Well Seeker Pro Release Notes
The most recent release notes for Well Seeker Pro. This document details the various changes implemented between revisions.
Release Notes for 2.2.1.15 (26th November 2024)
Integrated web portal object QC in to drill string editor
Connections in bha editor now update based on the top connection of the previous component
Added IADC code and # blades a bit properties
Added Krevs calculation to bha and performance reports
Added off btm torque and formation as columns to slide sheet
Added closure distance as a survey grid column
Added LGS and Gas % to daily reports
Added bha number to slide report
PDF reports no longer have overlapping text
Reports will no longer throw an error if a report of the same name is already open
Cells which use a drop down list in grids will no longer allow the user to type a value in
Added support for Solobox mapping in WITS0 and WITSML
Added off btm torque to get drilling params function
Added initial data sync function
Improved performance of daily report and drill string dialog
Data sync for reporting tables
Added support for Solo Cloud multi point target line
Full data sync
Added notifications for new well plans
Added tool to search for unused and missing ipms
Added tool to swap out and ipm
Added option in wits reader dialog to use default settings for Rig sense
Added new WITS mnemonics
WITS mapping now selects from a drop down
Handle external files with special symbol in the name
Added box / pin as options in the drill string
Added back in auto accept surveys to slide sheet
Well plans now remove critical points before calculating error ellipses
Added cnx top / btm / sn to main bha grid
Added in drop down lists for stator material type and motor bearing
Allow # | and $ symbols in embedded annotation / lithology / survey program strings
Added hold md multi nudge planning method
Added option to show filled 2d targets on charts
Added rig symbol to 2d charts
Chart and wall plot composer refactor
Added toast notification for well seeker update
Added option to show point markers on charts
Added option to turn off table border in WPC
Added option to resize charts on WPC with fixed scale
Added option to have custom labels in charts and WPC
Added simplified Solo cloud target lines interface
Added undo and redo to WPC
Added support for angled labels
Added wits out support
Added Xcalibur integration
Updated BGS hypercube integration
Added support for label backgrounds on charts
Increased external file limit to 10mb
Only display data sync status in the toolbar if it is active
Cost unit text now displays symbol rather than USD
Do not convert from grid to lat long to calc local offset if crs the same for ref and offset
Autosize combo box width for side track well parent selection
Moved push well trajectory function to a thread
Bug fixes and minor improvements
Release Notes for 2.2.0.55 (27th June 2024)
MWD KPI now includes all MWD runs not just ones with motors
Motor KPI will now display data for RSS only runs
Solo cloud now only looks for changes in the starred target line, if there is no starred target line then it takes no action
Increased Solo cloud timeout to 300 seconds
Oasis import will now get data from the API
Added RSS as a failure type search option in well analytics
Enabled depth labels for spider plot
When the inclination only surveys treat as vertical setting is turned, on the survey grids will now ignore the inc as azi for the NS EW. Tie-ons will be adjusted based on the inc only surveys above them
WS no longer converts images to bmp before sending to server
Daily report dialog no longer hides when a modal dialog is opened on top of it
Added support for ISCWSA error model terms xym3e and xym4e
Added support for ISCWSA xcl terms with a valid formula
Allow interpolation of negative TVDSS values in lithology dialog
Improved the accuracy of drillers targets by iterating over the shrink step size
Cost codes are now sorted by the Cost Code column, taking in to account the numeric and the alphabetic part
Added option to Solo cloud integration, allowing well plan sent back to geo-steerers to be a smooth transition rather than a step
Solo cloud target line updates will now also be triggered on changes in corridor as well as TVD and dip
Corridor information is now displayed on the accept Solo cloud target line dialog
Removed the top and bottom zone from geo-steering
Refactored the geo-steering dialog to take individual geo steering change thicknesses
Changed the way ROGII integration handles a corridor only change. It no longer creates a new offset plan, just renames the existing one
Archived bids no longer show up in when using update from remote in the cost codes dialog
Geo steering zones now show step changes when displayed on plots
Offset selector global scan now takes in to account C2C distance, not just well head distance when searching for wells
Personnel names are now correctly capitalized in reports such as personnel report and personnel utilization report
Personnel utilization report is no longer case sensitive
Allowed negative values for quantity in cost reports
Added insert protection to data fetch where single quotes would be removed
Properly escaped all string fields in the drill string editor
Added dynamic thresholds to slide sheet
Improved handling of calculations for slide seen and slide remaining when slide sheets that have overlapping depth ranges are found
Improved handling of inclination only surveys in casing / lithology / annotations dialogs
Revised create offset plan to handle 3d wells
Revised 2D chart and 3D chart geo zone drawing to handle 3D wells
Added support for WPTS separation rule
When a principal plan is deleted, the top remaining well plan will be set as the new principal
An offset plan created with Solo cloud automatically adds the new plan to the offset selector and updates the chart
Solo cloud: new well plan is not set as starred
Solo cloud: new well plan overwrites old one instead of creating a new one
Removed the option in daily reports for circulating hours to include drilling and circulating. The circulating hours now always include drilling hours
Added an option to unwrap the section view
More Oasis unit conversion fields in tool inventory (ODin, IDin and Weightlbs)
Added shock tool component to component catalogue
Added drop down list for formations
Removed bit type from DD dashboard
Added vibration tool type
Added MWD collar type
Added MWD telemetry type
Refactored component add/edit dialog
Removed sync with server from real time data exchange
When a CRS is changed at field level, if the underlying ellipse is the same then the latitude and longitude will be preserved, and the grid coordinates will be converted. Azimuths will also be adjusted
AC Calculations between different map projections is now possible
When importing an EDM, if the API number is not blank it will create a daily report with the API number or just update all daily reports with the API number
Added cone of expansion and minimum separation alert
HTML PDF reports now use the same colours as the survey PDF reports
Location uncertainties are now treated at the errors output at value, rather than warnings evaluated at value
Updated ISCWSA error model singular terms
Added new drill string properties, stabilizer wrap / transition radius / bypass / stator details / RSS details
Bug fixes and minor improvements
Release Notes for 2.2.0.42 (29th February 2024)
Offset selector global scan now takes in to account C2C distance not just well head distance when searching for wells
Added windows (toast) notifications to data exchange
Added RSS as a failure type search option in well analytics
Added dynamic thresholds to the slide sheet
Enabled depth labels for spider plot
Improved the accuracy of drillers targets by iterating over the shrink step size
Motor KPI will now display data for RSS only runs
MWD KPI now includes all MWD runs, not just ones with motors
When a plan is deleted, if it is principal the top remaining well plan will be set as principal
Well Seeker no longer converts images to bmp before sending them to the server
Daily report dialog no longer hides when a modal dialog is opened on top of it
Added support for ISCWSA error model terms xym3e and xym4e
Added support for ISCWSA xcl terms with a valid formula (not compass SWON / SWOFF)
Allow interpolation of negative TVDSS values in lithologies dialog
Changed logic to handle EDM side track depth start. Well Seeker looks for the tag ko_md in edm CD_WELLBORE table, which will determine if side track error ellipses start at the side track point or surface
When inclination only surveys treated as vertical is turned on, the survey grid will now ignore the inclination and azimuth for the NS/EW values. Tie-ons will be adjusted based on the inclination only surveys above them
Improved how inclination-only surveys are displayed in casing, lithology and annotations dialogs
Geo steering zones now show step changes when displayed on plots
Improved 2D and 3D chart geo-steering zone drawing to better handle 3D wells
Added an option to Solo cloud integration where a well plan sent back to geo-steerers can be a smooth rather than a step transition
Removed the top and bottom zone from the geo-steering
Refactored the geo-steering dialog to take individual geo steering change thicknesses
Revised create offset plan feature to better handle 3D wells
Offset plan create with Solo cloud automatically adds the new plan to the offset selector and updates the chart
Solo cloud new well plan is no longer set as starred
Solo cloud new well plan overwrites old one instead of creating a new one
Solo cloud now only looks for changes in the starred target line. If there is no starred target line then it will do nothing
Solo cloud target line updates will now also be triggered on changes in corridor as well as TVD and dip
ROGII integration – Improved handling for corridor only change – now renames existing offset plan instead of creating a new one
Switched ROGII integration to use virtual projects not global projects
Corridor information is now displayed on the accept solo cloud target line dialog
Oasis import will now get data from the API
Archived bids no longer show up in the update from remote in the cost codes dialog
Improved handling of slide seen and slide remaining calculations when slide sheets with overlapping depth ranges are found
Added support for WPTS separation rule
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 2.2.0.18 (20th September 2023)
Added Solo Cloud integration
Added MagVAR as a survey correction provider option
Refactored asset search
Added MFA support
Added slide remain column to survey sheet
Added RoundLabs as a survey correction provider option
Added a duplicate check for importing shipping addresses
Refactored addresses dialog
Improved performance of DB tree load in well analytics
Added delete reporting data option to database tree context menu
Motor report now copies when copying a BHA
Wall plot composer wells are now interpolated to draw curves rather than point to point lines
Well analytics search, date range filter will now include wells where the date range is in the middle of the well not just overlapping with the start or end date
Added separate option for superior QC hi fi nav
Added Rapid JSON for data fetch
Reduce memory footprint by 50% increase speed by 50%
Only pull external files for wells selected directly by the user in the data fetch tree, and not for offsets
Limit data push to a max of 1500 addresses
MWD kpi now includes all MWD runs not just ones with motors
Motor kpi will now display data for RSS only runs as well
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 2.2.0.2 (28th March 2023)
EDM import facility names now handled in a similar way to well names
When a wits survey is auto accepted the wellbore is automatically rebuilt and survey program updated
Added support for V14 EDM files
Added error catch to EDM import when well plan MD exceeds 100,000ft
Added catch for data fetch where there were a large number of targets
Lease lines now display on 3d plot at max TVD of ref well not deepest well on plot
Project head dialog is now modeless
Added Slide Seen column to the survey grid
Added BGGM hypercube IFR integration
Added BGGM Error estimates
Added superior QC integration
General performance improvements
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 2.1.0.41 (8th December 2022)
Upgraded data fetch dialog, removed database tree, and replaced with well grid
Performance increase for data fetch
Targets in 3d view now display as polygons rather than wire frame
If all cost report options in the EOWR are unselected, then the well cost and daily cost will not be displayed in other EOWR headers
Added ability to select multiple filter options on the search page in well analytics
Improved performance of the database tree delete function
Added option to clear default primary and secondary logos
Added new pressure units kg/cm2
Added additional information to motor report
Added option to access shipping addresses to main menu
Removed tool forecasting and geo target calc
Added helix to tool hours tracking
Changed the way up down left right is calculated. If the offset well is vertical, up down left right is reference to grid north. Otherwise, high side of the plan is used
Changed the way targets display when they have a dip and azimuth assigned
EDM import facility names are now handled in a similar way to well names
General performance improvements
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 2.1.0.0 (29th July 2022)
Added ellipse expansion as an option for calculating separation factor
Added MQTT Wits dialog
Modified EDM import to correctly pick up ellipse scalar expansion error surface
Added support for jpg / png to operator properties dialog
Modified error handling in serial wits reader thread so not to exit the thread if there is a data read error with the getoverlapped event
Added functionality to check logon to server creds with ICPAPI
Added functionality to sync operator and well access with ICAPI roles
Removed ICDS remote access permissions
Removed individual well permissions (can be managed with ICPAPI)
Forced unit set file to be in app data folder regardless of what is read from the setup file
Allowed negative TVD to be entered for targets
Added tortuosity KPI
Re-worded some of the user permissions error messages
Removed autoback up database option
Added Up / Down, Left / right columns to project ahead tools
Coloured projections green in pdf / excel survey reports
Removed double prompt to save surveys when printing a survey report
Will no longer ask if you want to update the survey program if a projection is added to a survey view
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 2.0.9.0 (13th June 2022)
Added tool orders QC Report
Change to oasis cost code import (using package cost and code now rather than item cost and code)
Added a cleaning function so that when the slide sheet is opened any slide sheet headers without a corresponding drill string are removed
When targets are imported the in-use strings for facility well / actual well now come with them
Added a check to see if the database size > 50mb in the morning report package to stop the file sharing violation error
Added stator fit to motor kpi export
Added onJobDate and offJobDate to import from Oasis inventory
Added ship date / time picker to transfer tools dialog
Removed assetDescription for Oasis bha export
Made witsml reader more thread safe
Added save button to witsml dialog
RT data exchange warnings now limited to 50 characters
Personnel names are now filtered by position based on row selection in report personnel dialog
Added internal costs to cost analysis report
Added client mode for tcp wits
Added incident dashboard to the server database
Added slide and rotate percentage to printed slide sheet (PDF and excel)
Added motor SN and MWD Type to BHA results KPI grid
Added Re-Run and direct bill to motor properties in drill string editor, also added these to motor performance report / bha report / motor kpi / bha results kpi
Slide sheet will keep the ETF cell blank if no value has been entered so the TF prints correctly on the slide report
Error catches to OA_CC planning methods
Added max bht and min bht to motor kpi
Added mwd make to mwd kpi
Added section days to section kpi
Added day rate column to personnel data
Added personnel names and day rate to cost analysis
Added TVD in / out for motor kpi and section kpi
Add search box to personnel utilization dialog
Changed shortcut icon
Added validation to component make in drill string editor (has to match a value in the drop down list)
Added collision checking for RT data exchange and wits data threads
Added new sheet to cost analysis report
Added option to have mud type as drop down list in daily report
Cost analysis report is now multi well
Added a warning when importing well seeker or compass import files to see if the north reference of the field matches the existing field. Same check also done for facility’s.
