Directional Wells - Map

 

Directional wells present unique challenges for mapping.  Unlike vertical wells that have a single XY location for their surface location,  tops, and TD, deviated and directional wells occupy space along a wellbore that can extend thousands of feet away from the original surface location.  Accurately spotting data on a map often means posting data well away from the surface or bottomhole location.

Enabling Directional Wells

By default, Petra's Map Module will only display a well's surface location and bottom hole location - both of which are connected by a straight line.  

To enable directional well "work paths" which project the well's active directional survey onto the map surface, select Wells>Directional Survey>Enabled on the menu bar at the top of the Map Module.

Getting Started

Setting the directional well's symbol location

Displaying interval data on deviated well paths

Formation tops on deviated well paths

Adding dip-azimuth arrows on deviated well paths