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6.20.2282 - 25 August 2025

PDG Workflow

  • Test parameters can now be initialized directly from well properties when creating a Topaze document in KA.

  • Improved input binding for rates and pressure during Topaze document creation in KA.

  • Users can now specify Default plot template per field (field template, well group template, well plot template, and PTA dashboard template).

  • The PVT object can now be used in the aRTM workflow.

  • Time-dependent Xmf and Swi are now available in the list of improve parameters in iPTA and iRTA.

  • When the seed document contains full PVT, the iPTA workflow allows Pref updates for each shut-in, which are then used to update PVT parameters.

  • KA link info is now added to KW document info.

  • The document cleanup option has been extended to keep more than one analysis.

  • Additional flow correlations available in the BHP workflow.

Plot

  • Users can now add cross plots of well properties within the PTA Dashboard template.PTA Dashboard

Data processing

  • Wellbore objects can now be used as inputs for user tasks.

6.20.2213 - 04 August 2025

PDG Workflow

  • It is now possible to create a Topaze document directly in KA.

  • Users can now specify Default settings per field (Field view and group plot scales).

  • A confirmation dialog now appears when navigating away from a page without saving modifications.

  • Search by keywords in the well flat view now supports multiple keywords.

Plot

  • Users can now show/hide channels on plots.

  • Multi-well selection from the map is now possible in the PTA Dashboard.PTA Dashboard

  • Display settings can now be saved in the PTA Dashboard the map.PTA Dashboard

  • A well properties table has been added to the PTA Dashboard.PTA Dashboard

  • A new Production Dashboard has been added to KA Views.

  • A survey table is now available in the view logs.

6.20.2053 - 23 June 2025

PDG Workflow

  • A new Flat Files tab has been added, listing all files under the selected node (Field, Well Group, or Well).

  • The last searched data tags path is persisted in the data source dialog for a given well and well group.

  • The state of the current view is persisted when refreshing the browser

  • The option Extract to Separate Folder is now checked by default in the Results Extraction dialog.

  • The source of a document is now shown in the well property plot table.

  • aRTM can now be performed on equivalent total rate.

Plot

  • Improved layout of the PTA Dashboard.

  • By default, the 50 longest shut-ins are now displayed in overlay mode on the PTA Dashboard.

  • Y-axis plot scales can now be grouped by data type and measure.

Data processing

6.20.1953 - 02 June 2025

PDG Workflow

  • Well labels are now visible and editable on the flat view.

  • Users can create a well group from selected wells under the children tab.

  • Survey container now appears under the well logs folder when a well includes at least one survey.

  • aRTM results are now extracted into a dedicated well properties container.

  • aRTM and iRTA results can now be replicated to the master container.

  • A search bar has been added to the list of data sources in the Gauge Load dialog.

  • It is now possible to add wells to aRTM aggregator.

Plot

  • The PTA Dashboard now supports displaying up to 50 of the longest shut-ins in overlay

  • Multi-well production data visualization is now available in the PTA Dashboard.

  • Plot Y-axis scales can now be ungrouped by channel.

  • Well properties container can be selected directly within the PTA Dashboard.

6.20.1895 - 13 May 2025

PDG Workflow

Plot

  • Users can now reorder plots in splitter plots.

  • Two dedicated buttons have been added to shut-in plots for zooming at the start and end of shut-in periods.

  • Bubble map displays for rate and rate-related well properties now use absolute values for bubble sizes, with red indicating positive and green indicating negative values.

Data processing

6.20.1850 - 22 April 2025

PDG Workflow

  • All available phase rates can now be inputted in the iPTA workflow when using single phase file.

Plot

Data processing

  • Labels can be added to well property inputs in both function definition and instance creation.

6.20.1790 - 01 April 2025

PDG Workflow

  • Multiple keyboard shortcuts and extra plot features are added.

  • Dedicated button has been added to clean extra analysis and gauges from Saphir/Topaze documents uploaded in KA.

  • Corrected production can be created directly on high frequency rate data without the need for filtering.

  • The HF flag updates when redefining a gauge.

  • Gas lift is now included in the BHP workflow.

  • An option has been added to restrict users from selecting non-validated analyses. in results extraction.

  • Parameter added to iPTA improve workflow to automatically discard WBS data from the improve process.

  • Several well properties are now injected into the aRTM generated file if they are present in the master container.

Plot

  • Shut-in info tooltips are added to some PTA dashboard attributes.

  • Units and labels are now present in the depth plot.

Data processing

6.20.1764 - 10 March 2025

PDG Workflow

  • Denoising and decimation parameters are not automatically recalculated when redefining a filter.

  • WHP to BHP conversion is added as a built-in workflow.

  • PVT parameters are now displayed under the black oil PVT object.

  • All available phase rates can now be loaded in the aRTM output Topaze file.

  • In the aRTM workflow GOR can be initialized in the seed file using the value from the well properties.

  • Pressure at the shut-in end is now extracted automatically as well property from the Saphir document.

