Tile Windows
Petrel* Tips and Tricks for Work In Petrel, many graphical and plotting windows can be opened
Process Optimization simultaneously and tiled for the best data visualization. There
are three options of arranging windows:
In this issue, we will discuss different ways to optimize Petrel Tile vertical (Shift+F4)
user’s workflows using different software features.
Tile horizontal (Shift+Ctrl+F4)
Shortcuts Tile grid (F4) – Tabbed window mode only
You can navigate Petrel without using the mouse, which will To choose your tiling arrangement, on the Home tab, in
improve efficiency. Keyboard support includes activation of the View group, click Window layout.
panes and windows, ribbon tab selection, and tool selection.
Each window and process has its own set of shortcuts. Please
follow the links to download our printer-friendly tables of
Geology and Geophysics shortcuts:
http://sis.slb.ru/sis/Petrel/Geology_shortcuts.pdf
http://sis.slb.ru/sis/Petrel/Geophysics_shortcuts.pdf
Petrel also supports standard Microsoft Windows keyboard
shortcuts. This feature enables navigation through quick Use Layouts
access buttons, domain tabs and by processes/dialogs in You can save any number of display window layouts and easily
them. Start by pressing Alt to activate it, and then choose the switch between them. For example, use the layout feature to
appropriate key: “1-9” to click Quick Access commands, or “a- organize windows for specific workflows.
z” to open the desired domain tab and then needed To create and save your own layout, simply arrange your
process/dialog. windows as your desire and go to the Layouts tab. From there,
You can also navigate through your Petrel Windows and click New layout . You can also overwrite, rename, or
Panes. Press Ctrl+Tab to see a list of all your panes and delete layouts. Double-click a layout name to switch from one
display windows, then use the arrow keys (holding Ctrl) to arrangement to another in the display window.
highlight what you want to activate. Note: If you rearrange your layout, for example to change the
order of your windows or how they are grouped, and you want
Keyboard arrows can always be used to move data in the
to maintain that order when you re-tile, click Window
display window if the cursor is in View mode. layout and select Preserve groups.
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ECLIPSE optimizes the
distribution of lift gas at each Well section in
Petrel
timestep. The optimization is
performed by dividing the total
supply of lift gas into increments,
and allocating increments
Gas lift valve
preferentially to the wells that can
gain the most benefit from them.
This is accomplished using the
keyword LIFTOPT. The keyword
can also be used to adjust the
frequency with which the gas lift is
optimized.
LIFTOPT
-- increment minimum
optimisation
-- size gradient interval
1E2 1* 0.0 /
The lift gas supply and the total gas rate (produced gas + lift
How to optimize Gas Lift in ECLIPSE* gas) for individual groups can be set up by the keyword
GLIFTOPT. The lift gas supply to a group equals the sum of
The gas lift optimization facility is a special the lift gas injection rates of its subordinate wells or groups
extension to both ECLIPSE 100 and ECLIPSE 300. It multiplied by their efficiency factors.
determines how much lift gas to allocate to each well in order
to meet well, group or field production targets. If production GLIFTOPT
targets cannot be met, it determines how to make the best use -- group max lift max total
of the existing lift gas resources by allocating lift gas -- name gas rate gas rate
preferentially to the wells that can make the best use of it. 'FIELD' 8000.0 18000.0 /
The gas lift optimization facility can solve the following The effects of gas lift are modeled by VFP tables. The tables
problems: must be prepared in advance with a suitable range of lift gas
Optimizing gas lift to individual wells injection rates. The lift gas injection rate is equated with the
Optimizing gas lift within a group of wells Artificial Lift Quantity (ALQ value) in the tables. In November
Optimizing gas lift within a simple network
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edition of the Newsletter we have written an article about the • Ability choke back or close zones where water or gas
VFP tables. You can check it out here. breaks through
• Ability to perform well and interference testing
For more information about the gas-lift optimization in without requiring interventions or shutting off well
ECLIPSE contact us QA-SIS Astana@slb.com. production
• Enabling back allocation down to zone level
Benefits:
• Identify production characteristics of individual
zones
• Enables control and monitor cleanup in real-time for
optimal productivity
• Optimization of zone settings to maximize well
production, balance offtake or drawdown, or
minimize water cut, maintaining of a desired
production rate
This issue has been prepared by employees of Software Integrated Solutions, Astana, Kazakhstan. Software application marks used in this publication, unless
otherwise indicated, are trademarks of Schlumberger. Certain other products and product names are trademarks of registered trademarks of their respective
companies or organizations. An asterisk (*) is used throughout this document to designate a mark of Schlumberger.
© 2016 Schlumberger. All rights reserved.