Abstract: A method for maintaining digital rights management of proprietary data files being used by third-party software applications on third-party computing hardware devices. A secure environment is established that restricts user access and input/output on a third-party computing device. It authenticates a user for access to the secure environment and authenticates the user for access to an encrypted file residing on a staging file store. The encrypted file is transferred, to the secure environment on the third-party computing device, and the user is authenticated for access to a decryption key to remove the encryption from the encrypted file. The decryption key is received and the encrypted file is decrypted. The user generates a new file from an analysis of the decrypted file, and the user is authenticated for access to an encryption key to encrypt the new file. The new encrypted file is transferred from the secure environment back to the staging file store.

Abstract: A method for identifying analogous well log data while maintaining data confidentiality. Well log data files are gathered and processed to extract patterns from them. For each pattern extracted, an alias identifier is created and stored to link the pattern back to its original well log data file. A test well log data file is selected, and a test pattern is extracted and pattern-matched against the stored patterns. A set of alias identifiers associated with the best matches from the pattern matching is returned. The alias identifiers are used to request access to the well log data files associated with the best matches, without exposing confidential information such as original data, ownership, well name and location.

Abstract: Systems and methods for placing well bores and/or portions of completed well systems in a subterranean formation relative to tar mats or other phenomena in the formation are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise: identifying a reservoir characteristic associated with a chemical or physicochemical property of a fluid in or proximate to the reservoir characteristic; measuring the property of a fluid in at least a portion of a subterranean formation in two or more locations in the subterranean formation; identifying a variation of the property of the fluid at one or more of the locations in the subterranean formation; and determining a target location or direction for a portion of a well system based at least in part on the variation of the property of the fluid, the well system comprising a borehole penetrating the subterranean formation.

Abstract: Systems and methods for placing well bores and/or portions of completed well systems in a subterranean formation relative to tar mats or other phenomena in the formation are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise: identifying a reservoir characteristic associated with a chemical or physicochemical property of a fluid in or proximate to the reservoir characteristic; measuring the property of a fluid in at least a portion of a subterranean formation in two or more locations in the subterranean formation; identifying a variation of the property of the fluid at one or more of the locations in the subterranean formation; and determining a target location or direction for a portion of a well system based at least in part on the variation of the property of the fluid, the well system comprising a borehole penetrating the subterranean formation.