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SchlumbergerAbout Petrel*
Petrel seismic to simulation software helps increase reservoir
performance by improving asset team productivity. Geophysicists,
geologists, and reservoir engineers can develop collaborative
workflows and integrate operations to streamline processes.
Benefits
Unify workflows for E&P teams - Eliminate the gaps in traditional
systems that require handoffs from one technical domain to the next
using Petrel model-centric workflows in a shared earth model.
Manage risk and uncertainty - Easily test multiple scenarios,
analyze risk and uncertainty, capture data relationships and parameters
to perform rapid updates as new data arrives, and perform detailed
simulation history matching.
Enable knowledge management and best practices - Reduce
workflow learning curves by capturing best practices via the Workflow
Editor, providing quick access to preferred workflows and increasing
ease of use through intuitive and repeatable workflows.
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organizations.Table of Contents
About Petrel* ..
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Module 1 - Introduction.
Prerequisites.
Learning Objectives......
What You Will Need.
What to Expect
Icons...
Workflow Dia.
Terminology .....
Acronyms used in in this manual:
Dataset
Module 2 - Setting up a new project...
Introduction
Lesson 1 - Import/export data
The Cloudspin data set
Project units......
Projection system
Reference datums.
Seismic data organization
Seismic data import formats...
Reference project tool
Seismic data export formats
Exercises 1 - Import/export data.
Specify project unit system...
Set reference datums - optional.
Load seismic 3D data
Load seismic 20 lines...
Find data between Petrel projects .
Transfer data through the Reference project tool
Export seismic data .............
Lesson 2 - Quality control and display settings of
seismic data
Seismic vintages.
Color Palettes.......
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| Base map annotation. 58
Survey managet.......... 59
| Exercises 2 - Quality control and display settings of
seismic data z Seeeneeeeeree 62
Edit and create color palettes . 63
Import and export color palettes - optional. vse
Check settings for 3D volumes and 2D lines.... 65
Display base map annotations in 3D window. 66
Display base map annotations in 2D window. 67
Using the Survey manager ......-occssssssseenn sss 68
Lesson 3 - Optimize data geometry and project memory......70
Geometry settings 70
Prefetch to cache 71
Create external seismic files..... 72
Cropping.
Realization.........
Source amplitude range ......
Seismic calculator
Mis-tie manager
Exercises 3 - Optimize data geometry and project memory 79
Change seismic geometry wd
Prefetch to cache....... 80
Crop a 30 volume and 20 lines veceeee BI
Realize a volume............. a soveeeesB3
Use seismic calculator - Optional. . o 86
Perform Mis-tie analysis 88
SUMMALY oo. seeeceeeeeeeee 91
Module 3 - Data Visualization.
Introduction
Prerequisites...
Learning Objectives eee
Lesson 1 - Set up 20 and 3D windows.............. ove 94
Seismic interpretation toolbar.
Seismic data visualization.
Select and manipulate seismic lines. nee]
ZGY settings 7 ' 99
Colors tabs.....esssesseeeset “102
Opacity tab. 103
Fe Tabi of Contents Pawel GeophysicsVolume rendering...
Exercise 1 - Set up 2D and 3D windows.....
Manipulate seismic lines in 2D and 3D windows
Modify seismic data display.. ..
Render a seismic volume...
Display volume walls.
Manipulate colors from the Seismic interpretation
TOOMDAL... cesrssesesseeseseene 113
Lesson 2 - Set up Interpretation windows . 114
Create Interpretation windows .. 114
Manipulate data in the Interpretation window. we IE
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Post data in an Interpretation window. 118
Annotate data in Interpretation windows wD
Tile windows. 120
Dual Screens. 121
Link windows. 121
Link windows to coordinate groups .
Exercise 2 - Set up Interpretation windows. a
Manipulate seismic lines in an Interpretation window. 124
Annotate and post data in Interpretation
windows - optional
Modify the seismic data display
Display multiple seismic views on the same screen .....129
Link windows to visual groups......... .
Link interpretation or 3D windows to coordinate
groups - optional .............e.e.
Lesson 3 - Create seismic intersections.
Random intersections in Petrel ...
Rotate a random line in an interpretation window. 136
Composite seismic lines .... we
Composite intersections........ .
Display seismic in a Well section window ecseeeeeee 140,
Exercise 3- Create seismic intersections...
Create random intersections .......
Create composite lines.
Create composite lines in an ‘interpretation window -
Optional essen 147
Display seismic data in Well section windows .............149
Summary. 152
Potrei Geophysics 7 Table of Contents «7Module 4 - Seismic Well Tie
Introduction ...
Lesson 1 - Prepare well log and checkshot data
Well section display .... ee
Seismic to well tie input
Log calculator
Log editor...
Checkshot parameter selection... ..
Exercises 1 - Prepare well log and checkshot data 161
Make a well.section eee 7 161
Quality control and edit logs 161
Import check shots, 165
Insert a new Log set for generating a synthetic
seismogram
Lesson 2 - Calibrate sonic log with checkshots
Workflows in the Seismic well tie
Sonic calibration - variables and settings
Exercises 2 - Calibrate sonic log with checkshots.
Correct sonic log and establish time-depth
relationship ....eoccsseoeenns senntnneeaen 178
Lesson 3 - Extract wavelet .
Wavelet extraction - Variables and settings
Wavelet extraction position
Wavelet attributes.
Manual adjustment
Variable time-shift alignment...
Exercises 3 - Extract wavelet.....
Extract wavelet and generate synthetic seismogram. 193
Time shift and manual adjustments
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Wavelet viewer ..
Wavelet builder ..
Seismic along well borehole...
Synthetic seismogram - Display settings...
Synthetic seismogram in interpretation windo\
Exercises 4 - Visualizing results......
Synthetic seismogram display settings.
Seismic along well borehol
Synthetic seismogram in an Interpretation window.
Summary... o .
GeTable of Contents Petrol GeoohysiasModule 5 - Attribute Cubes.
Introduction ...
Prerequisites...
Learning Objectives
Lesson 1 - Generate and use attributes
Available Seismic Attributes.......
Generate attribute cubes...
Interactive parameter control... es
Exercises 1 - Generate and use attributes x
Generate and choose attribute cubes - optional.
Lesson 2 - Generate ant tracking attributes .....
Introduction to the Ant-tracking Workflow ..
The Ant-tracking algorithm,
Workflow editor...
Exercises 2 - Generate ant tracking attributes
Ant-tracking preparation steps.
SUMMALY...........00+
Module 6 - Fault Interpretatior
Introduction ......ceccoecen
Lesson 1 - Manual fault interpretation
Seismic interpretation toolbar.
Restrict mode.
Function bar...
Set up Fault interpretation... sess
Status bar......... a
Interpretation manager...
Exercises 1 - Manual fault interpretation
Perform manual fault interpretation.
Manipulate and edit faults...
Optional exercise...
Change fault style in display windows .
Use Interpretation manager for handling faults...
Lesson 2 - Fault autotracking .
Fault Autotracking parameters.
Automatic fault extraction...
Exercises 2 - Perform fault autotracking..
3D track faults
Automatically extract fault patches
Edit extracted fault patches
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Convert fault patches to fault interpretation
Lesson 3 - Convert fault interpretations
Fault operations ..
Structural framework.......
Fault framework while interpreting
Fault framework modeling......
Fault framework editing
Exercises 3 - Convert fault interpretation ....
Fault operations - Create clean faults...
Fault framework while interpreting.
Summary.
Module 7 - Horizon al
Introduction x
Prerequisites........
Learning Objectives.
Lesson 1 - Set up tracking parameters ... ces eneeenee 304
Tracking parameters - iamaens tab. 305
Interpretation tab............ cessseesnnnetnnseenaneesses 306
Wavelet tab 5 308
Geometrical tab..... = ae sensceeneee SOB
Constraints tab 310
3D Autotracking - Select seeds
Output tab. seceesnste ..
Co-volume tab......ccesseee x 313
Exercise 1 - Set up horizon tracking parameters
Set up autotracking parameters.
Lesson 2 - Horizon interpretation methods. 315
Function bar... 315
Seismic horizon interpretation methods .... 316
Guided autotracking ...
Seeded 2D autotracking
Seeded 3D autotracking
Paintbrush autotracking.
Active box autotracking.......
Autotrack inside polygon.
Manual picking...
Exercise 2 - Choose a Horizon interpretation method
Perform guided horizon autotracking ...
Perform seeded 2D horizon autotracking ..
Petrel GeophvsisPerform seeded 3D horizon autotracking 326 |
Perform seeded 3D horizon autotracking with
co-volume .. 2327
Interpret reference horizons . 328
Use paintbrush autotracking in a 3D. window... 329
Use paintbrush, active box, and polygon autotracking ..330
Perform manual horizon interpretation . 331
Lesson 3 - Edit horizon interpretations . 332
Basic edits ....... 332
Parent/child editing....... 333
Interpretation filters... 334
Horizon operations..... . sees 336
Exercises 3 - Edit horizon interpretations .................. 338
Perform manual and automated edit of horizon
interpretation.
Perform manual horizon interpretation
Use interpretation filters......
Horizon operations — bulk shift...
Horizon operations - smoothing
Annotate objects . a
Lesson 4 - Quality control horizon i interpretations . 344 |
Seismic horizon display styles
Horizon flattening in 2D
Flatten 3D volumes.
Ghost curve..... scene
Exercise 4 - Quality control horizon interpretations . 351
Modify seismic horizon display...
Flatten on a horizon...
Generate flattened 3D volumes...
Use seismic ghost curve......
Lesson 5 - Convert horizon interpretations soveeseeeerseeees SOD
Horizon operations — surface with fault polygons seven BOT
Make SUITACE ......-sssssesssseensaeesneeenneen :
Surface operations — eliminate inside
Surface attributes process
Structural framework modeling.
Structural framework parameters
Structural framework edits. ma
Exercise 5 - Convert horizon interpretations .
Surface with fault polygons...
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Make surface with and without boundary 369
Surface operations - eliminate inside essen 371
Surface smoothing...
Attribute maps
Surface attributes generation ...
Model horizons into a structural framework......
Summaty..........
Module 8 - Advanced Interpretation...
Introduction ... x
Lesson 1 - Gobo neta.
Benefits of using a geobody ....
Generate a box srobe.....
Handle box protes.
| Extract and trim a geobody............
| Sample the geobody into a 3D a
| Convert the geosody.
| Exercise 1 - Geobody interpretation
Geobody interpretation - Create a prob
Use blending techniques and opacity functions .
Extract a geobody...... .
Trim the geobody ..
Sample the geobody into a 3D arid
Convert the extracted geobody to seismic horizon
interpretation ....cccccsscvevnsnersssneeen 408
Exercise 2 - Train estimation model, Genetic Inversion.....417
Train estimation model
Genetic inversion
Summary...
Module 9 - Domain Conversion.
Introduction
Lesson 1 - Create a velocity Model... seeesssereneee 433
Domain conversion workflow 433
Quality check of input well data. 436
Modeling well data......... 437
Define velocity intervals 439
Modeling velocity data A440,
Uncertainty 7 444
12+ Table of Contents Patel GeophysicsExercise 1 - Create a velocity model...............
Quality control time-depth relationships for wells cove 445
Define velocity model intervals............. seers 448
Create an uncorrected velocity model using well data..449
Create a corrected velocity model using well data........450
Create a velocity model with uncertainty 453
Lesson 2 - Domain conversion 455
General depth conversion. 456
Depth convert 3D Qrids.......tecsssccseseesssssssseessssecssseenen 458
Exercise 2 - Domain conversion... 458
Depth convert a 3D grid 458
General depth conversion...........cess £59
Summary........ cessesensnesuennne Eeeeeemnenee C2)
Index.....
