Petrel TIPS&TRICKS from SCM

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BuildingMontagesinPetrel
MostPetrelprojectsrequiredisplaymapstobemadeforpresentations;eitherforpartnersorpeers.This TIPS&TRICKSprovidesaguideshowinghowmontagesmaybemadeforgeneratingplotsforthesepresentations. Amontageisasinglemapcontaininganynumberofindividualmapsorgraphicimages.AllPetrelwindowtypes maybeincludedinamontage.Somemaybeputinasmapsorviewportswhileothersmustbecapturedasa graphicimagebeforebeingplacedinthemontage.Eachmontagehassomeuniquecharacteristics: Youmayaddasmanyviewportstoamontageasyouwish Itisvirtual(notagraphicfile)untilitissenttoaprinterorplotter Mostimagesaredynamic(ifthedatainaviewportischanged;thepictureinthemontagechanges) Imagescanbelinkedtogether(iflinked,changingthescaleormappingareainoneviewportchangesthe othersalso) Textandlinesmaybeaddedtothemontage.

CreatingaPlotWindow:
MontagesaremadeinaPetrelPlotwindow.TocreateaPlotwindow,clickonWindowintheMenuBarand chooseNewplotwindow

AnewemptyplotwindowwillappearinthevisualizationareaofPetrel.Also,theplotwindow(inthisexample,Plot window1),willappearintheWindowstabofthelowerPetrelexplorer.

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PaperSize:
Thefirstthingtodoissetupthesizeyouwantthefinalmontagetobe.Ifyoudontsetupthepapersizefirst, PetrelwillsetupapaperthatisthedefaultprintsizeofyourPetrelsession.Ifyouwishtochangethesizelater, Petrelwilleithershrinkorenlargetheentireplottothenewpapersize.Tosetthepapersize;withtheplotwindow active,clickonFileintheMenuBarandchoosePagesetup.

Chooseoneofthestandardprintsizes,orsetupacustomsize.AlsochoosePortraitorLandscape.

Afterthesizehasbeenspecified,ifyoulike,changethenameofthewindowtosomethingmeaningful.Todothis (aswithallPetrelobjects);bringuptheSettingsoftheplotwindowandtypeinthenewnameundertheInfotab.

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CreatingViewports:
ViewportsmaybeeithercreatedindividuallyorautomaticallyusingtheNewobjectinwindowicon.

Clickingonthaticonallowsyoutopickthetypeofviewportyourequirefromthefollowingmenu.

Ifyouchoosetoplacetheviewportsindividuallybypickingoneoftheviewporttypes,usetheleftmousebuttonto placetheviewportbyclickingononecornerlocationanddraggingtotheoppositecorner.

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Youmayplaceasmanyviewports(ofoneormultipletypes)asyouwishontheplot.Anotherwaytocreate viewportsistoletPetrelgenerateagroupofthem.ClickontheNewobjectinwindowiconandchoose Create/alignmultipleviewports.

Whenthatoptionischosen,thefollowingmenuappears:

Pickthetypeofviewportstocreate,thenumberandlayoutandthenpressSetupviewportstoaddtheviewportsto theMapWindow. CheckingLinkviewportsmeansthatallviewportshavethesameScaleandMinimum/MaximumXandY Coordinates.Ifyouchangethescaleorcoordinatesofoneviewport;theyallchange. Youmaycreateagroupofviewportsautomaticallyandthencreateothersindividually. Whichevermethod(ormethods)isused;theviewportsappearunderthePlotWindowname

ViewportnamesmaybechangedusingtheirindividualSettingsmenustoreflectwhatisorisgoingtobeineach viewport.
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Puttingdataintoviewports:
Toputdataintoaviewport,theviewportmustbeactive.Theactiveviewportwillhavearedborder;theothers willhaveblackborders.Tomakeaviewportactive,simplyclickinthatviewport.

Puttingdataintotheactiveviewportisthesameasputtingdataintoa2D,3D,Maporanyothertypeofwindow; youclickintheblackboxinfrontofthedataineithertheInputorModelstab.Thatdatawillappearinthe viewport.AMapViewporthasthesamerulesfordataasaMapWindowasfarastypeofdatathatcanbeputinto theviewportalongwithsupportingfeaturessuchasautolegends,axes,infoboxes,etc.Thisistrueforalltypesof viewportsexceptintersectionandwellsection.Methodsforplacingdataintothosetypesofviewportswillbe explainedlaterinthisdocument.