Plot

  • Container names for well properties are now displayed on the user plot legend.

  • Multiple well logs are now displayed in a single pane at the folder level.

  • It is possible to add labels to user plot.

Data processing

  • New input for static pressure to control the time at which static pressures will be reported.

6.20.1607 - 17 February 2025

PDG Workflow

  • It is now possible to copy data types between the global catalog and the field catalog in both directions.

  • New data types can be imported into the field catalog from the global catalog.

  • A log-log preview option has been added for all shut-ins channels.

  • When extracting Black Oil fluid definition from the KW document, the fluid type is added to the metadata and as a label to the PVT object.

  • Early-time data is now excluded from the objective function during the iPTA improve workflow when wellbore storage parameters are not included in the regression parameters.

Plot

  • Multi-value curves are now supported in X-Y Plot (e.g., Phase Envelope).

  • A splitter plot can now be created to combine multiple user plots into different panels on a single page.

Data processing

  • A PVT object can now be added as an input in a user task.

  • User task definitions are now filtered out according to their allowed context.

6.20.1493 - 27 January 2025

PDG Workflow

  • It is now possible to copy well properties between the global catalog and the field catalog in both directions.

  • New well properties can be pulled into the field catalog from the global catalog.

  • Well production type is now added in well flat view.

  • PVT objects can now be extracted from Saphir, Topaze, and Rubis files.

  • Well properties are now included as input in the aRTM enabling users to replace existing values in the seed document with those from the container.

  • Wavelet III is set as the default value for filters.

Plot

  • The full color range option is added for shut-in plots in PTA dashboard.

6.20.1425 - 16 December 2024

PDG Workflow

  • It is possible to show pressure in loglog preview when SIID is based on temperature.

  • Adding a new workflow which called Custom workflow.

  • Alarm node can be added to custom workflow.

  • Shut-in types and categories can be used as additional screening criteria for iPTA.

  • Well properties are added as input in the Autonomous iPTA workflow.

  • Fast model settings can be set in iPTA + improve workflow.

  • P* is now calculated when the "Auto-compute semilog PStar" option is checked in iPTA workflow.

  • Wellbore node is now displayed in well hierarchy.

  • Wellbore description is displayed as tables.

Data processing

  • Two new metadata parameters can be defined for a user task: the context in which a user task may be created (under a well, well group or field) and if the user task handles restarts.

6.20.1953 - 25 November 2024

PDG Workflow

  • Existing Well properties in the field catalog are now editable.

  • The number of shut-ins that can be overlayed in view loglog plot option or in the PTA Dashboard is limited to 50.

  • Georeferenced images support WKT coordinate as well as Pseudo Mercator.

  • The Coordinate Reference System (CRS) is now editable.

  • aRTM can be restarted.

  • Semilog lines in a Saphir document are now visible inside KAPPA-Automate.

  • Goodness Of Fit (GOF) value is added to the aRTM aggregator info page.

  • Pressure gauges can now be displayed as an extra channel in SI validation if the shut-in input is temperature.

  • Notifications creation dialog improvement.

Data processing

  • Optional inputs (datasets, files,...) are automatically included upon binding in user task creating instance.

  • Labels are added for well property parameters and well property parameters container in user tasks.

6.20.1195 -14 October 2024

PDG Workflow

  • Improve parameters and targets can now be updated during an iRTA restart.

  • The content of a file folder, including sub folders, can be downloaded as a zip file.

  • User task can be created at the well group level.

  • A dedicated icon is created for the notifications instances creation in PDG mode.

  • Notifications can be created for different objects: Gauges, Filters, User tasks, Functions, Alarms...

Data processing

6.20.1098 - 24 September 2024

Data Loading

  • Gauge load dialog layout is simplified and split into three tabs: Main parameters, Secondary parameters, and Data pressure.

  • In addition to MD, TVD and TVDSS can be input for any gauge.

Workflows

  • Spike correction option is added to Corrected production.

  • Type and label(s) for the pressure dataset can be selected when setting aRTM workflow.

  • Child objects in Aggregators can be deleted in bulk .

  • Labels can be added when creating a iPTA, iRTA and aRTM workflows. These labels are also applied to well properties containers created by these workflows.

KW Document Processing

  • Results from K-W documents can be extracted into properties container other than Master.

Data Processing

  • Functions catalogue in Automation mode is split into two tabs: Functions and Alarms.

  • A dedicated icon is created for the Alarm instances creation in PDG mode.

  • Alarm instances are displayed under Alarms folder in the field hierarchy.

  • KW file that is a child of a user task is shown under the user task in the field hierarchy.

  • Functions can be created at well group level.

Plot Handling

  • Computed data (rates and cumulative) can be shown on Production plot in Well Flat view.

PTA Dashboard

6.20.994 -12 August 2024

PDG Workflow

  • Aggregator node is added to the field hierarchy.

  • aRTM can be created from well flat view.

  • Plot tab is added to the aRTM node.

