Web Services transform E&P data management

摘要

The emergence and increasing adoption of Web services, based on standard Internet protocols, is beginning to transform E&P data management, reducing entrenched costs and facilitating faster, tighter integration of disparate systems. Simply defined, "Web Services" are software systems designed to sup port interoperable, machine-to-machine interaction over a network. They serve large numbers of upstream oil and gas companies that have a broad spectrum of data management needs and work with technologies of varying complexity. Web Services are a new breed of Web applications that enable companies to automate workflows and access information on demand from within user applications. A key benefit of Web Services is interoperability, since Web Services enable highly diverse components to exchange information over a network.