Types of Plots
There are a few types of plots to visualize data in K-A: Item (contextual) plot, User plot, Properties plot, Custom plot, Production plot, and PTA dashboard.
Item plots are also known as Contextual plots. They can be accessible by clicking on a node in the field hierarchy; when clicked, a Plot tab appears to inspect the data.
Most Item plots are created automatically by the platform and available for the following nodes:
Gauge
Filter
Production
Corrected production
Shut-in
Property
Function output
Task output (if any)
K-W document (Saphir, Topaze)
Item plots for K-W documents contain the main plots from the document, if any (LogLog, History, Semilog). Plots for the rest of the above tree items are just data channels with the data values plotted versus time.
Item plots are also available for:
Well
Group of wells
Field
These plots for well, group of wells and field are also automatically created but they are based on the Plot templates that are manually created by a user under the Automation mode. They contain information from the data channels inside the selected node object. The plots can be either time series plots or cross plots with arbitrary number of panes and any number of datasets or properties either on linear or log scale.
User plot is a manual plot that can be created with any number of panes; each pane can combine data sets and well properties from the field hierarchy plotted versus time. In other words, user plots are a combination of data channel item plots for a selected well which has been defined by a user.
Creating a User Plot
Click Plot ,
, under the Info tab, e.g., at the well level.
In the Create a new plot dialog, enter a Name and Label if necessary or leave the default one.
Decide what type of plot you need, Time series or Cross plot.
Select the data you want to display, e.g., the Pressure, Gas and Water data.
If Time series plot is selected, the data channels will be plotted vs time.
If Cross plot is chosen, you need to select what data channel is allocated to the x axis, by using the dropdown list. The rest of data channels will be plotted vs selected channel.
Note
You can use Plot template that is defined at the global K-A level under the Automation Mode. Click Plot template to select the template you want to apply.
Log scales can be applied to:
The Y-axis, if a Time Series Plot is selected.
Both the X and Y axes, if a Cross Plot is chosen.
Click on Create to confirm the creation. The User plots node, containing the newly created Plot, is added under the Well node.
Tip
The plot can be customized, e.g., the marker type and color of the displayed channels can be changed, by clicking on the Edit aspect,
, icon in the right-hand side toolbar.Users can hide or show channels in the plot by clicking the corresponding icons in the legend:
To show a channel.
To hide a channel.
It is possible to create several plots. Under the User plots node, click Plot to create another plot and select e.g., gas and water for the second plot.
The newly created Plot #2 is added under the User plots node.
To display multiple user plots together, select the User Plots node in the field hierarchy, click Select plots,
, and pick the plots to display:
Both plots are then shown together.
When displaying Shut-in, a zoom option for selected shut-ins and a shut-in navigation bar are added to the options at the top.
Tip
When having several panes displayed, users can maximize a pane for an expanded view by using the Expand view, 
, icon and by clicking on the Restore view, 
, icon to collapse the view. Users can also double-click on the pane title to expand or collapse the view.
Note
Container names for well properties are now displayed on the user plot legend, making it easier for users to identify and distinguish different well properties directly on the plot.
Creating a Splitter Plots
To create a plot combines multiple user plots together, select the User Plots node in the field hierarchy, click Splitter plots,
, and pick the plots to display:
Note
Users can reorder plots using the dedicated button ,
.All the three plots are then shown together.
User task plot aspect
Distinct colors are automatically assigned when a user's task output comprises multiple datasets of the same type.
Properties plot is a plot that can contain as many well properties as necessary for one well or multiple wells. Properties plots cannot be saved, the user can only view the plot.
Well properties should be present in the Master container of the well for which the user wants to see the properties plot.
Select any well in the field hierarchy.
Click Properties plot,
, at the top under the Info tab.From the Wells drop-down menu, select the wells to be displayed. To select several wells, activate the Multiple wells option.
Tip
Using the Browse button allows displaying the Field hierarchy and its respective wells. Wells can be picked from there. Click on Apply to confirm the selection.
Choose one or several properties from the Properties drop-down list. Activate the Multiple properties option to select several properties from the list, e.g., Flow Efficiency, Permeability, Skin.
Select the Plot strategy:
Single pane: all the different well properties are displayed on a single pane.
One pane per well: each well is displayed with its own properties in a dedicated pane.
