My Little Angel, Kalinda
Time does fly so fast. My little angel is now growing up to a beautiful human being. I know I rarely mention about my personal matters, especially about my family on this blog. It is because I just love my family and would like to keep and protect their privacy from outside world. They deserve to live happy and peacefully.
Yesterday my wife had successfully managed to take some interesting pictures of my 11-month-old daughter. And that has tempted me to reveal a bit her pictures. This mainly has to do with a general message I would like to pass on to you. 
The spirit of promoting Open Source.
It seems Kalinda is now befriending with Penguin aka Tux, the mascot of Linux. She looks really cute with that Penguin bag. :p Hopefully I could introduce her to the real Linux operating system very soon. Of course starting immediately with SLAMPP. She ought to master it as well like his daddy. Now, you should have known why I code-named SLAMPP 2.0.x with Kalinda. LOL.
Have fun and enjoy the show!
Micromanagement
Today I found some nice resources on the Internet which might be useful for you with regards to micromanagement. Reading this article is more like freshening my mind how we should manage people in our subordination and also get the feelings when you are in their position. And, in other side, in order to avoid your manager treats you like that again and again, perhaps this article could guide you to that direction.
However nobody likes to be micromanaged though, but sometimes micromanagement is needed in positive and limited way. This article helps us to resonate that. Of course, there are plenty of articles, essays or even books talk about this. They all have the same reason why we should avoid micromanaging and suggest to rely relationship on trust and delegation.
I paste here a quotation cited by Scott Berkun on his book, The Art of Project Management as a reminder.
“Trust is at the core of all meaningful relationships. Without trust there can be no giving, no bonding, no risk-taking.”
Terry Mizrahi, Director of Ecco (Education Center for Community Organizations)
So, what do you think of micromanagement based on your own experience?
SLAMPP 2.0.2 is released
Just a quick announcement from me. We have released SLAMPP 2.0.2 yesterday. This is a maintenance release of current 2.0.x tree with some fixes and new documentation. Please get your copy here at http://slampp.abangadek.com.
All credits go to Clinton Tinsley for making this happen. Thanks my friend! More details will be coming soon.
Have fun using SLAMPP!
Initial Start: MWD/LWD Manufacturers and Suppliers List
Updates on October 28, 2009:
For a complete and updated list, please visit this page.
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It is generally known in the oil and gas industry that the big oilfield service companies like Schlumberger, Halliburton, Baker Hughes and Weatherford are manufacturing their drilling tools by themselves, including MWD/LWD tools. They also conduct their own research and development to find best methods in producing and running the tools. The competition among them is so frightening. So much so, that they won’t allow others to possess their tools by any means.
So now comes a question,
“If I want to start a new (independent) Directional Drilling/MWD/LWD service company, where can I purchase MWD/LWD tools and its spare parts if the big guys won’t allow me to do that ?”
This was the main reason which triggered me to list MWD/LWD manufactures and suppliers in this world. To help people like you who want to start a business in this industry.
SLAMPP 2.0.2 Brief Information
A good news for all SLAMPP users around the world, soon or perhaps to be exactly, someday next week, we will release another new maintenance release of SLAMPP 2.0 (Kalinda), 2.0.2. In this release we have fixed several issues found in the previous ones, provide more documentation and How To, and some other interesting features. What makes this release so interesting is that the whole development process of this release has been done by a special SLAMPP fan who now becomes my co-developer and maintainer.
You might be wondering who this guy is anyway. His name is Clinton Tinsley and you can read his short profile here. He also was the one who presented SLAMPP at UTOSC 2009. It feels great that I finally have someone else onboard. Welcome Clint! For the rest, I guess, I will leave it to Clint. He will provide more details about the release soon.
Another exciting news coming recently, Thomas, a Linux Editor of Datormagazin, a Swedish computer magazine, has let me know that he had written an article about SLAMPP on October 2009 edition of that magazine. So, if you live in the nearby area of Swedia, please consider to get that magazine. Thanks Thomas for your great support.
Alright guys, that will be all short news from my side. I hope we could deliver SLAMPP 2.0.2 soon to you. Have a good weekend!
Thank you.
Informasi Bencana Alam
Mungkin analisa dalam buku ini ada benarnya juga, Indonesia, the Remnants of Sunken Atlantis.
