dannyleries-ga,
Here I will present you with several resources that illustrate how
Microsoft’s .NET programming is and can be utilized in conjunction
with petroleum engineering applications.
The following link is to an article which outlines how important
parallel processing is to engineering in general, with a cited example
of Schlumberger’s ECLIPSE oil reservoir simulation software:
[http://www.ctc-hpc.com/Papers/chemeng1.pdf ]
This next link is to an article discussing how Microsoft’s .NET
architecture specifically enables more efficient parallel processing
in petroleum engineering applications, entitled “Increasing the
Accessibility of Parallel Processing with Microsoft .NET”:
[ http://www.dell.com/us/en/esg/topics/power_ps4q02-ctc.htm ].
An excerpt:
“This article discusses how the Microsoft® .NET architecture can
enable seamless access to HPC clusters. The .NET platform offers
alternative approaches to traditional interprocess communication
methods in clusters. Primary considerations include performance,
reliability, tool availability, and development.”
The following link is to an article that discusses Petroleum Industry
Data Exchange (PIDX), entitled, “Microsoft: Unlocking The Value of
Your Partner Network -- Connecting with Partners and Suppliers”:
[http://www.ascet.com/documents.asp?d_ID=1983 ].
An excerpt:
“Rapid Implementation
BizTalk Accelerator for RosettaNet takes advantage of the
infrastructure and rapid development and deployment tools in BizTalk
Server 2002. It makes the deployment process faster by combining an
enterprise-class infrastructure that was built for heterogeneous IT
environments, easy-to-use and easy-to-change graphical tools, and
complete support for industry standards like RosettaNet (high tech),
CIDX (chemicals), and PIDX (petroleum) to lower overall time, impact,
and most importantly, risk associated with deploying and maintaining a
RosettaNet presence.”
Here’s a link to a Microsoft South Africa case study involving Engen
Petroleum, Ltd., entitled “Engen to optimise its document control”:
[http://www.microsoft.com/southafrica/casestudies/engen_sharepoint.htm
].
An excerpt:
“Engen Petroleum Ltd, a subsidiary of Petronas, will be implementing
the Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server (SharePoint) nationwide to 1800
users with the aim of improving the management and control of its
documentation.”
Next is a Microsoft case study involving British Petroleum (BP) and
Windows 2000, which is one of the .NET “Enterprise Servers”:
[http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/evaluation/casestudies/casestudy.asp?casestudyid=12232
].
An excerpt:
“The .NET Enterprise Servers are Microsoft’s comprehensive family of
server applications for building, deploying, and managing
next-generation, integrated applications and Web experiences. Designed
with mission-critical performance in mind, the .NET Enterprise Servers
provide fast time-to-market as well as scalability, reliability, and
manageability for the global, Web-enabled enterprise. They have been
built from the ground up for interoperability using open Web standards
such as Extensible Markup Language (XML). The .NET Enterprise Servers
enable a distributed computing model for the Internet, based on
Internet protocols and standards in order to revolutionize the way
computers talk to one another.”
The next Microsoft case study involves the Wilson (business unit of
Smith International) petroleum company and “Microsoft Supplier
Enablement Solutions.” From the study:
“Microsoft Supplier Enablement Solutions are built on the Microsoft
.NET Enterprise Servers, a comprehensive family of server applications
designed to deliver rapid time-to-market combined with the
mission-critical performance, reliability, scalability, and
manageability needed by today's global, Web-enabled enterprise. Built
for interoperability from the ground up, the .NET Enterprise Servers
use open Web standards such as the Extensible Markup Language (XML) to
enable integrated solutions that move beyond today's world of
stand-alone Web sites. Designed to accelerate the development of
solutions built on the .NET Enterprise Servers, Microsoft's Supplier
Enablement Platform provides a new set of tools that simplify supplier
connectivity to multiple online selling channels. For more information
on Microsoft's e-business offerings, please visit Microsoft E-Business
Acceleration."