Removed web chat
Added NPT Summary KPI chart
Added Slide / rotate ROP to ROP per phase KPI
Added Slide / Rotate to footage per run KPI
Added cost break down KPI
Added BHA hours KPI
Added option to include all charts as a summary section in the EOWR
Added summary table in EOWR
Added additional information to the header table in the PDF Well Summary
Added license request and register options
RT Data exchange push failure – now displays correct error message
Added option to request a license on the license expiration dialog
Added rig name to motor failure excel report
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 2.0.8.0 (5th January 2022)
Sped up the loading of daily reports
Sped up loading of plan view plots
Sped up opening of all survey / plan grids
Removed the need to have hours entered for personnel for days to calculate correctly on personnel utilization report
Improved revenue report performance in well analytics and made the report look like the report in the daily activity dashboard
Improved performance of rig days report in well analytics
Database imports and exports are now backwards compatible, and it doesn’t matter if the database field sizes are different
Added north reference to field details in survey report headers
Active magnetics is now set as the magnetics with the most recent date in EDM import
Added cost analysis report
Added use ICDS functions to ICP organizations
Added option to copy WITSML config from one well to another
Removed six – six reporting option
Removed use lat long for well head in compass import settings
Added ability to show revenue for all wells within the time period selected to show up on the printed job board regardless of status
Added drive type and MWD type to printed job board in activity dashboard
Added blanks to the MWD type and drive type lists
Added option to include depth v days chart with excel DDR
Added debugging / log file for slide sheet / daily activity check / validation tool
Added option to import a compass EDM file and rename the operator name on import
Upcoming jobs with no date on them will now show on the activity dashboard
Added Well Seeker auto updater which can download latest updates from Innova
Added pop up message for Well Seeker update checker
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 2.0.7.0 (21st October 2021)
Added footage per day by operator and footage per day by rig KPI
Upgraded all embedded browsers to Edge
Added option to remove all flat time from depth v time KPI
Added links to GitBook library and YouTube channel
Added motor yield report to daily report dialog
Added max temp and max temp day to the morning report cover
Resized actual well and planned well properties dialogs for lower screen resolutions
Added driller days report wo well activity dashboard
Added a check to make sure the create well on remote option in the data exchange can create duplicates
Added option to alter the bypass percentage with drill link
Added option with drill link to detect if the downlink had been aborted by the rig
Added tabular output to depth v days KPI in well analytics to make plotting in spotfire easier
Added tool orders feature
Sped up offset well cleaner
Added North Dakota certification report
Re-wrote export targets code so it is much faster and more efficient
Re-wrote targets import function so it is much faster
Added search radius circle to well analytics map
Added option to color depth v time chart in well analytics by operator
Added option to color well analytics map by operator
Added reason POOH KPI
Added offset analysis report to well analytics
Added MWD Type and Drive Type drop downs to daily reports dialog, added ability to search these parameters in the Well analytics and display them on the Well Dashboard
Changed the table naming algorithm for the insert new actual or planned well to use the random alpha numeric string rather than number only to speed up the insert on the server
Changed logic in slide sheet so wits reader thread (from database) now only runs if the WITS / WITSML dialogs are closed. Previously the RT data exchange also had to open
Added drain hole number to certification report
Completed work for drill link remote capability
Added employer column to personnel data dialog
Personnel names are now sorted alphabetically in personnel data and report personnel drop down lists
Added search options and filter options to personnel data dialog
Increased speed of personnel utilization report
Added colors to personnel utilization report (trainee / day shift / night shift)
Added employer / operator to personnel utilization report
Added more error checking in to Well Analytics database search function to prevent date conversion errors if the day month or year is zero
Refactored load targets code in chart views
Changed the way in which date searches were handled in Access SQL
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 2.0.6.1 (19th August 2021)
Added time in and time out to motor performance report
Added inc / azi in and out to motor report
Added top 10 KPI report to well analytics
On Well ranking kpi #days is now the number of distinct daily reports not the end date – start date
Added 3Z activity code for side tracking. Allows an end depth to be entered without hours being included for drilling
Sped up the global scan in offset selector
Stopped ellipse interval being set to less than 5
WITSML pull to file now includes survey 6 axis readings
Increased the size of the actual well properties dialog.
Increased size of the insert from inventory dialog
Removed 2000 well offset limit.
Allowed ellipse frequency for TC plot to be reduced to 1 only if less than 50 offset wells selected.
Added field in tool inventory table for previous hours carried forward.
Tool inventory now calculates total drilling and circulating hours used on a well and displays it in inventory grid.
Tool inventory now automatically determines which tools are in hole and which tools are clean / dirty.
Morning report email body now displays tool hours on it in the inventory section.
Daily report / EOWR cover page now shows tool hours on it.
Fixed first three columns in the tool inventory grid.
When tools are transferred, from one inventory to another, hours now accumulate and transfer with them in the tool inventory
Offset selector now recalculates lat longs while doing the global scan
In well rankings, report slide percentage is now multiplied by 100
Added option to fit the bha to a single page in the excel print out
Drill string editor changes will now be saved even if the user hasn’t clicked out the cell
Geomag PDF reports now open in adobe.
When creating a new database, it will now error if the file already exists.
Performance optimizations for activity dashboard
Added option to turn off auto rounding of depths for US feet
Added RoundLabs survey fetch integration.
Added an error check to loading surveys in the chart view to check if the survey it is tied on to still exists.
Added option to transfer tools from Oasis to Well Seeker tool inventory
Added remote database synchronization to data exchange
Sped up save on SQL server database for activity codes dialog
Added a filter to the activity dashboard where the upcoming jobs will not display if the start date < current date
Added serial number and bha num to Oasis cost export
Added option to print all daily reports to PDF
Added option to exclude days which do not have a DDR present in the footage per day kpi
Added option to turn off behind the scenes interpolations in RT AC
Increased performance searching in Well analytics on server when state name was selected
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 2.0.5.001 (31st May 2021)
Completed Innova software details dialog and Innova email contacts dialog
Added new tool where a target can be created from the selected line of the plan
Changed the formation analysis in the Well Analytics to use the depth of the formation as the top rather than the bottom
Wall plot composer dialog will now maximize correctly on open
Added new fields to curwits_data to support RT dashboard
Added the WITSML reader option
When an EDM is imported it will now trim the names at all levels to remove spaces
Added whitespace removal tool from names
Added well horizontal / vertical location uncertainties to anti-collision report headers.
Added rig messages dialog to DD dashboard
Added option to have multiple WITS readers and WITSML feeds open in slide sheet
WITSML Client now shows well status / field / operator when you click on the well level in the tree
Added WITSML support to pull raw survey data
Added option to daily reports to sum all BHA’s in 24hr section of daily report
Added state / county and 24hr footage to morning report email body.
Added clear messages button to WITSML dialog.
Added function to detect for duplicate names in the database tree.
Added copy function well activity dashboard table.
Added new option to daily report where the performance report shows total drilling and circulating hours or just off bottom circulating hours.
Target delete message now more descriptive (in use targets listed) can now force a delete even if target is in use
Added option to filter driller performance KPI by phase
Rig names and job numbers now sort in data fetch
Tool inventory report will now save on location filter as global
Tool inventory report will now only print as per the on / off location filter
Added sequence number to the cost codes so that the order is preserved when transferred from the bid. Cost codes are now sorted by sequence number first then by code.
Added SLIDEGRADE to data pushed to CURWITS_DATA.
Modified import process for Oasis JSON
For a chart or RT AC if an offset well has only a tie-on line a dummy survey is added at 1ft with the same inc / azi as the tie-on line. Allows calculation of C2C even if no surveys are present.
Added ability to send AC information from the DD dashboard to server for display on web services.
Increased speed of drillers performance KPI
Added option where if a file called “resetLayout.txt” is located in the install directory then the cleanState function will be called which will reset the layout. This is required if a window disappears and cannot be found
Added option to show well data and survey program for offset wells on anti-collision report
Changed colour palette for ETF chevron on DD dash board
Changed CUR_TIME in curwits data to ISO time stamp format for last tf time
Added Innova ICDS DNS
Added window headers to tool forecasting (MWD Forecasting and Motor Forecasting)
Increased the speed of the job search dialog when loading.
Made logistics dashboard modeless.
Added refresh button to logistics dashboard.
Added refresh data to activity dashboard.
Added search box to tool inventory.
Added option to change the font size on the PDF report.
Added option to store IPM file list in the database and pull down to the local from the server
Added check to interpolate tools to make sure that the interpolate interval is > 0
Added option to create a target from any line in the interpolate dialog.
Added option to search database by rig in the database job search
Added option to exclude database from morning report package in daily reports
When a new survey is inserted its offsets are copied from the parent actual well
Added button to main tool bar to connect to the server.
Component catalogue now shows maximized.
Speed increases to well analytics search when connected to the server.
Added log file for blank ipms when uploading to the server.
Added ipm management options to menu when survey grid is open.
Significant speed increase to generate KPI’s when connected to the server
Speed increase for section KPI
When creating a morning report package the bit pictures are excluded by default
Made WITS / WITSML mnemonics insensitive to case when updating curwits data
Added warning to data fetch to let the user know if individual well permissions are enabled
Added current MTF and GTF values to rigstates dialog
Added option to transfer reporting data from one actual well to another
WITSML Can now correctly connect to 1.4.1 servers and has pre-authentication enabled
Added option to pull in planned points into annotations dialog
Added Oasis cost code import / export.
Changed the layout of the WITS reader dialog and also display the ICDS server and port
Added ICDS Port and IP address as a display item on the WITSML dialog
Added option to pull job number and rig name from Oasis in report personnel dialog
Cost tracking report now prints all costs regardless of invoice date ranges saved.
