Create a number of discrete logs from one continuous log:

investigate the appropriate cut-off value.

Workflowname Create N discrete logs
author Michiel Harings, SIS/SCA domain Petrophysics
date 20 oct 2006 expert level Novice
petrel version 2005 patch 1.2 version 1.0

Background: This workflow created multiple discrete logs (facies or lithology logs) from an
continuous input log and different (user specified) cut-off values. It helps investigating the
right cut-off value for an input log.

Result: The result will be a series of new discrete logs (lithology in the example) based on a
continuous input log with increasing or decreasing cut-off values.

Prerequisites: Wells (at least one) with well-logs are the input data. Store the wells without
the original input log in a separate subfolder at the last line under ‘wells’.

This workflow requires an initial cut-off value (line 6 of the workflow), an increment or
∆cut-off per run (line 7) and a number of runs (line 8). Further the user must specify the input
log to use (in line 11). The name of the folder in which the newly created logs will be stored
can be changed in line 15.

The calculation of the logs is done by a well-log calculator, of which the expression can be
found in line 23. This expression tells to rename everything below the cut-off value to 0 and
everything above the cut-off value to 1. In this case, a lithology template has been attached to
these newly created values of 0 and 1, where 0 is sand and 1 is shale. This can be changed by
double clicking on the ‘well log calculator’ icon in line 23. However, any template can be
attached and the new logs will have the labels associated with the 0 and 1 index codes (the
values of 0 and 1 can be changed by changing the expression in the calculator). Templates
can be created or adapted under the template tab in the main Petrel window. If someone
prefers not to have the new logs in a separate folder, the associated commands can be blanked
or deleted (see Fig. 1). If other templates are used, the term “Lithology * ” in the output-name
can be changed freely in the Calculator-expression. At the end of each run, the cut-off value
will be updated by adding the increment to it and the calculation will run again.

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Fig. 1.

IMPORTANT: The calculation for each run will stop as soon as the calculator runs into a
well without the input log. If all wells without this log are stored as the last wells or in a
folder in the last line under ‘wells’, this will not be a problem.