Crunching numbers and finding opportunities in the oil patch Megabytes, terabytes, and now, petabytes. These giant leaps in data use represent a huge management headache. And a huge business opportunity for companies wanting to improve their competitive advantage....
On August 19th, Charlotte Business Journal hosted its third annual event for CIO of The Year Award. This recognition program aims to honor IT leaders and executives in the Greater Charlotte area. The candidates and finalists comprise a list of IT executives that have...
The Henry Hub spot price is used as a benchmark for the spot (current) price of gas in the United States. Its value depends on the relationships of several variables. If you search Google for “Henry Hub spot price,” you’ll find many research papers from universities...
Shapefiles are a popular way to display geographical information in maps. Spotfire visualizations includes maps at the city, state and world levels. Clients sometimes want customized shapefiles at any of these levels. When I need to include a customized world map...
When most people hear “big data,” they think “big money.” And they’re right. There are big costs associated with switching to a distributed data analytics system, especially in the oilfield. It’s not unusual for operators to collect and mine data from new discoveries...