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Hydro GeoAnalyst 2009.1: New Release

Hydro GeoAnalyst* is the all-in-one groundwater data management software that integrates a complete range of easy-to-use groundwater analysis and reporting tools, with a powerful yet extremely flexible database technology.

New improvements:

Use your own coordinate system - with support for Local Cartesian Coordinate Systems in the database, map, and cross-sections, you no longer need to convert your coordinate information to a projected system
Manage your data wherever you are - the Localization feature will read the system settings on your computer and automatically determine how to format your date and numeric data
Precision labeling - when loading data onto the map you now have an option to set the precision (number of decimal places) for all numeric data
Report Enhancements
- Improved graphical resolution - you now have the option to have a higher resolution image of the cross section sent to the Report Editor
- Increased page flexibility - The Report Editor allows you to more easily adjust the size settings including page, header, and margins
- Format reports the way you want - with the click of a button, you can pass all your plots to the Report Editor where they will be displayed with the page header and footer information you need for simple and quick reporting

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Diver-VisiONE 2009.1 - New software facilitates management and interpretation of groundwater monitoring data

Reduce the time required to manage, visualize, and report your Diver data

Diver-VisiONE* is an exciting new software package from Schlumberger Water Services, designed for public water agencies, environmental consultants, and industries to effectively manage their groundwater monitoring and reporting requirements. more details...

View videos on how to work with Diver-VisiONE

Highlights:

Diver data management - the embedded version of Diver-Office allows you to program all types of Divers, read Diver data, perform barometric compensation and all the other options available in Diver-Office
Time series visualization - import and manage time-varying data for groundwater elevation, temperature, and conductivity; customize the time series data to meet your needs, using the fully flexible plotting module
Monitoring Well Data Management - create, modify, and display well location data, borehole lithology, well construction design (with one or more screens and Divers) on a well profile view
Mapping - view and label your monitoring well data over a map and display attribute data at each point using the power of the built-in ESRI ArcGIS Engine†
Expanded Data Options - capture a full range of environmental variables affecting groundwater recharge including precipitation, evaporation, discharge, and manual measurements
QA/QC and Statistics - identify data anomalies, understand spatial and temporal trends, and gain confidence in the data assessments
Reporting Automation - quickly create reports that incorporate logo and company details, site photos, well completion and lithology profiles, monitoring data, sampling dates, and other information
Data Flexibility - export location profiles to an image, import/export time-series to MS ExcelTM and export to MS AccessTM, export maps to Google EarthTM or as ESRI Shapefile format

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HGA3
Set the precision of numeric map labels and use your own coordinate system

HGA2
Send high resolution cross sections to the report editor

Heat transport showing transient groundwater flow conditions
Create detailed location reports

Heat Transport three-dimensional simulation
Mapping powered by ESRI

Contaminant plume showing heat transport
Create and report maps

Aquifer Storage and Recovery

Schlumberger Water Services’ aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) systems offer a cost-effective, mass storage solution that lets you take back control of your water supply – naturally. Schlumberger Water Services offers a full range of services and technologies to help you grasp the full extent of your natural underground storage capacity. We help you use existing aquifers and reveal the ability to store billions of gallons of water underground at a fraction of the cost of conventional approaches.

ASR can be applied to domestic/public water supply, mining (aggregate, mineral, and precious gems), industry, energy (oil and gas), agriculture, and desalination plants. Learn more…

Oilfield Water Management

For many oil and gas production projects, the development of water sources for enhanced oil recovery, provision and recycling of frac water, and management, treatment, and disposal of produced water comprise a significant cost burden. Cost-effective techniques for managing oilfield water require a comprehensive understanding of reservoir characteristics, production volumes, hydrogeology, engineering design, and environmental considerations.

Schlumberger Water Services specializes in designing and managing projects to minimize the costs associated with oilfield water and to help our clients comply with regulatory requirements. Learn more…

Schlumberger Water Services releases first book in series Methods in Water Resources Evaluation

Water Supply Development, Aquifer Storage, and Concentrate Disposal for Membrane Water Treatment Facilities

By: Thomas M. Missimer with contributions by Ian C. Watson, Tom Pankratz, Robert G. Maliva

Desalinated water has become a vital source of water for human consumption and irrigation globally. In regions where freshwater is scarce, such as the coastal zones and water shortage areas, desalination is a life-sustaining process. Schlumberger Water Services is committed to the science of desalination and is offering this book as a resource for desalination plant managers and operators, scholars, hydrologists, environmental scientists, and others interested in this critical topic.

