Tutorial Videos - Endurance Energy Group

Simple Super Search with Base Map Change

In this video, we look at how to use the default layer, list search results in descending order and the show more button, use search results that contain the word entered as a part of the result, change the base map layer, and clear the display.

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Map Display and Symbols

In this video, you will learn how to search all wells, use formation and productivity symbols, and display labels.

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Heat Maps

In this video we look at how to search all wells, choose heat map parameters and grids, create custom heat maps and save them as a template, and retrieve a custom heat map template and apply it to a different search.

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Multiple Layers Search

In this video, you will learn how to search several layers simultaneously, use the layer filter text box, quickly remove a layer from the search, leverage the power of column names in your data, and rearrange layers, turn them on and off, and locate from the Active Layers box.

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Bar Charts and Histograms

In this video we look at how to select chart type, select attributes, sorting method, hole direction, and chart options, click on any bar to show a subsearch, full screen/split screen and undo subsearch, toggle linear and log scale, move the statistics legend, and move the chart window around the screen.

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Refine Search

This tutorial explains how to use the Refine tool in PetroDE.

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Saving a Search or View

In this video, you will learn how to use the Refine tool to show results by a particular column and further refine the result by operator. We will take a deep dive into complex search to the recent searches folder, save a heat map view to a workbook, retrieve a saved view in the display tab, and retrieve a saved search in the Recent Searches folder.

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Advanced Search with AOI

In this video, you will learn how to create an area of interest, add and remove terms in Advanced Search, and change date range.

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Creating Teams, Workbooks, and Folders

In this video, you will learn how to create a new team, create a new workbook, add folders and layers to a workbook, and give teams access to a workbook.

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Bubble Maps

In this video, you will learn how to view custom bubble maps, save custom bubble maps, and retrieve saved bubble maps.

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Creating a Linked Layer

In this video you will learn how to upload .csv files, edit .csv files, and link .csv files.

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Using Annotation Tools to Create a Pad Plan

In this video, you will learn how to create an annotation, edit an annotation, and save and retrieve an annotation.

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Uploading a Shapefile

In this video you will learn how to select searchable, columns in a shapefile, set symbology styles for a shapefile, and create new display names.

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Custom Bar Chart

In this video, you will learn how to select number of bars, columns, summarize method, click on any bar to show a sub-search, and save a template and reuse on a different search.

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Working with Layers

In this video you will learn how to view a layer, search layers, analyze layers, delete, rename, copy and move layers, select or edit layer styles, set default search layer, rearrange layers, turn on and off, and locate from the Active Layers (L) window.

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Hello. This video explains how to create a linked layer in PetroDE.

Shapefiles and/or CSV files can be linked if they share a common column. At least one of the layers being linked must have geographic properties such as latitude and longitude.

In this example, we are going to link a Permian Basin CSV file containing EUR data with the IHS Wells data layer.

Go to the Create tab and select Create Linked Layer. This brings up the Link Layer Wizard. Always put the smaller layer as the first layer. This is our Permian Basin CSV layer that we have already uploaded into PetroDE. Always put the geolocated layer in the Second Layer box. For our example, this is IHS Wells. We will link these two layers on the API column.

We will name it Permian EUR and IHS Linked. Select the workbook or folder you want the layer to be stored in.

Use the Geometry and default Date from the IHS Wells layer.

Click the Next button in the bottom right corner.

The Configure Linked Layer Columns window appears. Check the box to include the columns from the Permian EUR layer. Then select any other columns you want to include from the IHS Wells layer.

Next, select the map balloon header column. Then select the One-to-Many Differentiator if there is more than one entry for a unique ID. If desired, select the default label column to automatically display a label.

Click the Create Linked Layer button.

When the linked layer has completed successfully, click the Close button.

The Edit Styles Window appears. Click the Create New Style Group button. Select the column that you want displayed on the map and click the Set Column button.

