GVERSE Planner and Field Planner are tools that intelligently populate wells across an entire field based on defined hazards, lease areas, and constraints. These tools utilize advanced optimization algorithms to quickly lay out hundreds of wells, allowing users to visualize geologic surfaces, create surveys and geoprognosis reports, and make changes to existing well plans with ease. In situations where the interpreter needs to relocate the pad or well(s) to a new location, GVERSE Field Planner offers a simple solution with just a few clicks directly on the map. This blog will provide a step-by-step guide on how to move a well and a drill pad in GVERSE Field & Well Planner.
- Activate a project in GeoGraphix.
- Click on the GeoAtlas icon located on the tool bar.
- The GeoAtlas – Getting Started window will open. Select either Create a new map or Open an existing map and click Next. If you choose to open an existing map, the GeoAtlas – Getting Started Open Map window will appear. Select the desired map from the list and click Finish.
- GeoAtlas will open, displaying all the layers in the map.
- Activate or add a field planner layer (the field planner icon resembles a domino). To add a layer, click on the Layers selection icon. The Layer Selection window will open. Select the well and field planner layer and click OK.
- To create or plan new wells, click on the Field planner icon.
a. The Field Planner window will open. Select the desired parameters and click Update Plan.
b. The new plan will appear in the main map in GeoAtlas.
c. Turn off any unnecessary layers on the map. - In Active layer, select the field plan layer.
- To manually move the location of any planned well(s) or the well pad, select the black arrow icon from the Field Planner tool on the toolbar.
a. If the Field Planner/Pro toolbar is not visible, go to View, then select Toolbars. The Toolbar Selections window will open. Toggle the Pro Toolbar and click Close.
- The mouse cursor will change into a small black arrow. Move the cursor to the desired new location of the well and select the bottom location of the well. The selected location will turn bright blue.
a. Select the blue dot and drag it to the new location (the blue dot will change into a blue circle).
b. The well will automatically update to the new location.
c. Repeat the process for the remaining wells if necessary. The wells can be moved in any direction as needed by the interpreter.
- To move the surface location of the well(s), follow the same steps as for the bottom location (Steps 9a, 9b, 9c, and 9d).
a. Click on the black arrow on the Pro toolbar, then select the well at the surface location and drag it to the new location.
b. The new surface location will be applied automatically.
c. Repeat the same steps for the remaining wells. All the changes will appear on the map.
- To modify the pad location select the black arrow icon from the Field Planner tool (Pro tool bar) bar.
a. Select the pad (will turn blue) and right click. The Pad Options window will appear.
b. Select any of the options from the Pad Options list. For this exercise, select Move – Pad and surface locations only and click OK.
c. On the map, move the pad to the new location. A ghost of the pad and wells will appear.
d. The pad options window will appear again, select the option and click OK.
e. The pad and the surface location will move to the new location.
- To duplicate the pad and the wells select the black arrow icon from the Field Planner tool (Pro tool bar) bar.
a. Move the pad to any location, a ghost pad and wells will appear.
b. The Pad Options window will appear. Click on duplicate pad and click OK.
- The duplicate pad will appear on the map.
- The new pad will appear in GVERSE Field Planner and Well Planner as well.
a. To delete any pad, click on the red cross next to the pad name on the Available Pads box. A Field Planner window will open asking if you really want to delete the pad and click Yes to delete the pad.
b. The pad will disappear from the Available Pads list and from the map.