To purchase the book - click here

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Aquifers offer natural storage that can sustain your long-term water supply

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Oilfield water management solutions to optimize your productivity

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Water Supply Development, Aquifer Storage, and Concentrate Disposal for Membrane Water Treatment Facilities

Visit us at these upcoming events & workshops:

Event	Date	Location
Petroleum Association of Wyoming Annual Meeting and Tradeshow	Aug 18-19, 2009	Casper, Wyoming
EXTEMIN 2009	Sep 14-18, 2009	Arequipa, Peru
ABAS International Congress on Subsurface Environment	Sep 15-18, 2009	Sao Paulo, Brazil
9th Annual Grand River Watershed Water Forum	Sep 18, 2009	Cambridge, ON
IAH GeoHalifax 2009 Conference & Sponsorship	Sep 20-23, 2009	Halifax, Nova Scotia
Exposibram 2009	Sep 21-24, 2009	Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Schlumberger Water Services training course series

The Schlumberger Water Services Training Services Division has been offering a range of educational courses for the past 17 years. Our courses have been designed to decrease the confusion typically associated with technical topics, and include hands-on learning using the world’s most sophisticated software programs. Participants of our courses gain practical insight into a variety of environmental issues, and learn cost-effective techniques to achieve project objectives.

Upcoming SWS Training Courses

Course	Location	Date
(VMOD 2) Applied Flow and Transport Modeling	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Sep 15-17, 2009
	Costa Rica	Sep 21-25, 2009
	Paris, France	Oct 6-9, 2009
	Madrid, Spain	Oct 13-16, 2009
	Recife, BZ	Nov 24-27, 2009
	Rome, Italy	Dec 01-04, 2009
	Bogotá, Columbia	Dec 01-04, 2009
	Peru	Dec 07-11, 2009
(VMOD 1) An Introduction to Groundwater Modeling	Houston, TX	Nov 17-20, 2009
(VMOD 1) An Introduction to Groundwater Modeling	Vancouver, BC	Aug 11-14, 2009
(IACM) Integrated Aquifer Characterization & Groundwater Modeling	Rio de Janiero, Brazil	Sep 21-25, 2009
	Delft, Netherlands	Oct 26-29, 2009
(HGA 1) An Introduction to Environmental Data Management	Mexico	Oct 27-30, 2009
	Seattle, WA	Dec 09-11, 2009
(FEM) Finite Element Groundwater Modeling	Bogotá, Columbia	Nov 10-13, 2009
	Melbourne, Australia	Nov 17-20, 2009
(MMI) Groundwater Modeling for the Mining Industry	Perth, Australia	Nov 10-13, 2009
(WQDM) Water Quality Data Management and Modeling	China	Nov 02-06, 2009

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Technical Support for SWS Software

Effective immediately, our technical support staff will move to an 11 hour-per-day schedule. This initiative is designed to increase the level of support offered to our valued customers and will be applied to all Schlumberger Water Services environmental and groundwater software programs.

Hours of operations for technical support will be Monday to Friday from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm EST (Toronto).

Using the UPDATE Statement in Hydro GeoAnalyst

Hydro GeoAnalyst uses a flexible SQL database to store your data. Since an SQL database is used, users have the advantage of generating SQL statements to query data from the database. They may use the Query Builder to assist in generating these statements, however, users with in depth knowledge of SQL can write their own SQL statements to query and modify their data. One of the most useful SQL statements is the UPDATE statement.

The UPDATE statement is used to modify the data within a table. The syntax of this statement can be described as the following:

UPDATE table_name SET column_name = new_value WHERE column_name = some_value

This statement can be particularly useful if data has been imported into the database that contains errors. For example, if lithology information was imported into the database with spelling errors existing within the soil_type field of the lithology table this may cause patterns to be absent within the borehole log plot. The values entered into the soil_type field must match those specified in the Material Specification list in order for the soil patterns to be used. The image below shows an example where the soil type ‘Sand’ has been misspelled and no soil patterns are available.

The UPDATE query can be used to update the spelling of this word so that the soil patterns from the Material Specification list will match the correct soil type. The UPDATE statement can be written within the Query Builder by selecting the SQL View/Preview tab. The UPDATE statement can be written directly within this window.

Once the statement has been written, execute the statement using the ‘Execute SQL Statement’ icon on the toolbar. The UPDATE statement will prompt the database to review the soil_type field within the Lithology table and update any soil types entered as ‘Snad’ to ‘Sand’.

Once the UPDATE query has been executed, refresh the project and the soil_type field will be modified in the database. This will result in the correct soil type and soil pattern being displayed.

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