You may choose to edit the default style by clicking the edit button. You can further classify the column by selecting the Add Style button.

The values for the column appear in the window on the right. For a text column, you can select each value and set to the desired symbol. Click Finish when done styling. Number columns can be classified in increments set values. For this example, let’s style xxxxx and classify in increments of xxxxx.

Edit Styles: At any time after uploading a layer, you can edit the styles. Simply click the drop-down menu next to the layer and select Edit Styles. From the Edit Styles window, you can edit, delete, or add a new style column. You can also change the default column that is displayed on the map.

This concludes this tutorial.

Hello. This video explains how to upload a shapefile and set its styles in PetroDE.

Shapefiles can be uploaded in either the Display tab (under a folder), or the Create tab. Both locations bring up the Create Layer Wizard.

Before uploading a shapefile, you will need to know what columns in your file should be included, as in searchable, and what data you want to appear in the pop-up balloon. Only one column can be used for the default style properties. Note that shapefiles have two requirements:

They must be uploaded using a zipped folder containing at least the shape, shape index, projection, and database files.
The prefix for these files must be identical.

The first window in the Create Layer Wizard is the Upload File window. You can upload your layer by either clicking the Upload button or drag and drop your layer into the box.

Next, select the layer name and the workbook or folder you want the layer to be stored in.

Click the Next button in the bottom right corner.

The Configure Layer Columns window appears. Check that the suggested names in the Name in PetroDE column are correct. Also, make sure the column type associated with each display name is correct.

If there are any errors, you will get an error message in red. Scroll through any errors to correct. Next, select the columns you want to import, columns to be searchable and columns displayed in the map balloon.

Next, select the map balloon header column. If desired, select the default label column to automatically display a label.
If a default date is desired, select it here. If a default date column is selected, that column will be used as the time period in Super Search and as the default date option in Advanced Search.

Click the Finish button.

The Edit Styles Window appears. Click the Create New Style Group button. Select the column that you want displayed on the map and click the Set Column button.

You may choose to edit the default style by clicking the edit button. You can further classify the column by selecting the Add Style button.

The values for the column appear in the window on the right. For a text column, you can select each value and set to the desired symbol. Click Finish when done styling. Now let’s select to style a numbered column. Select Create New Style Group and select DrillerTD. You can classify numbered columns in increments. Let’s classify in increments of 4000 so we will select between 0 and 4000 for the first value. Notice that you can select the symbol and color as well as the transparency. Select the New Style button for the next value, which is between 4000 and 8000. The New Styles will appear on the left side of the screen.

Verify the styles you created are correct and either edit or delete styles that are not correct. Click Finish when you are happy with the styles you created.

This concludes this tutorial.

This tutorial explains how to view, search, analyze, delete, rename, copy and move layers. It also explains how to use the Active Layers (L) window. Let’s choose a layer to view. We can do this two ways.

Either from the Search tab or from the Display tab. From the Display tab, enter all or part of the name you are looking for in the Filter Layers search box. For example, we want to look at data from Rig Data. Matches will begin appearing as soon as you start typing. Tick the box next to the layer you wish to add.

Since we are selecting this layer from the Display tab the layer is not yet searchable. To make it searchable, click the drop-down menu and select Analyze Layer. This brings us to the Search tab. I am also interested in searching a couple more layers. I will go ahead and enter them here in the Search tab. I am interested in Basin Intel Lease Activity and Primary Vision.

Notice the layer selection box now lists 3 active layers. Click on the search icon to search all layers. The active data layers can be viewed and re-arranged by clicking the Active Layers ‘L’ icon next to the zoom scroll bar. This opens the Active Layers window. Clicking on the pin leaves this window open, and clicking the X in the corner closes the window. You can change the order in which the layers are displayed by clicking and dragging the layers. You can toggle a layer on and off by ticking the box to the left.

