... for hydrocarbons. Bad data also has a direct impact on other areas of E&P business risk, increasing the risk of noncompliance in financial, regulatory and contractual areas as well. Much has been written of the promise of data quality and industry based standards; however, the management challenge...

... the following: 3ß Rulemaking (establishing rules that guide behavior), ß Communication of rules (making employees aware of required or expected behavior), ß Accountability (the root cause of noncompliance can be treated) ß Monitoring (overseeing operations to ensure compliance with the rules), ß Enforcement...