Quote Originally Posted by reservoirengineer View Post
I think it depends on the workflow. If it is MNCs with a troop of REs and Geologists/ Geophysicist, Pe--l would be a key. Ex-big blue people seems to be busy in the market, pushing Petrel sales.

One the other hand, ------- is still popular (atleast before it was tookover by IHS) among some small companies in the North Sea sector as well as other markets. DUG is also well known tool.

I had a privilege to work with some of the experienced REs. Some have excellent spreadsheets fit for their work. Some consultants simply didn't like/ want to use Eclipse or no-sense to use use Petrel simply because it was so expensive. Another reason is licensing strategy, it is a pain to share licenses. Technoguide did the brilliant job for creating Petrel but Schlumberger simply killed the product by integration and making profit, Microsoft.
In 2005 i meet with one of the founders of technoguide he said that the main reason they quite Roxar is the management did not want to make changes in RMS. i think the same is now happening with Petrel.....
Any way thanks you guys for you input. So far i think that having all skepticism in your mind still there is a seed that may grow, and i think the reason for that is the uniqueness of petrel with no other alternative...
I will keep you posted for updates on project.