Network Source Forecast
A network source forecast describes time-based inflow from a third party source into a network for network optimization and forecasting. This could be a well, satellite, pipe, etc. It will deliver a constant rate into the network based on the data provided in this table.
This table is used when there are wells or satellites flowing into a network but those wells or satellites are not being actively modeled by the Xecta system.
The unique constraint on the Network Screw Compressor table rows is sourceId + name + forecastValidDate + date
Variable | Data Type | Unit of Measure | Is Nullable? | Default Value | Description |
sourceId | String | - | No | - | Source ID for the source forecast. This sourceID enables upsert functionality from client source systems of record |
name | String | - | No | - | Source name. This must match the source name in the network definition |
forecastValidDate | DateTimeOffset | - | No | - | Date of forecast generation for the source. Datetime offset (with timezone) in ISO 8601 format. Example: 2022-09-27T16:28:37+0000 |
date | DateTimeOffset | - | No | - | Date of the forecasted rates. Datetime offset (with timezone) in ISO 8601 format. Example: 2022-09-27T16:28:37+0000 |
oilRate | Double | STB/d | Yes | - | Forecasted oil rate |
gasRate | Double | Mscf/d | Yes | - | Forecasted gas rate |
waterRate | Double | STB/d | Yes | - | Forecasted water rate |
ForecastValidDate Notes
Since forward looking forecasts are generated at multiple points in time, the forecast valid date allows the system to select the appropriate forecast for a network source for a given Xecta model run date.
As third party network source forecasts are generated, they will be inserted into the data platform by row of the record "date", but a reference to the forecast itself ("forecastValidDate") is required to discern multiple forecasts over time for a given source.

