Petrel 2007

Introduction
Course

Petrel Introduction Course

Course Workflow
Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5
Plotting

Introduction

Continue Seismic

Pillar
Pill Gridding
G iddi

Geometrical
G
ti l

User manual

Edit

Make Horizons

Upscale Well logs

Make Contacts

Petrel Interface

Well Correlation

Depth Conversion

Facies Modeling

Volume

Data Import

Fault Modeling

Make Zones

Petrophysical Modeling

Process Manager

Seismic

Input Data

Layering

modeling
d li

Calculation

Optional: Well Design

Discussion and questions
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Petrel History and Vision

1996 Software and consultancy founded

December 1998 First commercial release
December 2002 Part of

Schlumberger Information Solutions

Goal is to get Petrel on every

Geoscientists desktopp
User friendly interface, easy to learn and

makes life easier

Complete
C
l workflow
kfl tooll covering
i S
Seismic
i i to

Simulation

Data Set

Gullfaks field
A major oilfield in the North Sea;
exploration started in 1974, and it is
now producing through 3 platforms
Commercially released data by
Statoil (a Norwegian oil company)
Field description:
Rotated fault blocks caused a structural trap
Reservoir is mainly Lower to Middle Jurassic sandstones
1.9 billion barrels of recoverable oil
23 billion m3 of gas
2 4 million tons of condensate
2.4
Data description:
15 wells, 9 logs, Well tops, Velocity data, 3D seismic

Courses and Manuals

Training Manuals
Contains slides and exercises

Getting Started Manual

Basic use of Petrel
Leads first time users through their first project

Help Manual
Structured
St t d andd ddetailed
t il d iinformation
f
ti on

Petrels functionality

Release Notes
Short description of new functionality
Comes with every new release

Petrel Workflow Tools Introduction

Well
Correlation

Seismic

Pillar
Griddingg

Fault
Modelingg

Zonation and
Layering
y g

Edit Inp
put Data

Facies
Modeling

Petrophysical
Modeling

Plotting

Volume
Calculation

Well Design

Processs Manager

Importt data

Intro to
o Petrel

Intro

Objectives Petrel Interface

Start Petrel with a new or existing project

Navigate
g and learn the user interface
Understand important project parameters
U d t d Petrel
Understand
P t l windows
i d
Displayy data or surfaces in 2D or 3D windows
Create General Intersections
Understand how to access and use the online Help

User Interface
Menu bar
Function
bar

Tool bar

Petrel
P
t l
Explorer
panes

Display
Window

Status bar

Object information

Opening and Saving Petrel Projects

1
1. Open Project:
Opens an already saved Petrel
project (.pet).

2. Save Project As:

Saves Petrel project prompting
you for a new name. Both the .pet
file and the .ptd data folder are
saved.

3. Automatic Save:
Automatically saves Petrel project
overwriting the current saved
version Should be used with
version.
caution.
3

3
4
4. Clean Project Directory:
Removes back-up copies of the
.pet file (.bak) from your Petrel
Directory.

Petrel Explorer panes

Inputt pane
Inp
Contains all imported data
and all generated files not
linked to the 3D Grid.
Models pane
Contains all Fault models
and 3D grids with faults,
zones and properties.
Bold item
Click on an object name to
make it active.

Petrel Explorer panes

Templates pane
Contains predefined and userdefined color templates.

Stand-alone color table

A color template can be locked
and edited for an individual object

Processes pane All Available Modules

Geophysics
Geoph
sics
Seismic Interpretation,
Attributes and Depth
Conversion
Modeling
Structural and Property
modeling
Upscaling & Simulation
Up-scaling, Simulation
cases, Streamlines,
ECLIPSE and Schedule
functionality
Utilities and Plugins
Editingg tools,
Volumetrics, APIs etc.

Processes pane and Function Bar

2

11. Acti
Activee Process
A process needs to be
active (bold) to be used.
2. Function Bar
Shows available tools for the
selected process.
3. Grayed-out processes
Not available because a
pprevious pprocess has not
been completed.
4. Red prohibition sign
Th licensing
The
li
i iis lilimited
it d andd
does not include the
prohibited module

1
3
4

Cases and Results

Cases and Results panes

The design of Cases and
Results pane is to allow the
same setup for running
ECLIPSE and Streamline
simulation runs, as for running
simple Volumetrics.

Workflows and Windows panes

Workflows pane
Stores workflows created by the
Process Manager for automated
processes and operations or
Uncertainty workflows generated from
the Uncertainty Workflow Editor.
Contains a set of variables that can be
used in workflows.
Windows pane
Lists each window and its settings.
Can be saved or deleted.
A new window is inserted from the
Window menu

Project Settings and Units

1. Project info
Go to Project settings under Project
Menu: Type in the UTM zone
zone, Projection
and Datum for the project.
Note: When importing
p
g data from
OpenSpirit, the match of the Project
settings in Petrel and those in the other
data repository is done automatically.
2. Units
Select a standard Project Unit System
from the drop
drop-down
down menu (e.g.
(e g Metric or
Field), or toggle Customize to set units
from a mixed unit system.
Note: There is NO unit conversion inside
Petrel; it has to be done on import.