Petcel Geophysics Table of Contents © 13Module 1 - Introduction
‘The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to seismic
visualization and interpretation functionality in Petrel. In more detail, it
takes the user through loading and handling of geophysical data,
visualizing and manipulating seismic, volume rendering, synthetic
seismogram generation, automatic fault generation (Ant-tracking), as
well as conventional horizon and fault interpretation. Also covered are
surface and volume attributes generation, volume extraction, geobody
interpretation, surface generation, and depth conversion.
By attending this course you will obtain an understanding of how
seismic data is handled, visualized and utilized in Petrel. During this
course you will be introduced to enough options in the program to be
able to know how to set up and work through a seismic project on your
own. Due to the scope of Petrel, there is a wide range of non-seismic
functionality that will not be introduced in this course. Refer to our
other courses for more details on the separate modules.
Prerequisites
To successfully complete this course, the user must have knowledge of
the following:
English Proficiency
Basic Windows and practical computing skills
Familiarity with geophysical fundamentals
The course is intended for seismic interpreters with some
experience using Petrel
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Learning Objectives
The learning objectives for this course is to introduce you to the
software, interface, file structures and visualization tools.
At the completion of this training, you will be able to:
« Demonstrate a project setup with correct units and coordinate
system
Successfully import and quality control seismic input data
Visualize and handle seismic data
Optimize the interpretation environment
Set up a well section window and generate synthetic
seismograms
Make volume attribute cubes
Do Ant-tracking and automatic fault extraction
Fault and horizon interpretation
Do Structural framework modeling
Make surfaces based on interpretations
Do operations on Horizon/Fault interpretations and surfaces
Create surface attribute maps
Perform Geobody interpretation and handling
Train estimation model - Neural nets
Perform Non-linear seismic inversion work
Do velocity modeling and perform domain conversions
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What You Will Need
In this course, you will need the following hardware and applications in
order to perform the workflow:
© A personal computer with a minimum of:
© For Petrel 64-bit: 4GB of RAM; however, we recommend
16GB of RAM for optimal performance.
© For Petrel 32-bit: 2GB of RAM; however, we recommend
4GB of RAM for optimal performance.
© For Petrel 84-bit: Microsoft Windows 7, Vista 64 or XP 64.
© For Petrel 32-bit: Microsoft XP 32.
A graphic card compatible with Petrel
A Petrel license and license key
Petrel Seismic to Simulation Software with the latest updates
Training datasets
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In this training material, you will encounter the following:
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Scenario-based exercises
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Attribute map - A map based on a seismic attribute. Created by
extracting data across a surface {a map of the average attribute within
a certain offset from a surface or between two surfaces can also be
extracted) from a seismic volume.
Automatic legend — A predefined template displaying the color table
legend of a displayed object.
Cropping - Creating a virtual volume by defining inline-, crossline-, and
time-range.
Crossline intersection - Vertical seismic section perpendicular to the
inline direction.
Datum - A constant depth/time or surface used as a reference in
measuring elevation.
Depth conversion - Converting Z-values, from time domain to depth
domain.
Fault interpretation — Fault sticks interpreted on seismic.
Geobody interpretation — |dentification, isolation, extraction and to
make a discrete object seen in seismic data. The extracted object is
called a geobody.
Genetic inversion — Derived attribute volume based on a seismic
attribute volume and well log property such as Acoustic Impedance.
Multi layer neural networks and genetic algorithm combined together
will be working to obtain the Acoustic Impedance inversion volume.
Global well logs - Folder where all the log curves are stored
independently from well names.
Guided autotracking - Automatic seismic interpretation. |s initiated
by giving two points on a seismic intersection. The program will
interpret between the two points according to user defined
Autotracking Settings.
Horizon — A 20 grid that belongs to a 3D model. It can be computed
from a surface or a seismic horizon interpretation or any point or line
data. The horizon can have multiple z-values.
Horizon interpretation — Interpretation done on seismic following
reflective events.
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Inline intersection - An intersection parallel to the inline direction,
ie. the direction of seismic data acquisition.
Interpretation window - Graphic window used for display of single
seismic lines, polylines or composite lines.
Intersection - A plane along which data can be displayed. These can
be planes in any direction, model grid lines, seismic lines, well paths or
intersection fences. Intersections can be displayed in 3D or in a 2D
intersection window ready for printing,
Isochore - A line connecting points of equal true vertical thickness.
Similar to an isopach, but only equivalent when the rock layer is
horizontal.
Isopach - A line connecting points of equal true stratigraphic
thickness.
Linvel - Linvel describes the velocity at depth Z as a linear function:
V=VO+K*Z.
Project file - All model data is saved to a project file with the
extension *.pet. This file contains links to all related objects in a saved
project. An associated project directory, *.ptd, containing all the data
object files is also created, along with the project file.
Random line - A user defined cross section through a seismic data set.
SEG-Y - A data exchange format developed by the SEG (Society of
Exploration Geophysicists) for storing vast amounts of seismic data on
magnetic tape. Seismic data stored in this format can be read on many
different types of computers and geophysical processing systems.
Seismic attribute - A property derived from the seismic volume.
Seismic cube -Three-dimensional volume of seismic data
Seismic vintage folder — Works as a filter to visualize different
versions of the same seismic data. Allows the user to switch between
different seismic attributes contained within a single survey.
Surfaces - Stand alone 2D grids (imported or generated in Petrel). A
surface is available for different processes in Petrel. It can have
multiple z-values, but only if extracted from a horizon.
Tabs - Some panels and diagrams have tabs that can be selected to
open new pages for that panel
Petrol GeophysiesTemplates - A centralized object describing the color table settings
common to groups of data. Petrel comes with several predefined
templates: depth and thickness color tables, property templates and
seismic color tables.
Time slices - Horizontal slice through the seismic cube.
VO - Start value for Linvel function VO+K*Z at Z=0.
Velocity - Velocity of P-wave (compressional wave).
Velocity model - A model that describes the complete sequence of
velocities and corrections in a geological section.
Volume rendering - Seismic volume rendering is the process of
visualizing a range of seismic attribute values in 3D space (e.g. a range
of amplitude values)
Well tops - Interpreted points from well data or intersection points
between well trajectories and structural surfaces/horizons. Sometimes
called well points, tie points or markers.
Well section - Folder where correlated wells and associated
information are stored in order to be visualized and edited within the
well section window.
ZGY - It is possible to create a new brick representation of a seismic
volume. Using the bricked format (ZGY), the seismic is stored in bricks
rather then the traditional trace format. When seismic is displayed only
the bricks needed are loaded into memory. Big bricks with low
resolution are loaded into memory first, after which the program will
start loading smaller bricks with high resolution.
Acronyms used in this manual:
RMB right mouse button, short for right-click
LMB left mouse button, short for left-click.
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SRD seismic reference datum
CRD check shots reference datum
Pexel Geophysics —Dataset
1, The first dataset is located in the Gulf of Mexico and contains
salt induced tectonic and stratigraphic traps towards the salt.
The data consists of seismic data, well data, checkshots, a
velocity cube and stacking velocities. This dataset will be used
for most of the exercises.
2. The second dataset contains a high sinuosity channel system
developed in drainage areas dominated by low gradient slopes.
The data consists of seismic data, well data and checkshots.
This dataset will be used for Geobody interpretation, the Train
estimation model and Genetic inversion.
24 Introduction Petrel GeophysicsModule 2 - Setting up a new
project
Introduction
In this module, the import of seismic data, the quality control of loaded
data, the optimization of data geometry and project memory, will be
covered.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required for this module.
Learning Objectives
In this module, you will successfully learn how to perform the following
procedures within this workflow:
Set up project and system settings
Set up and use reference datum
Load and store seismic data
Transfer data between Petrel projects
Export seismic data
Understand the use of seismic vintages
Change settings and colors of seismic data
Display base maps
Use the Survey manager
Check Survey geometry
Prefetch to cache
Create external seismic files
Crop and realize seismic data
Use the seismic calculator
Perform mis-tie analysis
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In this faulted reservoir, the seismic data comprises 2D seismic lines
and a 3D seismic survey composed of 270 inlines and 220 crosslines.
Inline/crossline spacing is 55 feet.
The 2D seismic lines extend vertically from 0 to 8000 ms, while the 3D
seismic data extends from 0 to 3500 ms.
Borehole information is available from 28 wells, 20 of which are
deviated. The wireline log data are widely varied, and most boreholes
include time and depth markers for the picked horizons.
The reservoir is bounded to the west by a salt dome, and its local
structure is characterized by small to large scale west-east growth
faults.
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Seismic cache size
It is recommended to set the seismic cache size to maximum 70% of
the computer RAM.
Graphics card memory
Recommended value: Graphics card memory (in the System settings
window) = (Total graphics card memory) - (Render cache size) - (100)
Double-click the Geobody interpretation process and define or use
the default value for the Render cache size.
For more information, refer to the Online Help.
Project settings
When a new project is set up, a unit and coordinate reference systems
must be set.
Petrl Beoohysies Sating up anew projact « 27Project units
The Project Unit System in Petrel can easily be changed using the
predefined Metric, Field or Field-UTM selections. If the input data
does not exactly follow any of these systems, select Field
(customized). This dataset/project uses US foot for XY units.
The difference to International foot is minimal, but can have an impact
on large regional projects.
Projection system
Petrel is coordinate enabled. Click Select in the Coordinates and
units tab to access the Coordinate reference system selection
tab.
Petrel 2011 allows loading of Latitudes and Longitudes in ASCII format.
This will activate the Petrel spatial awareness - cartographic
transforms and conversion can be performed.
This means that objects defined in a specific Coordinate Reference
System (CRS), can be converted or transformed into another CRS.
Coordinate transformations between reference systems are handled
during import, export of data, or when using the Reference project
tool (described later in this module). After a project is set up and the
data is loaded, there is no possibility to make project-wide changes to
the coordinates. Note that if the projection system is changed, it will
change the coordinate label but will have NO effect on the original
data.
For work done at a reservoir level, the spatial awareness might not be a
pre-requisite, thus it is possible to set a project “Spatially un-aware”
(e.g. Undefined CRS).
‘28*Settng upa new project Powel GeophysicsSet up reference datums (1)
1.Go to Templates pane, Datums folder:
a.Use Seismic Reference Datum (SRD) or
b.Right-click Datums, use Insert new datum:
2Double-click datums to open Settings dialog
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Set up reference datums (2)
3Specify the Datum domain settings
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Reference datums
The only predefined reference datum that can be changed in Petrel is
the Seismic Reference Datum (SRD). The distance from MSL is
editable in the Settings dialog for SRD. A positive number means it is
going in the upward direction, for example, 200 feet higher than Mean
Sea Level (MSL). The other predefined datums in the Templates pane
cannot be edited, as they are fixed reference levels (MSL) or well
specific references (KB and CRD).
User defined datums
Additional user defined datums can be added, inserted by right-clicking
the Datums folder found in the Templates pane. They can be given
whatever name, Z distance from MSL, as well as a Time datum. Time
datum is specified using a replacement velocity, or alternatively,
entering two way time (TWT) from SRD.
Elevation at Time Zero (ETZ) is, in theory, the elevation of the seismic
source used in a checkshot survey. When processing the checkshot
data, the reference can be converted to another reference level. This
needs to be considered when importing checkshots through OpenSpirit
(see Online Help for further information).
‘30 Setting up a new project
Patel GeophysicsUse reference datums
During Checkshot import, define
Checkshot Reference Datum (CRD) During Velocity modeling, use SRD
or user defined as Time datum
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The Checkshots Reference Datum (CRD) cannot be set regionally in the
Templates pane, as it is a well specific reference. When importing
checkshots, CRD can be selected as depth and time datums with values
entered in the corresponding fields.
