1. Interactive Petrophysics What’s New IP3.4
Frank Whitehead
IP Development Manager

2. IP3.4 Data Base Structure Curve Sets can be customized
Top – Bottom interval
Step
Irregular step allowed
Data loading to set of correct step
6” data loaded to 6” set
1” data loaded to 1” set
0.1” data loaded to 0.1” set (FMI)
Automatic extrapolation between sets
Allows mixing of input set in modules
All output curves in a module must belong to the same set or set type
Depth curve created for each set
Curve names maximum length increased to 14 characters
Set names maximum length increased to 8 characters

3. Database Security
Each well in the database can have a security setting
Security is set by user logon name
Wells can be
Read / Write
Read Only
No access
No access wells just show well name on load screen and wells can not be loaded
Read only wells load as a well copy and can not overwrite original
Can be saved under a new name
Access rights can be set by project or by individual wells

4. History Module
Stores History on Modules run

5. History Module
Stores History on Curves

6. History Module Stores Parameter listings
Makes comparison between listings

7. Zone Linking Zone Sets can be linked so they share the same :
Top and Bottom depth
Zone Name and Zone colour
Once linked any operation done on one of the sets in a linked group is done on them all
Change zone name
Change depths
Create new zone

8. Zone Sets - Enhancements
Copy a parameter set to a tops set
Edit Tops set in a parameter window
Allows editing of Linked sets
Output tops to a listing / clipboard
Launch parameter windows

9. Laminated and Shaley Sand Fluid Substitution
Unocal / Chevron proprietary module now released in IPv3.4
Developed by Chris Skelt - Chevron

10. Mineral Solver Enhancements
Ability to solve for the un-invaded zone
For each input equation one specifies whether the tool reads in the invaded or un-invaded zone, or in-between.

11. Mineral Solver Enhancements
Plot Options
Display movable fluids in model result tracks

12. Porosity and Water Saturation Enhancements
Kill analysis logic
Used for special minerals not covered by Coal, Salt and Bad hole logic
Volcanic, Anhydrite etc
Plot Options
Allow modifications of default plot

13. Porosity and Water Saturation Enhancements
Comparisons can be made between the different porosity methods
Allows calibration of sonic porosity parameters in good hole for use in bad hole zones
Comparisons of different Sw methods
Output effective Sw and also Total Sw
Comparisons are designed for QC purposes and not for final results
No iterations are made between Phie and Sw. Assumes normal Phie and Sw results for use in the model calculations

14. Porosity and Water Saturation Enhancements
Thomas-Stieber shale distribution calculations
Dispersed, laminar and structural volumes
Properties of the sand laminations calculated
Laminated Clay
Dispersed Clay
Sand Lamination properties

15. Clay Volume and Porosity Water Saturation Linking
If the Clay Volume and PhiSw module zone sets are linked we can now link clay parameters
Density, Neutron and Sonic Clay
Change Density clay on a PhiSw Xplot
Changes Density clay in Clay volume
Re-runs Clay Volume
Runs PhiSw

16. Sw Modelling Enhancements - Set-up and Corrections
QC Pc Height V. Sw plug crossplots
More selection of default crossplots
Closure Corrections on individual plugs
Plug Phi and Perm now displayed on QC page
Plug line colour now shown on setup window

17. Sw Modelling Enhancements – Cap Pressure Functions
Data for a function can be selected by zone
Current function being worked on is now shown in the setup module for individual plug selection
Weighted Regression for function
Weights the data by 1/Shr. Weights the low Sw’s

18. Sw Modelling Enhancements – Log Functions
Weighted regression added
FWL and selected wells are saved by function
FWL can be set for all wells from the equation tab
Data for a function can be selected by zone

19. Sw Modelling Enhancements – Sw V. Height Curves
Options extended to allow Gas over Oil calculations of Pc
Gas/Oil contact is entered plus Gas Density
Pc in the gas zone calculated by adding the Pc in the Oil to the Pc in gas
IFT correction factors can be set for both Oil and Gas
Hence the same function can be used for both fluid

20. Sw Modelling Enhancements – Grain Size curves
Set-Up module now outputs from Pc curves
Grain size distribution array curves
Sw normalized Pc array curves (for plotting on Log plots)

21. Basic Log Functions - Enhancements
Calculation Bulk density from density porosity
Calculation of Permeability using default equations
New conversion tab
Oil and Gas density
Sigma Oil, Gas and Water

22. Sigma Cased Hole Sw - Enhancements
Sigma matrix can now be optional entered rather than calculated from Rho matrix
New Output curves
Sigma Open Hole Reconstructed
Sigma 100% Water apparent
Sigma 100% Hydrocarbon apparent
Sigma / Phi Xplot with const Sw lines

23. Depth Shifting Depth offset (shift) curve can now be named per track
Auto Depth Shift
Correlation type can be defined
Distance away from original shift can be defined to stop new shifts overwriting old
New module to shift curves using previously generated depth offset curves

24. Dip Picking Image logs Dips can be picked from images
Dip type selected from display window
Display window allows manual dip value entry
Interactive editing
Left mouse for editing angle and size
Right mouse for editing depth

25. Plotting - Enhancement
Default Plot can be specified for all wells
When a new plot is requested for a well the selected plot format will be used

26. Customizable Log Plot Headers and Footers
Total customization of Headers
Montage builder used to create the header formats
Will link in automatically well and log attributes
Default formats are similar to IP3.3
Attributes are mapped in the Montage builder

27. Cross Plot - Enhancements
Standalone Pickett Plot

28. Cross Plot - Enhancements
Multiple sets of discriminators can be setup and used

29. Cross Plot - Enhancements
Multiple User Lines
Either hand drawn or equations
Line Style editable

30. Cross Plot - Enhancements
Multiple Regression lines
Line style editable

31. Neural Networks Predict Single or Multi-Well Flexible training zones
Core Permeability
Log Data (Density bad hole)
Facies Logs
Single or Multi-Well
Flexible training zones
Models can be run on multiple wells
Result Comparison
Training zones
Input Curves

32. LAS loader Loading multiple imbedded LAS 2 files can be handled easier
All LAS sequences now show on input screen
Data Loading LAS 3 format files

33. API or UWI well identification
Select and load well by API or UWI
API or UWI displayed with well name

34. API or UWI well identification
API or UWI displayed on Well map

35. Data Base Browser API – UWI shown next to well name
List can be selected to display
Current well only
Loaded wells only
All Wells
Data listings can be displayed
With quick graphical
representation
Data Well file folders shown
Display Option Icons

36. Multi-well Batch Operations
Works with loaded and un-loaded wells in the database
Allows batch operations to be run on more than 500 wells at a time
Wells lists can be used to select wells
API or UWI can be displayed with well name
Fill data gaps added to list of available modules to run

37. Multi-Well Curve Headers
Output Well lists from filter results
Module can be used for searching for curves and then saving the wells they are found in. (e.g. find all wells with core data)
Output information on found curves
Printer, File or clipboard

38. Multi-Well set headers
Output Well lists from filter results

39. Multi-Well header information
Now displays location information in UTM’s or Lat-Long
Output to file or clipboard

40. Custom Toolbars and User Menus
User programs can be added to custom toolbars
User custom menus can be made

41. Well Folder structure
Allows the automatic creation of a folder structure for each well

42. Quick view of what's in each work area
Work Areas
Multiple work areas can be created which allows organisation of windows
Work area selected
Quick view of what's in each work area