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WellSectionsinPetrel2011
SignificantchangesweremadeinPetrelregardinghowtobuildWellSectionsbetweenReleases2009and2010.
MorechangeshavebeenmadeinthisareainPetrel2011.Mostofthenewchangesweretoenhancetheuseofthe
template.ThisTIPS&TRICKSshows:
1) howtocreatebasic(andnotsobasic)WellSectionsinPetrel2011,
2) wheretheelementsarenowlocated,and
3) theuseoftemplatesinthenewversion.
OneofthebiggestchangesinPetrel2011istheenhanceduseoftemplates.Inordertoshowthesechanges,wewill
buildmultipleWellSectionsandadditemstothemby:
Addingwells
Changingtheorderofthewells
Addinglogs
Changingtheorderofthelogsandtracksinthesection
Colorfillingbetweenthelogandatrackboundary
Placingmultiplelogsinonetrack
Colorfillingbetweenthelogsinthetrack
AddingWellTops
Colorfillingbetweenthetopsinbetweenthewells
Addingseismic,3Dmodelhorizonsandpropertiesinbetweenthewells
UseofTemplates(bothPetrelsuppliedandUserdefined)
CreatingaWellSection
1. Tocreateawellsection,clickonWindowNewwellsectionwindow
3. ThetemplatesmayalsobefoundnearthebottomoftheTemplatestabinthefolderWellsectiontemplates.
Fornow,letschoosetocreateanewtemplateandusethedefaultname(inthiscase;Wellsection
template2).
4. ClickOKandthenewemptyWellSectionappearsinthegraphicsareaandalsoatthebottomofthe
Windowstab.
Itisnowtimetoaddwellstothesection.
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AddwellstoaWellSection
TherearethreemethodsforaddingwellstoaWellSection:
ClickingonthewellsintheWellsfolder.
Clickingonthewellsina3Dwindow.
AddingwellsintheWellSectionSettingsDefinitiondialogusingthehorizontalbluearrow.Highlight
oneormorewells,clickthehorizontalbluearrow,andtheyareaddedtothebottomofthewelllistforthe
section.
Fornow,letsclickonthewellsintheWellsfolder.Wewilllookatanothermethodlater.
1. ExpandtheWellsfolder(Inputpane)untilyoucanseethewells
2. Inthisexample,IclickedonthewellsC1,C2,C3andC7inthatorder.Thewellsappearinthatorderinthe
Wellsection.Also,thewellsappearintheSettingsdialogfortheWellsectionundertheWindowspane.
BringuptheSettingsandgototheDefinitiontabandyouwillseethewells.(Petrel2009andprevious
versionshadthewellslistedundertheWellSectionpictureintheWindowstab.)
4. IcanseefromtheWellsectionfencethatabetterorderforthewellswouldbeC7C1C2C3.Tochangethe
order,returntotheWellSectionSettingsDefinitiontab,andhighlighttheC7well.Usethe
Uparrow onthelefttomoveittothetopofthelist.
5. AfterhittingApplyorOK,thefencenowlooksmorelikeIwantittolook.
andthesectionnowappearswiththechosenwellsandthedepthtracks.
NotethatthedepthtracksareinSSTVD,startatdifferentdepthsandhavedifferentscales.Thesecanalso
bechangedintheWellSectionwindowsSettingsDefinitiontab.
6. ClickontheSetabsolutescalebuttonandchangethescaletoaconstantvalue(like2200).
7. Next,changetheWellpositionsynchronizationtoFlattenondepthandpick2000SSTVD.
8. ClickOK.Sometimes,toseetheflattening,youmusttrytoscrollonewellandtheotherswillclickinto
place.Thesectionnowlookslike:
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UndertheTemplatespane,doubleclickonthetemplatenameorrightclickandchooseSettings
Bringupthetemplateusingoneoftheabovemethods(theremightalsobeothers).IfPetrelasksyoutoUpdatethe
currenttemplate,clickOK.UndertheWellsectiontemplatesettingstab,youcannowseethelogtemplates.These
showthetracksinthewellsectioninorder.TheIndextrackisthedepthtrack.TheLithologiestrackisthe
NetNonnettrack.
3. ClickingApplyorOKchangesthewellsection.
Andthetrackisfilledwithcolor.Thecolorcomesfromthetemplatesettingsforthattypeoflog.
3. Also,filltheotherlog.Notethatallthewellsinthesectionhavetheirlogsfilled.
4. Ifyoudontwantthecolortogototheedgeofthetrack,putthecursoratthepointinthecolorfillwhere
youwantthecolortostopandclickagain.
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Allofthisinformationaboutlogcolorisstoredinthetemplate.