Indonesia yang kita cintai ini adalah sebuah negeri yang indah, kaya raya dengan sumber daya alamnya dan memiliki potensi sumber daya manusia yang luar biasa. Namun terlepas dari itu semua, Indonesia juga merupakan negeri yang rawan bencana alam. Terletak di pertemuan dua gugusan pegunungan api aktif dunia, banyaknya patahan yang terdapat di wilayah nusantara, dikelilingi banyak lautan dan dua samudera, perubahan iklim yang ekstrim akibat pemanasan global cukup membuat masyarakat dan pemerintaj Indonesia kewalahan dalam menghadapi bencana alam yang datang silih berganti beberapa waktu belakangan ini. Apakah bencana alam ini terjadi karena kesalahan kita, manusia, yang kurang menghargai alam dan sesamanya? Wallahu A’lam. Yang jelas ini adalah Sunatullah, hukum alam dan takdir Allah, Tuhan Yang Maha Kuasa.
Lalu apa yang dapat kita lakukan menghadapi ini semua? Diam begitu saja tanpa berbuat apa-apa? Pasrah pada takdir yang datang? Atau, bersikap dan bertindak seperti yang terdapat dalam tulisan ini? Intinya kita harus mempersiapkan diri, siaga/waspada, tanggap dan peduli dengan prioritas meminimalisir kerugian harta benda, korban jiwa dan dampak psikologis/trauma. Mudah-mudahan semangat gerakan Indonesia Bersatu juga mencakup bidang ini.
Karena bencana alam tidak pernah dapat diprediksi kapan datangnya, jadi kita harus siap sedia setiap saat. Informasi yang cepat dan akurat adalah satu keharusan. Tentunya kita tidak harus bergantung pada satu sumber informasi. Semakin banyak sumber tentu semakin baik. Selain sumber-sumber resmi seperti Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofisika, Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana, Data dan Informasi Bencana Indonesia dan Palang Merah Indonesia, kita juga dapat mengandalkan sejumlah inisiatif pribadi berikut:
Salut buat teman-teman yang sudah menggagas kedua situs di atas. Mudah-mudahan semangatnya dapat diikuti oleh teman-teman yang lain dalam bentuk kreasi dan inovasi berbeda.
Saat ini masih banyak korban bencana alam baik yang baru saja terjadi di Sumatera Barat, ataupun yang sudah terjadi seperti di Tasikmalaya dan lainnya, yang belum tersentuh bantuan kita sepenuhnya. Oleh karenanya jangan sungkan-sungkan untuk mengajak keluarga, sanak kerabat, teman-teman dan tetangga sekitar untuk ikut berpartisipasi dalam penggalangan dana/bantuan. Kita tidak dapat membayangkan bila hal serupa terjadi pada kita. Inilah saatnya kita tunjukkan semangat kebersamaan dan kepedulian terhadap sesama.
Gempa bumi di Padang dan sekitarnya
Sebagai orang yang pernah hidup dan besar di ranah Minang (Bukittinggi dan Padang, +/- 10 tahun), rasanya kabar bencana gempa bumi yang terjadi kemarin membuat saya sedih sekaligus terhenyak dan tertegun. Tiba-tiba kenangan masa kecil melintas dan menghiasi pikiran saya dua hari ini. Indahnya pemandangan, eloknya jejeran bebukitan yang membentuk Bukit Barisan, keramahan dan senyum penduduk lokal dan tentunya tidak terlupakan nikmatnya masakan rumah asli Minangkabau. Semuanya telah menjadi satu bagian terpenting dalam hidup ini dan membentuk kepribadian saya dalam banyak hal. Saya bahkan menganggap Minangkabau adalah rumah kedua setelah kampung halaman, Palembang. Jika ditanya, apakah saya masih bisa berbahasa Minang dan mengetahui adat istiadatnya? Oh tentu saja. Mungkin di beberapa segi saya lebih Minang daripada orang Minangnya sendiri hehehe… (bercanda)
Walau gempa bumi kemarin bukanlah yang pertama kali terjadi di Padang dan sekitarnya, saya tetap khawatir akan keselamatan teman-teman dan sanak kerabat di sana. Wahai sobat-sobatku, alumni SDN 14 Bukittinggi, alumni SMP 5 Bukittinggi angkatan 1992-1995, alumni SMU 2 Bukittinggi angkatan 1995, alumni SMU 4 Padang angkatan 1995-1998, apa kabarmu hari ini? Tetangga-tetanggaku di Kompleks Inkorba, Bukittinggi, dan Aur Duri Indah, Padang, bagaimana situasi di sana? Semoga semuanya selamat, berada dalam keadaan sehat wal’afiat, dan tidak ada yang menjadi korban akibat gempa bumi kemarin. Amin.