Velocity modeling
Defining a time datum in velocity modeling sets the starting point for
the model. Typically, SRD is used (defining distance from MSL), or a
user-defined datum can be selected if the Time datum is set for it (as
specified in the Templates pane)
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Store Seismic data
1.[n the menu bar, choose Insert, New seismic main b. Right-click the Seismic
folder; Find it in the Input pane with predefined sub- main folder, use Insert
- Interp survey inclusion filters
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All data in Petre! should be organized into folders and sub-folders to
keep the project structured. Seismic data will be stored under a specific
Seismic main folder. In this folder, a predefined hierarchy of folders
and filters exists and all seismic bulk data should be put in this folder
(some data types, like interpretation, can be put outside of the
structure, but doing so, will give a less accurate overview of the
available seismic data). Under the Seismic main folder, multiple
seismic survey folders can be inserted, preferably one folder for each
survey. 2D seismic is loaded in the same way as 30, and if the format is
the same for all the 2D lines, it is possible to load all of the lines in one
operation.
Petrel GeophysicsLoad seismic data (1)
1.Right-click a survey folder, use Import (on .
selection); The Import file dialog opens 2.Select the file, its type, click Open
3.Set corresponding data type (2D/3D),
define vintage and Line detection method
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The standard format for 2D and 3D seismic data is SEG-Y, which is a
binary format that can easily be imported into Petrel. The resolution of
the data is decided by the bit size and the inline and crossline spacing
(3D) or trace spacing (2D)
There are two SEG-Y import options in Petrel; SEG-Y seismic data
and SEG-Y with preset parameters. Petrel will automatically try to
find the correct byte locations for x, y-coordinates, line numbering, etc.
by using the SEG-Y seismic data format.
ASEG-Y cube can be ordinary full-fold data, near- and far offset cubes,
inversion data, attribute cubes, etc. In addition, data in the ZGY bricked
format can be imported.
The ZGY format is a seismic file where the seismic representation is
changed to a bricked format. The seismic is stored in bricks rather than
the traditional trace format. When the seismic is displayed, only the
bricks needed are loaded into memory. Big bricks with low resolution
are loaded into memory first, after which the program will start loading
smaller bricks with high resolution. The user will perceive the seismic
Perri Goopiysics| Setting up a new ooject © 38as coarse resolution that will be refined as the program is given time to
load the smaller bricks into memory. The benefit of seismic bricked data
is that large volumes can be rendered in the 3D window, and user
interactions are always available, since the loading of the bricks is
stopped if the user moves a seismic line. This means that even volumes
larger than the physical memory of the computer used can be rendered
and handled without loss of interaction with the data.
Pre-load survey geometry definition
Itis possible to predefine the survey geometry without loading the
seismic cube. This is done in the Settings dialog box for the survey
folder under Geometry tab. This is typically done in the finalizing
stages of a processing job, loading intermediate outputs from the
processing sequence and awaiting the final seismic cube(s}.
Load seismic data (2)
. ~ 5.Scan a specified number of
4.Change Line detection method to Trace headers traces to QC parameters
fields. If needed, check headers and adjust:
- Inline/crossline number byte positions for 3D data
- CDP and SP byte position for 2D lines
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When importing with the SEG-Y with preset parameters format, you ‘The SEG-Y file can be
have to specify the correct byte locations in the import file. Byte scanned to check Inline and
locations can be found in the SEG-Y headers from first file area. Crossline numbers and x and
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Itis possible to ignore traces with zero coordinates. SEG-Y loading contol step pay inom
parameters can be specified automatically from an already loaded be setup to covet wad.
‘SEG-Y file using the blue arrow in the uppermost part in the SEG-Y any other byte locations post
import dialog box. loading. To remedy this, you
will have to reload the cube.
Seismic data in ZGY bricked format
When using the Seismic data in ZGY bricked format (*.zgy) as input, the
file is read with no options to specify parameters. A vintage selection
box will open and upon completion, the Input data dialog box opens
where name, template, domain, Vintage and X, Y conversion can be
changed.
Load seismic data (3)
6.In the Input data dialog,
check color template and
domain.
7.Create or select a Vintage.
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Petrel uses the ESRI catalogue for coordinate reference systems. All
CRSs in Petrel are available from the Other CRS button where the
correct reference system for the file to import is set. The file CRS is not
necessarily given in the file header and must be found and set by the
user.
Coordinate transformation between reference systems
By default, the CRS of the project is chosen in this dialog. If the CRS of
the file is different, it needs to be selected correctly from the list. Then,
a coordinate transformation between the reference systems is done,
positioning the data correctly in the project reference system. Note that
Unit conversion is not possible to do, XY and Z units are defined in the
projects Coordinates and Units settings.
Transfer data through the Reference project tool
{1.1m menu bar, choose File, Reference project toot} [a=
2.Select a Background project
from the Open project dialog
3.Select the
Background
project data
check boxes on
right hand side.
4.Click (#} to
transfer it to the
Working project.
36 Setting upa new project Pavel GoonsReference project tool
The Reference project tool is object generation aware, as it can
identify the older object versions from the most recent ones in the
working and background projects. This information is iconized behind
each object entry in both projects and can be filtered on for easy
selection. If incompatible coordinate and unit systems are set for the
working and background projects, data copying will be prevented. If the
projects are set up with different CRS, the Reference project tool will
perform coordinate transformations between reference systems. Further
details about the Reference project tool and its use are found in the
Online Help.
Export seismic data
4.Right-lick the seismic deta, select Export. oot TE
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Seismic data export formats
The standard export format for 2D and 3D seismic data is SEG-Y, which
is a binary format that can easily be imported into other applications.
The other export format is ZGY bricked format (3D seismic data only),
which is a format that is faster for rendering through a cube than SEG-Y
format.
Fewrel Geophysics Setting up a new project © 37A
Exercises 1 - Import/export data
In this exercise, you will be introduced to the way Petrel handles
seismic data; how 3D volumes and 20 lines are loaded, organized, and
exported. A set of exercises has been prepared to guide you through the
fundamentals in Petrel seismic data handling. Feel free to play and
experiment with the data as you wish.
Exercise Workflow
© Specify project unit system
Set reference datums - optional
Load seismic 3D data
Load seismic 2D lines
Find data between Petrel projects
Transfer data through the Reference project tool
Export seismic data
Exercise Data
You will be working in a Student directory that has been assigned to
you. All projects and other data you create should be saved in this
directory. This directory is found in the Basic Geophysics course
directory (see the following figure). The input data used in this exercise
can be found in the Data import folder, and the pre-made Petrel
projects in the Secondary projects folder. Ask the instructor if you
cannot find these folders.
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Specify project unit system
Petrel is coordinate enabled, meaning that coordinate transformations
can be done during import, export, or by using the Reference project
tool. Unit conversion can take place during data import, but first you
must specify or check the unit and coordinate systems used in a new
project.
1. Open Petrel and a new project.
2. From the menu bar, click the File menu and select Save
38 Serting up a new project
Petre) Geoahysisproject as. Choose a name for your project and save it in the
Student folder.
3. From the menu bar, open the Project menu and select Project
settings.
4. Go to the Coordinates and units tab and click the Select
button to choose a coordinate system.
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in the Petrel message box referring to the XY unit in ftUS.
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a pull-down menu.
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after import of data. This will 1. Inthe Templates pane, find the Datums folder and expand it.
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buta correct position ofall 2. Right-click SRD (Seismic Reference Datum) and select
data is not guaranteed, Settings. Under the Datum settings tab, Z from MSL can be
set in project units (for example, 200 feet higher than MSL).
Note that Time datum is not editable.
3. Make sure Z from MSL is 0 (zero, since this dataset is
referenced to MSL). Cancel the dialog box.
4. Open the settings for MSL, KB and CRD. Observe that nothing
can be edited!
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Right-click the Datums folder and select Insert new datum.
Open the settings for the new datum and rename it to My
Datum in the Info tab.
in the Datum settings tab, enter a value for Z from MSL
{such as 300 feet). Tick mark Time datum and enter a value for
Replacement velocity or TWT from SRD (clear the
Replacement velocity check box).
Click OK when satisfied (you will not use this datum in the
project).
Load seismic 3D data
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From the menu bar, click Insert menu and select New
seismic main folder.
In the Input pane, observe the Seismic main folder and ts
structure.
Right-click Seismic and select Insert seismic survey.
Double-click Survey 1 to open the Settings for the folder. Go
to the Info tab and change the name to 3D seismic. Click OK.
Right-click the 3D seismic folder and select Import (on
selection) from the opening menu.
Under Data import/Seismic input data/3D volumes select
the file mig.sgy. Make sure Files of type is set to SEG-Y
seismic data with preset parameters (*.*) and click Open.
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Color Palettes
The default color template used for seismic data in Petrel is red, white
and blue. Positive amplitudes are displayed as red, and negative
amplitudes as blue. Petrel will, by default, estimate the minimum and
maximum amplitudes for the visualized seismic. The colors for the
seismic object can easily be modified in the Color tab in the Settings
window. The color templates can also be changed in the Templates
pane.
‘fe Setting up new project Petrel GeophysicsEdit color palettes
[ 4.co to Info tab in Settings
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2.Go to Colors tab to edit colors; Click -T and
drag it to change the balance of the palette
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Importing and exporting Color templates
Color templates can be imported by right-clicking the Seismic color
tables folder in the Templates pane and selecting Import (on
selection). They can be exported in the same way as any object,
selecting the correct format.
The continuous color table in Petrel has different settings for color
interpolation of the color scale. In general, the HSV|Max) interpolation
gives a color scale with a maximum number of colors, HSV(Min) and
RGB give two slightly different color scales with a minimum number of
colors between selected max and min colors. For more information,
please refer to the Online Help manual.
Fetrel Geoahysis Setting up 2 naw project « 856 «Setting up a new projet
Selecting and updating a Color Table
Color manipulation from the settings of a 2D seismic line can be
possibly applied to other lines. Choose between one of the three levels
of color tables, available from the Colors tab:
© Local: Changes will be applied only to the specific seismic
line.
© Survey and vintage: Changes will be applied to all objects
belonging to the assigned vintage and using the same
template but will not affect any other objects using the same
template that are assigned to other vintages.
¢ — Global: Changes will affect all objects using the same
template regardless of the vintage.
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In the Settings of the imported seismic, go to the SEG-Y Settings tab and find the 3
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SEG-Y settings
Under the SEG-Y settings for a seismic object, there is a list of the
loading parameters, as well as the binary and ASCII (EBCDIC) headers
for the file. No editing of content is possible.
Priel Geopiveios Setting up a nav project «57Display Base map in 2D or 3D window (1)
1.Open survey folder(s) Settings
2.Under the Style tab, specify Base map annotations. |
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Base map annotation
Base map annotation in a 2D window
It is possible to turn on inline/crossline annotations for 3D volumes.
Draw every nth inline/crossline will show a base map grid with
inlines and crosslines displayed with the increments specified by the
user. Text every nth inline/crossline will show the inline and
crossline numbers. The size of the text is controlled from the Font size
option. Base Map Annotations will not be shown if the outline box of
the seismic volume is not check marked.
Base map annotation in a 3D window
A basemap view of 2D seismic lines can be displayed in a 3D window.
Along with the display of the 2D lines (which can be colored based on
seismic survey or vintage), the depth of the display can be set. (i.e. set
to -1000ms).
The 2D line names can be posted at both ends of the intersection,
number annotation can be shown as trace, SP or CDP numbers.
Similar options for posting 3D seismic are available for 3D windows as
well.
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Pea oopsUse Survey manager
1.Right-click a
survey folder,
2.Click the Select columns
to display in St
manager
control the appearance of
the spreadsheet.
select Survey
manager.
