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You should have a porosity distribution for Diamond sands similar to the one below.
You can see that there are a lot of low porosity values. This are misrepresenting the sand as we believe
that the sand should have higher porosities. Is it recommended that we remove any low (or excessively high)
values when we are defining the distribution.
Data points can be removed using the ‘Input Truncation’ that will remove these specific data points. In
the Diamond Zone there are some low porosity value that we don’t want to use in the modeling.
► Click on Input truncation ► insert above the ‘Normal Score’ in the list
► Click on Minimum and Maximum ► Change the Minimum value to 0.09 which will be the minimum
porosity value we want to use in the distribution
► Click on ‘outside values undefined’.
► Click on ‘Normal Score’ again and the histogram no longer has the low porosity values.
In the filtered statistics we can see that the lowest porosity value in the sand is 7.51%
The filter has no effect in the Data Analysis window as the Data Analysis is only focusing on the Sand as
it is ‘conditioned to facies’.
Another way to assess the porosity modeling results is to use a Histogram Window.
► Histogram Window ► Select the PHIE Property in the Models tab/Properties
Check the porosity distribution in the Histogram window without the sand filter turned on. With the filter
off there are a lot of cells with 0 (zero), the Shale. Fewer cells with sand.
► Select the Diamond Zone and turn off the Ruby Zone in the grid.
► Turn the filter on again and see the effects
► Select specific Zones and analyse.
► Save your project in a new version.
► For documentation you would normally create an excel file with the min, max and mean porosity values
for each zone and each facies (but not shale) and compare the well data values and the model values. The
distribution and general trends should be the same as the well data.
Run the porosity modeling a number of times and create an Average Porosity Map each time and check
that when using different random seeds the Average Porosity Map create is OK. You can run these maps with or
without the Sand Filter on.
Update Workflow
With porosity modelled and results QC’d we can add this porosity modeling process to our workflow.
Make a copy of the current workflow, rename it and edit this one. This will leave you a copy of the unedited
workflow in case there is an issue with the editing.
► Edit the workflow so that it ONLY contains the Facies Modeling, Facies Region adjustments, Net
Gross creation (NOT Net Maps) and Volumetric calculation. No Loop at this point.
► Add in the Petrophysical Modeling process in to the workflow after the creation of the Net to Gross.
► Processes ► Property Modeling ► Petrophysical Modeling.
► Open the porosity workflow process and check all the settings are OK.
► Turn off the Volumetric Calculation.
Open a 3D Window, select the PHIE property, and run the workflow to check that it runs OK.
Like the Net Sand Maps we can create automated Average Porosity Maps and place them in the
appropriate directory.
► Operators ► Make map from property ► Make average Map ► Select the property and the Zone
► Add a set template and a ‘Move’ option.
The workflow should look something like this …….
► Run the workflow and check the Average Maps are located in the correct directory and look OK in a
Map view.
Volumetrics – Pore Volume
We can now assess the Pore Volume in the model based on different realisations.
► Ensure any facies filter is deselected in the property filter option.
► Turn on the Volume Calculation process in the workflow.
► Double click Volume Calculation to open and edit the process.
► Edit existing ► Select Pass1_Vol
► Select General Tab ► Click the ‘1’ OFF for the porosity property ► Select the PHIE Property.
► Settings Tab ► Turn off the ‘Make property’ for all properties.
► Remove any old Bulk/Net Volume properties in the grid under Properties.
► Report Settings ► Click on Pore Volume for output ► OK.
A new addition to this workflow we will restrict the volume calculation for each zone based on their
respective fan polygons.
► Boundaries Tab ► From the input tab in the main Petrel window select the Diamond Apron polygon,
then click the blue arrow. Do the same for the Ruby Apron polygon.
► Run the workflow.
Check the output spreadsheet for the Pore Volume values. If all is OK remove all the Old Volumetric
Cases apart from the PRIMARY CASE.
With the Volume calculation now working we need to update the workflow and run multiple loops and
move the cases in to this specific case folder.
Create a folder in the Cases Tab
► Cases Tab ► RMB ► Insert Folder in Tree ► Rename the folder to Pass 1
In the Workflow window reinsert the LOOPs to the workflow : ‘For Loop’ at the start and ‘End Loop’ at
the end.
Create a ‘move’ operation to move the created cases in to the specific folder.