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 2.0.4.007 (22nd March 2021)
Fixed critical bug where the real-time anti-collision dialog separation factor results would be incorrect for a sidetracked well
License Management feature now open to all corporate license customers using a server database
Added diff pressure and toolface type to slide sheets to DDR function
Added new tool which allows recovery of slide sheets from DDR
Added option to the survey tools editor dialog to turn on / off the inclination only behaviour
Inclination only behaviour now searchs for “Inclination Only” as well as inc only
Added opening and closing of motor forecast tool to audit logs
Multiple licenses can now be present in the install folder and Well Seeker will find the most valid license
Added check to see if the BHA PU/LD activity code is missing when saving a daily report.
Added audit tracking for SQL server databases log on and log off.
MWD run number is now displayed as a separate edit box at the top of the drill string editor dialog. Changing the MWD run number here will also change in the MWD component properties.
When saving a daily report there is now an error check to look for missing phases (blank cells), incorrect phases (one phase with a different phase above and below it), incorrect / missing BHA numbers.
There is now a check in the drill string editor for duplicate BHA numbers, this is just a warning which pops up when saving the BHA.
New option added to survey update email in slide sheet to show build rate to land. This is calculated from the bit projection in the slide sheet and uses the landing point on the plan or the force landing point entered in the actual well properties.
Warning now shows when saving the drill string if an MWD tool is present and no MWD run number is entered.
Added MWD shock absorber as an option to add in the tool inventory and the MWD probe order.
Open Daily Reports / Slide Sheets and Surveys are now saved automatically when the RT Data exchange sends data to the server. Only surveys / reports / slide sheets for the actual well being transmitted will be saved.
Added option to include motor rental jobs in to motor KPI report. Requirements are: A single daily report with job number rig state and county, a line of daily activity with each bha / motor used in it. Activity code of other and “motor rental job” in the description. The motor data will then be pulled straight from the performance report. The drilling and circ hours will be pulled from the drill bit component in the bha (drilling and circ hours properties) these will not show in the performance report. It is very important to do the daily report first before doing the performance report. If you have auto update motor report selected in the daily report and hit save it will wipe out all the performance report data. If “motor rental job” is found in the activity grid then Well Seeker will not auto update the motor report
Added option to cost codes dialog at well level to pull updated cost codes from the remote server. Initially there will be a dialog which will show all the approved bids on the server filtered by operator and ordered by entry date. The user then has to select the required bid. This will then be pulled down to the local. Any cost codes which don’t exist in the local will be added, any cost codes which already exist will have the cost updated. Any cost codes which have been deleted will remain in the local unless removed manually.
Added option to survey email where multiple email address can be pasted in and will be split up if comma delimited (entered in a list with only a comma separating the email addresses)
Added check for duplicate MWD run numbers
Can now delete multiple email recipients from the survey email to list
The MWD run number at the top of the drill string editor will now blank itself out on save if no MWD component is present
Added warning to drill string editor if drill bit is not the first item
Added a warning in the daily report editor for duplicate report dates
Survey email now has a full survey report attached not just simple excel listing of the open survey grid
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 2.0.4.002 (4th March 2021)
Added option to Well activity dashboard to toggle between the coordinator being the MWD and the DD
Added drop down lists for laptop 3 and laptop 4 in performance report dialog
Added search function to cost codes dialog
In tool forecasting if the updated date column is blank, Well Seeker will auto populate it
Sped up the load time for the asset work orders
Allowed negative numbers to be entered for stator fits in drill string editor
Added option to set daily report hours to 2, 3 and 4 decimal places
On well analytics search tab the lat long of the selected well will show and can be adjusted and search for based on the lat long rather than just the well name
Added option to select wells from the database tree to generate the excel KPI reports (motor KPI, section KPI, MWD KPI etc)
Added check boxes to well analytics search grid to allow selection of specific wells
On section KPI reports there is now an individual tab for each phase
Added number of BHA’s column to section KPI in well analytics.
Added well summary page to section KPI in well analytics.
Added new splash screen
Added option to include section separators in PDF EOWR
Changed the way the pedal curve radius was calculated in anti-collision calculations, now uses a derived unit vector based on the delta NS EW and TVD from the offset – reference
Added search function to asset build grid
Added admin function to remove duplicate records from tables
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 2.0.3.038 (26th January 2021)
BHT copies to new slide sheet line
Well statistics for inactive and standby phases zero out phase Avg Motor Yield, num slides, Rotary DLS etc
Sped up the data fetch connect by a factor of 5
Changed Bit 2 Bend to Bit To Bend in all reports
Added BHA number / description to daily activity grid print out on daily report (PDF and Excel)
Added option to show just MD INC AZI and DLS columns on printed slide sheet. Go to slide sheet->settings show short survey (only works if show surveys on slide sheet is selected)
Added circulating hours and total drilling & circ hours to the well statistics dialog
Added sim access check to motor and MWD forecasting tool.
Added copy function to audit logs dialog
Added separate button to save asset status on asset inventory dialog
Slide sheet auto save is now 30 minutes instead of 30 seconds
Autosave slide sheet option now saves with setup file
On asset inventory added a search button so grid will not be filtered unless button is pressed (reduces lag on server database)
Added RT AC Report to RT AC Dialog, this allows an email to be opened which reports the AC at a number of projections
Added warning to check multiple licenses in install folder
Added warning to check if external files need pushed when push external files is turned off
Added in zone calculation tool
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 2.0.3.034 (15th January 2021)
Reduced quality of screen capture to reduce file size
Removed possible thread collision in DD dashboard
Added stator vendor and fit the motor properties on the drill string editor
Removed KPI menu from asset analytics dialog
Added option for a survey report which annotates the deepest TVD
Added option to remove flat time from start of well in well analytics depth v days KPI
Improved load time for asset inventory dialog
Improved load time for asset inventory overview
Improved load time for asset analytics dialog
Improved print time for asset summary report
Added custom tool tip text to asset analytics chart
Sped up asset analytics dialog load time
Added a warning when inserting a component into the drill string from the inventory to alert the user if the component is already in the drill string
When a new actual well is inserted in to the database, it will now look to see if a principal plan is present and if so, will set the Vertical section and magnetics data to match the principal plan by default.
Added support for MagVar HRGM model
Added option to select motor stages from a drop-down menu in drill string editor
Added asset search function to tools menu. Allows user to search for the asset history of a tool by searching serial number and tool type
Changed rigs online update time to 5 seconds
Added option to print all performance reports from Drill string editor dialog
WITS Dialog reader will now save Send to data server and Send data handshake settings
If principal plan is not selected as an offset prior to opening DD dashboard then it will automatically be inserted into the offset well selector table
Added option to filter personnel utilization dialog per position (DD or MWD)
Added option to assign a BHA to a daily cost and then print the cost report grouped by BHA
Compass imports now only allow a single principal plan to be created per well.
Grouped cost report now has the option to group the costs per BHA. Option to toggle on and off
Added cost per BHA and cost per ft / hr to performance report dialog
Added support for TCP wits in WITS reader dialog
Added support for multiple clients to connect to the TCP WITS to allow WITS data from multiple sources
Added ISO8601 Time stamp field to CURWITS_DATA to support the ICDS transferring WITS data to another database
DD Dashboard now uses the average rotary toolface and dogleg in its calculations not the last one.
Changed rigs online dialog update rate back to 30 seconds
Added option to slide sheet to print all slide sheets into a single document
Added button to DD dashboard settings to recalculate slide directive
Added an index to the slide recommendations table
Added support for ISCWSA Error model rev 5 error terms (XCLA and XCLH)
Added option to have more than one DD Dashboard open per well
Added option to show and hide all the individual chart elements on the DD Dashboard
The dump wits queue in the WITS reader dialog now copies the contents of the list box to a text file and opens it
Changes to ISCWSA Error model to handle Rev 5 terms
Added an indicator to the status bar to let the user know the status of the last data exchange
Added support for ISCWSA inclination only Rev 5.0 terms
Slide sheet when printed will now display ETF if present rather than TTF
Modeless dialogs no longer disappear to the back of the screen when a modal dialog is opened on top of them (daily report / Slide sheet etc)
Added support for BHTavg wits mnemonic in slide sheet and DD dashboard
Added option to display the full activity code + description in the Activity code column on the daily report
Added option to turn the surveys on and off in the printed slide sheet
Added option to print cost tracking report from the invoice date range dialog
Added slide WOB, #Stalls, Stall Pressure to motor performance report. Added % slide Hrs and Rotate Hrs
Added option to display phase in comments column on slide sheet
Added phase column to the daily activity grid in the printed DDR
Added motor clean / dirty series to logistics dashboard
Changed BHT to Temp in all reports
Added pre run dyno as a motor component property option in the drill string editor
Added stator information and dyno information to motor performance report
Added computer name to WITS Streams data for Rigs online dashboard
Added daily cost total to the costs section on the PDF and Excel DDR
Added minimize button to Wits reader dialog
Added warning message when WITS reader dialog is closed and wits reader is running
Now import rig name from EDM file for depth datum
Now import site and well lateral and vertical errors from EDM file
On AC report, if depth datums are different the offset MD and TVD are adjusted to reflect the difference in datum elevation. This is only done on the AC report
When importing from an EDM file the first line of the survey program is always modified to be set to surface. This is to avoid gaps in the survey program due to the way compass handles it.
When closing Well Seeker from the main window it now prompts to save any unsaved data from any open daily reports or slide sheets
ISCWSA Error model now handles surface location uncertainty in the Calc_SF function rather than in the calc error model
ISCWSA Error model now handles the additional depth reference error terms in the IPM file for floating rigs by checking to see if the depth datum used currently is floating or not
Added option to print tally book size BHA to drill string editor
Moved IPM folder to app data directory
When importing ipm files from an EDM a check is made to see if the file name already exists, if it does it checks to see if the files are the same, if they are the file is not imported if they are not a new name is generated and the compass survey programs are updated with the new filename
Added additional projections (100’ and 200’) to the nudge mode in the DD Dashboard
Slide recommendation history is now sorted by date time
If the SF = 0 on the AC report the SF column is now blank
Added Real time bit hydraulics to DD Dashboard
Added option to select which BHA’s to print from the Drill String editor dialog
Added Pre-Run Dyno / Stator Fit / Stator Type / Stator Vendor to the BHA report both Excel and PDF
Changed the NPT label on the depth v days chart to break out rig / directional NPT
Added drilling insights dialog
Removed bend angle drop down list from motor forecast dialog
Added ability to sort motor forecast dialog
Tools will stay on the motor forecast for 5 days after the ship date
Added filters to the motor forecast dialog
Drill string editor comments box will now resize with the dialog to make it bigger
Can now add a line to the daily report activity grid without entering a description
Toolface type now copies on to next new line in the slide sheet
Added shipping address button to shipping ticket dialog
Added BR and TR columns to landing grid in multi nudge projection dialog
Added bend angle to PDF BHA printed from daily report dialog
Added option to stack projections on top of one another from the project ahead dialog
Added option to add external files from the motor performance report dialog
On well phase summary in EOWR if the phase is standby or inactive the footage will be set to zero
Added Average Rot DLS / TF / MY / Num Slides / Slide length to the Phase data on the well statistics dialog
For the 2D charts in the main well seeker window, the zoom is now done using the mouse wheel or the pinch gesture, the pan is now done by holding down the left mouse button and dragging and holding down the middle button does the old zoom rectangle.
Added option to print kpi charts to PDF in well analytics.
