The Groundwater and Storage interactions project arose out of a meeting on the shoulder of the Greenhouse Gas Technologies Conference in Amsterdam in 2010. It was decided to concentrate initially on the Australian Flagships projects. On 3 May 2011 Australian researchers and government agencies met and presented their work to date.
In these slides Mark Webster, Divisional Information Officer, Petroleum and Marine Division,
Geoscience Australia, provides an overview on data sharing within the CCS community
Data sharing within the CCS community – an overview
1. Data Sharing within the CCS
community – An overview
Mark Webster
Divisional Information Officer
Petroleum and Marine Division
Geoscience Australia
May 2011
Mark Webster, Geoscience Australia May 2011
2. What I will be discussing today:
• What the CCS community would like to achieve
• Current situation
• Overview of approach PMD has taken
• Geoscience Australia examples
• The next steps ahead
Mark Webster, Geoscience Australia May 2011
3. What we would like to achieve?
A consolidated and collaborative approach to data and information within the CCS
community.
A systematic approach to manage any resource conflict between
CCS and for example hydrocarbons oil and gas, geothermal and
groundwater.
CS Taskforce
Industry
Offshore CCS
Onshore State
Initiatives
Government
Community
International
Australian
Participation CO2CRC
Mark Webster, Geoscience Australia May 2011
4. What we would like to achieve?
The point of truth would be corrected if
an error is found for everyone that
follows
You can combine various kind of data, stored at
different places and in different formats and
visualise them in your web browser or internal
software tools.
You can even QUERY them the same way and
download the part you want!
Increasing need for richer content,
personalised tools and better filtering
Mark Webster, Geoscience Australia May 2011
5. Current Situation (1)…data access is not
standardised across organisations
Proprietary
Software
Versions of
Software
Client
Data
Structures
Mark Webster, Geoscience Australia May 2011
6. Current Situation (2)…the science work flow is
not understood across organisations
Capture
Transport
radio waves
receiver where
waves are collected
waves
converted into
electro signals
computer
received as signal
Storage
Monitoring
Mark Webster, Geoscience Australia May 2011
7. Current Situation - Data Discovery
The constant need to ?
consume data and
reduce costs ?
?
Over here!!!
?
?
I need reservoir seal integrity data.
Who has it and how can I access it?
Mark Webster, Geoscience Australia May 2011
8. Current Situation – Side Effects
You have to keep and maintain versions of someone else’s data, and
you don’t know if it’s correct or outdated?
You know there’s useful information out there, but you cannot find it?
You waste valuable time downloading and converting datasets? – with
an assumption on its history, quality and what the data really means.
You can see the data you want on a web map but you can’t download
the real data for analysis?
We downsize our science to match what we can handle – which is
increasingly not what we need
Plus a constant need to connect
‘my tools to your content’
Mark Webster, Geoscience Australia May 2011
9. Overview of the approach PMD has taken
• It’s about communication and a willingness for
change – Not an IT issue
• Analyse scientific workflow first!
• Define data requirements
• Analyse dataset attributes
• Identify areas of change
• Recognise leading agency
• Implement new system
Mark Webster, Geoscience Australia May 2011
10. Geoscience Australia Example
• In collaboration with the CO2CRC
• Define a national systematic approach in the
way CCS data is stored, discovered and
delivered
What we learnt:
• The CCS community is reliant on other
science industries to supply and support the
data needed to deliver CCS outcomes i.e.
