Petrel 2017 Installation Guide

E&P SOFTWARE PLATFORM
Version 2017
INSTALLATION GUIDE
16 February 2018
Schlumberger Private – Customer Use
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Contents
1 Information Resources ............................................................................................... 1-1
Schlumberger Product Documentation................................................................................... 1-2

About Schlumberger ...................................................................................................... 1-2
Online Documentation .................................................................................................... 1-2
Typestyle Conventions ................................................................................................... 1-2
Alert Statements ............................................................................................................ 1-2
Contacting Schlumberger ..................................................................................................... 1-3
Technical Support .......................................................................................................... 1-3
2 Overview .................................................................................................................... 2-1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 2-2

Audience ....................................................................................................................... 2-2
Petrel 2017 Distribution ........................................................................................................ 2-3
About Petrel Licensing .......................................................................................................... 2-4
3 Site Assessment ......................................................................................................... 3-1
System Requirements .......................................................................................................... 3-2

Operating Systems and Hardware Selections ......................................................................... 3-4
Operating Systems ......................................................................................................... 3-4
Processors ..................................................................................................................... 3-4
Graphics Cards .............................................................................................................. 3-6
Disable NVIDIA Optimus................................................................................................. 3-9
Support for 4K (and Higher Resolution) Monitors ............................................................. 3-9
Ergonomics and Alternative Input Devices ..................................................................... 3-11
Recommended Tested Hardware Solutions .......................................................................... 3-12
Petrel Geophysics Recommendations .................................................................................. 3-13
Network Storage Recommendation ..................................................................................... 3-14
Remote Visualization Support ............................................................................................. 3-15
Overview ..................................................................................................................... 3-15
BluCube ...................................................................................................................... 3-15
4 Installation ................................................................................................................. 4-1
Downloading the Installation Package ................................................................................... 4-2

Installing Petrel 2017 ........................................................................................................... 4-3
Default SLB plugins .............................................................................................................. 4-4
Configuring WorldMap before Deployment............................................................................. 4-6
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Accessing WorldMap Sources or Web Map Gallery .................................................................. 4-8
Deploying Petrel on a Network Shared Disk ........................................................................... 4-9
Overview ....................................................................................................................... 4-9
Deploying Petrel 2017 .................................................................................................... 4-9
Petrel Coordinate System Manager...................................................................................... 4-11
Migrating 2015.1 Catalog Files ...................................................................................... 4-11
Re-migrating Catalog Files from Older Versions.............................................................. 4-12
Uninstalling Petrel .............................................................................................................. 4-14
5 Petrel License Selection ............................................................................................. 5-1
Licensing Introduction .......................................................................................................... 5-2

Licensing Terminology .......................................................................................................... 5-3
License bundles (packages) ............................................................................................ 5-3
Stack on start (SOS) ...................................................................................................... 5-3
Profiles .......................................................................................................................... 5-3
License feature .............................................................................................................. 5-3
Module .......................................................................................................................... 5-3
Expiry date .................................................................................................................... 5-3
Maintenance date .......................................................................................................... 5-4
License Selection ................................................................................................................. 5-4
License Bundles ............................................................................................................. 5-6
Stack on Start ................................................................................................................ 5-7
Mixing Bundles and Stack on Start Licensing.................................................................... 5-8
Check Out SOS Licenses at Petrel Runtime ...................................................................... 5-9
License Profiles .................................................................................................................. 5-10
Configuring Global Petrel License Profiles ...................................................................... 5-10
Updating Petrel Packages to Petrel 2017 Profiles and
Copying Profiles between Petrel Versions ...................................................................... 5-11
Copying Profiles between Petrel Installations ................................................................. 5-11
Tooltips ....................................................................................................................... 5-11
License information inside Petrel ................................................................................... 5-12
Setting Up the License Server Environment ......................................................................... 5-13
Connecting License Servers .......................................................................................... 5-13
Best Practices for Setting up a License Server ................................................................ 5-13
Licensing Issues and Solutions ............................................................................................ 5-15
Petrel does not detect license dongle after removal and reinsertion
or after the computer wakes from sleep or hibernation .................................................. 5-15
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Petrel disconnects from the license server or loses the license on a regular basis. ............ 5-16
6 Plug-ins ...................................................................................................................... 6-1
Overview ............................................................................................................................. 6-2

