HINTS FOR REVERSE ENGINEERING – A COMPARISON OF PETREL

2010 AND 2011

This document highlights the reverse engineering process in Petrel 2011. For explaining the new
functionality in Petrel 2011.1, comparisons are made with conversion in 2010.2. Other related documents
are as follow.

 InTouch 4897726: document for Petrel 2009.1

 InTouch 5356586: guide for Petrel 2010

New aspects are highlighted in GREEN

 RMB (right mouse button) in CASE tab: Import (on tree): select .DATA file
 Import ECLIPSE/FrontSim run panel: Choose simulator: check files found and OK for import
 Select coordinate reference system (CRS), select Null or Continue spatially unaware, Save
 RMB “convert to Petrel case”: Guided schedule section conversion: automatic: OK (if
WCONINJE is present in your data deck for prediction data or no WCONPROD is present,
please refer to “Case conversion key points” in the online help to see why to use guided
conversion
 Message log: (examples are found at the end of this document)
 Not converted: (e.g. entire SUMMARY section, unsupported keyword are left as user
keywords
 Ignored: (e.g. ECLIPSE deck section names)
 Partially converted: additional information is provided about items or arguments that
have not been converted
 Cloned: copied from original deck into :Schedule keyword rule” in the converted
Development strategies
 Converted: fully converted
 Review the message log carefully and apply manual edits if appropriate. Below you will find
some examples of keywords handle different than in 2010.2.

2011.1 Keyword (s) Description Action required by

user
Partially Converted WELSPECS Items 6-16 not Check converted case
converted, item 6-> can -Set well preferred
be set by Well preferred phase for wells/folders
phase rule. 7-16 -> Well
model option rule
Set Well preferred phase for item 6

Set well model options for item 7-16

2011.1 Keyword (s) Description Action required by
user
Not converted Aquifer No conversion due to I,J, K indices Use it as keyword or
keywords that cannot be converted to create new aquifer if
(AQUANCON, polygons, left as user keywords editing is needed
AQUCT, …)
Not converted Thermal As above As above
boundary
conditions
Not converted COARSEN As above As above
Not converted SUMMARY Kept as user keywords No action required
section
Not converted API tracking Kept as user keywords No action required
Not converted RADFIN, CARFIN is converted but not Check LGR in
INRAD, RADFIN RUNSPEC if different
RPTGRIDL,… types present

2011.1 Keyword (s) Description Action required by

user
Ignored ECLIPSE section keywords, ECHO No action required
and NOECHO e.g.

Enhancements in Petrel 2011.1: keywords that are now being converted:

Keyword (s) Description

TABDIMS Converted but needs to be checked, e.g. if multiple PVTW, PVTO,
ROCK tables are processed during the conversion
COPY, EQUALS, If copying properties with this keyword, Petrel modifies or generates
MAXVALUE, MINVALUE the property as Petrel item
MULTIPLY If modifying properties with this keyword, Petrel multiplies the Petrel
item with specified value, if used together with MULTX, MULTY a
property will be generated and automatically inserted into the Define
simulation case
OPERATE , ADD When used with region assignment the properties are created and
automatically inserted into the Define simulation case
VFPPROD, … vertical flow Vertical flow performance keywords are recognized and converted,
performance the VFP manager is new in 2011.1 for visualization and editing of
most wellbore hydraulic parameters (picture below)
CARFIN Inferred from grid, LGR needs to be checked if different types of
LGRs present
After QC, the case can be checked (Define simulation case “check”) to obtain the simulation message
log and to QC again before running the simulation to compare the results with the original, non-
converted ECLIPSE simulation.