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Display Data in VuPAK

Overview

In this tutorial you will use the BEG Project which is included in the KINGDOM software installation CD. You will learn how to display culture, faults, horizons, grids, inlines, crosslines, time slices, wells and formation tops in VuPAK.

1. From the main menu select Project > VuPAK.

Figure 1 — Select Viewing Area

2. In the Select Viewing Area dialog box, turn ON New VuPAK session and Time in Vertical bounds then click OK.

A sub-volume can be shown by either entering minimum and maximum X, Y and Vertical Bounds, or by clicking on the Digitize from Base Map button and then selecting the area to be shown in the Base Map window.

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3. The VuPAK window opens showing an empty cube.

Figure 2 — VuPAK Display of an Empty Cube with white background color

4. In the active VuPAK window, change the background color by selecting View > Settings. The VuPAK Display Settings dialog appears.

a. Under the Display Options tab, click the Background color (colored) window to open the Color dialog box.

b. Select the color to use for your background color.

c. Click OK to close the Color window.

d. Click OK to close the VuPAK Display Settings dialog box. The new background color is displayed.

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Figure 3 - Project > Display Settings and Color dialog boxes

5. Click the space bar (on the keyboard) to switch between the Select and Rotate modes.

6. Click the Rotate icon. Place the Rotate (hand) cursor in the window and rotate the box by holding down the left mouse button and dragging the cursor in the direction you wish to move the cube.

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Cursor Modes and Navigating the Cube

In Rotate mode :

Click and drag the left mouse button to rotate the volume

Depressing the Shift key on the keyboard while holding down the left mouse button will translate the volume, i.e. shift the entire volume up, down, left or right.

Depressing the Ctrl + Shift keys while holding down the left mouse button will zoom in and out when moving the mouse up and down.

In Select mode :

Depressing the Alt key on the keyboard while holding down the left mouse button will rotate the volume.

Depressing the Ctrl + Alt keys on the keyboard while holding down the left mouse but-ton will translate the volume.

Displaying Culture In this exercise you will create a culture layer and digitize a rectangle on the base map, which will be displayed in VuPAK.

1. From an active Base Map, select Culture > Culture Management to open the Culture Management dialog box.

2. In this dialog box:

a. Click the Create tab.

b. Enter Lease for the Culture Feature name and click OK.

3. In order to add culture to the basemap, select View > Toolbars from the main menu.

4. In the Toolbars window taht appears, check ON Culture to display the Culture toolbar. Then close the Toolbars window.

5. Click the Enable Culture Editing button on the toolbar to activate it.

6. Make sure Lease appears in the Set Active Culture text box

7. Click the Digitize a Line icon on the toolbar. Notice that when you move the cursor onto the base map the cursor changes to a crosshair with a capital L in the upper right hand corner.

8. Digitize a rectangle in the Base Map window to simulate a lease boundary. Your outline does not have to match the one in the figure below.

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a. When finished, double-click the line segment (not node) to open the Line Object dialog box. Change the Line Color to Black and Line Width to 3.

b. Be sure to check the Close a Line box.

c. Click OK to close the Line Object editor.

Figure 4 — Base Map window with Lease rectangle

9. If not already open, select Project > VuPAK.

Note: VuPAK has its own project tree that appears in the Explore window whenever the VuPAK application is running. This project tree allows data to be displayed in VuPAK (turned on or off) independently of the main project tree.

10. In the Explore window, expand the Culture folder in the VuPAK Project Tree. Make sure the Lease Culture display is turned ON by clicking in the box beside the All Culture folder icon and the Lease box is checked.

11. Click in the VuPAK window and, from the main menu, select Culture > Culture Display Properties to open the Culture Display Properties dialog box.

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Figure 5 — Culture Display Properties dialog box

12. Enter 1.3 seconds into the Display Culture at Time: text field. Click OK.

13. In the VuPAK Project Tree, turn on the C38 horizon by placing an <X> in the box adjacent to it. Your VuPAK display should appear similar to figure below.

Figure 6 — Horizon and Culture Example

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Displaying FaultsFaults can be displayed by clicking on the box next to the individual fault in the VuPAK Project Tree window.

1. Make sure that the box to the left of the Faults folder icon is checked.

2. In the VuPAK Project Tree, click the display box beside the shallow fault.

Figure 7 — Shallow fault

Displaying Fault Segments

1. With the shallow fault displayed in the VuPAK cube, click the Select icon.

2. Click the shallow fault with the left button to make it active.

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Fault segments for the active fault are now opaque while the fault surface is semi-transparent.

3. Click one of the fault segments at random, it will turn orange if you have selected it.

4. Right-click the orange segment you just selected and select Edit from the pop-up menu.

The seismic line or time slice where the segment was picked will be automatically dis-played. The standard editing tools are now available for that fault segment.