Installing and Uninstalling Plug-ins .................................................................................. 6-2
Plug-in Licenses ............................................................................................................. 6-2
Plug-in Manager................................................................................................................... 6-3
Plug-in Manager Settings ................................................................................................ 6-3
Customizing the Plug-in Manager interface ...................................................................... 6-3
Deploying Plug-ins from a Network Shared Folder .................................................................. 6-5
Changing the Default [Plug-ins Home] Directory .................................................................... 6-8
A Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions..................................................... A-1
What is the Petrel Startup Optimization Option?.....................................................................A-2

What is Ngen? ...............................................................................................................A-2
How does it work? .........................................................................................................A-2
Can I run Ngen manually? ..............................................................................................A-2
Petrel Issues and Solutions ...................................................................................................A-3
Create a global configuration file to standardize system settings .......................................A-3
Failure messages when opening Petrel ............................................................................A-4
0xc0150002 error message when opening Petrel .............................................................A-5
Plug-in Issue and Solution ....................................................................................................A-6
Access denied during plug-in installation .........................................................................A-6
System Settings ...................................................................................................................A-7
Windows Aero ...............................................................................................................A-7
Hyperthreading ..............................................................................................................A-7
Can I run the installation executable (PetrelPlatformInstaller.exe)
from the command line?.................................................................................................A-7
Can I deploy the Petrel E&P software platform 2017 without
using PetrelPlatformInstaller.exe? ...................................................................................A-7
B Advanced Printing System (APS) ............................................................................... B-1
Overview ............................................................................................................................. B-2

Examples ............................................................................................................................ B-3
C Studio Database Configuration .................................................................................. C-1
Third-Party Software Configuration .......................................................................................C-2

Single Sign On ...............................................................................................................C-2
Connecting to the Database..................................................................................................C-3
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Automatic Connection to a Studio Repository .........................................................................C-4
Enabling the Remember Password Feature ............................................................................C-5
Changing the Configuration for Custom Coordinate Systems ...................................................C-6
D Enhanced Summary File Format ................................................................................. D-1
Overview ............................................................................................................................ D-2

How does it work? ........................................................................................................ D-2
Conversion-related Worksteps in Petrel .......................................................................... D-2
Technical Details ................................................................................................................. D-4
The Preferred Workflow for Conversion .......................................................................... D-4
Stand-alone Enhanced Summary Converter Utility ........................................................... D-6
General Considerations........................................................................................................ D-8
Best Practice Guidelines ................................................................................................ D-8
Performance Considerations .......................................................................................... D-8
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1 Information Resources
In This Chapter
Schlumberger Product Documentation................................................................................... 1-2
Contacting Schlumberger ..................................................................................................... 1-3
Information Resources 1-1

Schlumberger Product Documentation
About Schlumberger
Schlumberger is the leading oilfield services provider, trusted to deliver superior
results and improved E&P performance for oil and gas companies around the world.
Through our well site operations and in our research and engineering facilities, we
develop products, services, and solutions that optimize customer performance in a
safe and environmentally sound manner.
Online Documentation
Documentation is provided in the following electronic formats on the Schlumberger
product CD:
• Adobe® Acrobat® PDF files
• Online help
You must have Adobe® Reader® installed to read the PDF files. Adobe Reader
installation programs for common operating systems are available for a free
download from the Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com.
Typestyle Conventions
These conventions are observed throughout this guide:
• Bold text designates file and folder names, dialog titles, names of buttons,
icons, and menus, and terms that are objects of a user selection.
• Italic text emphasizes words, defined terms, and manual titles.
• Monospace text (Courier) shows literal text as you would enter it, or as it
would appear onscreen.
Alert Statements
The alerting statements are Notes, Cautions, and Warnings. These statements are
formatted in these style:
Note: Information that is incidental to the main text flow, or to an important point
or tip provided in addition to the previous statement or instruction.
Caution: Advises of machine or data error that could occur should the user fail to
take or avoid a specified action.
W arning: Requires immediate action by the user to prevent actual loss of data or
where an action is irreversible, or when physical damage to the
machine or devices is possible.
1-2 Petrel 2017 Installation Guide

