Upgrade of FactPages and FactMaps

6/6/2019 Starting today, we are switching to a new, upgraded version of our FactPages and FactMaps. There will be a three-month transition period, after which the old pages will no longer be available.

The transition period is up to and including 3 October 2019, so that users who download data can reorganise their systems.

See more information about the changes below.

FactPages

From today through 3 October, new FactPages will be available at:
https://factpages.npd.no

The old FactPages will be available at this address during the same period: http://factpages.npd.no/

NOTE! From 3 October, the https://npdfactpages.npd.no address will be replaced by https://factpages.npd.no

Send comments or report errors to factweb@npd.no

FactMaps

From today through 3 October, new FactMaps will be available at:
https://factmaps.npd.no/factmaps/3_0/

The old FactMaps will be available at this address during the same period: http://gis.npd.no/factmaps/html_21/

Both the new and the old version will have associated WMS, WFS and ArcGIS Rest Services available. This also applies to the “old” downloadable files for shape, Filgeodatabase and WKT.

NOTE! From 3 October, only the following address will be available: https://factmaps.npd.no/factmaps/3_0/


General upgrades

  • Transfer of data to Excel from table view is now done using xlsx, not xls.

  • All webpages and services have been converted to secure communication; https encryption.

  • FactMaps are now only available in html version. Functionality from the advanced edition is now built into the html edition.

  • Services and downloads for FactMaps are expanded to reflect all data available from the FactPages.

  • Refers to FactPages and GeoNorge for more detailed information about the services. In GeoNorge, these will be labelled version 3.0.

  • Version 3.0 has been upgraded to newer ArcGIS (10.6.1) and Geocortex (4.11) versions.

Changes and additions

BAA (Business arrangement area)

  • Which production licence the acreage is linked to is now displayed under Page views. See “Acreage – current”: https://factpages.npd.no/default.aspx?culture=nb-no&nav1=bsns_arr_area&nav2=PageView|Active&nav3=41686

Licence

  • Shows the terms granted in the extension period of a production licence. See “Terms (production phase)”: https://factpages.npd.no/Default.aspx?culture=nb-no&nav1=licence&nav2=PageView|With|WithConditions&nav3=2986266

  • Correct sorting of production licences – also when they have numbers greater than 1000: https://factpages.npd.no/default.aspx?culture=nb-no&nav1=licence&nav2=PageView|Active

Surveys

  • An overview over all survey licences issued, see https://factpages.npd.no/default.aspx?culture=nb-no&nav1=survey&nav2=TableView|All_licences

Wellbores

  • New option showing which exploration wells have been registered with the NPD, but which have not yet been spudded: https://factpages.npd.no/default.aspx?culture=nb-no&nav1=wellbore&nav2=PageView|Exploration|NotEntered

  • Well results (WDSS) are displayed for all wells, not just exploration and development wells: https://factpages.npd.no/default.aspx?culture=nb-no&nav1=wellbore&nav2=PageView|With|Wdss

  • Pressure plots are displayed for most exploration wells: https://factpages.npd.no/default.aspx?culture=nb-no&nav1=wellbore&nav2=PageView|Exploration|With|PressurePlots

  • Overview over which thin sections of core samples the NPD has stored: https://factpages.npd.no/default.aspx?culture=nb-no&nav1=wellbore&nav2=PageView|Exploration|With|ThinSections

TUF (Transportation and Utilization Facilities)

  • Page view is now included, in addition to table view:
    https://factpages.npd.no/default.aspx?culture=nb-no&nav1=tuf&nav2=PageView|Tuf

Fields and discoveries

  • Page view. Now also shows “Wellbores – other”:
    https://factpages.npd.no/default.aspx?culture=nb-no&nav1=field&nav2=PageView|PdoApproved&nav3=26376286

Downloading data from FactPages

The NPD prioritises keeping the “Table view” part of FactPages as backward compatible as possible. For those of you who download data using XML or CSV:

  • No existing tags have changed name
  • No existing reports have changed name or been deleted
  • Table view – new attributes

Below is an overview showing which table views now have new attributes. Reference is made to the Tag name which is used in CSV and XML format.

To see the definition of the various attributes, look under “Attributes” on the respective tabs in Factpages. See e.g. https://factpages.npd.no/default.aspx?culture=nb-no&nav1=wellbore&nav2=Attributes

“Wellbore” / “Table view” / “Exploration” – “All -long list”

https://factpages.npd.no/default.aspx?culture=nb-no&nav1=wellbore&nav2=TableView|Exploration|All

wlbSiteSurvey
wlbLicenceTargetName
wlbPluggedAbandonDate
wlbPluggedDate
wlbDateReclass
wlbNpdidSiteSurvey

“Wellbore”/ “Table view”/”Development”

https://factpages.npd.no/default.aspx?culture=nb-no&nav1=wellbore&nav2=TableView|Development

wlbPluggedAbandonDate
wlbPluggedDate
wlbLicenceTargetName
prlNpdidProdLicenceTarget

“Wellbore”/ “Table view”/”Other”

https://factpages.npd.no/default.aspx?culture=nb-no&nav1=wellbore&nav2=TableView|Other

wlbSiteSurvey
wlbLicenceTargetName
wlbPluggedAbandonDate
wlbPluggedDate
wlbNpdidSiteSurvey
wlbFactPageUrl

"Surveys"/"Table view"/"Overview surveys"

https://factpages.npd.no/default.aspx?culture=nb-no&nav1=survey&nav2=TableView|All_licences

seaSurveyAcquired

"Facility"/"Table view"/"Mobile"

https://factpages.npd.no/default.aspx?culture=nb-no&nav1=facility&nav2=TableView|Moveable

fclStatus

 

Contact
factweb@sodir.no

Tel: 51 87 60 00

Updated: 7/30/2024

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