A layer is removed from memory by clicking the red X on the right. The green boxes indicate that all the data is loaded for that layer (vs. an orange box for a partial load). The target icon is used to locate the layer. You can further refine any of these searches by going to the Analysis panel, selecting the desired layer from the drop-down list, and selecting Refine. Let’s refine the Rig Data layer to look at Permit Dates. Let’s look at the last 2 months. Next, let’s refine the Primary Vision layer to look at a particular Operator. We will select Apache.

Now let’s go to the Display tab and look at the options available on the layer drop-down menu. We can delete, rename, copy , edit styles, select styles, set layer as the default search layer, get an upload manifest (to set up an automatic update for a layer that you own), download a layer as a shapefile or csv, analyze the layer, look at the layer properties, or locate the layer.

This concludes this tutorial.

This video explains how to upload a layer and set its styles in PetroDE. Shapefiles, CSV files and KML/KMZ files can be uploaded in either the Create tab, or the Display tab (under a folder). Click the Create Layer button in either location, which brings up the Create Layer Wizard. Before uploading a layer, you will need to know what columns in your file should be included (searchable), and what data you want to appear in the pop-up bubble. Note that shapefiles must be uploaded as a zipped folder file (.zip) containing the .shp, .shx, .prj and .dbf files. The first window in the Create Layer Wizard is the Select File to Upload window. Click the Choose File button, or drag and drop your file on top of the Choose File button until it changes hue. Then select the workbook you want the layer to appear in. Choose a layer name if different from the file name automatically generated. Click Next.

Now the Indicate Presence window appears. Select the columns you want included. Columns not selected will be neither stored nor accessible in the PetroDE system. Next, Specify Columns: Look at the Display Name column and change the name if needed. These names are what will appear in the selectable fields and the popup bubble. Any Display Name with a green Create button next to it needs to have a name and data type created. Data types can be either Text, Number, or Date. Click the Create button when finished. Make sure the column type associated with each display name is correct. If it is not correct, change the display name and the data type will automatically generate based on the data.

Indicate Columns to be Used When Searching: Columns selected will be used when searching a layer. Columns not selected can still be included in the bubbles, charts, heat maps, labels, and exports.

Indicate Bubble Contents: Select the columns that will appear in the bubbles, which appear when you click on a polygon or point marker that is displayed on the map. Indicate Bubble Name Column: Select the identifying column that will be displayed in the dropdown list in a bubble in areas with multiple overposted wells. Click Next and the layer will be generated.

Editing Styles: For a new layer, select the Create New Style Group button. Creating Style Group: Select the first column that you wish to create a style group for and select the Set Column button. Multiple columns can be styled. The window with the default style will appear. If you want to edit the default style, which appears for null values, select Edit. To add a new style, click Add Style. The data range for the column appears in the window on the right. You can classify values with different colors. Styles can be set to be either equal to a certain value or between two values. Click Add Style from the left side of the screen until you have finished adding styles for values in this column. When finished, click the Save and Finish button. This will bring you back to the Editing Styles window. To add another style group, select the Create New Style Group button. Create the new style group and click Save and Finish when complete. If more than one style has been created, select the default style on the Editing Styles window. Select Finished when the desired style groups have been completed.

The new data layer will be displayed on the map. To search the data layer, clear the screen and then select the layer from the search tab. Scroll down to the Analysis panel and select Map Display then Symbols to see the list of new style groups just created.

This concludes this tutorial.

This video explains how to create a custom bar chart template to compare the average IP Boevd21 for each field and how many wells are used to calculate the average. Let’s look at the Bakken in the IHS Wells data layer. Type Bakken in the search box. Click locate to zoom into the search result. Scroll down to the Analysis Panel and select Charts, then Bar Charts. Select Custom and fill in the options, starting with number of desired bars.

We will limit the number of bars to 10.