One pane per property: each well property is displayed in a separate pane. If several wells are selected, their respective properties are shown in the same pane.
Click View plot. Each time you want to change the plot strategy, click View plot to refresh the selection.
Custom plots are created by leveraging a special API with the help of User tasks or externally. Formatting of such plots is not limited by the platform functionality and can have any representation of the data. Custom plots can be located in the field hierarchy either under the folder Plots or under the User tasks that creates the plot; the location is defined by the user in the script.
For further information about the way the user can develop user tasks for KAPPA-Automate using both Python and C#, see the KAPPA-Automate Extension Guide.
The figures below show three examples of custom plots, created by a user task.
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sRTA diagnostic plot
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sRTA probabilistic forecast plot
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PI trend plot
Production Plots offer a convenient way to analyze and compare production and pressure data for a single well or selection of wells.
Production and pressure data must exist under the well..
Select the Field in the hierarchy.
Click on the Well Flat View,
, option in the top right toolstrip.Select the Production Plot View,
, option below the Well Flat View toolstrip.The context menu will display an icon list of available actions. See illustration below:
First, define the wells of interest using a Working set and/or a Filter,
.To display the plot, choose the desired Well. Activate the Multiple wells,
, option to display data for several wells.Navigation between wells can be done easily using the Previous well,
, and Next well,
, options.From the toolstrip, various data types can be displayed as plots.
Phase rates: by using the Oil,
, Gas,
and Water,
, options.Note
Reference surface rates, qo, qg and qw, are used for the display.
Pressure: using
.Note
Reference BHP channel is used for the display; if no BHP data type channel exists, the reference channel with P data type is used.
Cumulatives: using
.Computed data: rates and cumulatives, using
.Production ratios: Gas Oil Ratio, Water Gas Ratio, Water Cut, accessible from
.The Rate scale can be changed from log to linear and vice versa by clicking on the Log rates,
, icon.The production rates can be normalized by:
Oil cumulative production at 6 months (with or without using a reference well).
Gas cumulative production at 6 months (with or without using a reference well).
Well property (with or without using a reference well).
All these data can be displayed versus various time scales, which include:
Absolute time: represents the original date.
Production time: represents the time elapsed from the first rate.
Time from peak rate: represents the time elapsed from the maximum rate. The reference phase rate should then be selected.
Time on production: represents the time elapsed from the first rate, with shut-in periods excluded.
The time scales are accessible using the Absolute,
, option.Tip
Plot scaling and display options are available in the right-hand side vertical toolbar.
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The Production Dashboard offers a powerful and intuitive way to visualize, analyze, and compare production and pressure data for a single well or a selection of wells. It helps users gain better insight into well performance and reservoir behavior over time.
Production and pressure must exit under the well (s).
Select the Field in the hierarchy.
Click on the Production Dashboard,
, option in the top right toolstrip.Select the working set.
Important
For more information on the options, refer to the Production Plot section
Select the well(s) to be included in the dashboard.
Click on
to open the plot selection dialog.In the dialog, choose the plot types to display (e.g., production rate, cumulative production, pressure) and define the time unit.
From the toolstrip, various data types can be displayed as plots.
Ratios (GOR, WC) versus liquid volume in the GOR vs Cumulative plot, when the main phase is set to oil, or versus gas volume when the main phase is set to gas.
The Rate scale can be changed from log to linear and vice versa by clicking on the Log rates,
, icon.The production rates can be normalized by:
Oil cumulative production at 6 months (with or without using a reference well).
Gas cumulative production at 6 months (with or without using a reference well).
Well property (with or without using a reference well).
All these data can be displayed against various time scales (accessible through the Absolute,
, option), including:Absolute time: represents the original date.
Production time: represents the time elapsed from the first rate.
Time from peak rate: represents the time elapsed from the maximum rate. The reference phase rate should then be selected.
Time on production: represents the time elapsed from the first rate, with shut-in periods excluded.
Tip
Plot scaling and display options are available in the right-hand side vertical toolbar.
Result view
After selecting the wells and plots, the dashboard displays a combined view, offering a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the field's production performance.
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Plot options
Hide a plot using the Hide option ,
.Expand or restore plots using the Maximize ,
, and Minimize ,
, options.Reset zoom using the reset option
.Toggle between Default and Compact layouts by clicking on
.