3.Choose columns to
display in by selecting
and moving the list
entries up and down.
Survey manager
The Survey manager is a tool used to sort and manage seismic data
in Petrel. Within this, you can control parameters for 2D lines as well as
3D volumes, like number of traces, vintages, file path, storage type, sort
and move data into folders.
The Survey manager can also be used to visualize data.
Settings for the survey manager
Sorting is done by double-clicking the column name. Columns can be
made wider or narrower by simply dragging the column boundarios.
Clicking the top left corner of the spreadsheet will select the entire
spreadsheet for copying.
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1. Click the search tool Search for seismic in the survey
manager , this will bring up the search engine.
2. The complete name or parts of a name can be entered in the
Find what field,
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be valid forthe items
visualized inthe survey
manager. Hence, ifthe folder
filter is applied, only the
seismic data within the
visualized folder will be part
of the seerch.
3. If none of the options on the lower left is selected, the search
engine will search for words containing the specifications in
the field. The search will start from the top of the survey
manager.
4. When Match case is selected, the search engine takes into
account both upper and lowercase letters and will try to match
the names in the list.
5. Match whole name will search for the full name of the file.
6. When both match case and match whole name are
selected, the name the user searches for must be matched
100%.
7. Search up, will start the search from the bottom of the listed
names in the server manager and search upwards. If search
up is not selected, the search engine will start from the top of
the survey manager.
8. Find next will highlight the next name in the survey manager
list that fits the search criteria
9. Select all will select all names in the survey manager that fit
the search criteria.
10. Close will close the window.
How to select data in the Survey manager
Selection of data is used in the following operations in the Survey
manager: Display, delete, move to folder, realize, vertically shift, set
vintage, set template and scan
There are several ways to select data for these tasks.
1. To select only one seismic data file, click the corresponding
row/line in the Survey manager and the row will be
highlighted.
2. To select several seismic files at once; select one line and
press SHIFT, then select another line. All the seismic data
between the selections will be highlighted.
3. To select specific files; select one line and press CTRL, then
select another line. Both the selections will be highlighted.
4. Click one of the header columns to select all files.
10+ Setting up anew project
Patel GeophysicsHow to realize selected seismic in the survey manager
1. Select the seismic to be realized in the Survey manager.
2. Click the Realize selected seis icon.
3. Select the preferred amplitude range and realization quality in
the appearing dialog box.
4. Specify a new vintage name (required).
5. Petrel will realize the selection into a specified folder.
How to visualize seismic data using the survey manager
Seismic data can also be selected and visualized from the Survey
manager. The sorting mechanisms in the Survey manager can make
it easier to find the relevant data and visualize them.
1, Turn on the selected seismic in the current window.
The icon is used to visualize the selected seismic data in
the active window. Keep in mind that visualizing a large
number of 20 lines in the 3D window may stress the graphic
card.
2. Turn off the selected seismic in the current window
The icon will remove the visualization of the selected
seismic files in the active window.
3. Toggle visible of the selected seismic in the current
window
The icon will invert the view for the selected seismic
data.
How to move seismic data into folders
Sub-folders in a survey folder can be created by right-clicking on the
survey folder and selecting Insert new folder. Seismic data in the
current survey folder can be dragged and dropped into the sub-folders.
The data can also be moved into folders in the Survey manager.
1. Open the Survey manager. Make a selection of seismic data
Click the Move selected seismic to another sub-folder
@ icon on top of the Survey manager spreadsheet.
2. Anew window will open where you can select a folder to
move the data into.
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“Setting up a new project «612 Setting up a new project
3. If no sub-folder exists, there is an option to create a new
sub-folder from this dialog box.
4. Ifa sub-folder already exists, it is also possible to click in the
parent field for the selected line in the survey folder. This will
give you the option to move seismic data into a predefined
folder.
How to change template for multiple entries in the Survey
manager
All seismic objects in a project are attached to color templates that can
be changed under the Settings for each of the objects. If multiple
seismic objects are to be attached to a new template, the following
procedure will update all of the selected objects.
1. Left-click and drag over entries in the Survey manager.
2. Click the Set template (color table) on selected seismic
icon in the upper part of the manager.
3. Select the appropriate template from the appearing dialog box.
4. Display the seismic with changed colors.
Exercises 2 - Quality control and display settings
of seismic data
In this exercise, you will be introduced to how to quality control 3D
volumes and 2D lines, and how to handle display settings.
Exercise Workflow
* Edit and create color palettes
Import and export color palettes - optional
Check settings for 3D volumes and 2D lines
Display base map annotations in 3D window
Display base map annotations in 2D window
Use survey manager
Edit and create color palettes
The industry standard color palettes are included in the Templates tab.
The default color template used for seismic data in Petrel is red
Petre Geophysics{positive amplitudes), light grey (zero/crossover amplitudes) and blue
(negative amplitudes). The color template for seismic data is easily
changed or edited and new templates can be made.
1
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3.
Go to the Templates pane. Expand the Seismic color tables
folder.
Click the Seismic (default) palette, copy {press CTRL and C)
and paste (CTRL and V) it to make an identical copy.
Open the settings for Copy of Seismic (default). Go to the
Info tab.
Change the name to Blue white red. Then open the Colors
tab,
Reverse the color table Click on the middle color handle
> (grey) and change it to white.
Click and drag the other handles into new positions. New
nandles can be inserted by clicking between the two color
handles. Change colors.
When satisfied with the new color template, click OK.
Go to the Input pane. Open the Settings for mig and go to the
Patel Geophysics
‘Setting up a now project» 62Info tab. Use the drop-down menu for Template to attach the
Blue white red color template. Click Apply and observe the
seismic in a 3D window.
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9. Go to the Colors tab. Select the Override global property
template check box. Click the Use automatic min and max
in the color table icon. Min and max are now given as
changeable amplitude values. Click and drag the handles
before applying the change. Observe the result ina 3D
window.
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{Setting up a new project Patel GeophysicsImport and export color palettes - optional
1. Go to the Templates pane and find the Seismic color tables
folder.
2. Right-click the Seismic color tables and select Import (on
selection).
3. Inthe Import file dialog box, select file of type (.alut) and
open the color table called Seismic_Course.alut under Data
import/Colormaps/ and click Open. Click OK in the dialog
box.
4. Use the imported color palette when displaying an inline.
5. Go to the Templates pane and under the Seismic color
tables folder, find Seismic (default).
6. Right-click Seismic (default) and select Export.
7. Inthe Export as dialog box, save the exported file to the
Student folder and name it My_Exported_Color_Palette.
Check settings for 3D volumes and 2D lines
Every object has a settings dialog in which you can view and
manipulate information about the object. you can, for example, check
the statistics, change names, colors, etc. The settings dialog for a
seismic SEG-Y volume also gives you the option to view the SEG-Y
header information. This is convenient when a quality control of input
parameters is needed, or to get information about the seismic data.
1. Go to the Input pane. Right-click and select Settings for the
imported seismic volume mig. Go to the SEG-Y settings tab.
2. Open each of the 3 sub-tabs and observe the information under
Loading parameters, Binary headers and ASCII header,
respectively.
3. No entries are editable, these tabs contain information only.
Click OK.
4. Open the Settings for one of the seismic 2D lines. Go to the
SEG-Y settings tab and observe the 3 sub-tabs. Compare
them with the corresponding tabs for 3D seismic.
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~_ Satlng up a raw project © 65Display base map annotations in 3D window
Open a new 3D window from the Window menu.
Double-click the 2D lines folder 2129) 2D ines to access
the Settings dialog
Under the Style tab, 2D line annotation sub-tab, make sure
Basemap style and Z level check boxes are selected.
In the Z level field, enter - 700.0 and click OK.
Select the check box in front of 2D lines in your Input pane
S129 Zi 2Diines to display the 20 lines in the active 3D
window. Also display the outline of the 3D seismic volume mig
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Check the depth of the 2D lines annotation compared to the 3D
volume mit
Clicking a 2D line in the 3D window will activate and
deactivate that line. To do this, activate the Seismic
interpretation process under Geophysics in the Processes
pane, select this icon AE and click one of the 2D seismic
lines. Zoom in, if necessary.
Double-click the 3D seismic folder? £9 [4 30 seismic
access the Settings dialog.
Go to the Style tab. Note that now, the 3D seismic
annotation sub-tab is active.
Change to draw every 50 inline and annotate with the same
interval of inlines. Apply your changes.
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Open a new 2D window from the Window menu. The other
windows are now in the background and can be accessed
again in the bar above the open window, in the Window menu
or in the Windows pane.
Select the check box in front of the 3D seismic volume mig
26 ¥) mig The survey outline will be displayed in the
2D window.
Select the check box in front of the 2D lines folder. The 2D
lines are now displayed in the 2D window.
Double-click the 2D lines folder = 277) 2D tines to open
the Settings dialog box.
Under the Style tab, select the Show lines, Show names,
Show number (Type: CDP) and Show tickmark (Size: 5}
check boxes.
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access the Settings dialog.
Go to the Style tab. Review the default settings. Note that
they apply to both 3D and the Base map (2D) windows or any
other new windows created.
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Setting up 6 neve project «67Using the Survey manager
The Survey manager is a useful tool to sort and manage seismic data
in Petrel. Parameters like CDP, SP, Trace number, line name, etc. can be
controlled from here. Data can be searched for, sorted and moved into
folders as well as visualized in display windows directly from the
Survey manager.
1. Right-click the 2D lines folder and select Survey manager
from the appearing menu.
2. View the active 2D window while selecting/deselecting any of
the check boxes in the eye * column. This column turns the
line display on/off.
3. Click and drag the mouse pointer over several rows in the
numbered column to select the lines.
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4. Use the Turn on the selected seismic in the current
window icon to view, or alternatively, the Turn off the
selected seismic in the current window
the lines.
5. Sort the lines by double-clicking the Seismic column Name,
Alternatively, double-click one more time to reverse the sorting.
Select some lines (not all) by clicking end dragging the mouse
pointer over the corresponding numbered rows (the entire row
will be selected).
6. Click the Move selected seismic to another sub-folder
icon to hide
icon. Use the default Create new folder. Click OK.
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Enter an appropriate name for the new folder or use the default
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Find the new folder under the 2D lines folder.
Back in the Survey man: click the Search for seismic
in the survey manager icon. The search engine opens.
Enter part of a line name, for example, stb2, and click Find
next.
If none of the options on the left is selected, the search engine
will search for the words containing the specification in the
field. The search starts from the top of the Survey manager.
The Survey manager works for the survey folder it was started from.
To easily manage all of the 2D lines in a project, keep all surveys at root
level and start the Survey manager from the Seismic main folder.
Sort the different surveys into sub-folders at several levels if needed.
Multi-2D lines can be realized from the Survey manager. Select the
lines of interest and click the Realize selected seismic icon (the
realization process is covered later in this chapter).
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2. Edit lateral geometry, lateral
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vertical geometry ifneeded.
Geometry settings
The Lateral geometry and Lateral translation/rotation fields can be
edited, however it depends on which Line detection method is used
during the import of seismic data. Another limitation is that the seismic
volume must reside solely in the survey folder to have the Annotation
and Lateral geometry entries editable. The Vertical geometry field
can be edited independent of loading parameters.
Lateral geometry: Enter the correct X, Y values and interval spacing,
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rotate the end of the inline/ button,
crossfine around the origin to | .
make the two line directions Lateral translation/rotation: Enter X, Y or rotation values and click
berpendicuar, Mustbeused | Translate or Rotate buttons.
with caution!
Vertical geometry: Enter the correct value for Time/depth top and
sample interval and click Shift. Alternatively, enter the value to shift
and click Shift. The Time/depth top and bottom values will be updated
accordingly.
