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SCM Well Sections in Petrel 2010
SCM Well Sections in Petrel 2010
WellSectionsinPetrel2010
GeologistswhousePetreltocreateanduseWellSectionshavenoticedasignificantchangeinthisareabetween
Petrel2009andPetrel2010.ChangeshavebeenmadeinrelationtothetemplatesthatdescribehowaWellSection
looks,aswellasthelocationofitemsonaWellSection.ThisTIPS&TRICKSshows:1)howtocreatebasic(andnot
sobasic)WellSectionsinPetrel2010,2)wheretheelementsarenowlocated,and3)theuseoftemplatesinthe
newversion.
OneofthebiggestchangesinPetrel2010istheuseoftemplates.Inordertoshowthesechanges,wewillbuild
multipleWellSectionsandadditemstothemby:
Addingwells
Changingtheorderofthewells
Addinglogs
Changingtheorderofthelogsandtracksinthesection
Colorfillingbetweenthelogandatrackboundary
Placingmultiplelogsinonetrack
Colorfillingbetweenthelogsinthetrack
AddingWellTops
Colorfillingbetweenthetops
UseofTemplates(bothPetrelsuppliedandUserdefined)
2. YouwillthenseeapaneltoSelectnewwellsectiontemplate.Youcancreateanewtemplateorusea
previouslyexistingtemplate.Ifyouhavecreatedoneormoretemplatesbefore,theyareavailableto
chooseagainorPetrelprovidessomepredefineddefaulttemplates.TemplatesusedinPetrel2009are
convertedandsaved,adoptingthenameofthewellsection,thensequencing1,2,3,etc.
3. ThetemplatesmayalsobefoundnearthebottomoftheTemplatestabinthefolderWellsectiontemplates.
Fornow,letschoosetocreateanewtemplateandusethedefaultname(inthiscase;Wellsection
template2).
4. ClickOKandthenewemptyWellSectionappearsinthegraphicsareaandalsoatthebottomofthe
Windowstab.
Itisnowtimetoaddwellstothesection.
ClickingonthewellsintheWellsfolderand
Clickingonthewellsina3Dwindow.
AddingwellsintheWellSectionSettingsDefinitiondialogusingthehorizontalbluearrow.Highlight
oneormorewellsandclickthehorizontalbluearrowandtheyareaddedtothebottomofthewelllistfor
thesection.
Fornow,letsclickonthewellsintheWellsfolder.Wewilllookatanothermethodlater.
1. ExpandtheWellsfolderuntilyoucanseethewells
2. Inthisexample,IclickedonthewellsC1,C2,C3andC7inthatorder.Thewellsappearinthatorderinthe
Wellsection.Also(thefirstchangefromPetrel2009),thewellsappearintheSettingsdialogfortheWell
sectionundertheWindowstab.BringuptheSettingsandgototheDefinitiontabandyouwillseethewells.
(Petrel2009andpreviousversionshadthewellslistedundertheWellSectionpictureintheWindowstab.)
3. Tobebetterabletoseewherethewellslierelativetoeachother,opena3DwindowanddisplaytheWells
alongwiththeWellsectionfencefromtheWellsectionintheWindowstab.
4. IcanseefromtheWellsectionfencethatabetterorderforthewellswouldbeC7C1C2C3.Tochangethe
order,returntotheWellSectionSettingsDefinitiontab,andhighlighttheC7well.Usethe
Uparrow
onthelefttomoveittothetopofthelist.
5. AfterhittingApplyorOK,thefencenowlooksmorelikeIwantittolook.
andthesectionnowappearswiththechosenwellsandthedepthtracks.
NotethatthedepthtracksareinSSTVD,startatdifferentdepthsandhavedifferentscales.Thesecanalso
bechangedintheSettingsDefinitiontab.
6. ClickontheAbsolute(printedscale)buttonandchangethescaletoaconstantvalue(like2200).
7. Next,changetheWellpositionsynchronizationtoFlattenondepthandpick2000SSTVD.
8. ClickOK.Sometimes,toseetheflattening,youmusttrytoscrollonewellandtheotherswillclickinto
place.Thesectionnowlookslike:
Wehavenowaddedtothetemplatealso.TherearemultiplewaystoopenthetemplateSettings:
ClickontheShowwellsectiontemplatesettings
UndertheWellsectioninthe
Windowstab;rightclickonWell
sectiontemplatesOpentemplate
settingstemplatename
UndertheWellSectionSettingsDefinitiontab,clickontheShowwellsectiontemplatesettings
button
button
2. Bringupthetemplateusingoneoftheabovemethods.IfPetrelasksyoutoUpdatethecurrenttemplate,
clickOK.UndertheWellsectiontemplatesettingstab,youcannowseethelogtemplates.Theseshowthe
tracksinthewellsectioninorder.
3. ChangethetrackordertohavethedepthtrackbetweenthePorosityandNetNonnettracks.Dothisby
clickingonAutomatic(Thisshowsthedepthstyle(SSTVD,TVD,TVT,etc.)dependingonwhatthesectionis
in)andusingthedownarrow
tothelefttoplaceitinthecorrectposition.
