Introduction to IP

Fuziana Rozalli
Graham Melvin

University of Malaya
July 2016
Who are we?

• LR-Senergy’s software division is based in Banchory, Scotland

• Used by Petrophysicists, Geologists, Sedimentologists and many

other -ologists, -ercists and -onomists across the world

• There’s a module for most popular processing tasks...

• And us?
Today’s Objectives

• Introduce key pieces of IP

• Running IP & Licensing
• Database construction
• Loading / Viewing / Displaying
• Basics of a Deterministic Workflow in IP

• Perhaps a little Petrophysics (oh no!)

IP Help
We spend a lot of time writing it!

• Comprehensive ‘Help’ is available

• You’ll find it on the Main Menu and

then Browse to the desired section

• Or launch from the ‘Help’ button within

the modules (takes you to the right
section)
IP Tutorial Movies

• A series of Tutorials are

available on the Senergy
Software website

• http://www.lr-
senergy.com/software/interactive-
petrophysics/videos
Launching IP

• IP can be launched by double click

• IP is licensed software: You need to connect to a license server

(Some IP address on your University network?)

1 2 3

or in Tools > IP Licensing > Install License

Open Database

• When IP is launched it will open the

Open Database dialogue

• Can select one to open from a list of

previously opened databases

• Can browse to an existing database

and open that one

• Can create a new database and use

that one

• Can also be launched from ‘File’ menu

IP Database Folder
What your database looks like in Windows Explorer

• The IP database is a collection of binary files.

• .dat
• Main data file for a well, contains well header information, all
curves, last parameters ran on a single well module, basic curve
history and default log plot for that well (Give this to a friend, they
have your well)

• IPDBLock
• Which user has what well open. Delete this if IP won’t let you into a
well after (very rare ☺) crash; or wait 5 minutes

• IPDBWellList
• Contains a list of the well names, depth range, create date,
modified date for each well in the database. Try deleting this if your
database won’t open.
Data Structure in IP

• Open one Database at a time

• Have as many as you want

• This database is called Kansas

• Folder in Windows has same name

Data Structure in IP

• Wells have the little Well icon

• Working/Current well name is BOLD

• Loaded wells have black text

• Wells in Database but not loaded

have grey text
Data Structure in IP

• Sort wells by open/active/all in the list

using the 3 icons

• Common reason for “I lost/can’t see

all my wells”
Data Structure in IP

• Wells contain Curve Sets

• Use these to group curves by module,

logging tool, interpreter or your fancy

• Have as many as you like

• The (1) next to the set name is how many

curves are in there

• You always get the Default set. Curves go

there by default, unless you do tell IP
otherwise
Data Structure in IP

• These are the curves...

• They have units...

• Must have unique names

• Each set must have a Depth curve

Window Dropdown Lists

• In general, a work-flow moves from left to right

• File - Database Functions

• Well - Well Functions such as creating and saving

• Input/Output - Data loading and exportation tools

• Edit - Data editing functions

• View - Data viewing functions

• Calculation - Data calculation functions

• Interpretation - Conventional deterministic interpretation functions

Window Dropdown Lists

• Advanced Interpretation – Advanced and non-deterministic functions

• Image Analysis – Image Log Processing and Interpretation

• Multi-Well – Multi-well utilities and workflows

• Tools – Settings for IP, user options and licensing

• User Programs- Develop and run user created programs

• Window - Data calculation functions

• Help - Conventional deterministic interpretation functions

• Workflows – User created workflows

Creating, Saving & Resetting
Wells
Creation of a New Well

• A new well can be created by navigating

to Well > Create New Well

• Or via the “Create New Well” Icon

• Well name must be filled in

• Other fields can be left blank and will

populate based on the first external Data
File Loaded

• Once created the well will be given a

negative number until saved
• Denotes whether the well is in Active
Memory or Stored to the database
Saving a Well

• Wells are held in memory and changes are only committed

back when user saves the wells

• A well can be saved by going to Well > Save Current Well /

Save Current Well As

• Wells can be saved as a new name within current database

• File > Save Wells to

• Save a copy of the current well?
• Saves well(s) to another database

• Save Reminder feature

Messed Up a Well?