Added MWD Coordinator drop down to daily reports dialog
Added button to add row to the tool forecasting grid
Logistics dashboard will now show a blue pin for the row you have selected and always show all jobs
Asset inventory now no longer deletes the asset inventory table until all sql statements have been built
Added bit size, WOB, Differential pressure to Well Statistics grid
Reverted all modeless dialog windows to use the desktop window as the parent window
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 2.0.3.001 (30 October 2020)
Added FOOT as a cost code option to bid sheet
ISCWSA Model will now take the first magnitude of a duplicate error model term rather than the second
N terms no longer need to be before the terms they are used in as they are evaluated first
Duplicate n terms can now be tolerated and will be evaluated based on depth range
Added option to display revenue summary for calendar month, last 30 days 60 days or 90 days
Added more descriptive error messages to icds server failures
Added box to type in motor yield in DD dashboard
Toolfaces will only be read from the curwits data datable if it is a new value. All toolfaces are now rounded to whole numbers and the serial time is encoded into the decimal places
WITS Toolface data is now saved to the wits data tables when being read from curwits data on the server
Added latitude, longitude, BRT, Drilling & Circulating hrs and BHT to section kpi export
Added access to SQL server transfer functions
Added IADC dull bit grading code editor to drill string editor
Added print all BHA’s button to drill string editor
Added a clear well data option to main menu
Added option to check for new WITS surveys
Added Diff Pressure trace to toolface rose
Added tool face value as annotation in centre of tool face chart
Added oil water ratio to daily reports
Slide Sheets now print in landscape on PDF reports
Added error check to save and add new function into daily report, spots for depth gap, time gap phase and BHA errors
Added DD dashboard settings
Added additional bit projection methods and modes to dd dashboard
Added drop down lists for pulser type, gamma type, helix type, orifice type, directional type, battery type
Added new drill string properties for DAO, helix type, stickup
Added drop down lists to the surface system type and the transducer type entries in the MWD performance report
Added new fields to MWD performance report grid: Laptop 3, laptop 4, BU receiver SN, BU Surface System type, azi error, min temp, max temp
Added new items above to the MWD performance report
Added new section / well performance KPI
Added quarterly phase cost kpi
Removed vis from motor performance report
Added option to show offset wells on DD dashboard
US Feet database conversion errors now write to error file
Added SN to BHA section on motor performance report
Added job number to well analytics search grid
Added state to well analytics search grid
Well analytics search is now done by start date
Added ability to open job from well analytics dialog
Added accounting formatting to the well dashboard report
Customers and states now sorted alphabetically on activity summary report
Broke out upcoming status as separate section in activity summary report
Added verification personnel names to MWD performance report
Added MWD Failure report to motor report dialog
WITS Surveys will now also check the depth of the survey rather than just the number of surveys
Added tooltips to logistics dashboard chart
Section performance KPI now shows all BHA’s in the table
KPI data now sorted by well start date
Added rig state error logging
Added 3rd Part Motor / 3rd Party MWD / MWD company inputs to report personnel dialog
Added third party MWD and third part motor count to job summary report
Added MWD run number to drill string component properties, added to MWD performance report
Added job number to BHA summary KPI
Name of linked bid now displayed in cost codes dialog
New table names now generate with random 8 character alphanumeric string rather than sequential numbering to speed up table name generation
Added serial number search to logistics dashboard
Added option to compass import settings to assign lease lines on import (speeds up import)
Compass import sped up by only assigning lease lines for the imported facility
Added tool serial number search to well analytics
Added option to print abbreviated slide sheet in PDF (larger text so easier to read when printed out)
Added option to select only complete motor runs (runs with an end date) in motor KPI
Added option to display correction run projection in DD dashboard on 3D plot and Rosebud
Moved the labels on the projections on the DD dashboard rosebud to a separate table
Added motor forecasting tool
Added MWD forecasting tool
Added warning system to DD dashboard
Moved all DD dashboard parameters and rig state thresholds from setup file to database
Added option to include an alternative job number which can be displayed on reports after a certain date
Added try catch statements for MDB imports along with more descriptive error messages
Added max RPM warning to DD dashboard
Added rounding functions to daily activity editor and slide sheet
Added option to offset lateral target rectangle in the DD dashboard
Added option to limit AC view on DD dashboard
Min C2C and Min SF for DD dashboard now controlled through DD dash settings
Added more informative status bar messages to Access to SQL import
Added table selection option for Access to SQL transfer
Added licensing option for DD Dashboard
ETF will now show the correct toolface type on the DD dashboard
Added option to save parameter chart ranges in DD dashboard
Scan radius in offset selector now saves with setup file
Added rotary dogleg and motor yield to display on DD dashboard
Changed Motor KPI report date columns to be formatted as an excel date format
Motor max / min params now gets updated every 30 seconds in the DD dashboard
Added tool tip text to DD dashboard parameters chart
Added warnings in for MWD axial and lateral shock to DD dashboard
Added Max Lateral and Max Axial options in the MWD component
DD dashboard warnings no longer alarm for min C2C and min SF against the well plan
Added option to turn on / off display inc only wells as vertical wells
Audit data can now show a specified amount of records
Added additional data items for motor forecasting
Added option to print all slide analysis charts as a single document both PDF and Excel. This is available from the slide sheet file menu, print slide analysis
Tool faces are now stored in the database with an on / off bottom flag (additional column added to the WITS_GTF and WITS_MTF table called ONBOTTOM) Toolfaces which are on bottom are shown on the slide analysis chart in green, off bottom shown in red
Warnings in DD dashboard now save to database in the RT_WARNINGS table. This is done every 30 seconds as such the dashboard must be running for at least 30 seconds to capture a warning
Added report which can be printed from the DD dashboard to show how many warnings have been exceeded and for how long. Go to file->print warnings report
Added slide recommendation for vertical mode in DD dashboard
Added initial release of Web chat feature. All messages encrypted and chat history recorded
Added bit depth and hole depth to rig states dialog for debugging purposes
Added additional logging for compass imports – compass import settings are recorded in the audit logs
Added name of the closest well in the warnings for C2C and SF in the DD dashboard
Webchat server now connects when well seeker opens and monitors for messages in the background. If messages are sent to computer and the web chat is closed, the message window will open
Added button to daily reports to clear all personnel data. This is used for when a sidetrack is created and you copy all the report data over to the sidetrack well.
Added some text at the top of the slide sheet to indicate if rig states are running
Added option to auto save the slide sheet while rig states are running
Added well name to the title of the drill string editor and the tool inventory
Added MWD comments section to daily report
Added TF Sequence to MWD Perf Report
Added Survey Sequence to MWD Perf Report
Added XO angle to MWD Perf Report
Added MWD OOS (Out of Spec) to MWD Perf Report
Added poppet to MWD Perf Report
Added auto calculate gamma correction factor
Added Lateral max delta Inc and delta Azi in to dd dashboard settings
Added lateral slide recommendation in dd dashboard
Added values on rig states dialog to see current svy MD svy INC and svy AZI values
Added delta inc and delta azi to dd dashboard
Added slide recommendation chevron on rosebud
Slide recommendation now shows up for nudge and curve modes
More advanced algorithm for slide calculation in vertical and lateral modes
Added option to turn slide recommendation on and off
Added option to filter by company in usage tracking
Added max and average to usage tracking chart subtitle
Added option to use the calculated motor yield in the curve mode of the DD dashboard
Added option to automatically use the calculated rotary dogleg and tool face in the lateral / vertical and nudge modes of the dd dashboard
Added option to automatically select the target for the curve in the curve mode of the DD dashboard
Added default motor yield option to the dd dashboard to be used in the lateral / vertical / nudge sections if auto motor yield was turned on
Added word wrap to tool forecasting grid
Added option to include tool tracking report with daily report – Excel only
Changed WITS survey check to look for new survey inclinations rather than new survey MD
Added warnings to DD dashboard for delta Inc, delta Azi and vertical inclination
Added plan inc and azimuth to DD dashboard display
Added option to reconnect to the chat server
Added a test message function to webchat
Added option to RT data exchange to sync personnel names and rig data manually
Added option to launch data exchange from daily reports dialog both toolbar and menu option
Changed the way in which a rig state change is detected
Well dashboard now has descriptions on for the cost codes chart in the legend rather than the cost codes themselves
Added driller performance KPI
Added verified as a well status option
Modified the Include Completed motor runs option in the well analytics to only include
Added note to DD dashboard rose bud when principal plan cannot be found
Changed nudge mode in DD dashboard to show rectangle rather than circle
Added gauges to DD Dashboard, gauges can be turned off by option in the settings menu
Added option to switch centre gauge on DD dashboard between flow / diff P / rop
Removed 3D dist / CL and VS from survey table at bottom of DD dashboard
Added context menu options to 3D chart in DD dashboard and regular 3D chart to go to the bottom or top of the well
Added check to see if a wits survey window is already open for a survey depth. Stops multiple windows popping up if wits survey data is being streamed continuously
Modified connection logic to stop adding incorrect lines to the slide sheet
Made curwits_data structure thread safe to stop random crashed happening while running DD dashboard
Added API number to database search
Added option to filter inventory for MWD / DD / All component types
Added option to assign individual wells to individual laptops so that only certain machines can pull certain wells
Renamed Primary field for MWD tools to Secondary
Added field status option and shop status option to inventory dialog
Drill String editor now opens on the last BHA not the first
Missing job data is now highlighted in red on the daily activity dashboard
Added current activity to activity dashboard
Added option to print chat history
Added slide grade to driller performance KPI
Added option to automatically populate parameters on motor report
Added option to automatically update the motor report parameters when saving the daily report
Added option to record directional NPT as well as rig NPT. Directional NPT is anything with a code 26. This will be coloured in red on the activity grid and on the well statistics the NPT now has a (rig/dir) option. NPT on motor report still entered by hand.
Added option to specify the operator as a directional company. This changes the directional co label in the report personnel dialog to read operator and allows kpis to be done by searching for the directional company name.
Added additional error message detail when creating a database
Added distance to critical point to rosebud
Added an option to select the import overwrite preferences for the geosteering data
Moved include Tool tracking with daily report to additional daily report options menu on daily report dialog
Added function to update report parameters on all daily reports from the daily reports dialog
Added function to check all daily reports against slide grid with one function
Added option to update the daily activity descriptions with slide sheet descriptions, same function was added for all reports
Added vendor to cost codes dialog
Added additional mud properties to daily report
Added additional properties to report personnel dialog in daily reports
Added additional fields to pump data
Added option to show / hide company man report inputs on the daily report dialog
Added option to print company man report
Added ICP Organizations editor
Added ICP User editor
Added noise to the WITS simulator
Added option to simulate connections in the WITS simulator
In asset inventory status grid, vendor column now populates from a drop-down list
Directional NPT now included in the phase details of the Well Statistics
Directional NPT now included on the well summary sheet
Auto update bha parameters in daily reports dialog now loads from slide sheet rather than DDR
Added max / min / avg bottom hole temperature to motor performance dialog / motor performance report and get all temperature functions
MWD max and min temperature will now update when auto update motor report params is selected in the DDR
Oil water ratio can now be entered as a string
Added warning when opening the daily reports dialog, in case it is already open for another well
Automatically add the disabled row to the well permissions table
Added option to include MWD section in BHA reports
On the DD dashboard and the 3D chart up down left right have had the signs removed and the text A B L R appended to the end
Added EDR Review / Closed / Surface Fail / Attrib to MTBF check boxes to motor report dialog
Added Charge back / MWD shop findings to motor report dialog
Added MWD category and Motor category to motor report dialog
Added option to search by closed / open incidents in the well analytics
Added highlighting of parameters in DD dashboard settings based on which mode you have selected
Slide Directive will only be recalculated if the survey grid is updated, a connection is made or the settings change
Added distance left to slide to DD dashboard
Added ability to record slide recommendations
Database clean function now looks for orphaned records and tables at the survey level
Auto populate slide sheet will now not automatically change the end time of the previous line to 24:00 and start time to 00:00 if there is a day change. This will only happen if you are within 1 day of the previous date and the previous line is within 10 mins of midnight
Added quick links to the daily report slide sheet and surveys available from the DD dashboard
Slide directive will not fully recalculate when a DD dashboard setting is changed, it will assume the same bit depth as when the original calculation was done. If the surveys change or a connection is made the full recalculation will be done
Added slide recommendation history which is available through the DD dashboard
Connection data is now recorded. If auto populate slide sheet is turned on, only drilling connections will be captured. These will be written to the database when a new slide sheet line is added. You will be able to tell it is a drilling connection because it will have a connection time / survey time and weight to weight time. If auto populate slide sheet is turned off and a connection is seen it will be a non-drilling connection which will only have a connection time recorded
Added connection analysis chart available from slide sheet tools menu
Added option to DD dashboard where gauges can be customized and show specific mnemonics by going to settings->gauge settings
Added warnings to DD dashboard slide recommendations where the slide is limited by either max DLS or minimum slide
Added option to search for wells which have a chargeback in the well analytics
Added catch to DD dashboard to stop the 3D plot jumping back to surface unexpectedly
Tool forecasting dialog will no longer show tools with a ready date < current date
Changed job start date column in tool forecasting to Estimated job end date
Changed ready date column in tool forecasting to ship date
Added Gantt chart in motor forecasting report
Bit projection in survey email now calculates using motor yield rather than just doing a straight-line projection. The motor yield used is based on the last value entered in the DD dashboard settings
Added slide seen / unseen slide / motor yield / last slide TF / last slide ROP / rotate ROP / plan name / Plan TD / Dist to TD and personnel details to the survey update email
Survey email distribution list now saves
Added option to daily reports menu to not include mud costs with total well costs
Added option to print a filtered cost report, a dialog will come up which will allow you to select the cost codes you want to print on the report.