Petroleum, Geothermal & groundwater
Mark Webster, Geoscience Australia May 2011
11. IDEALISED Basin screening/Definition of Project Area
CCS PROJECT
WORK FLOW Data Gathering and preparation - wells and seismic
Seismic Interpretation Well Correlation Facies analysis Petrophysics
Facies Mapping
Hydrodynamics
Structural Framework Mapping Static Geological Model
Dynamic Modelling
Dynamic Modelling
Geomechanical Analysis Long term
Short Term
Economics
Integrated Site Report
Mark Webster, Geoscience Australia May 2011
Monitoring
12. Wells header, permits, basins, topographic, fields data etc
IDEALISED Basin screening/Definition of Project Area
Petroleum, geological, geothermal, groundwater etc
CCS PROJECT
Wells cores, 2D & 3D Seismic, geological etc
WORK FLOW Data Gathering and preparation - wells and seismic
Well logs, seal & temperature, basins etc
Well cores, lithology, porosity, permeability etc
Seismic Interpretation Well Correlation Facies analysis logs, well cores, lithology etc
Petrophysics
Well
Temperature, well logs, Samples etc
Facies Mapping
Seismic, structural elements, formations etc
Hydrodynamics Samples, reservoir thickness, hydrogeology etc
Structural Framework Mapping Static Geological Model
Biostratigraphy, well logs, seal integrity etc
Temperature, geothermal gradient, pressure etc
Dynamic Modelling
Dynamic Modelling
Geomechanical Analysis Long term Titles, coal reserves, fields, bibliographical etc
Short Term
Economics Reservoir & fractural pressure, 2D & 3D seismic etc
Integrated Site Report
Fields, pipelines, bibliographical, infrastructure etc
Mark Webster, Geoscience Australia May 2011
Monitoring& monitoring sites, water sampling etc
Emission
13. Additionally we analysed:
• Associated attributes (spatial and a-spatial) MICP analysis, sonic, seam gas
• Output purpose Modelling & Mapping, monitoring, analysis
• Applications used ArcGIS, GoCAD, Mpath
• Database/system retrieved NAS, WCR, OzTherm
• Data location/s (including primary and other) CSIRO, RET, States
• How was the data retrieved? Manual data entry, downloaded, Unknown
• Data size <100Mb, ~1TB
• Primary data owner GA, CSIRO, CO2CRC
• Data standards used (if any) Nil, ISO19115, PPDM
• Comments Paid for the data, IP attached to data delivery
• Strategies for change Web services required, define data steward
Mark Webster, Geoscience Australia May 2011
14. What we end up with:
Mark Webster, Geoscience Australia May 2011
15. Added bonuses that
could benefit:
• Strategy Map for CCS
(A start at least)
• Scenario modelling
• Workflow
• Workforce
• Clients
• Technology
• Data
• Initial tactical changes
to business workflows
Mark Webster, Geoscience Australia May 2011
16. So what was the outcome? (1)
• By defining the science workflow first we now have a good
basis in knowing how, what and why the data should be
discovered and delivered
• Dispersed group of agencies will need to maintain their own
primary data
• The CCS community is reliant on the Petroleum, geothermal
& groundwater disciplines to supply and maintain the data
needed to deliver CCS outcomes
• One system to store, manage and deliver data is not the
solution – A distributed system is required
Mark Webster, Geoscience Australia May 2011
17. So what was the outcome? (2)
• Not all agencies have the infrastructure to support their own
needs, let alone at a national scale
• There will be a requirement for more involvement (in the
long run) from the scientific community rather than IT
professionals
• Phased approach - Discoverability is key to the first phase
• A data standards approach is required
• A lead agency is required to support the CCS community at
a national scale
Mark Webster, Geoscience Australia May 2011
18. Technical Proposal
Metadata Catalogue
Web Service Layer
Mark Webster, Geoscience Australia May 2011
19. The next steps ahead
Geoscience Australia has a new strategy in place to ensure the
discoverability and delivery of all its data, no matter what the discipline.
With this, GA will continue its role:
• As the national agency to support the CCS community at a national
scale with regard to data discovery and delivery.
And
• To deliver (where possible) as much scientific data to the industry and
communities i.e. petroleum, groundwater, geothermal etc
• To support the communities with data standards and principles for data
discoverability
Mark Webster, Geoscience Australia May 2011
20. Thankyou
Questions?
Mark Webster, Geoscience Australia May 2011