Examples of how Blueback tools can expand and enhance your Petrel workflow
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Blueback Reservoir develops commercial plug-ins for Petrel that enhance workflow efficiency through over 100 specialized tools, including seismic interpretation, data classification, and reservoir characterization. Their products facilitate advanced analyses such as AVO anomaly recognition, extended elastic impedance, and dynamic quality controls in geophysical data. The tools are designed to integrate seamlessly within Petrel, providing users with innovative functionalities that are not available in the standard software.
![• Blueback Reservoir specialise in utilising the Ocean development platform for Petrel to build commercial plug-ins for Petrel
• All of the plug-ins are designed to provide complimentary workflows and processes directly within Petrel
• Blueback Toolboxes are 4 domain toolboxes containing 100+ tools and functionalities not available in standard Petrel
• Blueback Geodata Investigator allows cross domain data analysis, 5 custom plot windows and data classification workflows
• Blueback Seismic Reservoir Characterisation allows for EEI analysis, AVO classification and workflow enabled net pay
• Blueback Rock Physics has a suite of tools that enable many quantitative interpretation workflows to be run
• A selection of the tools from these plug-ins are presented below as advanced workflows that can be run directly with in Petrel
Introduction
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Blueback Support Portal: support.blueback-reservoir.com
Enhanced Petrel Workflows
Exploration to Production
Advanced Data Analysis and Classification Workflows
• Classification Workflows • Point Density Plots • Density Contour and PDF’s
• Select data and
assign a
classification via GDI
plot window
• Create classification
logs, volumes, points
sets with discrete
classification applied
• Bin data to create
a point density
background plot in
GDI
• Contour data by
density and create
PDF surfaces
• Matrix Plots
• Quickly
analyse many
dimensions at
the same time
• Identify
trends for
further analysis
• Contour data by density in GDI
• Probability density function surface
outputs
Anomaly Reconnaissance
• Create Intercept Gradient volumes • AVO Volume• Cross plot Angle Stacks
• Utilise a GDI matrix window to plot
• Quickly identify AVO anomaly's
• Input angle
stacks in the
SRC intercept
gradient process
and calculate
respective I/G
volumes
• AVO Anomaly Analysis
• Load intercept
gradient volumes
and interactively
assign AVO class
• 3D, 2D, Wells,
Numeric inputs
• Mute background
trends
• Create AVO
class volume with
muted background
trends
• Filter by class
and search for
continuous AVO
anomaly's
• Visualise Seismic Anomaly Point Set
• Quickly cross plot seismic volumes in GDI
• Add filter to background trend and invert
• Create an anomaly points set based on non filtered data
Seismic Exploration, Interpretation Tools
• Rank attributes according to their
ability to approximate log response
• Seismic Attribute Ranking
• Investigate the frequency
content between different
surveys, vintages etc.
• Export Average 1D
Spectrums
• Link spectrum probes
across many volumes
• Frequency Spectrum Analysis • Folded Seismic Stacking
• (Common Contour Binning)
• Sample a seismic volume
along the contours of a surface
• Calculate average, min, max
amplitude along each contour
• Resample and stack seismic
along contours in to 2D section
to amplify horizontal effects
• Amplitude Balancing and Merge 3D
• Run amplitude
balancing across
multiple surveys,
before merging to
create a single
balanced volume
for easier
interpretation
• Interpretation Attribute Annotation
• Overlay seismic
interpretation attributes
from a corresponding
section
• Move vertically, resize
etc.
• Useful for correlating
anomalies
Extended Elastic Impedance, Inversion and Seismic Net Pay
• Extended Elastic Impedance Wells • Extended Elastic Impedance - Seismic • Coloured Inversion / Spectral Blueing
• Plot average seismic and well spectrums
• Design operator to colour the seismic frequencies
• Run CI operator in the CI process
• Virtual EEI
volumes created
dynamically
• See what Chi
angle gives
optimised Fluid
/lithology volumes
• E.g. Turbidite
• Interactively find the
chi angle that best
differentiates
between pay facies
• Correlate EEI logs
to target logs and
seismic based on
auto XCC plots
• Design tuning
wedge and de-tune
the seismic
• Calibrate to well
and seismic
• Create net pay
maps
• Seismic Net Pay
Project Management and Reporting
• Images • Images • Reports • Volumetric Analysis• Image File Loaded as 2D seismic • Import Geo Tiffs • Project Report• Set Image Coordinates
• Create 2D seismic, well
sections, structural maps
images
• Digitise line to load image
along
• Load image, set depth
• Image loaded as 2D seismic
• Interpret onto the image
• Stretch and scale an image to 2 reference points
• Interactively position the image
• Import GeoTiffs with
EPSG Coordinate
system
• Edit coordinate
origins, extent
position in-depth
• Document project settings,
object contents, history
• Easy project handover
• Document for partners
• Quickly understand an
inherited project
• Project History Overview
• View hierarchical history of a project
• History by object, operation, user, month etc.