Choose the column for the X-Axis. Available fields from the searched data will appear in the drop-down list in alphabetical order. Select Field. Choose the column for the Y-Axis. You may have two y-axes (Y and Y2). If both Y and Y2 are used, two bars will appear for each x-axis point. Select IP Boevd21.

Choose how to summarize the data:

None—doesn’t summarize by a group, gives results for individual data.
Average—the average of the Y-axis data sorted by the result of the aggregate.
Sum—the sum of the Y-axis data sorted by the result of the aggregate.
Count—the number of wells used in the aggregate.
Min—Minimum Y-axis data sorted by the result of the aggregate.
Max—Maximum Y-axis data sorted by the result of the aggregate.

We want to see which fields have the highest average ratio so we will select Average. Choose the column for the Y2 Axis, if desired. If only one bar per x-axis point is desired, select None. We will select IP Boevd21 and summarize by Count so we can see how many wells were used in the calculation. Notice that the scales are different for the two Y axes. If you click on any bar, a subsearch is created with only those wells displayed on the map. You can see the full search again by clicking Undo Subsearch. Hover over the red bar to see the exact average value and hover over the corresponding blue bar to see how many wells were used in the calculation.

To save a custom bar chart as a template, click the Save button. Name it AVG IP Boevd21 by Field.

Close the chart. Now let’s do another search on the Denver basin. Go to Bar Charts again and select Saved. Click on the AVG IP Boevd21 by Field template that we just saved. Nice and easy to do the same comparison without having to re-enter the criteria.

This concludes this tutorial.

This video explains how to use the annotation tools to draw a pad plan. First zoom into the area of the map where you wish to create a pad plan. We will want to be able to see the satellite imagery, so set the base map to Esri World Imagery by clicking the B above the slider bar on the right side of the map. Zoom in far enough to see the existing structures. Go to the Create tab and select Create Annotation. Enter the name for the annotation layer and select the workbook where you wish to save it. Click the Save as New File button. Our plan requires a buffer distance of 500 feet from any existing structure. We can easily show this restriction by using the circle tool with a specific dimension. Scroll down to dimensions and enter 500 for the radius and leave the units in feet. Select the desired colors and opacity. Click on any buildings in the pad plan area to place the circle.

Now we are ready to draw a pad. We want our pad to be 500 by 600 feet with an angle of 20 degrees. Select the Rect. tool with specific dimensions. Scroll down to dimensions and enter 500 for the width, 600 for the height, and 20 degrees for the angle. Leave the units in feet. Select the desired colors and opacity. Click on the map where you want the pad centered. If you want your pad at a specific latitude and longitude, enter them in the latitude and longitude boxes and click the Add Rectangle button. This centers the rectangle on that axis point.

To add a road to our pad plan, select the Line tool. Select the desired color and line width for your road. If you have a desired length, you can specify it under Specify Dimensions. Click the mouse once at the starting point for your road and double-click the mouse at the endpoint. To add a label to the annotation, select the Text tool. Enter the name of the pad in the text field. Select the desired text color and size and click the location where you want to center the label. Click Save to save changes.

This concludes this tutorial.

This video explains how to view the search result as a bubble map with graduated symbols. To begin, we’ll do a search on the Bakken. Click locate to zoom into the layer. Now go to the Analysis panel and click on Map Display and then Bubble Maps. The options available are None, Saved, and Custom. To create a new bubble map, click on the drop-down for Custom and select the field you wish to view. We will select IP Boevd21. Now select either Ascending or Descending by clicking on the word or using the slider bar. Ascending shows the largest bubble with the largest value. Descending shows the largest bubble with the smallest value. We will select Ascending. To show the labels, tick Show Value as Label. Click Display.

Values are proportional to the radius of the bubble. For areas with multiple bubbles, only the value for the largest bubble is shown. When you zoom in, you can see the underlying values. You may also click on a high-density area and click the drop-down on the pop-up balloon to see the underlying wells.

To save the bubble map for later use, click the Save button in the custom panel. We will name it IPBoevd21 with labels.

