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Results 3D Tutorial

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Results 3D: Results Post-Processing Applications

Get familiar with options in RESULTS 3D

Full Screen View
Quick 3D Full View Properties
IJK Slabs (Display Settings Button)
Button Cutting Paper Zoom Animation
Time Delay Button
Plane Selection List
Selection
Slider

Rewind to Skip to
Plot Type Property 3D Rotate the Start the End Repeat
Selection List Selection List Toggle Button Animation
Animate
View Type Plane Time Stop Button
Selection List Selection Selection
Slider Button Animate Animate
Backwards Button Forward Button

Probe Mode
Edit Grid Mode
Edit Reservoir Property Grid Mode
Edit Well Perforations Mode
Move Object Mode
Resize Viewport Mode
Zoom Reservoir Mode
Pan Reservoir Mode
Rotate (3D View) Mode
Create/Edit Sectors Mode
Create/Edit Aquifers Mode
Create/Edit Lease Planes Mode

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CO2 Injection
Multiple Visualizations with Dynagrid
This model was running using GEM and it is a pattern CO2 flood in an 8x8 aerial reservoir with two
producers and two injectors. This example had a Dynagrid option activated in order to reduce the
running time and increase the accuracy of the results.
CO2 compositions are monitored in the produced stream and termination is based on a CO2
threshold molar fraction.

Open CMG Launcher and go to "..\Results 3D\CO2 Flood". Drag and drop the
CO2_Flood_Dyna.irf file onto Results3D icon.
You should now see the image of the reservoir in 2-D areal view.
Click on the Properties button located in the Standard toolbar. Another option to
access is using the Menu Bar, select "View" and then "Properties"
You should now see the following windows:

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Hint: If you move the windows into the left side of the screen, you will see all the changes that we
can do with the Results 3D Properties windows.

In General Category, select Black Background & White Borders and change page
color to Black. Click on Appy All and noted changes in the main BUILDER
Windows.
In the General Category go to Titles and uncheck Show Titles option. Click on
Apply All.
Go to Info Box and uncheck Show Info Box. Do the same process to remove Color
Legend and Map Scale. (Select Color Legend category and uncheck Show Color
Legend).
In Model View category, uncheck Show Border option. Click on Apply All.

Note: Other options in Model View category (Isosurfaces, Flow Vectors, etc.) will be reviewed
later in other exercises.

In Wells category , click in button Font to change side and style of font. Select style
Bold and font side 12. Click OK and Apply All
Click OK to exit of "Results 3D properties" windows.
You should now see the image as shown in the picture:

INJ-18 PROD-88

PROD-11 INJ-81

Note: The property being viewed in the above image is Grid Connection Group Number

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In tool bar on top, go to "Paper Zoom Selection List" and change from whole page to Full
Window.
Go to Menu Bar, select View and then New View. Repeated those steps two times
more. In total you need 4 views.
In Menu Bar go to Window and select Tile horizontally option.
Select top-left view and change the property shown to Global Mole Fraction(CO2), on
top-right view select Gas Saturation, bottom-left view Oil Saturation and bottom-
right Oil viscosity.
Select again the top-left view. Go to View in the Menu Bar and select Synchronize
Views. Select all option to synchronize except Property. Click OK.
In tool bar on top, go to Plot Type selection list and select Contour Fill.
Now, you can animate the simulation and you should see the image as shown in the picture

You could save a template, go to File/Save Template As and save into a correct
directory and select your own file name (e.g.:co2_flood_dynagrid).
You can close RESULTS 3D now and open again with the template file. You should drag
and drop the file that you save onto RESULTS 3D icon from CMG Launcher (File
extension .3tp).

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SAGD
"Slabs, Vectors and Color Scale Settings"
This model was running using STARS. It is a sector (14x71x20) model with homogenous properties
(Permeability and porosity), 3 pairs of horizontal wells. The top horizontal well in each pair, is
injecting steam and the bottom wells are oil producer (SAGD: Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage)

Open CMG Launcher and go to the folder "..\Results 3D\SAGD". Drag and drop the file "3
Pairs SAGD" onto Results3D icon.
Initially, you should see something similar to the following figure:

Using the tool bars on top, change the visualization property to "Temperature", in "Plot
Type Selection List" change from "Block Fill" to "Contour Fill" and change the "View
Type Selection List" to "3D View".
Rotate the model in such a way that wells show at the left of the screen, (see the following
figure)

Change the aspect ratio Z/X to 2 in the menu "View" and then "Aspect ratios and scale".
In menu View on top, go to "Paper Zoom Selection List" and change from whole page
to Full Window.
Click right mouse button over the grid and select Properties option.
Select Black Background & White Borders option in General category. Click on
Apply All.
Go to Titles and disable Show Titles option. Click on Apply All.
Go to Info Box and disable Show Info Box option, click on Apply All.
Disable Show Color Legend option, click on Apply All.

