News – 202402 whitson Update

We’re happy to share the latest release of whitson+, fresh out of the coding oven. There is a lot of new functionality in this release, the whole overview can be seen below.

Video link here: https://youtu.be/VeOzen3NPaU

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whitson+ – comprehensive software updates list

Private Fields

• Fields can now be private or company wide
• Each field can have multiple owners

Restricted Project

• Add multiple project owners
• Granular permissions, to allow project owners pick what is editable and what is not

Bottomhole Pressure Calculation

• 30x speed increase
• pRi nodal estimator: Obtain pRi from BHP + IPR
• Significant upgrades to WHP/BHP tables for WHP forecasting

Nodal Analysis

• Better messaging and auto-populating in case of missing data

Pressure Gradient calculations

• Quickly plot pressure vs depth (TVD and MD)
• Visualize critical lift rate or velocity vs depth against actual rate or velocity
• Illustrate the impact of gas lift on the pressure gradient
• Sensitize on nearly anything (rate, pressure, gas lift configuration, flow path, etc)

Gas Lift Optimization

• Plot gas lift injection rate vs expected oil rate. Save time vs multiple VLPs
• Instantly compare current gas lift against ideal gas lift. Optimized rate uplift value reported
• Sensitize on casing pressure, tubing pressure, valve changes, etc

Bulk Run/Edit/Export

• Edit Classical/Fractional RTA Time Function
• Edit Classical/Fractional RTA Phase
• Edit Numerical RTA Autofit Weight Factors
• Run Numerical RTA Autofit

Analytical RTA:

• Classical RTA: Lock intercept at origin
• Classical RTA: RNP integral option
• Fractional RTA: RNP integral option
• New Time Function: Linear Superposition Time
• New Phase Option: Hydrocarbon (Reservoir)

Multiphase Flowing Material Balance

• Integral option to reduce noise
• Read more here: https://manual.whitson.com/modules/flowing-material-balance/multiphase/#17-mfmb-integral-reducing-noise

Chow Pressure Group(CPG)

• Slope fit in dP plot to obtain CPG value
• Lasso fit option for dP fit plot
• Lasso fit option for pre-POP trend
• R² of lasso fit
• LOWESS Filter Option

DCA

• Single-well DCA mass wells export
• ARIES copyboard
• Import numerical model forecast into DCA
• 2-segment autofit

Auto-Forecast (Earlier called: “Multi-well DCA“)

• Multiple per project
• More controls: Gas/water cutoff rates

Type Well

• Multiple per project
• Selecting wells/Sorting in related properties
• Fluid ratios
• ARIES export

Numerical RTA

• 4x speed increase
• Plot settings are saved when leaving feature

Numerical Model

• Probabilistic history matching (set weight factors & calculate error for each run)
• Vertical well radial well option
• Water injection option for vertical wells (SWD modeling)
• Option to import/use numerical model forecast in DCA feature

Data & Integration:

• Snowflake integration improvements
• Upgrade of whitson+ API endpoints.
• Upgrade of whitson+ direct database connection process and procedures.
• Calculation Run Overview: Overview of all Calculations being Run on a given Domain

The updated manual can be found here: https://manual.whitson.com/.

I would also like to take the opportunity to thank you all for the great collaboration and supporting our development.

… So, What’s Next? (Random order)

• DCA & Type Well 4.0
• Auto history match / optimizer (Numerical Model)
• Well hierarchy.
• Consistent workflow filtering (saved across all modules).
• Commenting (saved across all modules).
• Fractional version of Numerical RTA.
• Numerical RTA autofit.
• “Send to” Comparison Plot (diagnostic plot) feature.
• Property cross plots in Comparison Plot (diagnostic plot).
• Be able to save multiple Comparison Plots (diagnostic plot).
• Multi-well numerical model scenarios.
• Multi-well numerical model pressure and saturation map.
• Multi-well numerical model 2.0
• + lots more!

• Next release is scheduled for April 2024.

Numerical Model Autofit

• Select parameters to autofit.
• Set ranges to autofit.
• Set weight factors for regression/optimization process.
• Bulk Run/Edit/Export
• Set GOR based on prod data rule.
• Bulk edit critical depth used in liquid loading calculations.
• Bulk edit Simple Material Balance input.
• Bulk run Separator Shrinkage method.

Other

• Scenarios: Rename of Analyses to Scenario.
• Default well header inputs: More default well header data: sub-field, formation, operator, spud date, rig release date, first prod date, completion date, vintage and TVD.

The updated manual can be found here: https://manual.whitson.com/.
I would also like to take the opportunity to thank you all for the great collaboration and supporting our development.

… So, What’s Next? (Random order)

• DCA & Type Well 5.0
• Well hierarchy.
• Comparison Plot 3.0
• Consistent workflow filtering (saved across all modules).
• Commenting (saved across all modules).
• “Send to” comparison plot feature.
• Fractional version of Numerical RTA.
• Numerical RTA autofit.
• Property cross plots in comparison plots.
• Multi-well numerical model scenarios.
• Multi-well numerical model pressure and saturation map.
• + lots more!

Next release is scheduled for June 2024.