Information pinning for contexual and task status awareness

A computer system for performing exploration and production (E&P) tool sessions of a field having a subterranean formation, comprising:

• a processor and memory;
• an E&P tool stored in the memory, executing on the processor, and configured to perform a plurality of E&P tool sessions based on a subterranean formation field data set;
• an annotation module stored in the memory, executing on the processor, and configured to:
• receive a first annotation input from a first user while the first user is performing a first portion of a task using one of a plurality of windows that are created during at least a first E&P tool session of the plurality of E&P tool sessions, wherein at least the first portion of the task is performed based on the subterranean formation field data set;
• generate, in response to the first annotation input, a first pinned annotation that is pinned to the one of the plurality of windows, wherein the first pinned annotation relates to a second portion of the task;
• generate, in response to a second annotation input from a second user, a second pinned annotation that is pinned to the one of the plurality of windows, wherein the second pinned annotation relates to an alert for a local user and a remote user to collaborate with each other;
• and
• generate, in response to a remote annotation input from the remote user, a remote pinned annotation that is pinned to the one of the plurality of windows, wherein the remote user uses the remote pinned annotation to collaborate with the local user;
• a windows manager stored in the memory, executing on the processor, and configured to:
• open, during a second E&P tool session of the plurality of E&P tool sessions, the one of the plurality of windows that is superimposed by the first pinned annotation and the second pinned annotation, wherein the second E&P tool session is used by the local user to perform the second portion of the task based at least on the first pinned annotation and the second pinned annotation,
• wherein the first pinned annotation, the second pinned annotation, and the remote pinned annotation are simultaneously viewed by the local user in the one of the plurality of windows;
• and
• a repository configured to store the subterranean formation field data set and the first pinned annotation, the second pinned annotation, and the remote pinned annotation.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising software instructions for performing exploration and production (E&P) tool sessions of a field having a subterranean formation, that when executed, comprise functionality for:

• identifying an E&P tool configured to perform a plurality of E&P tool sessions based on a subterranean formation field data set;
• receiving a first annotation input from a first user while the first user is performing a first portion of a task using one of a plurality of windows that are created during at least a first E&P tool session of the plurality of E&P tool sessions, wherein at least the first portion of the task is performed based on the subterranean formation field data set;
• generating, by a computer processor and in response to the first annotation input, a first pinned annotation that is pinned to the one of the plurality of windows, wherein the first pinned annotation relates to a second portion of the task;
• generating, in response to a second annotation input from a second user, a second pinned annotation that is pinned to the one of the plurality of windows, wherein the second pinned annotation relates to an alert for a local user and a remote user to collaborate with each other;
• opening, during a second E&P tool session of the plurality of E&P tool sessions, the one of the plurality of windows that is superimposed by the first pinned annotation and the second pinned annotation, wherein the second E&P tool session is used by the local user to perform the second portion of the task based at least on the first pinned annotation and the second pinned annotation;
• and
• generating, in response to a remote annotation input from the remote user, a remote pinned annotation that is pinned to the one of the plurality of windows, wherein the remote user uses the remote pinned annotation to collaborate with the local user,
• wherein the first pinned annotation, the second pinned annotation, and the remote pinned annotation are simultaneously viewed by the local user in the one of the plurality of windows.