70. Setting up a new project Patrl GeophysicsPrefetch to cache seismic volumes
1,Go to Tools in the menu bar, select System settings > Seismic tab to set the
Seismic cache size and Graphics card memory
2.Right-click a seismic cube, select Prefetch to cache; this will load the selected
volume into the computers RAM (for even faster access).
Prefetch to cache
Seismic cache size
Itis recommended to set the seismic cache size to maximum 70% of
‘the computer RAM.
Prefetch to cache
Prefetch to cache is the process of loading seismic volumes into the
computer's RAM. The volume size must not exceed the specified
seismic cache size set under (Petrel) System settings.
Graphics card memory
Recommended value: Graphics card memory (in System settings dialog)
=Total graphics card memory - Render cache size - 100
Double-click the Geobody interpretation process and define or use
the default value for the Render cache size.
For more information, please refer to the Online Help.
Patrel Geophysics ” Setting uo a new project * 71Create external seismic files
1.Go to Tools in the menu bar, select System settings > Seismic tab and click the
Create external ZGY and SEGY files by default checkbox.
2.Specify the directory in which to store the files.
Create external seismic files
When the Create external ZGY and SEGY files by default option is
selected, 2D and 30 seismic files are written to the specified location
when created during the Realize data and Volume attribute
operations.
It becomes easier to share information between users. It also reduces
the project size.
When not selected, the new SEGY and ZGY files are stored in the
project folder.
These settings can be overridden in the respective dialogues for the
Realize data and Volume attribute generation.
‘Te Seting upa new project Patel GeophysicsCrop seismic data 2.Crop the virtual cube:
4.Right-click the seismic cube, appearing in 3D window; or
select Insert virtual
cropped volume: a virtual
seismic cube appears under
the original seismic cube,
with identical geometry.
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a.Click in the function bar, drag the green handles
b.Go to Settings, Cropping tab and specify ine ranges,
Cropping
Cropping is the operation of cutting away parts of the volume (i.e. to
make a reduced cube in X, Y and/or Z domain and/or skip inlines and
crosslines), leaving a smaller volume that is usually faster and more
convenient to work with. The aim of cropping is generally to improve
performance. It can also be thought of as the action of defining a region
of interest (ROI). The cropping can be performed on both 3D and 2D
seismic. To crop a volume, right-click the seismic volume and select
Insert virtual cropped volume. Double-click the cropped volume icon
to open the Settings dialog box and go to the Cropping tab.
In order to do certain types of data manipulation and interpratation (e.g.
autotracking and ant-tracking) it is convenient to reduce the size of the
cube when working with it.
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Realization is process of creating a physical copy of any seismic volume
or 2D line. A realized seismic file is created in the ZGY bricked file
format (3D cubes), or in Petrel’s internal binary format (20 lines), which
will usually be noticeably faster in use compared to using the original
SEG-Y file format. For more information on the benefits of realizing
seismic data, please refer to the Online Help.
To realize seismic data, open the Settings dialog for the seismic data,
go to the Operations tab or select Realize from the object's right-click
menu.
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The Seismic calculator is used for generating virtual calculator
volumes based on already existing cubes, or between two or more
existing cubes. The calculator expects that all input volumes are of the
same size and definition (inline, crossline, and sample count).
Acalculator volume can be realized as any other seismic volumes.
How to cut a seismic cube between two surfaces:
fal NewSeis = If(2< Surface1 (X,Y) And Z>Surface2 (X.Y), Seismic, U)
NewSeis — name of the new volume
Surface! and Surface 2 - surfaces
Seismic — the seismic volume to perform the transformation on
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NewSeis=Min (MaxVal, Max(Seismic, MinVal)) fi]
NewSeis — name of the new volume
Seismic — the seismic volume to perform the transform on
How to transform seismic using a function:
NewSeis=Function(Seismic)
NewSeis — name of the new volume
Seismic — the seismic volume to perform the transform on
Function — function stored in the Input pane acting like a lookup
table
Perform Mis-tie analysis (1)
1.Right-click the 2D lines seismic survey =
folder, select Insert mis-tie set. eon oewa
2.Select vintage to work with in the
appearing selection box.
3.Find the Mis-tie set under the seismic
survey folder in the Input pane.
Mis-tie manager
The Mis-tie manager is an interactive tool for managing vertical,
phase and/or gain mis-ties and corrections between seismic 2D lines in
Petrel. With this, the user can calculate or specify corrections, select
reference lines, deselect lines not to be used for mis-tie analysis and
also select which 20 lines to display in the active graphics window.
Patel Geochysis ‘Setting up a new project 77Perform Mis-tie analysis (1)
1.Right-click the 2D lines seismic survey
folder and select Insert mis-tie set.
2.Select the vintage to work with in the
appearing selection box.
‘3.Find the Mis-tie set under the seismic
survey folder in the Input pane.
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Mis-tie Analysis allows you to extract and apply mis-tie value
corrections for 2D seismic surveys. All of the lines contained inside a
survey folder or a sub-folder with the same vintage will be used when a
Mis-tie set is created. You can estimate and correct for the following
Mis-tie values within a 2D survey:
Gain Mis-ties. The values extracted will balance the
amplitude differences between lines, applying different sets of
gains to the 2D lines to normalize the displays. This is useful
when lines from different surveys that have been processed
with different parameters at different times, need to be
displayed together in a graphic window.
Vertical Mis-ties. The values extracted will correct any
vertical differences between the seismic lines. The user can
define if the correction to be applied is a constant shift
(default) or a floating shift.
Phase Mis-ties. A phase rotation value is extracted for every
20 line in relation to the respective cross points and can be
applied to correct differences in phase between lines. The
algorithm calculates, for every crossing point, the correlation
Patel Geoohysicsbetween traces at the corresponding lines and seeks to
minimize the differences between them
You can define the window to be used for the algorithm to compare the
seismic signal for the traces at crossing points. The default is set to be
between -250 and -2500 ms. It is possible to define reference lines that
will not be affected by the mis-tie analysis procedure.
Exercises 3 - Optimize data geometry and project
memory
In this exercise, you will be introduced to the optimized use of Petrel as.
a seismic handling platform.
Exercise Workflow
© Change seismic geometry
Prefetch to cache
Crop a 3D volume and 20 lines
Realize a volume
Use seismic calculator - optional
Perform Mis-tie analysis
Change seismic geometry
If, for some reason, the geometry of a seismic volume has not been
correctly defined in the import procedure, or the 2D or 3D seismic data
has not been positioned correctly vertically, this can be remedied inside
Petrel.
1. Open Settings for the imported 30 volume mig.
2. Go to the Geometry tab. Observe that Lateral geometry and
Vertical geometry can be edited
Do not change any values under Lateral geometry.
3. Under Vertical geometry, in the Shift field, enter 100.0, click
the Shift button and then Apply. Observe the Time/depth top
and bottom values in the Settings window. Click the Shift
button a few more times and observe the changing values.
Apply the changes while looking at the seismic volume in a 3D
window.
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4. Enter in 0 (zero) as Time/depth top value and apply the
change. Observe the 3D volume move back to its correct
position. Click Cancel to close the dialog box.
Prefetch to cache
Accessing volumes is one of the most critical and, potentially, time
consuming processes when interpreting and handling seismic data.
Both SEG-Y and ZGY format volumes are stored and accessed from disk,
although the bricked seismic format (ZGY) is handled much faster than
SEG-Y. To reduce the access time to volumes, as long as the size is not
too big for the computer's RAM, it can be prefetched to cache. This
process involves loading the entire volume into computer memory.
1. Right-click mig [Crop] 1 [Realized] 1 and select Prefech to
cache.
2. The Petrel message log appears, reading out the status of
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Patel Geoonysiesprefetching the levels 0 (zero) and upward (as many levels
required to prefetch the entire volume at full resolution).
The volume size cannot be larger than the set seismic cache size for the
project. Under Tools/ System settings/Seismic tab, the cache size
can be changed. Increase the number to be able to load larger volumes,
but be sure not to set it too high as it can lead to unstable performance
and may cause Petrel to crash. The range is dependent on the available
RAM of the computer. Hold your mouse pointer over the question mark
to find out how to calculate the optimal value.
Crop a 3D volume and 2D lines
“Cropping” the 3D seismic data means reducing the volume in X, Y and/
or Z domain, and also skipping inlines and crosslines. With 20 lines, the
same process means reducing the vertical range as well as the extent
of the line by limiting and/or skipping trace numbers, CDP’s or SP’s.
1. Right-click and select Insert Virtual cropped volume from
the 3D seismic cube (mig).
A new icon with the same name as the original followed by
[Crop] 1 appears below the original icon.
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2. Open the Settings for the cropped volume. Go to the
Operations tab. Change the Realization quality to 8, 16 and
32 bit, respectively and observe the changes in file size
{realized volume size).
3. Open anew 3D window. Display the cropped data by clicking
in the check box in front of mig [Crop] 1. The outline of the
seismic cube will be displayed.
4. Under mig [Crop] 1, click the available inline and crossline
check boxes. To add more lines, right-click the cropped volume
and insert inline, crossline, time slice or seismic intersections
from the appearing menu.
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5. When activating the Select/pick mode Be , the corners
and edges of the volume appear with green squares. By
clicking these green squares, it is possible to drag the
edges of the cube manually.
6. To get an exact cropping to a specific inline and crossline
range, open the Settings for the cropped volume by
double-clicking its icon (if not already opened), and select
the Cropping tab
7. Set the following oarameters:
Inline range from 500 to 700, Skip = 0
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Vertical range from -800 to -2500ms.
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9. Go to the Operations tab, Realize sub-tab for the cropped
volume and check the file size again. Cancel the Settings
dialog,
To crop a 2D line, right-click one of the imported seismic
lines and select Insert virtual cropped 2D line. Go to the
Cropping tab under Settings for the resulting object and
set the Vertical range down to —4000. Click OK and click
the cropped 2D line check box from the Input pane with an
active 3D window.
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11. To change the lateral extent of the cropped 2D line, select
appropriate values in the pull-down menu for First trace or
Last trace under the Cropping tab under Settings. You
can also enter a number for the Skip traces field.
12. Save your project.
Realize a volume
Realization is the process of creating a physical copy of seismic
data in the ZGY bricked seismic format. The original volume can be
an imported SEG-Y file, virtual seismic data (for example, a cropped
volume) or even a previously realized volume. Realization serves
four important purposes:
« Creates a physical representation of a cube
A realized seismic volume is created as a ZGY format file, and
cannot be used in other applications supporting only SEG-Y. It can,
however, be imported into another Petrel project. The realized
seismic volumes are usually noticeably faster in use compared to
SEG-Y file. The realized data can be exported in a SEG-Y format.
© Changes value resolution
Many SEG-Y files use 32-bit floating-point format for trace
amplitude values. Such resolution is sometimes not necessary, and
adds a certain overhead to all operations on the volume. Volumes
realized in Petrel can be given a value resolution of 16-bit or even
8-bit integers, yielding a gain in available storage space. Seismic
data can be decimated going from a higher bit format to a lower.
Changing back to a higher bit format only adds the needed storage
size and will not recover the initial data.
‘a Cropped seismic is
nat created as a physical file
‘on your hard disk. Rather, it
provides a mapping to the
original data. To create @
physical representation [i.e.
a file of virtual seismic data,
you have to realize the data
Alternatively, itis possible to
export the volume ta disk
using the SEG-Y format
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Setting up a new project» 83© Changes how seismic data is handled
Itis not possible to completely visualize arbitrary intersections of
any volume. In @ SEG-Y file, for example, data is always stored
sequentially as trace following trace, then inline following inline.
