Daniel E. Shier

Petrophysicist

Petroleum Geologist

WORKING TOGETHER

 

My main business is adding value to well log data. This includes data cleanup (assembling composite curves from field data, editing, depth shifting, and normalization). It also includes calculation of reservoir parameters and estimation of sonic and density curves from old wells when they are needed for seismic interpretation.

Internet data transmission and Email messages make me a part of your project team, wherever you operate.

Software

Advantages

Project Turn Around

  Pricing Policy


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 Software

Proprietary software. Each program is designed from the ground up for high productivity. Most tasks can be accomplished faster and at a lower cost than my competition.

 

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Advantages

Ahead of the Technology Curve. I have an advanced system available for handling data adjustments. The depth shift nodes and normalization parameters are stored as part of the data file and applied to the raw data "on the fly" as needed.

Experienced. I have authored the only comprehensive paper written on well log normalization. I have completed over 300 normalization/data correction projects in many domestic and some foreign basins.

 

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Time Required for Project Completion

On the Cost Estimate and Work Plan, I will indicate the time required for project completion. This will be based on the date the client anticipates data will be delivered to me. Field studies of less than 100 wells and one or two reservoirs can usually be done in a few weeks. Studies involving 15 reservoirs and 400 wells may take several months.

 

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Pricing Policy

Although some items, depth shifting for example, may be priced by the length of the curves processed, most tasks are done at my regular consulting rates. The amount of work which I can accomplish in an hour with my proprietary software is not directly comparable with the same tasks performed by other firms using other software. For this reason, most customers prefer a cost estimate for the entire project.

After I have received enough information on the project, I work with our client to design a processing program that fits their needs and budget. It is my policy to respond with a detailed Cost Estimate and Work Plan via FAX within 48 hours. This two to six page document lists each task to be performed and the cost for that task. Also included are comments on alternative procedures and their costs. The client knows exactly what tasks I feel are necessary to produce a quality result and their relative costs. In some cases, a client may decide to omit one of the tasks or add an additional task.

For clients preferring a Fixed Cost Contract, I list the assumptions about the data to be dealt with, and provide a detailed list of methods to be used and the deliverables.

 

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 Daniel E. Shier, PhD.

21538 West 56th Ave.

Golden, CO 80403

Tel: (303) 271-0375

 

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