Method and system for managing information

A system for managing information associated with an oilfield operation of an oilfield, the oilfield having a subterranean formation with geological structures and reservoirs therein, comprising:

• an information management data source configured to store information associated with a first data source, wherein the first data source comprises data stored at a first site of interest;
• a hierarchical data provider configured to retrieve the information associated with the first data source from the information management data source;
• an abstract role manager configured to designate at least one of a plurality of abstract roles to the data associated with the first data source, wherein each of the plurality of abstract roles corresponds to one of a plurality of information lifecycle roles;
• an abstract stream manager configured to designate at least one of the plurality of abstract streams to the data associated with the first data source, wherein each of the plurality of abstract streams corresponds to one of a plurality of categories of information;
• a data compiler and visualizer configured to generate a first output comprising data from the first data source associated with at least one of the plurality of abstract roles and at least one of the plurality of abstract streams;
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• an interface configured to present the first output, wherein the oilfield operation is adjusted based on the first output.

A system for managing information associated with an oilfield operation of an oilfield, the oilfield having a subterranean formation with geological structures and reservoirs therein, comprising:

• a first data source comprising data stored at a first site, wherein the first data source is associated with a first abstract role and a first abstract stream;
• a second data source comprising data stored at the first site, wherein the second data source is associated with the first abstract role and a second abstract stream;
• a third data source comprising data stored at a second site, wherein the third data source is associated with a second abstract role and the first abstract stream;
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• an interface configured to:
• enable a user to specify selection information, wherein the selection information comprises at least one of the first abstract role, the second abstract role, the first abstract stream, and the second abstract stream;
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• present output describing data from the first data source, the second data source, and the third data source associated with the selection information, wherein the oilfield operation is adjusted based on the output.

A computer readable medium comprising computer program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to manage information associated with an oilfield operation of an oilfield, the oilfield having a subterranean formation with geological structures and reservoirs therein, the computer program code comprising program instructions to:

• specify a first site of interest, wherein a first data source comprises data stored at the first site of interest;
• designate a first abstract role for the first data source, wherein the first abstract role corresponds to one of a plurality of information lifecycle roles;
• designate a first abstract stream for the first data source, wherein the abstract stream corresponds to one of a plurality of categories of information;
• generate a first output associated with the first data source, wherein the first output comprises the first site of interest, the first abstract role, and the first abstract stream;
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• present the first output, wherein the oilfield operation is adjusted based on the first output.