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Ec*Trak Directional
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User’s Guide
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction to Ec*Trak Directional
Program Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
The Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Using Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Using the Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Using Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Selecting a Menu Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Selecting an Item Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Re-ordering of Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Leaving a Series of Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Data Hierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Wellpath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Moving Around a Data Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Entering Data and Moving Within a Data Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
“Normal” Data Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Selection Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Menu Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Leaving a Data Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Leaving and Saving Data — The Exit Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Leaving Without Saving Data — The Quit Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Leaving Ec*Trak Directional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Chapter 2
How to Use the Manual
Contents of the Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
What Is Not in the Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Using the Electronic Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
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Chapter 3
Operator, Field and Structure Setup
Selecting an Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Selecting a Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Selecting a Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Selecting a Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Using the Structure Edit Options Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Using the Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Course Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Calculation Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
North Alignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Scale Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Coordinates and Depths From ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Section From ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Section Plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Projection Type and Grid Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Grid Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Spheroid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Error Summation at Tie-Ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Standard Deviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Report ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Casing Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Depth to Start Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Surface Position Uncertainty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Using the Operator, Field, Structure and Location Data Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Data Entry Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Leaving the Screen Without Saving Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Operator Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Field Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Field Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
How to Enter Latitude Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
How to Enter Longitude Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
How to Enter Grid Easting Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
How to Enter Grid Northing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
How to Enter Central Meridian and Hemisphere . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Field Horizontal Datum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Field Vertical Datum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Allocation Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Chapter 4
Slot Data
Entering Slot Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Slot Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Slot Horizontal Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Drill Depth Zero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Elevation Above Structure Vertical Datum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
What to Do Next. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Adding a Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Linking a Slot with a Well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Linking a Slot with a Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Performing Other Slot Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Edit Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Edit Next. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Rotate Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Offset Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Saving Slot Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Setting Up Sample Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Chapter 5
Target Data
Entering Target Data Within Structure Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Entering New Target Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Chapter 6
Other Structure Data
Well Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Accessing Well Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Entering Well Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Editing Well Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Saving Well Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Declination Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Accessing Declination Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Adding Declination Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Using the Declination Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Editing Declination Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Saving Declination Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Casing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Accessing Casing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Adding Casing Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Proposed Top and Bottom TVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Diameter and Hole Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Run Through Shoe? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
String Identifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Maximum Acceptable Dogleg Severity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Actual Top and Bottom MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Date Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Chapter 7
Well Design Spreadsheet
Accessing the Well Design Spreadsheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Examining the Well Design Spreadsheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Spreadsheet Heading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Design Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Advisory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Using the Well Design Spreadsheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Leaving the Spreadsheet Without Saving Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Chapter 8
Designing a Wellpath
Designing a Sample Wellpath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Determine a Sample Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Determine a Sample Tie Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Determine a Sample Kick Off Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Load a Sample Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Load a Sample Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Complete a Sample Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Optimize a Sample Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Save a Sample Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Specifying the Tie Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Specifying the Kick Off Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
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Advanced Well Design Features
Correcting Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Build Rate Is Too Low. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Illogical Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Incorrect Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Overspecification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Is It Drillable? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Complex Well Design Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Multiple Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Non-Profile Stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Sample Wellpath Design Using Multiple Profiles and Non-Profile Stations . . . 9-7
Walk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Sense of Curvature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Other Design Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Top/Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Back/Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Casing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Set Section Plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Chapter 10
Survey Data
Accessing the Survey Spreadsheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Editing a Survey or Creating a New Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Examining the Survey Spreadsheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Specifying the Tie Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Entering Survey Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Using Automatic MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Importing a Survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Using the Survey Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6
Top/Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Back/Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Print Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Automatic MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Casings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Survey Comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Vertical Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Tool Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Modify Identifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Redefine Tie Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Well Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Import Survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Quit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Projecting from the End of a Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
Projecting Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
Calculating Curvature to the Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Viewing Survey Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Entering a Sample Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Graphing the Sample Survey Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Chapter 11
Rigsite System
Accessing the Rigsite System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
Examining the Rigsite Survey Spreadsheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
Using the Rigsite Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
Leaving the Rigsite System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-5
Projecting Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-5
Using the Rigsite Well Design Spreadsheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7
Viewing Rigsite Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8
Viewing Instant Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9
Graph Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10
Active Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10
Using the Ideal Tool Run Graphic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-11
Typing in Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12
Specifying Values Graphically. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-13
Specifying Build and Turn Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-14
Chapter 12
Selecting Data for Reports and Plots
Using the Report or Plot Type Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Report Type Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Plot Type Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Using the Interpolation/Range Specification Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5
Ellipses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-6
Stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-7
Coordinate/Depth Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-7
Walk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-7
Casing Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-7
Surface Position Uncertainty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-7
Clearance Plot Safety Factor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-7
Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-8
Interpolations and Depth Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-8
Specifying Reference Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-9
Specifying Object Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-11
Specifying Multiple Reference and Object Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-12
Selecting by Token . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13
What to do Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-15
Chapter 13
Report System
Moving Around the Report Previewer Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1
Using the File Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3
Report Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3
Standard Wellpath Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
Wellpath (MD-Inc-Azi) Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6
Wellpath with Ellipses Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6
Wellpath (NPD Format) Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6
Proposal Summary Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6
Horizontal Plane Clearance Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7
Minimum Distance Clearance Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7
Travelling Cylinder Clearance Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8
Summary Clearance Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8
Structure Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8
Wellpath Reports in Postscript. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8
Inertial Back Calculation Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-10
MMS Format for Directional Survey Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-10
DDS and DDS-Lite Transfer Format Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-10
Chapter 14
Plot Types
Wellpath Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1
Structure Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
Field Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-3
Horizontal Clearance Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-3
Travelling Cylinder Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5
Wellheads Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-6
Comparison (MD/TVD) Page Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-7
Position Uncertainty vs. Depth Plot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-8
Working on the Graphics Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-9
Using the Main Graphics Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-9
Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-10
Traverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-11
Reset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-12
Show/Hide Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-13
Edit Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-13
Detail Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-14
Hard Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15
Change Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15
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Measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15
Save Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-16
Leaving the Graphics Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-17
Chapter 15
Layout Editor
Moving/Deleting a Sub-Plot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-3
Moving a Sub-Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-3
Deleting a Sub-Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-4
Modifying/Adding a Sub-Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-5
Specifying an Existing Sub-Plot to Modify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-5
Specifying a Sub-Plot to Add . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-5
Sizing and Positioning a Sub-Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-7
Using the Modify Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-8
Changing Sub-Plot Annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-9
Casing Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-10
Slot Circles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-10
Casing Circles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-11
Comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-11
General MD and General TVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-11
Local MD/TVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-11
Inclinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-13
Station Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-13
Display Targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-13
Display Ellipses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-13
Other Wellpath Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-14
Setting the Depth Range for a Sub-Plot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-14
Setting Vertical Section Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-16
Dashing All Proposals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-17
Select Axes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-17
Setting Line Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-18
Using Object Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-21
Setting View Vector and Shadows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-21
Setting the View Vector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-22
Setting the Shadows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-23
Setting Scale and Area for a Sub-Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-23
Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-25
Reset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-25
Position Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-26
Chapter 16
Detail Editor
Adding Art and Text to a Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-2
Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-3
Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-4
Boxed Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-5
Circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-5
Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-5
Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-6
Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-7
Arrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-7
Polyline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-7
Hard Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-8
Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-9
North Arrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-10
Selecting Items to Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-11
Editing Objects on a Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-13
Refresh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-14
Move. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-15
Scale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-16
Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17
Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17
Copying Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-18
Saving and Loading Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-18
Chapter 17
Hard Copy Output
Hard Copy Output — Basic Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-1
Printing a Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-1
Printing a Well Design Spreadsheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-2
Printing a Survey Spreadsheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-2
Printing a Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-2
Printing/Plotting a Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-3
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Utilities
Database Deletion Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-1
Bulk Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-2
Selecting Wellpaths Individually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-3
Selecting Groups of Wellpaths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-3
Bulk Edit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-4
MD/Inc/Azi Corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-5
Tokens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-6
Set Tool Error Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-6
Associate Casing String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-6
Leaving the Bulk Edit Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-7
Generate Well Site Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-7
Insert Incoming Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-8
Insert Incoming Sysdrill Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-9
Backup Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-9
Delete Temp/Spool Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-9
Appendix A
Geodetics Summary
Azimuth References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
True North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Magnetic North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Grid North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Azimuth Reference System Conversions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Declination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Convergence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
System Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Geographic Coordinates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Latitude and Longitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Geographic Datum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6
Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Grid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
Lambert Coordinate System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
Local Grid Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
Appendix B
Grid Types and Spheroids
Grid Types for Alaska Projection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1
Grid Types for Lambert Projection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1
Grid Types for Mercator Projection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-2
Grid Types for International Lambert Projection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-2
Spheroids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-3
Appendix C
Ec*Trak Directional Flow Charts
Create/Edit Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-2
Structure Edit Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-3
Well Design Spreadsheet Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-4
Survey Spreadsheet Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-5
Rigsite Survey Spreadsheet Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-6
Rigsite Well Design Spreadsheet Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-7
Report Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-8
Accessing the Main Graphics Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-9
Most Graphics Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-10
Edit Layout Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-11
Exit/Utility Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-12
Appendix D
Data Entry Methods
Entering Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
Azimuth Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
Quadrature Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
Entering MD or TVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2
Entering Inclination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2
Entering North/South and East/West Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2
Entering Polar Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3
Appendix E
Position Uncertainty
Baker Hughes INTEQ Error Model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-1
Straight Segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-2
General Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-6
Tool Error Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-11
Photomechanical Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-12
Photomechanical Magnetic (Bent Sub) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-12
Steering Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-12
Steering Tool (Bent Sub) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-13
Steering Tool (Sag Corrected) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-13
Steering Tool (Mag Corrected) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-14
Steering Tool (Sag and Mag Corrected) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-14
EMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-15
EMS (Sag Corrected). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-15
EMS (Mag Corrected) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-16
EMS (Sag and Mag Corrected) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-16
MTC (Collar) and DMWD (DSP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-17
MTC (Collar) (Bent Sub) and DMWD (DSP) (Bent Sub) . . . . . . . . . . .E-17
MTC (Collar) (Sag Corrected) and DMWD (DSP)
(Sag Corrected) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-18
MTC (Collar) (Mag Corrected) and DMWD (DSP)
(Mag Corrected) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-18
MTC (Collar) (Sag and Mag Corrected) and DMWD (DSP)
(Sag and Mag Corrected) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-19
DDS (Collar) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-19
DDS (Collar) (Bent Sub) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-20
DDS (Collar) (Sag Corrected). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-20
DDS (Collar) (Mag Corrected) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-21
DDS (Collar) (Sag and Mag Corrected) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-21
NaviTrak (DAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-22
NaviTrak (DAS) (Bent Sub) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-22
NaviTrak (DAS) (Sag Corrected). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-22
NaviTrak (DAS) (Mag Corrected) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-23
NaviTrak (DAS) (Sag and Mag Corrected) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-23
Level Rotor Gyro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-24
Level Rotor Gyro (Bent Sub) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-24
Seeker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-24
RIGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-25
FINDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-25
RIGS 2 and Pinpoint (under development) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-25
Table of Location-Dependent Uncertainties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-25
Additional Notes Relating to Position Uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-30
Editing of Error Models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-30
Station Interval Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-30
Errors Assigned to Sidetracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-31
Depth to Start Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-31
Survey Tie-On Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-32
Separation Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-33
Casing Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-33
Surface Position Uncertainty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-34
Position Uncertainty vs. Depth Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-35
Appendix F
Logos
Glossary
Index
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743-500-022UG420 Version 4.2 / February 1996 Confidential
Chapter 1
Program Overview
This manual describes the Baker Hughes INTEQ Ec*Trak Directional
Survey and Well Design System, Version 4.2, dated February 1996.
The manual refers to this software program as Ec*Trak Directional.
Ec*Trak Directional runs under the SCO Unix operating system. Although
certain data can be imported from and exported to IBM-compatible (DOS)
computers, the program itself does not run under DOS.
Ec*Trak Directional has the flexibility and power to model almost any
directional drilling situation and analyze it in many ways, according to
your needs. It allows you to enter the following information:
• The location of a slot where drilling is to begin.
• The location of a target where drilling is to end.
• One or more actual or proposed paths between them.
After you enter the data, Ec*Trak Directional can perform the following
operations:
• It calculates a detailed three-dimensional design or survey wellpath.
It allows you to vary parameters within the design, and calculates
the effect on the proposal.
• It considers the measurement uncertainties of survey tools and the
interaction between different tool types when making its calculations.
• It looks ahead and projects a wellpath from the last survey point,
according to user-provided conditions.
• It looks around in three-dimensional space to find any other wells in
the area and determines how far away they are.
• It allows you to change your point of reference, so you can look at the
situation from a number of viewpoints.
• It outputs data in tabular or graphic form for the current wellpath and
for any others you wish to consider.
All data input screens, reports and graphs can be printed on a dot-matrix
or laser printer. Graphs can also be plotted on paper as large as 84cm
(33 in) wide.
The program contains several major functional areas, as follows:
• Structure Setup — Set up information for operators, fields, structures,
slots, wells, targets, declination and survey tools. For more informa-
tion, see Chapters 3 through 6.
• Well Design Spreadsheet — Plan a well design from slot to target or
from end of survey to target. For more information, see Chapters 7
through 9.
• Survey Spreadsheet — Record actual survey information as the well
is drilled. For more information, see Chapter 10.
• Rigsite System — Record survey information and project ahead to the
target. For more information, see Chapter 11.
• Report System — Output information of interest in tabular form.
For more information, see Chapters 12 and 13.
• Graphic System — Output information of interest in graphic form.
Edit and enhance plots as required. For more information, see
Chapters 12, 14, 15 and 16.
Figure 1-1.
Copyright
Screen. You see
this screen only
once, during the
startup procedure
for Ec*Trak
Directional, before
the Main Menu
appears.
graphs, if desired. You may display data which exists in the database,
but you may not create or edit data. For more information about
graphics, see Chapters 12, 14, 15 and 16.
Figure 1-2.
Ec*Trak
Directional
Main Menu.
On all systems, before you reach the Main Menu, you must provide a valid
login name and password. The login name and its group membership —
which are established and maintained by your system administrator —
determine which functions appear when you select Create/Edit, as follows:
• Members of the Planner group can access all functions. The Create/
Edit menu they see resembles that shown in Figure 1-3.
Figure 1-3.
Create/Edit Menu
for Planner. All
functions on the
Create/Edit menu
are available to
anyone who can
log in to the system
as a Planner.
As you make menu selections and move from screen to screen, the function
keys change too, reflecting the different options available to you. You
should be aware of the status of each function key at all times.
Using Menus
• Press the first letter of the item to highlight it. It does not matter
whether you type an upper or lower case letter. If there are two or
more entries with the same first letter, the first entry with that letter
is highlighted. Press the letter a second time to go to the next entry,
and so on.
For some selections, this both highlights and selects the item. For
others, it only highlights it, and you must press [ENTER] to select it.
• Use the Match in Menu function. Press [F4], type in the first letter(s)
you are searching for and press [ENTER]. This function is case-
sensitive; the upper and lower case letters you type here must match
the way the intended item is entered (Company A is not the same as
company a). To search for more possible matching entries, press [F4]
and [ENTER]. Match in Menu is available only when listed among the
function keys.
Some menu listings contain more items than fit in the menu window. In
that case, a message appears at the top of the window reading, for example,
<< 12/20>>. This means that there are a total of 20 items on the list, 12 of
which are displayed. Press the Down or Up arrow key to scroll the others
into view.
You can also scroll through most menus one screen at a time. Generally,
press [F2] to move up the list by one screenful and [F3] to move down by
one screenful.
Data Hierarchy
Ec*Trak Directional stores its data in a hierarchy of four levels. They are,
in order:
Field
Structure
Slot
Wellpath
Each level of data owns the level below it; for example, a field owns one
or more structures. Each lower level belongs to the level above it; for
example, a structure belongs to a field. A field may own many structures,
but a structure may belong to only one field.
Well planning and survey data apply to wellpaths. Therefore, before you
can enter these data, you must establish the hierarchy leading to the
wellpath. That is, you must first set up the field, structure and slot that
the wellpath belongs to. Then you can perform wellpath operations.
The most important feature of setting up the field, structure and slot is
to assign a reference point to each of them. Three elements define each
reference point, as follows:
• a North/South component
• an East/West component
• a vertical component
Field
The field is the highest level of the hierarchy. Each field has a field
reference point which positions it in the world. When you create a field,
you also associate it with an operator name. You may set up any number
of fields, and they may own any number of structures. For more
information about fields, see pages 3-14 through 3-18.
Structure
You may create any number of structures, or platforms, within a field.
Each structure logically owns at least one slot. One point on the structure
is assigned to be the structure reference point. For more information about
structures, see pages 3-18 through 3-19.
Slot
Slots, or wellheads, relate to their structure by means of local coordinates.
Rather than describing the slot reference point by a global reference, you
Wellpath
A wellpath belongs to the slot above it in the data hierarchy. A wellpath
may be either a proposed path or an actual drilled path. Each wellpath
holds data describing the trajectory of the wellpath. The database can
contain as many wellpaths, either proposals or surveys, as needed.
Note: When you finish entering data in each data field, press
[ENTER]. If you enter a value and then leave the screen,
or if you press the Up or Down arrow key to leave a data
1. Notice the difference between a field (such as an oilfield), which is a geographical
area where drilling activity occurs, and a data field, which is an area on the computer
screen where you can enter data.
field, the contents of that data field are not saved to the
database or recalled to the screen
Selection Fields
Some data fields consist of a small number of possibilities to choose from;
press [ENTER] to display them, one at a time. When you find the one you
want, press the Up or Down arrow key to leave the field. If you pass the
desired selection, continue pressing [ENTER] until it appears again.
If a data field can display two possibilities, you toggle between them by
pressing [ENTER]. If a data field can display more than two possibilities,
you cycle among them.
In a special kind of selection field, you can turn something on or off by
continuing to press [ENTER]. If the item is turned on, it appears in UPPER
CASE letters; if the item is turned off, it appears in lower case letters.
Menu Fields
Data fields with a longer list of possibilities to choose from present the list
on a menu. When you press [ENTER] with the cursor on one of these data
fields, a menu appears listing the choices. Highlight the desired selection
and press [ENTER]. For more information, see “Using Menus” on page 1-5.
• Chapters 12, 14, 15 and 16 explain the Graphics System and how
to generate and modify plots of the data entered and calculated.
• Chapters 17 and 18 explain how to print or plot data, reports and
graphs, how to transfer data to and from Ec*Trak Directional and
how to perform several other utility functions.
In addition to the major chapters of the manual, there are other features
which you should find useful. They are as follows:
• The Table of Contents at the front of the manual lists the headlined
topics from the text and gives the page number where they can be
found.
• Appendix A contains a brief discussion of geodetics and grid systems.
This background information is useful when entering the position of a
structure (see pages 3-6 through 3-20) and when entering declination
(see pages 6-5 through 6-7).
• Appendix B lists the grid types available in Ec*Trak Directional.
These are used during structure setup (for more information, see
page 3-10).
• Appendix C presents flow charts for the menu system in Ec*Trak
Directional. These charts show how to get to a certain menu and
where you can go from that point.
Flow charts also appear at various places within the general text. It is
not essential that you study or follow the flow charts. If they confuse
you more than they help you, ignore them.
• Appendix D explains the various formats in which you can enter data,
depending on the type of data requested.
• Appendix E discusses the Baker Hughes INTEQ error model for
survey tools and the values for the parameters of the model. It also
discusses other factors which contribute to an accurate calculation of
the position uncertainty of any survey station. This background is
useful when entering survey tool error models (for more information,
see pages 6-13 through 6-16).
• Appendix F displays the logos that you can place on plots and gives
the file names needed to access them.
• A Glossary defines the most important terms used in the manual and
tells where more information about the term can be found.
• An extensive Index at the end of the manual lists the topics discussed
and the pages where they can be found.
The manual has been designed for both new users and experienced users.
New users should read the manual in the order in which topics are
presented and should pay close attention to the examples. If you encounter
an unfamiliar term, check the glossary for its definition and the index for
further references.
Experienced users can approach the manual somewhat differently. You
should use the Index or Table of Contents to look up the topic of interest.
Once there, you should first look at any diagrams and their captions on the
left (sometimes on the bottom). Often, that provides enough information.
If not, the next step is to read the accompanying text to receive a more
complete explanation.
You must set up the data hierarchy leading to the wellpath you want to plan
or for which you want to enter survey data. The necessary elements are as
follows:
• Field, discussed in this chapter.
• Structure, discussed in this chapter.
• Slot, discussed in Chapter 4.
Additional elements to set up are as follows:
• Operator, discussed in this chapter.
• Location, discussed in this chapter.
• Well, discussed in Chapter 6.
• Target, discussed in Chapter 5. A target is required for projections,
but is not part of the data hierarchy leading to the wellpath.
This chapter presents methods for creating and editing an operator, field,
location and structure. In each case, you enter the data of interest onto the
following two screens:
• The Options menu, shown in Figure 3-9 on page 3-7.
• The Operator, Field, Structure and Location Data screen, shown in
Figure 3-10 on page 3-12.
However, the route you travel to arrive at these menus varies. A diagram of
the possible routes appears in Figure 3-1. According to the diagram, there
are five menus between the Create/Edit menu and the Structure Edit
Options menu. Your choice to create an item or to use an existing item
determines which menus you encounter.
Main Menu
plot
report
create/edit
Operator, Field, Structure, Location Data screen
Create/Edit Menu
structure, wellheads, etc.
Directional survey Structure Edit
Directional well design Options Menu
Rigsite system
Survey (NO LOCK) Structure name and position
Well Design (NO LOCK) Options
bulk edit svy/prop Slot data
Database Deletion Utility Well data
Generate Well Site Data Target data
Insert Incoming Data Declination data
Insert Incoming Sysdrill Data Survey tool errors
Save current edits
Quit, no update
create structure
existing structure Warning Notice
Figure 3-1. Flow Chart for Creating and Editing Operators, Fields, Structures and
Locations. Your choices of new or existing elements determine which route you travel to the
Structure Edit Options menu.
Selecting an Operator
From the Main Menu, highlight Create/Edit and press [ENTER] to reveal
the Create/Edit menu shown in Figure 3-2.
At the Create/Edit menu, highlight Structure, Wellheads, etc. and press
[ENTER]. The Operator menu appears, listing the existing operators in the
database (and the number of structures they own) and the Create New
Operator option. An example is shown in Figure 3-3.
Figure 3-2.
Create/Edit
Menu.
To create a new operator, highlight Create New Operator, the first item
in the menu, and press [ENTER]. The Field menu appears; for more
information, see the following section.
Figure 3-3.
Operator Menu.
Create a new
operator or choose
an existing
operator.
CAUTION
If creating an operator, field, location or
structure, double-check the list to be sure that the
item does not already exist. If editing an existing
element, make sure you select the correct one. If
you make a mistake at this point, you can severely
corrupt the integrity of your database.
Selecting a Field
If you decide to create either a new operator or structure (see page 3-5),
the Field menu appears. It lists the existing fields (and their location) in
the database and the Create New Field option. An example is shown in
Figure 3-4.
To create a new field, either press [F1] or highlight Create New Field and
press [ENTER]. The Location menu appears; for more information, see the
following section.
Otherwise, select an existing field by highlighting it and pressing [ENTER].
The Structure Edit Options menu appears; see page 3-6 for more
information.
Selecting a Location
After you choose to create a new field, the Location menu appears. It lists
the existing locations in the database and the Create New Location option.
An example of this screen is shown in Figure 3-5.
Figure 3-5.
Location Menu.
Create a new
location for the new
field, or choose an
existing location.
The location is a text description of the field location, such as North Sea,
as opposed to the global coordinates which define the field’s position.
Selecting a Structure
The Structure menu appears when you edit an existing operator. The menu
lists the existing structures (and the number of slots in each one) owned
by the operator. The first item on the menu is Create New Structure. An
example of a Structure menu is shown in Figure 3-6.
Figure 3-6.
Structure Menu.
Create a new
structure for the
existing operator or
choose an existing
structure.
Figure 3-7.
Warning Message.
Figure 3-8.
Structure Edit
Options Menu.
The first two items on the menu — Options and Structure Name and
Position — are discussed in this chapter. The other items are discussed
as follows:
• Slot Data — see page 4-1
• Well Data — see page 6-2
• Target Data — see page 5-1
• Declination Data — see page 6-5
• Survey Tool Errors — see page 6-13
Typically, you want to enter the options information first. Then enter the
general operator, field, structure and location information, if these items
are not yet specified. Instructions for entering these data follow.
Figure 3-9.
Options Menu.
Use the Up and
Down arrow key
to highlight the
item you wish to
change. Press
[ENTER] to toggle
or cycle among the
available choices.
Units
You may express distances in feet or meters; toggle between them.
If you select feet, the next item becomes course length = 100. If you
select meters, the next item becomes course length = 30.
Course Length
The second item, Course Length, is controlled by your unit selection,
but you can change it if desired. Cycle among 10, 30 and 100. Course
length represents the distance over which quantities such as walk rate
and curvature are calculated (for example, 3° per 30 meters).
Calculation Method
The third data field controls the method that Ec*Trak Directional uses
to calculate surveys. Cycle among the following methods:
• minimum curvature (the default value)
• radius of curvature
• average angle
• balanced tangential
The minimum curvature method is used throughout Ec*Trak Directional.
The other methods are used only for standard and geodetic reports. All
trajectory planning uses the minimum curvature method.
North Alignment
The fourth data field controls the alignment of coordinates. Toggle
between grid north (the default value) and true north. The selection
you make is reference north.
Scale Factor
The scale factor is a factor which Ec*Trak Directional uses to calculate
positions when the structure is aligned to true north. This data field gives
you the option of applying the same factor to structures aligned to grid
north.
Toggle between applying and not applying the scale factor. Ec*Trak
Directional reminds you that you should apply the scale factor only if
requested by the customer; the default is not to apply the scale factor.
You may, if desired, set the horizontal coordinates to one reference point
and the depth to a different reference point.
Your choices here determine the default reference points to be used for all
wellpaths on this structure. However, Ec*Trak Directional overrides your
reference selections in certain cases, as follows:
• Field plots and reports always use the field reference point.
• Structure plots and reports use the structure reference point, even if
wellhead is chosen.
• When specifying reference and object data for comparison purposes
on a report or plot, all coordinates are expressed relative to the choices
you make for the reference data. For more information about
reference data, see “Specifying Reference Data” on page 12-9.
The default values for both coordinates and depth are the structure
reference point. However, they are commonly changed to wellhead,
meaning that downhole measurements are referenced to the individual slot.
You may temporarily override the selections whenever you generate a plot
or report by specifying a different reference point at the Interpolation/
Range Specification screen. For more information, see “Coordinate/Depth
Reference” on page 12-7.
Section Plane
Specify the default plane to be used when calculating vertical section for
all wellpaths on this structure. Cycle among the following three options:
• Hold Azimuth — This is the default value. The direction of the first
hold section in the well design is used to calculate vertical section.
• Structure Center to Target — The direction from the structure
reference point to the target is used to calculate vertical section.
• Wellhead to Target — The direction from the slot to the target is used
to calculate vertical section.
You may override this selection from within the well design and survey
systems for each wellpath. See pages 8-21, 9-17 and 10-8 for more
information.
Grid Type
If you wish to change the grid type for a given projection type, highlight
the grid type and press [ENTER]. A menu appears listing the available grid
types for the projection. Highlight the desired grid type and press [ENTER]
to select it. Tables 1 through 4 in Appendix B show all the possible grid
types.
Spheroid
To change the spheroid, highlight the current spheroid and press [ENTER].
A menu appears listing the available spheroids, which are shown in Table 5
of Appendix B. Highlight the desired choice and press [ENTER] to select it.
For more information, see “Geographic Datum” on page A-6.
If you wish to apply a custom spheroid, press [F2] at the Spheroid menu.
Type in the major axis followed by a comma (,) and the minor axis. Press
[ENTER] to return to the Options menu. The axes you type appear on the
spheroid line.
1. Except for Brunei, because there is only one grid type associated with it.
Standard Deviations
The number of standard deviations you choose determines the probability
that the survey points actually lie within the calculated ellipse of
uncertainty. As the number of standard deviations and probability increase,
so does the size of the ellipse. Cycle among the following choices:
• 1 standard deviation (68% probability)1
• 2 standard deviations (95% probability), the default value
• 2.58 standard deviations (99% probability)
• 3 standard deviations (99.7% probability)
Report ...
On ellipse reports, choose whether the ellipse semi axes (centroid to edge)
or full axes diameters (edge to edge) are reported.
Casing Dimensions
Choose whether to include casing dimensions in clearance reports.
Toggle to include or not to include. For more information, see “Casing
Dimensions” on page E-33.
1. Percentages cited here are for one dimension only. The probability decreases as the
number of dimensions increases.
Figure 3-10.
Operator, Field,
Structure and
Location Data
Screen. If you are
creating a new
operator, structure,
field and location,
your screen looks
like this.
The screen is divided into four sections — operator, structure, field and
location. If your route to this screen included the selection of existing data,
Ec*Trak Directional fills in the corresponding section of the screen with
that information. Some examples follow:
• If you chose to create a new operator for an existing field, Ec*Trak
Directional fills in the field data and loads the field coordinates to
the structure coordinates.
• If you chose to edit an existing structure, you saw the warning
message. Ec*Trak Directional fills in the entire screen.
• If you chose to create a new structure, Ec*Trak Directional provides
default values except for operator, structure, field and location names
where no existing data were selected.
Type in new data or edit existing data as described in the following
sections. Press [ENTER] to complete your data entry and move to the next
data field. If you do not press [ENTER], your input for that data field cannot
be saved to the database.
CAUTION
The innocent-looking Operator, Field, Structure
and Location Data screen is very powerful. If you
use it incorrectly, you can permanently damage
the integrity of your data. Be careful and follow
the rules and suggestions in this chapter.
• Once you create and save a structure, avoid later changes to its
operator, field and location data. Such changes may affect other
structures which share the same operator, field or location name.
If you are certain that the operator, field or location name is not
used anywhere else, you can safely change it.
Operator Name
If you are creating a new operator, this line is initially blank. Type in the
name of the company which is operating the structure.
The name should be different from the other operator names in the
database; if it is not, you should have chosen an existing operator. In that
case, return to the Main Menu; for more information see “Leaving the
Screen Without Saving Data” on page 3-13.
If you chose an existing operator, its name appears on the line. If you
change it, all structures owned by the operator — not just this one —
take on the new operator name.
Field Name
If you are creating a new field, this line is initially blank. Type in the name
of the field which owns the structure.
The name should be different from the other field names in the database; if
it is not, you should have chosen an existing field. In that case, return to the
Main Menu; for more information see “Leaving the Screen Without Saving
Data” on page 3-13.