Bantuan kita dalam bentuk apa saja sangatlah diharapkan oleh masyarakat yang tertimpa bencana. Oleh karenanya marilah kita sisihkan sebagian dari harta kita untuk meringankan beban mereka. Jika anda dapat menyalurkannya langsung tentu lebih afdol, tapi jika tidak bisa, maka salurkanlah melalui badan-badan resmi yang telah ditunjuk. Kepada para penyalur bantuan, bersikaplah jujur dan amanah. Insya Allah semua amal baik anda akan dibalas oleh Yang Maha Kuasa dengan balasan yang berlipat ganda.
Mohon Maaf
Walaupun terlambat sehari, perkenankan kami sekeluarga mengucapkan
Selamat Idul Fitri 1430 H
Mohon Maaf Lahir dan Batin
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We would like to wish you all Happy Eid ul Fitri 1430 H. Please forgive us for all of our mistakes in the past.
SLAMPP on UTOSC 2009
I just received an information from my friend, Clint Tinsley. He is going to host a Linux Home Server BoF at Utah Open Source Conference 2009 on October 8, 2009, at Miller Campus of the Salt Lake Community College, Sandy, Utah. He will demonstrate SLAMPP 2.0.1 to get the conversation started. It is surely a good news for me and I really appreciate Clint’s work there. Sadly, I can not attend that event in person due to my personal situation right now. I hope Clint’s BoF will be running well and people could take something useful from there. Wish you good luck, friend!
Please come to Utah Open Source Conference 2009 if you can.
The Future of MWD/LWD
A while ago I have conducted a small question to my fellow members of GE MWD/LWD Professional group on LinkeIn.com. The question asked is like this, “How do you see the future of MWD/LWD?” A simple straightforward question. I have raised this question because of my concern about the impact of global slowdown in the oil and gas industry and world financial crisis recently. And also due to the fact that some of us, Directional Drillers and MWD/LWD Engineers, in the world are sitting at home for over a year now. It surely has been a quite tough time for us.
Below are some comments that would describe the future of MWD/LWD.
The low cost tensor will be a staple. Gamma and resistivity with a directional package will do 90% of any log information required by geology. High cost operations like deep water or experimental wells will utilize the triple and quad combo wireless. ~ Craig Mooney
You will also see more unmanned on site MWD systems, with the rig crew handling the tool on the surface. Data and troubleshooting the systems will be handled at a command center with highly trained specialist monitoring the data from more than one site – possibly three or four. The specialist will cycle through on tours and make decisions on the tool functions. Directional drilling lead operators will also monitor the well’s direction from the command center. Experienced drillers will handle the sliding/rotating duties from the direction of the command center directional drillers, who monitor more than one job. The command centers will be able to remotely make adjustments to the MWD receivers to insure quality data and decoding capabilities. This is a transitional process to insure the proper training of the rig hands, with one MWD/DD person on site. For logging, the gamma data can be received in the command center (off-site) and logs can be generated, stored and broadcast from there. This data with proper authority can be received at the clients office for analysis real-time, by the geologist and drilling engineer, instead of waiting for updates via email on each kelly. This will improve the efficiency of the geo-steering process and involve the drilling and geology departments in a more real-time process. The transition process is the key to the entire process. ~ Kenneth Braud
What would be your own vision on this? Please tell me and share your comments here. Thanks.
About Me
I am just an ordinary person with extraordinary passions on Open Source technology and Directional Drilling. I love to write and talk about Content Management System and Free Open Source Software (FOSS). I do Web and Linux development. And, now I involve in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production as an Independent Measurement While Drilling/Logging While Drilling (MWD/LWD) Field Engineer and Technologist. I am trying to enjoy my life as much as I can. Would you like to know more about me or work with me? Please don't hesitate to contact me.
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