Now to better illustrate the saved bubble map, let’s click on None to return the display to formation symbols. Clear the display. Now enter Eagle Ford in the search box. Scroll down to the Analysis panel, select Map Display then Bubble Maps and select Saved. Tick the map we just created, IPBoevd21 with labels. It will quickly show IPBoevd21 values for the Eagle Ford in ascending order.

This concludes this tutorial.

This video explains how to create teams and workbooks in PetroDE. The Emperor Tamarin version of PetroDE organizes your data using workbooks, which are listed under the Display tab. Access to workbooks is controlled by an administrator, who can place users on teams and then give teams access to workbooks. If a user or a team does not have access to a workbook, it will not show up on their screen.

Workbooks can be set up in whatever way best meets your company’s needs. For example, the New Ventures team can have a New Ventures workbook that holds all their data and interpretations, as well as a workbook for Land and Operations. Layers such as the nationwide IHS wells and production can be shared in various workbooks, while the layer that holds current leaseholds can be set up to be visible only in the Land and Operations workbook.

To create a new team, click the Admin icon located on the bottom toolbar, then select Teams and click the Create Team button. Let’s call our new team Acquisitions. To add users, simply click on the new team name and select uses from the list available on the right. To create a new workbook, select Workbooks from the Manage panel. Click the Create Workbook button in the pop-up window. Let’s add one called Boundaries. If folders are desired, click Add Folder. Folders can be added at any time.

To add layers already loaded into PetroDE to the workbook, click the Add Layer drop-down list to see the available layers. Select Federal and Indian Lands. Note that updates to shared layers are instantly visible in any workbook that contains the layer.

To give access to teams, select them from the list on the right side of the window under Teams without Access. Let’s select the Acquisitions team we just created.

This concludes this tutorial.

This video explains how to use Advanced Search to find wells in a specific area of interest with a perforated length between 5000 and 7000 feet. It also explains how to search for wells with an IP greater than 100 barrels of oil equivalent on a value basis with a ratio of 21 (BOEVD21). In this example, the data layer being searched is IHS Well Data.

Create an Area of Interest by selecting the rectangle tool in the Area of Interest toolbox and click and drag to select the desired area. We want to look at an area on the Utah Colorado border. Select Advanced under the Search tab. Click the drop-down list for the available fields and select Perforation Length. Select the operator to be > and enter 5000 in the search box. Click Add Term and ensure Perforation Length is still selected. Select the operator to be < and enter 7000 in the search box. In the date range selector box, change Past Year to Past 5 years. Click the Search button. This returns wells with a perforated length between 5000 and 7000 for the desired area of interest over that past 5 years. Now let's look at wells with significant IP. Click Add Term and select IP Boevd21 from the dropdown list. Select > for the operator and 100 for the value. Click the Search button. This returns wells that match the search criteria. To see only the results for IP Boevd21 > 100, remove the two Perforation Length terms by clicking the red x next to those terms. Click the search button to view the result.

This concludes this tutorial.

This tutorial explains how to save a search or view in PetroDE. In this example, the data layer being searched is IHS Well Data. Note that a search can be saved in two places, either the Recent Searches folder or in a Workbook. Searches saved in the Recent Searches folder located under the Open tab can only be viewed by you. Searches saved in a Workbook via the Views icon can be seen by anyone with access to the Workbook. A view including an Analysis such as a heat map and/or Refined results may only be saved to a workbook or folder using the Views icon. Let’s do a complex search. Enter Bakken in the search box, then select the Advanced tab. Click the drop-down list for the available fields and select Operator. Keep starts and ends with (s/e) as the operator and enter Continental in the search box. Click Add Term and select County from the list of fields. Keep the starts and ends with and enter Williams in the search box. Click the Search button. To save a search result to your recent searches folder, click the Open drop-down arrow in the Search Panel and select Save. Enter a name, Bakken Continental in Williams Cty. This will save to your Saved folder under the Open tab and can only be viewed by you. You can also save this search in a workbook, which we will illustrate after a few more steps.