Plot Handling

Data processing

6.20.918 -22 July 2024

PDG Workflow

  • aRTM is added as a workflow

  • Forecast options can be redefined within iRTA workflow

  • Multiple files can now be uploaded all at once.

  • Multiple objects, such as wells groups, well, and gauges, etc. can be moved simultaneously.

  • The main phase raw rate is now displayed in shut-in validation editor.

Plot Handling

6.20.736 -10 June 2024

PDG Workflow

  • Diagnostic tools can be moved and saved on PTA loglog plot

  • iPTA results can be replicated to the master container

Plot Handling

  • Y=0 line is now highlighted for rate data

KAPPA-Automate Modes

6.20.628 -21 May 2024

PDG Workflow

  • Forecast can be run in iRTA from a seed file with a model when the 'Model' or 'Model + Improve' workflow is selected.

  • Users can toggle the input gauge data type for Shut-in identification between pressure and temperature.

  • Data preview is shown when redefining a gauge.

PTA Dashboard

  • Manual shut-in filtering option is added to the PTA Dashboard.PTA Dashboard

  • Loglog data can be vertically shifted by editing the actual rate in PTA Dashboard.PTA Dashboard

  • Display of actual and edited rate for each shut-in PTA Dashboard table.PTA Dashboard

  • Reference Shut-in attribute is added to the PTA Dashboard.PTA Dashboard

6.10.507 -30 April 2024

PDG Workflow

  • Improve targets can be set when creating an iPTA or iRTA.

  • An autonomous workflow is added to iPTA workflow types list, enabling automatic extraction from an empty seed file.

  • Multi-well loading from an IHS file data source is possible.

Data Processing

Plot Handling

  • Shut-in attributes can be edited in PTA Dashboard.PTA Dashboard

  • Shut-in can be filtered by category and/or by type in PTA Dashboard.PTA Dashboard

  • Loglog data can be vertically translated using the rate multiplier attribute in PTA Dashboard.PTA Dashboard

  • Active shut-in can be selected on all plots in PTA Dashboard.PTA Dashboard

6.10.433 -02 April 2024

PDG Workflow

  • Production type can be set when a well is created or edited, which then affects the default selection of the production rate in the Log-Log viewer and PTA dashboard accordingly.

  • Gauges can now be redefined.

  • Multiwell can be loaded using user interface.

Data Processing

Plot Handling

  • Improved layout of the PTA DashboardPTA Dashboard

  • Shut-in can be filtered by date range and/or by duration in PTA Dashboard.PTA Dashboard

  • Multiple attributes of shut-ins, such as category, type, reviewer, comments, etc., are added to the PTA Dashboard.PTA Dashboard

  • Raw data slice can be shown on all plots.

v6.10.261 –11 March 2024

PDG Workflow

  • The data type of basic data can be edited using either tree view or data flat view

  • In the case where several rate gauges are available, it is possible to select which gauge to use in defining a corrected production

  • Button to manually select a range for shut-in detection in 'shut-in validation' tab

Plot Handling

  • Rates and cumulative production can be normalized at specified time in production plot

  • The active shut-in range is highlighted on every plot on PTA dashboardPTA Dashboard

  • The currently selected shut-in option can be deselected on the PTA dashboardPTA Dashboard

KAPPA-Automate Modes

v6.10.168 –16 February 2024

PDG Workflow

Plot Handling

  • Rates and cumulative production can be normalized by well property in production plot

  • Improved layout of the PTA DashboardPTA Dashboard

  • Users can switch between different templates in the PTA DashboardPTA Dashboard

  • Button to Hide/Show extended toolbars for each plot in PTA DashboardPTA Dashboard

26 January 2024

PDG Workflow

  • Well coordinates can be inputed as decimal degrees or degrees, minutes and seconds

  • Minimum data requirement for filtering using sliding window processing strategy reduced  to 1K points

Plot Handling

  • Production rates can be normalized by cumulative production in production plot

  • Improved user interface for PTA DashboardPTA Dashboard

  • A zoom option on selected shut-ins and a shut-in navigation bar have been added to user plots

KAPPA-Automate Modes

05 January 2024

PDG Workflow

KAPPA-Automate Modes

13 December 2023

PDG Workflow

Data Processing

Plot Handling

15 November 2023

PDG Workflow

KAPPA-Automate Modes

Data processing

23 October 2023

PDG Workflow

Incremental RTA (iRTA)

  • iRTA: improve only on new data

KAPPA-Automate Mode

06 September 2023

PDG Workflow

Data Processing

Incremental RTA (iRTA)

  • iRTA duration of data to analyze has been added

16 August 2023

PDG Workflow

  • Comments can be edited on the following objects: field, well group, well, gauge

Data Processing

18 July 2023

Data Processing

Incremental PTA (iPTA)

KAPPA-Automate Modes

Plots Handling

13 June 2023

Incremental PTA (iPTA)

  • Multiphase iPTA inputs based on selected PTA document

22 May 2023

27 April 2023

PDG Workflow

Data Processing

  • Data type parameters definition in user task creation

Working with Productions