3. Before Import
• Set project units before any
import
• All data should be imported
into pre-defined related
folders
• Data file has to be organized
to have proper format
• The best format to transfer
data from Petrel project to
another is Petrel Binary
Format
4. Organize Import Data
1- Create folders and
organize your input data
2- Give proper name to
your folders
3- Generate sub-folders to
organize your data
5. 1- Right click on any folder and
select Import (on Selection)
2- Find the data and select the
appropriate format
Import General
6. Import General
3- Specify the category and the
domain
4- Press OK For All if all the files
have the same format, and OK
for the first selected file
7. Lines/Points
Import the data as lines or as
points, they both have X, Y, Z
format.
Available formats for import:
• Charisma lines (ASCII)
• IESX Lines, 2D and 3D (ASCII)
• Kingdom seismic lines, 2D and 3D (ASCII)
• Seisworks Horizon picks
• Irap Classic lines (ASCII/binary), points (ASCII)
• Zmap+ lines (ASCII), fault traces (ASCII)
• CPS-3 lines (ASCII)
• General ASCII reader, see next slide
Examples of Line data:
o 2D and 3D lines from seismic
o faults interpreted from seismic
o fault sticks
o fault polygons
Examples of Point data:
o Isochore points
o Surface points
o Fault plane points
9. Import Wells Data
Import Well head
Import well path
(deviation)
Import
well
logs
Import
well
tops
10. Import Well Head
• ASCII Well Head file defining
– well’s top position (X-Y-Z),
– name, path length (MD),
– symbol (optional)
• You can use a text editor or Excel to create
such file format.
• Example of Well Heads file:
Top Depths and
Bottom Depths are
Measured Depths
Symbol
is
optional
11. 1- Insert a new well folder
Import Well Heads
2- Right click on the Well folder
and select ”Import on
selection”
3- Select the file to import and
the well head (*.*)
4- Define the columns of the file
to the corresponding attribute
12. Import Well Trajectory
1- Match File Name and Well
Trajectory names
2- If the match is wrong, select
the correct well name in the
well trace column
13. Import Well Logs
PETREL try to match log
configuration for all the imported log
files.
Log File Format :
Match Again Right Log File for
Right Well
14. Import Wells
• All Well data are organized
under the Wells folder and
sub-well folders
• All the logs for well are
found under each well bore
• All the logs data for all wells
can be handled under
Global Well Logs folder
15. Import Well Tops
1- Insert a Well Tops folder
2- Right click on the Well Tops
folder and select ”Import on
selection”
4- Assign Parameters to
corresponding columns in the
file
3- Select the files to import
18. Well Tops Data Editing
Spreadsheet Data can be Transferred from/to Excel directly into the Well
Tops Editor
Add a
new row
Add N
new rows
Add a new
row before
marked
Add a new
row after
marked
Delete
marked
line/s
19. Import Data From a Secondary
Project
1- Select ”Open secondary
project” from the File menu
2- Drag and drop data from
Secondary project docked
window
20. Export Data
1- To export data, right-click and
select Export
2- Select the format under ’Save
as type’.
Available formats for
export:
• RMS
• Irap Classic
• Zmap+
• CPS-3
• Earth Vision
• Other ASCII data
• Eclipse
• VIP
• CMG
• Petrel ASCII or binary
• Rescue ASCII