If you chose an existing field, its name appears on the line. If you change it,
all structures owned by the field — not just this one — take on the new
field name.
Field Position
Before entering position data into Ec*Trak Directional, someone must
determine the three important reference points, which are:
Allocation Phase
Any text you enter on this line is added to the token list of the database.
For more information about tokens, see page 8-22. The default value,
initial allocation, is generally adequate. However, if you wish to assign
a different token name, enter it on this line.
Location
This is a text description for the area where the field is situated; for
example, North Sea. If you chose a new location or field, this line is
initially blank. Type in the field location.
The name should be different from the other location names in the data-
base; if it is not, you should have chosen an existing location. In that case,
return to the Main Menu; for more information see “Leaving the Screen
Without Saving Data” on page 3-13.
If you chose an existing location, its name appears on the line. If you
change it, all structures with this location— not just this one — take
on the new location name.
Block Name
The block name is the name for an area of the field as designated by the
regulatory body responsible for issuing drilling licenses. It is an optional
text field.
Structure Name
If you are creating a new structure, this line is initially blank. Type in the
name of the structure.
If you are editing an existing structure, you may change the structure name
without affecting any other structures.
Structure Position
Enter the horizontal component of the structure reference point into the
structure latitude/longitude or easting/northing data fields, if necessary.
For details, see “Field Position” on page 3-14. Proceed as follows:
• If the structure reference point is different from a previously-entered
field reference point, enter the structure coordinates.
• If you have not entered the field coordinates, enter the structure
coordinates. If you enter UTM grid easting and northing coordinates
for the structure, you must enter a central meridian and hemisphere
to completely specify the structure coordinates. The central meridian
and hemisphere data fields are located within the field section of
the screen.
• If an existing structure’s coordinates are incorrect, change them.
These changes do not affect any other structure.1
1. However, they may affect other items, such as wellpath projections and proximity
calculations. If you change structure coordinates, re-run these calculations.
Convergence
Convergence is calculated by Ec*Trak Directional from the coordinate
data on this screen and the Projection Type, Grid Type and Spheroid on
the Options menu. You can not scroll to the Convergence data field nor
directly change its contents.
how the surface position was determined. Enter the radius and TVD in the
units (feet or meters) specified at the Options menu.
The dimensions used should always be at a 2σ confidence level. Once
entered they are adjusted by the program to match the confidence level
selected at the Options menu.
Press [F1] to return to the Operator, Field, Structure and Location Data
menu. For more information, see “Surface Position Uncertainty” on page
E-34.
1. Exception — See “Save and Continue Working on the Structure” on page 3-21. If you
performed this procedure during the Structure Edit session, only those changes made
afterward are discarded.
to the Main Menu. If you do not wish to save the data, answer No to
Exit With Save.1
To leave the structure and discard any data you entered or changed, select
Quit, No Update at the Structure Edit Options menu. For more information,
see the Note on page 3-6.
1. If you answer No, Ec*Trak Directional returns to the Structure Edit Options menu
and automatically selects the item from the menu that was highlighted when you
pressed [F1] to Exit.
At this point, press [F1] from most of the resulting menus and screens to return to
the Structure Edit Options menu. The lone exception is if you are asked to Commit
Current Edits. Answer No to return to the Structure Edit Options menu.
Figure 3-12.
Options Menu.
The default values
are displayed for
a new structure.
Change those you
need to change
and press [F1]
when finished.
13. Save the options data you changed. Highlight Save Current Edits
and press [ENTER]. When asked to Commit Current Edits?,
highlight Yes and press [ENTER].
14. Highlight Structure Name and Position at the Structure Edit
Options menu. Press [ENTER]. The Operator, Field, Structure
and Location Data screen appears, as shown in Figure 3-14.
Figure 3-14.
Operator, Field,
Structure and
Location Data
Screen. The
default values are
displayed for a
new structure.
Type in the correct
information and
press [F1] when
finished.
15. Fill in the operator name as Manual Operator and press [ENTER].
16. Press the Down arrow key until you are highlighting the Field
Name data field. Fill it in as Manual Field and press [ENTER].
17. Type in the field latitude as −1 23 15.68. Press [ENTER]. Type
in the field longitude as 8 7 44.93 and press [ENTER]. If a box
appears asking to keep Central Meridian at <?>, highlight No
and press [ENTER].
18. At this point, Ec*Trak Directional automatically fills in the grid
easting, grid northing, central meridian and hemisphere for the
field. Accept the default values for the rest of the field data by
skipping them.
19. Position the cursor in the location data field. Type Manual
Location followed by [ENTER]. Enter 024-RLD Block A as
the block name.
20. Press [ENTER] three times to go to the Structure data field. Type
Manual Structure and [ENTER].
21. Notice that Ec*Trak Directional automatically fills in the
structure location with the same figures as for the field. If the
field and structure reference points are the same, you need not
change the structure coordinates. However in this case, they are
different. Type in the structure latitude as −1 23 14.68. Press
Note: You cannot edit one number in the data fields. You have
to retype the entire coordinate.
22. Press the Down arrow key twice to move to the Vertical Datum
field. Type rkb and press [ENTER].
23. At the Vertical Datum Above Field Vertical Datum. Type 25 and
press [ENTER].
24. The last data field to consider is Field Vertical Datum Above
Seabed. Type 300, the mean sea level, and press [ENTER]. The
completed screen should match that shown in Figure 3-15.
Figure 3-15.
Operator, Field,
Structure and
Location Data
Screen.
Appearance after
changing items for
Manual Structure.
25. Press [F1] to return to the Structure Edit Options menu. Save your
work by pressing [F1]. When the confirmation screen appears,
highlight Yes and press [ENTER]. (To use this Manual Structure
for future examples in the manual, make sure you save it.)
Slot Data
Figure 4-1.
Structure Edit
Options Menu.
Select Slot Data to
start entering data
pertaining to the
slots owned by
the structure.
You can also enter slot data on your way to the Well Design, Survey or
Rigsite Spreadsheet. Ec*Trak Directional asks you to specify an operator,
field and structure to work with. When you reach the slot level, you can
specify an existing slot or create a new one. If you choose to create a new
slot, the Slot Information screen, shown in Figure 4-6 on page 4-4, appears.
All the functions and screens leading from the Slot Information screen are
the same no matter how it is accessed. For more information, see page 7-2.
Other elements pertaining to Structure Setup are discussed as follows:
• operator, field, location, structure — see Chapter 3.
• target — see Chapter 5.
• casing, well, declination, survey tool error model — see Chapter 6.
The flow chart in Figure 4-2 shows the menus and screens you can access
when you select Slot Data from the Structure Edit Options menu.
Structure Edit
Options Menu Slot Information screen
Remove association
Structure name and position [F2] Re-date as today
Options add slot Leave alone
Slot data
Well data [F4]
Target data link with target
Declination data existing target
Survey tool errors
Save current edits [F3]
Quit, no update link with well
existing existing well
slot [F2]
casing program [F2]
add well
add
Edit current edit Well Data Form screen
Edit next next deepest
Find copy casing program
Add Casing Information
Rotate Slots Heading screen
Offset Slots
Figure 4-2. Slot Data Flow Chart. The Casing Program screens are discussed in Chapter 6,
as are those for adding a well and using the Well Data Form Screen.
The best way to work with the Edit Options menu is to highlight Find and
press [ENTER]. This produces the list of existing slots for the structure, an
example of which is shown in Figure 4-4.
Figure 4-4.
Existing Slots.
The name,
horizontal
coordinates and
elevation from the well name
structure reference elevation from struct. ref.
point are given for coordinates north/south
each slot, as is its and east/west of struct. ref.
slot name
well association.
If you are entering slot data on a structure for the first time, Find
produces the menu shown in Figure 4-5. One slot appears because
Ec*Trak Directional assumes that a structure has at least one slot.
Figure 4-5.
Existing Slot on
New Structure.
The program starts
you off with one slot
on a new structure.
Select it and enter
the necessary data.
Then add more
slots as needed.
Highlight the desired slot and press [ENTER] to select it. The Slot
Information screen appears, as shown in Figure 4-6. Previously saved
data appear on the screen. If you are entering slot data for the first time,
Slot Name
Ec*Trak Directional provides default slot names, slot #1, slot #2 and so on.
Generally, you do not need to change the slot name. This is emphasized by
the cursor starting out on the second field of the screen.
However, you may change the slot name to anything you wish. Press the
Up and Down arrow keys to highlight the slot name, and type in your
desired entry. Press [ENTER] to complete the slot name entry and move
the cursor to the North/South Coordinate data field.
Note: If you wish to assign a well name to the slot, you should
enter it in the Well Data section. For more information,
see page 6-2.
What to Do Next
At this point you have completed the data entry for the Slot Information
screen. Proceed as follows:
• Press [F1] to return to the Edit Options menu and work with a different
slot.
• Press [F2] to access the Casing Program. For more information, see
“Casing Data” on page 6-8.
• Press [F3] to link the current slot with a well. For more information,
see “Linking a Slot with a Well” on page 4-6.
• Press [F4] to link the current slot with a target. For more information,
see “Linking a Slot with a Target” on page 4-7.
Adding a Slot
There are several points within the Slot Data area where you can add a slot
to the structure, as follows:
• From the Edit Options menu, highlight Add and press [ENTER].
• From the list of existing slots (shown in Figure 4-4 on page 4-3),
press [F2].
In each case, a new Slot Information screen appears. Fill it in as previously
described.
If the desired well name does not appear within the list of wells, you can
create it here. When the list of wells is displayed, press [F2] to add a well.
For more information about adding a well, see page 6-2.
To unlink a slot from a well without linking to another, select the slot of
interest from the list of slots. At the Slot Information screen, press [F3].
When the list of wells appears, press [F1]. You return to the Edit Options
menu, and the previous link is broken.
Unlike wells, you can not create a target from within the Slot Data area.
To create a target, press [F1] until you return to the Structure Edit Options
menu, and select Target Data. Create the target (for more information, see
page 5-1), then return to the Slot Information screen for the desired slot and
press [F4]; the newly-created target should be listed.
From the target listing as shown in Figure 4-8, highlight the target you
wish to deal with and press [ENTER]. The screen shown in Figure 4-9
appears.
Figure 4-9.
Target Association
Menu. To unlink a
slot from a target,
select Remove
Association. To
link them, select
Re-date as Today.
Proceed as follows:
• To link the selected slot with the target, highlight Re-date as Today
and press [ENTER]. If they are already linked, this updates the date
they are associated, as stored in the database.
Edit Current
This function allows you to re-edit the last Slot Information screen you
viewed. If beginning a slot editing session, the Slot Information screen
appears for the first slot on the listing, as shown in Figure 4-4 on page 4-3.
Edit Next
This function allows you to edit the Slot Information screen for the next
slot on the listing, as shown in Figure 4-4 on page 4-3. It is useful when
you need to make changes to each slot on the structure.
Rotate Slots
As noted on page 4-4, you may enter the slot geometry pattern into the
slot coordinate data fields while assuming that the slots are oriented to
the north. Then you can rotate the structure to its actual orientation,
at which time Ec*Trak Directional calculates the actual slot coordinates.
The diagram in Figure 4-10 shows the rotation of a structure.
To enter the rotation, highlight Rotate Slots and press [ENTER]. The Slot
Rotation screen appears, as shown in Figure 4-11. The title of the screen
tells you the current structure heading (Heading currently 0.00) and asks
you to type in the new heading. The rotation angle is absolute; enter the
structure heading from north, not the rotation from the current heading,
and press [ENTER].
Express the structure heading in a clockwise azimuth fashion — for
example, 30°. If the structure is oriented counterclockwise from north,
enter a negative value or subtract the angle from 360° to obtain the heading
azimuth (−30° or 330°).
You return to the Edit Options menu. If you select Find to see the list of
slots (see Figure 4-4 on page 4-3), notice that Ec*Trak Directional has
changed their local coordinates to reflect the rotation you applied. The
330°
N
N −30°
Structure
Reference
+
Structure
Reference
+
Figure 4-10 (a). Slots Oriented North. Figure 4-10 (b). Actual Structure
Enter slot geometry with respect to the Orientation. If the structure is not oriented
structure reference point. north, enter its heading (see page 4-8).
Ec*Trak Directional automatically calculates
and displays the slot coordinates, taking
the rotation into account. In this figure,
the rotation is 330 ° or −30 °.
new coordinates also appear on each Slot Information screen. Notice that
the rotation takes place around the structure reference point, so that a
slot located at 0.00 north and 0.00 east (structure reference) remains
in place throughout the rotation.
If you must change the slot geometry after applying a rotation, proceed as
follows:
• Note the current heading.
• Remove the rotation by selecting Rotate Slots and entering 0 as the
structure heading.
• Go to the Slot Information screen for the slot you need to change
and edit its coordinates.
• Restore the previous structure heading by selecting Rotate Slots and
typing it in again.
Offset Slots
If necessary, you may move all the slots on a structure by a certain distance
while keeping the same structure reference point. You can accomplish this
by using the Offset Slots function on the Edit Options menu.
Highlight Offset Slots and press [ENTER] to produce the North Offset
screen shown in Figure 4-12. Enter the north/south (south is negative)
distance to move all the slots from their present position and press
[ENTER]. The East Offset screen appears; enter the east/west (west
is negative) distance to move all the slots from their present position.
Press [ENTER] to return to the Edit Options menu.
Figure 4-12.
North Offset
Screen. Enter the
distance to move
the slots. Do the
same for the East
screen that follows.
If you select Find to see the list of slots (see Figure 4-4 on page 4-3),
notice that Ec*Trak Directional has changed their local coordinates
to reflect the offset you applied. The new coordinates also appear on
each Slot Information screen.
Figure 4-13.
Sample Structure. Structure Heading
Slots, numbered N63E
in the center, are
spaced 2 meters
apart. Structure
heading is N63E; 1 2 3
rotate the slots 2m
to that heading. 2m
4 5 6
Proceed as follows:
1. Select Create/Edit from the Main Menu.
2. Select Structure, Wellheads, etc. from the Create/Edit menu.
3. Select Manual Operator from the Operator menu.
4. Select Manual Structure from the Structure menu.
5. Select Slot Data from the Structure Edit Options menu.
6. Select Find from the Edit Options menu.
7. Select Slot #1 from the list of existing slots. Each structure
automatically starts out with one slot on it.
8. The Slot Information screen, shown in Figure 4-14, appears.
Notice that the Latitude/Longitude and Easting/Northing data
fields are filled in with the structure reference point coordinates.
10. Press [F1] and select Add to add the third slot. Type 0 in the
North/South Coordinate data field and 4 in the East/West data
field.
11. Press [F1] and select Add to add the fourth slot. Its initial
coordinates are -2 (2 meters south) and 0 (0 meters east).
12. Press [F1] and select Add to add the fifth and sixth slots at
coordinates 2m south, 2m east and at 2m south, 4m east,
respectively.
13. Press [F1] to return to the Edit Options screen.
14. Highlight Find and press [ENTER] to view the results of your slot
data input thus far.
15. Press [F1] and select Slot Data to return to the Edit Options
Menu.
16. Highlight Rotate Slots and press [ENTER].
17. Type in 63 and press [ENTER]. This brings the structure to its
actual orientation with respect to map north. Ec*Trak Directional
transforms the slot geometry to the actual slot coordinates.
18. Highlight Find and press [ENTER]. Note the different coordinates
for slots 2 through 6 after the rotation; see Figure 4-16.
19. Press [F1] to return to the Structure Edit Options menu. Save the
new slot data by pressing [F1]. When the confirmation screen
appears, highlight Yes and press [ENTER].
In this example the slots were not offset, nor were there any elevation
changes in relation to the structure reference point. Additionally, no links
with wells or targets were carried out because the wells and targets have
not been created. When they are created, return to the Slot Information
screen to make the links.
Target Data
1. The reason is that the target area in Structure Setup does not know which slot to
use as a coordinate reference. Therefore, if you specified the slot reference point,
the target area in Structure Setup defaults to the structure reference point.
If no targets exist for the structure, or if you highlight Add and press
[ENTER], the Target Details screen, shown in Figure 5-3, appears.
Notice that the Target Details screen has two sections. The top part, which
you must complete, is devoted to the target’s location. The bottom part,
which is optional, is devoted to the size and shape of the target.
Enter the vertical component into the TVD (true vertical depth) data field.
You may enter the horizontal component in one of the following four
ways, after which Ec*Trak Directional calculates and displays the other
three and the convergence (you cannot change the convergence).
• North/South and East/West Coordinates — Enter the distance in each
direction as measured from the reference point you specified at the
Coords From item on the Options menu.
• Polar Coordinates — Enter the distance from the same reference point
and the angle from north. For example, for a distance of 3000 meters
at 127°, enter 3000 127.
• Latitude/Longitude — Enter the global position in degrees, minutes
and decimal seconds.
• Grid N and Grid E — Enter the grid northing and easting values.
In the Name data field, type a name for the target. Unlike an operator, field
or location name, the target name need not be unique. However, since
target names are displayed when you edit or delete a target (see Figure 5-4
on page 5-5), a unique name helps you identify the correct target.
is what you want, type N and [ENTER]. However, if you want the wellpath
to cross the target at a point other than the center, type Y and [ENTER]. At
the well design spreadsheet, you specify exactly where to intersect the
target; for more information, see page 8-19.
When finished entering the target data, press [F1] to return to the Structure
Edit Options menu.
Highlight the desired target and press [ENTER]. The Target Details screen
appears, and contains the previously entered target data. You can change
any information on the screen.
Deleting a Target
To delete a target from the database, highlight Target Data at the Structure
Edit Options menu and press [ENTER]. At the Target Option menu, high-
light Delete Target and press [ENTER]. The list of existing targets appears.
Highlight the target you wish to delete and press [ENTER]. If successful,
you return to the Structure Edit Options menu.
You can only delete a target if it is not linked with a slot or a well design. If
there is a link, Ec*Trak Directional informs you when you try to delete the
target and disallows your action, as shown in Figure 5-5. Press [ENTER]
to return to the Structure Edit Options menu.
Figure 5-5. No
Deletion. You can
not delete a target
which is linked with
a slot or with a well
design. If you
attempt it, this
screen appears.
Press [ENTER]
to continue.
Creating Targets
Proceed as follows:
1. Select Create/Edit from the Main Menu.
2. Select Structure, Wellheads, etc. from the Create/Edit menu.
3. Select Manual Operator from the Operator menu.
4. Select Manual Structure from the Structure menu.
5. Select Target Data from the Structure Edit Options menu.
6. The Target Details screen, shown in Figure 5-6 appears.
7. In this case, the coordinates and depths are measured from the
slot, as entered in the Options menu (see page 3-23). Since the
Target Details screen does not know which slot to use as a
coordinate reference, the data entered onto it default to the
structure reference point.
8. Fill out the screen for Target 1. Type 2750 in the TVD field and
press [ENTER]. Type 1500 as the N/S coordinate and press
[ENTER]. Type −1250 as the E/W coordinate and press [ENTER].
11. You have completed the data entry for Target 1. Press [F1] to
return to the Target Option menu.
12. To create Target 2, select Add Target. Enter TVD = 2500, N/S =
1000, E/W = 1200, Name = Target 2.
13. Move the cursor to the Dimension #1 data field. Type in 30 and
press [ENTER]. Ec*Trak Directional automatically fills in the
shape as circle.
14. Press [F1] to return to the Target Option menu.
15. Add Target 3 in the same manner. Enter TVD = 3000, N/S =
500, E/W = 1000, Name = Target 3. After entering Dimension
#1 = 30 and pressing [ENTER], enter Dimension #2 = 30 and
press [ENTER]. Ec*Trak Directional changes the shape from
circle to rectangle.
16. Since the well design has not been made, you do not know the
target rotation angle. Leave the Rotation from North data field
blank for now. After you determine a well design, you can enter
the angle at the Well Design Spreadsheet.
17. Press [F1] twice to return to the Structure Edit Options menu.
18. Save the targets to the database by selecting Save Current Edits
and answering Yes to Commit Current Edits.
Figure 5-8.
Flow Chart for Well Design
Target Data Spreadsheet
on Well Design [F1]
plan options
Spreadsheet.
Top
Bottom
Back Target Details
Forward Add screen
Print Modify
Walk Select targets on design
Casings Select target on slot existing target
Comments Select target on field Modify
Set section plane Remove from design
Redefine tie
Survey errors
Well name
Quit
Exit [F2]
targets
From the Well Design Spreadsheet, press [F1] to access the Design Options
menu. Then press [F2] to access the Operations on Targets menu at the
lower right-hand corner of the screen, as shown in Figure 5-9.
Figure 5-9.
Operations on
Target Menu.
To load a target
to the end of the
first profile on
the spreadsheet,
select it and
press [F1].
Notice that the first two items on the menu are Add and Modify, which
correspond to Add Target and Edit Target, respectively, on the Target
Option menu in Structure Setup (see page 5-2). Target data are the same
whether you work on them in Structure Setup or at the Well Design
Spreadsheet.
Adding a Target
To add a target to the database, highlight Add and press [ENTER]. A blank
Target Details screen appears, as shown in Figure 5-10. This Target Details
screen is identical to the one which appears in the Target Data area of
Structure Setup. See page 5-3 for a detailed discussion of how to fill in
this screen. When you finish entering the target data, press [F1] to return
to the spreadsheet and load the target to the end of a profile (for more
information, see page 8-16.) When you add a target in this manner, it
is linked to the field, the slot and the design.
Figure 5-10.
Target Details
Screen.
Selecting a Target
To modify an existing target or to load it onto the spreadsheet, you must
first choose a target. Highlight Select Targets on Field to produce a menu
listing the targets for all structures in the field.
If that list is too long, you can choose Select Targets on Slot, which
shortens the listing to those targets linked with the selected slot (for more
information, see page 4-7). For an even shorter list, choose Select Targets
on Design, which lists the targets loaded to the current wellpath design,
including the target on the Target Details screen.
After highlighting Select Targets on Field, Slot or Design and pressing
[ENTER], one of the following takes place:
• If exactly one target can be selected, there is no menu, but that target’s
data appear in the Target Details screen.
• If no target can be selected (for example, if you Select Targets on
Design for a new proposal), nothing happens.
Editing a Target
After the data for the selected target are displayed on the Target Details
screen, highlight Modify and press [ENTER]. If modifying a target used in
any wellpath design (see the Note on page 5-5), Ec*Trak Directional asks
you to confirm that you want to continue. If you answer Yes, the cursor
moves to the Target Details screen, where you can make the desired
changes. When finished, press [F1] to return to the spreadsheet and load
the target to the end of a profile (for more information, see page 8-16).
Well Data
Accessing Well Data
There are four areas within Ec*Trak Directional where you can enter well
data. They are as follows:
• Within Structure Setup — See the following section of the manual
and the flow chart shown in Figure 6-1.
Enter a well name on the first line; try to keep it as short as possible. If
the name is more than six characters long, Ec*Trak Directional displays
the warning message shown in Figure 6-3.
Although long names are permitted, they have trouble fitting on plots, so
Ec*Trak Directional shortens them there.
After you type the well name and press [ENTER], the cursor remains on the
first line. To move to the License data field, press the Up or Down arrow
key. In the License data field, fill in the license name or number issued by
the regulatory body responsible for drilling operations. For example, you
may enter the API Well Number or the OCSG or DoE reference number.
Press [ENTER] when complete. If specified, the license data you enter
appear on wellpath reports.
To add another well, press [F2]. To display the list of existing wells, press
[F1]. Continue until you have added all the wells you need.
Note: Whenever you specify Add Well, you add a new well to
the structure. If you leave the Well Data Form screen
blank and press [F1], a well titled Unnamed is added to
the list of existing wells.
Declination Data
When you fill in the declination data as described in this section of the
manual, Ec*Trak Directional uses this information in the North Arrow
display (see page 16-10). For more information about declination, see
page A-2.
CAUTION
Although Ec*Trak Directional calculates
declination values, it does not apply them to
the survey data you enter onto the Survey
Spreadsheet. You must apply any declination
corrections before entering the survey data.
Figure 6-5.
Declination Data Structure Edit
Flow Chart. If no Options Menu
declination data Structure name and position
Options
exist, you advance Slot data
immediately to Well data
Target data Add Declination
the Declination Declination data Edit Information Screen
Information screen. Survey tool errors Next Oldest
Save current edits
Quit, no update
Figure 6-6.
Declination
Information
Screen. Enter the
date on the first line
and press [ENTER].
Ec*Trak Directional
fills in the
remaining data
fields.
Figure 6-7.
Declination
Options Menu.
The Next Oldest
option allows you
to step through the
declination screens
in chronological
order.
Proceed as follows:
• Highlight Add and press [ENTER] to add a declination date.
• Highlight Edit and press [ENTER] to display the current declination,
which is either the last declination you edited or, if you came from the
Structure Edit Options menu, the latest declination date.
• Highlight Next Oldest and press [ENTER] to display the next earliest
declination to the current one. By continuing to select Next Oldest,
you can step through the entire declination history of the structure.
Casing Data
Accessing Casing Data
There are five areas within Ec*Trak Directional where you can enter
casing data. They are as follows:
• Within Structure Setup — See the following section of the manual
and the flow chart shown in Figure 6-8.
Figure 6-8. Casing Data Flow Chart. This chart shows the casing menus and screens
accessible in the Structure Setup section of Ec*Trak Directional.
As shown in the flow chart, you can enter the casing program from
the Slot Information screen. From the Structure Edit Options menu,
proceed as follows:
1. Highlight Slot and press [ENTER].
2. At the Edit Options menu, highlight Find and press [ENTER].
3. Highlight the slot whose casing you wish to work on. Press
[ENTER].
4. At the Slot Information screen for the desired slot, press [F2].
5. The Casing Options menu, shown in Figure 6-9, appears. If
no casing data exist for the slot, the only items on the menu
are Add and Copy Casing Program.
• At the Well Design Spreadsheet (see page 9-14), the Survey
Spreadsheet (see page 10-7), the Rigsite Survey Spreadsheet (see page
11-4) or the Rigsite Well Design Spreadsheet (see page 11-7) — Press
[F1] to access the options. Highlight Casings and press [ENTER].
Figure 6-9.
Casing Options
Menu. Use Next
Deepest to step
through the casing
sections in order
of depth, from
the surface to
the bottom of
the well.
To create a casing section for the slot, highlight Add and press [ENTER].
The Casing Information screen, shown in Figure 6-10, appears. Fill in each
data field, as described in the following sections, and press [ENTER].
Figure 6-10.
Casing
Information
Screen. Each
section of casing
has a separate
screen. The String
Identifier should
be A, unless this
section is the start
of a sidetrack.
Name
This is a text description of the casing section, such as 13-3/8” Casing. The
name is displayed on a list of casing sections when you access them at the
spreadsheets (see page 6-8).
Note: The inch mark (”) does not appear on plots. Use in, inch
or two apostrophes (’) instead.
number. Valid examples include 1 ft, 99mm, 34cm and 0.34m (a zero
before the decimal point is necessary). When you press [ENTER], your
entry is converted to the equivalent number of inches, rounded to the
nearest 32nd of an inch.
String Identifier
Ec*Trak Directional provides a default value of A for new casings. Identify
all casings on a single wellpath from the surface as A. To represent setting
a new casing section through a window (sidetracked casing), set the string
identifier to the letter following the identifier of the previous casing
section. Additionally, you must change the identifier on the casings of the
previous string which are also a part of the current string. See Figure 6-11
for an example.
Figure 6-11.
Sidetracked
Casings. This
diagram illustrates abc
how to apply string
identifiers to casing abc
sections in bc
sidetracked wells. bc
a c
b
c
a
In this example, identify each casing section initially as A. When the first
sidetrack is drilled, set its casing sections to B. Set Run Through Shoe? to
No for the first section in the sidetrack. Then change the identifier from A
to AB for casings on A which are also part of B.
Similarly in the second sidetrack, set each new casing section to C. Set Run
Through Shoe? to No for the first section. Change the identifier for casings
from previous strings which are also part of C. As a result, casing
identifiers from string A become ABC, and those from B become BC.
Date Set
Enter the date the casing is actually set, either in DD-MMM-YY format or
as today. If you enter an actual MD value in either MD data field, Ec*Trak
Directional fills in the Date Set with today’s date. To unset a previously set
casing section, press [F2]; the Date Set changes to Not Yet Set.
When finished with the Casing Information screen, press [F1] to return to
the Casing Options menu.
Note: Whenever you select Add, you add a casing section to the
slot, even if you do not type in any data.
Figure 6-12.
Survey Tool Errors Structure Edit
Flow Chart. You Options Menu
Structure name and position Tool
Tool Error
Error
can view existing Options Specification screen
Specifications Screen
standard or custom Slot data
Well data
tool error models. Target data
You can also Declination data existing
Survey tool errors Parameters
create or delete Save current edits
tool names
custom models. Quit, no update
Figure 6-14.
Tool Error
Specification
Screen. At this
screen you can
look at existing tool
error values, or you
can enter values for
custom tools you
are creating.
Figure 6-16.
Tool Error
Specification
Screen for Cone.
Enter a tool name,
your name and
the amount of
uncertainty within
one or more ranges
of inclination.
4. Change the existing values to those you desire (if you are at
the type of screen shown in Figure 6-15), or enter the cone
of uncertainty values (if you are at the screen shown in
Figure 6-16).
5. When you are satisfied with the data on the Tool Error
Specification screen, press [F1] to save the custom tool and return
to the Structure Edit Options menu. If you do not wish to save
the tool, press [F2] to quit without saving.
Once you have entered and saved data for a custom tool, you can not edit
the values. You can, however, delete the entire tool. Follow these steps:
1. From the Structure Edit Options menu, select Survey Tool
Errors.
2. At the list of tools, highlight the custom tool you wish to delete.
3. Press [F4] and confirm.
Figure 6-17.
Standard Tool Old (4.1) Model New (4.2) Model
Error Models.
During the Poor Gyro Level Rotor Gyro
installation of Tolerable Gyro Level Rotor Gyro
Ec*Trak Directional
Version 4.2, the Good Gyro Level Rotor Gyro
standard survey tool
error models of Poor Magnetic Photomechanical Magnetic
Version 4.1 (shown Good Magnetic Photomechanical Magnetic
on the left) are
converted to the INTEQ MWD MTC (Collar)
corresponding
models for Version EMS (N/S) EMS
4.2 (shown on the EMS (E/W) EMS
right).