• See all operations executed by a user or
object
• Industry Standard
RPM models in Petrel
• Overlay in GDI with
data
• Assign mineral and
fluid sets and
parameterise the
model
Quantitative Interpretation and Forward Modelling
• Build and Parameterise Standard RPM’s • Fluid Substitution • Create Synthetics
• Run Gassmann fluid
substitutions
• Advanced Dry Rock Modelling
• Dynamic QC plots to visualise
outputs before committing to
output
• Take a copy of ordinal data as
a reference point.
• Create synthetics from
Vp, Vs, and Rho, for
wells or seismic
• QC before committing
to outputs.
• Singe angle, partial
stack or stacked
seismogram outputs
• Multiple QI Workflows
• Forward Modelling
• Investigate Tuning Effects
• Property Prediction
• Property Model Validation
Geomodeling QC and Analysis
• Upscaled Log QC • Well > Geo > Sim QC• Interactive Facies Generator • Well Test and Simulation QC• Pressure Gradient Analysis
• Automated QC of
[U]logs vs. input for multi
well
• Zonal comparative
averages
• HCPV, Ø + K Thickness
comparison
• % Difference calculated
• Load raw and
upscaled well data, geo
model and Upscaled
SIM data to GDI
investigation.
• QC all data
distributions and stats
by zone, segment etc.
• Load Pressure data
directly into Petrel
• Define pressure
gradient range
• Auto Fit pressure
gradients to selections
of data
• Identify Contacts +/-
• Build rules and
interactively define
facies for
single/multiple wells
• QC plots and
dynamic log updates
allows interactive
classification and QC
• Generate
simulation
pressure for
direct comparison
with obs pressure
• Calibrate and
screen geo
models
• Dynamic Point Sets
• Make data selection
• Create dynamic point
set of data selected
• Update selection in
plot
• Point set updated to
reflect updated
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Examples of how Blueback tools can expand and enhance your Petrel workflow
- 1. • Blueback Reservoir specialise in utilising the Ocean development platform for Petrel to build commercial plug-ins for Petrel • All of the plug-ins are designed to provide complimentary workflows and processes directly within Petrel • Blueback Toolboxes are 4 domain toolboxes containing 100+ tools and functionalities not available in standard Petrel • Blueback Geodata Investigator allows cross domain data analysis, 5 custom plot windows and data classification workflows • Blueback Seismic Reservoir Characterisation allows for EEI analysis, AVO classification and workflow enabled net pay • Blueback Rock Physics has a suite of tools that enable many quantitative interpretation workflows to be run • A selection of the tools from these plug-ins are presented below as advanced workflows that can be run directly with in Petrel Introduction Blueback Reservoir www.blueback-reservoir.com [email protected] [email protected] Blueback Support Portal: support.blueback-reservoir.com Enhanced Petrel Workflows Exploration to Production Advanced Data Analysis and Classification Workflows • Classification Workflows • Point Density Plots • Density Contour and PDF’s • Select data and assign a classification via GDI plot window • Create classification logs, volumes, points sets with discrete classification applied • Bin data to create a point density background plot in GDI • Contour data by density and create PDF surfaces • Matrix Plots • Quickly analyse many dimensions at the same time • Identify trends for further analysis • Contour data by density in GDI • Probability density function surface outputs Anomaly Reconnaissance • Create Intercept Gradient volumes • AVO Volume• Cross plot Angle Stacks • Utilise a GDI matrix window to plot • Quickly identify AVO anomaly's • Input angle stacks in the SRC intercept gradient process and calculate respective I/G volumes • AVO Anomaly Analysis • Load intercept gradient volumes and interactively assign AVO class • 3D, 2D, Wells, Numeric inputs • Mute background trends • Create AVO class volume with muted background trends • Filter by class and search for continuous AVO anomaly's • Visualise Seismic Anomaly Point Set • Quickly cross plot seismic volumes in GDI • Add filter to background trend and invert • Create an anomaly points set based on