind integrated solution for well log data sourcing, well log data management, and well log correlation. The TGS-NOPEC group places a strong emphasis on providing high-quality data and the highest level of service to the industry. TGS-NOPEC is a leading global provider of multi-client geoscience data and associated products and services to the oil and gas industry. TGS-NOPEC specializes in the planning, acquisition, processing, interpretation and marketing of non-exclusive seismic surveys worldwide. TGS-NOPEC is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange Oslo Stock Exchange An exchange founded in 1819 and trading stocks, bonds, and stock options that is considered the options market of Norway. (OSLO: TGS TGS Tokyo Game Show TGS Ticket-Granting Service TGS Ticket-granting Server TGS The Good Shepherd TGS Teen Girl Squad TGS The Gargoyles Saga TGS Texas Gourd Society TGS Tomato Growers Supply TGS Trinity Grammar School TGS Tomographic Gamma Scanner ). All statements in this press release other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , which are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Such factors include any significant change in the oil and gas business or the economy. smartSECTION(R), smartRASTER(R), and LOG-LINE Plus! (R) are registered trademarks of A2D Technologies. |
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