Chapter 5: Well and Formation Information

Select the
Comments
tab to enter
additional Well Depth is
Well required to access
information most of the
such as remaining data
location. entry forms. The
Comments depth should be
are greater than or
optional. equal to the shoe
of the deepest
string defined in
the Wellbore >
Casing and
Tubing Scheme
spreadsheet.

Field and Controls

Description
The Description can include general remarks about the Well, such as the
name, field, and lease. This description is included on the bottom of all
printed documents if the Headers and Footers check box is selected in
the Tools > Options dialog box.

Well Depth (MD)

The Well Depth is the along-hole measured depth (MD) of the Well.
This depth should be greater than or equal to the shoe of the deepest
string defined in the Wellbore > Casing and Tubing Scheme
spreadsheet. When the well depth is defined as a depth greater than the
setting depth for the last casing (or liner) string, the assumption of
drill-out in the resulting final open-hole interval is made in the
formulation of load cases.

This depth is required as a reference point for automatically generating

data, such as the undisturbed temperature, pore pressure, fracture
pressure, and wellbore deviation profiles. It is also used to determine
whether drilling loads will be enabled for a selected string in the
Tubular > Burst Loads and Tubular > Collapse Loads dialog boxes.

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Origin N
The Origin N value describes the North distance from the wellhead to
the local origin. The default value for Origin N is 0.0 (the wellhead is
positioned at the local origin). Non-zero values for Origin N cause a
displacement of the wellpath origin (wellhead) from the local origin
(plot origin) on View > Deviation Plots > Section View and View >
Deviation Plots > Plan View deviation plots. It also affects the
VSection data in the Survey Editor spreadsheet; positive values for
Origin N indicate North displacements from wellhead to local origin,
while negative values indicate South displacements.

Origin E
The Origin E value describes the East distance from the wellhead to the
local origin. The default value for Origin E is 0.0 (the wellhead is
positioned at the local origin). Non-zero values for Origin E cause a
displacement of the wellpath origin (wellhead) from the local origin
(plot origin) on View > Deviation Plots > Section View and View >
Deviation Plots > Plan View deviation plots. It also affects the
VSection data in the Wellbore > Wellpath Editor spreadsheet; positive
values for Origin E indicate East displacements from wellhead to local
origin, while negative values indicate West displacements.

Azimuth
The Azimuth value describes the orientation of a vertical plane onto
which the wellpath vertical section is projected. The default value for
Azimuth is 0.0 (due north).

Entering Pore Pressure Data

Select the Wellbore > Pore Pressure spreadsheet to define the pore
pressure or gradient profile as a function of true vertical depth. This data
is used to calculate external pressure profiles and to provide default
values for load cases specified in the Burst Loads and Collapse Loads
dialog boxes. This spreadsheet is always included in the Wizard list.

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