Whenyouarefinishedwithoneviewport,simplyclickinsideanotherviewportandthatonewillbecomeactive.
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Theplotwindowbelowhasbeensetupwithdifferentviewports: AMapviewportintheupperleft 4Histogramviewportsintheupperright AnIntersectionviewportinthelowerleft AWellSectionviewportinthelowerright

ThePlotWindow(undertheWindowstab)showsthedifferenttypes

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MapandHistogramViewports
FillintheMapandHistogramviewportsbymakingtheviewportactiveandclickingintheboxinfrontofthe desireddataintheInputorModelstab.Notethatmultiplesurfacesorhorizonsmaygoineachhistogramviewport. Changeeachviewportssettings(usingtheShow viewportsettingsicon)asdesiredwhileeach viewportisactive.

Theseviewportsaredynamic;ifyouchangetheobjectdisplayedintheviewport,thepicturealsochanges.Youwill probablyhavetoexpandtheviewportintheWindowstabtoturnontheHeader(toaddthetitle)andSymbol legend(todifferentiatebetweendifferentcoloredhistograms)sotheywillbeshown.

IntersectionViewport
ForanIntersectionviewport,youmusthavealreadysetupageneralorIorJintersectionineithertheInputor Modelstab.Theintersectionviewportusesthispreviouslyexistingintersectiontogetthelimitsfortheviewport. HighlighttheIntersectionviewport: PutaCheckmark(clickinthesquarebox)infrontoftheintersectiontouse(thissetsthelimitsforthe viewport)

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Checkeachobjectyouwishtoputintotheviewport.YouwillseetheobjectsappearintheIntersection viewport(surfaces,horizons,faults,wells,edges,etc.):

Changetheviewportsettings,ifnecessary.Also,turnontheHeaderifyouwant.

WellSectionViewport
GettingaWellCorrelationSectionintoaviewportisthemostcomplicated;butstillfairlyeasy. MaketheWellSectionviewportactivebyclickingintheviewport. RightClickontheWellSectionviewportnameandbringuptheSettingsmenu.

GototheSettingstabundertheSettingsmenu UndertheWindowstabofthePetrelexplorer,highlightthenameoftheWellSectiontoplaceintothe viewport:

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UsingtheBlueArrowontheSettingstaboftheSettingswindowoftheWellSectionviewport,placethe nameoftheWellSectioninthemenu:

ClickonUpdateandthewellcorrelationsectionwillappearintheWellSectionviewport.

TheWellSectionviewportistheonlyviewporttypethatisnotdynamic.IfyouchangetheWellCorrelationSection, theviewportinthePlotWindowwillnotautomaticallychange.Returntotheabovemenu(theSettingsfortheWell Sectionviewport)andonceagainclickonUpdate.ThelatestversionoftheWellCorrelationSectionwillnowappear intheviewport.ThecurrentPlotWindow:

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Bitmaps:
BitmapsmayalsobeputonaPlotwindow.Createabitmapbyimportingapictureorbycopyingandpastinga pictureintoPetrelfromaPetrelwindoworfromanotherprogram.(Ifyouwishtoputpicturesfroma2Dor3D windowontoabitmap,thisisthemethodtouse). CreateaPlotwindowandplaceacheckmarkintheboxinfrontofthebitmaporbitmapsintheInputtab.The bitmaporbitmapsappearintheupperleftcornerofthePlotwindow.

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IntheSelect/PickmodeusingthePointer

icon,a4pointedcursorwillappearoverthepicture.

DragthepicturewhereyouwantittobeonthePlotwindow.

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Placethecursoroveracornerofthebitmapandatwoheadedarrowwillappear:

Dragthebordersandenlargeorreducethebitmapsanysizeyouwish(remember,theymightbecomepixilatedif madetoolarge).

Text,LinesandBoxes:
Text(labels),lines(arrows)andboxes(rectangles)mayalsobeplacedonthewindow.Toplacetextontheplot window,returntotheNewobjectinwindowiconandchooseNewlabel.

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 Usethecursortochoosealocationonthemap

UnderthePlotWindownameontheWindowstab,findthenewlabel(<Label1>)andbringupits Settingsmenu

TypeinwhatevertextyouwanttoappearonthewindowalongwiththeFont,etc.

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 ClickonApplyorOKandyournewtextwillappear Inasimilarmanner,addarrowsorboxes.

Summary:
ThesePetrelfeaturesmakeitsimpletocreatequalitymapsforyourpresentations.Justrememberthefewsimple proceduresdescribedaboveandyoullbereadytoshowworkyoullbeproudof.

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