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Disable Show Map Scale option, click on Apply All.

Select Model View and disable Show Border option. Set relative location at 0% From
Top and Left Margin, and relative size at 99.99 for Width/Height. Click on Apply All.
Select Grid, disable Show Grid option, and click on Ok.
You should obtain the following image:

In order to appreciate the model in greater detail, some slabs will be done.

To create a slab, click on the icon , and check on Show slabs or regions

Check on Custom slabs. Note that the whole model is selected:

Adjust ranges as shown, I=1:9, J=1:36.

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Go to Simple Slabs tab and check on IJK slices. Select on I-direction layers 1, 4, 7,
10, and 13.
Click on OK. You should obtain the following image:

You can run an animation to observe changes in temperature until 2010-01-01.

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In order to observe the development of steam chambers in greater detail, the

following changes will be needed

Click on the icon and disable IJK slices option on the tab Simple Slabs. In tab
Custom slabs, select the following range I=3:14, J=1:71 and K=1:20. Click on OK

Go to menu "View" then "Color Scale" and "Set Color Scale" and adjust the maximum
value to 200 and minimum to 7. With this change every block above 200 C and below 7 C
will disappear. Click on OK
Right click on the Grid and select PropertiesA
Select Flow Vectors, and check on Show Vectors. Select Flux Oil RC, and check
on Scale vector length by log of property and Only show vectors in the following
range. Set vector range minimum at 1 and maximum at default value. Disable Use
Default Pen option. Click on OK and Rewind animation to 1998-01-01.

The resulting image obtained should be similar to:

Restart animation and stop it at 2002-07-01. Right click and select Rotate (3D View).
Rotate the model in such a way that hole in the grid is shown in front of you (Cells
disappeared because the temperature is high than 200 C), zoom in and notice how oil flows
to the producer well (Vectors: Arrows shown direction of the oil movement) as shown in the
figure below.

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Right Click and select Properties. Go to Flow Vectors and change vector property to
Flux Gas RC, notice how certain amount of steam flows from the injection well to
production well.

Zoom out and rotate the model in such a way that animation could be completed. Notice
that a certain zone of the reservoir remains cold.

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Go back to the first time step and disable Show Vectors option. Go to 3D settings in
the Properties Window. Adjust the transparency to 0.4 and start the animation.

Save template.

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Cyclic Steam Injection

Isosurfaces, Well Bubbles and Sections (Cuts)
This model was running using STARS. It is a model with one multilateral well with 3 branches.
This model is a 3D sector model (63x63x12) from homogenous reservoir (Permeability and
porosity), and high oil viscosity. A Cyclic Steam Process is modeled with 4 steam cycles.

Open CMG Launcher and go to the folder "..Results 3D\Multilateral Well" Drag and drop
the file "Cyclic_Steam.irf" onto Results3D icon.
Using the tool bars on top, change the visualization property to "Temperature", in "Plot
Type Selection List" change from "Block Fill" to "Contour Fill" and change the "View
Type Selection List" to "3D View".
Go to Paper Zoom Selection List and change from Whole Page to Full window.

Go to properties menu by clicking on the icon located on the upper bar of main menu.
On General category, select Black Background & White Borders and change page
color to Black. Click on Appy All.
Go to Titles and disable Show Titles option. Click on Apply All, and observe
changes.
Go to Info Box and disable Show Info Box. Click on Apply All and observe changes.
Do the same process and disable the Color Legend and Map Scale. Click on Apply
All, and observe changes.
Go to Model View category and disable Show Border and assigned into the Relative
Location of Model Display option to 0 From Top Margin and From Left Margin, Click
on Apply All.
Also assigned into the Relative Size of Model Display option to 99.99 %, in both Width
and Height options, Click on Apply All.
On Grid category, disable Show Grid. Click on Apply All.
On 3D settings category, change the "Camera Position" to 45 deg in "Longitude" and
30 deg to "Latitude".
Select Spatial Properties category and disable Show Reservoir Property.
Go to Isosurfaces category and create the isosurfaces as shown in the picture below.

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Click on Apply All.

