Blueback Rock Physics v4.0.2 - RelNotes
Blueback Rock Physics v4.0.2 - RelNotes
Blueback Rock
Physics
Version 4.0.2
05 June 2019
www.cegal.com
T +47 52 04 00 00
Blueback Rock Physics Release Notes
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Table of contents
1 Introduction and Overview .................................................................................... 4
2 Product and Feature Changes in Blueback Rock Physics v4.0.2 ......................... 4
2.1 New Features ........................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Changed Features .................................................................................................... 4
2.3 Deleted Features ...................................................................................................... 4
2.4 Bug Fixes ................................................................................................................. 5
3 Product and Feature Changes in Blueback Rock Physics v4.0.1 ......................... 5
3.1 New Features ........................................................................................................... 5
3.2 Changed Features .................................................................................................... 5
3.3 Deleted Features ...................................................................................................... 5
3.4 Bug Fixes ................................................................................................................. 5
4 Product and Feature Changes in Blueback Rock Physics v4.0 ............................ 5
4.1 New Features ........................................................................................................... 6
4.1.1 1D Calibration .................................................................................................... 6
4.1.2 Blueback Rock Physics 4D ................................................................................ 6
4.2 Changed Features ...................................................................................................10
4.2.1 Rock Physics Modeling .....................................................................................10
4.2.2 QC Plot Changes ..............................................................................................11
4.2.3 Simulation Data .................................................................................................11
4.2.4 Tuning Wedge...................................................................................................12
4.2.5 Fluid Substitution / Fluid Substitution (End Members) .......................................12
4.3 Deleted/Deprecated Features ..................................................................................13
4.4 Bug Fixes ................................................................................................................13
5 Petrel Ribbons .................................................................................................... 14
6 Custom Domain Objects (CDOs) ........................................................................ 16
7 Manipulated Domain Objects.............................................................................. 16
8 Platform Availability ............................................................................................ 18
9 Known Issues ..................................................................................................... 19
10 3rd Party Libraries ............................................................................................ 19
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Remember: Blueback Rock Physics is very much a user-driven product. Please continue to
send ideas to [email protected] or visit our support portal: blueback.zendesk.com.
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• Estimate time shifts and strain between 4D seismic surveys using industry-proven
methods
• Apply rock physics modeling to determine reservoir elastic properties and to compare
against 4D seismic response
• Employ various utilities to QC and edit 3D grids and simulation grid properties for 4D
estimation purposes
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Normalizing the RMS facilitates the comparison between the two volumes with different scales.
It is obviously zero when the two signals (volumes) are identical and it increases with difference
between "Base" and "Monitor".
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• QC crossplot – a scatterplot for showing two properties of the selected data sets
• QC matrix – a matrix of scatterplots showing all combinations of properties for the
selected data sets
• QC log tracks – a series of tracks displaying the selected properties against depth in a
log-style display
• Rock properties – select which rock properties can be displayed on the plots. The
available properties will include all defined inputs, calculated outputs along with
impedances and elastic properties that can be calculated from the inputs/outputs
• Additional data – data from other wells/models can be displayed on the plots for
comparison/QC purposes. Discrete data (e.g. facies) can be added to enable additional
color/filtering options in the scatterplots
• QC location – data from a known location (well path, model I/J or world X/Y) can be
selected for display alongside the selected data
• Elastic properties
• Rock physics modeling
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• Synthetics
• the ability to choose where to define the well trace position within the wedge model
• selecting a seismic volume for reference and display
• various options to estimate the type of wavelet
• choice of angle reflectivity (chi-angle for EI or EEI calculation)
• modeling fluid substitution effects within the wedge.
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• D-03429: Rock Physics Modeling – behavior for RPM and well data color inconsistent
for QC plot
o Made obsolete by updates to QC plots in this release
• D-06647: Bayesian Classification – probability seismic volume overwritten
unnecessarily when reusing outputs with fewer PDFs than previously
o Probability seismic volume no longer overwritten when not necessary
• D-06885: There is no direct link to the Python scripting help files from within Blueback
Rock Physics
o The relevant help file is now linked from within the Python RPM settings dialog
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5 Petrel Ribbons
Blueback Rock Physics supports the Petrel ‘Ribbons’ interface. As such the full suite of tools
is available in Blueback Marina which can be launched from the Cegal group in the Home
ribbon.
Blueback Rock Physics and Blueback Rock Physics 4D tools can also be found in their own
ribbon groups on the Quantitative Interpretation ribbon within the Advanced Geophysics
perspective.
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Specific tools will appear in the Tools ribbon tab depending on the data selected in the input
tree. For example, with a global well log selected we see the following context sensitive tools
displayed:
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8 Platform Availability
Blueback Rock Physics v4.0.2 is available on Petrel 2017, Petrel 2018 and Petrel 2019.
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9 Known Issues
Issue ID Description Workaround
D-09802 Bayesian Classification – workstep loses grid on None
closing dialog
D-09365 Upgrading Rock physics modeling workstep The workstep has been extensively
doesn’t work revamped as part of the Rock
physics modeling tool updates so
existing Rock physics modeling
worksteps will need to be deleted
and new versions added with the
corresponding inputs
D-09202 Tuning wedge – reuse outputs fails when Create new outputs rather than
number of traces changed reusing previous outputs
Table 3 – known issues and workarounds
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