Discrete bubbles

Use the Discrete Bubbles tab to display one or two borehole attributes on the Spatial Explorer map as a bubble, pie chart, or donut around the well symbol. You can use a color bar to represent the distribution of attribute values across wells. You can also represent the distribution of values for a second attribute using the size of the bubble, pie chart, or donut.

Discrete bubble display settings

These settings include the following:

  • Symbol — change the symbol used to display wells on the map.
  • Draw Donut —draws a donut (has a transparent center) around the well symbol.
  • Opacity — you can set this between 0 and 100.
  • Select — select the well attribute you want to display on the map.
  • Class Size — change this number to adjust the data resolution you want to display on the map. For more information about class size, see Adjusting class size and opacity.
  • Random Colors — randomly assigns a color to each class of attribute values.
  • Start Color/End Color — assign a start-color and end-color for the full range of attribute values. Spatial Explorer generates a gradient from the start-color to the end-color based on the class size.
  • Select Color Bar — select a specific color bar for assigning colors to the attribute value classes.
  • Interpolate from Min-Max — evenly distribute data across the class size you have defined from the minimum to the maximum value of the dataset. You can also type in minimum and maximum values in the dataset, which is useful to eliminate outliers and anomalies in the data.
  • Reset — restores the minimum maximum values of the dataset and of each class based on the class size.
  • Visibility — shows / hides the display of the discrete bubbles.

Selecting discrete bubble map display settings

Follow these steps to define well attribute display settings on the map.

  1. In the left column, click Select to select the data type you want to display in the bubble map from the Data Types list. Depending on the data type you select, you may need to select additional options. You can select Attributes, Results, Wells, Zones, or others.
  2. Click the Add arrow to add your selection to the list of attributes selected for display in the Selected Data pane.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Define a class size in the Class field or accept the default value.
  5. Select the option you want between using random colors, using a start and end-color you define, or using a color bar.
  6. If needed, select Reverse Color Bar.
  7. If needed, click Interpolate from Min-Max.
  8. If you want to display a second attribute on the map, follow these steps:
    1. Click Select to select the data type you want to display on the bubble map.
    2. Define a class size in the Class field or accept the default value.
    3. If needed, define a range of size values by selecting the option and then entering a value in the Start Size and End Size fields.
    4. If needed, click Interpolate from Min-Max.
  9. To preview your selections, click Apply, or click OK to accept your selections and close the Display Properties window.
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