The realization operation creates a new volume file that is organized
for rapid access.
° Increases memory-loading speed
A realized cropped cube is significantly faster to upload than the
equivalent virtual cropped cube. The whole original cube needs to
be accessed when loading a virtual cropped cube.
Realization requires disk space and is potentially a time consuming
process. It is strongly recommended that your project is saved to a
specific location, preferably the local hard disk, before realizing
large seismic volumes. Otherwise, the system's temporary directory
(for example, C\TEMP) will be used for the generated volume file.
1. Open the Settings dialog box for the cropped seismic cube
and go to the Realize sub-tab under the Operations tab.
Deselect the Zero centric check box.
2. Use Set from source as shown above as Source
amplitude range and click the Sean button.
3. Observe the histogram. Click the Filter box and observe
that the spike (zero values) is removed from the histogram
display.
4. Ensure that the Realization quality is Integer 8 bit.
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5. Keep the rest as it is and click the Realize button.
The task manager appears under the graphic window area
showing the status of the realization process. Information
is also written to the Petrel message log.
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A new seismic volume will appear in the Input pane, called
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6. Close the Settings dialog.
7. Right-click the 2D line slb1, cropped in the previous
exercise. Go to Settings, Operations tab, and Realize
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quality to Integer 16 bit. Click the Realize button. Find
the new line in the 2D lines folder.
8. Use what you have learned to realize the full mig seismic
cube in 8 bit format. The result should be a mig [Realized]
1 volume in the Input pane.
9. Save the project.
The realization process will usually take some time since. Typically,
a large part of the seismic cube needs to be accessed and a new file
with a new format will be generated (located as .zgy (3D) and .raw
(2D) files in the project data folder). On the other hand, the
realization process is made asynchronous, which means that it will
run in the background while you can continue to work on your
project.
Seismic 2D lines can be realized one by one from the Settings
dialogs or in groups from the Survey manager or Mis-tie
manager (as mis-tied versions).
Use seismic calculator - Optional
‘The seismic calculator performs calculations on or between seismic
volumes. It is a powerful tool to clip amplitude values, cut seismic
volumes between surfaces (sculpting seismic), and calculate
differences between cubes (AVO analysis based on near and far
offset cubes).
1. Right-click mig [Crop] 1 [Realized] 1 and select
Calculator.
2. Enter the following expression:
AmpCutSeis=Min(40, Max(mig_Crop_1_Realized_1,
-40)). Observe that the seismic volume is entered into the
expression by clicking its name inside the calculator (Select
seismic variable list). Click ENTER.
The above calculator expression equals the procedure of clipping
the cube to +/- 40 (amplitude values) in the realization process. It is
included here to exemplify the calculator as well as using the output
in the next few exercise steps.
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3. Find and display an inline and crossline from the newly
created virtual calculator volume AmpCutSeis.
4. Go to Settings and the Statistics tab for AmpCutSeis.
Observe the Min and Max values for Seismic and
Amplitude. Compare to the statistics for mig [Crop] 1
[Realized] 1. Realize AmpCutSeis (as you learned in the
previous exercise).
5. Enter another equation:
SeisDifference= mig_Crop_1_Realized_1-—
AmpCutSeis_Realized_1 (select from the list inside the
calculator). Click ENTER.
6. Display an inline and xline from this volume. The result
gives a virtual calculator volume with only the extreme
amplitude values (< -40 and > 40).
The two examples described in these exercise steps are only two of
a multitude of useful calculations that can be performed on or
between cubes. Search for “Seismic Calculator” under the search
option in the Online Help. Note that the calculator creates virtual
volumes that can be realized as any other seismic volume.
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2D lines means it wil be
used as a reference and all
other 20 lines will refer to it
for mis-te correction.
Perform Mis-tie analysis
The Mis-tie manager is an interactive tool for managing mis-ties
between 20 lines. It works in much the same way as the Survey
manager for sorting and viewing data. Mis-tie sets can be
generated for the entire survey folder or for different sub-folders
under the main survey folder.
1. Right-click the 2D lines folder and select Insert mis-tie
set from the appearing menu.
2. If more than one vintage exist, a dialog box appears where
the necessary vintage must be selected (select Seismic
Time 1 as input).
The Mis-tie manager opens up as a spreadsheet with one
entry for each crossing between 2D lines.
3. Select the Gain and Vertical check boxes in the top
section of the manager, but leave Phase deselected. Leave
the Start and End values as default (:hey define the time
window or which statistics will be computed between any
‘two crossing lines).
4. Click Compute mis-ties and observe the values entered
into the different columns.
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5. Use Constant as method for calculating mis-tie corrections
then click the Compute corrections button.
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6. The Gain correction and Vertical correction columns
are filled in. These computed values can be manually
edited. In the Vertical correction column, enter —10.0 (10
ms downward relative to the crossing lines) for all entries
of slb2.
7. Different 2D lines can be used and locked in this process by
clicking the appropriate boxes in the Use and lock 3
columns. Use all lines, but do not lock any of them. When
satisfied with the set-up, click Realize to generate physical
versions of the mis-tied lines.
8. In the appearing dialog box, make sure Sean for exact
amplitude is selected, and deselect Zero centric. Use
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Integer 16 bit as Realization quality and select to use
Default vintage, then click OK.
These lines can now be found at the bottom of the 2D
lines folder.
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Open a 3D window and display the original lines by clicking
the boxes in the first eye column to the left in the Mis-tie
manager. The virtual mis-tied lines are displayed by
clicking in the second eye column. Click OK to save and
close the Mis-tie manager.
Right-click the 2D lines folder again and re-select Insert
mis-tie set from the appearing menu. Select the Seismic
Time 1 vintage.
Anew Mis-tie set 2 is generated and the mis-tie manager
opens up again.
Remove the tick marks for all lines in the Use column
except sIb1 and stb2. Also set a tick mark in the lock
column for sib4
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12. Only use Vertical as method. Compute mis-ties. Make sure
Constant is selected and Compute corrections. Observe
‘that only two entries are present in the Vertical correction
column where the two lines cross each other.
13. Vertical correction for sIb1 is 0 (zero) since this line is
locked. Enter —20.0 ms for Vertical correction (20 ms
downward relative to sIb1) for slb2. Apply.
14. View the result in a 3D window by using the two eye
columns in the Mis-tie manager. Also, compare the two
different mis-tie corrected versions of slb2 (manually
select/deselect them by expanding slb2 in the Input pane).
Amis-tie set is created for the survey folder or sub-folder it is
inserted from. All lines in that folder belonging to the selected
vintage will be displayed in the Mis-tie manager, including all
sub-folder lines.
30 Setting up a new project
Petrl GeophysicsSummary
In this module, you have been introduced to the handl ng of seismic
data in Petrel. You have learned how to set up a project and load
data into it, organize and handle 3D and 20 seismic, cop and realize
2D and 3D seismic for easier use of the data and seismic export
options. In addition, how to change geometries for seismic data, use
the Survey manager, perform mis-tie analysis, and use the seismic
calculator have been covered in this module.
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‘Sorting up a ew projet OYModule 3 - Data Visualization
Introduction
This module covers how to select and manipulate seismic data, how to
set up and handle different windows, and how to change the display of
seismic data already shown.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required for this module. =
Learning Objectives eal
In this module, you will learn about the following:
«Use the Seismic interpretation toolbar
Visualize and manipulate seismic data
Change display settings for ZGY data
Rende’ volumes in 3D windows
Create and manipulate interpretation windows
Use and link multiple windows
Create random intersections
Create composite intersections
Create a Well section fence diagram
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Lesson 1 - Set up 2D and 3D windows
Seismic interpretation toolbar
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Seismic interpretation toolbar
The Seismic interpretation toolbar provides access to commonly used
interpretation tools. It has been developed for the 3D, 2D, and
interpretation windows. This toolbar is turned on and off via the View
menu in the main Petrel toolbar. Here are described the tools available
in the toolbar, in their default order of appearance:
Active seismic object - Lists the active seismic object.
Color scale — Displays the color table of the active section and allows
the user to compress (symmetrically), rotate, or alter opacity (by
right-clicking).
Flip color table — Flips the color bar.
Reset color table — Resets changes made to the color bar.
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active section and allows you to change property templates.
Toggle opacity on all visible seismic planes — Toggles opacity in
3D and 2D windows.
Active fault/horizon interpretation — Lists in a dropdown menu the
content of the current active interpretation folder. Selecting a horizon or
fault makes it active.
Toggle wiggle and bitmap — Toggles between VI/VA/VAVI displays in
the interpretation wirdow.
Create new fault/horizon — Adds this option to the current active
interpretation folder.
Toggle on/off all interpretation objects — Hides or displays all
seismic horizons, faults, and surfaces.
Selected vintage — Lists the vintages available for the current
intersection. A new vintage can be selected.
Apply selected vintage to visible seismic planes — Applies the
selected vintage to al' visible intersections,
Reset visible seismic planes to original vintage — Resets the
vintage of visible intersections to the vintage belonging to the displayed
intersection.
Poel Geophysics
Data Visualization « 95Visualize seismic data in 2D/3D windows
{ 1.Expand the seismic cube to display the default inline and crossline. )
2.To add additional inlines, crosslines, random lines and time slices, right-click and
select from the appearing menu.
{ 3:70 view the outline of @ 3D volume, click the check box infront ofthe volume name. |
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Seismic data visualization
Click the check box in front of the seismic data to visualize the outline
of the seismic.
Right-click a seismic volume to access the pull-down menu. Here, you
can choose to create seismic lines, crop a volume, realize a volume,
generate attribute volumes, etc.
‘96 + Data Visualization
Patel GeophysicsSelect and manipulate seismic lines
{ 1. Activate the seismic line in the Input pane. }
2.Use the Manipulate plane (M)[&j button in the function bar or the player in the
status bar to change the position.
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Select and manipulate seismic lines
To select a specific line:
1. Activate the desired line in the Input pane (and make it bold).
2. Enter the desired line number in the Select plane position
field.
You can use the clip plane options to remove posted objects in front of
or behind seismic displays. You can also “ghost” objects by adjusting
the Clip offset parameter. It is done in the Settings dialog for the line
type, Style tab, and Plane settings sub-tab. For example, if you set
the clip offset to 50, displayed objects within 50 project units (feet or
meters) of the seismic line will be displayed.
Patel Geophysics Dana Viswlization « 97Annotate seismic lines
In seismic cube Settings, Style tab,
Annotation sub tab, activate the Section name
and Inline, Xline or Z-slice increments.
Increment selection
The Automatic Increment selection will adhere to the zoom factor
used in the 3D window. A fixed increment will only update the text size
of the annotation until zoomed out to a point where it will disappear.
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ZGY Intersection style settings
The Intersection sub-tab looks the same for SEG-Y and ZGY data.
There are just some options not active for both formats.
[tis recommended to work with ZGY data instead of SEG-Y data in
Petrel, as this format is optimized for visualization and interpretation
purposes. That is why the settings for ZGY are described more
specifically.
Interpolation method displays the seismic section with sub-sample
appearance. Smooth is the default selection, but intersections can be
displayed without interpolation (to see seismic sections with original
sampling interval, blocky display or bilinear interpolation).
Interpolate using tile edge blending gives a smooth interpolation
across tile borders. Performance will decrease because the full
neighboring tiles will be read. Tile blending is a property of the volume,
and cannot be set for individual views or cropped velumes.
Petrel Geophysics Data Visvalvation « 98Enhance intersection resolution is only active for SEG-Y data. This
is purely an interpolation of the seismic dataset. There is no added
data, but the result gives a smoother looking seismic display. Note that
texture memory increases. Un low-end computers, this can slow down
visualization.