All cost code reports have been moved to a sub menu in the daily report dialog
Added filter to audit data dialog to look for certain actions
Added total line to the PDF grouped invoice
When you click the data exchange button in the daily report it now gives you the option to stop it and start it for the existing well if it is already running
Added well ranking KPI to well analytics. The user can go to well ranking settings to choose the weightings of the various parameters
Added option to well analytics to search for well which have an RPM greater than a specified value
Added option for import / overwrite defaults for pipe tallies
Removed option for the Well Seeker updating function
Release Notes for 2.0.2.001 (31 August 2020)
Added Phase comparison KPI
Added tool tip to cursor on Well Analytics dialog
Added option to select personnel names from drop down list in daily reports
Added option to populate the rig names from a drop-down list
Added the option to export cost codes from a bid to multiple wells
Added option for up / down / left / right calculation to use north as the reference when the well is below 5 degrees of inclination
Added survey program conversion in the US feet database conversion
Added motor configuration search to well analytics
Made daily reports dialog mode-less
Added sort option to well analytics
Added wells by rig and footage by rig KPI
Added auto refresh slide sheet option to view RT slide sheets
Added screen capture functionality
Added parameters comparison KPI
Added chart to logistics dashboard
Resized audit data dialog size
Added tables for ICDS web services
Added the license kill and usage threads
Daily activity editor is now only available from actual well level
Added combo box filter to data fetch to allow wells to be filtered by status
Added option to update well status to transferred in data fetch
Added job number to personnel report
Added audit tracking to user changes and database schema updates
Added pull for rig names and personnel data
Added upcoming well status
Added DD coordinator to the daily dialog
Added option to copy logistics dashboard grid
Added coordinator to database search
Added coordinator to personnel utilization report
Added option to filter personnel report by coordinator
Added ops summary report
RT Data exchange will now continue to run in the background once started even if the window is closed
Added well activity dashboard
Added colour palette option
Added import compass option to set all imported wells to upcoming
Added PU / ROT / SO Weight to get data from DDR function in motor performance report
Added option to select well from tree in activity dashboard
Added daily revenue for the month into upcoming jobs report from activity dashboard
Well Status / Coordinator / Invoice Grid / Merge File will now save when doing an import overwrite
Added motor overview report to activity dashboard
Modified ISCWSA Error model to tolerate error models which have been set for the tie on but not for the vector
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 2.0.1.000 (31 July 2020)
Added option to turn AC dashboard columns on and off
Added phase / plan name / plan C2C to AC dashboard
Added button to check daily activity grid against slide sheet to toolbar
When operators are imported and overridden, the logos no longer get overridden
Added cost tracking report
Added tool tracking report
Added option to automatically launch RT AC and select offsets from the AC Dashboard
Added jet details to the PDF BHA report
Added option where when a default logo is selected you can now set it as the default for all existing operators
Moved setup file to app data folder
Move database backup to app data folder
Moved unit set files to app data folder
Moved report templates to app data folder
Added tool face rose
Default database is now created in the app data folder and will search for it whenever the current database is not found
Added warning for opening a PDF report when the report is already open
Added directional advisory rosebud which is accessible from the slide sheet
Changed default location of the setup file on open
Added option to change motor yield in tool face rose dialog with +/- key
Added support for RT Data exchange file pull
Added support for Data fetch file pull
Removed usernames and passwords from setup file export
Added option to select a default primary logo
Added option to export and import toolbar layout
Added WITS data to toolface rose
Added full real time DD dashboard (converted toolface rose)
Added a warning to the cost codes transfer in the bid sheet
Added cost code export to job search
WITS data can now be streamed to the ICDS server and read automatically from the slide sheet
Added option to only show the principal plan on plots while still having offsets selected
Added expiry date to bid sheet
Added the ability to copy a bid to a different operator
When a bid is exported to the cost codes it is now marked as exported. It can only be deleted by a user with admin permissions
Added new user permissions level for approver
Added option to archive bids
Added link between bid sheets and cost codes, when a bid is updated the option to update the cost codes is no prompted
Added option to mark a bid for approval and then approve bid
Added support for BGGM web service
Added option to mark a bid for approval and then approve bid
Added chart default option to only show principal plan on plots
Added option to allow special symbols in BHA description
Added option to make daily report buttons print to PDF by default
Added button to daily reports to print email body
Survey tab titles now include the actual well name
Modified ISCWSA error model to handle duplicate error terms in the IPM file
Added survey columns on off dialog
Added lease line curtain to DD’s Dashboard
Added MWD probe order dialog to drill string and added probe order to BHA’s / DDR / MWD Reports
Added BHA NUM and phase to depth v days KPI export
Offset selector check boxes now save in the setup file
Added an option to the data fetch to select job number and rig from drop down boxes to make it easier to select a well
Added option to turn off PASON handshake in WITS
Added directional probe to MWD probe order
Added activity code to depth v days KPI export
Added circulating hours to BHA summary KPI
Added option to only pull active wells in data fetch
Added additional well status
Database cleaner now removes duplicate slide record headers
Added flow rate to RT chart on DD dashboard
Added data validation to cost column in bid sheet
Added tool to test network latency
Added unique fields to survey tables, actual well tables and planned well tables to stop the possibility of duplicate wells referencing the same table
Added audit information
Added backup to access file for SQL server database
Added checks to the database cleaner to fix duplicate tables in use
Added EDM batch import function
Changed EDM import to only update each well rather than the field level
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 2.0.0 (16 June 2020)
Added daily rig activity summary report to rigs online dialog
Added page numbers to PDF EOWR
Speed up printing of EOWR
Added page headings to PDF EOWR
Added PDF build sheets and asset history to asset builds dialog
Added Option to select well and job number from dialog in run grid on asset builds dialog
Added PDF report option to PO’s
Added PDF Reports to asset inventory dialog
Added PDF report to work order dialog
Added daily rig count function in well analytics
Added revenue export to well analytics
Added cover page to PDF EOWR
Increased the column width for the MWD and motor grid in the motor performance dialog
Added a link to the Innova YouTube channel in the help menu
Added context menu to cost codes dialog
Well analytics search function will now show wells even if they only partially fall within the date range
Changed asset search function in asset analytics to only show parent assets which runs are present for
Modified the asset inventory to display parts which are on order even if there are none of these parts currently in the inventory
Added location and part number filters to asset inventory
Asset inventory grid can now be sorted
Added option to show/hide scrap parts on the asset inventory dialog
Added import and export option to asset inventory
Asset definitions export will now not automatically delete all previous definitions
Removed the location “Built On XXX” from the filter in the asset analytics
Added Asset analytics charts and KPI’s
Added check to see if IP address and port are valid for RT data exchange and data fetch
Added the well seeker import options (ask / always overwrite / never) to compass import
Added option to select downlinks from drop-down list by clicking the cell button in the comment’s column of the slide sheet
Added cost per hour and cost per foot to asset analytics
Added utilisation report on asset tracking analytics
Added expand all and collapse all buttons to the well analytics tree
Added option to hide the database tree in the well analytics
Added tool bar to well analytics
Added option to line up on target with the adjust DLS planning tool
Added hold curve hold planning method
Added option to enter template positions as map co-ordinates
Added menu items for all toolbar buttons in asset analytics dialog
Added context menu into asset tracking PO and receive PO
Added user defined text box to wall plot composer
Added a NAD83 / NAD27 converter to Geomag dialog
Added NADCON conversion to RT AC, Charts, Wall Plot Composer, and main AC report
Added option to display lithology lines at a dip angle
Changed Geomag output at actual and plan level to display lat long in the selected units (DD MM SS or decimal degrees)
Added copy functions to survey program grid and magnetics grid for actual well and planned well dialogs
Added option to geo mag calculator to set default magnetic model
Added option to select connections from drop down list in tool inventory
Added max RPM and flow range to motor properties in drill string editor
Added AES encryption to setup file passwords
Added option to select items in the tool inventory from the catalogue
Added option to display the separation factor plot and ladder plot in AC report
Changed PDF preview from VPE to default PDF viewer
Mouse wheel can now be used to scroll vertically in wall plot composer
Added align top, left, right and bottom options to wall plot composer
Added option for field invoices not to print if report date range has already been selected
Added show/hide password option to remote database connect
Changed WPC file type to XML
Added survey certification report to daily report options
Added option to enter company address details and survey ops manager details into the company details dialog
Memory optimization for drawing error ellipses
Added support for extra-large vectors in well analytics
Target links now import with compass import
Added import / export function just for reporting data
Added option to get min, max and average drilling parameters in motor report when pressing the get form DDR button
Added option to include an additional PDF file to merge into the PDF end of well report
Added option to draw rig symbol to 3D plot in wall plot composer
Added north reference arrow to 3D plot in wall plot composer
Added ability to attach external files to an actual well
Added clean-up for external files and user images when an actual well is deleted the user attached files / images are also removed
Added option to include banded grid for section view plot in WPC
Targets and lease lines are now converted in NADCON conversion
Added support for BGGM web service call
Added option to set reporting period 06:00-06:00
Added option to set default logo
Added option to print certified survey reports from the daily reports
Added encryption to additional setup file parameters (connection string etc)
Added indexes to tables to speed up read performance
Added option to include or exclude the gap in days in the grouped cost report
Added recently used databases option to main menu
Added folder filter option to external files
Lease lines now automatically assigned to actuals / plans on compass import
For PDF Survey reports, title text will now auto resize to fit inside the rectangle
Lease line intersections now show for all intersections
2D charts now better fill the space on the wall plot and the regular chart window
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 1.8.0 (03 April 2020)
If multiple BHA’s are present in a single day of the DDR both BHA’s and slide sheets will print out rather than just the last one
In the rigs online dashboard when the user double clicks on a job in the dashboard it will expand the database tree to the well selected
Operator logo can now be a png or jpg and will be automatically converted to a bmp
Added option to main menu to reset setup file
Added the option to enable / disable permissions for individual laptops on the ICDS
Get DDR button on motor report will now take the max of the slide sheet temps or the max fluid temp