Contacting Schlumberger
Technical Support
Schlumberger has sales and support offices around the world. For information about
contacting Schlumberger, please refer to the information below:
For Technical Support information for Software Integrated Solutions (SIS) software:
• Software Support website: https://www.software.slb.com/support
• Customer Care Center e-mail: [email protected]
• Support Contact Details - Select your country to view support phone numbers. If
your country is not listed, select the nearest location.
http://www.software.slb.com/support/contact-details
Information Resources 1-3

2 Overview
In This Chapter
Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 2-2
Petrel 2017 Distribution ........................................................................................................ 2-3
About Petrel Licensing .......................................................................................................... 2-4
Overview 2-1
Introduction
This guide explains how to install the Petrel E&P Software Platform 2017. These
topics are discussed:
• Installing on a workstation using a local license
• Installing on a workstation using a license on a central license server
This guide also explains the procedures that are required after installation:
• Defining your license server environment
• Selecting your license package
Additionally, this guide includes detailed information about deploying Petrel 2017 on
a network shared disk. Refer to “Deploying Petrel on a Network Shared Disk” on
page 4-9.
Audience
This guide is useful for these people:
• An individual who installs Petrel on a workstation
• The system administrator who installs Petrel on a network shared disk or creates
and distributes a global configuration file for Petrel

Petrel 2017 Distribution
The Software Download Center distributes Petrel 2017 at www.sdc.oilfield.slb.com
The Ocean* Store provides Petrel plug-ins at www.ocean.slb.com
Petrel 2017 requires a workstation with a 64-bit architecture and an operating
system that supports this architecture.
Overview 2-3
About Petrel Licensing
Petrel 2017 requires the 2017 version of the Schlumberger License server, which is
distributed with the Petrel DVD. The new server is backward compatible with all
previous Petrel release versions. The Petrel 2017 License selection dialog will
throw an error message if it attempts to connect to a previous Licensing tool.
Petrel 2017 requires a valid license. The license can be configured either locally on
your computer or on a central license server.
Petrel 2017 uses a combination of FlexeraTM FlexNet Publisher® licensing and a
WIBU® CodeMeter® dongle. This provides a secure licensing solution.
Notes: • This version of Petrel requires a Petrel 2017 license file. Licenses for
this release are backward compatible with all previous release
versions.
• For information about the Schlumberger Licensing Tool, refer to the

Schlumberger Licensing User Guide, located in the installation folder
of the Petrel installation files (for example, C:\Program
Files\Schlumberger\Petrel 2017\Help).

3 Site Assessment
In This Chapter
System Requirements .......................................................................................................... 3-2
Operating Systems and Hardware Selections ......................................................................... 3-4
Recommended Tested Hardware Solutions .......................................................................... 3-12
Petrel Geophysics Recommendations .................................................................................. 3-13
Network Storage Recommendation ..................................................................................... 3-14
Remote Visualization Support ............................................................................................. 3-15
Site Assessment 3-1

System Requirements
Table 3-1 lists the minimum system requirements and the preferred system
requirements for Petrel 2017. The preferred system includes the minimum
requirements to efficiently support Geophysics workflows.
Table 3-1 Petrel 2017 System Requirements

