Data Exchange Standards Defined
Electronic data exchange standards define the data types, what they will be called (naming conventions), how they will be formatted, and various other meta-data for the management and processing of the defined data types within various technologies and software applications.
Energistics standards, such as WITMSL, use XML to define the data types and information technology protocols (such as SOAP and HTTP/S) for data transfer.
For a complete list of Energistics-supported standards, see Standards Portfolio.
Solution to Digital oilfield Barriers: Data Exchange Standards
Agreement among all stakeholders to use data exchange standards provides the interoperability between various DOF technologies, allowing data to be easily passed from one application or technology to the next.
Companies can use whatever proprietary algorithms within software and technology, but they must use the standard data formats.
To understand the value of standards, see Benefits.
Barriers to Data Exchange Standards