Petrel Manual:

Vshale Calculation
• How to calculate Vsh?
1) Under ‘Templates’ tab, expand ‘other templates’ folder and create a copy of
‘fraction’ simply by Ctrl+c and Ctrl+v

Create a copy of
the template
‘fraction’

Change its name to

‘Vsh’ (optional)
2) Input  Wells  right click ‘global well logs’  Insert global well log
(cont)
3) A new well log will appear under ‘global well logs’

Right click and open ‘settings’ for the new well log created
Change the name (eg Vsh) and under ‘template’ drop down
menu, attach the ‘copy of fraction’ created in Step 1
4) Go to each well  Right click  Add empty ‘Vsh’ log to well
Refer the GR data histogram for
the specific well (to get the max
and min value)
5) Right click at the ‘Vsh’ log created  Calculator  Insert Volume of Shale
formula  ENTER

Refer log settings as Vshale = GRlog – GRmin/GRmax - GRmin

shown
Results:

After done for every well, toggle on the ‘Vsh’ log

at Global Well Log. Example of the output as
shown in diagram above
• How to create a sand/shale
facies log based on Vsh ?
1) Templates  Discrete property templates  Create a copy of ‘facies’ template
2) Global Well log  Right click  Insert global well log (disc.)
3) A new well log will appear under ‘Global Well Logs’ Right
click  Settings

Attach the ‘copy of

facies’ template
created and change
the log name
 At ‘Reservoir’ under ‘Global well logs’ and adjust the preferred settings
under ‘color’ tab (eg create 2 rows with different colors to separate Sand
and Shale. Code 0 = Sand , Code 1 = Shale )

4) Right click at ‘reservoir’  Adjust ‘colors’ settings

5) Right click at ‘reservoir’  Calculator  Insert cut-off value to
differentiate between sand and shale  ENTER

Refer log settings as

shown
Result:
A facies log is created to differentiate sand and shale based on the Vshale
• How to calculate gross
thickness using well markers ?
1) Go to Well tops file loaded  Attributes  Right Click  Insert new attribute
(continuous)
 A new continuous attribute
created

2) Change ‘info’ and ‘attribute operation’ settings as shown above,

click ‘Run’
Result:
A log track indicating the gross thickness (based on well markers) is created