Method and system of displaying data sets indicative of physical parameters associated with a formation penetrated by a wellbore
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- obtaining, by a computer system, data regarding a trajectory of a wellbore;
obtaining, by the computer system, a first data set related to a first physical parameter of a formation penetrated by the wellbore, the first data set including values of the first physical parameter of the formation along the trajectory of the wellbore;
obtaining, by the computer system, a second data set related to a second physical parameter of the formation that is distinct from the first physical parameter, the second data set including values of the second physical parameter of the formation along the trajectory of the wellbore;
displaying on a display device of the computer system a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional trajectory of the wellbore from a viewpoint relative to the three-dimensional trajectory of the wellbore;
displaying a mathematical curve representing the values of the first physical parameter of the formation along the trajectory of the wellbore, based on the first data set, wherein the displayed mathematical curve is a two-dimensional representation of the first data set on a first surface that extends along and abuts the displayed two-dimensional representation of the three-dimensional trajectory of the wellbore on the display device such that the first surface has consistent orientation relative to the trajectory of the wellbore, and a relative distance of the mathematical curve from the two-dimensional representation of the three-dimensional trajectory of the wellbore represents a relative magnitude of each of the respective values of the first physical parameter of the formation along the trajectory of the wellbore;
setting a color attribute of pixels on the display device between the two-dimensional representation of the three-dimensional trajectory of the wellbore and the mathematical curve based on the relative magnitude of the first physical parameter of the formation; and
displaying a two-dimensional representation of the second data set on a second surface that is distinct from first surface and that extends along and abuts the displayed two-dimensional representation of the three-dimensional trajectory of the wellbore on the display device such that the second surface has consistent orientation relative to the trajectory of the wellbore.
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Abstract
Displaying data sets indicative of physical parameters associated with a formation penetrated by a wellbore. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: obtaining data regarding a trajectory of a wellbore; obtaining a first data set indicative of a first physical parameter associated with a formation penetrated by the wellbore; obtaining a second data set indicative of a second physical parameter associated with the formation; displaying a two-dimensional image that simulates a three-dimensional trajectory of the wellbore, the two-dimensional image from a particular viewpoint relative to the three-dimensional trajectory of the wellbore; displaying along the two-dimensional image a representation of the first data set on a first surface that abuts the trajectory of the wellbore; and displaying along the two-dimensional image a representation of the second data set on a second surface that abuts the trajectory of the wellbore.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining, by a computer system, data regarding a trajectory of a wellbore; obtaining, by the computer system, a first data set related to a first physical parameter of a formation penetrated by the wellbore, the first data set including values of the first physical parameter of the formation along the trajectory of the wellbore; obtaining, by the computer system, a second data set related to a second physical parameter of the formation that is distinct from the first physical parameter, the second data set including values of the second physical parameter of the formation along the trajectory of the wellbore; displaying on a display device of the computer system a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional trajectory of the wellbore from a viewpoint relative to the three-dimensional trajectory of the wellbore; displaying a mathematical curve representing the values of the first physical parameter of the formation along the trajectory of the wellbore, based on the first data set, wherein the displayed mathematical curve is a two-dimensional representation of the first data set on a first surface that extends along and abuts the displayed two-dimensional representation of the three-dimensional trajectory of the wellbore on the display device such that the first surface has consistent orientation relative to the trajectory of the wellbore, and a relative distance of the mathematical curve from the two-dimensional representation of the three-dimensional trajectory of the wellbore represents a relative magnitude of each of the respective values of the first physical parameter of the formation along the trajectory of the wellbore; setting a color attribute of pixels on the display device between the two-dimensional representation of the three-dimensional trajectory of the wellbore and the mathematical curve based on the relative magnitude of the first physical parameter of the formation; and displaying a two-dimensional representation of the second data set on a second surface that is distinct from first surface and that extends along and abuts the displayed two-dimensional representation of the three-dimensional trajectory of the wellbore on the display device such that the second surface has consistent orientation relative to the trajectory of the wellbore. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that, when executed by a main processor of a computer system, causes the main processor to perform a plurality of functions, including functions to:
