Volumetric Well Production Interface for 3D Data Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
The oil and gas industry faces challenges in visualizing and interacting with large volumes of complex well production data, leading to potential production inefficiencies due to inconsistent or inaccessible information.
Innovation Solution
A method for generating a volumetric display representation of an oilfield, including a well production display representation with various characteristics such as duration, production rate, and chemical component quantities, which can be interactive and displayed in a three-dimensional or four-dimensional environment, allowing for enhanced visualization and user input for additional information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional data visualization methods are used for well production data, then the system is simple to implement, but the data volume and complexity make it difficult to realize production insights
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional two-dimensional data visualization to three-dimensional volumetric displays. This dimensional upgrade allows complex well production data including spatial relationships, temporal changes, and multiple parameters to be visualized simultaneously in an intuitive manner, resolving the contradiction between information completeness and system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs nested visualization where multiple levels of data detail are contained within the volumetric display structure. Users can navigate from overall field views down to specific well trajectories and production parameters, allowing comprehensive information access without overwhelming complexity at any single viewing level
2Ease of operation
If comprehensive well production data is displayed in traditional formats, then all data is included, but the data is not accessible and leads to production inefficiencies
Solution Approach 1:
The volumetric display system applies local quality by allowing users to interact with specific regions of the 3D data volume. Users can focus on particular wells, time periods, or production parameters by navigating to and examining specific locations within the volumetric display, making comprehensive data accessible in a user-friendly manner that directly supports production decision-making
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates interactive feedback mechanisms where user selections and navigation actions return immediate visual feedback showing production insights. This bidirectional interaction allows users to query the data and receive meaningful responses, transforming static data into accessible information that drives productive decisions
3Measurement precision
If detailed historical production data is visualized, then production insights are improved, but the volume and complexity of data complicate visualization and interaction
Solution Approach 1:
By encoding detailed production parameters along different spatial dimensions within the volumetric display, the system maintains high measurement precision while avoiding the complexity of traditional multi-chart presentations. Time, production rate, and other parameters are integrated into the 3D space, allowing precise data representation with intuitive visualization
Solution Approach 2:
The volumetric display segments complex production data into distinct visual elements representing different parameters and time periods. This segmentation allows detailed information to be organized systematically within the 3D volume, maintaining precision while improving visual manageability and user comprehension
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AI summary
Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media are set forth for visualizing and interacting with well production data in a three-dimensional or four-dimensional environment, e.g., using a volumetric well production display representation representing a well in an oilfield and including a plurality of display characteristics configured to display historical production data for the well over a time period.