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Mechdyne Completes Unique Collaborative Visualization System For Petrolera Ameriven Mechdyne Completes Unique Multi-Site Real-Time Collaboration Solution for Petrolera Ameriven Marshalltown, IA - June 21, 2001 - Mechdyne Corporation, of Marshalltown, Iowa, announced today the completion of an innovative large-scale visualization (LSV) system featuring collaborative, two-way communication to multiple remote sites via satellite uplink. Designed for the Venezuela-based oil company Petrolera Ameriven – an Association of Texaco Orinoco Resources Company, Phillips Petroleum Company Venezuela Limited and Corpoguanipa S.A. (a PDVSA subsidiary) – this system will improve the accuracy and efficiency of oil drilling through improved data integration and communication. The Mechdyne system installed for Ameriven includes two portable LSV systems that are transported from well site to well site and a central visualization facility at the Ameriven field office in Puerto La Cruz. The Mechdyne system displays real-time logging-whiledrilling and measurements-while-drilling (LWD/MWD) data from multiple drilling rigs in the context of the interpreted earth model. As a well is drilled, the mobile systems display real-time LWD/MWD data for analysis by the drilling team. Simultaneously, the Mechdyne system transmits the real-time LWD/MWD data via satellite link to the central visualization facility. Experts at the central facility are able to collaborate in real-time with their colleagues at the well sites to analyze the data and recommend immediate adjustments to the drilling trajectory. In addition, the transmitted data allows updates and modifications to the earth model for future wells. A sub-volume of the updated earth model is then transferred to the remote sites before drilling begins on the next well. This two-way communication enhances collaboration between drillers and geoscientists, leading to a better drilling strategy. Before this technology, data could be analyzed only after the drilling was complete. "Our geoscientists are now able to use the video and data networking to improve the quality and speed of the drilling analysis and to design more productive wells," said Robert Withers, Ameriven special project coordinator. Powered by a Silicon Graphics® (SGI) Onyx2® visualization computer, the multichannel system in the central facility uses rear-projection technology to display threedimensional seismic data on a 15 ft x 4 ft flat screen. The system can record work sessions for later reference, and another feature, Mechdyne V-Collaboration™, enables the system to integrate multiple video inputs into one image suitable for videoconferencing with single-display sites. Ruggedized to withstand travel across rough terrain, each mobile system features a dual graphics output PC and an SGI® Octane® computer for data collection from the drill head. The collected data are displayed on two large plasma panels. Both the central and remote sites use Sperry-Sun, Anadrill, and Landmark software. "This system allows Ameriven geoscientists at multiple sites to collaborate in real-time, creating improvements in both the quality and speed of the well log analysis. This has resulted in reduced cycle-time and more productive wells for Ameriven," said Mary Cole, Mechdyne's Technical Services Manager.
### About Mechdyne Corporation Mechdyne Corporation is the world’s largest company dedicated to consulting and development of immersive, networked and collaborative visualization systems. The company addresses complex projects where an in-depth understanding of user requirements leads to the development of products and customized solutions involving elements of visual, software and support systems. Mechdyne’s product divisions provide advanced display technology, audio/visual systems design, and implementation services, as well as immersive and interactive software development and support. Headquartered in Marshalltown, Iowa, Mechdyne’s customers include leading government laboratories, military research programs, energy companies and a variety of ‘edutainment,’ manufacturing, and other users of visualization technology. More information is available at www.mechdyne.com. Mechdyne Press Contact Jeff Brum Matt Schmidt |
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