Let’s do some analysis. Remove Williams County from the search criteria so that we have more wells to work with. Scroll down to the Analysis Panel and select Map Display then Heat Maps. Click the drop-down arrow next to IP and select 6-mile grid and Boevd21. Click Display. To save this view to a workbook, click the Views icon on the bottom toolbar. Click Save View. Select the desired destination or add a new folder. We will select the Bakken workbook. Enter the name of your view, Continental Heat Map and click the Save button. Now clear the display by clicking the Clear icon so we can illustrate the retrieval of saved views and searches. Click the Display tab. Select the workbook where you saved the heat map view, i.e., Bakken. Click on Continental Heat Map. Now let’s see our view from Williams County in the first example. Clear the display again. Go back to the Search tab. Click the Open drop-down and select Bakken Continental in Williams Cty to see the saved search from the first example.

This concludes this tutorial.

In this example, the data layer being searched is IHS Well Data. Let’s search the Bakken formation so type Bakken in the search box. Now let’s further refine this search using the Refine Tool. Scroll down to the Analysis panel and select Refine. The fields available will appear.

Fields with number values have a slider bar. This allows for easy refinement by any number available. As you slide the bar, the map adjusts automatically. Note that null values can be included by ticking include null values.

Let’s look at wells with an IP oil above 900. Select IP Oil from the list and enter 900 in the first field or slide the bar to 900. The map is updated automatically. The result can be further refined by clicking on any of the other available fields. For example, select Operator to refine by one or more of the Operators of these wells. We will select EOG Resources and Whiting. The map is updated automatically to include only these operators.

This concludes this tutorial.

This video explains how to use the bar chart and histogram tools in PetroDE. Let’s look at the Permian basin in the IHS Wells data layer. We have the Demo IHS Wells layer selected to search. Type Permian in the search box. Click locate to zoom into the search result. Scroll down to the Analysis Panel and select Charts, then Bar Charts. The options available are IP, Treatment, Peak 30, 60 and 90, Saved and Custom.

Custom charts are useful for creating templates for repeated use. These templates can be saved and later found under Saved. This is further explained in the custom charts video. Select IP. Select the type to be Top Operator. Select the desired attribute, which come from the columns in the search layer. We will look at Gas. Next select the sorting method to be either performance or well count. Let’s look at performance. Notice that as we make changes, the chart updates immediately. If you don’t want the chart to update until you are finished entering all the criteria, do not click the radio button to select the type of chart, select the down arrow instead and then click on Display once the criteria is entered.

We also have Chart Options. For bar charts, you can opt to hide the grid lines. The bar chart appears in a split screen with the map. To see a larger view of the bar chart, select the + symbol at the top right of the window. Select the minus symbol to return to a split screen. If you click on any bar, a subsearch is created with only those wells displayed on the map. You can see the full search again by clicking Undo Subsearch. You can hide the chart criteria window by clicking the double back arrows. Click the gear symbol to get it back again. Now let’s look at histograms. Minimize Bar Charts and select Histograms. Let’s look at Peak 30. Set the type to Liquid and the Hole Direction to Vertical Wells. Now click on Chart Options. This allows you to hide the grid lines, set the number of bins and the minimum and maximum values. These changes will appear when you click Save Changes. You can also toggle the histogram between log and linear scale by clicking either Log or Linear at the top of the window. You can move the statistics window within the histogram. You can also turn it off and on by toggling Statistics at the top of the window.

