The majority of active horizontal wells are monitored in silos with most visualization performed in 2D. In addition, plans are not often completed collaboratively which ultimately risks losing pay. CoViz 4D and IWD work together effectively to assure that mutual goals are met and the superior 3D visualization speeds and adds confidence to drilling and steering decisions.
Drilling performance most commonly refers to the efficiency of the drill bit, drill string, and rig in getting the well drilled to its total depth. When drilling engineers look for insights that lead to improved drilling performance, they often turn to drilling data analytics. Those insights must come in the form of drilling data that paints a realistic picture of subsurface conditions, steering engineers in the right direction during a drilling campaign.
How Big Data Analytics Can Improve Drilling Performance
Data is acquired, generated, and analyzed using a wide range of software products. Although these products greatly aid data analysis by transforming huge volumes of data into meaningful 2D and 3D visualizations, the products, and their datasets focus on only a subset of available big data. In other words, individually, they provide value, but they don’t create the complete operational picture needed to optimize big data analytics in the oil and gas industry. To successfully optimize big data, asset teams must be able to visualize all datasets in a way that simplifies analysis.
The integration of drilling data with other multidisciplinary datasets via co-visualization software enables users to obtain a comprehensive view of the reservoir and stay within their target zone. With CoViz 4D—an integrated software solution created by Dynamic Graphics, Inc.—the following data types can be integrated and viewed in context, regardless of the original data source:
- 2D-3D-4D seismic data
- structural/property models
- net pay / GIP / EUR maps
- well logs
- top picks
- production / injection rates / volumes
- completion locations and type
- drilling hazards
- microseismic events
- satellite and other imagery
- LiDAR scans
- lease blocks
- infrastructure and facilities locations
- reservoir simulation models
The ability to view and analyze these datasets can be useful if, for example, the well plan calls for drillers to turn with a particular build rate, but the current equipment cannot be used to execute the plan. Instead of having to swap out equipment that may add additional costs and time, teams can visualize the subsurface conditions and analyze the data via CoViz 4D to modify the plan appropriately for their current equipment while still meeting the plan’s objectives. CoViz 4D also offers a special module that combines well planning capabilities with advanced 3D visualization of multidisciplinary data.
Well Planning to Improve Drilling Performance
Working in CVIWD, users can identify and manage problem areas faster, shortening the cycle between geosciences and drilling, thereby maximizing returns on drilling investments.
CoViz Integrated Well Designer offers:
- calculation with a variety of profiles geared for advanced and novice well planners, and automatic display in a robust 3D ⁄ 4D visualization environment via CoViz 4D
- 2D and 3D geologic target generation within the context of all the asset team’s data
- the ability to sidetrack from any well and change the tie-on on-the-fly
- display of ellipsoids of uncertainty and driller’s targets based on ISCWSA standard tool models
CoViz 4D: A Drilling Data Analytics Solution
CoViz 4D combines different data streams into a sole hub of information and offers well-design options that allow users to customize well paths to reach the most desirable parts of a reservoir. With the assistance of 3D/4D visuals, engineers and geologists can see more of a subsurface layout, giving them greater insight into shifting reservoir dynamics and providing more time to craft wells that overcome subsurface challenges. Additionally, CoViz 4D gives drilling engineers the chance to plan ahead of the drill bit and evaluate the ideal direction of the drill—potentially avoiding a slowdown in operations.
By conducting drilling data analytics within CoViz 4D prior to and during execution, asset teams stay within their target zone, stay on-budget, and execute the campaign as planned. Geoscience and engineering departments can create sound strategies that can save money and meet target goals succinctly, and software packages like CoViz 4D and WellArchitect provide the capabilities that merge data seamlessly and illuminate datasets in a simplified fashion. Operators can plan accordingly and make the best decisions to improve drilling performance with precise data renditions and organized drilling data.
CoViz 4D, a data visualization analytics software from Dynamic Graphics Inc., offers a data integration solution that provides a comprehensive look into drilling campaigns in real-time. Contact our team today to learn how CoViz 4D can simplify drilling data analysis and improve drilling performance.
