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This is the second edition of PetrisNEWS for 2008; as always, please continue to let us know your thoughts and comments.

Petris is pleased to announce PetrisWINDS Recall 5.2, the upcoming release of the PetrisWINDS Recall borehole database and processing suite. PetrisWINDS Recall 5.2 is based on the ground-breaking PetrisWINDS Recall 5 and includes numerous enhancements and new modules.

New Superview applications will include the Image Loader Wizard. This wizard greatly simplifies the process of identifying, loading and pre-processing borehole image logs.

A number of improvements have been made to Logscape, Recall's interactive tool for the visualization and manipulation of down-hole data. Control over plotting has been made simple and intuitive, and the use of formulae in Logscape has been extended to include arbitrarily complex Transcript jobs and other modules such as 'Bad Hole.'

Contact your account executive for more information or visit our website.

The newest version of Recall will support all current core data types and measurements; this functionality will be offered as an additional module to current Recall users.

The core data is tightly integrated with all other depth or time based borehole data and can be interactively visualized with Logscape.

Core Database Features:

• Support for all known core data types and measurements
• Integrated with all other depth or time based borehole data
• Fully interactive Logscape visualization and interpretation
• Specialized loading and reporting modules
• Data organization enabling processing by all standard Recall tools

Petris will be exhibiting at PNEC's 12th Data Management Conference April 8-10. We will be showcasing PetrisWINDS Enterprise, our solution for finding and managing structured or unstructured data.

While you're at the show, be sure to come by the Petris booth to check out our brand-new exhibit display and try your hand at winning a bottle of fine wine.

Don't miss the paper presentation that Petris' Jeff Pferd and Abhi Narvekar co-authored with Saudi Aramco's Omar Akbar titled "Managing Authoritative Data Stores." You can catch the presentation from 10:10-10:35am on Wednesday, April 9.

Keep an eye out for these upcoming training opportunities with Petris. This April, we will be offering a new class on Data Editing with Recall - this course will teach students how to edit common data types and give an overview of the Recall database structure and principles of the Original Format Database.

The following will be offered during the month of April in Houston:

• SQL Reporting Services 2005 - 8 April 2008 - Houston
• Ops Center - Ad-Hoc Reporting - 22 April 2008 - Houston

We are excited to announce that Petris' own, Mickey Henry, was recently elected to President of the Texas - French Alliance for the Arts Board of Directors. The Alliance's mission is to promote the exchange of art, culture and education between Texas and France.

If anyone wants to learn more about this non-profit organization, they are invited to visit with Mickey - "dans mon bureau."

Petris is hosting this world recognized course covering the latest technical advances and field experience with horizontal and more complex exploitation well design, construction and operations. This year we will be offering a number of Complex Well Training opportunities in 3 locations around the world.

• 12 - 16 May 2008 - Calgary, AB
• 15 - 19 September 2008 - London, UK
• 20 - 24 October 2008 - Calgary, AB
• 17 - 21 November 2008 - Houston, TX