Seeker Seeker
FINDS FINDS
RIGS RIGS
The installation program also generates two reports regarding tool error
models, as follows:
• The first report, log, lists all the files that have user-defined tools
on them, along with the tool name.
• The second report, log.tools, lists all the user-specified models
transferred from Version 4.1, along with their error parameters.
Wherever possible the new models should be used rather than rebuilding
old models, since the new models are more valid. Only if a client insists or
if there is a short-term requirement to maintain consistency during a project
or task, should user-specified models be used to reproduce old models. All
user-specified models must be entered on a structure-by-structure basis.
Figure 6-18.
Terminology Old (4.1) Term New (4.2) Term
Translation
Reference Azimuth Reference
Table. Terms used
to define error Alignment Misalignmenta
parameters have
changed from Depth Depth
Version 4.1 to
Inertial Surface —
Version 4.2.
Inertial Lateral Inertial Lateral
User’s Guide
in Version 4.2.
Standard Models
Ec*Trak Directional
New Error Poor Tolerable Good Poor Good INTEQ EMS EMS Teleco
Seeker FINDS RIGS
Term Gyro Gyro Gyro Magnetic Magnetic MWD N/S E/W MWD
Drillstring
— — — 10.0 0.25 0.50 0.20 0.40 — — — 0.50
Interference
Gyro
2.50 1.00 0.50 — — — — — — — — —
Drift
Confidential
Gyro,
— — — — — — — — 0.10 — — —
Input Axis
Gyro,
— — — — — — — — 0.10 — — —
Spin Axis
Sag
0.50 0.25 0.20 1.00 0.50 0.25 0.20 0.20 0.20 — 0.025 0.25
(Variable)
Depth 2.00 1.50 0.50 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 — 0.50 1.00
Inertial
— — — — — — — — — 0.50 — —
Lateral
Misalignment 0.28 0.18 0.04 0.42 0.14 0.21 0.14 0.14 0.14 — 0.035 0.14
The above values are ready for input into the model. The Misalignment term has already been adjusted.
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Other Structure Data
Other Structure Data Ec*Trak Directional
7. Highlight Find and press [ENTER]. Select Slot #2 from the list of
slots. Then press [F3].
8. Highlight Well B and press [ENTER] and [F1].
9. Repeat the two previous steps to link Slot #3 with Well C.
10. Verify the links by selecting Find from the Edit Options menu.
The slot display includes the linked wells, an example of which
is shown in Figure 4-4 on page 4-3.
11. Press [F1] until you return to the Structure Edit Options menu.
Save the links by highlighting Save Current Edits, pressing
[ENTER] and confirming.
• The second section is 9 5⁄8″ in diameter and runs from the surface to
2000m projected TVD in a 121⁄4 ″ hole. Do not exceed 5°/30m dogleg.
Proceed as follows:
1. Select Slot Data from the Structure Edit Options menu.
2. Select Find from the Edit Options menu.
3. Select Slot #1 from the list of slots.
4. Press [F2] at the Slot Information screen. Since no casing data
exist, only two items appear on the Casing Options menu, Add
and Copy Casing Program.
5. Select Add.
6. At the Casing Information screen, type in Name = 17 1/2’’1
Casing, Projected Top TVD = 0, Projected Bottom TVD = 1000,
Diameter = 13-3/8, Hole Size = 17-1/2, Run Through Shoe? =
Yes, String Identifier = A, Max. Acceptable DLS = 5. Press
[ENTER] after the final entry.
7. Since the casing section is not yet set, do not fill in the last three
data fields.
8. Press [F1] to return to the Casing Options menu. (Notice that Edit
now appears on the menu.)
9. Select Add to enter the second casing section.
10. At the Casing Information screen, type in Name = 9 5/8’’1
Casing, Projected Top TVD = 0, Projected Bottom TVD = 2000,
Diameter = 9-5/8, Hole Size = 12-1/4, Run Through Shoe? = Yes,
String Identifier = A, Max. Acceptable DLS = 5. Press [ENTER]
after the final entry.
11. Press [F1] to return to the Casing Options menu.
12. Press [F1] three times to return to the Structure Edit Options
menu.
13. Save the casing data by pressing [F1] and confirming.
After you finish setting up the necessary structure, slots, targets and other
items, as described in Chapters 3 through 6, you are ready to design the
wellpath from the slot to the target. The Well Design Spreadsheet is where
wellpath planning takes place.
Three chapters in the manual are devoted to the wellpath planning process.
They are organized as follows:
• This chapter describes how to access the Well Design Spreadsheet
and its appearance, properties and functions.
• The following chapter, Chapter 8, describes the actual wellpath
planning procedures.
• Chapter 9 describes some advanced wellpath planning features.
Create/Edit [F2]
add well
structure, wellheads, etc.
Directional survey existing well existing target
Directional well design
Rigsite system [F3] [F4]
Survey (NO LOCK) link with well link with targ.
Well Design (NO LOCK)
bulk edit svy/prop Slot
Database Deletion Utility Information Well Design
Generate Well Site Data screen [F1] Spreadsheet
Insert Incoming Data exit form
existing operator existing field existing structure create slot create path
existing slot existing path
Figure 7-1. Flow Chart for Arriving at Well Design Spreadsheet. Generally, you select an
existing slot and a new or existing wellpath, going directly to the Well Design Spreadsheet.
Notice that there is a possible detour at the Slot menu. If you reach this
menu and realize that you are about to design a wellpath starting at a
non-existent slot, you can add the slot here. That saves you the trouble
of returning to the Main Menu, going into the Structure Setup section,
creating the slot, returning to the Main Menu and re-entering the Well
Design Spreadsheet.
If you create a slot, the following capabilities and limitations are in effect:
• You may add one slot, no more and no fewer. See pages 4-4 through
4-5 for more information about filling in the Slot Information screen.
• You may link the slot with a well (see “Linking a Slot with a Well” on
page 4-6) or with a target (see “Linking a Slot with a Target” on page
4-7), but not both.
• You may link the wellpath design with a well (see page 7-4) and
a target (see page 8-16) when you reach the spreadsheet.
• You may add any number of wells, but you can not add a target.
• You must save the design to the database (see page 8-21) to save
the slot or wells you add.
Note: The slot, well and target screens on the way to the Well
Design Spreadsheet are designed for small adjustments
to those elements. If you have extensive setup work to
perform, you should return to the Main Menu and go
to the Structure Setup section to make the changes.
Spreadsheet Heading
Functions
Figure 7-2. Well Design Spreadsheet. The screen is divided into four areas, as labelled.
Spreadsheet Heading
An example of the spreadsheet heading is shown in Figure 7-3. You select
the operator name (shown in reverse video at the top of the heading), the
platform and the slot when you access the spreadsheet. Therefore, you can
not change them at the spreadsheet. If they are incorrect, quit the spread-
sheet (see page 7-9) and return to it, this time specifying the correct
operator, field and slot.
Figure 7-3.
Spreadsheet
Heading. You can
change Well, Tied
To and Name.
You may change the well, the tie point and the design name as follows:
• To change the well, press [F1] to reveal the Design Options menu
shown in Figure 7-4. Highlight Well Name and press [ENTER]. When
the list of existing wells appears, highlight the desired well and press
[ENTER]. Notice that if the desired well is not listed, you can add it by
pressing [F2] and filling in the Well Data Form screen.
Figure 7-4.
Design Options
Menu. This menu
appears when you
press [F1] at the
Well Design
Spreadsheet.
This function links the current design with the well. Any links you
set up previously between the slot and the well are undisturbed.
• To change the tie point, press [F1]. At the Design Options menu, select
Redefine Tie. Highlight Wellhead or Survey and press [ENTER]. For
more information, see “Specifying the Tie Point” on page 8-9.
• To change the design name, use the arrow keys to move the cursor to
the Name data field. Type the desired name and press [ENTER].
Notice that Ec*Trak Directional places a number enclosed in brackets
before the name, such as the [61] in Figure 7-3. This is an internal
number that the program uses to store the wellpath design. You need
not type the number as part of the name.
Design Area
The design area, the main part of the spreadsheet, is where you design the
wellpath. It is shown in Figure 7-5. For more information about the design
process, see Chapter 8.
Figure 7-5.
Design Area. This
is where you specify
the wellpath design.
Functions
The function keys at the bottom of the spreadsheet are shown in Figure 7-6.
They work as follows:
Figure 7-6.
Functions. These
are the functions
at the Well Design
Spreadsheet.
• [F1] Plan Options — When you press [F1], the Design Options menu,
shown in Figure 7-4 on page 7-4, appears. The Design Options menu
uncovers many other functions, which are described in the manual as
they arise. Notice that the function keys are different when the Design
Options menu appears on the screen.
To return to the spreadsheet from the Design Options menu, press
[F4].
• [F2] Delete Field — To empty the contents of a data field, move the
cursor to the data field of interest and press [F2].
Advisory Information
The Advisory Information is located at the right side of the screen, as
shown in Figure 7-7. It is divided into an upper and lower section.
Figure 7-7.
Advisory
Information. The
upper section lists
items from the
Options menu. The
lower section gives
further information
about each design
station. You can
not directly change
any of the advisory
information data
fields.
The upper section tells you the options in effect for the current well design.
You selected these options — vertical and horizontal reference points for
the slot, north alignment, units and dogleg course length — at the Options
menu (see “Using the Options Menu” on page 3-7).
Verify that the listed options are correct. If they are not, quit the spread-
sheet (for more information, see page 7-9), visit the Options menu for the
structure in question, make and save the desired changes and return to the
Well Design Spreadsheet.
The lower section of the Advisory Information area lists the vertical
section (for more information, see “Set Section Plane” on page 9-17)
for each station in the well design in the left-hand column and the type
of station in the right-hand column. The station types are as follows:
• Tie — This is the point where the current design attaches to the
external environment. The first line on the spreadsheet is always a tie.
• KOP — Kick Off Point, where a well profile begins.
Designing a Wellpath
Chapter 7 describes how to access the Well Design Spreadsheet and its
appearance, properties and functions. This chapter describes the actual
wellpath planning procedures. The following chapter, Chapter 9, describes
what you can do after planning the wellpath and offers some advanced
wellpath planning techniques.
A flow chart showing the menus and screens to be discussed in this chapter
appears in Figure 8-1.
The flexibility of Ec*Trak Directional allows you to design complex
wellpaths to meet a wide range of requirements. As a result, there
are few strict rules for designing a wellpath.
However, for many typical designs tied to the wellhead, the general steps
follow. For more complex situations, use these steps as a guide, and add,
modify or eliminate items as required.
1. Determine the slot for the design.
2. Determine the tie point for the design.
3. Determine the kick off point for the profile.
4. Load a profile to describe the path from the kick off point.
5. Load a target as the destination for the profile.
6. Fill in some specific values to complete the design.
7. Vary those values to optimize the design.
8. Save the design to the database.
Well Design
Spreadsheet
[F1]
plan options yes/no default V.S. design name existing token
yes
Top no
Bottom
Back V.S. choices V.S. Reference
Forward screen
Print
Walk
Casings wellhead
survey existing survey
Comments
Set section plane
Redefine tie
Survey errors Add Target Details screen
Well name Modify
Quit Select targets on design
Exit Select target on slot existing target
Select target on field Modify
[F2] Remove target
targets
Figure 8-1. Design Options Menu Flow Chart. This chart shows only the menus and screens
available when you exit the spreadsheet and when you press [F1] and [F2] with the Design
Options menu showing. It also shows the Redefine Tie menus. Further screens and menus
appear when you make other selections from the Design Options menu or when you press [F3].
You completed the first step; to access the Well Design Spreadsheet,
shown in Figure 8-2, you must specify the desired slot for the design.
For more information, see Chapter 7.
Figure 8-2.
Well Design
Spreadsheet.
Because of the many ways the Well Design Spreadsheet can be used, a
sample wellpath is built first. This sample utilizes many of the basic design
functions in a simplified form. If you examine the sample first — and enter
it onto your system — you should find it easier to understand the more
detailed explanation of each function, which starts on page 8-9. Try to
follow the sample, even though it may seem confusing.
MD, inclination, N/S and E/W coordinates for the kick off point.
Your screen should resemble that shown in Figure 8-3. Notice
that the values you enter are displayed in reverse video, while
the calculated results appear in normal video.
Figure 8-3.
Sample Tie Point
and Kick Off Point.
Ec*Trak Directional
displays the values
you enter in
reverse video. Its
calculated values
appear in normal
video.
Figure 8-6.
Operations on
Targets Menu.
This menu appears
in the lower right-
hand corner of
the screen.
15. Highlight Target 1 from the list of targets and press [ENTER].
The Target Details screen appears, shown in Figure 8-7.
16. Press [F1] to return to the spreadsheet. The target coordinates are
loaded to the last station of the profile, and Ec*Trak Directional
calculates and displays the direction of each station, as shown in
Figure 8-8. The Target Details screen remains in view.
Figure 8-9.
Completed Sample
Wellpath Design.
After you specify a
curvature, Ec*Trak
Directional has the
information it needs
to calculate the
remaining values
for each station.
Figure 8-10.
Sample Wellpath
Design with
Modified Build
Rate. Change the
curvature from 3 to
2 to produce these
results.
needed. Keeping the build rate at 2°/30m, assume that you want
the wellpath to intersect the target at a 60° inclination.
23. Move the cursor to the kick off point depth, which is the TVD
value on the second line (currently 350).
24. Press [F2] to empty the data field; the values of other data fields
are no longer certain, so they also become blank. Your screen
should resemble that shown in Figure 8-11.
Figure 8-11.
Modifying a
Spreadsheet. To
specify inclination at
target and solve for
the TVD at the kick
off point, blank out
the kick off
TVD to produce
this screen.
25. Move the cursor to the Inc. data field for the target (the fourth
line). Type in 60 and press [ENTER].
26. The values on the spreadsheet change to reflect the new design
criteria. Your spreadsheet should resemble that shown in
Figure 8-12. In particular, notice the new kick off point TVD.
You may try other inclination values to see what effect they have
on the wellpath.
Figure 8-12.
Modified Wellpath
Design. You
specify target
inclination (in
reverse video). The
program calculates
kick off point TVD
(in normal video).
Figure 8-13.
Design Options
Menu. To save a
design, highlight
Exit and press
[ENTER].
29. Highlight Exit, the last item on the menu, and press [ENTER].
Confirm that you wish to save the design by highlighting Yes
and pressing [ENTER].
30. On the right side, two screens appear relating to vertical section,
as shown in Figure 8-14. Confirm that you wish to keep the
current vertical section direction by highlighting Yes and
pressing [ENTER].
31. If you did not enter a name for the design, you can do so at the
next screen, shown in Figure 8-15. In this case, type Sample
Design #1 and press [ENTER]. For more information about
specifying a design name at the spreadsheet, see page 7-4.
32. At the Select Design Identifiers menu, the identifiers in effect
appear in capital letters, while those not in effect appear in lower
Figure 8-14.
Confirm Vertical
Section Data.
Figure 8-15.
Input Wellpath
Design Name.
34. When you finish with the Select Design Identifiers menu, press
[F1] to save the design and return to the Main Menu.
Figure 8-16.
Select Design
Identifiers Menu.
Activate as
many identifiers
as needed.
ACTIVE: inactive.
Toggle each
identifier by
highlighting it and
pressing [ENTER].
for you; you can skip to consideration of the kick off point, discussed
on page 8-11. For a more detailed explanation of the tie point, read on.
Ec*Trak Directional can handle four different kinds of tie points, as
follows. Generally, you encounter the first two more frequently than
the last two:
• Tie to Wellhead — If there is no definitive survey for the selected
wellhead, Ec*Trak Directional assumes that the design begins at
the slot reference point, which you define when you set up the slot.
If there is a definitive survey, the new proposal is tied to it, as
explained in “Tie to Survey” which follows. To change the tie
point from a survey to the wellhead (or slot), proceed as follows:
• Press [F1] to access the Design Options menu.
• Select Redefine Tie to produce the menu shown in Figure 8-17.
Figure 8-17.
Redefine Tie
Menu. Choose
Survey to see a list
of surveys to tie to.
• Highlight the survey you wish to tie the current wellpath design
to and press [ENTER].
• Tie to an arbitrary point — Use this procedure to begin a wellpath
design at a survey point that is not yet part of the database. First tie
to the wellhead; then edit the individual data values on the first line.
• Tie to an unknown point — If the purpose of the design is to solve
for some or all of the tie-on elements (designing a wellpath upward
instead of the usual downward direction), select a wellhead tie and
press [F2] to erase the appropriate data fields on the first line.
Loading a Profile
Since the kick off point marks the start of a profile, the next step is to load
the profile onto the spreadsheet. A profile is a group of stations which have
a fixed relationship to one another and which can be considered as a unit
within the wellpath design. Each station in a profile occupies one row in
the spreadsheet, beginning at the kick off point and ending at the target.
To load a profile to the spreadsheet, place the cursor on any data field
of the kick off point (generally the second line on the design area of the
spreadsheet). Press [F1] to access the Design Options menu and [F1]
a second time to access the Profile Types menu shown in Figure 8-19.
Seven profile types are listed in the menu, along with an option to remove
a profile. To load a profile, highlight it and press [ENTER]. Ec*Trak
Directional adds the required number of rows to the spreadsheet according
1. Kick off point has a more general definition in the directional drilling industry; it is
the point where the principal build section begins.
Figure 8-19.
Profile Types
Menu. With the
cursor on the kick
off point line, press
[F1] twice to
produce this menu.
Highlight the
desired profile and
press [ENTER].
to your selection. In each case, the last line of the profile denotes the target,
which you load next (see page 8-16).
Which profile should you select? No strict rules apply. The requirements
of the individual wellpath design and your experience with the program
and with directional drilling in general are the best guides for selecting
a profile.
The following terms are used in describing the profiles:
• Build — a wellpath section whose inclination increases with MD
at a constant rate. The curvature is a positive value.
• Hold — a wellpath section whose inclination does not change with
MD. The curvature is 0.
• Drop — a wellpath section whose inclination decreases with MD
at a constant rate. The curvature is a negative value.
• Turn — a wellpath section whose direction changes from the
previous section.
A description of each profile follows, as does the customary information
required to complete a design using the profile. See “Loading a Target to
a Profile” on page 8-16 for more information.
J [2D]
The two-dimensional J profile consists of two sections, as follows:
• The first section builds from the kick off point to a certain inclination.
• The second section is a hold section from the previous station to the
target, entering the target at the same inclination.
Since the profile is two-dimensional, the wellpath direction is the same at
each design station.
If you specify the tie point, kick off point and target, you can complete the
design by entering a curvature on the build section of the profile.
S [2D]
The two-dimensional S profile consists of three sections, as follows:
• The first section builds from the kick off point to a certain inclination.
• The second section holds the inclination to a certain depth.
• The third section is a drop section, entering the target at an inclination
less than that of the first two sections.
Since the profile is two-dimensional, the wellpath direction is the same at
each design station.
If you specify the tie point, kick off point and target, you can complete
the design by entering the build curvature, the drop curvature and the
inclination at the target.
S Extended [2D]
The two-dimensional S Extended profile consists of four sections, as
follows:
• The first section builds from the kick off point to a certain inclination.
• The second section holds the inclination to a certain depth.
• The third section is a drop section, to an inclination less than that of
the first two sections.
• The fourth section is a hold section, which enters the target at the
inclination at the end of the third section.
Since the profile is two-dimensional, the wellpath direction is the same at
each design station.
If you specify the tie point, kick off point and target, you can complete the
design by entering the build curvature, the drop curvature, the inclination at
the target and the TVD at the end of the drop section.
J [3D]
The three-dimensional J profile consists of two sections, as follows. It is
similar to the J [2D] except that the wellpath may turn within the build
section.
• The first section builds from the kick off point to a certain inclination
and can also turn to a different direction.
• The second section is a hold section from the previous station to the
target, entering the target at the same inclination and direction as at
the previous station.
If you specify the tie point, kick off point and target, you can complete the
design by entering the build curvature. The J [3D] profile is most often
used when designing sidetracks. At the tie point the wellpath does not point
to the target, and a turn is required to line it up properly.
S [3D]
The three-dimensional S profile consists of three sections, as follows. It is
similar to the S [2D] except that the wellpath may turn within the build and
drop sections.
• The first section builds from the kick off point to a certain inclination
and can also turn to a different direction.
• The second section holds the inclination and direction to a certain
depth.
• The third section is a drop section, entering the target at an inclination
less than that of the first two sections. A turn to a different direction
may also occur.
If you specify the tie point, kick off point and target, you can complete the
design by entering the build curvature, the drop curvature, the inclination at
the target and the direction at the target.
S Extended [3D]
The three-dimensional S Extended profile consists of four sections, as
follows. It is similar to the S Extended [2D] except that the wellpath may
make a turn within the build and drop sections.
• The first section builds from the kick off point to a certain inclination
and can also turn to a different direction.
• The second section holds the inclination and direction to a certain
depth.
• The third section is a drop section, to an inclination less than that of
the first two sections. A turn to a different direction may also occur.
• The fourth section is a hold section, which enters the target at the
inclination and direction at the end of the third section.
If you specify the tie point, kick off point and target, you can complete
the design by entering the build and drop curvatures, the inclination and
direction at the target and the TVD at the end of the drop section.
The table in Figure 8-20 summarizes each profile and the most common
information to provide Ec*Trak Directional to calculate the design. For
each profile, a tie point and target are assumed to be specified.
Figure 8-20.
Common Data Fields to Complete Design
Completing a Profile
(tie point and target are already specified for each)
Design. This table
summarizes the J [2D] Kick off point (or inclination at target)
most commonly Build rate
used data fields to
complete a design S [2D] Kick off point
using each profile. Build rate
For all profiles it is Drop rate
assumed that a tie Inclination at target
point and a target
are already loaded. S [2D] Kick off point
Extended Build rate
Drop rate
Inclination at target
TVD at end of drop
Curved/Straight Segment
The curved/straight segment consists of one section. If you specify the
kick off point and the target, Ec*Trak Directional connects the two with
a continuous curve. You do not need to fill in any other data fields to
complete the design.
Removing a Profile
To remove a profile from the spreadsheet, place the cursor on the kick off
point of the profile. Press [F1] twice, highlight Remove Selected Profile
and press [ENTER]. Each station belonging to the profile leaves the screen,
and any stations following the profile move up on the spreadsheet.
Replacing a Profile
To change from one profile to another, place the cursor on the kick off
point of the profile you wish to replace. Press [F1] twice, highlight the new
profile type and press [ENTER]. The previous profile and all data connected
with it leave the screen and are replaced by the new profile. If you choose
the same profile, you blank out all the user-specified fields and can start
designing the wellpath again.
Note: Make sure that the cursor is on the line containing the
kick off point when loading, removing or changing a
profile. Not doing so is a common error that can cause
major problems.
Figure 8-21.
Operations on
Target Menu.
To load a target
to the end of the
first profile on the
spreadsheet, select
it and press [F1].
Figure 8-22.
Target Details
Screen. The
screen contains
the data from the
selected target.
Press [F1] to load
them to the end of
the first profile on
the spreadsheet.
Figure 8-23.
Well Design
Spreadsheet.
The target data are
loaded at the end
of the first profile,
shown here on
Line 4 of the
spreadsheet. The
TVD, N/S and E/W
data fields for the
target appear in
reverse video,
meaning that they
are user-specified.
See “Entering Target Data at the Well Design Spreadsheet” on page 5-9
for more information about selecting, adding and modifying a target at
the spreadsheet.
As you fill in each data field and press [ENTER], Ec*Trak Directional
displays your entry in reverse video and calculates as many other data
fields as it can, displaying them in normal video. A completed design
should resemble that shown in Figure 8-24. For each design station, all data
fields are filled in with the exception of Polar Coordinates and Toolface for
the final station. In addition, the vertical section and type of station for each
design station are displayed in the Advisory Information area.
Sometimes the values that you enter to complete a wellpath design result
in a mathematical situation that Ec*Trak Directional is unable to resolve.
When that occurs, one of two error messages appears in the middle of the
screen; press [ENTER] to return to the spreadsheet. For a discussion of
Figure 8-24.
Completed
Wellpath Design.
All data fields are
filled in except for
Polar Coordinates
and the Toolface
for the last station.
User-entered values
appear in reverse
video.
some methods to avoid such errors and how to handle them when they
do occur, see “Correcting Errors” on page 9-2.
When you save a wellpath design, you also save any structure setup
work — such as adding and modifying slots, targets and wells — that
you performed during the wellpath design session.
Follow these steps to save a wellpath design:
1. Press [F1] from the Well Design Spreadsheet.
2. From the Design Options menu, highlight Exit and press
[ENTER].
Figure 8-25.
Confirm Vertical
Section Reference
Point. Generally,
answer Yes.
Figure 8-26.
Change Vertical
Section Reference
Point. If you select
Structure or
Wellhead, you
can change the
direction. If you
select User Defined,
you can change all
three values.
Your choice for vertical section plane and location does not affect the
wellpath design station coordinates. It does, however, affect how the
wellpath is depicted graphically on section views, which project the
wellpath onto a vertical plane.
Select a vertical section reference option as follows:
• No Vertical Section Wanted — Skip directly to Step 8.
The default vertical section you specified at the Options
menu for Section From and Section Plane (see page 3-9)
is applied.
• Structure Default — Change the vertical section reference
to the structure reference point. The cursor moves into the
Vertical Section Reference screen, where you can change
the direction value only. Press [ENTER] when finished.
• Wellhead — Change the vertical section reference to the
slot reference point. You can also change the vertical
section direction value.
• User Defined — To define your own vertical section
reference, highlight User Defined and press [ENTER].
You can then edit all three values in the Vertical Section
Reference screen; press [ENTER] after each.
8. If this is the first time you saved this design and if you did not
specify a design name at the spreadsheet (for more information,
see page 7-4), the screen shown in Figure 8-27 appears.
Otherwise, it is skipped. Though optional, it is recommended
that you enter a design name and press [ENTER].
9. The list of design identifiers or tokens appears in the middle of
the screen, an example of which is shown in Figure 8-28. The list
Figure 8-27.
Input Wellpath
Design Name.
1. Members of the Sales group have no access to well designs, locked or unlocked.
Chapter 7 describes how to access the Well Design Spreadsheet and its
appearance, properties and functions. Chapter 8 describes the essentials
of the wellpath design process. This chapter begins where the previous
chapter ends and covers the following topics:
• How to analyze and correct some common errors you may encounter
when designing a wellpath. See page 9-2.
• How to handle some complex wellpath designs. See page 9-6.
• How to use the rest of the functions on the Design Options menu.
See page 9-13.
• How to enter and utilize graphics directly from the spreadsheet.
See page 9-21.
Correcting Errors
Sometimes the values that you enter to complete a wellpath design result
in a mathematical situation that Ec*Trak Directional can not resolve. When
that occurs, one of the two error messages shown in Figure 9-1 appears in
the middle of the screen; press [ENTER] to return to the spreadsheet.
Figure 9-1.
Well Design
Error Messages.
If Ec*Trak
Directional can not
resolve the data
values you enter, it
displays an error
message which
resembles one of
these examples
(row numbers
vary).
What should you do when you encounter such an error? There are no set
rules; experience with the program and with directional drilling in general
are your best guides.
Errors arise because of the nature of the design and the relationship
between adjoining stations. However, there are some general guidelines
that you can use to evaluate the wellpath you are attempting to design.
The most important principle is to relate the spreadsheet on your screen to
the situation in the physical world. A wellpath design is more than a series
of numbers on a computer screen. You must remember what the numbers
represent when applied at the drilling rig. Some common examples follow.
Illogical Direction
Consider the spreadsheet shown in Figure 9-3. The kick off point is at
350m, and the target is at 2500m TVD, 1000m south and 1200m west
of the slot. An S [3D] profile connects them. You specify a build rate
of 2°/30m, a drop rate of 1°/30m and an inclination of 30° at the target.
If you then specify that the direction at the target should be 45°, Ec*Trak
Directional gives an error message. Why?
Notice that the target coordinates lie in the southwest quadrant, which is
between 180° and 270°. If the wellpath does not go past the target and
come back, you might expect the direction at the target to be somewhere in
that general vicinity. For this example, a direction between 173° and 288°
allows Ec*Trak Directional to complete the design.
Incorrect Profile
Consider the spreadsheet shown in Figure 9-4. The target, at 2500m TVD,
250m north and 300m east of the slot, is to be entered at a 75° inclination.
Use a J [2D] profile with a build rate of 3°/30m. You are solving for the
kick off point, and Ec*Trak Directional gives an error message. Why?
Consider the target position. At 2500m deep it is very close to the slot’s
horizontal coordinates, offset by only 250m to the north and 300m to the
east. The only way to have such a high inclination (75°) at the target is to
drill past it, turn and come back. However, the two-dimensional profile
does not permit any turns. To make this design, you must introduce a turn
at some point by loading a three-dimensional profile. In this example, the
3D [S] profile can be used to complete the design.
Overspecification
Consider the optimization of the sample well, as described (correctly)
in Steps 22 through 26 starting on page 8-6. To vary that optimization,
assume you want the inclination at the target to be 60° and you want the
build section to end at 1000m TVD. When you enter those values onto
the spreadsheet, as shown in Figure 9-5, Ec*Trak Directional gives an
error message. Why?
It is not possible for this wellpath to have both a 60° inclination at the
target and to end the 2°/30m build section at 1000m. You have placed
too many restrictions on the wellpath; to use a different term, you have
overspecified the wellpath.
The solution is to remove one of the restrictions by moving to its data field
and pressing [F2]. Ec*Trak Directional can then complete the design and
solve for it.
In this example, if the 60° inclination is more important, move the cursor to
the 1000m TVD data field and press [F2]. Then enter 60 as the inclination
at the target. The design is completed; the TVD at the end of build is
1870.78m. On the other hand, if the 1000m TVD is more important, move
the cursor to the 60 data field on the target line and press [F2]. Then enter
1000 as the end of build TVD. The design is completed; the inclination at
the target is 44.31°.
Overspecification occurs most often during the initial stages of the
wellpath design process, before a design has been completed. One way
to avoid overspecification is as follows:
1. Enter the information required to complete a design, as listed
in the table on page 8-15. Do not be concerned if the data fields
you need to enter to complete the design do not meet the require-
ments for your wellpath. The goal of this step is to obtain a
complete design as a starting point.
2. After you get a complete well design, optimize it to your exact
requirements. You may need to blank out a user-specified data
field by pressing [F2] and then specify a value in a data field
previously calculated by the program.
Is It Drillable?