5. When you are finished editing, press the Esc key on your keyboard to get out of edit mode.

6. To remove a seismic line from the VuPAK window, right-click the line and select Unload from the pop-up menu.

Displaying HorizonsHorizons are displayed in VuPAK by clicking on the box next to the Horizon icon in the VuPAK Project Tree window.

1. In the VuPAK Project Tree, check (click) the box beside C38. The horizon will appear in the VuPAK display area.

2. Many horizons have limited structural relief; to exaggerate the vertical relief; from an active VuPAK window, select Horizons > Display Attributes to open the Display Attributes (Horizon) dialog box as shown in figure below.

Figure 8 — Display Attributes (Horizon) dialog box

3. Change Vertical Scale Factor to 10 to present a tenfold exaggeration of the vertical display. You can either click the up scroll arrowhead or enter 10 in the text area.

4. Click OK to close the dialog box and to view the VuPAK window (see) with your changes.

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Figure 9 — C38 Horizon structural relief exaggerated by a factor of 10

Warning: The time scale is now invalid with respect to this horizon.

5. Return to the true horizon time scale by changing the Vertical Exaggeration setting back to by selected Horizons > Display Attributes.

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Horizon AttributesYou can display other data types from the same horizon by using the Display Attributes option on the Horizons menu.

1. Display the C38 horizon in VuPAK.

2. Select Horizons > Display Attributes to open the Display Attributes (Horizon) dialog box.

3. Select the horizon from the pull-down list by clicking on the down arrow ( ). Use this if you have more than one horizon displayed in the cube.

4. In the Data Type list, highlight Amplitudes on the data type name that you want to display.

5. Click OK.

Displaying Grids and ContoursAs with Culture, Faults, and Horizons, click the box next to the icon of the object to be displayed in the VuPAK Project Tree. Since there are no time grids in the BEG demo set, we will grid the C38 horizon in 2d/3dPAK.

Grids

1. From an active Base Map window, select Grids>Create Grid to open the Grid Data dialog box shown in figure below.

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Figure 10 — Grid Data dialog box

2. Select Horizon as Category. Click the C38 horizon and select Time as the Attribute. The Attribute automatically moves to the Selected Data list.

3. Enter C38 Time for Grid Name.

4. For the Output Units turn ON Time.

5. Use the Gradient Projection Gridding Algorithm.

6. Check ON View Grid When Done.

7. Accept the other default settings and click OK.

8. The new grid appears in the Project Tree window and in a new base map.

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Contours

1. Display the C38 Time grid in VuPAK by checking the box adjacent to the C 38 Time grid in the Project Tree.

2. Contour the C38 Time grid in the VuPAK window by clicking on the Select icon and then right-click the C 38 Time grid surface.

3. Select Generate 7.5 Contours from the pop-up menu. The Contour Parameter dialog box will appear.

Figure 11 — Display Attributes (Horizon) dialog box

4. Accept the defaults and click OK.

5. Turn off the Lease and Shallow Fault in the Project Tree

Contours will appear on the C38 grid displayed in VuPAK.

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Figure 12 — Generated Contours in VuPAK

The contours are draped on the surface of the grid; therefore, they cannot be edited.

6. Remove the contours by clicking on the Select icon and then right-click the C38 surface. From the pop up menu select Unload Contours.

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Displaying Vertical Seismic Sections

1. In VuPAK, click the Select a seismic line icon to open the Select Vertical Display dialog box.

Figure 13 — Select Vertical Display dialog box

2. Turn ON Survey and select the Beg for the Survey Name.

3. Turn ON In-line and enter 50.

4. Click OK.

5. Adjust the seismic gain by using the F5 and F6 keys, or F4 to reset the display amplitude.

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Figure 14 — Displayed inline 50 and C38 Time grid

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Seismic ToolbarUse the Seismic toolbar to load and unload seismic survey volumes, control the volume animation method, and display seismic and log data in the VuPAK workspace cube.

Figure 15 Seismic Toolbar

Note: This toolbar can be docked or undocked.

The table below describes the Seismic toolbar icons.

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Table 1 Seismic Toolbar Icons

Icon Icon Name Explanation of Function

Select a Seismic Line Opens the Select Vertical Display dialog box used to select an arbitrary line, in-line, or cross-line for display in the VuPAK workspace

Select a Slice Opens the Select Time Slice dialog box used to select a time or depth slice for display in the VuPAK workspace. Click List Data to display data information on selected surveys.

Display Seismic Object(s) Opens the Display Seismic Object(s) dialog box used to load and unload multiple 3D seismic volumes from the VuPAK workspace.

Manipulate Opacity/Color Maps

Opens the Opacity/Color Map dialog box used to load an existing opacity or color map for the volume or interactively specify a custom opacity color map.

Slice Animation Inserts a single seismic display plane in the seismic volume parallel to the X, Y, or Z-axis, and automatically passes it through the survey volume in a direction perpendicular to the plane. You can select an in-line, crossline, or time/depth slice.

