Presented by Jerrod Stutzman & Kyle Brock of Devon Energy Abstract: The standard workflow for converting pipeline survey data into alignment sheets is a tedious and repetitive process. Using Data Interoperability (FME) via ArcGIS Server geoprocessing, we can automate the entire process, saving many man hours while also retiring a 3rd party application.

1. Generating Pipeline Alignment
Sheets using FME
Jerrod Stutzman
GeoSpatial Business Analyst
Certified FME Professional
Kyle Brock
April 17, 2012
Senior Developer

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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)

5. 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

6. 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

7. Old Product

8. 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

9. 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

10. Process Survey Data
Workbench
 Creates 2D points from survey csv file
 Connects points to build pipeline

11. Process Survey Data
Workbench Details

12. Process Survey Data
Workbench Details

13. Generate MXD Data
Workbench
 Uses pipeline created from Workbench 1 to locate
intersections with boundaries
 Sections/Townships
 School Districts
 Land Ownership

14. Generate MXD Data
Workbench Details

15. Data Interoperability

16. Data Interoperability

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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!

20. Final Product

21. Thank You!
 Questions?
 For more information:
 Jerrod Stutzman jerrod.stutzman@dvn.com
 Kyle Brock kyle.brock@dvn.com
 Devon Energy Corporation