Even when you have a completed design, it may not be practical to drill
the wellpath. An example is shown in Figure 9-6.
Figure 9-6.
Complete, But
Unfeasible Design.
Check the numbers.
Do you really want a
165° inclination at
the target? If not,
optimize the design
to produce more
reasonable results.
Non-Profile Stations
On many occasions you must design a well section from one station to the
next that does not conform to one of the profiles. These may occur at any
point in the well design (except within an existing profile, whose stations
must remain together as a unit). In fact, a well design can have no profiles
and consist entirely of these manually-entered, non-profile stations.
You must provide enough information to allow Ec*Trak Directional to
calculate the non-profile station. Some common sets of data follow; enter
one of them:
• MD, inclination and direction (the same information provided by
a survey).
• TVD, north/south and east/west coordinates from the slot.
• Inclination and curvature for a two-dimensional section (no turn), or
inclination, direction and curvature for a three-dimensional section
(with a turn). If two dimensional, precede the build rate with a plus
sign (+).
• Toolface, MD and curvature (or toolface, MD and inclination).
An example of a wellpath design with non-profile stations follows.
Figure 9-7.
Sample
Spreadsheet After
Entering Nudge
Sections.
7. The J [2D] profile ends on the sixth line of the spreadsheet. The
next section is the 100m length after the target. The data for that
section are to be entered on the seventh line.
8. Move to the seventh line, the kick off point for the second
profile, the J [3D]. Load the profile. Your spreadsheet should
resemble that shown in Figure 9-8. Notice the notations for each
line under the Type of Station column in the right-hand box.
Figure 9-8.
Sample
Spreadsheet After
Profiles Loaded.
With so many blank
data fields, the Type
of Station in the box
to the right helps
you identify each
station.
9. The next step is to load the two targets to the profiles. Select
Targets on Field. Since the wellpath is to intersect Target 2 first,
you must load it first; its coordinates appear on the sixth line.
Then load the second target, which is Target 3. Its coordinates
appear on the ninth line, as shown in Figure 9-9.
Figure 9-9.
Sample
Spreadsheet After
Targets Loaded.
Targets appear in
the order they are
loaded (first target
is applied to first
profile, and so on).
Figure 9-10.
Completed
Sample
Spreadsheet.
Walk
Walk can occur in the hold section of a wellpath when the rotary assembly
drifts from the intended trajectory. Normally, the drift is to the right,
(unless the formation causes a leftward drift). One way to compensate for
walk is to drill before the hold section at an angle to the design (the lead
angle), and allow walk to return the wellpath to the target.1
The problem with walk is that you can not accurately predict it. If other
wells have been drilled in the same geographic area, you may be able to
estimate the walk rate from their experience. Express walk rate as degrees
per course length, the same as dogleg.
A flow chart showing the walk menus appears in Figure 9-11.
To apply walk to a wellpath design, proceed as follows:
1. Begin with a completed design, an example of which is shown in
Figure 9-12. This design contains a J [2D] profile, which consists
of a build and a hold section.
2. Press [F1] and select Walk from the Design Options menu. The
existing walk horizons appear in a menu such as that shown in
Figure 9-13.
1. As the use of steerable motors becomes more widespread, you can correct deviations
due to walk as they occur. If using one of those motors, you do not need to compen-
sate for walk as described in this section of the manual.
Figure 9-12.
Complete Wellpath
Design. This is a
sample design with
a J [2D] profile,
containing a build
section followed by
a hold. Walk can
occur in the hold
section.
of walk. It also displays a menu telling you what the lead angle
is and asking you to apply it to the profile. See Figure 9-15 for
an example.
Note: This is the only time that the walked values appear on the
spreadsheet.
Figure 9-15.
Walked
Spreadsheet.
After pressing [F1]
to continue, walk
values are applied
and displayed.
Compare with
the unwalked
values shown
in Figure 9-12.
If there are multiple profiles, Ec*Trak Directional asks where to apply the
lead angle. Again, a list of design station TVD’s is given; select the desired
depth by highlighting it and pressing [ENTER].
After specifying the TVD in the case of multiple targets or profiles, the
spreadsheet with walked values is displayed, as discussed in Step 5 on page
9-10. Accept the lead angle, or change the walk horizons.
Sense of Curvature
The Curvature column on the Well Design Spreadsheet serves two
functions, as follows:
• If the design station lies in the same plane as the previous station
(two dimensional), their directions are the same, and the curvature
value represents the build rate. A positive build rate means that
the inclination is increasing, while a negative build rate (drop rate)
indicates that the inclination is decreasing.
• If the design station lies in a different plane than the previous station
(three dimensional), their directions are different, and the curvature
value represents the dogleg severity.
When you are entering a design station manually, without using a profile,
you control the sign, or sense, of the curvature by your entry in that
column. As discussed on page 9-6, you must precede the curvature with
a plus sign (+) to force the station to be two dimensional.
You also have some control over the curvature sense within a profile. For
instance, although the S [2D] profile nominally consists of a build section,
followed by a hold and a drop, that can change according to your particular
wellpath design. If the wellpath needs to build angle to intersect the target,
Ec*Trak Directional converts the drop section to a build section, making
the profile a build, hold and build.
You can convert any profile section from build to drop — or from drop to
build. Override the default sense by typing a plus or minus sign as part of
the entry. If you enter an unsigned value, the program assumes the default
sense.
Well Design
Spreadsheet [F1]
continue
[F1] walk horizon Apply walk?
plan options
[F2], add
Top [F3], modify
Bottom
Back TVD horizon
Forward
Print existing casing Casing Information screen
Walk
Casings
Comments existing comment Comment Text screen
Set section plane
Redefine tie
Survey errors V.S. choices V.S. Reference screen
Well name
Quit
Exit Depth run to
Name of instrument run existing survey tool
Figure 9-16. Design Options Menu Flow Chart. This chart shows only the menus and
screens discussed in this chapter. Other screens and menus are discussed in Chapter 8.
Top/Bottom
If your wellpath design has more stations than there are lines on the screen,
you can use the Top function to go to the first line of the design and the
Bottom function to go to the last line.
When you call up an existing well design, the end of the design appears on
the screen. To go to the start of the design, press [F1] from the Well Design
Spreadsheet. Then highlight Top and press [ENTER]. To go to the end,
press [F1], highlight Bottom and press [ENTER].
Back/Forward
Use the Back and Forward functions to move one screenful at a time
through a multi-page design.
Print
To obtain a copy of the spreadsheet design on paper, press [F1] from the
Well Design Spreadsheet. Then highlight Print and press [ENTER]. For
more information, see “Printing a Well Design Spreadsheet” on page 17-2.
Casing Data
The Well Design Spreadsheet is one of the five places in Ec*Trak
Directional where you can enter casing data. Casing data appear on plots
and reports. A detailed discussion of casing data appears on pages 6-8
through 6-12.
The functional differences between entering casing data at the Well Design
Spreadsheet or in Structure Setup are as follows:
• Date Set — available only in Structure Setup.
• Copy Casing Program — available only in Structure Setup.
• Delete Casing — available only at the Well Design Spreadsheet.
• Projected MD — at the Well Design Spreadsheet, it is calculated
from the TVD according to the wellpath design. It is now possible
to specify Projected MD values which lie in the horizontal section
of a wellpath proposal.
In addition, the appearance of the screens and the methods of accessing
them differ. To work with casing data at the Well Design Spreadsheet,
press [F1], highlight Casing and press [ENTER].
If two or more casing sections exist for the chosen slot, a menu listing them
appears, as shown in Figure 9-17. If one or no sections exist, you move
directly to the Projected Casing Data Entry screen, shown in Figure 9-18.
Proceed as follows:
• To modify an existing casing section, select it from the list and edit
the data fields on the Projected Casing Data Entry screen.
Figure 9-17.
List of Casing
Sections.
Highlight a section
to modify and press
[ENTER]. To add a
casing section,
press [F2].
• To delete an existing section, select any section from the list. At the
Projected Casing Data Entry screen, press [F4]. The list of existing
casing sections appears. Highlight the section you wish to delete and
press [ENTER].
Figure 9-18.
Projected Casing
Data Entry Screen.
Enter or change any
data as needed.
Comments
You can enter comments at any depth on the wellpath design; the
comments appear on plots and reports. To access the comments, press [F1]
at the Well Design Spreadsheet, highlight Comments and press [ENTER].
If a comment exists for the wellpath design, a menu appears. Highlight the
desired comment and press [ENTER]. If no comments exist, you go directly
to the Comment Text screen, shown in Figure 9-19.
Figure 9-19.
Comments Text
Screen. Enter MD
or TVD; the other is
calculated if known.
1. In contrast, the casing at the Survey Spreadsheet refers to actual casing set. For more
information, see page 10-7.
the Comment Text screen. Type in the comment; when you press [ENTER],
it is centered in the data field.
When you finish, proceed as follows:
• To return to the spreadsheet, press [F1] twice.
• To add a new comment, press [F2].
• To modify a different comment, press [F1], highlight the one you wish
to modify and press [ENTER].
• To delete a comment, press [F1] and then [F3], highlight the one you
wish to delete and press [ENTER].
Figure 9-20.
Effect of Vertical
Section Plane.
The same wellpath
is graphed using
two different
vertical section
planes. The left
graph, which is
more informative,
uses the wellpath
azimuth of
320.194°; the right
graph, which is
more distorted,
uses 45°.
the other choices), meaning that Ec*Trak Directional uses the direction
of the first hold section in the wellpath design.
With these defaults in place, two-dimensional wellpaths use the single
azimuth as the vertical section plane, which generally yields the least
distorted graph. A three-dimensional wellpath, however, can cause a
problem because of its different azimuths.
A common vertical section plane for a three-dimensional wellpath is the
wellhead to target direction. However, that may not be adequate if there are
drastic turns, or if you need to focus on a specific section of the wellpath.
In those cases, you may need to choose a vertical section plane based on
the azimuth in the area of interest. If you are looking at graphs of several
wellpaths on the same structure, you may want to define the vertical
section plane as structure center to target.
No matter what choices you make at the Options menu, you can override
them for each wellpath design. To save the vertical section values with
the wellpath design, enter them as you save it (see page 8-21 for more
information).
However, if you wish to view the wellpath graphically from several
different perspectives, you should change the vertical section at the
spreadsheet. Press [F1], highlight Set Section Plane and press [ENTER]. The
Vertical Section Reference Options menu, shown in Figure 9-21, appears.
Figure 9-21.
Vertical Section
Reference
Options Menu.
Figure 9-22.
Vertical Section
Reference Screen.
Survey Errors
The Survey Errors selection on the Design Options menu allows you
to assign survey uncertainty models to as many as six sections of the
proposed wellpath. These models do not affect the wellpath station values,
but do affect the ellipses of uncertainty produced when you perform such a
report or plot.
To assign the models, press [F1] at the spreadsheet, highlight Survey Errors
and press [ENTER] to produce the Survey Uncertainty Models screen
shown in Figure 9-23.
Figure 9-23
Survey Models
Screen. After
specifying the
depth, a menu lists
the available
survey instruments.
Well Name
Use the Well Name function on the Design Options menu to assign a well
name to the current design. If the desired well name does not appear on the
menu, you can add it.
To assign or change a well name, press [F1] at the spreadsheet, highlight
Well Name and press [ENTER]. The list of existing well names, such as
those in Figure 9-24, appears. Highlight the desired name and press
[ENTER]; if the desired name does not appear, press [F2] to add it.
Whether you select an existing well or add a well, the Well Data Form
screen appears, an example of which is shown in Figure 9-25. You may
change the name or License, if necessary. When finished with this screen,
press [F1] to insert the well name into the Well data field and return to the
spreadsheet.
Figure 9-25.
Well Data Form
Screen. Press [F1]
when finished.
You can also add a well by pressing [F2] at the Well Data Form screen.
Figure 9-26.
Graph Types.
Select a graph
type. Horizontal
Clearance and
Travelling Cylinder
require object data.
Highlight the graph type you wish to see and press [ENTER]. The graphs
are summarized as follows:
• Quick Wellplot — consists of both a Vertical View and a Plan View.
The plot may show one or more wellpaths.
• Plan View — a view of the wellpath projected onto a horizontal plane.
Different scale factors are used. The plot may show one or more
wellpaths.
• Horizontal Clearance— a comparison of the clearance, on a horizontal
plane, between a reference wellpath and one or more object wellpaths.
• Travelling Cylinder — a comparison of the clearance, using a cylinder
traveling along the reference wellpath, between the reference and
object wellpaths.
• Vertical View — a view of the wellpath projected onto a vertical
plane. The plot may show one or more wellpaths.
When accessing graphics from the Well Design Spreadsheet, the current
wellpath design is always the reference wellpath. As you go through the
subsequent menus, you may choose to plot other wellpaths at the same
time; these other wellpaths are the object wellpaths.
After selecting a graph type, two more menus appear; proceed as follows:
1. The first menu, which is shown in Figure 9-27, has no
significance if you want to plot the reference wellpath only.
Choose wellhead to minimize the number of capitalized token
names on the next menu. Press [ENTER] to go to it.
Figure 9-28.
Token Selection.
Select one or more
tokens whose
object data you
want to plot, or none
to select reference
data only.
reference wellpath. After selecting the graph type, two more menus appear.
Proceed as follows:
1. At the first menu, shown in Figure 9-27, you tell Ec*Trak
Directional at what level of the data hierarchy the object
wellpaths are located.
Wellhead means you only want to consider wellpaths from the
same slot as the reference wellpath. Structure includes wellpaths
on all slots of the same structure. Field expands the scope to
wellpaths on all structures in the field. Highlight one and press
[ENTER].
The menu lists the tokens you assigned to each wellpath design
and survey (on the level you chose at the previous menu) when
you saved it. In Figure 9-28, three tokens were assigned to saved
wellpaths on the current structure: definitive proposal, contin-
gency plan and initial allocation.
To select a token, make sure it appears in CAPITAL LETTERS;
to deselect it, make sure it appears in lower case letters. Toggle
between the two by highlighting the token and pressing [ENTER].
3. You may select more than one token at a time. To plot all the
object wellpaths at the selected level, highlight Select All
Wellpaths and press [ENTER]. To plot some object wellpaths,
select the token(s) of interest; then highlight Exit and press
[ENTER].
Figure 9-29 shows an example of the initial graphics screen. This sample is
a Plan View (Auto Scale) of a reference wellpath and one object wellpath.
On a color monitor the reference and object wellpaths are drawn in
different colors; the default colors are white for the reference wellpath and
green for the object. The menu of available graphics functions appears in
the upper left-hand corner.
A quick summary of these functions and where they are discussed more
completely in the manual, follows:
• Zoom — Focus in on an area of the graph. See page 14-10.
• Traverse — Scroll across a zoomed image. See page 14-11.
• Reset — Redraw the graph at its initial size, un-zooming the image.
See page 14-12.
• Edit Layout — Add a different graphical view of the wellpaths.
Modify, move or delete an existing display. See Chapter 15.
Figure 9-30.
Leaving Graphics.
Right-click at
the Well Design
Graphics menu to
obtain this menu.
Using Spreadsheet
As mentioned on page 9-22, the most important value of spreadsheet
graphics is to compare your new wellpath design against other wellpaths.
What happens if you do not like what you see? You probably want to go
back to the current spreadsheet, change it and compare it again. You may
need to go through this cycle several times until satisfied with the design.
The Spreadsheet feature allows you to make these comparisons more
easily. When you highlight Spreadsheet at the menu shown in Figure 9-30
and left-click, Ec*Trak Directional remembers the object wellpaths and the
context of the graphic. This includes any re-scaling, zooming, added plots,
and so on that you made, thereby eliminating the need to perform those
editing steps again.
After selecting Spreadsheet, you return to the Well Design Spreadsheet for
the wellpath you were working on. Make any desired changes in it. When
you want to look at its plot again, press [F1] and [F3]. The screen shown in
Figure 9-31 appears.
Figure 9-31.
Graphic Types
After Spreadsheet.
If you use
Spreadsheet, [F2]
and [F3] become
active. [F2] returns
you to the same
position on the
same graph.
Press [F2], Current Graphic to return to the same position on the same plot,
this time with the revised reference wellpath.
You have two other options when you reach the screen shown in
Figure 9-31, as follows:
• To view the same graph type, but with different object wellpaths,
press [F3], New Data and select the data level and tokens you wish
to see. The context of the previous graphic is not saved.
• To view a different graph type with the same object wellpaths,
highlight the desired graph type and press [ENTER].
If you exit graphics by selecting Quit, Ec*Trak Directional does not
remember anything about the current session. Any subsequent return
to graphics is treated as an initial visit.
Survey Data
Along the way, you can add a new slot or any number of wells. For a more
detailed discussion and to see a flow chart, see “Accessing the Well Design
Spreadsheet” on page 7-1. Everything in that discussion also applies to
accessing the Survey Spreadsheet.
Figure 10-1.
Survey
Spreadsheet
Spreadsheet. Heading
There is no
Advisory
Information area
to the right. Data
fields are the same Survey Area
except that Vertical
Section replaces
Polar Coordinates.
Functions
The items on the Spreadsheet Heading are described on page 7-3. You may
change the Survey Name by moving the cursor to that data field and typing
the desired name. You may change the Tied To data field by pressing [F1]
Using Automatic MD
If you are entering a multi-shot survey at equal depth increments, you can
invoke the Automatic MD function. This allows Ec*Trak Directional to fill
in the MD for you, so you only have to enter the inclination and direction
of each station. The following example shows how Automatic MD works:
1. Assume you are building a survey from the slot reference point.
The tie point is at the slot, and the next station is 350m deep and
directly under the slot. The spreadsheet in Figure 10-2 depicts
this situation.
Figure 10-3.
Automatic MD.
If you invoke
Automatic MD
and establish an
interval between
stations, Ec*Trak
Directional enters
the next station
using that interval.
Importing a Survey
By importing a survey file into Ec*Trak Directional, you can avoid typing
in the data altogether. The file must be stored in the proper directory of
your computer’s hard disk (in most cases this is the /u/ideas/ideas_data/
ImportSvy directory). Follow these steps:
1. At the Survey Spreadsheet, press [F1] and select Import Survey.
2. A list of the files in the /u/ideas/ideas_data/ImportSvy directory
appears. Highlight the file you wish to import and press [ENTER].
3. Highlight one of the file formats shown in Figure 10-4. Press
[ENTER] to select it. The choices are summarized as follows:
Figure 10-4.
Survey Format
Menu. Highlight
a format and
press [ENTER].
To cancel an
import, press [F1].
Figure 10-5.
Azimuth
Correction
Screen.
Figure 10-6.
Survey Options
Menu. To reach
this menu, press
[F1] from the Survey
Spreadsheet. If you
reach this menu by
mistake, select Quit
and answer No to
the confirmation
question.
Top/Bottom
Move to the first or last survey line. For more information, see page 9-13.
Back/Forward
Move to the previous or next screenful of survey stations. For more
information, see page 9-13.
Print Screen
Send a copy of the current screen to a printer. For more information, see
“Printing a Survey Spreadsheet” on page 17-2.
Automatic MD
For multi-shot surveys, the program enters MD values at a regular interval.
For more information, see page 10-4.
Casings
Add, edit or delete casing data. Casing at the Survey Spreadsheet is nearly
identical to casing at the Well Design Spreadsheet; for more information
see page 9-14. The main difference is that the data you enter at the Survey
Spreadsheet refers to actual casing depths, while the Well Design
Spreadsheet refers to projected depths.
When you save the casing data at the Survey Spreadsheet and return to
Structure Setup to look at the casing section (for more information, see
pages 6-8 through 6-12), the data fields for Actual Top MD, Actual Bottom
MD and Date Set are filled in.
Survey Comments
The procedure for entering comments applicable to a specific MD or
TVD of the survey is identical to that for a wellpath design. For more
information, see page 9-16.
Vertical Section
You may reset the vertical section reference point and the angle of the
section plane. For more information, see page 9-17.
One difference from the Well Design Spreadsheet is the possible presence
of two additional menu choices in certain circumstances. The Vertical
Section Reference Options menu is shown in Figure 10-7. The additional
choices are as follows:
Figure 10-7.
Vertical Section
Reference
Options Menu.
Two new choices,
tie position and
proposal reference,
may appear.
Tool Errors
Apply a survey tool error model to the current survey. This assignment
allows the proper ellipses of uncertainty to be generated at each survey
station. Select a tool type from the menu that appears.
Note: Each survey can only have one tool. The current selection
is noted on the heading of the Survey Tool menu.
The Survey Tool menu includes the standard survey tool error models plus
any others that you added for the structure in Structure Setup (for more
information, see page 6-13).
If you need to remove a tool from a survey, press [F2] to unset the tool. The
tool name area at the top of the menu becomes blank.
Modify Identifiers
Identifiers (or tokens) are assigned a bit differently at the Survey and Well
Design Spreadsheets (for more information, see page 8-22). Press [F1] and
select Modify Identifiers to display the list of identifiers, an example of
which is shown in Figure 10-8.
Figure 10-8.
Token Menu. You
can toggle a token
on and off and apply
as many as needed
to the survey.
Move the cursor to the token of interest and press [ENTER] to toggle it on
and off. Tokens which appear in CAPITAL LETTERS are applied to the
survey. A survey may have more than one token.
Each time you save the survey, the tokens that you apply at this screen are
saved with it. Additionally, the first time you save the survey, the program
brings you to the Token Selection screen in case you have not visited it.
For more information about saving a survey, see “Exit” on page 10-10.
The most significant survey tokens are described in the following:
• Definitive Survey — You can make only one survey section on a slot
the definitive survey; Ec*Trak Directional removes the definitive
survey token from all other surveys on the slot. If the definitive survey
ties to another survey, the wellpath above the definitive survey is also
considered to be definitive.
• Overlapping Tie-On — If a survey is attached to the middle of another
survey section, you can designate the earlier survey as having an
overlapping tie on. It indicates that duplicate surveys exist below
the tie on point.
• Inertial — If you select Inertial, it also locks the survey file. For more
information, see the Locked token.
• Sidetrack — If you desire, you may assign a sidetrack token to
sidetrack survey sections.
• Locked — If you save a survey with the locked token, the only way
to edit or look at it is through the Survey (No Lock) option on the
Well Name
Assign a well name to the current survey or add a well. For more
information, see page 9-20.
Import Survey
Bring in the data from an external file, rather than typing it in. For more
information, see page 10-5.
Quit
Leave the survey, return to the Main Menu and abandon all modifications.
For more information, see page 10-3.
Exit
Leave the survey and return to the Main Menu. Save all changes to the
database.
The procedure for saving a survey differs depending on whether you are
saving it for the first time or for a subsequent time. When saving a survey
for the first time, the steps are similar to saving a well design (for more
information, see page 8-21). Proceed as follows:
1. Press [F1], highlight Exit and press [ENTER].
2. To save the changes, highlight Yes and press [ENTER]. At this
point, you are committed to saving the data.
3. Ec*Trak Directional asks you about the vertical section for the
entire survey path. Answer Yes to use the system default vertical
section; answer No to provide your own vertical section
reference point and plane. For more information, see page 8-21.
4. If you did not enter a survey name, you can type it on the next
screen if desired. For more information, see page 8-22.
5. Select the identifiers or tokens to attach to this survey. If you
previously did this (by pressing [F1] and selecting Modify
Identifiers), your choices appear in capital letters. Change any
token as desired. For more information, see page 10-9.
6. Press [F1] to complete the save and return to the Main Menu.
Once you save a survey, subsequent saves involve fewer steps. Proceed
as follows:
1. Press [F1], highlight Exit and press [ENTER].
2. Confirm that you wish to save the data by highlighting Yes and
pressing [ENTER].
3. You return to the Main Menu.
On a subsequent save, Ec*Trak Directional saves the last vertical section
and token changes that you make while working on the spreadsheet. See
pages 10-8 and 10-9 for more information about changing the vertical
section and tokens, respectively, from the Survey Options menu.
Projecting Ahead
Follow these steps to project ahead of the last station on the survey.
1. From the Survey Spreadsheet, press [F1] twice.
2. Type in the MD to project to.
If the Survey Spreadsheet includes a previous projection to an
MD greater than the current projection, Ec*Trak Directional
erases the previous projection.
If the Survey Spreadsheet includes a previous projection to a
lesser MD, Ec*Trak Directional asks if you want to remove it.
Remove it (answer Yes) to project from the actual survey; keep it
(answer No) to project from the end of the previous projection.
3. Type in the build or drop rate to apply to the projected path. If a
drop rate, precede it with a minus sign (-). The number you enter
is applied to the inclination only; it is not applied to direction
(no turn).
4. You can apply walk to the projected path; the walk value applies
to the direction, thus imparting a turn to the projection. If a
wellpath design already has walk rates applied to it, the program
asks if you wish to use them. Answer Yes or No as desired.
Figure 10-9.
Menu of Available
Walk Horizons.
6. After you press [F1] to use the walk horizons, you return to the
Survey Spreadsheet. The projection appears as a series of survey
stations, spaced according to the course length you set at the
Options menu in Structure Setup (see page 3-8). An example
is shown in Figure 10-10.
Figure 10-10.
Survey Projection.
This screen shows
the results of a
projection ahead of
the bit. Press [F1]
twice; then provide
the final MD to
project to and a
build rate. Use the
Walk Horizon menu
to specify turn, if
desired.
• Once you add projected stations to the screen, you may change them
in the same manner as if you had typed the information directly.
• To remove an existing projection from the screen, press [F1] twice
from the spreadsheet. When asked for the MD to extrapolate to, press
[F1] a third time.
Figure 10-11.
Survey to Target
Results. Press
[F1] and [F2] to
calculate the
curvatures required
to go from the end
of the survey to the
target. The target
coordinates, shown
in the Target Details
screen, are from the
next target on the
definitive proposal.
As you add stations
to the survey, the
curvatures at the
bottom of the
screen change
to reflect the
curvature from
the last survey
station.
1. The 3-D curvature to target is the actual continuous dogleg required to hit the target.
Build and turn values are averages; actual build and turn values vary along the curve
but combine to equal the 3-D curvature (more build and turn in some places, less
build and turn in others).
3. If you intend to view object data, select the level of the data
hierarchy — either field, structure or wellhead (slot) — from
which to choose comparison wellpaths. If you do not intend to
select object data, choose wellhead to minimize the number of
capitalized token names on the next menu. Notice that object
wellpaths include both surveys and wellpath designs.
4. Select the object wellpaths by token. The menu that appears,
an example of which is shown in Figure 10-13, lists the tokens
associated with each survey followed by the tokens for each
design at the data hierarchy level chosen in the previous step.
Figure 10-13.
Tokens for Object
Data. Tokens for
all surveys at the
selected level are
listed first, followed
by tokens for
wellpath designs.
You can plot both
surveys and
proposals at the
same time.
Figure 10-14.
Sample Survey MD Inclination Azimuth MD Inclination Azimuth
Values to Enter.
0 0.0 0.0 1400 18.1 319.9
100 0.1 0.5 1500 25.2 320.1
200 1.2 0.7 1600 31.6 319.5
300 0.9 0.8 1700 38.2 319.7
400 0.6 0.5 1800 45.0 320.2
500 0.2 359.7 1900 51.8 320.5
600 0.4 359.5 2000 58.0 320.4
700 0.4 0.0 2100 60.2 320.1
800 0.1 359.8 2200 60.0 320.0
900 0.3 0.4 2300 59.6 319.4
1000 0.5 0.3 2400 59.9 319.5
1100 0.2 0.2 2500 60.0 320.2
1200 4.9 320.3 2600 59.9 320.0
1300 11.8 320.4 2700 60.2 320.6
6. Enter the type of survey tool. Press [F1] and select Tool Errors.
Then select Standard Tools and Gyro/INS. Highlight FINDS and
press [F1].
7. Since the survey stations are 100m apart, you can use the
Automatic MD function. Press [F1], highlight Automatic MD’s
and press [ENTER].
8. The first line (tie point) should already have MD, Inclination and
Direction equal to 0. If not, move the cursor to the data fields and
edit them.
9. Move the cursor to the MD data field on the second line. Enter
100 and press [ENTER]. In the Inc. column, enter .1 and press
[ENTER]. In the Dir. column, enter .5 and press [ENTER].
Figure 10-15.
Completed
Sample Survey
Spreadsheet.
17. At the Select Survey Identifiers menu, make sure that only the
first item, Definitive Survey, appears in capital letters. Press [F1]
when finished.
18. You return to the Main Menu, saving the survey to the database.
The preceding series of steps describes the basic operations at the Survey
Spreadsheet. As you are entering the survey data, there are other
procedures you may wish to carry out.
One common practice is to compare the actual wellpath being drilled to
the wellpath you designed at the Well Design Spreadsheet. The sample
definitive proposal for the current wellpath is repeated in Figure 10-16.
The following sections detail some of these operations.
Figure 10-16.
Definitive
Proposal. This
is the sample
wellpath design
for Slot #1
which appears
in Figure 8-12 on
page 8-8.
Figure 10-17.
Quick Wellplot
of Survey and
Design.
Figure 10-18.
Curvature from
Sample Survey
to Target.
Figure 10-19.
End of Sample
Survey Projection.
1. Unless you drill right down the design, the actual drilled MD at the target is different
from the design MD. When making such a projection, you would need to increase the
projected MD to see where you would end up at the target TVD.
Rigsite System
Many functions work the same within the Rigsite System as they do at the
Survey and Well Design Spreadsheets. However, significant differences
and limitations exist. Some of these are as follows:
• There is no Quit function. You can only Exit Rigsite. Therefore, any
surveys you create in Rigsite — and all data they contain — must be
saved to the database.
• You can only save survey data and items that apply to the survey.
Those items are casings, comments, vertical section data, the survey
tool error model, tokens and the tie point.
• You can not save wellpath design data.
• A different graphing function, called Instant Graphics, is available
only from the Rigsite Survey Spreadsheet.
• The keystrokes needed to perform certain operations are different.
• Certain projections from the end of the survey are unique to the
Rigsite System.
Rigsite features which are similar or identical to those at the Survey
and Well Design Spreadsheets are generally summarized briefly, with
references given to the more detailed discussion. New or different rigsite
features are described in detail in this chapter. Flow charts showing the
rigsite menus appear on page C-6 and C-7.
Should you edit an existing survey or create a new one? The same
guidelines apply as those given on page 10-2.
Figure 11-1.
Rigsite Survey
Spreadsheet. Spreadsheet
Heading
The screen
consists of a survey
spreadsheet at the
Survey Area
top and an area at
the bottom for
entering survey
projections.