Minimum System Recommendations
Processor Quad-core processor (best with a fast
clock speed and high cache)
Memory 16 GB RAM (32+ GB recommended)
Display The quality of the viewing experience
increases with the size and number of
monitors
Graphics Desktop NVIDIA® Quadro® P4000 or NVIDIA
Quadro P2000
Graphics Mobile NVIDIA Quadro M3000M or NVIDIA
Quadro M2000M
Primary storage Fast rotational speed HDD (10K, 15K
RPM) or SSD
Secondary storage Optional
Preferred Hardware
Processor Dual 4 to 8 core processor (best with a
fast clock speed and high cache)
Memory 64 GB RAM
Display The quality of the viewing experience
increases with the size and number of
monitors
Graphics Desktop NVIDIA Quadro P6000 or P5000
Graphics Mobile NVIDIA Quadro M5000M or M4000M
Primary storage PCIe based Flash or SSD
Secondary storage SSD or Fast rotational speed HDD (10K,
15K)
Other Required Software
Microsoft® .NET® Framework 4.6.2/4.6.1 (Tech Alert #6858030)

Notes: • Petrel has known issues with .NET Framework 4.6.0 and the installer
will not install Petrel if this .NET version is detected (on Windows 10
[version 1607], .NET 4.6.2 is an OS component installed by default).
• Schlumberger continually tests the latest hardware available from

major suppliers. In an attempt to minimize unexpected problems
and costs, Schlumberger often uses branded solutions such as those
offered by HP®, Dell®, Lenovo®, Intel®, and NVIDIA.
• Please read Tech Alert #6858030 in conjunction with installing

.NET® 4.6.2.
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Operating Systems and Hardware Selections
Operating Systems
Table 3-2 Petrel 2017 Supported Operating Systems

Operating System
The 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 10 (version 1607)

Enterprise edition
The 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 10 (version 1607)
Professional edition
The 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows® 7 with Service Pack 1

Enterprise edition (recommended)
The 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1

Professional edition
Note: Windows 10 updates – Windows as a Service (WaaS) – future Petrel versions

will be supported on the current CBB servicing branch at release date.
Note: Support for virtual reality (VR) has been removed with Petrel 2017.
Processors
Processor speed improves performance for these types of tasks:
• Large calculation tasks, such as volume size, seismic attribute generation,
property modeling, and upscaling
• Adding information to the graphics card
For general Petrel use, a processor that meets the minimum recommendations is
sufficient. For better performance, use the best available configuration (refer to
Table 3-1).
Several Petrel 2017 modules can benefit from multi-core processors.

Table 3-3 Petrel Modules that Benefit from Multi-Core Processors
Parallel Background
Geophysics: For more information, refer to “Petrel Geophysics
Recommendations” on page 3-9.
Seismic read access of ZGY Yes Yes
Volume attribute computation Yes Yes
Prefetch to cache 3D seismic data Yes Yes
Local 3D horizon – read access for Yes Yes
Multiresolution computation for viz Yes Yes
• Horizons for seismic 3D
• Seismic 2D lines
Seismic 3D realization from any

Yes Yes
source – ZGY / SEGY / RAW
Seismic 3D read access for 3D viz
Yes Yes
using slice renderer – SEGY / RAW
Seismic 3D export to SEG-Y Yes No
Decompression of compressed ZGY Yes Yes
Prefetch to cache SEG-Y No Yes
Prefetch to cache RAW seismic No Yes
3D seismic interpretation No Yes
Seismic interpretation min/max Yes No

queries
Seismic histogram scan Yes Yes
Seismic copy local No Yes
Make compressed ZGY Yes Yes
Ocean prestack seismic access Yes Yes

Geology and Modeling
Data analysis No Yes
Facies and Petrophysical modeling Yes No
Geometrical modeling (incl seismic
Yes No
sampling)
3D grid volumetrics Yes No
Surface Volumetrics Yes No
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Parallel Background
Gridding
Structural gridding Yes No
Grid refinement process Yes No
Mesh skin extraction for 3D grid
Yes Yes
property visualization
Petrel M odeling Recom m endations