Here is the link:
[http://www.microsoft.com/resources/casestudies/casestudy.asp?casestudyid=10820
].
The following link on MSDN (Microsoft Development Network) pertains to
“
MapPoint .NET Developer Web Services SDK, version 3.0
Acxiom SIC Property Values - SICMaj87.” There are 7 table listings on
this page for petroleum engineering:
[http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/mpn30m/html/mpn30devtablesacxiomsicpropvaluesmaj87.asp
].
To skip right to them: with the page above open in your MS IE browser,
click Ctrl-F on your keyboard. This opens the Find dialog box. Then
enter “petroleum.” It will jump to that section highlighting the word
“petroleum.”
For reference with the above link, the following MSDN page describes
what Acxiom Data Sources and Entity Types are:
[ http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/mpn30m/html/mpn30devTablesAcxiomDataSourcesList.asp
].
The following snippet of information is from a .NET programmer’s
resume, detailing the type of work he did, including:
“Petroleum Recovery Research Center (PRRC), New Mexico Institute of
Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM
• Designed, developed, and maintained several software systems
including:
• GO-TECH Petroleum Search Engine. Consisted of an automated web
robot/agent that searched the internet for petroleum-related
information and stored the results in a relational database system.
These results were then accessible to the end-users via a
user-friendly CGI web interface.”
Here’s the link:
[ http://nago.cs.colorado.edu/~blairnc/resume/resume.htm ]. And,
here’s a link to the actual GO-TECH Petroleum Search Engine site:
[ http://octane.nmt.edu/ ].
Here’s a link to the Petrotechnical Open Standdards Consortium, Ltd.
Webpage:
[http://www.posc.org/ ].
This page details the technical specifications of their XML standards.
XML use used commonly with .NET for the standardization of data types
when transmitting across disparate platforms.
The following is a link to an article on infoHAWK and how it uses
Microsoft .NET technology:
[ http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:R8TEiSOb7LUJ:www.i-gensolutions.com/pdf/PEGG_igen.pdf+petroleum+engineering+Microsoft.NET&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
].
Here’s an excerpt:
“i-GEN’s fi rst product is infoHAWK.net,
an “Industrial IT Solution Platform” primarily
geared toward industrial controls applications
but which also has much wider potential.”
The article goes on to say, “While benefiting from insight gained in
developing ScadX, infoHAWK.net is no mere
Son of ScadX. Importantly, it uses the new
Microsoft.NET platform. This offers advantages
in terms of Internet-linked, distributed sys-
tems that allows for capture and download-
ing not only of data but also for delivery of
applications on an as-needed basis. It makes
infoHAWK.net ideal for far-fl ung industrial ap-
plications, such as pipelines. Among the other
applications it is suited for are: business-wide,
business-to-business and historian systems.
infoHAWK.net employs standard tech-
nologies, and has an open architecture that
allows it to work with platforms other than
Microsoft.NET through the use of Internet
standards such as WEB Services and XML.”
The following link is to the homepage of SIMCO International, Ltd.,
which “Develop expertise in the field of Computer Applications
Designing and Software Development for Petroleum Engineering
(including FPGA Field Programmable Gates Arrays technology), Internet
applications and other related field”:
[http://www.simco.ro/ ].
As an additional resource, I have included a link to the official
Microsoft homepage for the MS Visual Studio.NET development
environment:
[ http://msdn.protier.com/admin/skins/vsdemo/freetrial.aspx?source=vsnet_04
].
Google search strategy:
Keywords,
“petroleum engineering Microsoft.NET”:
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=off&q=petroleum+engineering+Microsoft.NET&btnG=Google+Search
Please do not hesitate to ask for Clarification to this Answer if
anything I’ve written here is not clear, or if this is not the sort of
information you were looking for. I’d be happy to locate whatever
information on this topic you seek. Your Question was not all that
specific.
Good luck in your petroleum software endeavors!
Sincerely,
omniscientbeing-ga
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