Projection
Parameters
Area
Functions
The Spreadsheet Heading and Survey Area of the screen are identical to
the same areas on the Survey Spreadsheet, as described on page 10-2. The
Functions at the bottom of the screen are similar, but one difference is the
[F2] key. On the Survey Spreadsheet it deletes the contents of the current
data field, but in the Rigsite System it deletes any projected survey stations
(for more information, see page 11-7).
The first line of the Rigsite Survey Spreadsheet describes the tie point and
works the same as on the Survey Spreadsheet. You may tie to the slot or to
a different survey by pressing [F1] and selecting Redefine Tie Point. For
more information, see page 10-3.
For each survey station, type in the MD, inclination and direction. There
is no Automatic MD function in the Rigsite System, but you can import
a survey. For more information, see page 10-5.
Figure 11-2.
Rigsite Options
Menu. Press
[F1] from the
Rigsite Survey
Spreadsheet to
access this menu.
1. Ec*Trak Directional asks you about the vertical section for the
entire survey path. Highlight Yes and press [ENTER] to use the
default vertical section; highlight No and press [ENTER] to
provide your own vertical section reference point and plane.
For more information, see page 8-21.
2. If you did not enter a survey name, you can type it on the
next screen if desired. Press [ENTER] when finished. For
more information, see page 8-22.
3. Select the identifiers or tokens that you wish to attach to this
survey. Beware of the Inertial token; for more information see
the Note on page 11-5. Press [F1] when finished.
4. The Rigsite Options menu, shown in Figure 11-2, appears. Enter
any of the desired options, or press [F4] and answer No to return
to the Rigsite System.
The Rigsite Options menu functions are as follows:
• Top/Bottom — Move to the first or last survey station. For more
information, see page 9-13.
• Back/Forward — Move to the previous or next screenful of survey
stations. For more information, see page 9-13.
• Print Survey — Send a copy of the current screen to the printer. For
more information, see “Printing a Survey Spreadsheet” on page 17-2.
• Casings — Add, edit or delete casing data, the same as at the Survey
Spreadsheet. For more information, see page 10-7.
• Survey Comments — Add, edit or delete comments at any MD or
TVD. For more information, see page 9-16.
• Vertical Section — Any time after you give the initial vertical section
values (see Step 1 on page 11-4), you can change them by using this
function. For more information, see page 10-8.
• Tool Errors — Assign a survey tool error model to the current survey,
allowing Ec*Trak Directional to calculate ellipses of uncertainty. For
more information, see page 10-8.
• Modify Identifiers — Assign or change the tokens associated with the
current survey. For more information, see page 10-9.
Note: If you select the Inertial token, it also locks the survey
file. You can not gain access to the survey in the future
unless you have access to the Survey (No Lock) function
on the Create/Edit menu.
Projecting Ahead
When you tell the Rigsite System to analyze the current survey, it performs
three calculations, as follows:
• A proximity calculation against the other surveys on the field.
This calculation is not available from any other spreadsheet (but
is available in report form).
• A calculation of the three-dimensional curvature required to intersect
the next target, which is similar to the calculation on the Survey
Spreadsheet, described on page 10-13.
Figure 11-3.
Proximity
Calculation
Results.
Proximity Results
Projection
Parameters
Area
Target Details
Curvature
to Target
Figure 11-4.
Rigsite Well
Design
Spreadsheet.
From the Rigsite
Survey Spread-
sheet, press [F1]
twice and then [F2]
to access this
screen. The Survey
Projection Param-
eters have no
function here.
Notice that it resembles the usual Well Design Spreadsheet except for
the Survey Projection Parameters section near the bottom. Although
it is present, that section has no function during wellpath design.
By default, the tie point, which appears on the first line of the design, is
the last survey station. You can change it by pressing [F1] and selecting
Redefine Tie.
The Rigsite Well Design Spreadsheet works the same as the Well Design
Spreadsheet except for the Exit function. You can specify profiles and
targets, plan casing, make comments, graph the results and so on. For
more information, see the relevant discussion in Chapters 7 through 9.
The Exit function works as follows:
• To leave the Rigsite Well Design Spreadsheet, press [F1] and then
[F4]. Answer Yes to confirm.
• When you leave the Rigsite Well Design Spreadsheet, you return
to the Rigsite Survey Spreadsheet, rather than the Main Menu.
• Notice that the Advisory Information box remains on the right
side of the screen, but it is not functional at the Rigsite Survey
Spreadsheet.
• Notice also that there may be a projection in the spreadsheet.
If so, press [F2] Kill Projection to delete it.
• Most important, when you leave the Rigsite Well Design Spreadsheet,
all wellpath design data are lost; you can not save them!
Figure 11-5.
Graph Types.
These are available
when graphing both
rigsite surveys and
rigsite well designs.
To access rigsite well design graphics from the Rigsite Well Design
Spreadsheet, press [F1] and [F3] to move to the Graph Type menu.
Graph Types
Instead of choosing the graph type before entering graphics, Instant
Graphics lists the graph types to the left of the plot. The first time you
enter Instant Graphics during a rigsite session, both the Plan and Section
Views are drawn. The message line below the graph tells you the type of
graph currently displayed.
To change to another graph type, left-click on one of the three buttons to
the left of the graph, as follows:
• Plan/Section Views — cycles to the Section View, the Plan View and
back to showing both views.
• Travelling Cylinder — a Travelling Cylinder plot appears. For more
information, see page 14-5.
• Ideal Tool Run — a new window appears, showing the Ideal Tool
Run graphic. For more information, see “Using the Ideal Tool Run
Graphic” on page 11-11.
The Zoom, Traverse and Reset Graph functions are available to the left.
For more information, see pages 14-10, 14-11 and 14-12, respectively.
Exit leaves Instant Graphics and returns you to the Rigsite Survey
Spreadsheet. If you change the survey data and return to Instant Graphics
during the same session, the plot updates automatically.
If you specified a survey tool for any of the plotted wellpaths, the ellipses
of uncertainty are shown when you check the Ellipses box. If the box is
unchecked the ellipses are not shown.
Active Steering
The boxes of the Active Steering section are located to the left of the plot
and in the middle of the column. The purpose of this section is to calculate
how to return the actual drilled wellpath to the wellpath design. The system
uses an S [3D] profile (build with turn, hold and drop with turn) for this
correction section.
If the actual wellpath has deviated from the proposed path and you want to
get back on course, proceed as follows:
1. Click on Calculate. A window appears showing the Dogleg and
Step Size. You may change the default values of Dogleg = 13.50
and Step Size = 20 if desired. Generally, keep the Step Size the
same, and change the Dogleg value as needed. Click on OK to
make the calculation.
The dogleg value is the dogleg of the build and drop sections.
The default value is high because your intention is usually to
2. After the calculation has been made, view the results as follows:
• A table listing the highlights of the calculation appears
when you click on Results Summary. See Figure 11-7. Use
the scroll bar at the bottom of the table to see the columns to
the right.
Figure 11-7.
Results Summary
Screen. After
making an Active
Steering calculation
to return to the
proposed wellpath,
click on Results
Summary to
produce this
window. The table
scrolls horizontally.
1. For example, with a step size of 20 the next TVD might be at 1400m. If it is
not possible to get back on course at 1400m, the system next tries to return to
the proposed wellpath at 1420m.
Click on Ideal Tool Run to produce a window such as the one shown in
Figure 11-8. Three rows of information at the bottom of the screen give
important coordinates, as follows:
• Cur. — The first row gives the coordinates of the last actual survey
station.
• Proj. — The second row gives the coordinates at a projected point
between the current position and the target. These coordinates change
according to the data values you enter elsewhere on the screen.
• Tgt. — The third row gives the coordinates of the next target. To get
target coordinates, you must have a definitive proposal for the slot.
Typing in Values
Four of the boxes on the screen are darker; they are Projected MD,
Projected TVD, Dogleg (DL) and Toolface (TF). Change the value of
any of these boxes to re-calculate the coordinates of the projected point.
To change a value, proceed as follows:
1. Move the mouse pointer to the desired box.
2. Double-click the left button to highlight the existing value.
3. Type in a new value.
4. Press [ENTER] to re-calculate the remaining projected
coordinates.
At any time you can restore the original Ideal Tool Run by constant curve
into the target center. Move the mouse pointer to Reset at the bottom right-
hand corner and left-click.
Figure 11-9.
Toolface/Dogleg TF = 0° DL = 1° x Scale
Screen. The
significant toolface DL =2° x Scale
and dogleg points
on the polar grid
TF = −90° TF = 90°
are labelled. By
changing the scale,
you can change the
range of dogleg
input. DL =3° x Scale
DL =4° x Scale
DL =5° x Scale
TF = 180°
1. Move the mouse pointer to the desired point on the graph and
left-click.
2. A line is drawn from the center to the selected point, the values
you selected for toolface and dogleg appear in their respective
boxes and the coordinates for the projected point are calculated
and displayed.
Initially, you can specify a dogleg value from a minimum of 0° to a
maximum of 5° to 6° (depending on toolface). You can increase the dogleg
range by changing the scale of the graphic (scale does not affect toolface).
The scale is initially set to 1. To change it, left-click on the Scale button
to the left of the graphic to reveal the Scale Prompt screen, shown in
Figure 11-10. The scale values range from 0 (same as 1) to 90. There
are three ways to change the scale setting as follows:
• To change the scale by 1, press the Left or Right arrow key.
• To change the scale by 9, left-click in the area on either side of the
two black boxes (the slide).
Figure 11-10.
Scale Prompt Left-click, hold and Press Left or
Screen. Click move in either direction Right arrow key
Dogleg Scale to move by 1.
the Scale box to
access this screen.
Change the scale
by the indicated
methods and left- Left-click outside of
slide to move it by 9.
click on Accept.
• To change the scale to any desired value, move the mouse pointer on
top of the slide, press and hold the left mouse button, drag the slide to
the desired number and release the button.
When the desired scale appears, left-click on Accept to return to the Ideal
Tool Run screen. At a scale of 5, for example, the range of dogleg values
becomes a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 25 to 30, depending on the
toolface.
The other boxes to the left of the graph are as follows:
• Main Graphics — Leave the Ideal Tool Run window and return to the
original Instant Graphics screen.
• Print — Print the information in the boxes at the bottom of the screen.
The graph is not printed.
• Next Target — If the definitive proposal has more than one target,
left-click on this box to load the position of the next target onto the
Tgt. line. Left-clicking on this box cycles through all the targets of the
proposal. This allows you to project from the current position to each
target.
• Exit — Leave Instant Graphics and return to the Rigsite Survey
Spreadsheet.
Figure 11-11.
Build/Turn
Screen. You may ●
B 3 ● ●
project ahead by U
2 ● ●
specifying build and I
Select a combination of build and turn rates that falls inside the
indicated target area to hit the target.
• The dot in the middle of the diagram (generally red in color) shows
the current projection.
• The trend is the build/turn rate of the last few survey stations and is
indicated in the diagram by a plus sign. The amount of build and turn
are noted below the diagram. If the trend point can not be shown on
the diagram, no plus sign appears and “out of range” appears as part
of the Trend message.
The boxes at the lower right corner are Bld and Trn. You can change them
by typing new values as described in “Typing in Values” on page 11-12.
After doing so, new coordinates for the projected point appear.
You can also change the projected coordinates by left-clicking within
the graphic area. On the rectangular grid shown, the build rate increases
to the top of the screen and the turn rate increases to the right. The origin
(0,0) represents a straight segment, with no build and no turn.
Move the mouse pointer to the desired point and left-click. The red dot
moves to mark the spot, the selected turn and build rates appear in their
respective boxes and the calculated projection coordinates appear in the
boxes beneath the graphic.
The Scale button is inactive at the Build/Turn Ideal Tool Run graphics,
because the system automatically scales the plot according to the data it
displays.
Note: When you choose Report or Plot from the Main Menu,
you extract data from the database and, depending on the
particulars of the report or plot, Ec*Trak Directional
may manipulate the data within the computer’s memory.
However, the database remains unchanged. The only way
to change the contents of the database is through the
Create/Edit option on the Main Menu.
create/edit
[F1] see page C-2
exit/utilities Interpolation/Range existing existing existing existing existing
Specification screen [F1] operator field structure slot wellpath
Confidential
Interpolation/Range existing existing existing existing existing API Date
Specification screen [F1] operator field structure slot wellpath #
exit
[F2], select [F2], select
by token by token
file name
existing token
Confidential
with
existing token existing token object
data
to the Main Graphics menu and how to select the data for the plot.
[F2], select object data
by token by token
existing
plot file existing token existing token
[F2] [F3]
show comments delete file
existing yes/no
comment
Figure 12-2. Plot System Flow Chart. This flow chart shows how to get from the Main Menu
12-3
Selecting Data for Reports and Plots
Selecting Data for Reports and Plots Ec*Trak Directional
Figure 12-3.
Report Type
Menu. This menu
appears when you
select Report from
the Main Menu.
After selecting a
report type at this
menu, the menus
you encounter are
the same as when
generating a plot.
Figure 12-5.
Cutoff Menu.
This menu appears
after you select
the Horizontal
Clearance and
Travelling Cylinder
plots.
Figure 12-6.
Interpolation/
Range
Specification
Screen. Select
certain options in
the upper part of
the screen. Specify
points or a range
of interest in the
lower part.
You can accept the default values, which is commonly done, or you may
change them if necessary. When finished with this screen, press [F1] to
move to the next screen.
The upper section of the screen is devoted to processing options for your
report or plot. The lower section allows you to specify a certain depth or
range of depths of interest to you. The options in the upper portion of the
screen are discussed in the following sections.
Sometimes an option at the top of the screen is listed as Not Supported.
That means that it is not an appropriate option for the type of report or
plot you specified. For example, the casing dimensions option is only
applicable for clearance reports; for all other reports Not Supported
appears next to it.
Ellipses
Ellipses of uncertainty represent the spatial extent of survey instrument
errors. Type I and press [ENTER] to activate this option. If active, ellipse
values are included on wellpath reports and plots if you selected a survey
tool at the Well Design or Survey Spreadsheet. Type N and press [ENTER]
to deactivate.
If you are plotting data, you can override this selection after the plot has
been drawn. For more information, see “Display Ellipses” on page 15-13.
Stations
This data field controls the display of station markers on plots or the listing
of survey stations on reports. Type I and press [ENTER] to include stations.
Type N and press [ENTER] to exclude them.
Coordinate/Depth Reference
You can override the coordinate or depth reference point for the report
or plot you are about to make. The selected reference point applies to
the current report or plot only and is not written back to the database.
Valid entries for these data fields are F, S and W — for field, structure and
wellhead reference points, respectively. Enter A to return to the default
setting, As Set Up.
Any coordinate changes must make sense physically. For example, if you
specified a field plot, Ec*Trak Directional does not allow you to specify
the wellhead or structure reference point. Similarly, using a wellhead
reference point with a structure plot (or report) is not permitted.
Walk
If you entered walk zones at the Well Design Spreadsheet (see page 9-9),
this option controls whether Ec*Trak Directional should apply the walk
calculation to the report or plot. Type I to apply walk and N to ignore walk.
Casing Dimensions
This option is valid only if you are making a clearance report (summary,
travelling cylinder, minimum distance or horizontal plane clearance). Type
I to include the casing dimensions in calculating the clearances, type N if
you do not wish to include them or type A to use the setting specified in the
Structure Edit Options menu1 (for more information, see page 3-11).
1. The applicable Structure Edit Options menu is the structure to which the reference
data belong. Reference data selection is discussed on page 12-9.
The effect of applying the safety factor is to produce a larger error ellip-
soid, which appears on the plot as a semi-circle. The object is to make sure
that the reference well remains outside the semi-circle as you continue
drilling the well; thus providing greater assurance that the wellpaths do
not collide.
Number of Copies
Specify the number of copies of the report you want to generate when you
print it. If the report preview option is active, you can override this number
at the Report Previewer screen. For more information, see “Specifying the
Number of Copies” on page 17-9.
Figure 12-7.
Operator Menu.
The process for
selecting items
to report or plot
is similar to the
process for select-
ing data to edit at
one of the spread-
sheets. This is
the first menu
in sequence, the
Operator menu.
1. The exception is the field plot, which skips the Operator menu and proceeds directly
to the Field menu.
Note: Since the reference and object data items are most often
wellpaths, the manual discusses how to select wellpaths.
Keep in mind that, depending on the type of report or plot
you choose, the data items may be structures or fields.
Next, a menu listing the fields for that operator is shown. Select a field
in the same manner. Repeat the procedure to select the desired structure,
slot and wellpath. If a menu contains one item, Ec*Trak Directional
automatically selects it and advances to the next menu.
When you reach the lowest level of the data hierarchy applicable for
the graph type you selected (usually wellpath, but possibly structure
or field), you see an option to End Selection. The menu containing the
End Selection message is where you must choose the reference data.
An example of a Wellpath menu is shown in Figure 12-8.
Figure 12-8.
Wellpath Menu.
At the lowest level
of the hierarchy, an
option to end data
selection appears.
Highlight it and
press [ENTER]
to complete data
selection and
generate the
report or plot.
Notice that the Wellpath menu contains all the wellpath designs and
surveys stored in the database for the chosen slot. To select a reference
wellpath, highlight it and press [ENTER].
The cursor jumps to the End Selection line at the bottom of the screen.
Press [ENTER] to complete your selection of reference data and to generate
the report or plot. One of the following takes place:
• The report is sent directly to the printer if the report preview option is
turned off. For more information about this option, see “Printing a
Report” on page 17-2.
• The report appears inside a new Report window if the report preview
option is turned on. For more information about the Report window,
see “Moving Around the Report Previewer Screen” on page 13-1.
• The plot appears inside a new Plot window. For more information
about the Main Graphics menu, see “Using the Main Graphics Menu”
on page 14-9.
As the report or plot is generated, the “Working ... Working ... Working”
message appears on the screen. When it leaves and the new report or plot
window appears, you can work in either the new window or the Ec*Trak
window. As a result, you can generate another report or plot window (for
comparison purposes) while the first one remains on the screen.
This procedure describes how to select one reference wellpath. You may
also select multiple reference data, if desired. See “Specifying Multiple
Reference and Object Data” on page 12-12 for more information.
The screen in Figure 12-8 shows End Selection at the bottom. Depending
on the type of report or plot you selected, some screens may have two such
choices at the bottom, as follows:
• End Selection With Object Data — If you have completed selecting
reference data and wish to select object data, highlight this choice and
press [ENTER]. Object data are discussed in the following section.
• End Selection Without Object Data — If you have completed
selecting reference data and do not wish to consider object data,
highlight this choice and press [ENTER]. The report or plot is
generated.
When you wish to extract both reference and object data, the order of data
selection is as follows:
CAUTION
Although it is possible to select multiple reference
data from different fields, do not do it. If they
are set up with different coordinate systems,
meaningless answers result.
Selecting by Token
The previous section discussed how to select multiple individual wellpaths
to include in a report or plot. However, a more powerful technique is to
include a number of wellpaths by making a single selection.
The tokens, or identifiers, that you assigned to wellpath designs and
surveys are utilized in this process, which is called selection by token.
You can use tokens to select either reference or object data (or both).
Token selection is available when the notation [F2]:select by token appears
in the function key guide at the bottom of the screen, generally at the
menus displaying the existing structures and slots.
To display the screen shown in Figure 12-9, request a Wellpath plot.
At the menu listing the slots on the Manual Structure, press [F2]. As noted
in the heading, this menu displays in capital letters all the tokens stored
with wellpaths (designs and surveys) on the Manual Structure.
Figure 12-9.
Token Selection
Menu. The active
tokens for well-
paths on the chosen
structure are shown
in capital letters.
Those wellpaths
are included in the
report or graph,
unless you highlight
them and press
[ENTER] so they
appear in lower
case.
Similarly, if you press [F2] when the list of structures is displayed, the
token menu displays in capital letters all the tokens stored with wellpaths
on the Manual Field.
You can toggle each item on the token menu by highlighting it and
pressing [ENTER]. Tokens appearing in capital letters are to be included in
the report or plot. When each token is included or excluded according to
your wishes, press [F1] (or highlight Exit and press [ENTER]). All wellpaths
stored with the capitalized tokens are included on the report or plot.
After you make a selection by token, you may choose additional wellpaths,
either individually or by token. If you are selecting reference data and
require object data, you must go to the menu with End Selection With
Object Data. If the current menu does not have it, highlight any item and
press [ENTER]. Continue until you reach the menu with End Selection With
Object Data. Highlight it, press [ENTER] and select the desired object data.
The flexibility of Ec*Trak Directional’s data gathering system allows you
to combine selection by token with individual wellpath selection. For
example, you can generate a single plot which includes all the definitive
surveys on the structure, a proposed wellpath design from Slot #1 and
another proposal from Slot #3.
You can not change a wellpath token when generating a report or plot.
If you find that selection by token does not include a desired wellpath,
perform one of the following:
• Generate the report or plot a second time. After making the selection
by token, individually select the previously excluded wellpath.
What to do Next
If you generated a report, your options are as follows:
• If the report preview option is turned off, you immediately send the
report to the printer.
• If the report preview option is turned on, the report appears in a
separate window. You can view it, print it, export it or save it as
a file. See Chapter 13 for more information.
If you generated a plot, the plot appears in a new window. Plot types
are described in Chapter 14. Methods for changing the appearance of
plots are given in Chapters 15 and 16.
Report System
Figure 13-1.
Report Previewer
Screen. The
scrolling areas are Scroll up arrow
labelled, as is the
File menu. Scroll up
File menu one section
Scroll down
one section
Scroll
right arrow
Horizontal scroll bar
Scroll right
To exit the report, highlight Exit on the File menu and left-click. The
Report window leaves the screen, and you return to the Ec*Trak window.
Report Format
Most of the reports that Ec*Trak Directional produces consist of three
parts, as follows:
• Cover page
• Body of report
• Supplemental information
The cover page gives information such as the name and location of the
field, structure and slot, the type of report, important dates and so on. The
cover page is similar for each type of wellpath report. Clearance report
cover pages contain an additional statement about the point of closest
approach for the wellpaths being compared. An example of a cover page
for a Minimum Distance Clearance Report is shown in Figure 13-3.
The body of the report begins on a new page. It is a tabular arrangement
of the information being compiled. The number of columns and their
Figure 13-3.
Report Cover
Page. This is the
text on the cover
page of a Minimum
Distance Clearance
Report between
two wellpaths.
Figure 13-4.
Body of a Report.
This is a part of the
body of a Standard
Wellpath Report.
Figure 13-5.
Supplemental
Information. This
appears at the end
of the report and
includes informa-
tion about such
items as casings,
targets, comments
and survey tool
error models.
The particular aspects of each report type are described in the following
sections.
Figure 13-6.
Report Reference
Information. This
appears at the
bottom of report
pages.
and no object data are permitted. The column headings on the body of the
report are as follows:
• MD
• Inclination
• Azimuth
• TVD
• Rectangular coordinates north/south and east/west
• Dogleg
• Vertical Section
• Description of each section
Structure Report
The structure report summarizes data you entered during Structure Setup.
The report contains information about slots on the structure and their
reference points. It also contains general information about the proposals
and surveys for each slot, including the name, internal storage number,
wellpath tied to and tokens for each path and identification of definitive
proposals and surveys.
The MMS format for directional survey report is not a true report and is
generated only for surveys. It produces a listing of the MD, azimuth and
inclination for each survey station, plus some header information. No
object data are permitted. Although you can print the report, it does not
have a cover page or any explanatory text. Its main purpose is to be saved
as a file for export to the Minerals Management Service, a United States
Government agency, so it can keep track of the wells drilled in that
country.
After you select the survey to report and End Selection, two additional
screens appear. The first asks for the 12-digit API Well Number. Type it in
and press [ENTER] when finished. The second asks for the date the survey
was conducted. Enter it in YYMMDD form, where MM is the month
number (01 = January, and so on). Press [ENTER] when finished.
Plot Types
Wellpath Plot
An example of a default wellpath plot for a single reference wellpath
design is shown in Figure 14-1. It consists of the following elements
(or sub-plots), as labelled in the figure:
• Title — lists name of operator, field, location, structure and well.
• Horizontal (or Plan) View — shows a projection of the wellpath onto
a horizontal plane. The distance east or west is the horizontal axis, and
the distance north or south is the vertical axis.
Figure 14-1.
Elements of a Title
Plot. A wellpath
plot for a design Main Graphics
Menu
is shown, with
its components
labelled. This
wellpath plot
appears on square Horizontal
(Plan) View
paper (33 ″ × 33 ″).
Plot Data
Vertical
(Section)
View
Structure Plot
There are three types of structure plots, horizontal, vertical and 3-D. The
horizontal plot is a plan view of the definitive proposals and surveys on the
structure. The distance east or west is the horizontal axis, and the distance
north or south is the vertical axis.
The vertical plot is a section view; the distance from the vertical section
origin is the horizontal axis, and the true vertical depth is the vertical axis.
On the 3-D plot, an example of which is shown in Figure 14-3, the x-axis is
the east-west distance, the y-axis is the north-south distance and the z-axis
is the TVD.
Figure 14-2.
Wellpath Plot on
33″ × 72″ Paper.
Compare with
Figure 14-1. Notice
how the same
sub-plots are
re-arranged to fit
on the different
page shape.
Field Plot
A sample default field plot for a single reference field is shown in
Figure 14-4. It consists of the following sub-plots:
• Title — lists name of operator, field and location.
• Horizontal View — shows all the definitive wellpaths (designs and
surveys) for the selected field.
• Plot Data — a block of text giving the company name, plot creator’s
name, plot date and reference information.
The cutoff distance you specified when selecting this plot (see page 12-4)
determines the scale of the plot. If you selected an unlimited cutoff
distance, Ec*Trak Directional determines its own scale.
Figure 14-5.
Horizontal
Cylinder Plot.
The center of the
diagram represents
the reference
wellpath. The line
represents the
distance and
direction of the
object wellpath
from the reference.
Figure 14-6.
Travelling Cylinder
Plot. The travelling
cylinder plot is
similar to the
horizontal cylinder
plot.
• Plot Data — a block of text giving the company name, plot creator’s
name, plot date and reference information.
The cutoff distance you specified when selecting this plot (see page 12-4)
determines the scale of the plot. If you selected an unlimited cutoff
distance, Ec*Trak Directional determines its own scale.
Wellheads Plot
A sample default wellheads plot for a single reference wellpath is shown
in Figure 14-7. It consists of the following sub-plots:
• Title — lists name of operator, field, location, structure and well.
• Horizontal View— shows a close-up view under the structure of
its definitive wellpaths, both designs and surveys. This plot is also
known as a cellar deck plot. The plot scale is generally small in order
to show the horizontal spacing among the wellpaths.
Figure 14-7.
Wellheads Plot.
The wellheads plot
is also known as a
cellar deck plot. It
shows a close-up
view of the definitive
wellpaths on a
structure.
Figure 14-8.
Comparison (MD)
Page Plot. This
consists of three
small plots: MD vs.
azimuth, inclination
and dogleg. TVD
plots use TVD as
the depth instead
of MD.
Figure 14-9.
Position
Uncertainty vs.
Depth Plot. These
two graphs show
how the lateral
(horizontal)
uncertainty varies
with MD and how
the vertical
uncertainty varies
with TVD. You
must have
assigned a tool
error model to the
survey or proposal
for these plots to
be meaningful.
Figure 14-10.
Main Graphics
Menu. To make a
selection, highlight
with the mouse
pointer and left-
click. To go to
the Exit menu,
right-click.
A flow chart showing the menus and options available at the Main
Graphics menu appears in Figure 14-11.
Sometimes, when viewing a plot, the Main Graphics menu in the upper left
corner sits on top of an item of interest. Follow these steps to view the
entire plot on the screen:
1. Highlight Zoom with the mouse and left-click to select it.
Figure 14-11.
Main Graphics see page C-11
2. Move the cross-hairs into a corner of the screen so they are out of
the way. View the screen.
3. Right-click the mouse to make the Main Graphics menu
reappear.
Zoom
The zoom function allows you to define a small rectangular area on the
screen, which Ec*Trak Directional enlarges for easier viewing. To zoom
in on an area, proceed as follows:
1. Highlight Zoom with the mouse and left-click to select it. The
Main Graphics menu leaves the screen.
2. The mouse cursor turns into a set of cross-hairs, as shown in
Figure 14-12. The intersection of the two lines denotes the
current mouse position.
3. Place the mouse at one corner of the rectangular area you wish to
enlarge. Left-click.
4. Move the mouse diagonally to the opposite corner. As you move
the mouse, a rectangle displays the area you are defining, as
shown in Figure 14-13(a).
5. Left-click to magnify. The Main Graphics menu re-appears,
and your screen resembles that shown in Figure 14-13(b).
During the procedure, you can back up a step by right-clicking. After
zooming in, you can further enlarge an image by repeating the zoom
operation.
Figure 14-12.
Cross-Hairs. This
is a wellpath plot
where the mouse
pointer appears as
a set of cross-hairs.
Zoom is one of the
functions where that
change occurs. cross-hairs
First point
Second point
Figure 14-13(a). Define Area to Magnify. Figure 14-13(b). Enlarged Area. Left-
After selecting zoom, left-click on the first click at the second point to complete the
point and move the mouse to the second zoom procedure. In this example, the
point. The rectangle indicates the area to horizontal view becomes easier to read.
be enlarged.
Traverse
Consider the zoomed portion of the vertical view shown in Figure 14-14.
After enlarging the graph, only part of it can be seen on the screen. How
can you view the unseen part?
Figure 14-14.
Zoomed Portion
of Vertical View.
Use the traverse
function to view the
wellpath portion
above what is
shown.
One method is to use the traverse function on the Main Graphics menu.
Proceed as follows:
1. Highlight Traverse on the Main Graphics menu and left-click.
The menu disappears and the cross-hairs appear.
2. Move the cross-hairs to a point in the upper part of the screen and
left-click. This is the first point, which is anchored to the graph.
3. Move the mouse to a point in the lower part of the screen; a line
is drawn as you move. When you reach the desired second point,
left-click. See Figure 14-15(a) for an example.
4. The visible portion of the graph changes, as shown in
Figure 14-15(b).
The way the traverse function works is that Ec*Trak Directional moves
the first point to the second point. Since the rest of the plot is anchored
to the first point, the graph moves too, so you see a different part of it.
