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The first chapter of the book provides an overview of the whole topic. It describes how crucial the effective management of data is to the success of all oil companies and then touches on the techniques and resources that help the practitioner deliver it.
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The complete contents of the introduction are available as part of the sample download. |
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This chapter does not contain any figures, however there is a file that contains the first picture (showing "the subsurface" with a seismic wave). |
Since the book was written we have identified a number of new items that help illuminate the material in Chapter 1:
 New Item 1.4 | Are you spending too little on data? |
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New Item 1.3 | There are many ways to understand and improve complex systems, knowing what they are helps |
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New Item 1.2 | What are the things a data manager in the oil industry should know? |
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New Item 1.1 | What are data, information and knowledge? |
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