Facies Interpretation

Facies Interpretation
Options Calculator and Interactive interpretation

Litho-facies calculation
using log calculator
Interactive
sedimentological facies
interpretation

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Facies Interpretation
Discrete logs can be interpreted by using the well log calculator or by interactive
sedimentological facies interpretation or a com bi nation of both. The normal workflow is to do
a rough generation of a facies log by using the calculator, and afterward do a more detailed
interpretation based on all the well logs by using the interactive sedimentological facies
interpretation.
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Calculator: The calculator can be used to set an expression such as: If the gamma ray logs
value are less than a certain value then set facies to sandstone, otherwise set facies to shale.
Interactive interpretation in a well section: Display the logs that give information about
the facies and then draw the different facies in the correct position in a separate panel.

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Facies Interpretation - Exercises

Facies and petrophysical logs need to be generated and upscaled to the geological grid before
property modeling. There are two ways to generate a facies log in Petrel. One way is to
calculate a lithofacies log using log calculator and the other is to interactively interpret facies.
This exercise will include lithofacies calculation, interactive sedimentological facies
interpretation, upscaling of facies and petrophysical logs, and quality checking the upscaled
logs.

Lithofacies calculation
In this exercise the well log calculator is being used to calculate a facies log based on other logs
such as GR, RHOB. sonic, etc. This may be the first approach when defining a facies log since
it is fast and can provide you with objective information for all wells at the same time. Another area
where this is useful is to insert calcite intervals based on e.g. density values above a certain
value and at the same time GR values below a certain value. Obviously, interactive editing of the
facies borders is usually necessary in order to produce a geologically reasonable facies
interpretation.
Exercise Steps
1. Open the Windows tab in Petrel Explorer. Display the Well Section FA CJES. Make sure
the Well Correlation process is highlighted in the Process Diagram > Stratigraphic Modeling
2. The Well Section FACJES contains panels for GR, SSTVD, and Facies.
3. Select the Templates tab in the Petrel Explorer. Locate and expand the Discrete Property
Templates folder. Insert a new discrete template (RMB->lnsert New Property Template).
Double-click on this new template (called Untitled 1) and edit the name and icon in the Info
tab. Assign the name "Example Lithologies" and select the icon used for Lithologies.
4. On the Colors tab, revise the number of items and names for each color item in the table.
Use a value of O for "shale" and a value of 1 for "sand". Assign meaningful colors and
patterns to each item. This new discrete template may now be used as a log type for new
well logs or properties.

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Open the log calculator by right clicking on Global Well Logs under the Wells folder.
Use the GR log as criteria and chose 70 as the cutoff value to separate the reservoir
interval into sand and shale by typing in Litho_facies = lf(GR<70, 1, 0)
Select Example Lithologies as the log template and press ENTER. The Litho_facies log
will be created and attached to the selected property template. It is stored in the Global Well
Logs folder.
Check the facies names and colors under the Color tab in the Settings dialog. Display the
new log in the well section.

Sedimentological facies Interpretation

Exercise Steps

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Select the Paint Discrete Log Class

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Create a new facies log by clicking the Create new discrete Log I ~- j icon which is
now active. Select Bodies as template for the new log. The new log will be added to the
global well log list. Change the name to 'Sed_Facies' and display it in the well section
window.
Edit the facies name and color: RMB click on 'Sed_facies', open Settings, go to Color.
Enter new names for the different facies codes, for example:

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Select the Paint Discrete Log Class

icon. RMB-click in the 'Sed_Facies' column
for one of the wells in the well section to select facies type to draw, LMB-click to draw the
facies and to move facies boundaries.

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Select an existing facies by clicking the Pick up Discrete Log Class Value g' icon in
the function bar and click on an existing facies inside the 'Sed_facies' log column. Then use
the LMB to draw the new facies.

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