The distance and angle between the two points determine how much the
graph moves, and in what direction. Practice using traverse to get a feel for
how it works.
Reset
The reset function restores a zoomed image to its original size. It also
redraws the screen, which is desirable when you are moving or deleting
objects on the screen. Highlight Reset and left-click to activate it.
First point
(anchored to
the graph)
Second point
Figure 14-15(a). Define Traverse. The Figure 14-15(b). View of Wellpath After
first point attaches to the graph. As you Traverse. A portion of the wellpath above
move the mouse to the second point, a that shown in Figure 14-15(a) appears.
line appears on the screen. Notice that the True Vertical Depth label on
the y-axis now appears near the bottom of
the screen.
Show/Hide Paper
Show/Hide Paper is a toggle function which turns a grid on and off. To
activate the function, highlight Show/Hide Paper on the Main Graphics
menu and left-click. When the paper is showing, your screen resembles
Figure 14-16.
The dots represent a grid and indicate the extent of the sheet of paper
to which you are printing. The distance between marks is 1 inch or 2cm,
depending on your choice for units in Structure Setup. Anything located
outside the paper area does not appear on a printout.
Edit Layout
The Edit Layout option provides many capabilities for changing your plot.
Some of these are as follows:
• Add, move or delete sub-plots.
Figure 14-16.
Show Paper. The
extent of the page
is shown, as are
marks representing
every 1 in or 2cm on
the page. It is often
useful to turn on the
Show Paper option
when moving items
around on a plot.
Anything appearing
outside the page
boundary does not
appear on paper
when the graph is
sent to a printer
or plotter.
Detail Edit
The Detail Edit option allows you to customize the plot in many ways,
some of which follow:
• Draw your own art objects such as arrows, lines and circles. Specify
line style, thickness and color.
• Add text and boxed text to the plot. Specify font, size and color for
new or existing text.
• Rotate objects at an angle.
Detail Edit is discussed in more detail in Chapter 16.
Hard Copy
To output the plot onto paper, highlight Hard Copy and left-click. For more
information, see “Printing/Plotting a Graph” on page 17-3 and “Printing a
Graph to a File” on page 17-7.
Change Paper
The Change Paper function allows you to change the size of the paper to
which you intend to print or plot. To activate, highlight Change Paper
and left-click. Ec*Trak Directional asks you to confirm your intention
because the change paper function removes all plots from the screen.
For more information, see “Changing Paper” on page 17-11.
Measure
The Measure function allows you to measure graphically distances
and curvatures within vertical and horizontal views. You may make
a measurement on a zoomed or unzoomed plot.
To make a measurement, highlight Measure and left-click. The extent
of the paper and that of any vertical or horizontal views are indicated by
rectangles. At the same time, a menu appears asking whether to measure
distance or curvature. Highlight and left-click the desired item.
To measure distances, proceed as follows:
1. From the Main Graphics menu, select Measure and Distances.
2. Establish a point to measure from by left-clicking anywhere
within the paper.
If you select a point within the vertical or horizontal view,
Ec*Trak Directional reports the sub-plot and the coordinates
from the sub-plot origin. This information appears in the lower
left corner of the screen.
If you select a point outside the vertical or horizontal view but
within the page limits, Ec*Trak Directional reports the distance
from the point to the lower left corner of the page.
If you select a point outside the paper, Ec*Trak Directional asks
you to try again.
3. After selecting the first point, left-click on any other point within
the page. Ec*Trak Directional displays the distance from the first
point as the horizontal distance (dX), the vertical distance (dY)
and the two-dimensional straight-line distance (2D).
4. Continue left-clicking to measure distances to other points.
When finished, right-click once to return to the selection menu
Save Plot
The Save Plot function saves the current plot to a disk file. Later, you can
recall the plot to the screen by choosing Re-Edit at the Plot Type menu.
Save Plot is generally used when you spend a lot of time and effort to
customize a plot. If you do not save it, your changes are lost.
To save a plot, proceed as follows:
1. Highlight Save Plot and left-click.
2. Type in a file name of less than ten characters. Your entry
appears in the lower left corner of the screen. Press
[BACKSPACE] to correct any typing errors. Press [ENTER]
when finished.
Note: Do not put spaces in the file name; if you do so, you are
unable to recall the plot.
Proceed as follows:
• To return to the plot, either right-click or highlight Cancel and left-
click.
• If you specified multiple reference data (see “Specifying Multiple
Reference and Object Data” on page 12-12), and all data do not
appear on the plot, highlight Next Reference and left-click to see
a plot of the next reference data.
An example is a field plot where you select more than one reference
field. The first field is plotted; use Next Reference to access the plot
of the second field, and so on.
If you select Next Reference1 and there are no further reference data
to view, you return to the Main Menu.
• To leave the plot entirely and return to the Main Menu, highlight Quit
and left-click.
1. When plotting at the Well Design, Survey and Rigsite Survey Spreadsheets, the term
“Spreadsheet” appears on this menu instead of Next Reference. For more information
about the Spreadsheet function, see page 9-25.
Layout Editor
The flow chart on page C-11 shows the menus you encounter under Edit
Layout on the Main Graphics menu. The capabilities described in this
chapter are as follows:
• Moving an existing sub-plot.
• Deleting an existing sub-plot.
• Adding a new sub-plot.
• Scaling a sub-plot.
• Specifying the depth range of a sub-plot.
• Positioning the axes for a sub-plot.
• Adding annotations to a sub-plot. Annotations are items such
as casing symbols, ellipses of uncertainty, targets, comments
and slot circles.
• Specifying the color, line style and line width of individual wellpaths.
As you make these changes, Ec*Trak Directional often prompts you
at the bottom of the screen. Consult that area to guide you through the
modification process.
During most operations, you can right-click to back up a step. By
continuing to right-click, you eventually return to the Main Graphics
menu, with no changes made to the plot.
Moving/Deleting a Sub-Plot
Moving a Sub-Plot
You can position a sub-plot anywhere you wish on the plot. Remember,
however, that any part of the sub-plot which appears outside the paper
boundary is not printed. An example of moving sub-plots follows.
Consider the plot shown in Figure 15-1(a), a wellpath plot (33 × 33) of
a design. Notice that the plot data box in the lower right corner is very
close to the target in the vertical view.
Figure 15-1(a). Original Plot. Notice Figure 15-1(b). Modified Plot. The plot
that the plot data box is too close to the data box is moved toward the center of the
vertical view. plot.
One way to improve the appearance is to move the plot data box to a more
open area of the plot. Follow these steps:
1. Left-click on Show/Hide Paper to show the extent of the paper.
This acts as a guide to keep the sub-plots on the page.
2. Left-click on Edit Layout. Ec*Trak Directional instructs you, at
the bottom of the screen, to select a sub-plot to edit.
3. Left-click inside the plot data box to select it as the sub-plot you
want to do something with. Ec*Trak Directional informs you, at
the bottom of the screen, which sub-plot you selected.
Sometimes sub-plots may overlap, making it difficult to select
the desired sub-plot. If you select the wrong sub-plot, right-click
and then left-click on the correct sub-plot. You may have to
6. Left-click. The plot data box is redrawn in its new position, but is
still visible in its previous position.
7. To remove the grid, left-click on Show/Hide Paper. To clean up
the display so that you can no longer see the plot data box in its
previous position, left-click on Reset.
8. When finished, your screen should resemble Figure 15-1(b).
When you move a sub-plot, Ec*Trak Directional positions it at the nearest
whole centimeter or inch mark, so that borders and axes lie on the grid
lines of plotter paper.
Deleting a Sub-Plot
You can delete any sub-plot from the screen. Follow these steps:
1. Left-click on Edit Layout.
2. Left-click inside the sub-plot you wish to edit. Your choice
appears at the bottom of the screen.
3. The Move/Delete/Modify menu appears. Left-click on Delete.
4. A confirmation menu appears. To delete the sub-plot, left-click
on Delete; the sub-plot is erased. If you do not want to delete the
chosen sub-plot, left-click on Cancel.
5. You may need to left-click on Reset on the Main Graphics menu
to remove the sub-plot from the screen or to clean up the display.
If you delete a sub-plot in error, you can later restore it to the plot. See
“Specifying a Sub-Plot to Add” on page 15-5.
Modifying/Adding a Sub-Plot
Once you specify the existing sub-plot to modify or the new sub-plot to
add, your options are the same. The first step is to specify the sub-plot.
• Title/Plot Data — These are boxes containing text extracted from the
database. They are described on pages 14-1 through 14-7. Title and
plot data boxes can appear on plots of design or survey data.
• Well Data — This sub-plot does not appear on any of the default plots
described in Chapter 14. It is a text box which lists the slot name, well
name, wellpath name and ID number of the design or survey. It can
appear on plots of design or survey data.
• Target Details — This sub-plot does not appear on any of the default
plots described in Chapter 14. It is a text box which lists the MD,
TVD and local coordinates of the target(s), the inclination and
direction of the wellpath at the target, the target name and its position.
Target Details appears on the menu only when a wellpath design is
plotted; it does not appear for survey data.
• Profile Data — This sub-plot does not appear on any of the default
plots described in Chapter 14. It is a text box which lists the MD,
inclination, direction, TVD, rectangular coordinates north and east
and the dogleg for each station on the Well Design Spreadsheet.
Profile Data appears on the menu only when a wellpath design is
plotted; it does not appear for survey data.
7. Left-click.
If the sub-plot is a text box — that is, title data, plot data, well
data, target details or profile data — it is drawn on the screen.
If the sub-plot is a graph, the Modify menu appears, as shown
in Figure 15-4 on page 15-9. It displays the changes you can
make to a graph.
The manual has described all the Edit Layout operations for text sub-plots;
they can only be sized, positioned, deleted and added. The preceding
material applies to both text and graphic sub-plots. The remainder of
the chapter, however, applies only to graphic sub-plots. The flow chart in
Figure 15-3 shows the menus encountered thus far under the Edit Layout
option on the Main Graphics menu.
Figure 15-4.
Modify Menu.
When you modify
an existing graphic
sub-plot or add a
new graphic sub-
plot, these are
the changes you
can make.
Figure 15-5.
Change CASING CIRCLES
cancel
Annotations Flow
Chart. Flow chart Change annotations
Set depth range
casings symbols
slot circles regular TVDs start
begins at the Modify Set section data
Dash all proposals
comments
general md
regular MDs stop accept
specific TVD interval
menu. Select axes
set line attributes
general tvd
local md/tvd
specific MD reject
Figure 15-6.
Change
Annotations
Menu. You can
toggle any of these
items on or off. In
addition, if both
Casing Symbols
and Slot Circles
are turned on for
a horizontal view,
casing circles are
displayed.
Initially, some of the annotations may appear in capital letters. These items
already appear in the sub-plot and are controlled in the layout description
file for the default plot type; for more information, see your Ec*Trak
Directional system administrator.
When you finish specifying the annotations to change, right-click at the
Change Annotations menu to return to the Modify menu in Figure 15-4.
A description of each annotation follows.
Casing Symbols
You can display casing shoe symbols and the casing name at casing points
on the vertical view of a wellpath. An example of a casing symbol and
name follows, with the wellpath running through the middle.
Slot Circles
You can display slot symbols at each slot position on a horizontal view.
A slot symbol is normally a circle whose diameter is the shallowest casing
string. If the circle is too small to plot, or if there are no casing strings on
the slot, a crossed circle is plotted instead. Examples of a slot circle and a
crossed circle follow.
Casing Circles
If you specify both casing symbols and slot circles, casing circles are
generated on a horizontal view sub-plot where casing data are known.
If one of the options is toggled on and you left-click on the other, you
encounter a confirmation menu, whose options are Casing Circles and
Cancel. The reason for confirmation is the considerable computation
time required to produce casing circles.
Click on Casing Circles to confirm that you want them. They are not
generated if the inclination is greater than 20°, nor if their printed or plotted
size would be smaller than 4mm (0.2 in). Therefore, you generally must
use a small scale factor, such as 1=1 or 1=5, to see them; you may have
to experiment to find the right scale factor. For more information about
scaling a sub-plot, see “Select Scale” on page 15-26. An example of casing
circles follows.
Comments
If Comments is on, the comments that you entered in a spreadsheet are
printed at the depth you specified. An example of a comment next to a
wellpath follows.
Local MD/TVD
This option allows you to display specific depth interpolations on the
selected sub-plot. If you left-click on Local MD/TVD, the menu shown
in Figure 15-7 appears.
To designate a single MD or TVD value to note on the plot, proceed as
follows:
Inclinations
Left-click on Inclinations to display inclination values in the build and drop
sections of the wellpath. Inclinations are only noted on the vertical view of
a wellpath design. If Inclinations is on, Ec*Trak Directional also displays
certain system-generated comments, such as the End of Build, which
appears with the inclination values in the following figure.
Station Markers
Station markers are small dots along a wellpath designating a survey or
design station. When displayed, they allow you to make notations about
stations of interest. When not displayed, the wellpath curve is somewhat
smoother.
Display Targets
This option causes Ec*Trak Directional to display the targets for a wellpath
design. Targets are drawn to scale and in the shape seen according to the
selected view (horizontal or vertical, at the specified vertical section
plane). Target names are also presented. The following shows an example
of a circular target with the wellpath passing through its center.
Display Ellipses
This option draws ellipses of uncertainty calculated using the survey tool
error model(s) you specified for the wellpath. Like targets, ellipses of
uncertainty are drawn to scale according to the selected view. Station
Figure 15-9(a). Wellpath Plot. Depth Figure 15-9(b). Wellpath Plot After
range is from surface to total depth. Editing. The depth range was changed to
1000 – 2000m for the horizontal view on the
right. Notice that its wellpath is now shorter.
Further information about setting the depth range for a sub-plot follows:
• You can set a depth range for a horizontal view, if desired.
• You can set different depth ranges for different sub-plots on the
same plot.
• If you set a depth range at the Interpolation/Range Specification
screen (for example, 1000m to 2000m), you can specify a depth
outside that range by using the Set Depth Range function (for
example, surface to 2500m or 500m to total depth, and so on).
Figure 15-10.
Vertical Section
Data Menu.
4. When you are satisfied with the vertical section data, left-click
on Accept to apply them to the sub-plot. You return to the
Modify menu.
Select Axes
You have control over the positioning of axes for the sub-plot, as follows:
• You can position the vertical axis on the left side, the right side, both
sides or neither side of a sub-plot.
• You can position the horizontal axis on the top, the bottom, on both
top and bottom or neither top nor bottom.
• You can not exchange the vertical and horizontal axes.
To specify the positioning of axes, proceed as follows:
1. At the Modify menu, left-click on Select Axes.
2. Look at the rectangle which defines the extent of the sub-plot.
Lines inside the rectangle represent the position of the axes.
An example is shown in Figure 15-11.
3. To toggle an axis on or off, left-click on the side of the rectangle.
Left-click in a corner to toggle the axes on both sides of the
corner.
4. When you have properly placed the axes, right-click to return to
the Modify menu.
Some of the combinations of axis displays are shown in Figure 15-12.
Initially, the axis setup is controlled in the layout description file for the
default plot type; for more information, see your Ec*Trak Directional
system administrator.
Figure 15-11.
Designation of
Axes. You can
have a sub-plot’s
axes appear on
no horizontal
one side, on both axis on top no vertical axis
sides or on neither on right side
side of the plot.
Left-click along the vertical axis appears
appropriate side, on left side
or in the corner,
to toggle the axis
horizontal axis
display on and appears on bottom
off. You can not
exchange the
horizontal and
vertical axes.
Figure 15-12.
Example of Axis
Displays. The
outside rectangle Axes top and
represents the area No Axes bottom, left
of the sub-plot. The and right
inside lines denote
the sides on
which axes and
their labels are
to appear.
Vertical axes
Vertical axis on
on both sides;
right side only;
horizontal axis
no horizontal axis.
on bottom only.
wellpath ID
The procedure for setting line attributes requires that you know the ID
number of the wellpath(s) to which the attributes should apply.
What is a wellpath ID number?
It is an internal number that Ec*Trak Directional assigns to each
wellpath.
How can you determine the wellpath ID number?
The easiest way is to add a well data sub-plot to the graph and position
it in an empty area (for more information, see page 15-5). Zoom in to
read the information; it should resemble the well data sub-plot shown
in Figure 15-14.
wellpath ID numbers
Figure 15-16.
View Vector and
Shadows Menu.
To change the view
vector, left-click on
Enter New Value,
and type in the
desired azimuth
and inclination.
Figure 15-17(a). 3-D Structure Plot. Figure 15-17(b). 3-D Structure Plot After
Default view vector of azimuth = 25 degrees Changing View Vector. The view vector of
and inclination = 65 degrees. the same data was changed to azimuth =
111 degrees and inclination = 22 degrees.
After you set both the view vectors and the shadows as desired, left-click
on Accept.
Figure 15-18(a). 3-D Structure Plot. The Figure 15-18(b). 3-D Structure Plot After
default setting is for both wall and floor Turning Shadows Off. Wall and floor
shadows to be on. shadows are controlled independently.
After you set both the shadows and the view vectors as desired, left-click
on Accept.
The flow chart in Figure 15-19 shows how to advance from the Modify
menu to the Main Graphics menu, where the sub-plot is redrawn according
to your specifications.
Figure 15-19.
Flow Chart of Change annotations
Set depth range
Scale and Area Set section data
Dash all proposals
Menu. Flow chart Select axes
set line attributes
begins at the Modify USE OBJECT DATA
1″=5
Set view vector & shadows
menu and ends at 1″=10
1″=20
the Main Graphics select scale
1″=50
1″=100
click position window
menu. right resize window
1″=200
1″=500
zoom enter scale
reset
Main Graphics
click Menu
right
When you finish specifying the desired changes, return to the Modify
menu, shown in Figure 15-4 on page 15-9. From there, right-click to
advance to the Scale and Area screen, shown in Figure 15-20.
Figure 15-20.
Scale and Area plotter paper grid window
Screen. What-
ever is inside the
window appears
when the plot is
redrawn. You can
change the position,
size and aspect
ratio of the window axis
as desired.
sub-plot
path
report of
current view
All the operations at this screen are optional. When you complete them,
right-click to return to the Main Graphics screen, where the sub-plot you
edited or added is drawn to your specification.
Figure 15-21.
Scale and Area
Menu. Select
Scale changes
window size. Resize
Window changes
window size and
aspect ratio.
Zoom
Zoom works the same as at the Main Graphics screen, as described on page
14-10. It allows you to examine items on the Scale and Area screen more
closely, and to change the window’s size and position more accurately.
Whether or not you are zoomed at this screen has no effect on the
appearance of the sub-plot when you right-click to return to the Main
Graphics screen. What is enclosed by the window is what appears there.
Reset
Reset restores a zoomed screen to its unzoomed state, as at the Main
Graphics screen. For more information, see page 14-12.
Position Window
To change the position of the window while retaining its size and aspect
ratio, proceed as follows:
1. Left-click on Position Window.
2. A new window appears; move it with the mouse.
3. When it is in the desired position, left-click. (Right-click to
cancel the operation.)
4. In either case, you return to the Scale and Area menu.
Select Scale
To change the size and position of the window while retaining its aspect
ratio, proceed as follows:
1. Left-click on Select Scale.
2. At the bottom of the screen, Ec*Trak Directional asks you to
“Select a corner around which to scale, or Break to scale around
the center.”
When the rescaled window is drawn, it can be anchored to one of
the four corners of the current window, or to its center. To select
one of the corners, move the mouse pointer there and left-click.
To select the center, right-click. Most users right-click.
3. The Scale menu appears, an example of which is shown in
Figure 15-22, with the current scaling shown at the bottom
of the screen.
Figure 15-22.
Scale Menu.
Select a scale
value from the
menu, or left-click
on Enter Scale and
type in your own
value at the bottom
of the screen.
Resize Window
To change the position and aspect ratio of the window, proceed as follows:
1. Left-click on Resize Window.
2. Left-click twice to anchor the position of the new window.
3. Move the mouse; a new window is drawn. When it covers the
desired portion of the graph, left-click.
4. The new window may be smaller than what you drew in the
previous step. Ec*Trak Directional considers the size of the
sub-plot and the scale. If your window is too large to fit, the
program shrinks the window accordingly.
5. You return to the Scale and Area menu, where you may resize
the window, position it or set its scale, if needed.
Detail Editor
As a general rule, whatever you add from the Art menu is not associated
with a sub-plot. If you add something and then move or modify a sub-plot,
the added art may no longer appear in the same place relative to the sub-
plot. Therefore, you should perform Edit Layout functions (see Chapter 15)
Attributes
The art or text you add is given the line and text attributes which you
establish under Attributes on the Art menu. Therefore, set the attributes
before adding any art or text. The flow chart in Figure 16-2 shows the
menus you encounter when setting the attributes.
Figure 16-2.
Attributes Flow 0.1″
serifed 0.2″
Chart. The flow bold elite
...
ELITE 0.9″
Attributes snap off
chart begins at Text Text Font
1.0″
Default
Boxed Text Text Height
the Art menu. Circle Color
Arc Line Style
Box SOLID
Line Width dashed
Line FOREGROUND
Polyline red
Arrow green
FINE blue
Copy Art medium
Save Art yellow
thick purple
Load Art very thick
Hard Line cyan
Grid background
North Arrow
Figure 16-3.
Attributes Menu.
Snap is a toggle
item, while the
others lead to
further menus.
• Snap — Snap is a toggle item. If you left-click to turn it on, all items
that you add are positioned at the nearest 2mm or 0.1 inch mark on
an invisible grid. This can aid in aligning objects on the graph. The
default setting is off, which allows you to position items anywhere.
• Text Font — Left-click on text font to access a menu listing the three
possibilities shown in the following example. Left-click on the desired
font; the default is elite.
Note: You must properly position the pens in a plotter for the
colors on your hard copy to match the colors on the
screen. You may need to make a trial plot to see how
the colors come out; then you can change the pens so
the colors match.
Text
To add text to a plot, proceed as follows:
1. From the Art menu, left-click on Text.
2. At the Enter Text prompt at the bottom of the screen, type a line
of text to appear on the plot. Press [ENTER] to signify the end of
the line.
Boxed Text
Boxed text is text surrounded by a box. Both the text and the box are drawn
according to the attributes you set for them. Proceed as follows:
1. From the Art menu, left-click on Boxed Text.
2. At the Enter Text prompt at the bottom of the screen, type a line
of text to appear on the plot. Press [ENTER] to signify the end of
the line.
3. The Enter Text prompt appears again at the bottom of the screen.
You can add another line of text by repeating Step 2. Add as
many line of text as you wish.
4. When finished entering lines of text, press [ENTER] at the prompt
without typing anything else.
5. An outline of the boxed text area appears.
6. Position the outline and left-click. The text and surrounding box
appear on the plot. Text lines are centered inside the box. Each
text line and the box itself are considered separate objects that
you can edit individually.
Circle
You can draw a circle on the plot according to the following steps:
1. From the Art menu, left-click on Circle. The mouse pointer turns
into cross-hairs.
2. Position the cross-hairs where you want the center of the circle to
be and left-click.
3. Move the mouse in any direction; as you move a line appears.
This line denotes the radius of the circle.
4. When you establish the desired radius, left-click. The circle is
drawn on the plot.
Arc
You can draw an arc, or part of a circle, by following these steps:
1. From the Art menu, left-click on Arc. The mouse pointer turns
into cross-hairs.
2. Position the cross-hairs where you want the center of the arc to
be and left-click.
3. Move the mouse in any direction; as you move a line appears.
This line denotes the radius of the arc.
4. When you establish the desired radius, left-click. A circle is
drawn on the plot, but the radial line remains.
5. Move the mouse in any direction. A second line is drawn from
the center. The resulting arc begins at the radial line and moves
clockwise around the circle to the second line.
Note: The second line can fall short of the circle, or can extend
past it. The arc is drawn to the point where the line
crosses the circle, or would cross it if extended.
radial line
second line
6. When you position the second line at the desired spot, left-click
to draw the arc.
Box
To draw a box, proceed as follows:
1. From the Art menu, left-click on Box. The mouse pointer turns
into cross-hairs.
2. Position the cross-hairs so that one corner of the box is correctly
positioned and left-click.
3. Move the mouse to the opposite corner of the box; as you move
the box appears.
4. When the box is the desired size, left-click. The box appears on
the plot.
Line
To draw a single line, proceed as follows:
1. From the Art menu, left-click on Line. The mouse pointer turns
into cross-hairs.
2. Position the cross-hairs to the point where the line should begin
and left-click.
3. Move the mouse; as you move it a line appears on the screen.
4. Position the mouse at the end of the line and left-click to draw it.
Arrow
You can draw a line with an arrowhead on it. Proceed as follows:
1. From the Art menu, left-click on Arrow. The mouse pointer turns
into cross-hairs.
2. Position the cross-hairs to the point where the tail of the arrow
should begin and left-click.
3. Move the mouse; as you move it a line appears on the screen.
4. Position the mouse where the tip of the arrow should appear and
left-click to draw it.
Polyline
A polyline is a series of lines, each connected to the end of the preceding
line. A polyline can have as many segments as you desire and may be a
closed polygon or an open polygon. There are two ways to draw a polyline,
by using the mouse and by using the keyboard.
To draw a polyline with the mouse, follow these steps:
1. From the Art menu, left-click on Polyline. Then left-click on
Mouse. The mouse pointer turns into cross-hairs.
2. Position the cross-hairs at the point where the first line segment
should begin and left-click.
3. Move the mouse; as you move it a line appears on the screen.
4. Position the mouse at the end of the first line segment and left-
click to draw it.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 until you have drawn all the segments of
the polyline.
Hard Line
A hard line is a single line which may, at your option, be drawn with hash
marks. A hard line is associated with a sub-plot, and you must know the
coordinates of the sub-plot and the hard line before starting the procedure.
The flow chart in Figure 16-4 shows the menus you encounter when
drawing a hard line.
To draw a hard line, follow these steps:
1. From the Art menu, left-click on Hard Line.
2. Left-click on a graphical sub-plot. This defines the origin for
drawing the hard line.
3. A prompt at the bottom of the screen asks you to “Enter the x y
coordinates with a space in between.” These coordinates define
one end of the line. Type in the x (horizontal) coordinate,
Grid
You can draw one or more custom grids on a plot. The grid units are either
centimeters or inches, depending on whether you are working on metric or
imperial paper. To draw a grid, proceed as follows:
1. From the Art menu, left-click on Grid.
2. Left-click on Create. The mouse pointer turns into cross-hairs.
3. Position the cross-hairs at the point where the first corner of the
grid should begin and left-click.
4. Move the mouse; as you move it a line appears on the screen.
5. Position the mouse at the next corner of the grid and left-click to
draw it.
6. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 until you have drawn all but the last line
segment of the grid. Right click to complete the grid and return
to the Art menu. Ec*Trak Directional automatically connects the
first and last points you specified.
North Arrow
Left-click on North Arrow to display a directional diagram such as that
shown in Figure 16-6. The Magnetic to True North correction and date
show the information you entered at the Declination Information screen
in Structure Setup. For more information about declination, see pages 6-5
to 6-7.
Figure 16-6.
North Arrow. The
diagram shows the
relation between
magnetic north and
true north. It uses
the data entered
at the Declination
Information screen
in Structure Setup.
Once it appears on the plot, the north arrow can be moved, resized or edited
like any other art object.
Notice that most of these items are associated with sub-plots. To work with
an entire sub-plot, use the functions under Edit Layout. To edit portions of
a sub-plot, use the functions under Detail Edit.
An example of selecting objects on a plot is shown in Figure 16-7. The
polygon encloses a portion of the plot, and the items which may be edited
are listed in the menu; they are axis values, a casing symbol, text and art.
In this case, axis value and art are toggled on. When you left-click on
Continue, only axis value and art are edited; the other items remain
unchanged.
Figure 16-7.
Selecting a Group
of Objects to Edit.
Draw a polygon
enclosing the
desired objects. If menu listing
enclosed items
more than one type
of object is included, polygon
enclosing
they are listed on a objects to edit
menu. Choose the
object types you
wish to edit by left-
clicking on them
and on Continue.
To select all objects,
left-click on All.
Note: The menu lists object types only, not individual objects.
If you select an item to edit, all objects of that type are
edited. With Axis Value selected in Figure 16-7, all axis
values enclosed by the polygon are to be edited.
Figure 16-8.
Detail Edit Menu.
Most of the object
editing functions
are located on this
menu, which is
accessed from the
Main Graphics
menu. Left-click on
Art to access the Art
menu, where the
rest of the editing
functions are found.
traverse pans across a zoomed image and reset restores a plot to its
unzoomed size. For more information, see page 14-10 through 14-13.
zoom
traverse click 0.5X
reset select right enclosed objects 1.5X
show/hide paper objects All 2X
edit layout Continue 3X
detail edit Zoom 4X
hard copy Traverse User Defined scale factor
change paper Reset
measure Refresh
Save plot Move click
Scale right enclosed objects delete
Delete select
objects All cancel
Rotate Continue
Art
45
click 90
select right enclosed objects
All 135
objects 180
Continue
225
270
Attributes 315
Text User Defined angle of rotation
Boxed Text
Circle
Arc
Box select
Line objects reposition
Polyline
Arrow click
Copy Art select right
Save Art objects filename
Load Art
Hard Line filename
Grid
North Arrow
Refresh
Left-click on Refresh to redraw the screen in its current zoomed state. This
is useful because objects on the screen can become broken up during the
editing process. Contrast with the Reset function, which redraws the screen
and restores the plot to its unzoomed condition.
Move
To use the Move function on the Detail Edit menu, select an individual
object or enclose the objects you wish to move inside a polygon. If
you enclose objects that are part of a graphical sub-plot, the following
restrictions apply:
• You can not move a wellpath.
• You can not move an x-axis or values on an x-axis horizontally.
• You can not move a y-axis or values on a y-axis vertically.
• You can neither move nor snap station markers.
Contrast this with Move under Edit Layout (see page 15-3), which allows
you to move an entire sub-plot as a single unit.
To move objects on a plot, proceed as follows:
1. From the Detail Edit menu, left-click on Move.
2. The Move menu appears, as shown in Figure 16-10. There are
two things to consider at this menu, as follows:
Figure 16-10.
Move Menu.
Toggle snap on
or off. Select
one of the three
constraints for
moving objects.
Scale
Scale modifies the size of art, text and annotations. It has no effect on
the size of wellpaths and axes. To change the size of an entire sub-plot,
see “Sizing and Positioning a Sub-Plot” on page 15-7.