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read trajectory data that indicates a trajectory of a wellbore; read a first data set related to a first physical parameter of a formation penetrated by the wellbore, the first data set including values of the first physical parameter of the formation along the trajectory of the wellbore; read a second data set related to a second physical parameter of the formation that is distinct from the first physical parameter, the second data set including values of the second physical parameter of the formation along the trajectory of the wellbore; generate a three-dimensional representation of the trajectory of the wellbore to be displayed on a display device of the computer system by a graphics processing unit of the computer system, the three-dimensional representation of the wellbore trajectory including an indication of a location of each of a plurality of imaging surfaces relative to the trajectory of the wellbore; send to the graphics processing unit the first and second data sets along with at least a portion of the generated three-dimensional representation of the trajectory of the wellbore to be displayed by the graphics processing unit from a first viewing position; and command the graphics processing unit to; display on the display device a mathematical curve representing the values of the first physical parameter of the formation along the trajectory of the wellbore, based on the first data set, wherein the displayed mathematical curve is a two-dimensional projection of the first data set on a first of the imaging surfaces that extends along and abuts a two-dimensional representation of the portion of the three-dimensional representation of the trajectory of the wellbore at a first location, and a relative distance of the mathematical curve from the two-dimensional representation of the portion of the three-dimensional representation of the trajectory of the wellbore represents a relative magnitude of each of the respective values of the first physical parameter of the formation along the trajectory of the wellbore; set a color attribute of pixels on the display device between the two-dimensional representation of the portion of the three-dimensional representation of the trajectory of the wellbore and the mathematical curve, based on the relative magnitude of the first physical parameter of the formation; and display on the display device a two-dimensional projection of the second data set on a second of the imaging surfaces that extends along and abuts the two-dimensional representation of the portion of the three-dimensional representation of the trajectory of the wellbore at a second location, wherein the two-dimensional projections of the first and second data sets on the respective first and second imaging surfaces are to be displayed by the graphics processing unit from the first viewing position such that the first and second imaging surfaces have consistent orientations relative to the trajectory of the wellbore at the respective first and second locations. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer system comprising:
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a main processor; a graphics processing unit distinct from and coupled to the main processor; a display device coupled to the graphics processing unit; a memory coupled to the main processor, the memory stores a program that, when executed by the main processor, causes the main processor to perform a plurality of functions, including functions to; read trajectory data that indicates a trajectory of a wellbore, read a first data set related to a first physical parameter of a formation penetrated by the wellbore, the first data set including values of the first physical parameter of the formation along the trajectory of the wellbore, and read a second data set related to a second physical parameter of the formation that is distinct from the first physical parameter, the second data set including values of the second physical parameter of the formation along the trajectory of the wellbore; generate a three-dimensional representation of the trajectory of the wellbore to be displayed on a display device of the computer system by a graphics processing unit of the computer system, the three-dimensional representation of the wellbore trajectory including an indication of a location of each of a plurality of imaging surfaces relative to the trajectory of the wellbore; send to the graphics processing unit the first and second data sets along with at least a portion of the generated three-dimensional representation of the trajectory of the wellbore to be displayed by the graphics processing unit from a first viewing position; and command the graphics processing unit to; display on the display device a mathematical curve representing the values of the first physical parameter of the formation along the trajectory of the wellbore, based on the first data set, wherein the displayed mathematical curve is a two-dimensional projection of the first data set on a first of the imaging surfaces that extends along and abuts a two-dimensional representation of the portion of the three-dimensional representation of the trajectory of the wellbore at a first location, and a relative distance of the mathematical curve from the two-dimensional representation of the portion of the three-dimensional representation of the trajectory of the wellbore represents a relative magnitude of each of the respective values of the first physical parameter of the formation along the trajectory of the wellbore; set a color attribute of pixels on the display device between the two-dimensional representation of the portion of the three-dimensional representation of the trajectory of the wellbore and the mathematical curve, based on the relative magnitude of the first physical parameter of the formation; and display on the display device a two-dimensional projection of the second data set on a second of the imaging surfaces that extends along and abuts the two-dimensional representation of the portion of the three-dimensional representation of the trajectory of the wellbore at a second location, wherein the two-dimensional projections of the first and second data sets on the respective first and second imaging surfaces are to be displayed by the graphics processing unit from the first viewing position such that the first and second imaging surfaces have consistent orientations relative to the trajectory of the wellbore at the respective first and second locations. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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