Added option to WITS reader dialog to save all wits data or just save survey and TF data
Added parameter check to database cleaner where parameters at field level and facility level are check to make sure they match
Added a warning to the chart view to make sure that the north reference at field level and facility level match
Operator images now will save to the user images folder
Added menu items to open up the setup file location and the install folder
Added buttons to open up the exe path or license file folder to the comp code dialog
Added option to display the lease line intersection points as labels on the 3D plot and plan and section view
Added ROP per phase analytic which shows ROP from the first foot drilled to the last foot including all down time in between
When getting the DDR from the slide sheet if the circulating time is > 0 it will add another line for circulating into the DDR
Added context menus to asset tracking definitions / inventory and builds
Added a drop-down menu for the asset tracking PO’s to automatically fill in the ship to details
Added in asset definitions export
Added tool bar to asset definitions dialog
Added asset definitions import
Added print part numbers to asset definitions dialog
Added toolbar to slide sheet
Added rig states connection timers to rig states
Added CTRL + D shortcut to slide sheet grid
Added a sign off section to asset tracking PO
When a BHA is printed if the motor is slick an image of a slick motor is used
Changed the wording of elliptical conic to pedal curve
Can now enter a negative value for a cost code
Add MWD section to the BHA report
Added AFE# PO# and mud type on to grouped invoice
Added a dirty column to the tool inventory
Added option to select whether to import / export targets with Well Seeker exports / imports
Added Well Seeker version to rigs online dashboard
Asset tracking reasons scrapped now defaults to active
Added import IPM button to survey tools dialog
Added option to print inventory overview
Added option to print asset vendors to excel
Added option to print the well statistics dialog to an excel report
Added option to include the well statistics report in the DDR and EOWR
Added tool bar and menu bar to motor report dialog
Split asset tracking build sheet properties up in to 2 columns
Added a drop-down list for available serial numbers to asset tracking build / tear down sheet
Added option to include drop down data for asset tracking additional properties and QC properties to the definitions
Added option to include daily costs into DDR
Added PO number into database
Added PO number and AFE to inventory
Added tool status into inventory
Ordered the personnel in the utilisation report by name
Tool inventory now shows maximised
Added toolbar to inventory dialog
Rigs online update now runs as a thread
Added drilling simulator to rig states dialog
Added KPI to compare different activity times between wells
Added option to copy from rigs online dialog
Added work order properties to asset definitions dialog
RT AC Calculation now runs on a thread in the background
Added feature where double clicking on the number column in a survey grid will highlight the row in blue
Added work order dialog
Added in check so that PO delivery date could not be earlier than PO date
Added minimum quantity warning to part numbers
Added option to auto populate drilling parameters in slide sheet
Added option to colour depth v time plots in well analytics in the same way as the depth v time plot in the DDR is coloured
Added export motor KPI function
Receive PO dialog now resizable
Add toolbar icon for consumables inventory
Added serial number start to printable PO
Added a receive all button to receive PO
Added icons to the asset definitions tree
Added context menu to consumables inventory
Added option to update the consumable quantities when importing a build sheet
Added option to include EOWR as part of the zip in the MR package
When saving daily reports and drill strings, common fields like rig and formation will update in all parts of the well regardless of where they are changed
Added county as a column to the well analytics search results
On footage per day KPI x axis label change to date
Added a new button to the shipping ticket to mark tools that are ready to back load for shipping
Set print area and paper sizes for EOWR
Focus rectangle for slide grid and daily report grid and survey grid and drill string grid now set as heavy
Added CL col to daily activity grid
When a build sheet is imported or tear down sheet is imported the status of the child assets now changes
When asset tracking build sheets and tear down sheets are imported the asset status now changes accordingly
Parent asset status will now change
Top level assets now have the disassembled or ready status
Added option to search by rig or motor sn in the well analytics
Added option to copy daily report data with copy paste function
Added section KPI export from well analytics
Added personnel report to KPI
Significantly increased the speed of all well analytics functions
Added a warning when you try and close the RT data exchange while it is running
Added error checking functionality to the daily activity editor, it will spot depth gaps and rogue phases and BHA’s
Database search function has now been sped up significantly
Added a date filter to the database search function
Added the option to have live rig states populate the slide sheet
Added new columns to motor kpi
When adding a new bha the rig and formation are copied
Added option to asset inventory to use drop downs for operator or type manually
Added job number to asset inventory status grid
Added the option to have live rig states populate the slide sheet
Added new columns to motor kpi
When adding a new bha the rig and formation are copied
Added logistics dashboard
Added option to asset inventory to select a job number
Made the get lease lines function in well analytics run in parallel
EOWR will now print with a rolling total for the well cost
Logistics dashboard will now show active wells on open to speed things up
Added max DLS option to motor report
Added cross plot to slide sheets and BHA KPI’s
Added in new MWD properties to the drill string editor
Optimized the well analytics search function so less data is being copied
Added Bid sheet
Added total column to asset tracking inventory and consumables overview
Sensor offsets will only print on the BHA if the value > 0
Added option to include MWD probes in the tool inventory
Added option to populate MWD probes serial numbers from drop down lists in the BHA editor
Added additional details about the MWD tools in the BHA print outs from the drill string editor and the daily report
Added MWD probes to tool utilisation report
Added new buttons to BHA toolbar to navigate between BHA’s
Made motor report dialog resizable
Added MWD section to daily report
Added MWD info to performance report dialog
Added MWD tools to the report cover page and the morning report email body
Improved the layout of the morning report email using HTML
Improved the layout of the survey email using HTML
Added MWD KPI function
When a daily report is saved the motor report job number, api number, state and county update automatically
Added MWD performance report to EOWR
Asset vendors are now sorted alphabetically
When new PO’s get created, they automatically get a new number which starts with the year.
On the asset builds dialog the part number column has been changed to asset status
When a subcomponents status is built on tool the location will show as the tool it’s built on to
Added PDF report option for all reports
Added motor SN to well statistics
Removed DGS columns from slide sheet
Adjusted slide sheet so if drilling parameters = 0 they would show a blank cell
Adjusted slide sheet colours to be in line with the other reports
Added toolbar and menu to shipping ticket and removed buttons
Asset Definitions dialog now shows maximized
Asset PO dialog now shows maximized and has been resized, so it fits on a smaller screen
Added a size column to the asset inventory overview
Added a size filter to the asset inventory dialog
Added in the option to print field invoices over a specified date range
BHA’s will now display in the drill string editor in the order defined by the BHA number edit box
BHA’s are ordered by BHA number in the slide sheets
BHA’s are ordered correctly in the EOWR summary based on BHA number
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 1.7.0 (16 January 2020)
Added option to auto calculate ROP in slide sheet
Added in use string cleaning function to the database cleaner
Changed the default slide sheets column order and visible columns to match those of a normal slide sheet
Changed the default date time format to US
Changed the default unit set to US
Changed the way drill string editor dialog resizes
Added date time pickers to the drill string editor dialog instead of edit boxes
Added global scan option to offset selector
Added function which removes duplicate records from import file
Added option for replicating a complete operator to data exchange
Added the survey email option to the slide sheet
Added option to only save WITS survey data and not all WITS
Added option to auto accept WITS surveys
Added option to auto send survey email
Added option to print a summary page on the daily report
Added option to include bit projection and attachment survey listing in survey update email
Added encryption to ICDS server requests
Added option to enter pipe tally length values without the decimal point and the decimal point will be added in automatically
When typing the pipe tally the cursor will automatically move on to the next line
Shipping Ticket now shows all tools, but tool which are off location now display as greyed out
Added dialog to show how many rigs are sending real time data in
Added IGRF13 magnetic model
Added WMM2020 magnetic model
Made default magnetic model IGRF13
Added option to highlight drilling lines on the daily report
Added function to check daily report lines against slide sheet
Added option to select import settings for Well Seeker imports – options include always overwrite, ask and never
Added database search icon to toolbar
Added in well status to the daily report dialog
Added well status to tool tips and rigs online dashboard
Added additional detail into the database tree search dialog including job number operator state county start depth end depth etc
Made database tree search dialog resizable
Database tree search can now search by job status
Added dialog to allow editing of all daily activity for a whole well in a single dialog
Added option to auto update bha hours in the daily report on saving
Added button to daily report which gets the drilling parameters from the slide sheet
Data fetch now pulls operators in alphabetical order
Made setup file user readable with tags
Added function to create a zipped morning report package containing the EOWR and database
Added option to include tool inventory / tool utilisation / field cost grouped to the EOWR
Added option to automatically create an email with the EOWR package
Added option where a debugging email / file package can be created which contains the current database and the setup file
Added well seeker update option which includes new wellseekerupdater.exe file
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 1.6.0 (26 November 2019)
Added option to wall plot composer where you can double click on a data table and select which columns or rows you want to display
Well Seeker can now handle unlimited surveys for reports
When you print the tool inventory the colours will now print as well
Remote data fetch no longer requires the SQL database logon
Real time data exchange now checks to see if any new well plans are available
Added a check to see if the connection to the ICDS server is a success, if not an error message is thrown
When you search for a CRS it is no longer case sensitive and the search words do not have to be together
In the CRS search you can now double click on the result to select it
When you type a line in to the tool inventory if the date arrived is blank it will fill in the current date
Added in build sheets and tear down sheets to the asset tracking system
Added the option to included additional properties to the asset tracking system components
Added option to add more details to an asset’s status change in the asset inventory
Added check to see if the mud properties / drilling parameters have been entered on the daily reports
Edit controls on motor report now accept multi line inputs
Comments box on the bha report now expands based on the text size
Edit boxes in the motor performance report and comments box in the BHA now accept enter as the carriage return key
Added company specific password for ICDS server
Added option to include a drop down list for the selection of connections, bit manufacturers, motor manufacturers, motor lobes, bend angles, motor housing types in the drill string editor.
