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Making and Using Variograms in Petrel
Making and Using Variograms in Petrel
There are three locations from which you can create variograms in Petrel:
- In the Settings panel for any data or grid object
- From the Facies Modeling and Petrophysical Modeling dialogs
- From the Data Analysis function under Property Modeling in the Process Diagram
The most interactive and robust methodology resides in the Data Analysis menus, and the least
interactive method involves simply filling in the pertinent parameters, such as Range, Sill, and
Nugget in the modeling dialogs themselves. The Settings panel provides a semi-interactive
method for creating variograms, but does have the advantage that several variograms can be seen
on the same display at once, and they are retained as graphic entities.
5.0 Summary
We see that we must specify one property and one zone before we begin creating variograms.
But within those constraints, we can create variograms based on only the upscaled well log data
residing in the “seed” property grids, or based on all of the original data in the logs used for the
upscaling, or in the case of a fully defined grid, we can compute a variogram based on all of the
values in the grid.
We also have the ability to isolate only part of the property data, based on where it is located
relative to a particular facies in a multi-facies model (3D grid), and to create a variogram based
on that subset of data.
Once the variogram is saved, you can always return to Data Analysis and modify it if you like.
Variograms made in this way are also available for use during property population. Make sure
that you click on the icon in the modeling dialog which tells the system to “Use Variograms
Created in Data Analysis”. Note that even though these variograms are available to the modeling
algorithms, neither the variogram, nor its parameters can be seen from there. You must return to
the Data Analysis dialogs to be able to see the variograms and their parameters.
The variogram you see in the property/facies modeling menus is the default variogram used for
the modeling unless you click on the icon mentioned above. It has no relation to the variograms
computed in Data Analysis.
Posted by I Made Sutha at 21.06
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