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September 2006

Tecplot RS upgraded to v2007. Now supports VIP reservoir simulation software


Tecplot, Inc. (Bellevue, WA) released Tecplot RS (Reservoir Simulation) 2007, an integrated plotting tool designed specifically for oil and gas reservoir modeling. Tecplot RS 2007 offers support for VIPTM reservoir simulation software from Landmark Graphics Corp. (Houston, TX) as well as many new user-requested enhancements

Tecplot RS, developed as a result of collaboration between Tecplot and Chevron, allows data from multiple sources to be loaded and displayed in plots ranging from XY graphs to complex 3D renderings. It manages data from multiple reservoir simulation applications, as well as observed data such as production rates and formation tests.

Image courtesy of Tecplot, Inc.
Image courtesy of Tecplot, Inc.

Among the user-requested enhancements to be found in Tecplot RS 2007 are new options for viewing cell data in 3D grid plots, such as arbitrary vertical slices. With these options, you can create arbitrary vertical slices by clicking on two locations to connect injectors and producers. 3D grid views include IJK slice, XYZ slice, IJK blanking, and well blanking.

New features of Tecplot RS 2007 include the ability to translate and rotate grid, and convert to UTM coordinates to align with the real map view. A new comparison tool lets you calculate and display the difference between two solutions for the same grid to illustrate how various scenarios impact the simulated results.

With Tecplot RS 2007 you can load variables dynamically, enabling you to change interactively the working set of variables you are using to create plots, which eliminates the need to reload the files.
Image courtesy of Tecplot, Inc.
Image courtesy of Tecplot, Inc.

Another new feature, Input Trajectories for Survey Wells, enable you to load files containing the node coordinates that define the trajectory of user-specified  survey wells, meaning that you can visualize the well in the simulation grid and extract the cells along the well path for further analysis. A complementary Modify or Create well paths tool lets you modify the cell indices for the completions of an existing well interactively and observe changes in the display. This also lets you create a new survey well by entering a set of completion cells that define the well path. Miscellaneous enhancements include color axes by variable and branch data for multilateral wells.

Tecplot RS 2007 is available now. An annual network license is $4,000. Special consultant and educational pricing is available upon request. Click here to sign up for demo download. Click here to see examples of Tecplot RS 2007's XY plotting abilities or here for its Grid plotting abilities. Click here for the Tecplot RS 2007 home page.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.