2. Again,youwillseeapaneltoSelectnewwellsectiontemplate.Oncemore,letscreateanewtemplate
calledinthiscase:Wellsectiontemplate3.
IfyoucheckShowsettings,thetemplatesSettingsdialogopenswhenyouclickOK.
3. ClickOKandthenewemptyWellSectionappearsinthegraphicsareaandalsoatthebottomofthe
Windowstab.AnewWellSectionfenceappearsundertheCrosssectionsfolderintheInputpane.
7. ActivatetheprocessStratigraphyWellcorrelation.
ThisaddsanicontotheFunctionbar.PresstheAddwelltowellsection icon
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8. Withthe3Dwindowactive,clickonthewellsintheorderyouwantthemaddedtothesection.(Youmust
clickonthewellpathoftheobject.Selectioncanbedifficultifthewellpathsareverythinorthereare
manywells.Youmight
havetomakethePipe
widthlargerunderWells
SettingsStylePathin
ordertobeableto
accuratelypickthewells).
Asyoupickthewells,you
shouldseethemappearin
theWellsectionandalso
havetheWellsectionfence
appearinthe3Dwindow.
(Onceagain,ifthewellsare
inthewrongorderonthe
section,gototheWell
SectionSettings
Definitiontabandchange
theorder.Ifyouclickona
wellyoudontreallywant
inthesection,deleteit
fromthesectioninthe
sameplace.)
9. MaketheWellsectioncovertheentiregraphicsarea(inotherwords,getridofthe3Dwindow;weare
finishedwithit).
2. ClickontheAddnewcurvefilling icontoaddanobject.
3. MaketheFilledgefromCurvetoCurve.MakethetopcurveGammaandthebottomcurvePorosity.
4. ChooseaFillstyle(positive)PatternandFillstyle(positive)Fillcolorthatyouwantforthetypeofdata
5. BesuretheBoxinfrontofColorfillischeckedinordertoseewhatyouhavedone
6. RepeatchoosingapatternandcolorforFillstyle(negative).PressOK
7. Closethetemplate
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AddWellTopstotheSection
Therearetwomethodsforaddingtoppickstothesection.Either
1. PutacheckmarkintheboxinfrontoftheWellTopsfile(likeinpreviousversions),or
2. Bringupthetemplateusinganyofthemethods,rightclickonBoreholemarkersandchooseWellTops.
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InserttheMarkercollectionandclickApplyorOK.
TurnonandoffintheStratigraphyfolderanyyoudonotwantonthesectionoranyyouwantonthesectionthat
arenotdisplayedasyoulike.
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AddGraphicsbetweentheWells
Wemayalsoaddgraphicsbetweenthewells.InPetrel2010,youcouldonlycolorfillthezonesbetweenwells.
InPetrel2011,otheroptionshavebeenadded.
1. Bringupthetemplateonthe2ndwellsection(theonewithcolorfillbetweenwells).
2. HighlighttheWelltops(nottheBoreholemarkersfolder)andgototheSymbolsandlabelstabontheright
side.
3. PutacheckintheboxforShowcolorfillatzonelevelandclickApplyorOK.Ifthelevelissetto(max),the
highestlevelzonewillbefilled.Ifitissetto1,onlylevel1zoneswillbefilled,etc.Belowisapicturewith
thelevelsetto(max).
ClickingApplyorOKdisplaysthestructure:
d. Youmayalsodisplayasimulationpropertyusingsimilarmethods.
3. ChooseWellsectiontemplate2.TheWellSectionchangestotheothertemplate,butusingthewellsfrom
thissection.
5. Returntothetemplatewebuilt:Wellsectiontemplate3.
6. Now,makethefirstWellsectionwebuiltactive.ThisusesWellsectiontemplate2.
7. Pickanewtemplate,thePetrelsuppliedCoretemplate.
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8. CheckoutotherPetrelsuppliedtemplatesalso.ThecompletelistoftemplatescanbefoundinTemplates
Wellsectiontemplates.Inthesampleproject,thislistnowlookslike:
Conclusion
WehavegeneratedtwosectionswithtemplatesandexperimentedwithPetrelsuppliedtemplates.Thisisjusta
sampleofwhatcanbedoneinWellSectionsinPetrel2011.Thegoalherewastoshowsomeofthenewthingsthat
canbedonewithtemplates.Thesechangesmaketemplatesapowerfultoolthatiseasytouse(onceyouhave
learnedhow).TheyaresavedtothePetrelprojectjustlikeallotherdataissaved.Templatescanbemovedfrom
oneprojecttoanotherusingFileReferenceprojecttoolwhichmakesthemeasytotransferfromoneteam
membertoanotherorfromafinishedprojecttoanewone.