Generating Pipeline Alignment Sheets Using FME

Generating Pipeline Alignment
Sheets using FME
Jerrod Stutzman
GeoSpatial Business Analyst
Certified FME Professional

Kyle Brock
April 17, 2012
Senior Developer

Devon Energy Corporation

 Devon Energy Corporation is a leading
independent natural gas and oil exploration and
production company.
 S&P 500, Fortune 500
 NYSE: DVN
 ~5,000 employees
 Oklahoma City (HQ, new building nearing
completion), Calgary, Houston, field offices in
OK, TX, WY, NM, etc

Devon’s FME Environment

 FME Desktop
 13 licenses on FLEX License Server
 FME Server
 3 Production licenses, 3 Staging/Test licenses
 Windows Virtual Servers
 Currently migrating production to physical server
 Apache Tomcat servlet engine/web server
 Scheduling handled by FME Server
 TIDAL app for “old” FME Server scheduling

Devon’s FME Usage

 ~20 desktop users
 ~8 “power users” (workbench authors)
 FME Server jobs
 Scheduled
 10 Nightly, 5 Weekly (and growing)
 “On Demand”
 Typically only used in special cases
 FME Administrator
 Handles Server uploads/scheduling for production
(staging open for authors)

Devon’s FME Usage

 FME Desktop and Server are used directly or
indirectly by a variety of groups at Devon.
 GIS, G&G, Land, Midstream, Field
Operations, Seismic and Well Data
Management, etc
 Lease dissections/rollups
 Scheduled data exports
 Pipeline Risk Management
 “Spatializing” data
 Quality Control
 Automated comparisons & database updates

Problem

 Generating alignment sheets is a tedious process
 Point-by-point drawing/setup in AutoCAD
 Once created, data is static (PDF)
 Lots of manual data entry
 3rd party “page cutter” application
 Cost
 Complexity reduction
 Static product

Solution

 Data Driven Pages in ArcGIS 10
 ArcToolbox custom tool
 Data processed by FME in ArcGIS Server
Interoperability extension
 Published parameters become arguments for
ESRI’s Model Builder

Process Flow Diagram
Data Interoperability

Process Survey Data

Raw Survey CSV
file

ESRI Custom
ESRI
Tool
Geodatabase
(python script)

ESRI Map
Pack
Generate MXD Data

Process Survey Data
Workbench

 Creates 2D points from survey csv file
 Connects points to build pipeline

Process Survey Data
Workbench Details

Generate MXD Data
Workbench

 Uses pipeline created from Workbench 1 to locate
intersections with boundaries
 Sections/Townships
 School Districts
 Land Ownership

Generate MXD Data
Workbench Details

ArcGIS Custom Tool

 Sets up sheet orientation and creates
“pagecutter” polygons
 Calculates deflection and bearing angles
 Calculates stationing on pipeline
 Line Measures to points on line
 Updates geodatabase
 Packages geodatabase and MXD into ESRI Map
Pack

ArcGIS Custom Tool Details

 Tools Used
 ArcGIS Server 10.01 (Geoprocessing Service)
 FME Data Interop Extension for ArcGIS Server
 Python
 ArcGIS Model Builder
 Several Models and Python scripts in conjuction
with FME generate a map package that contains
the MXD and the file geodatabase needed for an
alignment sheet

Final Product

 ESRI ArcGIS 10.0 Map Pack
 Data Driven Pages
 Geodatabase with required data
 Benefits
 Data is “live” and editable
 One file (mpk) contains all data and connections
 Automation = time saved!
 Retire 3rd party application = $$$ saved!

Thank You!

 Questions?

 For more information:
 Jerrod Stutzman jerrod.stutzman@dvn.com
 Kyle Brock kyle.brock@dvn.com
 Devon Energy Corporation

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