To scale objects on a plot, proceed as follows:
1. From the Detail Edit menu, left-click on Scale.
2. Select the objects to scale, either individually or by enclosing
them inside a polygon (for more information, see page 16-11).
If you enclose more than one object type, select the desired
items from the menu.
3. The Scale menu appears, as shown in Figure 16-11. Either
left-click on a scale factor from the menu, or specify your
own by left-clicking on User Defined.
Figure 16-11.
Scale Menu. Left-
click on the desired
scale factor for the
selected objects, or
select User Defined
to specify a custom
factor.
Delete
You can delete most objects from a plot, with the prominent exception
of wellpaths and axes. Common uses of this function are to delete some
values along an axis or to delete some inclination markers along the
vertical view of a wellpath. To delete an entire graphical sub-plot,
including the wellpath and axes, see “Deleting a Sub-Plot” on page 15-4.
To delete objects from a plot, proceed as follows:
1. From the Detail Edit menu, left-click on Delete.
2. Select the objects to delete, either individually or by enclosing
them inside a polygon (for more information, see page 16-11).
If you enclose more than one object type, select the desired
items from the menu.
3. A confirmation menu appears. Left-click on Delete to erase
the selected objects, or left-click on Cancel to retain them.
4. You return to Step 2, where you can select more objects to
delete. When finished deleting objects, right-click to return
to the Detail Edit menu.
If you delete a part of the sub-plot, such as axis values or inclination
markers, and subsequently modify the affected sub-plot, the deleted objects
return. This is another reason to perform layout edits before detail edits.
Rotate
You can rotate wellpath annotations, art and text that you added to the plot.
Wellpath annotations are rotated about their associated station marker,
while art and text are rotated about their center.
To rotate objects on a plot, proceed as follows:
1. From the Detail Edit menu, left-click on Rotate.
2. Select the objects to rotate, either individually or by enclosing
them inside a polygon (for more information, see page 16-11).
If you enclose more than one object type, select the desired
items from the menu.
3. The menu shown in Figure 16-12 appears. Either left-click on
a rotation angle from the menu, or specify your own angle by
left-clicking on User Defined. All angles are measured from
the current position of the selected object.
If you select User Defined, a prompt at the bottom of the screen
asks you to “Enter Angle of Rotation.” Type in the desired angle
— decimal point and minus sign are permitted — and press
[ENTER].
Figure 16-12.
Rotate Menu. Left-
click on the desired
angle of rotation
for the selected
objects, or select
User Defined to
specify a custom
angle.
Copying Art
You can copy art and added text — the items on the Art menu — to a
different position on the same plot. However, the copying procedure does
not apply to portions of a sub-plot.
To make a copy of art or text, follow these steps:
1. From the Detail Edit menu, left-click on Art.
2. From the Art menu, left-click on Copy Art.
3. Select the objects to copy, either individually or by enclosing
them inside a polygon. When copying art, no menu appears
if you enclose more than one object type; all the objects are
selected.
4. Move the mouse; a rectangle defining the extent of the selected
objects appears.
5. Position the rectangle at the desired point and left-click.
6. A copy of the objects appears in the new position, and you return
to the Art menu.
4. The objects are drawn on the plot in the same position as when
they were saved. You return to the Art menu.
Load Art can also be used to load company logos onto a plot. Type the
name of the desired logo file in Step 3 of the preceding procedure. The
names of the files can be found in the logodir directory, generally under
u/ideas/ideas_data.
There are two versions of each logo, as follows:
• File names with a .c extension contain a color logo, which can be sent
to a laser printer or an inkjet plotter.
• File names without an extension contain an outline logo, suitable for
a pen plotter.
See Appendix F to view the logos and their file names.
Printing a Report
To select the report preview option, press [F1] from the Main Menu. The
second item on the Select Action menu says DISABLE Report Preview
or ENABLE Report Preview. DISABLE Report Preview means that
the option is on; if you highlight it and press [ENTER], you turn it off.
Similarly, ENABLE Report Preview means that the option is off;
highlighting it and pressing [ENTER] turns it on.
Therefore, either highlight the second item on the menu and press [ENTER]
to change it, or, if already correct, press [F1] to return to the Main Menu.
Select a report by choosing — from the Main Menu — Report, Report
Type, Interpolation/Range Specifications, reference data, object data
(if any) and end data selection. At this point, one of the following occurs:
• If the report preview option is disabled, the report is sent directly
to the printer.
2. Move the mouse pointer to the second item, Print, and left-click
to reveal the menu shown in Figure 17-2.
Figure 17-2.
Dialog Box to
Specify the
Number of Copies
to Print.
Printing/Plotting a Graph
Select a plot by choosing — from the Main Menu — Plot, Plot Type,
Interpolation/Range Specification, reference data, object data (if any)
and end data selection. The plot appears within the graphics window.
Edit the plot as desired, including zooming to the desired magnification.
When you print or plot a graph, the printed output matches the content and
magnification of what you see on the screen. To actually print the graph,
follow these steps:
1. At the Main Graphics menu, left-click on Hard Copy.
2. At the menu shown in Figure 17-3, left-click on Send to Plotter/
Printer.
Figure 17-3.
Choices After save to disk
Selecting Hard send to plotter / printer
cancel
Copy.
Figure 17-4.
Sample List of send to LaserJet
send to epsonlq1500
Available Printers send to hp7475
and Plotters. send to epsonFX
send to epsonFX15
send to calc1044
send to calc1044L
send to alps
send to ThinkJet
send to BubbleJet
cancel
Figure 17-5.
Save Report File
Dialog Box.
7. You are next asked to enter a valid DOS filename. If you press
[ENTER] without typing in a valid DOS filename, the system
names the file.
8. Ec*Trak Directional can format your diskette if necessary. If you
want to format it, answer the next question by pressing Y. If you
do not need to format it, answer N.
At this point, the program formats the diskette, if you so
specified, and writes the report file to it.
9. A message tells you when the copying is complete. Press
[ENTER] to return to the Report Previewer screen.
8. After the Please Wait message leaves the screen, select another
graph file to print if desired, or press [F1] to move back through
the menus.
Figure 17-7.
Interpolation/
Range
Specification
Screen. Change
Number of Copies enter Number of
on the indicated Copies here
line; this affects
reports only.
Whenever you
print a plot, you
get one copy.
Disabling/Enabling Printers
Figure 17-8.
Printer
Operations Menu.
This menu allows
you to enable and
disable individual
printers. You can
affect all the printers
at once by using the
Stop Scheduler
option.
Find the device you wish to disable. It should say Disable Device.
Highlight it and press [ENTER] to disable it.
At this point, you can disable another device in the same manner.
Changing Paper
Each type of graph uses a pre-selected paper size. When you send a graph
to a printer or plotter, Ec*Trak Directional scales the graph to the paper
size of the output device with no change in aspect ratio.
For example, if a wellpath plot on metric paper is 84cm by 84cm, the plot
remains square when sent to an output device. Therefore, if you send a
wellpath plot to A3 paper (42cm by 30cm), Ec*Trak Directional scales
down the plot to 30cm by 30cm. However, if you want to fill the entire
42cm length, you may need to use the Change Paper function, which is
found on the Main Graphics menu.
To change the paper, proceed as follows:
1. Select a plot by choosing, from the Main Menu, Plot, Plot Type,
Interpolation/Range Specification, reference data, object data
(if any) and end data selection.
2. At the Main Graphics menu, move the mouse pointer to Change
Paper and left-click. The menu shown in Figure 17-9 appears.
Figure 17-9.
Change Paper change paper
cancel
Confirmation.
3. Change Paper erases the entire plot and presents the menu of
paper sizes shown in Figure 17-10. Depending on the setup of
your system, your list may be different. Cancel returns you to
the previous screen.
Figure 17-10.
List of Available
Paper Sizes.
4. Highlight the desired paper size and left-click to select it. If you
right-click, a default paper size (118cm by 84cm or 33 inches by
54 inches) is selected.
5. As shown in Figure 17-11, the extent of the paper and its grid are
displayed. If you wish to get rid of the marks, highlight Show/
Hide Paper and left-click.
At this point you have a blank sheet of paper. You can not load a standard
plot to it. You must select Edit Layout and add each sub-plot individually,
specifying location on the paper, size, axes, depth range, attributes and so
on. For more information, see “Edit Layout Summary” on page 15-28.
Figure 17-11.
Graphics Screen
with New Paper.
After you select
Change Paper and
the new paper size,
the Graphics screen
resembles this
figure. Each dot
represents 2cm or
1 inch. You must
add sub-plots
individually, using
the Edit Layout
function.
As you may see, this process can become quite tedious. You should not
have to use Change Paper very often, if ever. If you are making extensive
use of Change Paper, you should make up one or more customized plot
description files that fulfill your requirements. For more information,
see your Ec*Trak Directional system administrator.
Utilities
• If you want to retain the operator, but want to delete data further along
the data hierarchy, highlight the field that you want to delete data
from and press [ENTER].
If you select a field, a screen appears which shows all the structures
belonging to the field. Your options are the same as at the previous menu.
To delete the field and all data belonging to it, select End Selection and
confirm. To retain the field but to delete data further along the data
hierarchy, highlight the structure that you want to delete data from and
press [ENTER].
If you select a structure, a menu appears which shows all the slots
belonging to the field. Your options are again the same. To delete the
structure and all data belonging to it, select End Selection and confirm.
To retain the structure but to delete data from a slot, highlight the slot
that you want to delete data from and press [ENTER].
The slot is the lowest level of the data hierarchy whose data you can delete.
After selecting the slot, the confirmation message appears. Answer Yes to
delete the slot data or No to retain the slot data.
If you specify an incorrect item in the data hierarchy (for example, the
wrong field name), press [F1] and answer No to the confirmation question.
You return to the Main Menu, where you can try the deletion again.
Bulk Edit
The Bulk Edit utility allows you to select a group of surveys and proposals
and to edit certain items within them at the same time. This can be a great
time-saver when compared to entering each survey and proposal one-at-a-
time, making the change and saving it.
You can edit the following items:
• MD, inclination and azimuth of surveys.
Press [F2] to display all the tokens for the field. An example of such
a screen is shown in Figure 18-3.
Note: If the operator owns one field, the field menu is skipped.
To return to the field menu, press [F1] as needed.
Figure 18-3.
Tokens for Field.
From the field
menu, press [F2]
to reveal the list of
tokens. Wellpaths
on the field which
have capitalized
tokens names
assigned to them
are selected for
editing. Most
common is to
select all wellpaths.
The tokens listed are all those available for the field. The capitalized token
names are the ones which are to be selected for editing. Capitalize the
tokens to edit and make sure the rest are in lower case; toggle by
highlighting a token and pressing [ENTER].
Probably the most commonly used item on the token menu is Select All
Wellpaths. In the example shown in Figure 18-3, if you highlight Select
All Wellpaths and press [ENTER], all wellpaths belonging to the Manual
Field are selected for editing.
After selecting all wellpaths, a menu asks if you wish to gather more data
for editing. Highlight Yes or No as desired and press [ENTER]. A Yes
answer allows you to select more wellpaths to edit, while a No answer
takes you directly to the Bulk Edit menu.
You can also select the tokens or wellpaths on a structure by selecting the
desired operator, field and structure and pressing [F2]. The screen is similar
to that shown in Figure 18-3, but it refers to the structure.
Figure 18-4.
Warning
Message. Press
[ENTER] to go to the
Bulk Edit menu.
Press [ENTER] to leave the warning message and go to the Bulk Edit menu,
shown in Figure 18-5.
Figure 18-5. Bulk
Edit Menu.
When you selected the wellpaths to edit, they may have included both
proposals and surveys. The first two items on the Bulk Edit menu allow
you to restrict the edited wellpaths to proposals only or surveys only. If
proposals or surveys are included, those wellpaths are subject to editing.
If proposals or wellpaths are ignored, those wellpaths are not changed by
your actions at the Bulk Edit menu. Toggle between Included and Ignored
by highlighting either proposals or surveys and pressing [ENTER].
MD/Inc/Azi Corrections
These are applied to surveys only; if you also specified proposals, the
corrections are not applied to proposals. A series of screens appears, as
follows:
1. The first screen is a warning that the corrections you specify take
effect even if you later tell Ec*Trak Directional to quit and
ignore the changes you made. Press [ENTER] to continue.
2. The second screen asks you to enter an amount to add to the MD
value of each survey station. This amount can be positive or
negative. Press [ENTER] after typing in the desired amount.
3. If you added 0 to the MD in Step 2, a screen appears asking you
to enter an amount by which to multiply the MD of each survey
station. Type the desired amount and press [ENTER].
4. The next screen asks you to enter an amount (positive or
negative) to add to the inclination of each survey station.
5. The next screen — probably the most commonly used correction
— asks you to enter an amount (positive or negative) to add to
the azimuth of each survey station.
This feature is useful in that it allows you to enter azimuth values
as read directly from the survey film. Then you can come to the
Bulk Edit utility to enter the declination adjustment to be applied
to each station.
Tokens
The Set a Token and Clear a Token choices apply to both surveys and
proposals. To apply a new token to all the selected wellpaths, highlight
Set a Token and press [ENTER]. A window appears telling you that all
the token names appear in lower case. Press [ENTER].
At the next menu, the list of available tokens for surveys appears. To apply
a token highlight it and press [ENTER] to toggle it to capital letters. You
may apply as many tokens as desired. For more information about survey
tokens, see page 10-9. When finished press [F1] to end your selection.
The next menu shows the list of available tokens for proposals. Select the
desired tokens by highlighting each one and pressing [ENTER] and pressing
[F1] when finished. For more information about proposal tokens, see page
8-22.
In separate windows, Ec*Trak Directional tells you which surveys and
which proposals it changed. Press [ENTER] to leave each window.
To clear a token from the selected wellpaths, highlight Clear a Token and
press [ENTER]. Tokens are cleared one at a time by highlighting the desired
token on the menu and pressing [ENTER]. Windows appear telling you
which surveys and proposals were changed.
The next screen asks you to enter the casing string identifier to associate
with the wellpaths. Type in the identifier letter and press [ENTER]. A single
window lists both the proposals and surveys that were changed. For more
information about the casing string identifiers, see “String Identifier” on
page 6-10.
If these are the data you wish to import, select Yes to import
them; otherwise, select No to return to the Main Menu.
4. Next, you must tell Ec*Trak Directional where to place the new
data in the database, as follows:
• If you exported slot data, you must specify a structure to
receive them.
• If you exported structure data, you specify a field to receive
them.
• If you exported field, data you must specify an operator to
receive them.
• If you exported operator data, you do not have to specify
anything. A new operator with the same name is created
in the receiving database.
5. You proceed along the data hierarchy, selecting the desired
operator, field and structure in accordance with the guidelines
in Step 4. Highlight the desired items and press [ENTER].
6. When you reach the proper point in the data hierarchy, the data
are imported and you return to the Main Menu.
Backup Data
Generate Well Site Data can export at most the data of a single operator.
Backup Data allows you to make a copy of your entire database.
To enter this utility press [F1] at the Main Menu. At the Utilities menu,
highlight Backup Data and press [ENTER]. Answer the questions as they
appear.
Geodetics Summary
Azimuth References
As commonly used in directional drilling, azimuth is the horizontal
direction of the wellpath at a particular point, measured in a clockwise
direction from a chosen north reference point.
Azimuth may be expressed as a value on a compass system (0°–360°),
rather than a quadrant system (such as N45°20′E). A circle is divided into
360 degrees (°), each degree into 60 minutes (′) and each minute into 60
seconds (″).
For directional drilling and borehole surveying, there are three primary
azimuth references, as follows:
• True (Geographic) North (TN)
• Magnetic North (MN)
• Grid North (GN)
True North
True or Geographic North is the horizontal direction from a point on the
earth’s surface to the geographic North Pole, which lies on the earth’s axis
of rotation. The direction is shown on a globe by meridians of longitude
(see page A-5 for more information).
Magnetic North
Magnetic North is the direction of the horizontal component of the earth’s
magnetic field lines at a particular point on the earth’s surface pointing to
the magnetic pole. A magnetic compass aligns itself to these lines with the
positive pole of the compass indicating North.
Grid North
Grid North is a reference system devised by map makers in the compli-
cated task of transferring the curved surface of the earth onto a flat sheet.
The meridians of longitude on a globe converge toward the North Pole and
therefore do not produce a rectangular grid system.
A map can be drawn such that the grid lines are rectangular, for some
specified area of the earth, the northerly direction of which is determined
by one specified meridian of longitude. This direction is called Grid North
and is identical to True North only for that specified central meridian.
Declination
Magnetic declination correction converts azimuth values between the
Magnetic North and True North systems. The magnetic declination
correction is the angle between the horizontal component of the earth’s
magnetic field lines and the meridians of longitude. When Magnetic North
lies to the west of True North, the magnetic declination is westerly, and if
to the east, easterly. The relationship between Magnetic North and True
North is shown in Figure A-1.
Values of magnetic declination change with time and location. They must
be updated regularly. Their values and rates of change can be obtained
from “world magnetic variation charts” or “isogonic charts” which are
issued by major hydrographic institutes. A computer program such as
Ec*Trak Directional has such information coded within it. When magnetic
results are recorded, the declination and the date must be included.
Convergence
Convergence, or grid correction angle, converts azimuth readings between
True North and the specified Grid North. The angle of correction is the
angle between the meridians of longitude and the northings of the grid
system at the specified point. The magnitude of the correction angle
Figure A-1.
Magnetic and
Geographic
North. Declination
is the angular
difference between
them for a point on
the earth’s surface
at a particular time.
depends upon its location within the grid. The relationship between Grid
North and True North is shown in Figure A-2.
When working with the UTM system, the calculated direction between two
UTM coordinates is referenced to Grid North. To convert this UTM Grid
North direction to a True North direction, you must apply the grid conver-
gence to the calculated UTM Grid North direction.
System Conversions
Once you acquire accurate magnetic declinations and grid convergence
angles, add or subtract these angles from one another to change reference
systems. Typically, you begin with a magnetic reading; apply declination
to convert to True North. Then apply convergence to True North to convert
to Grid North.
Construct a diagram as shown in Figure A-3 with Grid North at 0° azimuth
(straight up). Draw arrows for True North and Magnetic North to the east
or west of Grid North, depending on the convergence and declination.
Draw an arbitrary borehole at 90° azimuth.
North. In this GN
True Azimuth = 87°
MN
example, Grid 3° 5°
Grid Azimuth = 90°
Magnetic Azimuth = 82°
North is west of
True North, while
Magnetic North is To
True Grid Mag
east of True North. From
Figure A-3 shows a situation with a 3.0° west grid convergence and a 5.0°
east magnetic declination. The diagram shows the arbitrary Grid North
azimuth of 90.0° to equal 87.0° True North and 82.0° Magnetic North. To
convert from Magnetic azimuth to True azimuth, add 5.0° to all Magnetic
North azimuths, and so on. The chart adjacent to the diagram shows all
possible combinations to change between systems.
The survey printout for this example should include, under an azimuth
reference heading, the following data:
• Grid North is 3.0°W from True North.
• Magnetic North is 5.0°E from True North and 8.0°E from Grid North,
and the date the survey was taken.
• Survey printout is referenced to Grid North.
Figure A-4 shows a similar situation with a 3.0° east grid convergence and
an 8.0° east magnetic declination.
North. In this GN MN
True Azimuth = 93°
example, both Grid 3° 5° Grid Azimuth = 90°
Magnetic Azimuth = 85°
and Magnetic North
are east of True
North. The diagram To
True Grid Mag
and table show their From
−3 −8
relationship. True 0
Grid 3 0 −5
90°
Mag 8 5 0 Borehole Azimuth
Geographic Coordinates
Figure A-5.
Latitude and
Longitude. The
equator, the prime
meridian and the
location of a
particular point
on the globe are
shown.
Geographic Datum
For most atlas maps and any directional drilling map, the earth may be
considered a sphere. Actually it more nearly resembles an oblate ellipsoid
flattened by approximately one part in 300 at the poles. On small-scale
maps this oblateness is negligible. However, different ellipsoids produce
slightly different coordinates for the same point on the earth and therefore
warrant a brief summary.
More than a dozen principal ellipsoids are in use today. An official shape
was designated in 1924 by the International Union of Geodesy and
Geophysics (IUGG), which adopted a flattening ratio of one part in
297. This is called the International Ellipsoid and is based on Hayford’s
calculations in 1909 giving an equatorial radius of 6,378,388 meters and
a polar radius of 6,356,911.9 meters.
This ellipsoid was not adopted by many countries, however, including
those in North America. The different dimensions of the other established
ellipsoids are not only the result of varying uncertainties in the geodetic
measurements that were made, but also are due to a non-uniform curvature
of the earth’s surface.
It is for this reason that a particular ellipsoid is slightly more accurate in the
areas it was measured, rather than using a generalized ellipsoid for the
whole earth. This also includes satellite derived ellipsoids such as WGS72.
Figure A-6. A
UTM Grid Zone.
Basics of the UTM
grid zone are
shown. Note that
standard UTM
zones do not extend
to the poles.
Figure A-7.
Lambert
Projection.
Lambert grids
can be defined
for local areas.
For example,
Louisiana has
three such zones.
countries. Several countries have also shifted the starting points of the
UTM grid zones to fall inside their own territory.
In some situations when using standard grid coordinates, the well’s target
location may lie in a different zone from the surface location. In these cases
a special local grid is normally produced by creating a nonstandard zone.
This is done by either extending the surface location zone by a few miles to
include the target, or shifting the zone center, as sometimes is done with
UTM, 3° to the zone boundary.
Table 5 — Spheroids
Hayford Danish
Clarke – 1866 Bessel
Clarke – 1880 Airy
International European Datum 1950
Delambre NAD
Plessis NAD 83
Everest WGS 84
Clarke – 1858 Australian Nat
Struve Heiskanen
Helmert Jeffreys
Krasovsky NWL
Australian 165 WGS
IUGG
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Entering Direction
Azimuth Entry
You can enter the angle from north in either azimuth or quadrature form.
In both forms you need to express the number of whole and fractional
degrees.
• A decimal point denotes a decimal number of degrees. For example,
1.23 means 1.23°.
• A space denotes the number of minutes. For example, 1 23 means
1 degree and 23 minutes or 1.383° (1 + 23⁄60).
Quadrature Entry
You have the further option of quadrature entry relating to north/south
and east/west. For example, the entry S28 23W is equivalent to 208.383°
azimuth. The first two digits following S are added to south (180°)
resulting in 208°. The next two digits represent the number of minutes.
Therefore S28 23W is 180 + 28 + 23⁄60 = 208.383°.
Some examples of direction in the quadrature form, and their azimuth
equivalent, follow:
• 123 = 123.00°
• N3E = 3.00°
• N20W = 340°
• N1.23E = 1.23°
• S28 23W = 208.383°
Entering MD or TVD
Valid keys are 0 – 9 and the decimal point.
Entering Inclination
You may enter inclination in either decimal degrees or in degrees and
minutes, as described for the azimuth form of Direction input (see page
D-1). Inclinations from 0° to 180° are permitted. Some examples of
inclination follow:
• 3 = 3.00°
• 23 = 23.00°
• 123 = 123.00°
• 1 23 = 1.383°
• 1.23 = 1.23°
Entering Curvature
Enter curvature values as a change of angle, in decimal degrees, and an
optional measured depth interval (course length) to denote a rate of change.
The curvature applies between the previous and current stations on the
Well Design Spreadsheet. If you omit the course length, the default you
specify at Structure Edit is used. That default is either 30 meters, 10 meters
or 100 feet.
Some examples of curvature input follow:
• 2 = 2°/30m
• 2/50 = 2°/50m
• 3.25/30 = 3.25°/30m
• 3.5/100 = 3.5°/100m
Some default interpretations of the curvature sense, + or -, are made by the
system when profiles are loaded into the spreadsheet. The symbol ==>
indicates 0 curvature.
Entering Toolface
Toolface is entered as degrees and decimal degrees from −180° to 180°.
Position Uncertainty
1. This appendix contains papers and notes written by Harry Wilson. The Error Model
description was written by Mark Stephenson and modified by Andy Brooks.
2. Wolff, C.J.M. and de Wardt, J.P.: “Borehole Position Uncertainty — Analysis of
Measuring Methods and Derivation of Systematic Error Model”, JPT (December
1981) 2339–2350.
Straight Segment
Assume the segment has inclination I (in radians), azimuth A (in radians),
and course length D (in either feet or meters). The lateral (in the horizontal
plane and perpendicular to the direction of the wellpath), radial (in the
horizontal plane and in the direction of the wellpath), and vertical position
uncertainties (in either feet or meters, depending on the units of D) are:
∆L = [ µ 2 + ( ∆ A sin I ) 2 + ρ 2 ] 1 / 2 D
where:
∆ indicates the 2σ uncertainty of the quantity that it precedes
µ is the 2σ misalignment uncertainty in radians
ε is the fractional (dimensionless) 2σ measured depth error (“error”
and “uncertainty” are used interchangeably)
ρ is the fractional (dimensionless) 2σ pure positional uncertainty
(for FINDS)
and the azimuth and inclination uncertainties in radians are:
∆ A = ( ∆ A R2 + ∆ A D2 + ∆ A M
2 + ∆A 2 + ∆A 2 + ∆A 2 + ∆A 2 )1 / 2
C G DI DS
∆I = ( ∆I F2 + ∆I S2 + ∆I C2 ) 1 / 2
where:
∆AR is the azimuth reference error
∆AD is the declination azimuth error
∆AM is the magnetic interference azimuth error
∆AC is the residual azimuth error after correction for magnetic
interference
∆AG is the gyro azimuth error
∆ADI is the Seeker DI (Drift, Input) azimuth error
∆ADS is the Seeker DS (Drift, Spin) azimuth error
1. ∆ A R = ∆ A R0
∆a 0 tan d 2 ∆m 0 2 1/2
∆ A R0 = ---------------------- + -----------------
G H cos d
where two parameters are needed for each tool error model:
∆a0, the lumped accelerometer error in g
∆m0, the lumped magnetometer error in gamma.
Also G is the local gravitational field strength in units of g
(assume G equals 1 g)
H is the local magnetic field strength in gammas
d is the local magnetic dip angle.
It is recognized that ∆AR0 for these tools may also depend on the local
inclination and azimuth values, but the expression used here is correct
at 90° inclination and is reasonably close for most inclinations greater
than about 10°. Since the ∆AR0 term is weighted by sinI, the use of
this approximation does not lead to significant errors in the ellipsoid
dimensions.
(Properly speaking, the values we are using are for the magnetic flux
density B rather than for the magnetic field strength H. In vacuum, a B
field of 1 nanotesla corresponds to an H field of 1 gamma; we treat
these units as equal. This choice of units is consistent with the British
Geological Survey tables that we use.)
2. ∆ A D = ∆ A D0
3. ∆ A M = ∆ A M0 sin I sin A
4. ∆ A C = [ ( ∆d 0 S d ) 2 + ( ∆H n0 S H ) 2 + ( ∆H 0 S H ) 2 ] 1 / 2
where:
∆d0 is the magnetic dip angle error in radians
∆Hn0 is the nominal magnetic field error in gammas
∆H0 is the magnetic field error in gammas due to sensor scale
factor error.
The sensitivity factors Sd and SH are defined by:
H v = H sin d
H h = H cos d
5. ∆ A G = ∆ A G0 sec I
6. ∆ A DI = ∆ A DI 0 sin I cos A
and
8. ∆I F = ∆I F0
9. ∆I S = ∆I SF0 + ∆I SV 0 sin I
10. ∆I C = ∆I C0 f S ( I , A )
where fS(I, A) = 1 for now (at a later time, we may wish to include
dependence of the error on inclination and azimuth).
The three remaining parameters are:
11. ε = ε 0
12. ρ = ρ 0
13. µ = µ 0 ⁄ 2
General Case
Now that we know how to calculate the position uncertainties for a straight
segment of wellpath, it is straightforward (but mathematically messy) to
calculate the position uncertainties for an arbitrary wellpath. The procedure
is to divide the wellpath into segments that are approximately straight,
calculate the directed position uncertainties for each segment, and then sum
vectorially the contributions of all the segments. This assumes that the
errors are completely systematic. At tie-on points some errors may be
randomized; for more information, see “Survey Tie-On Methods” on page
E-32.
The general calculation method is essentially the same as the one given in
the appendices of WdeW, with additional error terms as described above,
and a few small changes. The sizes and orientations of the position
uncertainties are derived from a modified 3-dimensional position
covariance matrix through standard numerical methods. Because each
1. Dubrule, O. and Nelson, P.E.: “Evaluation of Directional Survey Errors at Prudhoe
Bay”, SPE Drilling Engineering (September 1987) 257–267.
uncertainty has been specified at the 2σ level, each term in the modified
matrix is four times larger than its corresponding variance or covariance.
The following overview outlines the general method.
Denote the position vector for any point along the wellpath by r, and
assume for later convenience a north, east, and vertical coordinate system.
The position uncertainty is then:
∆r = ∫ ∆u ( s ) ds
where ds is an infinitesimal element of course length, ∆u(s) is the
measurement error vector (fractional position error vector) at measured
depth s, and the integration is from a known reference position (such as the
wellhead) to the measured depth of the position of interest. In practice,
survey information is available at discrete points, so the integral must be
approximated by the sum:
∆r = ∑ ∆uk ( sk )δsk
where the sum is over survey intervals, labelled k, with course lengths δsk,
and the range of the sum is the same as for the integral. Each incremental
position error vector may be decomposed into the individual measurement
error terms described earlier:
∆u k ( s k ) = ∑ ∆ukj ( sk )
where the sum over j ranges from 1 to 11, corresponding to the first 11
measurement error types (the 12th and 13th error terms are handled
differently, as described below). Dropping the subscript k for now as
understood:
∆u ( s ) = ∑ ∆u j ( s ) = ∑ m j w j ( s )v j ( s )
where:
mj is the jth parameter value (m1 = ∆AR0, m2 = ∆AD0, and so on)
wj(s) is the jth weighting function containing the dependence of the
position error term on inclination and azimuth (w1 = 1 × sinI, w2 = 1 ×
sinI, w3 = sin2I sinA, and so on)
vj(s) is the unit vector in the direction of the jth error term contribution
to the measurement error vector.
v LT = ( – sin A, cos A, 0 )
and the upward (tilted upward from the horizontal plane) unit vector:
Notice that these unit vectors are not constant as you move along the
wellpath, as inclination and azimuth change.