• Reset Well feature

• Resets well to last save

Well Header

• Well header information is populated from input data files, manually

typed or loaded using “Load Well Attributes”
• Various Cultural data
• Logging Data Tab is used to store logging run parameter information
Curve Set Manager

• Add / Delete sets here

• Change Step & Depth range (Click edit button on a Set)
• View/Copy/Move curves through View button
Curve Headers Manager

• Overview of all curves in a well

• Types, Descriptions (from DLIS), Quick Statistics, curve editing history
• Lock curve (prevent edit)
• Set Final (flag for easy sorting on export)
Loading Data into IP
Loading Data

• Drag-and-drop LAS files

into IP

• Input/Output menu for

other options

• Special loader for

Formation Tester
(Pressures)

• Special loader for Cap.

Pressure data
LAS Loader

• LAS Name
• Name of curve in LAS file

• IP Name
• How the curve name will
appear in IP

• Type
• Sets defaults of curve
based on type

• Load Into Set

• Curves can be loaded into
different sets

• Load
• Select curves to be loaded
into IP
LAS Loader

• Fill Data Gaps

• Allows the extrapolation
across gaps in the data
during load
• Value is in Well Step
Intervals

• Default Load Set

• User can specify a set to
load all the curves into

• Edit Sets here to add new

sets
LAS Loader

• View File
• Opens up the original LAS file
in a text editor

• LAS Certify
• Used to verify the LAS file
conforms to LAS Standards
• Needs to be downloaded
separately from:
http://www.cwls.org

• Load
• Loads the data into IP

• Create New Well

• Click this then OK to make a
new well with name/header
info inherited from LAS
 DLIS Loader

• Multiple DLIS Sub-file Display

• DLIS files can have many sub-files (we
show sub files by big blue boxes)
1. Click sub-file
• Load Set column
• Can select curve go into set here
• Examine File Options tab for other
mapping of curves to sets on load

• New Well?
• Click the Blue Well icon, then click OK
• Enter no text in create well dialog if you
want to inherit from DLIS

• Edit Sets
• You can make a new set in a new well to
load ticked curves into that set
2. Tick Load on curves you want
3. Next
Formation / Zone Data

• Formations and Zones are treated as

the same in IP

• Used in most Interpretive Modules (e.g

different zones needing different Rw
parameter for Sw calculation)
Loading/ Editing Zone Tops

• Load Zone Tops can be found in

• Input / Output > Load Data > Load Zone
Tops

• Data is entered by:

• Pasting data from a spreadsheet using the
paste button
• Manually typing into the boxes

• Zone colours can be changed from the

default if required
Curve Listing / Edit

• Raw data can be viewed by dragging and

dropping a curve to the workspace

• Multiple curves can be viewed in the

preview pane
• Hold Ctrl and select the column header

• Raw values can be edited/nulled and

gaps filled

• Discriminators can be applied

• Arrays can be expanded

• Data can be exported to a spreadsheet

Log Plot

• Click a log button to

launch a plot
• Drag and drop curves
onto the log
• Click the scales to edit
them
• Shift-right-click a curve
scale to move it
• Control-right-click to
copy a curve
• Right click on a track to
copy/delete
• Right click drag headers
to move tracks
Log Plot - Edit Format

• Name Tracks
• Edit grids
• Edit Grid types
• Edit Number of Scale
lines/decades etc.
Log Plot Format – Curves tab

• Click a Scale to edit curve/presentation style

• Style Dropdown allows different presentation (VDL, Waveform, tadpole
and more)
• Edit Colours
• Present data as Log/Linear/Sine (separate from grid shown on track)