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    IBM Rational System Architect Designer

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/AIBM Rational System Architect is an enterprise architecture management platform, that enables the use of abstraction to preserve design intents and tribal memory, and to provide auditable evidence of conformance to policies.N/A

    Paradigm

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AParadigm is an oil and gas oriented exploration and seismic analytics platform, now owned and supported by Emerson since the 2018 acquisition.N/A
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    IBM
    If you need a whole infrastructure and architect view, IBM Rational System Architect is the way to go. If you need a single diagram or your business process is young enough to support hard documenting, you are fine with an open source tool.
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    Emerson
    The Paradigm geologic and petrophysical interpretation software suite offers a complete package for integrated projects where a team starts from offset well data and leads all the way to mapping of horizons, properties and reservoir models. Geolog, the petrophysical module, is very powerful and versatile. Although they offer separate add-ons, for smaller projects where the petrophysical interpretation is done by a third-party, even the minimum package might be overkill.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • MS Office exporting
    • UML modeling
    • Transformation to code
    • A reverse transformation from code
    • Integrates with other IBM products
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    Emerson
    • Geolog is extremely robust and powerful in handling large volumes of logs per well and a large number of wells, which is an asset for basin-scale projects.
    • Geolog is very flexible in terms of customizing log layout presentations and calculating anything via mathematical or logical expressions.
    • Epos display of fluid production data is very useful in cross-analyzing maturity and organic content versus hydrocarbons produced.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Always has a price. And IBM is not cheap
    • Sequence diagrams can get messy (still has a good UI)
    • Only support few databases as backend repositories like SQL Server and Oracle
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    Emerson
    • Geolog could use a LAS batch loading graphical interface that doesn't require the use of prompt commands.
    • Geolog's geologic intervals display has improved in the last versions, but it's still cumbersome to set up and maintain (i.e. adding new intervals, changing stratigraphy).
    • SKUA-Paradigm should support geographic coordinates in order to avoid the workaround of creating pseudo-coordinates across UTM zone boundaries.
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    IBM
    If you have a budget or the need for a complex modeler or need diagram transformation to code or vice-versa, IBM Rational System Architect is the way to go. If you need few diagrams or don't need the complexity or don't have a budget, Bizagi or Star UML get the things done.
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    Emerson
    Regarding the petrophysical modules, I have used other petrophysical software packages, and Paradigm is superior in data handling, visualization, flexibility, and batch calculations. Regarding the mapping and modeling, Paradigm is on par with other software I used on the same scale. SKUA-Gocad has some advantages over its main competitor, in terms of data manipulation, but the inability to handle geographic coordinates has a negative impact on my work efficiency.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Clients like good modeling. A good diagram reduce costs in incidents and doubts of bad interpretations
    • Reduce costs of recognition of old software.
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    Emerson
    • Paradigm Geolog has allowed us to handle the vast quantities of well log data in order to achieve our research goals and deliver the results to the sponsoring companies.
    • Paradigm Epos and SKUA-GOCAD have made possible to map the results of our petrophysical analysis on a basin-wide scale encompassing two provinces, without which our research deliverables would not have been possible.
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