Our work started with the concept of a single database, a national repository based on PetroBank, sharing data management costs and making data easily available to industry. The Banco de Dados E&P (BDEP) has been on-line since April 2000.

DPTS has loaded well logs, post-stack seismics, and about 60% of the pre-stack seismic available in Brazil. Loading pre-stack data into PetroBank requires accurate metadata linking files, geometry and shotpoint coordinates. Obtaining this information requires a lot of effort, but it's the only way to get high quality, useable data, and to have enough confidence in the transcription process to be able to destroy the originals.