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Volume 1, Issue 2 - August 2006
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Editor's Corner -- We’ve had an exciting few
months at Petris, with
more to come later this year with a series of events
and meetings and at least one product introduction
on the horizon (sssh.. still secret!). Our offices and
staff are expanding as new people join through
acquisitions and business expands through numerous
new engagements and new solutions development.
Petris is definitely in growth mode! In the midst of
these changes, we still continue to work hard to
keep
the focus squarely on the customer – to make sure
that we have the expertise, the approach, the
technology and the ‘right size’ to meet your needs.
We greatly appreciate the trust our customers have
placed in us, and definitely aim to keep it.
This issue of PetrisNEWS has a number of interesting
announcements and news items, plus an important
message from Jim Pritchett, President and CEO.
Please let us know your thoughts and comments as
we continue to develop this newsletter to provide
timely and useful information for your business needs.
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Petris Acquires Maurer Software
On June 30, 2006, Petris announced that it had
acquired the software and support assets of the
Maurer Technology software owned by Noble Drilling.
Petris
has had a long relationship with Maurer, having
offered this software via PetrisWINDS Now! and
through the SPE’s E&P Software Toolbox. This
acquisition brings a terrific product line and a
talented staff into the Petris business, while creating
the opportunity to provide the market with improved
and more integrated
solutions for drilling and completion programs. ...More
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How Maurer Software Fits
The view from Jim Pritchett, Petris President and CEO
Jim took some time to write about his views regarding
the acquisition of Maurer software and how Petris is
growing
and developing. Conditions in our business
are causing complex data and application integration
situations. These are driving upstream and pipeline
companies to be more pragmatic in seeking solutions
that fit with their way of doing business while
providing an open framework for future growth. ...Full Story
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Pipeline Case Study: Total Infrastructures Gaz France (TIGF)
Total Infrastructures Gaz France (TIGF) operates
4,900 km of pipeline in France,
and is engaged in a significant upgrade of
its IT support systems. New pipeline integrity
regulations in France
are driving
TIGF to migrate a significant portion of its current
pipeline management database to a new GIS-based
system that provides full geo-referencing. TIGF
sought to perform a needs
assessment study to help define the “roadmap” for
this migration, including a comparison with best
practices in the US where similar regulations have
been in place for a number of years. ...More
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Petris Enters Chinese O&G Market With EPIS Alliance
Petris has established a marketing alliance with EPIS,
an advanced provider of information solutions for oil
and gas decision making to the Chinese market. This
alliance will focus EPIS’ considerable geoscience,
integration and IT technology expertise to market
the full suite of Petris products and services in China.
EPIS develops and integrates leading geoscience and
IT technologies into unique products and services for
E&P enterprise knowledge, information and data
management and work process control. EPIS has
resources with E&P knowledge management expertise
and IT solution technologies and marketplace via
strategic alliances with C&C Reservoirs, Inc.
(www.ccreservoirs.com) and Beijing Jurassic
Software Ltd, China (http://www.jurassic.com.cn/).
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See Petris at Fall Events
Our industry has its busiest event time of the year
over the next few months. Petris will have
a display at these upcoming
events. If you are planning to visit any of these,
please be sure to check in on what’s going on in the
Petris booth.
• SPE
Technology Showcase: Interoperability and
Integration – August 30, 2006 – Marathon Oil -
Register on the SPE GCS web site
• GITA for Oil & Gas – September 18-20,
Houston (JW
Marriott)
• SPE-
ATCE – September 25-28, San Antonio (co-
exhibit with Noble Drilling)
• SEG Annual
Meeting – October 1-5, New Orleans
• PETEX – November 23-
25, London
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Petris User Group Meetings – Houston/London – October 5 & 11
Petris is expanding the Recall User Group Meetings to
encompass clients involved with PetrisWINDS
Enterprise, our open and vendor-neutral framework
for data and application integration. Two great
meetings are planned: the first will be held in
Houston on Thursday, October 5th, followed by
London on Wednesday, October 11th. If you are
interested in attending and have not received an
invitation, please contact your Petris sales
representative or email us directly at
sales@petris.com. There is no cost to attend the
Petris User Group Meetings.
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Petris Profile: Jennifer Bonnin
Each issue we highlight a different person in our
organization that helps make Petris the unique
company that it’s always been. This issue highlights
Jennifer Bonnin, who keeps our GIS services group
running.
Name: Jennifer Flax Bonnin
Hometown: Houston, Texas
What I do at Petris: Manage the GIS Group
and the GIS Development Projects
Tenure at Petris: I was hired as a contract
employee in Nov. 2003, and was then hired as an
official Petris employee in May of 2004, so, a
wonderful total of 2 years and 8 months.
Education: I graduated from Memorial High
School (local gal) and then received a bachelor’s
degree from Boston University in Environmental
Science and a master’s degree from Boston
University
in Environmental Remote Sensing and GIS.
Childhood ambition: I was dead-set on
becoming an actress. But as a responsible child I
listened to my parents who told me that I needed a
fall-back career. So I became an actress with a fall-
back career as an - orthopedic surgeon. The reality
of a 10 year old is a wonderful thing.
My first job was: A Starbuck’s
barista
Proudest moment: Marrying my husband,
cheesy but true.
Biggest challenge: With keeping track of 20
different projects from 15 different clients on a daily
basis, finding the right place to start each morning is
a challenge!
Indulgence: Chocolate brownie ice cream
from the Chocolate Bar.
Inspiration: Knowing I have those two
wonderful days between Mondays to myself each
week.
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