It would be desirable for offices in remote locations to be able to sort and select certain items of well data, but they usually lack on-site computer power. One system, an IBM System 32, is a small commercial computer used on a trial basis in this situation. Two files were input: (1) a general scout type containing drilling and production statistics and (2) data resulting from lithologic study containing test results and sand thickness. Programs executed against these files to generate reports based on the geologist's selection criteria are written in RPG 11 language, common to the System 32.

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