Seismic Viewer: Curve Tools

Curve tools are accessed from the Well menu or using an associated icon on the Well Toolbar.

Curve Tools

• Overlay Curves
• Move Curves
• Delete Curves
• Delete All Curves
• Stretch/Squeeze
  
  

General Information

Well Selection

When the dialog opens, the last well worked with will be highlighted by default. To select a well, left click on the well in the list, or click on the well symbol on the Basemap or Seismic Viewer. To help you make your well selection, you can sort any column by left clicking on the column header, apply a filter () , or type a search string into the search bar to limit the list using UWI, Name, or Owner information.

Select Curve Type

Log and Velocity Curve Selection

After a well is selected, all available log curves or velocity curves for that well are displayed. To select a curve, left click on the curve in the list. To help you make your curve selection, you can sort any column by left clicking on the column header, or type a search string into the search bar to limit the list using the information in any of the column.

Once a curve is selected, left click on your seismic display to play your curve.

Overlay Curve

or Overlay Curves from the Well menu 

How do I Overlay a Log or Velocity Curve

Select the operation using the icon or menu selection. Select a Well and a Curve.  Click on the seismic display in the location that you want your curve. Repeat the process until the dialog is closed. Adjust the appearance of the curves from the Curves tab of the Seismic Display Properties.

Move Curve

 or Move Curve from the Well menu  or Hot Key:Shift + C.

Curves can be moved to a new position either in time or horizontally. When the curve is shifted in time, the velocity curve updates and tops will move with the curve. If there are multiple curves at the same location, all curves will be moved when this operation is performed.

How do I Move a Curve	Select the icon or menu option. Click on the curve, hold down the mouse button and drag the curve to the new location. When the mouse button is released the curve will repositioned.
How do I Move a Curve Horizontally Only	Select the icon or menu option Hold down the Shift key while clicking and dragging the curve. When the mouse button is released the curve is repositioned but has not moved vertically.
How do I Cancel a Move	Press the Esc key before finishing the operation.

Delete Curve

or  Delete Curve from the Well menu. 

How do I Delete an Overlaid Curve	Select the icon or menu option. Click on the curve. If you have placed multiple curves at the same location, all the curves will be deleted.
How do I Cancel the Delete	Press the Esc key before selecting a curve.

Delete All Curves

Delete All Curves from the Well menu.

How do I Delete All Curves

Select Delete all Curves option from the Well Menu. All curves that have been overlaid in that viewer will be removed.

Stretch/Squeeze

or Stretch/Squeeze from the  Well menu. Refer to the Stretch/Squeeze page for more information.

Also See

• Synthetic Tools
• Stretch/Squeeze
• Generating Synthetics