With these conventions, the fractional position measurement error
contributions can be written:
∆u 1 = ∆ A R ( I , A ) sin I v L
∆u 2 = ∆ A D0 sin I v L
∆u 3 = ∆ A M0 sin2 I sin Av L
∆u 4 = ∆ A C ( I , A ) sin I v L
∆u 5 = ∆ A G0 tan I v L
∆u 6 = ∆ A DI 0 sin2 I cos A v L
∆u 8 = ∆I F0 v U
∆u 9 = ∆I S ( I )v U
where ∆IS as a function of I is the same as the function given on page E-5
for equation 9:
∆u 10 = ∆I C0 f S ( I , A )v U
∆u 11 = ε 0 v A
and ∆u12 and ∆u13, which describe the FINDS and misalignment errors,
must be treated separately because they are not in fixed directions.
The individual parameters are assumed to be uncorrelated with one
another. Also, each of the parameters is assumed to have an expectation
value of zero. This differs from the original WdeW model in that we do not
allow the special case of an offset for the magnetic interference error. That
special case was only significant for poor magnetic surveys, and greatly
complicated further error analysis applications such as clearance
calculations.
The modified (north, east, vertical) position covariance matrix is calculated
from the 13 position error contributions as follows. First, substitute the
expression for the measurement errors ∆uj into the first equation for ∆r:
∆r = ∑ m j ∫ w j ( s )v j ( s ) ds
For convenience, introduce the simplifying notation for the integrals:
aj = ∫ w j ( s )v j ( s ) ds
In practice these integrals are replaced by sums over survey intervals as
before. They can be calculated by substituting the known inclinations and
azimuths of the survey. In terms of these integrals, the contribution of the
first eleven terms to the covariance matrix is:
C 1-11 = ∑ m 2j a j a Tj
where the sum is for j from 1 to 11. Further details are provided in
Appendix A of WdeW. The contribution of the FINDS error is a sphere:
C 12 = ρ 2 s 2 U
where U is the 3×3 identity matrix (also, remember s is the total measured
depth from the starting reference position to the position of interest).
Finally, as derived in WdeW, the contribution of the misalignment error is:
C 13 = µ 2 ∑ ( δs k2 U – δr k δr kT )
where the sum is over survey intervals from the reference position to the
position of interest, and:
µ
µ = ------0-
2
∆r kT C –1 ∆r k = 1
from which the ellipsoid axes and their orientations, or projections of the
ellipsoid, can be calculated using standard computational methods. As an
example, the analytic form of the equation for the horizontal ellipse
projection is:
( c 22 ∆N 2 – 2c 12 ∆N ∆E + c 11 ∆E 2 ) ⁄ ( c 11 c 22 – c 12
2 ) = 1
∆V = ± c 33
where cij is the element of C in the ith row and jth column.
Notice that the particular computational methods used to solve the matrix
equations are not part of the specification of the model. Any methods that
work may be used; the ones used in the current version of Ec*Trak
Directional are fine.
This discussion of the general case has been very terse. Some additional
discussion and derivations of equations may be found in the original
WdeW paper.
Photomechanical Magnetic
∆AR0 = 1.00 degrees
∆AD0 = lookup table value (table starts on page E-26)
∆AM0 = 1.00 degrees
∆IF0 = 0.50 degrees
∆ISF0 = 0.10 degrees
∆ISV0 = 0.30 degrees
ε0 = 2.0 × 10-3
µ0 = 0.10 degrees
The nonzero parameters for this model are similar to those of the WdeW
good magnetic example, but with additional parameters for declination
error and fixed inclination error. As stated earlier, the azimuth reference
error and declination error depend on location in different ways.
Steering Tool
∆AR0 is calculated from the Baker Hughes INTEQ magnetic reference
error equation with
∆a0 = 0.076 degrees-g; multiply by π/180 to find the value
in g
∆m0 = 5670 degrees-gamma; multiply by π/180 to find the
value in gamma
∆AD0 = lookup table value (table starts on page E-26)
∆AM0 = 1.00 degrees
∆IF0 = 0.076 degrees
∆ISF0 = 0.10 degrees
∆ISV0 = 0.30 degrees
ε0 = 2.0 × 10-3
µ0 = 0.10 degrees
EMS
∆AR0 is calculated from the Baker Hughes INTEQ magnetic reference
error equation with
∆a0 = 0.076 degrees-g
∆m0 = 5670 degrees-gamma
∆AD0 = lookup table value (table starts on page E-26)
∆AM0 = 1.00 degrees
∆IF0 = 0.076 degrees
∆ISF0 = 0.10 degrees
∆ISV0 = 0.30 degrees
ε0 = 2.0 × 10-3
µ0 = 0.10 degrees
DDS (Collar)
∆AR0 is calculated from the Baker Hughes INTEQ magnetic reference
error equation with:
∆a0 = 0.065 degrees-g
∆m0 = 4820 degrees-gamma
∆AD0 = lookup table value (table starts on page E-26)
∆AM0 = 1.00 degrees
∆IF0 = 0.065 degrees
∆ISF0 = 0.10 degrees
∆ISV0 = 0.30 degrees
ε0 = 2.0 × 10-3
µ0 = 0.10 degrees
NaviTrak (DAS)
∆AR0 is calculated from the Baker Hughes INTEQ magnetic reference
error equation with:
∆a0 = 0.067 degrees-g
∆m0 = 4920 degrees-gamma
∆AD0 = lookup table value (table starts on page E-26)
∆AM0 = 1.00 degrees
∆IF0 = 0.067 degrees
∆ISF0 = 0.10 degrees
∆ISV0 = 0.30 degrees
ε0 = 2.0 × 10-3
µ0 = 0.10 degrees
Seeker
∆ADI0 = (180 / π) 0.10 / [15.041 cos(latitude)] degrees
∆ADS0 = (180 / π) 0.10 / [15.041 cos(latitude)] degrees
∆IF0 = 0.05 degrees
∆ISF0 = 0.00 degrees
∆ISV0 = 0.10 degrees
ε0 = 1.0 × 10-3
µ0 = 0.10 degrees
The list of nonzero parameters for this model differs from the “Level Rotor
Gyro” model in that gyro DI and DS parameters are included in place of the
gyro azimuth error parameter, and the azimuth reference error is omitted
for Seeker.
Note: The units for ∆ADI0 and ∆ADS0 are degrees/hour; when
divided by the earth’s rotation rate expressed in degrees/
hour, the resulting error is in radians, which must be
converted to degrees for consistency with the other
azimuth error terms.
RIGS
∆AR0 = 0.15
∆IF0 = 0.025 degrees
∆ISF = 0.00 degrees
∆ISV = 0.10 degrees
ε0 = 0.5 × 10-3
µ0 = 0.025 degrees
Details of this error model are given in a paper by Mark Stephenson and
Harry Wilson.1 The error model has been modified slightly to incorporate
separate sag and true inclination error terms.
FINDS
The only nonzero parameter for the FINDS model is:
ρ0 = 1.0 × 10-3
The previous model, 0.5 × 10-3, was based on testing carried out early
in the tool’s development. For much of the tool’s life, tools were tested
between jobs over a land surveyed route and must perform to better than
1.0 × 10-3. This criterion has been used to specify the new model since it is
more relevant to the bulk of the surveys run during the life of the FINDS
tool. The difference between 100% of tools meeting the criterion during
test and our assigning a 95% confidence level (2σ) to the model is a rough-
and-ready method of allowing for unknown downhole effects.
interval. Some tools such as FINDS and RIGS navigate continuously and
do not have station interval dependency.
It is desirable that Ec*Trak Directional does not exhibit station interval
sensitivity. Our error models should be based on our standard procedures
for running survey tools. These should guarantee that extreme course
lengths are not used.
Andy Brooks’ investigation determined that the effect is due to the
inclination and azimuth of the end station (of the two stations that define
each interval) being used in the weighting of the error terms. (In the
extreme 1600′ station interval example, the interval has an average
inclination of 40 deg, but the end station, at 80 deg inclination, is used
to define the uncertainty.) Therefore, the smaller the interval the more
correct the calculated uncertainty.
Although it is possible to improve on the existing method of calculation,
in most situations the effect is negligible, and therefore any change to
the method will be held over for the future. Meantime, users should be
informed of the effect and its cause so that suitable precautions can be
taken when working with extreme well profiles.
If the seabed option is selected, the drill depth zero to seabed value is
presumed to be a vertical depth, not a measured depth.
Separation Factor
The use of Separation Factors (SF) as a means of defining proximity is
not Baker Hughes INTEQ policy, but is the preferred method of several
customers. In most applications it is used in conjunction with simple cones
of uncertainty. The two calculations are compatible since both are over
simple, yet robust, planning tools. Some customers may wish to calculate
SF for true ellipsoids. Like the calculation of edge to edge separation, SF
takes no account of the probability distribution of the ellipsoid.
Several different methods of calculating separation factor exist. Ec*Trak
Directional uses the formula C/(C−E), where C is the center-to-center
separation and E is the closest approach of the ellipsoid. This method has
the advantage of giving the same answer as other methods when applied
to simple cones of uncertainty, while taking into account ellipsoid
orientations when applied to more complex models.
Casing Dimensions
In top hole the casing dimension can be more significant than the position
uncertainty, in terms of well proximities. Ec*Trak Directional therefore
allows inclusion of casing dimensions in proximity calculations, with and
without ellipses (see pages 3-11 and 12-7).
The correct method of combining the hard bounded cylindrical volume of
the casing with the 3D probability distribution of the surveyed position
is no doubt complex. Ec*Trak Directional takes the simple approach of
subtracting the casing radius from the well to well separation. Although not
correct, this method has close to the desired effect when it is most critical
— large casing, small separation — and has reducing impact as uncertainty
increases.
Radius of
Method
Uncertainty
A. Offshore
1. Transit satellite on rig — Single point 15m
2. Translocation 5m
3. GPS satellite on rig — Pseudo range (single point) 25m
4. Differential 15m
5. Carrier phase 5m
6. Radionavigation — Pulse/8 30m
7. Syledis 8m
8. Miniranger, Trisponder 5m
B. Onshore
1. Transit satellite — Single point 10m
2. Translocation 1m
3. GPS Satellite — Pseudo range 20m
4. Differential 10m
5. Carrier phase 1m
6. Theodolite/EDM traverse 2m
Logos
This appendix shows the logos that you can place on plots
in Ec*Trak Directional.
You can place one or more company logos on your plot. For more
information about how to do it, see page 16-19.
The diagrams on the following pages show the outline version of each
logo, suitable for sending to a pen plotter. The file name to enter is
also given.
Most logos also have a color version, which is not shown in this appendix;
their files have a .c extension.
The logos are presented in the alphabetical order of their file names.
A
annotations
data such as casing, comments and targets that can appear on a plot
at your option. See page 15-9.
ASCII file
a computer file containing readable text. If you look at an ASCII
file or load it into a text editor, you can read the file contents. See
page 17-6.
aspect ratio
the ratio between the height and width of a rectangular area. See
page 15-24.
attributes
the qualities that govern the appearance of lines and text on a plot.
Color, line width, line style, text height and text style are the
attributes for art objects and text. See page 16-3.
axes
more than one axis. See page A-7.
azimuth
the horizontal direction expressed on a compass system (0 – 360
degrees). See page A-1.
B
Baker Hughes INTEQ error model
thirteen-parameter model for calculating position uncertainties. It is
an enhancement to the six-parameter Wolff and de Wardt model.
See page E-1.
blank data field
see empty data field
break
click the right mouse button while on a graphics screen. See page
15-5.
build
a wellpath section whose inclination increases with MD at a constant
rate and whose curvature is positive. See page 8-12.
C
case
These are UPPER CASE or CAPITAL letters. These are lower case
letters. See page 1-5.
case-sensitivity
when the computer makes a distinction between upper and lower
case letters. For example, the Match in Menu function is case
sensitive. See page 1-5.
casing
steel pipe which lines the borehole and is cemented into place to
provide additional support and a pressure-tight seal. Casing extends
to the surface. See page 6-8.
central meridian
the north-south line at the middle of a grid zone, from which easting
measurements to a point are made. See page A-7.
change paper
a function on the Main Graphics menu which allows you to change
the paper size of a plot from its pre-determined size. If invoked, the
plot is erased and you must reconstruct it. See page 17-11.
clearance
the distance between two wellpaths. See page 13-7.
comment
any notation you wish to make at a particular depth. Comments are
printed on reports and are noted on plots. See page 9-16.
completed design
when all stations within a wellpath design have each data field filled
in, except for polar coordinates and a toolface for the last station. See
page 8-19.
[CONTROL-P]
Do a screen print of a non-report or a non-graphic screen. See page
17-1.
convergence
the angle between grid north and true north. See page A-2.
cursor control keys
the four arrow keys, plus keys such as [BACKSPACE], [DELETE],
[INSERT], [PgUp], [PgDn], [HOME], [END] and so on. See page 1-8.
curvature
instantaneous rate of inclination change. In two dimensions the
curvature value is the build or drop rate; in three dimensions
curvature is the dogleg severity. See page 7-5.
cycle
switch among three or more possible choices. Toggle refers to two
choices. See page 1-9.
D
data field
an area of the screen where you can enter or change information. See
page 1-8.
data hierarchy
the ranking of data in the Ec*Trak Directional database. The field is
the highest level, followed by the structure, the slot and the wellpath.
See page 1-7.
database
the collection of stored data which Ec*Trak Directional accesses to
respond to your commands. See page 1-9.
datum
text, not numbers, describing a coordinate or point. The text is used
where applicable in reports and plots. See page 3-17.
declination
see magnetic declination
definitive proposal
the best wellpath design for a slot. You can not have more than one
definitive proposal per slot. See page 8-23.
definitive survey
the best survey section for a slot. Each slot may have no more than
one definitive survey. Any survey section that the definitive survey
ties to is also considered definitive. See page 10-9.
design station
a significant point on the proposed wellpath where some change in
the design takes place. See page 7-5.
destination
an area to receive data which originated at a source. See page 6-11.
direction
the horizontal direction of a particular point along the wellpath,
measured clockwise from a north reference point. See page 7-5.
disabling a device
cutting off contact between Ec*Trak Directional and an external
device, commonly a printer or a plotter. You disable a device
through a series of menus within Ec*Trak Directional. See page
17-9.
dogleg severity
a single value which accounts for changes in both inclination and
azimuth in a wellpath interval. Enter its value on the Well Design
Spreadsheet under Curvature. See page 7-5.
drop
a wellpath section whose inclination decreases at a constant rate
with increasing MD and whose curvature is negative. See page 8-12.
E
easting
the distance between a point and the central meridian of a grid zone.
See page A-7.
Ec*Trak Directional system administrator
the person in charge of setting up and maintaining your Ec*Trak
Directional system — including hardware, SCO Unix, X Windows
and Ec*Trak Directional components. See page 2-3.
Edit Layout option
provides facilities for manipulating entire sub-plots, whose
information is extracted from the database. See page 15-1.
elevation
distance above or below a reference point. See page 4-5.
ellipse of uncertainty
an ellipse which represents the spatial extent of possible survey
instrument errors. See page 12-6.
ellipsoid
a model of the earth which takes into account its non-spherical
nature due to flattening at the poles. See page A-6.
empty data field
a data field with nothing in it. An empty data field is different from
a data field which contains a value of 0. See page 7-6.
enabling a device
establishing contact between Ec*Trak Directional and an external
device, commonly a printer or a plotter. You enable a device through
a series of menus within Ec*Trak Directional. See page 17-11.
equator
the set of points on the earth’s surface which are equidistant from
the north and south poles and whose plane is perpendicular to
the axis of rotation. The equator is located at 0 degrees latitude. See
page A-5.
exit
leave a section of the program and save any data you entered or
changed. See page 1-9.
F
field
the highest data level. A field can own a number of structures. See
page 1-7.
field reference point
a point on the earth’s surface which serves as the field’s location,
expressed using a global coordinate system. See page 1-7.
function keys
the set of keys labelled [F1], [F2] and so on. These keys perform
different functions depending on where you are in a program.
Ec*Trak Directional only uses [F1] through [F4]. See page 1-4.
G
geodetics
the study of mapping the earth. See page A-1.
geographic north
see true north
geographic pole
the two points (North Pole and South Pole) which lie on the earth’s
axis of rotation. The poles are located at 90 degrees north and south
latitude. See page A-1.
global position
the coordinates of a point on the surface of the earth, expressed by
latitude and longitude. See page 5-3.
graphic screen
a screen in Ec*Trak Directional where a graph is displayed.
Keystrokes do not work on graphic screens, but the mouse does
work. See page 1-6.
graphical sub-plot
a sub-plot which consists of a graph representing information in the
database. See page 15-6.
grid correction angle
see convergence
grid north
When the earth’s curved surface is approximated by a two-
dimensional rectangular grid, the northerly direction of the grid is
grid north. It coincides with true north only for the central meridian
of the grid. See page A-2.
grid position
the coordinates of a point on the surface of the earth, expressed
in terms of a distance east and north of grid reference lines. See page
5-4.
group membership
The system administrator assigns each user to one or more groups.
Each group, in turn, may access (or be denied access to) certain areas
of the computer system, including certain functions within Ec*Trak
Directional. See page 1-4.
H
hold
a wellpath section whose inclination does not change with MD and
whose curvature is 0. See page 8-12.
horizontal view
a graph which projects the wellpath onto a horizontal plane, also
known as a plan view. See page 14-1.
I
incomplete wellpath design
a Well Design Spreadsheet which has one or more blank fields
(not counting Polar Coordinates and the last Toolface data field).
You can not save or graph such a wellpath design. See page 8-21.
Instant Graphics
a graphical system available only from the Rigsite Survey
Spreadsheet. Within the Instant Graphics window, you can
change the graph type. See page 11-9.
International Date Line
the meridian farthest from the Greenwich meridian. The Interna-
tional Date Line is located in the Pacific Ocean at 180 degrees
longitude. See page A-7.
Interpolation/Range Specification screen
when generating a report or plot, this screen allows you to specify
a variety of options and to focus on specific depths or ranges. See
page 12-5.
J
J [2D] profile
consists of two sections, build/drop and hold. See page 8-12.
J [3D] profile
consists of two sections — build/drop with turn and hold. See page
8-13.
K
kick off point
as used in Ec*Trak Directional, it is the design station at which a
profile is loaded. In a simple design starting at the wellhead, the kick
off point usually appears on the second line of the spreadsheet. See
page 8-11.
L
Lambert
a grid system which is based on a conformal conic projection
and whose central meridian and base latitude can be changed
as required. See page A-8.
latitude
the distance of a point north or south of the equator, expressed in
degrees. See page A-5.
lead angle
the angle to drill away from the wellpath design to compensate for
walk in a later hold section. See page 9-11.
left-click
press and release the left mouse button. See page 1-5.
license
a well identification number issued by a regulatory body. See page
6-3.
line attributes
the characteristics of wellpath lines on a plot, including their color,
style and width. See page 15-18.
liner
a section of casing which runs from the bottom of the previous string
to the bottom of the borehole. There is minimal overlap with the
previous casing. See page 6-9.
local grid system
a grid system adopted to a smaller geographic area. Each one has
different baseline coordinates and projections. See page A-9.
location
a text description of the field, such as North Sea, as opposed to the
global coordinates which define the field’s position. See page 3-4.
login name
a unique name assigned by the system administrator to each
Ec*Trak Directional user. You must have a valid login name to
use the program. See page 1-4.
longitude
the distance east or west of the prime meridian, expressed in
degrees. See page A-5.
M
magnetic declination
the angle between magnetic and true north. Magnetic declination
values change with location and time. See page A-2.
magnetic north
the direction of the horizontal component of the earth’s magnetic
field lines at a particular point on the earth’s surface pointing to the
magnetic pole. See page A-2.
magnetic pole
the points where the earth’s magnetic field lines converge. There
are magnetic north and south poles, which are different from the
geographic north and south poles. The magnetic pole locations
change significantly with time. See page A-2.
Main Menu
the starting point for all operations in Ec*Trak Directional. It
is the first menu where you can provide input to the program. See
page 1-2.
MD
distance along the wellpath. See page 6-11.
measured depth
see MD
menu field
a data field whose choices are presented in menu form. Highlight the
desired item and press [ENTER] to select it. See page 1-9.
meridians of longitude
the set of north-south rings perpendicular to the equator and running
through the geographic poles. See page A-5.
mouse
a pointing device which is used on graphic screens and on the Report
Previewer screen. The mouse pointer moves as you move the mouse.
To perform a given task, position the pointer in a particular area of
the screen and click certain mouse buttons. See page 1-4.
N
next reference
If you specify multiple reference data, Next Reference calls the
subsequent plot to the Graphics screen. See page 14-17.
non-graphic screens
Ec*Trak Directional screens such as menus, spreadsheets and
data screens where the cursor is controlled by keystrokes. See page
1-4.
non-profile station
a line on the Well Design Spreadsheet which is not part of a profile.
See page 9-6.
normal data field
a data field where you type in necessary information. See page 1-8.
normal video
a display of data in black type on a white background. On a
spreadsheet, a data field in normal video indicates a value that
Ec*Trak Directional calculated. See page 8-4.
northing
the distance from a point to the base latitude of a grid zone. In the
UTM grid the base latitude is the equator. See page A-7.
nudge
a wellpath section which is generally used to increase well separa-
tion underneath a structure so that the wellpath kicks off in a less
congested region. See page 9-7.
O
object data
secondary data for a report or plot. In comparison calculations,
object data are compared to reference data. See page 12-11.
offset slots
to move all the slots on a structure by a certain distance, both north
and east, while keeping the structure reference point fixed. See page
4-10.
operator
the name of the company drilling in the specified field. Ec*Trak
Directional permits a field name to be associated with more than one
operator. See page 1-7.
optimize a wellpath design
Adjust a completed wellpath design to a certain desired result (such
as minimum MD) while continuing to satisfy all the requirements
for the wellpath. See page 8-20.
overspecification
placing too many restrictions on a wellpath design. To complete the
design, blank out one or more of the data fields that you specified.
See page 9-4.
ownership of data
the concept that a higher level in the data hierarchy owns the data of
levels beneath it. For example, a field owns the data of its structures.
See page 1-7.
P
parallels of latitude
the set of east-west rings around the earth parallel to the equator. See
page A-5.
password
After typing in your login name, you must enter a password, which
does not appear on the screen. You must remember your password
(but do not write it down!); without it you cannot run Ec*Trak
Directional. See page 1-4.
plan view
a view of the wellpath projected onto a horizontal plane. See page
9-21.
platform
see structure
Please Wait message
The program tells you, on several occasions, to wait for it to finish
doing something before you can continue your work. The manual
refers to these statements as Please Wait messages. See page 17-8.
plot
a graphical representation of selected data from the Ec*Trak
Directional database. See page 12-4.
prime meridian
an arbitrarily-designated main meridian of longitude. The generally
accepted prime meridian runs through Greenwich, England and has
a longitude of 0 degrees. See page A-5.
print queue
a software device which stores print jobs for the various print
devices. Each job waits in the queue until the printer is ready to
receive it. See page 17-10.
print screen
a paper copy of the current data appearing on the screen. See page
17-1.
printing to diskette (or disk)
directing the data comprising a printed report or graph to a file
instead of a printer or plotter. This allows the data to be manipulated,
included within another document, or printed at a different time or
place. See page 17-6.
profile
a group of design stations which have a fixed relationship to one
another and can be considered as a unit within the wellpath design.
See page 8-11.
Q
quit
leave a section of the program and discard any data you entered or
changed. See page 1-10.
R
reference data
the primary data of a report or plot; the data which serve as the basis
of any comparisons. See page 12-9.
report
a tabular representation of selected data from the Ec*Trak
Directional database. See page 12-4.
Report Previewer screen
a mouse-controlled screen where you can view a report before
printing it. See page 13-1.
reset
re-draw and unzoom a plot. See page 14-12.
reverse video
a display of data in white type on a black background. On a
spreadsheet, values that you enter appear in reverse video. See page
8-4.
right-click
press and release the right mouse button. See page 1-5.
Rigsite Survey Spreadsheet
the first screen you see in the Rigsite System. It is a survey
spreadsheet with an area beneath it for entering projection
information. See page 11-3.
Rigsite Well Design Spreadsheet
the well design spreadsheet that you can access from the Rigsite
Survey Spreadsheet. It has all the capabilities of the Well Design
Spreadsheet, except that you can not save any data. See page 11-7.
rotate slots
If you enter slot coordinates assuming that the slots are aligned in a
rectangular pattern, you must rotate the slots by a certain angle to the
structure’s actual orientation. See page 4-8.
S
S [2D] profile
consists of three stations, build/drop, hold and drop/hold. See page
8-13.
S [3D] profile
consists of three sections — build/drop with turn, hold and drop/
build with turn. See page 8-14.
S extended [2D] profile
consists of four sections — build/drop, hold, drop/build and hold.
See page 8-13.
S extended [3D] profile
consists of four sections — build/drop with turn, hold, drop/build
with turn and hold. See page 8-14.
saving data
Data changes reside initially in the computer’s memory. Saving the
data stores them permanently in the database for future retrieval or
changes. See page 3-21.
scrolling areas
the areas to the right and below a report screen where scroll bars and
scroll arrows are located. See page 13-1.
section view
see vertical view
select
On a text screen, highlight an item by using the cursor control keys
and press [ENTER]. On a graphics screen, highlight an item by
moving the mouse pointer to it and left-click. See page 3-3.
selection field
a data field consisting of a number of possibilities which Ec*Trak
Directional presents to you. Press [ENTER] to see each choice. See
page 1-9.
sense of curvature
the sign of the value in the curvature column on the Well Design
Spreadsheet, only applicable to two-dimensional curves. Three-
dimensional curves (doglegs) are always positive. See page 9-12.
sidetrack
a new wellpath drilled from a point along an existing wellpath. See
page 6-10.
slot
the point on a structure from which drilling takes place. A structure
may have one or more slots on it. See page 1-7.
slot name
a name given to the slot on the physical structure, normally
something like Slot #1 or Slot A. As a contrast, see well name. See
page 4-4.
slot reference point
the position on the structure where the slot is located. It is generally
expressed as a coordinate from the structure reference point. See
page 1-7.
source
an area containing data to be copied or moved. See page 6-11.
string identifier
a letter or series of letters which traces a wellpath from surface
to bottom. It starts with A at the surface and adds another letter
(B, C and so on) for each sidetrack encountered. See page 6-10.
structure
an offshore platform or a land-based pad which is part of a field
and can have one or more slots. If the subject wellhead is a single
land-based unit, you must describe a structure for it in Ec*Trak
Directional. See page 1-7.
structure heading
azimuth from north of a structure’s orientation. See page 4-8.
structure reference point
a single point considered as the location of the structure. Generally,
it is expressed using a global coordinate system. See page 1-7.
Structure Setup
the series of menus and screens accessed from Structures,
Wellheads, etc. at the Create/Edit Menu. See page 3-6.
sub-plot
a major element on a plot, whose information is extracted from the
database. A sub-plot can be a graph, such as a vertical view of a
survey, or it can be a block of text, such as the title. See page 14-1.
survey
In Ec*Trak Directional a survey is the set of data collected from one
survey instrument run in hole. See page 10-1.
survey section
a group of related survey stations, all of which are recorded using the
same type of sensing device. See page 10-2.
Survey Spreadsheet
the screen on which you enter actual or projected survey data. See
page 10-2.
survey station
a single survey point, generally specified by an MD, inclination
and direction. A survey station is represented by a single line on
the Survey Spreadsheet. See page 10-3.
survey tool error model
the specification of the errors inherent in a survey tool. Because of
these errors, a survey reading at a given depth is accurate only within
a certain area, the ellipse of uncertainty. See page 6-13.
system administrator
see Ec*Trak Directional system administrator
T
target
as used in Ec*Trak Directional, the last station of a profile. See page
8-16.
target shapes
Ec*Trak Directional recognizes five target shapes: point, rectangle,
circle, semi-circle and ellipse. A third dimension can be introduced
by entering a thickness. See page 5-4.
text sub-plot
a sub-plot consisting entirely of a box of text, rather than a graph.
See page 15-7.
tie point
starting point for a wellpath design or a survey section, where it
attaches to its external environment. The first line on the spreadsheet
represents the tie point. See page 8-9.
toggle
switch between two possible choices. Cycle refers to more than two
choices. See page 1-9.
token
an identification tag that you can assign to a wellpath design or a
survey. See page 8-23.
toolface
driller’s toolface used when orienting a deviation tool. See page 7-6.
traverse
pan, or scroll, across a zoomed plot. See page 14-11.
true north
the horizontal direction from a point on the earth’s surface to the
geographic North Pole. See page A-1.
true vertical depth
see TVD
turn
a wellpath section whose direction (azimuth) changes from the
previous section. See page 8-12.
TVD
the depth of a point below the slot. See page 6-9.
U
Universal Transverse Mercator
see UTM
UTM
a grid system which divides the world into 60 equal zones running
north and south, each zone being 6 degrees wide. See page A-7.
V
vertical section
the projection of a wellpath onto a vertical plane. Vertical section
consists of a reference point and an azimuth. The selection of a
vertical section does not affect a wellpath, but does affect how
you view it on a graph. See page 9-17.
vertical view
a graph which projects the wellpath onto a vertical plane, also
known as a section view. See page 9-21.
volume of uncertainty
Applying the Baker Hughes INTEQ error model produces a volume
of space around any position along the wellpath. The actual position
may be at any point within this volume. See page E-6.
W
walk
1. the drift of the wellpath away from its designed trajectory during
a hold section. Walk is normally to the right, unless formation
effects cause a walk to the left. Walk is expressed in degrees per
course length. See page 9-9.
2. When projecting ahead of the survey, walk is the turn rate you are
specifying for the projection calculation. See page 10-12.
Well Design Spreadsheet
the screen on which you plan a proposed wellpath. See page 7-1.
well name
the name of a well, such as A56, that is drilled from a slot. See page
6-3.
wellhead
As used in Ec*Trak Directional, wellhead is the same as slot. See
page 3-8.
wellpath
an actual drilled and surveyed path or a proposed trajectory. See
page 1-8.
wellpath design
the complete specification of a set of stations starting at the tie point
and ending at the target. See page 8-19.
wellpath ID number
an internal number, such as p17 or s43, that Ec*Trak Directional
assigns to a wellpath. You must specify the wellpath ID number
when assigning line attributes to a wellpath. See page 15-19.
Z
zoom
a function which allows you to enlarge an area of a plot. See page
14-10.