Several modeling algorithms in Petrel 2017 take advantage of multi-core processing.
Increasing the number of processors improves the runtime of these algorithms. This
current trend of converting algorithms to run in parallel will continue, based on
algorithm runtime.Memory (RAM)
To run Petrel efficiently, Schlumberger requires at least 16 GB of RAM and
recommends at least 32 GB (64 GB for Geophysics workflows). The total system
memory must be greater than the memory used by the application. This ensures that
your operating system has dedicated RAM so that you do not need use your page file
(disk memory).
To estimate the required system size, follow these guidelines:
• For small- to medium-sized data sets (<5 GB): 32 GB of memory
• For large data sets (large 3D seismic volumes, regional seismic models, or large
simulation [ECLIPSE] runs): 64 to 192+ GB of RAM
Graphics Cards
Table 3-4 lists the recommended, tested graphics cards for Petrel 2017. Your
graphics card must meet these requirements:
• Run Pixel Shader 2.0 or later
• Be OpenGL compatible
For a better visualization experience, use a high-end graphics card and a good
monitor (such as a 27‒30-inch LCD monitor or Ultra High Definition 4K monitors).

Table 3-4 Petrel 2017 Recommended Graphics Cards
Level Level Dedicated GPU Cores
RAM
Workstation, Ultra High End NVIDIA Quadro P6000 24 GB 3840
NVIDIA Quadro P5000 16 GB 2560
Workstation, High End NVIDIA Quadro P5000 16 GB 2560
Workstation, Mid-Range NVIDIA Quadro P4000 8 GB 1792
Mobile Workstation, Ultra NVIDIA Quadro P5000 16 GB 2048
High End
Mobile Workstation, High NVIDIA Quadro P4000 8 GB 1792
End
Mobile Workstation Mid- NVIDIA Quadro P3000 6 GB 1280
Range
Note: Petrel is certified and supported on NVIDIA Quadro graphics cards only.
Integrated graphics cards are not recommended. From Petrel 2017 onward,
NVIDIA Quadro FX graphics cards are no longer supported.
Selecting the Right Graphics Card

Petrel automatically manages graphics card memory for most data types and
windows. Choosing the right graphics card optimizes Petrel visualization
performance. Petrel enables rendering and computation on the graphics card for
many data objects, such as seismic, well data, surfaces, point, and polygons.
Therefore, it is important to scale your graphics card towards the expected needs.
Table 3-5 provides a basic overview and recommendation for selected data types.
Table 3-5 Workflow-Specific Graphics Card Recommendations
Data Type Size Recommended Recommended GPU Recommend
Graphics Card Memory and Cores RAM
Seismic 1 GB P2000 or better Memory: 4 GB+ 16 GB +
M2200 or better GPU cores: 700+
>10 GB P5000 Memory: 8 GB+ 64 GB+
GPU cores: 1500+
>50 GB P6000 Memory: 12 GB+ 128 GB+
GPU cores: 3000+
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Data Type Size Recommended Recommended GPU Recommend
Graphics Card Memory and Cores RAM
Wells 1000 P2000 or better Memory: 4 GB+ 16 GB +
M2200 or better GPU cores: 700+
>10000 P5000 Memory: 8 GB+ 32 GB+
GPU cores: 1500+
>250000 P6000 Memory: 12 GB+ 64 GB+
GPU cores: 3000+
Surfaces >1 mill P2000 or better Memory: 4 GB+ 16 GB +
(cells) or M2200 or better GPU cores: 700+
points
>10 mill P5000 Memory: 8 GB+ 32 GB+
GPU cores: 1500+
>100mill P6000 Memory: 12 GB+ 64 GB+
GPU cores: 3000+
3D grids >1 mill P2000 or better Memory: 4 GB+ 16 GB +
(cells) M2200 or better GPU cores: 700+
>10 mill P5000 Memory: 8 GB+ 32 GB+
GPU cores: 1500+
>100mill P6000 Memory: 12 GB+ 64 GB+
GPU cores: 3000+
Note: From Petrel 2016.1 onwards, the option W orkstation App – Dynam ic
Stream ing in the NVIDIA Control Panel under 3D settings > M anage 3D
settings is set by default through the application to ensure optimal
performance for Petrel, when visualizing data in the 2D or 3D windows.
N VI DI A Tested Drivers
Release 377.11 is the latest recommended and tested official driver from NVIDIA
for both workstations and mobile workstations. Schlumberger recommends
upgrading to the latest official drivers from your PC vendor's home page or directly
from NVIDIA.
Testing shows that NVIDIA drivers 362.56 and later fix many critical issues that
support Petrel. Accordingly, release 362.56 is the minimum required driver for
NVIDIA graphics cards.