We can move the entire chart around on the screen and if you move it all the way to the right, it will append it to the right side of your screen. This is a handy feature if you are working with two screens. I can only show one screen here, but you get the idea. This concludes this tutorial. boxes indicate that all the data is loaded for that layer (vs. an orange box for a partial load). The target icon is used to locate the layer. If we go back to the results panel, we can look at the secondary results for Anadarko. Click Operator to see its results. It returned results from IHS Well Data, RigData US Permits, GeoNews, and RigData US Drilling. These layers can each be toggled on and off and located either from the results panel or in the active layers window. If you want to rearrange the order of the layers or remove a layer from current memory, you need to open the Active Layers window.

This concludes this tutorial.

This video explains how to search multiple data layers. Begin by choosing the layers you would like to search. Open the Layer Selection drop-down and enter all or part of the name you are looking for in the Filter Layers search box. For example, we want to look at data relating to basins.

Matches will begin appearing as soon as you start typing. Tick the box next to the layer you wish to add. Let’s select US Basins. We also want to see geo news so type that next. Now, let’s add Rig Data. Select US Drilling and US Permits. Layers can be removed from the list by unchecking the box or by clicking on the red x at the right. Notice that the layer selection box now lists the number of active layers. We can now minimize the Layer Selection box.

Let’s do a search.

Type Anadarko followed by the Enter key in the search box. In the results panel, we see that Basin returns the greatest number of matches for the word Anadarko. The results for the word Anadarko are listed in descending order by number of results found. Basin returned the most results, followed by Operator, Current Operator, etc. Click on Show More to see more results.

Let’s go back to the primary result, Basin. IHS Well Data layer has the greatest number of matches for Basin. The GeoNews layer and the US basins layer also returned results. The default automatically displays the IHS Well Data layer since it has the most results.

Select GeoNews and US Basins to display those results and notice the different icons. If we click on to locate, the map zooms in or out to show that data layer. Click on locate for GeoNews. We see a result for London. Click on locate for IHS Well Data.

We have a high density of wells here when all three layers are turned on. Click on a well to see the Description Bubble. The layer of the well bubble currently shown is in parentheses. Click the drop-down to see information from all the layers. The data is differentiated by their unique icons as well as the layer name in parenthesis. Click on a well to see its bubble details. The active data layers can be organized by clicking the Active Layers “L” icon next to the zoom scroll bar. This opens the Active Layers window.

Clicking on the pin leaves this window open, and clicking the X in the corner closes the window. You can change the order in which the layers are displayed by clicking and dragging the layers. Let’s move the US Basins layer to the back by dragging it to the bottom of the list. You can toggle a layer on and off by ticking the box to the left. A layer is removed from memory by clicking the red X on the right. Let’s remove GeoNews. The green boxes indicate that all the data is loaded for that layer (vs. an orange box for a partial load). The target icon is used to locate the layer.

If we go back to the results panel, we can look at the secondary results for Anadarko. Click Operator to see its results. It returned results from IHS Well Data, RigData US Permits, GeoNews, and RigData US Drilling. These layers can each be toggled on and off and located either from the results panel or in the active layers window. If you want to rearrange the order of the layers or remove a layer from current memory, you need to open the Active Layers window.

This concludes this tutorial.

This video explains the map symbology and how to change the map display. Let’s load all the wells in the IHS dataset. Notice that we have IHS Well Data Latest selected in the search layer box. Simply click the search icon leaving the search box blank. This returns all the wells in the IHS data layer for the past year. The default well symbols are color-coded by formation.

Click the Legend button to see which colors represent which formations. Well, Activity is designated by shapes and outlines. Horizontal wells are designated by rectangles. Vertical and Directional wells are designated by circles. Wells with a colored outline and white center indicate permitted wells. Solid shapes indicate spudded wells and wells outlined in black indicate producing wells. Click hide to remove the legend from view. Now scroll down to the Analysis Panel. Notice that the IHS Well Data is listed here as the data layer to analyze. If other layers have been loaded, they are selectable here. Within the Analysis Panel, scroll down and select Map Display, then Symbols. Change it from Formation to Productivity. Open the legend to see which colors represent the highest producing wells. PetroDE allows you to turn on labels for the data layer. Click on Labels under Map Display and open the drop-down menu. The options available come from the columns in the data layer being analyzed. For example, click Hole Direction. The last option under Map Display is Heat Maps. PetroDE uses heat maps to allow users to isolate certain attributes and display them using selectable grids. For help using the Heat Map tools, refer to the Heat Maps video.

