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DEPTH CONVERSION...................................................................................................................... 2 Exercise Steps........................................................................................................................... 3 Comments................................................................................................................................. 4

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Depth Conversion
The fault model and 3D grid have been built in time and need to be converted to depth. Currently only three depth conversion processes exist in Petrel:

Linvel (V = Vo + kZ) Linvel (V = Vo + k(Z - Zo) Constant (V = Vo)

Where: both Vo and k can be either constants or surfaces. In addition to the horizons that are being depth converted, other surfaces, such as seabed, can be used as input for the depth conversion process. This means that the interval velocities can exist between a datum and seabed, seabed to top reservoir, etc. During the depth conversion process the converted grids can be tied to well tops. This is done on a tab separate from the Intervals Tab where most of the parameters are set and is easy to miss. If missed, the depth conversion is simply rerun with the tops selected, overwriting the previously built 3D Depth Grid. Output from the depth conversion process is a new 3D Grid named the same as the input but with the letters (DC) appended to the name. This 3D Grid is now in depth and is used from this point on in the Petrel modeling process. If problems are found with top picks, faults, or modifications to the primary horizons are made, then changes are made in the time domain and the steps up to and including depth conversion rerun. When all the depth conversion process is run a Velocity Model that contains all the depth conversion settings will be created and stored under the Velocity Models sub-folder under at the very top of he model. If you create a 3D grid later on, the same depth conversion settings can be applied. If you want to use different depth conversion settings, then a copy should be made of the velocity model before entering the Depth Conversion process.

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Exercise Steps
Several velocity models may be created in a Petrel model. By clicking with the right mouse button in the Petrel Explorer on the folder called Velocity Models, the user can open a menu and from there insert a new velocity model. It is always the model that is bold that will be used when the depth conversion process is executed. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Double-click on the Depth Conversion Process in the Process Diagram to open the settings dialog box. Fill in entries under the Intervals tab according to the table below: Find the Seabed time surface under velocity data in the Petrel Explorer Input tab. Expand the Horizon folder of the time grid. Click on Base Cretaceous and drop it into Top Time Horizon for all intervals in the 3D grid. Change the Velocity set up according to the set up shown below. The velocity surfaces are located in a Velocity Data folder in the Input tab.

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Go to the Depth Well Tops tab and insert the well tops from the Well Tops folder in the Input tab using the blue arrow.

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Go to the Wells tab, and choose Well Adjustment Inside segment only. Select Make Well Report and Reset sheet. Click on Use influence radius and specify a well radius.

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Click OK to run the depth conversion process. When it finishes, check the well report to inspect the depth residuals. A new 3D grid has been created. It has the same name as your time grid, with the (DC) added to the end. Make this 3D grid active by selecting it in the Petrel Explorer. Do this before moving to the next step so that isochores are added to the depth model and not the time model.

Comments

To update the existing depth converted model, simply open the Depth Conversion Process and change the settings and choose to override the existing model (create a new model if that is what you want). Press OK. To create a new velocity model open the Velocity Models folder under the time gird main folder. Right click on the velocity models folder and insert a new velocity model. The new velocity model should be active (bold), double click on the Depth conversion process and set the settings.

It is possible only to use selected well tops in the well adjustment. Right-click on the Well Tops folder and select Editor. In the column called 'Depth Conv', toggle off the wells that you don't want to use as input for Depth Conversion. Press OK to close the Well Tops Editor. Run the Depth Conversion process as described above.

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