Added asset history report to asset tracking
Added option of excluding the principal plan from the SF chart in the wall plot composer
Added the option to give the user control of the rpm buffer size and threshold value
Added gauge to dashboard for continuous inc
Added in additional KPI chart which breaks down the well cost per phase and displays as a stacked bar chart. Also breaks down costs per phase into activity
Added option to pull offset wells from the remote database based on which offsets were assigned in the offset selector
Added the option to select the units for jet size
Added warning messages if depth datum cannot be found
Added option to 3D view where if you press N the 3D plot orientates to north
Added option where if you press H on the 3D view the up down left right is referenced to north or high side
Added option to well analytics to search by job number
Added database cleaning tool
Added option to use individual curve doglegs for wells on the well planning import
Added option to choose if you want to import compass targets and lease lines
Added the option to change the font size and decimal places when a survey is not open (view menu)
Changed the layout of the plan and actual well properties dialogs so that they will fit on smaller screens
Added option to overwrite all records on compass / well seeker import
Added downhole temperature to slide sheet
Added additional personnel to daily report
Added daily costs and final invoice to end of well report
Added option so that surveys used in a survey program cannot be deleted
Added additional motor information to daily report
When plans import from Compass the wellbore name is added to the end of the plan name
Added service company list to daily report
Changed all combo boxes to drop down lists
WMM and IGRF can now return values beyond their max date
Added print and batch print option to well analytics charts
Added default chart properties to wall plot composer
Added search options in the well analytics for bit make, motor make and directional company
Added option to well planning import to specify the intermediate casing point is set exactly at the landing point
Added a warning when changing the date on a daily report
Added new analytics charts for comparing motor make / bit make / directional company and formation
Added batch export option for all analytics data
Database cleaning tool now checks for orphaned motor reports and daily activity records
Added option to select the critical points of the plan in the quick projection dialog
Added 2 additional TVD projections to the quick project dialog
Added option to quick project to create the projection grid from the slide sheet if open
When an actual well is clicked on, the number of daily reports and bha’s is displayed in the status bar
When the database tree selection is changed details about the level selected appear in the status bar
Added a “remove from survey” option to the standard projection tools
Added motor yield functionality to slide sheet
Can now sort RT AC Results by C2C and Separation factor
Added tool tips to the database view which shows well information when hovering over an item
Added auto refresh button to main menu. When turned on the surveys will auto reload from the database and then update the RT AC
Added Anti-Collision dashboard
When performing a compass import, the default phase codes are now automatically added
Tool utilisation now shows days on and off location as well as total downhole days
Added option to push principal plan in RT data exchange
Added section to EOWR summary where each phase is broken down by bha
Added tool transfer option to tool inventory to transfer tools to another job
Added lateral interpolation tool to surveys (adds in a new survey 1ft deeper than previous at the plan inc and azi)
Added contacts list dialog along with initial code for email and sms alerts
When importing an import file with duplicates, new names are generated rather than just overwriting or not importing
Added new compass import settings dialog
Added option to append names to compass imports to avoid duplicates
Modified the remote database long text fields to VARCHAR(8000) to overcome text length limitations
Added function to allow the user to search the database by job number and it will then take you to the relevant actual well in the tree
Added asset tracking PO system
Added asset tracking QC sheet
Added asset tracking vendors and part number list
Added option to daily report to record the personnel time on and time off location as well as relief time on and time off location
Added targets to the planning report listing
DDRs are now sorted by date
Added a button to refresh the daily reports in the DDR dialog
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 1.5.8 (16 June 2019)
Added a search option to the mapping grid dialog
Added option to connect to remote SQL server database
Added option to update database structure manually
Added AFE planning and creation tool
Added mud inventory
Added mud chemical usage to the daily reports
Added option to export cost codes to file
Added user permissions for remote database access
Implemented the real time data push
Implemented the remote data pull
Added data table to footage per day KPI chart
Added slant method to well planning import
Added the option to change the width of the target tool face chevron in the directional guidance
Added real time data exchange functionality
Added option to batch print survey reports
Added option to print the tool inventory with the daily report
Added option to pull data from remote database
Added remote data fetch function
Added progress bars to well analytics dialog
Added new field tool bar with reduced icons
Added sign off section to daily report
Added personnel utilisation in daily report
Added option to scale 2D plots to include the targets in the max x and y values
Added option to change the colours of the daily report excel colours from inside the daily report
Added option to search by county in the well analytics
Added option to shrink / expand a polygon target by a specified amount
Added chart default to show tether lines
Added chart default to show well names
Added option to sanitise the well names in the KPI tool
Added option to well planning import to use pre-defined landing point
Added option to well planning import to not create the well path
Added option to well planning import to individually specify the casings
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 1.5.7 (20 May 2019)
Added start and stop button for rig states in Criterion toolbar
Added checklists in the rigstates dialog
Added auto Well Planning import function
Added target import function so you can pull in multiple targets from an excel spreadsheet
Added option to put solid border around chart objects in Wall Plot composer
Added option to include a border around the page in the wall plot composer
Target grid no longer changes line when selecting a filter
Added new well planning method INC AZI and DLS
Added new table options for the wall plot composer and create table
Added a dot which displays next to the point targets in the 3d view
Added well analytics mapping function with ability to draw well paths on to google maps for multiple wells
Added well analytics search function with the ability to search for wells in the database with multiple criteria
Date auto populates in slide sheet when copy and pasting
Added option to select bha in slide sheet if no criterion license present
Added option to print a database QC report from the well analytics where the wellhead lat/long and grid north / east are displayed along with the BHL lat / long and grid north / east
Added ability to show lease lines on well analytics map
Added KPI charts for slide / rotate footage / depth v days and failure analysis as well as cost per foot
Added option to export KPI charts to excel
Added option to change the style of the kpi chart from black to white
Added additional failure options to the motor failure report
Added the option to access the activity codes / phase codes / cost codes / drill string editor from the Daily report dialog
Added option to setup default activity, phase and cost codes for wells
Added option to print slide analysis data to excel
Added option to import Pason activity file into daily reports
Added option to display lat longs as decimal degrees
Added KB elevation column for well planning import
Added option to display Well analytics costs filtered by phase
Added error message if the user tries to select a database that does not exist.
Added the option to allow the Pason DDR import to just import a single day
Changed the way compass imports calculate the tie on line co-ordinates for a plan. This is now interpolated from the definitive surveys.
Added option to view offsets from multiple operators with the same CRS at field level
Added option to specify a target formation for daily reports
Added option to remove the landing projection without removing the bit projection
Added option to view all bha’s for selected wells in well analytics
Added simultaneous access tracking for database so multiple users can’t edit the same table
Added motor failure report
Added buttons to check / uncheck all components for backload / on location in the tool inventory
Added option to lock a perpetual license to a version number
Added option to have a lite version of Well Seeker
Can now view plans on the well analytics map
Can now select a cost code type (fixed, variable, hourly, daily)
Compass Import now ties surveys on to each other rather than creating a user defined point
Compass Import now creates side-tracks correctly
Added some additional code to force the chart properties window to always be on top
Added support for BGGM 2019 HD model
Added option to see the max min average time for well sections in the well analytics dialog
When the closest approach is turned on in the 3D view the principal plan if available is automatically selected first as the default
In the Well Analytics QC report planned wells are highlighted in blue on the report
Added option to export BHA in engineering format
Cost reports now show costs to 2 decimal places
Inclination, Azimuth and dogleg comparison charts now open with preserve aspect ratio off by default
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 1.5.6 (11 April 2019)
Added option to backup the well seeker database in File menu
Deactivation code now saves to a file
Added option to show the criterion target projection in the 3D plot
Can now select to highlight rows in the tool inventory
Added a comments column, failed, in hole and ready for backload columns to the inventory
Added the option to select the colour and line style of a target in the target dialog
Added the option to change the colour of the fly down well annotation text
Added a new chart default option for the fly down well annotation text colour
Added option to include a gyro offset to drill string components
Added a bha listing to the bha performance report
Added sensor offsets and directional performance data to the bha performance report
Added mud type to daily report
Added comments section to daily report
Added in hours and depth interval to the daily report print out
Daily reports / Motor reports / BHA reports now can get the circulating / drilling hours from the daily activity
Tool utilisation report now includes serialised drill collars as well
Added option to drill string editor to copy a bha
Added a comments section to the bhas
Shipping ticket dialog will now not show items which have been marked as shipped
When you open Criterion the 3D view will default to the bit projection rather than the last survey point
Added slide / rotate ROP to the DDR
Added option to export CRS as a text file
Added options to include the serial numbers of the MWD probes
Added an additional tool bar for the daily reporting features
When targets are displayed in planning reports it now states if the plan misses or hits the target
Added thread targets option
Added option to select the license file directory
Added option to round off the survey depths in the tools menu
Added smoothing to all well bores for the chart views
Can now rotate labels in charts by pressing the r key
Added option to check if user wants to import duplicate compass import targets
Added option to include distance in survey report
Added search function to targets dialog
Added option to include target formation and number of stalls to motor report
Increased the loading speed of the database tree
Added additional data to motor failure report
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 1.5.5 (05 February 2019)
Added option to open database folder location in Help Menu
Added option to open documentation folder in Help Menu
Added new option in help menu to open the Innova website
Removed tolerance circles and targets from the chart legends
Added chart default to turn legend on and off
Added chart default option to set the grid size and axis label size
Added chart default option to show scales
Added date in and date out to BHA performance dialog
Added total well ROP to phase summary in EOWR
Made geo-steering box resizable
Projections in surveys are now shown as curves on a chart rather than straight lines
Added chart default option to set the default legend location
Added more information to the critical point data in criterion
Added interpolation list tool to the interpolate dialog
Added animation for zooming in and out of 3D chart
Added 3D chart zoom reset
Added option to change the line thickness in the 3D chart using the { } keys
Added new chart default to start the fly down well from the top
Projections now show on the charts in green
Removed the warning for adding to the survey programs when you select not to save the surveys
Default database now created on desktop
Fixed bug with create offset plan
Added new option to live rig states in Criterion where a new line will be added if you run over midnight
Added option to chart properties to display depth labels at the survey points
Can now display EOJ projection in plots
New chart options to turn bit / EOJ projection on / off and change colour
Added new chart default properties for the bit projection and EOJ projection
Added new option in chart properties for the size of the survey point spheres and fly down well spheres
Added option to sort DB tree alphabetically
Added a more complete survey report to the daily reporting output
Added in the option to include a survey report with the DDR
Added toolface and DLS to interpolate dialog
Added work sight to 3D view and chart default properties
Updated RT AC so that it changes with the 3D view fly down well option
Added rig to 3D view
When getting the DDR from the slide sheet the grid no longer resets but adds the new data to the bottom of the report
Weight now imports to drill string from inventory
Timer added for time since last tool face to criterion
Added the option to select only the bit projection tool in the interpolation tools
Added filled ellipse at critical point targets in 3D plot and option to turn them on and off in chart defaults
Work sight now has rings rather than filled ellipse
Added option in actual well level to specify the landing TVD for the BRN to land column in the survey grid
Added option to find the landing on the quick project dialog
Added Canada as a region for the daily reports
Added in Canadian units
Added in magnetic units for the EVO tool
Added option to display the lease line 3D view curtain
Added option in chart defaults to show plan points
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 1.5.4 (11 January 2019)
Added option to expand and collapse the data tree from a menu option
Added KPI tracking in to daily reporting
Changed the way in which random chart series colours are generated so that adjacent series have more contrast
Added option to Criterion for including the rotary trend in the bit projection even if there is a slide present
Added option to display AC Settings in the AC report header
Made RT AC window resizable
Removed Direct 3D rendering option from menu
Made drilling data only accessible from actual wells not plans
Create offset plan now holds to the vertical section of the original plan
Added tool inventory
Added option to print shipping ticked from daily reports
Added toolface to RT AC dialog
Added option to insert tools from the inventory in to the BHA
Added option to insert addresses at operator level
Added option to have 2 additional landing projections in Criterion
Added option to use the last motor yield in criterion
Daily report slide rotate distance now calculates from daily activity
Added TC plot safety factor option to operator level
Added option to not display errors on TC plot for any actual wells of plans under the same well as the reference
Added option to turn activity codes on and off
Moved shipping addresses up to the database level so can be accessed by all wells
Stopped lease lines being loaded on section view plots. They will not display in the targets list
On daily report added the component length and the BHA cumulative length to the BHA list
Criterion steering grid modified to show NS / EW on the headings if the bit inclination is < mag to grav X/O angle otherwise it will show UD / LR
Added option to import a setup file, the database name and the units set file stays the same all other settings are overwritten
When you insert a component in to the drill string from the inventory it is now filtered based on the component type selected. If no component type is selected all “on location” inventory items are shown
Added autosave feature, surveys / plans will autosave after 30 mins
Added option to auto backup database this happens every 60 mins, by default this is turned off
Added option to filter tools in the inventory by on / off location. You can show all tools or just the tools which are on location
Added context menu to tool inventory