This concludes this tutorial.

This video explains how to use Super Search to quickly search the default data layer. In this example, the default data layer is IHS Well Data Latest. First, type a search term in the box; for example, weld. Press the enter key or click the search icon.

In the results panel, we see that County returns the greatest number of matches for the word Weld. The results for the word Weld are listed in descending order by number of results found. County returned the most results, followed by Current Operator and Operator. Click on Show more to see more results.

Select Current Operator. Click locate to find the wells. The wells are white and difficult to see against the white map so let’s change the base map. Click on the B above the scroll bar at the right of the map and select Esri World Imagery. Now select a well marker to see that weld is indeed a part of the Current Operator name.

Clear the Display by clicking the Clear icon at the bottom of the User Interface window. Now let’s do a search for con. The result with the greatest number of matches is County with more than 1500 wells with con in the county name (for example, Converse, Conway, etc). Click Show More to the see all the results. The result with the fewest matches is Formation. Select this result and click locate. Select any well marker to see that con is part of a formation name. Note that all columns with the word formation in them are joined together for the purposes of the results panel. For example in Texas, this well has Conglomerate Lower listed for projected formation and up here in Kansas, this well has Conglomerate listed for IP Production Formation Name.

This concludes this tutorial.

This tutorial explains how to use the Heat Map tool in PetroDE. Let’s load all the wells in the IHS dataset. Simply click the search icon leaving the search box blank. This returns all the wells in the data layer selected for the time span listed here in the date range selector box. The default well symbols are color-coded by formation.

To view as a heat map, scroll down to the Analysis Panel. Select Map Display, then Heat Maps. The various options for heat maps are listed here. Let’s look at an IP heat map. Set the grid to counties and the parameter to Upper Perf Depth. Click the Display button. Now you can see the average IP heat maps for the Upper Perforation Depths by county.

We can easily create a custom Heat Map by selecting the Custom option. First, choose the grid size. We will choose a 6-mile grid. Then choose the data type to be either text String or Number. Let’s illustrate the String data type first. Select Formation for the Column. Next, select the color bar by clicking the drop-down menu next to the color bar. Select from the preset color bars and then select Custom to further customize your color bar. You can add colors by clicking on the + symbol and remove colors by clicking and dragging them off the pallet. Click the Display button. Notice that Nyobraira is the top formation for this map. Let’s limit our area of interest to a section in Texas. Note that the legend has updated to reflect the top 7 formations in this smaller area of interest. To view these 7 formations through time, click Lock Legend and then change the time period to say 2013 to compare the heat maps for the same 7 formations.

Now, let’s change the data type to Number and set the column to TVD. Under Summarize by, choose how to aggregate the data in each block. For this example, choose Max (which in this case means areas of deepest drilling). Next, select the color bar. Then select the scale to be either log or linear. We will choose log scale. Choose the bounds as either Percentile or Value. We will choose Percentile between 10 and 90 percent. Click the Display button.

Let’s save this heat map as a template for Max TVD for all of the IHS Data. Remove the area of interest by clicking on the eraser in the AOI tools. Go back to the custom panel and click the Save button. Type in a name (Max TVD Template). It will be available to view later in the Saved section under Heat Maps. The saved “template” can be used with other search criteria if desired. To illustrate, clear the display by clicking the clear display button in the lower toolbar. Then type Bakken in the search box. Click on locate to zoom into this data layer. Now go down to Map Display and select Heat Maps. Select Saved and select Max TVD Template. This illustrates the application of a saved heat map template to a different search criteria—the Bakken.

This concludes this tutorial.