US Patent 9633067 Gold data set automation

Creation and maintenance of preferred or “gold” data sets are automated using objective, predefined rules or filters. The rules may be applied as part of a data publication workflow when new data becomes available in a database. The rules govern the type of data to be included in a gold data set, the currency of the data, the quality of the data, and the naming of the data. This helps reduce the amount of work required by users to create gold data sets and also ensures that the gold data set are up-to-date and high-value. The disclosed approach is particularly suited for use with data from hydrocarbon exploration and production related operations.