Enable zone and segment filters for intersections works for
seismic volumes that are attached to a 3D grid. This enables the use of
segment/zone filters on the intersection.
Selecting Enable bump mapping gives an artificial display of the
seismic sections where light and shadows will enhance the events so
that they appear as ‘bumps’ on intersections.
Settings for ZGY seismic data (2)
Enable transparency for intersections: See through | %
seismic sections, combined with editing opacity level Gee
under the Opacity tab or curve under Colors tab.
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the opacity curve found under the Colors tab. Typically, the crossover,
or zero values, are made (partly) transparent.
Max resolution controls what maximum resolution is used for display.
\f medium resolution is selected, the high resolution seismic will be
never displayed. When used along with the Prefetch to cache option,
@ medium setting will mean that no level of details at level 0 (high
resolution) will be displayed. However, if the volume is used to compute
a new one - via the seismic calculator or the Volume attribute dialogues
for example -, the full resolution will always be used.
With Enable compressed textures, the intersection shows a slightly
less smooth seismic display. This compresses the seismic before it is
sent to the graphics card. The compression is not loss-less and should
not be used for detailed work. It is especially useful when displaying
many 20 lines in the 3D window where the option reduces the texture
memory usage.
By selecting the Decimate when dragging intersection option, the
seismic slice will be decimated according to the selected factor when
moving the seismic slice. A high decimation factor will let you browse
through large volumes by looking at a less memory intensive level of
detail
The Fast scene movement option maximizes the performance when
rotating the scene while displaying seismic data. This activates the
Time to wait for data control when spinning the scene.
Time to wait for data controls the time the seismic intersection is
allowed to wait for data before moving on to a new position.
Perel Geophysics
Data Visualization 104Control opacity level (1)
{ In Seismic data Settings, Colors tab, Select Override global property template to:
Addiremove colors
Make discrete intervals
Define opacity level curve
Colors tabs
To specify the color settings for a specific object, select Override
global property template in its Colors tab.
\f deselected, the settings are inherited from its global property
template.
Here, the colors, the scale, the opacity level curve, can be modified.
When clicking Apply, the Opacity tab and the displayed windows are
updated accordingly.
The color interpolation methods are described in the online Help.
107 Data Visualization "Petrol GeophvsicsControl opacity level (2)
In Seismic data Settings, Opacity
tab, are the following functions:
Zoom in/out
Continuous readout of
values for moving mouse
Draw opacity curve
Opacity tab
Any change in the Opacity tab is immediately applied in the displayed
window and in the Colors tab, with no need to click Apply.
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render to display amplitudes as
1.Open a 3D window and select [Esaam] specified in the opacity curve.
ZGY cube in the Input pane.
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Volume rendering
Volume rendering is a simultaneous display of all data within the
seismic volume. 8y making the volume partly opaque and partly
transparent, hidden structural and depositional features can be
identified. Depending on the size of the seismic cube and the computer
RAM, it is a good idea to use a cropped volume for this process. Note
that volume rendering is only possible for ZGY data format cubes. This
format allows large datasets to be rendered.
Click the Volume render check box to activate the volume rendering
feature, and tick mark the volume itself in the Input pane.
The option View aligned slices gives the best results with big data,
because of graphic cards reasons.
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4.Open the 3D window and click ZGY cube checkbox in the Input pane. | [2 @% nsreine
2.In cube Settings, under Style tab, Volume visualization sub-tab,
select Volume walls and set the method to Normal or Inside.
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Normal: Displays volume walls as a seismic cube.
Inside: Displays seismic cube walls from the inside view.
You can adjust volume wall transparency by clicking the Enable
transparency for walls check box and editing the opacity curve found
under the Colors or Opacity tab.
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Exercises 1 - Set up 2D and 3D windows
Exercise Workflow
Manipulate seismic lines in 2D or 3D windows
Modify the seismic data display
Render a seismic volume
Display volume walls
Use the Seismic interpretation toolbar
Manipulate seismic lines in 2D and 3D windows
2D windows (used as a base map in Petrel) and 3D windows are useful
for selecting and manipulating seismic data. The following exercise
takes you through the procedure.
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Activate a 3D window. Select it either from the Window menu
or from the Windows pane.
Click the check boxes in front of sIb1, stb2 and sIb7 in the
Input pane. To only display the position of a 2D line, expand
slb1 by clicking the + sign in front of it. Deselect the Seismic
2D line check box. Alternatively, tick mark the 2D lines folder.
Click the mig [Crop] 1 [Realized] 1 check box to display the
outline of the seismic volume.
Click to display the default inline, crossline, and timeslice for
the 3D cube.
To display a random line, right-click mig [Crop] 1 [Realized] 1
in the Input pane and select “ !etsamicitenecton from the
appearing menu.
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To insert another seismic inline, right-click your seismic 3D
volume name and select the “ !setinlineintersection ontign,
Use the Manipulate plane icon ™ in the function bar to
move any inlines, crosslines, or random lines to a desired
position in the 3D window.
Activate an inline (click it in the Petrel explorer so the name
becomes bold). Set the Plane step increment to 16 and use the
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8. Activate the Manipulate plane icon ind the 3D window
and use the PgUp and PgDn keys to move the active intine.
Notice that the inline numbering under the mig [Crop] 1
[Realized] 1 option in the Input pane changes.
9. Activate the Random line. Set the Plane step increment
option for the specified line. (For example, use 8 as the
increment). Use the player to move the Random line.
10. Activate the Manipulate plane (M) = tool, and click the
Random line in the 3D window to drag it to a preferred
location. Then, press and hold SHIFT or CTRL and the left
Mouse button to rotate the random line in the 3D window using
the Manipulate plane tool. Release the key before
repositioning the line again.
Use the Manipulate plane (M) = tool to drag the Timeslice
to a preferred location.
You can add line or time annotations by opening the settings of
your cube, Style tab, Annotation sub-tab.
13. Open a 2D window. Repeat steps 2-8 using the 2D window for
display.
. Activate the Timeslice (make the name bold in the Input pane).
Use the player to move through the data.
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The display of seismic data can be altered, but in different ways
depending on which display window is used.
1. Open a new 3D window. Display an inline and crossline from
the seismic volume mig [Crop] 1 [Realized] 1
2. Open Settings for the volume. Since it is realized as ZGY
seismic, the sub-tab display options are ZGY-specific.
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observe the effect. Set it back to Smooth and click Apply.
Click Enable bump mapping. Observe the effect by rotating
the seismic data in 3D. Click to deselect.
Set Max resolution to Low and observe the effect. Change it
back to Full, then set the Decimation while dragging option
to 4. Use the Manipulate plane (M) ~ tool and observe the
behavior when dragging an intersection from the realized
volume.
Click off all intersections from mig [Crop] 1 [Realized] 1.
Display an inline and crossline from the original loaded mig
volume,
Open Settings for mig and the Style tab. As the loaded
volume is in SEG-Y format, the Intersection sub-tab only has
SEG-Y specific selections available.
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blending, medium and low settings for Max resolution. They
are ZGY-specific and greyed out in the dialog.
9. Use the Manipulate plane (M) ~™ tool and drag the inline to
anew position. Note that the intersection has equal display
quality both in movement and when standing still.
Render a seismic volume
So far when displaying data from seismic 3D volumes, separate lines or
slices have been inserted for viewing. The purpose of volume rendering
is to enable you to view the full volume by making parts of the seismic
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1. Display the frame of the bricked seismic volume mig [Crop] 1
[Realized] 1 in a 3D Window (click the check box beside it in
the Input pane), then open its Settings.
2. Open the Style tab and the Volume visualization sub-tab.
Click Volume render (click off Volume walls if enabled)
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template and adjust the Opacity curve. Click somewhere on
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more points for adjustment (see figure below) and click Apply.
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opacity [F] using the i] icon, then pick and drag in the
histogram display to set the opacity level (see figure next
page). Observe that the changes take place interactively in the
3D window.
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Display volume walls
It is possible to display the limits of a seismic volume as walls. This
option is only available for ZGY bricked seismic volumes.
1. Select the check box in front of mig [Crop] 1 [Realized] 1 to
display the wire frame of the volume.
2. Right-click mig [Crop] 1 [Realized] 1 and select Settings.
Under the Style tab, go to the Volume visualization sub-tab,
click Volume walls and Normal. Click Apply to see the
effect in a 3D window.
Perel Geophysics3. Select Inside and click Apply to see the changes. Deselect
Volume walls again and Apply the change.
Manipulate colors from the Seismic interpretation toolbar
1. Display or activate an inline in a 3D window. Notice that the
interface has been updated with a quick access to the Seismic
interpretation toolbar.
2. To reopen the toolbar at any time, go to the View menu and
select the Seismic interpretation toolbar.
Search toolbar
3. Move the end ticks on the colored sliding bar
and see the effect on the displayed data.
It compresses the color table symmetrically.
4. Right-click the color table. The opacity curve appears. It can be
modified in the same way as the Opacity tab of the Settings
dialog.
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Data Visualization © 135. Click the Reset color table .) to go back to the default
settings,
6. To change the color palette, click the small arrow beside the
color palette name [4 sSeismic defaut) |] and choose Black
grey white from the drop-down menu.
Take few minutes to familiarize yourself with the other
functionalities of the Seismic interpretation toolbar.
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Create interpretation windows
To create a new window: |
a. Select New interpretation
window in window menu.
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b.Right-click a seismic line.
To change lines:
a.Click the check box in front of a different
seismic line.
b.Click the triangle 32 above the seismic
or drag it to a new position.
c.Select an intersection orthogonal to the
displayed line with 42 in the function bar.
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d.Redisplay previousinest intersection with
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Create Interpretation windows
Rotate a random line in an interpretation window
Random lines can be rotated in the Interpretation window. Refer
to the next lesson for the procedure description.
114+ Data Visualization Petrel GeophysiosFilter crossing intersections
the Window toolb. ‘Bitoopen
the interpretation window Settings.
2. In the Style tab, select which cressing lines
to filter, based on Vintage or Survey; only the
triangles representing mentioned Vintage or
surveys will appear.
To simplify data selection, it can be useful to filter which crossing data
to display in interpretation windows. As an example, only the seismic
che used far interpretation can he selected
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Manipulate an interpretation window
Zoom: Use mouse wheel, magnifying
glass or arrow #8 on scroll bar
(edge between white and grey areas).
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Select viewing mote & and left-
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Manipulate data in the Interpretation window
It is possible to move and zoom by choosing the same method used for
a 3D window.
To zoom using the Magnifying glass, left-click to drag a square, or use
the mouse wheel.
If multiple windows are open the displays will be linked.
To set a specific scale:
fil 1. Expand the interpretation window folder in the Windows
pane.
2. Double-click Interpretation 1 to open the Settings dialog
(alternatively, click the Show viewport settings icon on the
function bar).
3. Go to the Settings tab and adjust the X-Y (absolute) and Z
(vertical exaggeration) scales as desired.
Pavel GoopnysicsDisplay wiggle traces
1. Display a seismic line in the interpretation window.
2, In the seismic Settings, Style ‘ab, specify Wiggles display.
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Wiggle traces
When displaying seismic intersections in an Interpretation window, you
have the option to display Wiggle traces. When an Interpretation
window is displayed, you can access it from the Style tab, in the
Settings dialog for the seismic. Ootions to fill the negative and/or
positive side of the traces, increase the gain (x scale) of the wiggles,
and determine the number of traces shown are all available in the
Settings dialog. Wiggle traces are only available in the Interpretation,
Intersection, and Well section windows (Synthetic seismograms).
Deselect Show bitmap to remove the voxel display backdrop.
Interpolation methods
There are three interpolation methods available:
¢ None — Voxels are rendered as original values for the bitmap.