non filtered data Seismic Exploration, Interpretation Tools • Rank attributes according to their ability to approximate log response • Seismic Attribute Ranking • Investigate the frequency content between different surveys, vintages etc. • Export Average 1D Spectrums • Link spectrum probes across many volumes • Frequency Spectrum Analysis • Folded Seismic Stacking • (Common Contour Binning) • Sample a seismic volume along the contours of a surface • Calculate average, min, max amplitude along each contour • Resample and stack seismic along contours in to 2D section to amplify horizontal effects • Amplitude Balancing and Merge 3D • Run amplitude balancing across multiple surveys, before merging to create a single balanced volume for easier interpretation • Interpretation Attribute Annotation • Overlay seismic interpretation attributes from a corresponding section • Move vertically, resize etc. • Useful for correlating anomalies Extended Elastic Impedance, Inversion and Seismic Net Pay • Extended Elastic Impedance Wells • Extended Elastic Impedance - Seismic • Coloured Inversion / Spectral Blueing • Plot average seismic and well spectrums • Design operator to colour the seismic frequencies • Run CI operator in the CI process • Virtual EEI volumes created dynamically • See what Chi angle gives optimised Fluid /lithology volumes • E.g. Turbidite • Interactively find the chi angle that best differentiates between pay facies • Correlate EEI logs to target logs and seismic based on auto XCC plots • Design tuning wedge and de-tune the seismic • Calibrate to well and seismic • Create net pay maps • Seismic Net Pay Project Management and Reporting • Images • Images • Reports • Volumetric Analysis• Image File Loaded as 2D seismic • Import Geo Tiffs • Project Report• Set Image Coordinates • Create 2D seismic, well sections, structural maps images • Digitise line to load image along • Load image, set depth • Image loaded as 2D seismic • Interpret onto the image • Stretch and scale an image to 2 reference points • Interactively position the image • Import GeoTiffs with EPSG Coordinate system • Edit coordinate origins, extent position in-depth • Document project settings, object contents, history • Easy project handover • Document for partners • Quickly understand an inherited project • Project History Overview • View hierarchical history of a project • History by object, operation, user, month etc. • See all operations executed by a user or object • Industry Standard RPM models in Petrel • Overlay in GDI with data • Assign mineral and fluid sets and parameterise the model Quantitative Interpretation and Forward Modelling • Build and Parameterise Standard RPM’s • Fluid Substitution • Create Synthetics • Run Gassmann fluid substitutions • Advanced Dry Rock Modelling • Dynamic QC plots to visualise outputs before committing to output • Take a copy of ordinal data as a reference point. • Create synthetics from Vp, Vs, and Rho, for wells or seismic • QC before committing to outputs. • Singe angle, partial stack or stacked seismogram outputs • Multiple QI Workflows • Forward Modelling • Investigate Tuning Effects • Property Prediction • Property Model Validation Geomodeling QC and Analysis • Upscaled Log QC • Well > Geo > Sim QC• Interactive Facies Generator • Well Test and Simulation QC• Pressure Gradient Analysis • Automated QC of [U]logs vs. input for multi well • Zonal comparative averages • HCPV, Ø + K Thickness comparison • % Difference calculated • Load raw and upscaled well data, geo model and Upscaled SIM data to GDI investigation. • QC all data distributions and stats by zone, segment etc. • Load Pressure data directly into Petrel • Define pressure gradient range • Auto Fit pressure gradients to selections of data • Identify Contacts +/- • Build rules and interactively define facies for single/multiple wells • QC plots and dynamic log updates allows interactive classification and QC • Generate simulation pressure for direct comparison with obs pressure • Calibrate and screen geo models • Dynamic Point Sets • Make data selection • Create dynamic point set of data selected • Update selection in plot • Point set updated to reflect updated selection