Petrel 2007

Introduction
Course
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 Petrel Introduction Course
Course Workflow

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

 Introduction  Continue Seismic  Pillar Gridding  Geometrical modeling  Plotting

 User manual  Edit Input Data  Make Horizons  Upscale Well logs  Make Contacts

 Petrel Interface  Well Correlation  Depth Conversion  Facies Modeling  Volume Calculation

 Data Import  Fault Modeling  Make Zones  Petrophysical Modeling  Process Manager

 Seismic  Layering  Optional: Well Design

 Discussion and questions

Petrel History and Vision

 1996 – Software and consultancy founded

 December 1998 – First commercial release

 December 2002 – Part of

Schlumberger Information Solutions Geophysics
Data
analysis
Depth
conversion
Simulation
 Goal is to get Petrel on every
Geoscientists desktop Well
correlation
 User friendly interface, easy to learn and
makes life easier Well
design Facies
Property modelling modelling
 Complete workflow tool covering Seismic to And Upscaling

Simulation
The Living Model

High uncertainty
Coarse model
Refining the model Economics

Petrel
Exploration / Smart Prospect

The Living Model Solution

Generation Solution

Production

Delineating the
Reservoir
Petrel
Drilling

Smart Prospect
Reducing
Generation Engineering
uncertainty
Lead illumination and
Qualification

Exploration Appraisal Development Production

OpenSpirit*

GeoFrame* or OpenWorksTM project environment

Data Set

Gullfaks field
A major oilfield in the North Sea;
exploration started in 1974, and it is
now producing through 3 platforms

Commercially released data by

Statoil (a Norwegian oil company)

Field description:
Rotated fault blocks caused a structural trap
Reservoir is mainly Lower to Middle Jurassic sandstones
1.9 billion barrels of recoverable oil
23 billion m3 of gas
2.4 million tons of condensate

Data description:
15 wells, 9 logs, Well tops, Velocity data, 3D seismic
Courses and Manuals

Training Manuals
 Contains slides and exercises

Getting Started Manual

 Basic use of Petrel
 Leads first time users through their first project

Help Manual
 Structured and detailed information on
Petrel’s functionality

Release Notes
 Short description of new functionality
 Comes with every new release
 Petrel Workflow Tools – Introduction
Intro Seismic Well Fault Pillar Zonation and
Correlation Modeling Gridding Layering
Edit Input Data
Intro to Petrel
Import data

Facies Petrophysical Plotting Volume Well Design

Modeling Modeling Calculation

Process Manager
Objectives – Petrel Interface

Start Petrel with a new or existing project

Navigate and learn the user interface
Understand important project parameters
Understand Petrel windows
Display data or surfaces in 2D or 3D windows
Create General Intersections
Understand how to access and use the online Help
User Interface
Menu bar

Tool bar Function

bar

Petrel
Explorer
panes

Display
Window

Status bar Object information

Opening and Saving Petrel Projects

1
1. Open Project: 3. Automatic Save:
Opens an already saved Petrel Autmatically saves Petrel project
project (.pet). 1 overwriting the current saved
version. Should be used with
caution.
2. Save Project As:
Saves Petrel project prompting 2
you for a new name. Both the .pet 3
file and the .ptd data folder are 3
saved.
4

4. Clean Project Directory:

Removes back-up copies of
the .pet file (.bak) from your Petrel
Directory.
Petrel Explorer panes

Input pane
Contains all imported data
and all generated files not
linked to the 3D Grid.

Models pane
Contains all Fault models
and 3D grids with faults,
zones and properties.

Bold item
Click on an object name to
make it active.
Petrel Explorer panes
Templates pane Stand-alone color table
Contains predefined and user- A color template can be locked
defined color templates. and edited for an individual object
Processes pane – All Available Modules

Geophysics
Seismic Interpretation,
Attributes and Depth
Conversion

Modeling
Structural and Property
modeling

Upscaling & Simulation

Up-scaling, Simulation
cases, Streamlines,
ECLIPSE and Schedule
functionality

Utilities and Plugins

Editing tools,
Volumetrics, API’s etc.
Processes pane and Function Bar
2

1. Active Process
A process needs to be
active (bold) to be used.

2. Function Bar
Shows available tools for the 1
selected process.
3
3. Grayed-out processes
Not available because a 4
previous process has not
been completed.

4. Red prohibition sign

The licensing is limited and
does not include the
“prohibited” module
Cases and Results

Cases and Results panes

The design of Cases and
Results pane is to allow the
same setup for running
ECLIPSE and Streamline
simulation runs, as for running
simple Volumetrics.
Workflows and Windows panes

Workflows pane
Stores workflows created by the
Process Manager for automated
processes and operations or
Uncertainty workflows generated from
the Uncertainty Workflow Editor.

