XMLPower is a company that specialises in the development of hardware and software tools that will allow companies in any business sector to exchange information and data through the use of the emerging XML standards.
Further details on the general activities of XMLPower may be found at the url:

www.xmlpower.net

As part of their service portfolio XMLPower have developed a range of Wellsite solutions that are collectively known as WITSML Data Solutions (WDS).

These WITSML Data Solutions may be either hardware or software-based depending on the application for which they are intended.
WDS systems products and services have been developed to allow the flow of any type of Wellsite Geotechnical data in a secure and encrypted manner, and to use the minimum telecommunications bandwidth possible in order not to interfere with existing systems.

WDS systems operate either inside the company firewall as a bespoke separate system for internal use, or may operate through firewalls to other WDS systems on the internet or at other operator partner or service company locations, effectively creating a unique WITSML Data Extranet (WDE).

WDS systems incorporate mechanisms for the aggregation of Wellsite Geotechnical data from multiple locations, enabling information to be collected in a WITSML Data Store and then published to any number of other WITSML Data Stores and then made available through the global users.

WDS systems are able to interface with a wide range of Wellsite data acquisition systems and also many Operator corporate databases, and the XMLPower team of highly competent developers are able to custom build the WITSML interfaces required in a short time frame.

By incorporating the WITSML open-source standards, which are constantly being refined and developed, and by implementing other emerging XML services, XMLPower intends to be the leading provider of WITSML Solutions to the Oil & Gas Industry Worldwide.

XMLPower has no affiliation with any of the wellsite data acquisition service providers, and is therefore in an unique position to provide an Extranet Hub that may be used by the Operator, the Well Partners and the service providers themselves. This Neutral Extranet Hub thereby allows the Operator to avoid issues related to possible conflicts of interests where service providers might be requested to transfer data that is provided by other service providers.

Through the use of these Neutral WDS system interfaces, the Wellsite Operator is less reliant on 'integrated offerings' from the larger service providers and is then able to choose the 'best of breed' services provided by service providers and other specialised data analysis vendors, in order to meet their exact requirements and promote a healthier competitive environment.

XMLPower becomes the focal point for data aggregation, transmission and distribution, and will take care of all of the interfacing required to ensure the continuity of data transfer from the Wellsite contractors into the real-time graphical display systems, to specialized data analysis packages, or the Operator corporate data stores.

By using the XML standards to move data into existing corporate data stores, the Operator and Well Partners do not need to change the legacy databases and systems that they already have in place, and can instead concentrate on their own data management requirements.