DIGITAL DATA VERSUS PAPER DATA
Before the explosion of the Internet during the 1990's "data" was mostly on paper. The migration to digital or "online" data (that we all know now) meant that hard copy data had to be entered into the new databases (think typing into a database). The sheer immensity of oil and gas well data and the innumerable formats meant that not all available "data" made the trip to online repositories - particularly narrative data. The example above compares an IHS Enerdeq well record to an original 1964 paper "Scout Card" published by Ira Rineharts for a well in western Oklahoma. It's easy to see the extraordinary depth of data on the paper record that is missing from the digital record!
Don't risk missing a prospect or blowing a million dollars on a well due to incomplete data! The Oklahoma Well Log Library has an enormous collection of these data records in over a half dozen formats across Oklahoma, Texas Panhandle, Kansas, Western Arkansas and even Southeast Colorado. Taking the time to research ALL possible data may make the difference between Success! or... Dry Hole.
Come check it out.
DIGITAL DATA VERSUS PAPER DATA
The Library has thousands of Scout Cards like the one above that contain detailed data that has not necessarily been captured in the online digital well records. When you download a vendor's well records, you may not be getting all the information about a given well.
These data have the potential to reinforce your idea. These also may to tell you that the log show you're chasing really wasn't hydrocarbons, because the DST you just found out tested water!
where is the production record for the gragg lease???
Another example of how not all oil and gas data made the trip from paper to digital. This example is from Eastern Oklahoma. The Enerdeq data accurately shows six wells drilled with a total initial potential of nearly 1,300 bbls per day.
HOWEVER...THE CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION IS ABSENT IN THE IHS ENERDEQ DATA
DIGGING A BIT DEEPER INTO THE VINTAGE PAPER RECORDS HAS THE ANSWER
SEE BELOW
HERE IS the production recorD!
The vintage paper production records show the lease produced over 200,000 bbls of oil.
Missing accurate production records may obviously make a significant difference in one's interpretation and exploration efforts!