Contains a set of variables that can be

used in workflows.

Windows pane
Lists each window and its settings.
Can be saved or deleted.

A new window is inserted from the

Window menu
Project Settings and Units Petrel is not geodetically and units aware.
Geodetic metadata are entered when
making the project
1. Project info
Go to Project settings under Project
Menu: Type in the UTM zone, Projection 1
and Datum for the project.
2
Note: When importing data from
OpenSpirit, the match of the Project
settings in Petrel and those in the other
data repository is done automatically.

2. Units
Select a standard Project Unit System
from the drop-down menu (e.g. Metric or
Field), or toggle Customize to set units
from a mixed unit system.

Note: There is NO unit conversion inside

Petrel; it has to be done on import.
 System settings
1. Spin animation. To turn off the spin
animation in the display window, open 2
the Tools menu>System
Settings>Effects tab

2. Multliline tabs
Set Petrel to visualize tabs in dialog
windows as multiline tabs instead of all
tabs at one line.
1

3. Rename node directly (mouse)

Makes it possible to rename objects,
folders and items in the Explorer panes
just by clicking on the name of the item 3
of interest.
 1
Object Settings dialog
1. Every object has a settings window 3

2. Access settings

3. Parameters and characteristics tabs

Settings window may remain open at

all times during a session.
 Object Settings – Style tab
Most objects will also have a
Style tab. Possible to Adjust
display parameters.

Toggle on/off grid lines

Contour lines

Color fill
 Object Settings – Info Tab
In the Info tab there are several settings which can be changed:
2
1. Rename objects by typing in a new
name. 1

2. The Color refers to the object’s

specified color. 3B

3. Change template from the drop-

down menu (A) or alter the global
4
color settings for that template by
clicking on the icon (B).

4. The Comments tab is empty by

default; designed for user input.
3A
5. The History tab keeps track of the
main events related to the object (e.g
operations, dates etc.).

5
Object Settings – Statistics Tab
The statistics for each item can be checked
under the Statistics tab.

List 1
Describes the X, Y, Z coordinates; Z being
depth or time. If an attribute is available it will
also be shown.

List 2
Describes different data and values related to
the object.

One or both lists can be copied to an output

sheet. Toggle on one of the lists (e.g. List 1)
and click the output icon. The contents of the
list will be written to an output window.
 Object Settings – Colors Tab (Templates)
Colors are related to the templates from Templates pane. 1
These can be logs, depth, properties (continuous or discrete)
etc.

1. The Colors tab displays the colors based on the template

selected as the object was imported or generated.

2. The Colors template is linked to the same template in the

Templates pane (A); any edits made here will affect the
global template unless the padlock (Info tab) for a specific
object is on! (B).

2A

2B

Note: template is locked

to local object when the
padlock is locked.
Visualization – Windows
Visualization – 3D Display Window

Maneuvering from Function bar Visualization from Tool bar

Move – Left mouse button

Zoom – Left mouse button +

Ctrl + Shift
View all displayed data
Pan – Left mouse button View from specified position
+ Ctrl
Select and zoom
Magnify (only available
Orthogonal view
when Orthogonal view
(no perspective)
is activated)

Select/Pick mode – Allows for

selecting objects and getting
information about them (in
Status bar)
Visualization – 2D Display Window

Maneuvering from Function bar Visualization from Tool bar

Zoom – Left mouse button

Pan – Left mouse button

+ Ctrl (or Shift) Orthogonal view is
unavailable in 2D view
Rotate – Left mouse
button + Ctrl + Shift

Magnify – (always active

in 2D view)
Visualization – Click Boxes

Gray, square boxes –activated when

selecting objects for displaying in
windows (active or inactive depending
on type of windows). Several objects
in a folder can be displayed
simultaneously.

Gray, Radio buttons –only ONE

object at a time can be dispayed.

Note – Selecting yellow boxes

Yellow, square boxes – Filters
in the Global well logs folder,
(not objects), used to filter out
will have no effect unless a well
different parts of a 3D grid (e.g.
with the same log is selected.
zones or segments).
Tips buttons
Many processes in Petrel contain small tip buttons (blue buttons with Question marks (?))

Each Tip button is related to one topic/algorithm/setting and is described in more detail, sometimes
with explanatory pictures.

Use the tip buttons for quick information. Position the mouse cursor on top of the tip button to
visualize the information box. Further information can be found in the Online Manual (next slide)
 Online Help-Manual
Access the Online Help Manual; Help menu – Contents
Manual (HTML help). The manual is included with tab: look for
your installation, network connection is background
unnecessary reading or…

Search: look up specific things: Type in, press List

Topics, select a topic and press Display
EXERCISE
Interface
Panes
Settings
Windows
Visualization
Online Help Manual