Added a select all / unselect all option to the shipping ticket dialog
In the component catalogue the description column is now fixed and wont scroll to make viewing the components easier
Enter key now moves the cell to right rather than to the cell below on survey grid plan, grid drill string grid and in Criterion
Added context menu to addresses dialog
Added context menu to activity codes dialog
Added context menu to phase codes dialog
OD and pipe weight filters in the component catalogue are now sorted
Added units to the depth in and depth out text in drill string editor
Added units to motor yield property in the drill string editor
When component catalogue is opened from the drill string editor the component filter is automatically populated with the component type selected in the drill string editor
Added bearing gap property to motors in the drill string editor
Added serial number column to field cost dialog in the daily reports so that a component serial number can now be assigned to a cost item
Cost report now has a date column for each item as well as serial number
Added button to bha performance report dialog to get date in and date out as well as depth in and depth out from the DDR
Added drop down list in BHA performance report for reason the assembly was POOH. Automatically checks the failed box if the reason pulled is a BHA / Down hole tool failure
Added bearing gap and reason POOH to the BHA performance report
Added filter to tool inventory so tools off location can also be filtered
Added ability to resize the live view dialog
Added ability to resize shipping ticket dialog
Added option to only import principal plans with compass import. This is under the file menu; by default it will pull in all well plans, uncheck the option to only import the principal plan
Added option to export the setup file
Added option to access shipping ticket from the database tree
Added an option in the tool inventory to select component type as other
Added new option where you can select the location. Options are USA / Rest of world when you do this the county and state are changed to country and region
Added option to include tool pushers name on the DDR
Added well name in to the screen reader
Added option to show drilled per day and run in the DDR
DDR now fetches the start depth of the run automatically
Added option to copy daily cost data when a new report is added in the DDR
Screen reader now shows a tool tip at the mouse cursor and shows the well name, screen reader moved inside the axis
Added new option for just using the dip angle in the geo steering updates
Added additional columns for when TVD at 0 vs is used in geo steering updates
Added ability to print inventory to excel document
Added ability to print Criterion utilisation report
CRS now exports and imports with Well Seeker transfer file
Added option to change font size on PDF report
Added option to display company data on PDF report cover
Added option to display low motor yield TVD projection on criterion
Added option to fly down well in 3D chart
Added option to import activity into daily reports from slide sheets
Added additional TVD projections in criterion to the survey email update
Added the ability to delete multiple targets
When live rig states are enabled you can no longer edit the slide grid
Added option to include a delay into the live rig states to stop it jumping states
Slide sheet now uses WITS in diff P to calculate off bottom pressure
New option in Criterion to add a new line to slide sheet if a pumps off event is seen
Added up down left right and 3D distance to 3D chart annotations
Added option to show closest approach on offset well on 3D chart
Added option to switch reference wells on 3D chart
Added option to switch offset wells in 3D chart
Closest approach on 3D chart now draws a line between the 2 points
Slide directive is only calculated when live rig states are on at a connection or if a new line is added to the survey sheet
New method added for detecting oscillation, RPM buffer for 30s is used
Added ability to track connection times in Criterion
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 1.5.3 (20 November 2018)
Database now gets copied to a DB backup folder when Well Seeker is closed
Well Seeker now compacts the database when it closes, or it gets too big
Added option to lock each level of the database with a check box
Added option to specify a target as a hard line as well as a lease line
Added option to set the default line style and colour for lease lines and hard lines
Added option to show tolerance circles in the plan view on the chart
Added a warning to the RT AC window if any limits are exceeded
Added option for creating a password at the operator level
Added option to show geo-steering data on the section view plot
Added option to minimize the quick project dialog
Added option to create pipe tally
Added option to view well location on google maps
Well head labels will now draw what is in the description box of an actual or a planned well if not empty and will draw on separate lines if there are commas
Added option to turn RT AC warnings on or off
Added option to show survey points in 3D plot
Added option to show plan sections in 3D plot
Added option to show annotations in 3D plot
Added option to show ellipses as a cone or individual ellipses on 3d plot
Added option to show geo steering targets on 3D plot
Added option to show lithologies on plot
Added option to allow you to create an offset plan with zero VS as the TVD reference
Added option to print the drill string inverted
Any annotations with a comma in then will displayed on separate lines
Added option to include targets in survey reports
Added cost code editor to operator level
Added daily reports option
Added phase editor at operator level
Added daily cost dialog
Added option to reset the aspect ratio of tables in wall plot composer
Added option to run rig states of hole depth rather than block position
Added option to enter new license in the computer code dialog or in the license info dialog
Added Criterion usage table where every instance of Criterion is tracked
Added SQL server database option
Added TVDSS to lithologies dialog
Added option to polygon target to show bearing and distance between points
Added option to use planning methods in TVDSS
Added in option to create motor performance reports
Added option to have a context menu in the pipe tally
In section view plots the casing shoe symbol bottom is now at the shoe depth. Previously the top of the casing shoe symbol was at the shoe depth
Added option to set a minimum centre to centre distance as a new AC rule
Added option to sort AC Summary by C2C distance
Added option to default the TC Plot to True north or high side
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 1.5.2 (02 October 2018)
Added additional Criterion analysis reports
Added the option to select a CRS manually if there is no CRS data present in a compass import (old versions of compass)
Added a RT Anti Collision dialog
Compass imports now import Cyrillic characters
Added support for multiple character sets for printing PDF reports
Raw survey QC parameters are now green when in spec
Added a pause button to the WITS reader dialog
Added option to check / un check all columns in report manager
Added Directional Difficulty Index (DDI)
Added ability to change column order in reports
In PDF planning reports headings are now highlighted in blue
Changed offset plan function so that the whole plan is now included rather than cutting off the plan at the offset point
Added option to change raw survey QC limits in Criterion
Added WITSML reader dialog
Added options to have offsets and targets turned on automatically on charts when you open them
Added option to draw casing symbol as a dot
Added option to show the landing point projection on the survey grid
Offset wells are now saved in the database rather than in files, this allows the offsets selected to move with the database rather than stay with local settings
Sped up ISCWSA error model
Added option to set default major and minor tick marks
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 1.5.1 (6th August 2018)
Added live ETF to Criterion
Added dashboard to Criterion
Added option to include UD / LR columns in survey report
Added option to change the order of the slide sheet columns
Added rig states to Criterion
Added option to analyse slides by clicking on ETF in Criterion
Added landing TVD’s +5 and + 10’ to Criterion steering grid
Added option to change the size of the axis labels and grid numbers in the charts
Targets now export with plans
Added option to export multiple wells at once
Added option to only interpolate the plan in a survey report if it is tied to survey
Added Drill string editor
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 1.5.0 (4th July 2018)
Added option to email computer code from License Details Window
Option to open outlook from Criterion email update dialog
Added a UI so the user can edit WITS mappings
Added TVD to lithology labels
Added option show lease line names
Added sign off section to Excel reports
Added option to show DLS to land at user defined TVD in survey email
Added option to include plan sections in the header of the reports
Separated lease lines and targets in to separate tables in the WPC and create table tool
Added additional data to annotations
Added option to turn additional annotation data on and off
Added option in WPC where double clicking on the chart opens up the chart properties
Added altitude to the Geomagnetic Data export
Added undo / redo function to surveys / plans / Criterion slide grid
Added option to interpolate on inclination in interpolate tool
Added sign off section to geomag calculator
Added option to turn TVD’s off on the lithology labels
Can now double click any chart to open the properties
Minor Improvements
Release Notes for 1.4.9 (2nd June 2018)
Ability to add two logos to reports
Ability to change the colour of Excel reports
Planning reports now include an interpolated row for lithologies, annotations and casings
New Excel report format
Annotations can now be included in planning reports
Additional information added to casing data tables in wall plots and charts
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.4.8 (22nd May 2018)
Ability to change the colour of PDF reports
Added WITS connectivity to Criterion Directional Guidance
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.4.7 (2nd April 2018)
High resolution wall plot composer output
Ability to change the background colour of tables in wall plots
Charts now update live when a survey or plan is changed
Criterion Directional Guidance added
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.4.6 (2nd March 2018)
Compass Import now imports survey tools
Compass import now imports targets and lease lines
Compass import pulls in error models
Added stereographic projection
Addition of target selection grid in chart properties to allow selection of individual targets
Option to designate a polygon target as a lease line
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.4.5 (2nd February 2018)
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.4.4 (29th January 2018)
Ability to import Compass export files
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.4.3 (29th December 2017)
Addition of Closure azimuth
Up down left right columns
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.4.2 (12th December 2017)
Live Proximity View - Scroll through well and observe offset distances and direction at each survey station
Dogleg to landing point tool in multi project
TVD INC AZI minimum curvature planning method
Ability to change the font size of all grids
3D Plot graphic improvements
Ability to change the wall colours on the 3D plots
Reports now exportable as text files
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.4.1 (16th November 2017)
Now includes the angle displayed on the screen reader
Well name labels can now be split on to multiple lines
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.4.0 (31st October 2017)
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.3.9 (9th October 2017)
Addition of a Tool Face conversion utility to convert from MTF to GTF and vice versa
TVD SS added to the interpolation tool
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.3.8 (2nd October 2017)
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.3.7 (12th September 2017)
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.3.6 (30th August 2017)
Option to display chart scales in cm
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.3.5 (24th August 2017)
Option to create an offset plan for Geo-Steering purposes
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.3.4 (17th August 2017)
Multi Nudge Projection
Ability to import BMP's and multiple logos to wall plot composer
Ability to change chart grid properties from the chart properties dialog
Motor Yield Calculator
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.3.3 (31st July 2017)
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.3.2 (29th July 2017)
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.3.1 (21st July 2017)
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.3.0 (10th July 2017)
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.2.9 (4th July 2017)
Scales can now be added to all charts
Added list box to more easily allow changing of chart series styles
Ability to edit a CRS added
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.2.8 (27th May 2017)
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.2.7 (3rd May 2017)
Can now adjust survey azimuths if required
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.2.6 (5th April 2017)
Addition of a wall plot composer
Addition of geomagnetic data report for plan and actual well bores
Depth labels on all plots can now have a depth range and depth interval specified
Labels now float around tether lines, so they are not obscured by the line
Data with a comma as a decimal separator can now be copied and pasted in to Well Seeker
Line thickness can now be specified from the chart properties dialog
Targets can now be created using an azimuth and a horizontal displacement
Wolfe and de Wardt legacy error models can now be handled
Approvals table added to create table option
Target adjust aiming point option added to plan view and project ahead
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.2.5 (20th January 2017)
Can now paste clipboard data into the interpolation dialog
Survey grid now validates azimuths greater than 360 degrees and less than zero by adding or subtracting 360
Can now display the VS Azimuth relative to the bottom hole location
Added VS to the interpolation dialog grid
Added license expiration date to register software dialog
Added inclination, azimuth and dogleg comparison charts
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.2.4 (14th November 2016)
Interpolation grid can now copy data to clipboard
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.2.3 (30th October 2016)
Added import export and delete options in to the mapping grid dialog
Added number of decimal places for grids onto view menu
Survey tools now have a number behind them in brackets in the actual well bore view to differentiate survey error models
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.2.2 (10th October 2016)
Added Clarke 1880 IGN ellipsoid
Added two new CRS to DB
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.2.1 (4th October 2016)
Export survey data has had depth datum elevations added to header, print layout changed and column widths adjusted
Changed colour of report blue so it is clearer to see the text when printed
When a new item is inserted into the database the properties dialog for the selected level is automatically opened.
When loading a new template and single slot option is selected, offset north and offset east is now greyed out
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.2.0 (12th September 2016)
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.1.9 (6th September 2016)
Last survey line is displayed on project ahead dialog when first opened
Added VS to create table plan sections
Column headers can now be copied
Allow the user to type in MD and TVD for casing even if interpolation fails
Reduced memory requirements for ISCWSA model
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.1.8 (3rd August 2016)
Template dialog compatible with high DPI
Well names now move to the second last visible data point when zooming in on 2D plots
Well Seeker Pro Version number now included in report headers and covers
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.1.7 (27th July 2016)
Selected rows now highlight in survey import tool
Displays database path in status bar
Can include the lithology’s and casings on the report headers
Application is now high DPI aware and resizes controls accordingly
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.1.6 (12th July 2016)
Added drillers targets to targets dialog and can now display on plots
Added option for planning report to display lithology’s and casings on reports
Casing symbols on 3D view
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.1.5 (22nd June 2016)
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.1.4 (20th June 2016)
Survey import tool now disabled for actual well bores
Planning methods now update when the grid is edited
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.1.3 (11th June 2016)
DTF inc now allows kick off from vertical
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.1.2 (10th June 2016)
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.1.1 (8th June 2016)
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.1.0 (4th June 2016)
Minor improvements
Release Notes for 1.0.0 (1st June 2016)
Initial release of software
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