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PieChartsorBubbleMaps

ThisTIPS&TRICKSisintendedtoaidapersonworkinginPetrelwhoneedstomakeadisplayshowingthe
relativeproportionofdifferentareasofadataset.Eachpierepresentsthesizerelationshipbetweenthe
partsofanobjectandtheentireobject.
ThisarticlewascreatedusingPetrel2013.7andasamplepiechart(inaMapwindow)usingtheGulfaks
datasetisshownbelow.

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Pie Charts in Petrel
Forthisarticle,wewillonlydiscusspiechartsusingdatafoundintheInputpane;andnotthebubblemaps
thatcanbecreatedusingsummarydatafromSimulatorruns.
PiechartsmayonlybedisplayedinMap,InterpretationandIntersectionwindows(alongwithMapand
IntersectionviewportsonaPlotwindow).DatausedtocreatethepiechartscomesfromeitheraWell
TopsobjectoraPointsetobjectwithattributes.

Using a Pointset with Attributes

APointsetwithattributesmightlooklike(intheInputtabwitha3DWindowactive):

Notetheradiobuttonsbetweentheiconsandtheattributenames.Thisindicatesthatonlyoneattribute
canbedisplayedintheactivewindow.WhenaMapwindowistheactivewindow,thesamePointset
wouldlooklike:

Now,theradiobuttonshavebeenreplacedwithboxesindicatingthatmultipleattributescanbedisplayed
intheactivewindow.WhentheSettingsStyletabforthedatasetisdisplayed,itmightappearwiththe
Symbolradiobuttonactive.IfalltheattributesforthepiechartaresetactiveinthePointset,itstill
appearswithoutanybubblesonthemapwindow:

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MerelyclickingonthePieChartradiobuttonallowsthebubblestoshow.

Youcanadjusttheparameterstomakethebubblesappearasyouwantthemtoappear.

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HowarethesePointsetswithattributescreated?Therearetwomainwaystocreatethem;importingthe
dataincludingtheattributesandhavingapreviouslycreatedpointsetandaddingtheattributes.
ImportthedataincludingtheattributesfromanASCIIfile.Therearetwosuboptionshere;importinga
filewithheadersandimportingafilewithnoheaders.

Importing a file with Headers

AfilewithPetrelheadersisshownbelow:

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Ifyouareluckyenoughtohaveafilewithheaders,importingitisveryeasy.
1. RightclickonthefolderwhereyouwanttoimportthefileandchooseImport(onselection)

a) Navigatetothefolderwherethedataisstored
b) ChangetheFilesoftype:toPetrelpointswithattributes(ASCII)(*.*)
c) Clickonthefile(itappearsintheFilename:boxandclickOpen.

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d) TheImportPetrelpointswithattributeswindowappears.Thetopofthewindowcontainsthe
attributesthatPetrelhasreadfromthefilewithheaders.

Thebottomofthewindowcontainsthefirstfewlinesofthefile:

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e) Makethewindowlargeenoughsoyoucanscrollthroughthewindowandconfirmthatthe
attributesatthetopofthewindowactuallymatchthedataatthebottomofthewindow.When
satisfied,clickontheOKorOKforallbutton.
f) AnotherwindowappearsallowingyoutosetthetemplateandCoordinateReferenceSystem(CRS)
ofthedataset.Again,clickOKorOKforall.

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 g) ThedataisimportedintotheInputpane.

2. YouwillprobablyneedtoopentheSettingsforsomeoftheattributesandchangetheirtemplates.

3. Oncethedataisimported,displayitinawindow.

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Importing a file without Headers
Ifyouhaveadatafilewithoutheaders,youmustassigntheattributesyourself.Afilewithoutheaders
mightlooklike:

1. Beginthesamewayasearlier.Rightclickonthefolderwherethedatawillbestoredandchoose
Import(onselection)

a. Navigatetothefolderwherethedataisstored,clickonthefile(itappearsintheFilename:box
andclickOpen.

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b. TheImportPetrelpointswithattributeswindowappears.Thetopofthewindowcontainssome
attributesbuttheyprobablydontmatchthedatathatappearsatthebottomofthewindow.The
attributesatthetop:

c. Thedataatthebottom:

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d. Manually,maketheattributesmatchthedatabyaddingattributesusingtheAppendacolumnin

thetable iconordeletingattributesusingtheDeleteacolumninthetable icon.Change

theAttributetypeandnameuntilthedatamatches.Thefollowingattributesatthetopnowmatch
thedata.

e. Whentheattributesmatch,clickontheOKorOKforallbutton.
f. AnotherwindowappearsallowingyoutosetthetemplateandCRSofthedataset.ClickOKorOK
forall.

g. ThedataisimportedintotheInputpane.

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2. Onceagain,youwillprobablyneedtoopentheSettingsforsomeoftheattributesandchangetheir
templates.

3. Oncethedataisimported,displayitinawindow.

Adding Attributes to a Pointset

IfyouhaveapreviouslyexistingPointsetandneedtoaddattributes,youmusthavepropertiesalready
definedina3DGrid:

1. RightclickonthepointsandselectInsertnewAttribute

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2. ChooseaContinuousattribute:

3. GototheOperationstabandchooseValuesfrompropertyAssignvaluesfromaproperty

4. Findthepropertyyouwanttousefromthe3DGrid:

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5. Highlightthepropertyandusethebluearrowtoenteritintothepropertylocation.
6. ClickRun

7. ThenewattributeiscreatedunderthePointset.

8. Repeatfortheotherattributes,selectingthecorrespondingproperties:

9. Usethedatatobuildthepiecharts.

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Using Well Tops or Points
WhenusingWellTops,youmusthavealreadydefinedZoneattributesorstructuralattributesotherthan
theZattribute(oftenDepth).
OpenamapwindowanddisplayaPointsobjectthatcontainsvalues.OpentheSettingsforthePointsand
makesurethePiechartradiobuttonontheStyletabischecked.

Ifso,andyouhavethecorrectdata,piechartswillappear.

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OpentheSpreadsheettoseeallthevalues.

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