Go to Wells category and click on Line button, change color line to Red and Weight to
3. Also change color to the perforation (Perforation Fill) to Red as shown in the following
picture:

Into Wells category, select Wells Bubbles option. Activate Show well status and
Show Bubbles Plots options.
Select into the Property list WOG Cumulatives. With this option you could see a
cylinder filled with color that represent oil (Green), gas (Red) and water (Blue) rates at the
well head position. Click "OK".
Go to "View" and then select "Aspects Ratios and Scale" option. Assign into "Z/X" ratio
a value of 2 and click "OK".
Click on the animate forward button and you can see how the temperature increases
around each branch of the well (Red Isosurface) with each steam cycle. You should see a
similar image as following picture, which was taken at the date 1998-04-12:

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If we want to see the different between isosurfaces and spacial properties, we could
do the following exercise:

Click right mouse button over the model section and then select Properties option from
the menu.
Go to Spatial Properties category and click "Show Reservoir Property.
Go to 3D Settings and assign a transparency of 0.4 (bottom-right of the window). Click
"OK"
Go to "View" and then "Color ScaleA", "Set Color Scale...". Assign as "Min value:"
17C and "Max value:" 200C. Click OK.

Click Cut Plane icon and create "Vertical Cut Plane - Perpendicular to X"
(Default Option, noted that you can create cuts between wells and also General Cuts).
Click OK.
Click on "Rewind to the Start" button and then "Animate forward" button. You should see
a similar image as following picture:

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Save template as Cyclic_Injection and close Results 3D.

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Volumetric Black Oil Reservoir

Stream Lines and Vectors
This model was running using IMEX. It is a small reservoir with gas cap and aquifer combination
(Gas Cap - Solution Gas - Aquifer) drives depletion operation (no pressure maintenance). This tilted
reservoir containing a gas cap, an oil leg and an active bottom aquifer will be depleted by
simultaneously producing gas and oil (A total of 6 oil and gas wells), without re-cycling the
produced gas for pressure maintenance. The oil wells located along the downdip area near the
aquifer, will produce water, after a period of production, from the advancing aquifer water.

Open CMG Launcher and go to the folder "..Results 3D\ Stream Lines". Drag and drop
the file " Stream Lines.irf " onto Results3D icon.
In tool bar on top, go to "Paper Zoom Selection List" and change from whole page to
Full Window.
Click Quick 3D Full View button , You should note that this is a quick option to see the
model in 3D without Titles, legend and other scales.

Go to properties menu by clicking on the icon located on the upper bar of main menu.
On General category, select Black Background & White Borders and change page
color to Black. Click on Appy All.
Click Rotate (3D View) button located in the right-top tool bar.
With Rotate (3D View) active, you can zoom in/out of the reservoir view by pressing
and holding the "Crtl" keyboard button, the left mouse button and moving the mouse
forward (zoom in) or backward (zoon out). You should now see the image of the reservoir
as shown below:

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Go to Tools" menu and then "Generate StreamlinesA

Select all dates and faces in order to generate the stream lines, as is shown in the next
picture:

Click OK.
Go to "View" menu and then select "PropertiesA". Select Spatial Properties Category
and disable Show Reservoir Property option. Click Ok and you should now see the
Stream lines of each well.

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Go back to Properties Windows and select Streamline category.

Disable Draw streamline as tube in 3D option. Click Apply All and check the changes.
Also change Line With and Streamline Density. Click Apply All and check the results

Note: You also can change the color of the stream lines for each well.

Select Phase velocities (Ternary) option and see how the stream lines colours are
dependent of the phase. (Red: Gas, Green: Oil and Blue: Water).

Click OK.
Go to Delay button and assign the following values:

Click OK.
Now, you can animat the simulation with the button . See the changes in the animation
velocity.
Go to "Results 3D Properties" ( ) and disable "Show streamlines option.
Go to Flow Vectors category and enable "Show Vectors".
Go to Vector Property List and select Flux Water RC.
Click LineA button and select Yellow into the Color option.
Click OK.

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You should assign all the options like is shown in the next picture:

Click Apply All

Go to Spatial Properties category and enable Show Reservoir Property option.
Go to 3D settings category and assign the transparency option to 0.8.
Go to Wells category and change the perforation color to "Red". Assign a line weight to 5.
Finally, go to Well Bubbles category and enable Show Bubble Plots. Select "WOG
Rates" as a Property. Change the bubble size as shown in the picture bellow:

Click OK.
Now, you can animate the simulation with the button and see from where the water is
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Steam Injection (Exercises)

Open CMG Launcher and go to the folder "..Results 3D\Steam Flood". Drag and drop the
file " Steam_dyna.irf" onto Results3D icon.
You should change the Results 3D options and obtain a similar results that shown in the
next picture:

Hints:
Isosurfaces: Temperature (Red)= 420,
Oil Saturation (Yellow) = 0.3,
Water Saturation (Cyan) = 0.6.
"Z/X" ratio = 2
Date: 2025-02-28

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