The wiggle trace will have linear interpolation.
© Bilinear — Voxels are rendered by bilinear interpolation for the
bitmap, honoring the original values. The wiggle trace will
have linear interpolation.
Pavel Geophysics Data Visualization» 197© Smooth — Voxels are rendered by squared distance weighting
for the bitmap, smoothing the original values. The wiggle trace
will be interpolated by a synch function.
Post data in an Interpretation window
4.Display objects from Input or Models
pane: Horizon interpretation, Faults,
Wellbores (needs a time/depth
relationship), Logs, Well Tops, 3D grid
data (properties, edges), etc.
3.in Settings, Style tab, Input settings
sub-tab, for displayed seismic line, set a
distance limit. Part of wellbore and well
tops 2eyond the limit will not be posted.
4.|n the 3D grid settings sub-tab, set
splay style of 3D grid data.
Post data in an Interpretation window
To post Well bores and picks, click the desired wells’ check boxes in the
Wells folder and the desired properties and tops from the Well Tops
folder. A time-depth relationship for the well must be available before
the data can be displayed. To adjust the well path appearance, open the
Settings dialog for the Wells folder and go to Settings. To adjust well
posting parameters, open Settings for the respective attributes in the
Well attributes folder.
Other objects (interpretations, faults, surfaces, etc.) can also be
displayed in the Interpretation window. Select them in the Input pane.
118+ Data Visualization - Patra GeophysicsApply Style settings to all similar objects
Clicking the (Vicon in the top of the Style tab will apply the settings
to all objects of the same type, attached to the same property template.
1. Go to Settings for each object to set annotation
style (Horizon and faults interpretations,
license/block borders, grid lines, etc.)
2. Change display of the objects:
a. Horizon and fault interpretations from
Settings dialog, Style tab
b. Polygons used to draw borders as
vertical curtain intersections
¢. Grid lines are controlled from the
Windows pane, under each
interpretation window
Annotate data in Interpretation windows
To annotate horizon interpretation and fault interpretation, open the
Settings for the ogjects to annotate and click the Name check box.
License and block borders are displayed using polygons by drawing
them as vertical curtain intersections in Interpretation windows. Note
that this ignores the Z value of the polygon.
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Tile windows
By tiling 3D, 2D, and Interpretation windows, a powerful tool for
interpreting seismic is obtained. It is possible to see the data and
interpretation interactively in all windows at the same time. If the same
seismic line is selected in all the windows, line manipulation is
interactively updated in all windows.
Remember that you can resize the windows as you wish. If you have
two monitors, the Petrel main window can be resized to cover both
monitors allowing additional screen space for display.
A cursor tracker is available for each window. When the cursor is
selected for multiple windows, the cursor location in one window will
be dynamically displayed in the other windows. The size and
appearance of the cursor tracker can be changed in the Settings dialog
box of each window. Note that this can have an impact on the
performance.
Patra GespivaiesDual Screens
For details about the recommended hardwere for using Petrel on dual
screen setups, please contact local support through the Schlumberger
Support Portal:
https://support.sib.com,
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Link windows
Seismic lines are automatically linked, but other posted objects can
also be linked.
How to link windows to visual groups
1. Open the Settings dialog for a window in the Window tab
2. On the Info tab, click the Linked to visual group icon and
selec: a group from the pull-down menu (e.g., first).
3. Click Apply. The window title will update with the group name
(e.g., Group:1).
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displayed window, select Linked to visual
group, and choose First from the menu.
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the window to link.
2.Click the Camera linking 8,
icon on or off in the menu bar.
3.Repeat the procedure for other
windows of the same type.
4. Repeat for the other windows.
From now on, whenever objects are posted in one window they will
show up in the other linked windows. A change in the display of objects
in the active window will take effect in the other linked windows.
Objects posted in multiple windows can have parameters specific to the
window. For example, you can post well bores in a 3D window using a
pipe and post the same well bores in a 2D window with a dashed line.
Petrel will manage each object in each window independently.
Link windows to coordinate groups
4.Activate (bold text) one window
and pan, Zoom, and squeeze its
seismic content. Observe other
windows.
Link windows to coordinate groups
3D or Interpretation windows can have a camera link together.
Displayed objects can be different, but any zoom, pan, and squeeze
operations are synchronized between them.
When the Camera icon is selected a. all windows linked together
will have their name updated.
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Exercises 2 - Set up Interpretation windows
Exercise Workflow
« Manipulate seismic lines in an Interpretation window
Annotate and post data in Interpretation windows - optional
Modify the seismic data display
Display multiple seismic views on the same screen
Link windows to visual groups
Link windows to coordinate groups
Manipulate seismic lines in an Interpretation window
1. The following methods can be used to open an Interpretation
window:
Select New interpretation window under Window in the
main menu and select a seismic line to be displayed in the
window, or
- Right-click a seismic line and select Create interpretation
window.
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2. Press SHIFT and CTRL and left-click to zoom in on the seismic.
3. Left-click to pan.
The scroll bars on the right side and on the bottom of the window can
be used to zoom, pan, and stretch/squeeze.
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in the lower part or on the right-hand side of your window.
Drag it by right-clicking (cursor becomes hand symbol XQ,
5. To zoom, hold the mouse over the intersection between the
gray and white area on one of the scroll bars (cursor becomes
double arrow e ). Left-click and drag it to zoom.
6. To stretch and squeeze the seismic data, do the same operation
as described above in step 5, with the addition of pressing the
SHIFT key. When pressing SHIFT, Petrel allows for a different
scale in the horizontal and vertical directions.
The Magnify (2) icon a on the function bar can also be used to zoom
and stretch/squeeze.
7. To activate the tool, click the Magnify (Z) al icon. Left-click
and hold the left mouse button on the seismic data and drag
the mouse. The square will indicate the area to zoom in on.
Press SHIFT and Z to unzoom the last step.
8. Other display icons are: View all in viewport
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Pan viewport to center =. Take a moment to familiarize
yourself with them.
9. The mouse wheel can also be used to target zoom/unzoom.
Hold the mouse over the area to be zoomed in or out and scroll
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10. To traverse a line, use the player ‘ts its cilia
or PgUp and PgDn keys. Select 32. as Plane step
increment.
To use PgUp and PgDn keys, the window and the seismic line
must be active (bold).
The location of any crossing lines, including 2D, 3D, and any arbitrary
lines, will be indicated with a triangle F located directly above the
line. The names of the crossing lines are displayed above the triangle(s)
at the very top of the window.
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11. Display an inline in the Interpretation window. Drag the
triangle (representing the crossing line) to a desired location
Click the triangle to visualize the crossing line. Note that both
the Interpretation window and the Input pane will be updated
with the new lines, as well as any other active windows.
12. Flip the displayed line 180 degrees with the Align camera
with plane/flip window ® icon in the status bar.
Annotate and post data in Interpretation windows -
optional
It is helpful to orient yourself with the seismic data. The following steps
describe how to view cultural data and grid lines.
1. With an Interpretation window active, display a crossline from
mig [Crop] 1 [Realized] 1. Find and display the polygon
Cultural data. You might not see it in the display window. If
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the seismic data.
2. While still in the Interpretation window, open the Settings and
Style tab for Cultural data. Under Lines, select Show
vertical curtain intersection only (if needed, go to the Info
tab and change Template to Elevation time). The cultural
data will be displayed as vertical lines where the polygon
crosses the intersection.
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3. Go to the Windows pane. Identify the active Interpretation
window named in bold text, for example, Interpretation
window 1. Expand it and the sub-folder Interpretation 1.
Click the Grid lines check box.
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4. Open the settings for Grid lines and go to the Style tab.
Change its appearance. Use black crosses of size 10. Modify
the other parameters to your liking.
5. Observe how the grid lines are displayed in the window.
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The display of seismic data can be altered, but in different ways
depending on which display window is used.
1. Use the active Interpretation window with a seismic line from
mig [Realized] 1 activated. Go to the Settings for mig
[Realized] 1 and open the Style tab.
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Click several times the HP icon in the Seismic interpretation
toolbar and observe that it alternates between VI/VA/VAVI
displays in the Interpretation window.
Try out the different interpolation methods with and without
wiggles displayed.
Open a 3D window again. Display an inline and crossline from
the seismic volume mig [Realized] 1.
Open Settings for the volume (if it has been closed). Observe
that the Style tab has changed, according to the active
window.
Display multiple seismic views on the same screen
In this exercise, the same seismic lines will be visualized at the same
time in a 20 window (basa map), in a 3D window, and in an
Interpretation window.
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Check the Windows pane. The project should have three
windows (one 3D window, one Interpretation window, one 2D
window) open in the background. If this is not the case, close
or open windows by clicking on or off the check boxes.
Make sure that the same crossline is displayed in all windows
in addition to the same inline displayed in the 2D and 3D
windows (for example, from mig [Realized] 1).
Right-click the Interpretation window name in the display, and
select New horizontal tab group.
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5. To change the relative size of the windows, left-click the
straight lines around of the windows and drag them to a
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options: Tite horizontal, Tile vertical, Tile grid.
Make the Interpretation window active by clicking the window
and use either the player or PgUp and PgDn keys to traverse
the lines, Note that the same line is traversed in all the other
windows. Also, the part of the seismic displayed in the
Interpretation window is highlighted in yellow in the other
windows: as a bold line in the Base map (2D) window and as a
bold rectangle in the 3D window. The rectangle in the 3D
window will fade away after a few seconds of inactivity.
Activate the 2D window (or the 3D window) by clicking it.
Activate the Seismic interpretation process (under
Geophysics) in the Processes pane. Make sure mig
[Realized] 1 is active (in bold text).
. Click the Select crossline intersection (Shift+L) F® icon in
the Function bar and click inside the 3D or 2D window, besides
the active crossline. This will select a new line.at the clicked
location. Note that all windows are updated with the new
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new crossline number.
. Select a new inline intersection by using the Select inline
intersection (L) ™ icon.
. To activate the crossline again, select the Select active
seismic line (K) ® icon and press SHIFT on the keyboard
and click the crossline in the 3D window.
13. Go to the Interpretation window. To go back to the previous line
displayed, click the “8 icon in the Function bar.
14. Aworld cursor can be activated for each open window. The
cursor position can then be tracked between the open
windows. Go to the Windows pane in Petrel Explorer. Select
Cursor tracking for each of the three windows.
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observe the effects in the 2D and 3D windows.
16. Activate the 3D window, open the Cursor tracking Settings,
and increase the Box size to 700.
17. If you want to go back to having only one window, double-click
the window name in the display area. To close a window, click
the close * button next to the window name. Note that the
Tile windows option is very useful when you are doing
interpretation later. The horizon that is being interpreted is
updated in the windows interactively.
Link windows to visual groups
So far, only active windows have been used to display objects. This
exercise shows how to link windows into groups that enable the user to
display objects in more than one window at a time.
1. In the Window pane, find the displayed 3D window in the list
and open its Settings.
2. Click Linked to visual group and select the default group
(Second) from the drop down menu. Click OK.
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window and 2D window, use the same settings.
4. Alternatively, right-click each window name in the Windows
pane and select Enable visual group: 2 from the appearing
menu.
5. Activate the Interpretation window. Find one horizon
interpretation in the Input pane and display it (Imported
Interpretation folder). Observe the effect in the different
windows.
Link interpretation or 3D windows to coordinate groups
- optional
If more than one Interpretation window is used, they can be linked
together in a coordinate group. Any rescaling or repositioning in one
window will then be mirrored in the other windows. A similar linking of
3D windows is available.
1. Open two different Interpretation windows, display an inline
from the cropped and realized volume, mig [Crop] 1
[Realized] 1, in one window and a crossline from the original
imported volume, mig, in the other.
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