IHS Customers Help Design New Enerdeq Browser

By Steve Glover

A major new version of the IHS Enerdeq^® Browser will soon be available for your review. This new release will cover your most frequently requested usability enhancements as well as other significant upgrades.

Over the years since Enerdeq Browser was launched, the number of users has increased dramatically. During that time, we have invested significantly in the infrastructure to continually improve its performance and stability. For the past year we have also solicited your feedback to help direct us as we completely reengineered the Enerdeq Browser.

This new version of Enerdeq Browser that was developed based on your feedback (individual suggestions and those derived from a number of group and panel usability studies) will soon be accessible from your IHS login page. It will be called IHS Enerdeq Browser (BETA).

Over the next few months, you will have the opportunity to use the beta version of the new Enerdeq Browser. We believe that you'll appreciate the new, modern map interface and the performance of the new mapping that delivers almost instant access to functions that let you view and inspect millions of wells. The new mapping interface also includes detailed Microsoft Bing satellite imagery, providing you with the perfect backdrop for your maps. In addition, we've addressed your concerns regarding the number of windows that are opened during Enerdeq Browser sessions and we've streamlined the workflows to reduce the number of mouse clicks needed to access your data.

Below is a quick look at some of these usability enhancements and a few of the new features.

Key Usability Enhancements

• One window interface - no more multiple windows to manage
• Fewer mouse clicks to query, view and output the information you need
  • Auto-generated query counts - the "count" button has been eliminated
  • Ready access to My Queries, Maps and Files that lets you recall your data views with one click
• Streamlined access to a common output screen
  • A single point of access for your output types (export, report, graph and summaries)
  • Unlimited output processing (the 2,000 limit has been eliminated)
• Quick List Search
  • Simplified workflow for single- and multi-well selection and output
  • Input File Audit Report (count of found entities) based on your input file
• Streamlined map performance and interactions
  • Increased page view refresh
  • Simplified process to select active map layers

New Features

Here are some highlights of the new features that you can expect to see in the new Enerdeq Browser:

• Integration of news feeds from our team of US editors and industry experts
• An enhanced map platform that lets you instantly view and interact with over 4 million US wells and access new base maps from Bing that include satellite imagery
• The My Settings feature lets you control your use of Enerdeq Browser more than ever before by allowing you to:
  • Create a map template and set it as your default map
  • Customize the landing page layout to suit your workflow
  • Sort the sequence for saved templates, queries and maps
  • Set up a standard browse list view by data type

To Access the New Enerdeq Browser

You will receive an email from us welcoming you as an Enerdeq Browser beta participant. The email will tell you how to access the beta software, the hours of operation, the duration of the beta program and how to provide your feedback to us.

The following view will be confirmation that you have beta access.

If you want to learn more about the new Enerdeq Browser now, take a look at the videos showing these new and improved features by clicking on the link provided in the current version of the Enerdeq Browser as shown below.

To learn more, please contact us.

Steve Glover is director of US content delivery applications at IHS.