Membership

One membership fee, over $100 million worth of knowledge.

Now that's ROI. Membership of the PPDM Association provides immediate access to a wealth of tools and knowledge in the field of oil and gas data management standards, best practices, and training.

What Our Members Say About Us

What a great organization you have in PPDM, I think you are in the top one percentile of professional non-for-profit organizations; very well run!

- A PPDM Member

What Our Members Say About Us

PPDM has given me the knowledge, tools, and support to help transform data into high valued information for the company.

- Jim Soos, PPDM Board of Directors

What Our Members Say About Us

PPDM brings technical value as a respected frame of reference around key data elements in our industry. But this is only a start. For me personally, it brings the opportunity to understand where the whole industry is going, grow professionally and, frankly, enjoy a sense of community. Several of this community are now personal friends.

- Emile Coetzer, PPDM Board of Directors

What Our Members Say About Us

PPDM, through its processes engaging the professional community with guided efforts to develop standards and best practices, provides the old and gas industry with unparalleled leadership in the data realm. Education and professional development are key offerings as the association diligently works to help organizations understand and priortize the value of their data assets.

- Kevin Brunel, PPDM Board of Directors

What Our Members Say About Us

The PPDM Association provides value to both individuals & companies by creating a community of data professionals that supports increasing industry effectiveness by encouraging the highest standards of innovation in data management & proactive, industry-wide co-operation.

- David Hood, PPDM Board of Directors

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Standards
  • PPDM Data Model. The leading open standard in the industry.
  • What is a Well?
  • Well Status and Classification
  • Data Rules
  • Well Identification
Business Rules
  • Best practices for creating and managing master data stores containing the most trusted data for an organization
Knowledge Sharing
  • Training and Certification
  • Events – workshops, symposiums, luncheons and user group meetings
  • Blogs and social media (LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter)
  • Quarterly subscription to Foundations, journal of PPDM Association
The current PPDM Membership is comprised of a wide range of global organizations from the largest integrated and national oil companies to small operators, vendors, and service organizations. Follow the link for a review of the benefits specific to different organization types.

PPDM Association Membership is one of the best investments your company can make. 
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Benefits of Membership


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PPDM Association Sanction Policy

The PPDM Association (PPDM), incorporated in Alberta Canada, has both individuals and corporations or other agencies and organizations as members. PPDM must comply with all applicable sanction laws, particularly those of Canada. PPDM also endeavors to follow US and European Union sanction laws which prohibit PPDM staff from providing or assisting in the provision of certain services to individuals who are citizens of, or who are “ordinarily resident in” an embargoed or sanctioned country. It should be noted that not all...

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