AMEC Earth and EnvironmentalAtmospheric & Information Management Services

ROMAN & GeoWeather – ESRI – April 20, 2011

Real-Time Oceanographic and Meteorological Assimilation Network

What is Roman?

• Offshore oil development is here for the long term – it’s time for operators to take a more holistic, regional approach.

• Existing site-specific approach is out of step with other aspects of offshore industry (e.g. 3D-4D seismic, 100% seafloor mapping)

• Meso-scaled monitoring and forecasting would optimize forecasting, operational planning and emergency/environmental response , better situational awareness

• Shared met/ocean information for the benefit of all.

Concept

Regional infrastructure portion would consist of:• High resolution atmospheric modeling in a nested

domain• High resolution current modeling in a nested domain;• High resolution wave modeling in a nested domain;

and,• A minimum of four oceanographic buoys monitoring,

waves, currents and select meteorological parameters.

• All information presented in a geospatial format.Secondary Tasks• Real-time risk assessment for helicopter flights of

personnel• Real-time oil spill modeling and responder support.GeoWeather distribution of Information

Project Domain

Roman Approach

• Oil developments collectively form an isolated, offshore community.

• Each installation collects and maintains it’s own silo of met/ocean data and generates it’s own operational forecasts – WHY??

• Treat the ‘production area’ as a meso-scaled zone sharing common met/ocean observation and reporting infrastructure – a regional oceanographic infrastructure.

• Collect data once – use many times without impacting data integrity , to the operational benefit of all.

• As logical as it appears - a “novel approach”.

Aviation Support

• An automated detailed 3-D aviation forecast accurate scheduling of helicopter arrivals /departures;

• Ability to depart a flight and timing its arrival offshore for a forecasted improvement (i.e. determining a launch window);

• Maintain better operational decisions throughout the night, in particular importance for scheduling POB.

• The risk index would include risks from waves, winds, icing and low visibility. The risk index would be made available as a forecast out to 72 hours and color coded green/yellow/red.

• Allow for optimum point-to-point routing for the minimization of fuel burned, allowing the helicopter to take better advantage of meteorological conditions

Oil Spill Modelling

24/7 Oil Spill modeling utilizing:• High resolution atmospheric surface wind

modeling• High resolution wave & current monitoring.• Real-time observational data assimilation• Library of chemical constituents for all

potential fuel spills e.g.Heavy crude (project specific)Sweet crude (project specific)Diesel Gasoline

Immediate spill assessment analysis communicated via GeoWeather.

Benefits to Oil and Gas Sector

• Improved forecasting including system intensity and timing prediction through high resolution forecasting

• Fewer disruptions in logistics planning (hence improved efficiency) due to increased accuracy in wind, precipitation, pressure, air temperature and wave forecasting

• Improved operational scheduling and safety

• Increased confidence in forecasting through real-time verification (quality control) providing better indicator of contractor performance.

• Would improve overall understanding of the physical operating environment and its influences on day to day operations

Benefits to the Community-at-large

• Enhanced forecasting for fishing vessels and other vessels transiting the area: state-of-the-art information for traditional users

• An opportunity to contribute to larger scale ocean research currently ongoing

• Represent an investment in the provincial R&D/ ocean tech. community – complementary to the Province’s Ocean Technology Strategy

• Provide high-tech learning opportunities for local schools/education curriculum

• MI’s School of Ocean Technology – student opportunities (employment, education and training), SmartBay

What is GeoWeather?

The GeoWeather service is an AMEC geographic weather data feed• providing timely and accurate meteorological observations as geospatial information;• delivered directly into the client’s ArcMap system via the internet;• displayed as overlays on client geographic data layers;• allows customers to have their own tailored internal weather forecasting system;• shows weather data for any given geographic location;• 24/7 meteorological and oceanographic support can be provided.

The GeoWeather data is derived by the AMEC weather forecast center;• from multiple global weather models;• with increased geographic data resolution;• providing hourly forecasts and cumulative forecasts;• customized data can be provided for specific client requirements;• higher resolution models can be produced for client-defined areas.

GeoWeather is the ability of the user to visualize the weather forecast within their existing Mapping applications thus taking the guesswork out of understanding the meaning or relevance of the weather forecast.

Market Segments

• Emergency Response• Transportation Logistics (Road, Rail,

Air & Marine)• Municipal (Water/Waste water)• Military• Oil & Gas• Mining

• Pipeline• Insurance• Environmental• Agricultural• Power Transmission/ Electrical Utility• State/Provincial DOT’s• Mobility

Potential Market Segments

GeoWeather Parameters

ROMAN Parameters• Wind Speed & Direction• Visibility• Atmospheric Pressure• Air /Sea Temperature• Wave height & Direction• Precipitation• Water Currents• Meteorological Warnings• Observational Data• Oil Spill Modelling• Aviation Support

Additional Parameters• Weather Radar• Wind Chill• Heat Index• Road Condition• Lighting• Forest Fire Indexes• Relative Humidity• Hurricane • Remote Observation (satellite)• Storm Surge• Weather/Hwy Camera

GeoWeather Architecture

GeoWeather Service

Geospatial Web Services ESRI ArcGIS Server REST and SOAP API

Forecast map layers;Symbolized observation points (type and state);Query observation points to display current conditions; andQuery any point for current forecast;

OGC WMS – Forecast map layers; – Symbolized observation points (type and state);

OGC WPS– Query observation points to display current

condition, 6 hour graph, imagery; and– Query any point for 24 hour forecast table

Subscription ServiceOne subscription for the entire organization;Select products and aerial extent; Embed in any WMS/WPS compliant application; andTelephone forecaster support.

AMEC Confidential

GIS Enabled Product

Demonstration

• http://GeoWeather Demo/

AMEC Confidential

Stephen GreenMarine and Weather Services Development

Lead

AMEC Earth & Environmental133 Crosbie Road, PO Box 13216

St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

T: 709-722-7023Stephen.Green@amec.com

Precipitation

Precipitation

Precipitation

Precipitation

Precipitation

Surface Pressure & Temperature

Surface Pressure & Temperature

Wind Speed & Direction and Wave Height

Wind Speed & Direction and Wave Height