Volume Animation Displays the seismic volume and automatically cuts through the volume in one of the three axis directions (in-line, crossline, time/depth slice). The exterior faces of the volume remain displayed until the slice passes through them.

Chair-cut Animation Inserts three seismic planes in the display parallel to the three axes and automatically passes any one of the planes through the survey volume in a direction perpendicular to the plane. The exterior faces of the volume remain displayed until the slice passes through them.

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Oblique Cut Animation Inserts a seismic display plane in any

orientation in the seismic volume and automatically passes it through the survey volume in a direction perpendicular to the plane. The exterior faces of the volume remain displayed until the slice passes through them.

Oblique Plane Animation Inserts a seismic display plane in any orientation in the seismic volume and automatically passes it through the survey volume in a direction perpendicular to the oblique plane.

Surface Attribute Scanning Opens the Surface Attribute Scanning dialog box used to paint seismic information along a horizon, fault, or grid surface within the VuPAK workspace.

Display Seismic Volume Turns on or off all loaded seismic volumes. A prompt is displayed if no volumes have been loaded.

Pin Active Volume Locks the active SuperScope. The outline of the pinned SuperScope then changes from yellow to red. Multiple SuperScope objects can be pinned, allowing you to resize only an active unpinned SuperScope. Scanning bar cannot be viewed when object is pinned.

Lock and Move Active Volume

Locks the active SuperScope dimensions while still allowing the ability to move the SuperScope within the 3D seismic data. The outline of the pinned SuperScope then changes from yellow to green. Scanning bar cannot be viewed when object is locked.

Select Logs to Display Opens the Select Logs dialog box used to display a well and its corresponding logs. Logs can be mapped to tracks, colors can be selected, and the values can be set. The shading values can also be set for the selected log curve.

Table 1 Seismic Toolbar Icons

Icon Icon Name Explanation of Function

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Displaying a Time Slice

1. To display a time slice in the VuPAK window, click the Select a Slice icon. The Select Time Slice dialog box appears.

Alternatively, select Surveys > Select Time Slice.

2. Enter a value of 2 (seconds) for Slice at Time.

Figure 16 — Select Time Slice dialog box

3. Click OK. The time slice will display in VuPAK.

4. Turn off the C38 Grid in the Project Tree and Unload the seismic section.

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Figure 17 — Displayed Time Slice set to 2 Seconds in VuPAK

5. To remove a time slice from the VuPAK window:

a. First click the Select icon.

b. Right-click the object and select Unload from the pop-up menu.

Displaying Wells and Formation Tops1. To display all wells, make sure the display box beside the Wells folder and the All Wells

folder is checked ON in the VuPAK Project Tree window.

2. To display formation tops, make sure the display box beside the Formation Tops folder is checked ON and then check ON the tops to be displayed in the VuPAK Project Tree window.

The VuPAK window should appear like the figure below.

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Figure 18 — Displayed Wells and Formation Tops

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Seismic Color Attributes 1. Redisplay a seismic line (Inline 50) in VuPak

2. To set the color attributes for seismic data, with the Select cursor, right-click the seismic slice or volume, and select Opacity/Color Map from the pop-up menu. You can also click the

Opacity/Color Map icon .

The Opacity/Color Map dialog box opens.

Figure 19 Opacity/Color Map Dialog Box

3. Either choose File > Color Bar Editor or click the Color Bar Editor icon .

The standard Color Editor dialog box opens shown in Figure 20 and displays the current color bar for the displayed seismic section.

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Figure 20 — Color Editor dialog box

4. In the Color Editor dialog box, select Color Bar > Select. Navigate to the Colorbars folder and choose a color map.

Other Display Options

Transparency

1. Redisplay the C38 Time Grid.

2. To change the transparency of any object, in Select mode, right-click the object (in this case the time grid) and select Change Transparency from the pop-up menu to open the Material Editor.

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Figure 21 — Material Editor dialog box

3. In this dialog box, move the Transp(arency) slider bar until the desired transparency is achieved. For this tutorial select .38. If you move the slider bar to the far right, the object becomes invisible

4. Close the Material Editor by clicking the X in the upper right corner of the dialog box.

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Figure 22 - C38 horizon with transparency

Lighting

Four different types of lights can illuminate your project; Directional, Point, Spot and Headlight lights.

1. To place the light at the desired location, you will probably need to alternate between the Select mode to place the icon on one axis, and the Rotate mode to rotate the screen so that the light icon can be located and repositioned on another axis. You may occasionally have to zoom out to find the spotlight icon.

2. With the VuPAK window active, from the main menu, select Tools > Lights > Headlight > Edit.

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Figure 23 Headlight Editor window

3. Click and Drag the white peg to control the direction of the headlight. Move the slider bar to control the intensity of the headlight. Click the X in the upper right corner to close the window.

This concludes the VuPAK DISPLAY Tutorial.

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