4. ClickingApplyorOKchangesthewellsection.
iconontheFunctionbar
2. Clickinalogtrackonthesideofthelogcurveyouwantfilledwithcolor.
Andthetrackisfilledwithcolor.Thecolorcomesfromthetemplatesettingsforthattypeoflog.
3. Also,filltheotherlog.Notethatallthewellsinthesectionhavetheir
logsfilled.
4. Ifyoudontwantthecolortogototheedgeofthetrack,putthecursoratthepointinthecolorfillwhere
youwantthecolortostopandclickagain.
Allofthisinformationaboutlogcolorisstoredinthetemplate.
Petrel is a mark of Schlumberger
2. Again,youwillseeapaneltoSelectnewwellsectiontemplate.Oncemore,letscreateanewtemplate
calledinthiscase:Wellsectiontemplate3.
IfyoucheckShowsettings,thetemplatesSettingsdialogopenswhenyouclickOK.
3. ClickOKandthenewemptyWellSectionappearsinthegraphicsareaandalsoatthebottomofthe
Windowstab.
Wewilladdwellstothissectiongraphically.
4. Createanew3Dwindoworclearallvisualizationsoutofanexisting3Dwindow.
5. DisplaytheWellsinthe3Dwindow
6. UseTileHorizontaltobeabletoseeboththe3DwindowandtheWellSectionatthesametime.(Ifother
windowsarealsoactive,deactivatethemsoonlythe3DwindowandtheWellSectionareactive.Then
pressTileHorizontalagain).
7. ActivatetheprocessStratigraphyWellcorrelation.ThisaddsanicontotheFunctionbar.PresstheAdd
welltowellsection
icon
8. Clickonthewellsintheorderyouwantthem
addedtothesection.(Youmustclickonthe
wellpathoftheobject.Selectioncanbe
difficultifthewellpathsareverythinorthere
aremanywells.Youmighthavetomakethe
PipewidthlargerunderWellsSettings
StylePathinordertobeabletoaccurately
pickthewells).Asyoupickthewells,you
shouldseethemappearintheWellsectionand
alsohavetheWellsectionfenceappearinthe
3Dwindow.
(Onceagain,ifthewellsareinthewrongorder
onthesection,gototheWellSection
SettingsDefinitiontabandchangetheorder.
Ifyouclickonawellyoudontreallywantin
thesection,deleteitfromthesectioninthe
sameplace.)
9. MaketheWellsectioncovertheentiregraphicsarea(inotherwords,getridofthe3Dwindow;weare
finishedwithit).
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Wewanttoputthelogsinthesametrackinthissection.
2. Openthetemplateusingoneofthemethodsdescribedearlierandupdatethecurrenttemplate.
3. HighlightthenameofthePorositylog(notthePorositytrack).UsetheUpArrow
logintotheGammatrack.
icontomovethe
4. ClickApplyorOKtochangetheWellSection.
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2. ClickontheAddnewcurvefilling
icontoaddanobject.
3. MaketheDepthintervalfromTopofwelltoBottomofwell
4. MaketheFilledgefromCurvetoCurve.MakethetopcurveGammaandthebottomcurvePorosity.
5. ChooseaFillstylePatternandFillstyleFillcolorthatyouwantforthetypeofdata
6. BesuretheBoxinfrontofColorfillischeckedinordertoseewhatyouhavedone
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7. Repeatsteps25above,exceptinstep4:makethetopcurvePorosityandthebottomcurveGamma.Also,
chooseadifferentFillstylePatternandFillcolor.PressOK
8. Closethetemplate
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3. ChooseWellsectiontemplate2.TheWellSectionchangestotheothertemplate,butusingthewellsfrom
thissection.
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4. ChangetothePetrelsuppliedSignaturestemplate
5. ReturntothetemplatewebuiltWellsectiontemplate3.
6. Now,makethefirstWellsectionwebuiltactive.ThisusesWellsectiontemplate2.
7. Pickanewtemplate,thePetrelsuppliedCoretemplate.
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8. CheckoutotherPetrelsuppliedtemplatesalso.ThecompletelistoftemplatescanbefoundinTemplates
Wellsectiontemplates.Inthesampleproject,thislistnowlookslike:
Conclusion
WehavegeneratedtwosectionswithtemplatesandexperimentedwithPetrelsuppliedtemplates.Thisisjusta
sampleofwhatcanbedoneinWellSectionsinPetrel2010.Thegoalherewastoshowsomeofthenewthingsthat
canbedonewithtemplates,sincethestructureanduseofthesetemplatesareoneofthemajordifferences
betweenPetrel2010andpriorversions.Thesechangesmaketemplatesapowerfultoolthatiseasytouse(once
youhavelearnedhow).TheyaresavedtothePetrelprojectjustlikeallotherdataissaved.Templatescanbe
movedfromoneprojecttoanotherusingFileReferenceprojecttoolwhichmakesthemeasytotransferfromone
teammembertoanotherorfromafinishedprojecttoanewone.
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