Visualizing data using the Manual Data Select tab

The intent of the Manual Data Select tab is to allow you to individually select the data you want to visualize in the Production Data View (Old). This provides the flexibility you would need when wanting to display different traces for different entities in the same plot. It does, however, require more work if your goal is to visualize a consistent set of data for multiple entities. For that type of result, it is recommended to use the Time Series Filter.

The Manual Data Select contains a table that organizes all of the traces available for each entity in the data set. The data is arranged by entity, which means that each grid block, well, well group and region in the data set has its own entry in the table. Within each entry you will find the traces that were generated for the associated entity. Data selection in the table is performed on an individual basis, meaning each trace you want displayed in the plot needs to be individually selected.

Using the Manual Data Select tab

At the top of the Manual Data Select tab there are two filter buttons, Production Data Set and Entity, and four column headers you can use to further sort and filter the production data in the table. If you know which entities you are going to plot, using the filters can allow easier access to the traces within those filters. To use the filters:

Production Data Set  When multiple data sets are present, this button can be used to sort the data sets alphabetically and filter for data sets of interest.

Sorting data sets  Clicking the button causes the data sets to sort alphabetically.

Filtering data sets  To filter, hover over the button and click on the small filter icon () in the top right corner of the button to open the filter menu. Clicking a data set name in the filter menu will filter out all other data sets, leaving only the data set you clicked. You can also create a custom filter by clicking the (Custom) option. This option opens the Custom AutoFilter, where you can define the filter using standard comparison operators.

Entity  This button can be used to sort the entities alphabetically and filter for entities of interest.

Sorting entities  Clicking the button causes the entities to sort alphabetically.

Filtering data sets  To filter, hover over the button and click on the small filter icon () in the top right corner of the button to open the filter menu. Clicking an entity name in the filter menu will filter out all other entities, leaving only the entity you clicked. You can also create a custom filter by clicking the (Custom) option. This option opens the Custom AutoFilter, where you can define the filter using standard comparison operators.

Visible, Time Series Name, Property Type and Entity Group  These four table column headers work exactly like the Production Data Set and Entity buttons; a single click sorts the column alphabetically, while clicking on the small filter icon () in the top right corner allows you to filter for a specific criterion. This is useful for organizing the table such that time series of interest that are to be plotted are adjacent to each other. One very useful sort order is to group the table according to entity, then Property Type.

Displaying data

As the traces in the Manual Data Select tab need to be individually selected, the following steps need to be repeated for each of the traces you want to visualize in the plot.

1. In the Production Data View (Old), find the entity of interest and expand it by clicking the small arrow to the left of the entity name.
2. In the list of available traces, check the box for each trace that you want to visualize for the selected entity. Upon checking the box, the trace appears in the plot.
3. Collapse the entity by clicking the small arrow to the left of the entity name and proceed to the next entity, repeating steps 1 and 2 to visualize the traces for that entity in the plot.

Production Data View (Old) color coding

Each property on the Manual Data Select tab is mapped to a color template in the Property Catalog. This aids in reading the plot, as the template color for each property corresponds to the color of the trace on the plot. When sorting the list of time series, this color coding features also makes visualizing groups of time series easier.

You can easily change template colors in the Property Catalog. In the Property Catalog, simply find the Property type you want to modify the template color for, click on the corresponding color tab and change the color. Click Apply when finished to confirm the change to the catalog entry.