Petrel is not geodetically and units aware.

Geodetic metadata are entered when
making the project
1
2

System settings
1. Spin animation. To turn off the spin
animation in the display window, open
the Tools menu>System
Settings>Effects tab
22. M
Multliline
ltliline tabs
Set Petrel to visualize tabs in dialog
windows as multiline tabs instead of all
tabs at one line.
3. Rename node directly (mouse)
Makes it possible to rename objects,
objects
folders and items in the Explorer panes
just by clicking on the name of the item
of interest.

Object Settings dialog

1. Every object has a settings window
2. Access settings

3. Parameters and characteristics tabs

Settings window may remain open
at all times during a session.

1
3

Object Settings Style tab

Most objects will also have a
Style tab. Possible to Adjust
display parameters.
Toggle on/off grid lines
Contour lines
Color fill

Object Settings Info Tab

In the Info tab there are several settings which can be changed:
2

1. Rename objects by typing in a new

name
name.

2. The Color refers to the objects

specified
p
color.
3. Change template from the dropdown menu (A) or alter the global
color
l settings
tti
ffor th
thatt ttemplate
l t bby
clicking on the icon (B).

3B

44. The Comments tab is empty by

default; designed for user input.

3A

5. The Historyy tab keeps

p track of the
main events related to the object (e.g
operations, dates etc.).
5

Object Settings Statistics Tab

The statistics for each item can be checked
under the Statistics tab.
List 1
Describes the X, Y, Z coordinates; Z being
depth or time. If an attribute is available it will
also be shown.

List 2
Describes different data and values related to
the object.
j

One or both lists can be copied to an output

sheet. Toggle on one of the lists (e.g. List 1)
and click the output icon. The contents of the
list will be written to an output window.

Object Settings Colors Tab (Templates)

1

Colors are related to the templates from Templates pane.

These can be logs, depth, properties (continuous or
discrete) etc.
1. The Colors tab displays the colors based on the template
selected as the object was imported or generated.
2. The Colors template is linked to the same template in the
Templates pane (A); any edits made here will affect the global
template unless the padlock (Info tab) for a specific object is
on!! (B).
(B)

2A
2B

Note: template is locked

to local object when the
padlock is locked.

Visualization Windows

Visualization 3D Display Window

Maneuvering from Function bar

Visualization from Tool bar

Move Left mouse button

Zoom Left mouse button +
Ctrl + Shift
Pan Left mouse button
+ Ctrl

View all displayed data

View from specified position
Select and zoom

Magnify
g y ((onlyy available
when Orthogonal view
is activated)
Select/Pick
S
l t/Pi k mode
d Allows
All
ffor
selecting objects and getting
information about them (in
Status bar)

Orthogonal view
(no perspective)

Visualization 2D Display Window

Maneuvering from Function bar

Visualization from Tool bar

Zoom Left mouse button

Pan Left mouse button
+ Ctrl (or Shift)
Rotate Left mouse
button + Ctrl + Shift

Magnify (always active

in 2D view)
ie )

Orthogonal view is
unavailable in 2D view

Visualization Click Boxes

Gray, square boxes activated

Gray
activated when
selecting objects for displaying in
windows (active or inactive depending
on type of windows). Several objects
in a folder can be displayed
simultaneously.

Gray, Radio buttons only

Gray
only ONE
object at a time can be displayed.

Yellow, square boxes Filters

(not objects), used to filter out
different parts of a 3D grid (e.g.
zones or segments).
t )

Note
N
t Selecting
S l ti yellow
ll bboxes
in the Global well logs folder, will
have no effect unless a well with
thee sa
samee log
og iss se
selected.
ec ed

Tips buttons
Many processes in Petrel contain small tip buttons (blue buttons with Question marks (?))
Each Tip button is related to one topic/algorithm/setting and is described in more detail, sometimes
with explanatory pictures.
pictures
Use the tip buttons for quick information. Position the mouse cursor on top of the tip button to
visualize the information box. Further information can be found in the Online Manual (next slide)

Online Help-Manual
Access the Online Help Manual; Help menu
Manual (HTML help). The manual is included with
your installation, network connection is
unnecessary
Search: look up specific things: Type in, press List
Topics,
p
select a topic
p and ppress Display
p y

Contents
tab: look for
background
reading or
or

EXERCISE
Interface
Panes
Settings
Windows
Visualization
p Manual
Online Help