Notes: • According to NVIDIA, after release 375, any subsequent Windows
driver release starting with release 378 will cease to support the
following NVIDIA Quadro products:
Quadro
Quadro Quadro Notebook
Blade/Embedded
Quadro Plex 7000 Quadro 4000M Quadro 5010M
Quadro 6000 Quadro 3000M Quadro 5000M
Quadro 2000 Quadro 2000M
Quadro 2000 D Quadro 1000M
Quadro 600
The NVIDIA support team will continue to address critical driver
issues for these products in Release 375 through March 1, 2018.
However, future enhancements and optimizations in driver releases
after Release 375 will not support these products.
• NVIDIA SLI™ technology currently does not benefit Petrel. However,

this technology could be an advantage if you are using a large, high-
resolution monitor such as 30-inch LCD monitors.
Disable NVIDIA Optimus

The NVIDIA Optimus feature is incompatible with Petrel.
 To Disable Optim us
1 Reboot the system.
2 Access the BIOS settings.
3 Go to the video section.
4 Disable Optimus.
5 Reboot the system.
To read more about NVIDIA’s Optimus Technology, refer to
http://www.nvidia.com/object/optimus_technology.html.
Support for 4K (and Higher Resolution) Monitors

4K (and higher resolution) monitors can be used with Petrel 2017 with low, medium,
and high DPI settings, ranging from 100% to 200% DPI. The advised display setting
using 4K resolution (3840x2160) is 150-175% DPI. In this scenario, most Petrel UIs
scale proportionally and consistently.
Site Assessment 3-9

Note: To set 175%, click Set custom text size (DPI), make your selection and
sign out/sign in.
Petrel 2017 has a few UIs that are still unable to handle high display scaling
correctly. An alternative, if this is an issue, is to reduce the resolution to 3K
(2560x1440) in combination with 100% or 125% DPI. In that scenario, all UIs should
work correctly.
In Petrel 2017 it is no longer necessary to set the application Compatibility mode as
Petrel now does this automatically.
Note for Windows 10: The Display settings dialog box has an option for dynamic
display scaling. This is simply a monitor magnifier, and everything on the screen will
be scaled. The scaling approach is sub-optimal. Sign out/Sign in is strongly
recommended for the best display scaling quality and experience.
Note: 4K monitors have a significantly higher number of pixels which require

sufficient graphics card support.

Ergonomics and Alternative Input Devices
Petrel ribbons and other features are designed to improve the overall ergonomics.
Data-centered workflows are supported through tools like Petrel Search, window
toolbars, tool palettes, inspectors, object players, context menus and mini-toolbars.
Furthermore, global and in-context keyboard shortcuts are available for direct action.
Finally, ribbons can be navigated via key tips (invoked with the keyboard ALT key).
We are aware that people can have ergonomic issues, and that there are products
out there, which can help to reduce such issues. Many of these products may work
with Petrel, although we cannot guarantee that they will.
One product that has worked with Petrel is the 3Dconnexion Space Mouse
joystick (www.3dconnexion.com). Petrel has built-in support for space mouse
joystick control of the 3D Window camera movements. See Schlumberger Customer
Care Center for more info: CCC Knowledge Article kb6948320.
Petrel should in principle work with any Microsoft Windows compatible input device.
Below are some examples of other devices that may work with Petrel. Others may
also work with Petrel.
Wacom Cintiq 27QHD pen and touch display (http://www.wacom.com)
• Pressure sensitive pen
• Remote control with customizable buttons
• Screen can be tilted
Evoluent Vertical Mouse (https://evoluent.com)

• Ninety degree rotation of the hand position
• Right-handed and left-handed versions
Sun-Flex ProTouch touch and button pad (http://www.sun-

flex.com/en/products/protouch/)
• Placed in front of the keyboard
• Standard mouse features (mouse buttons and cursor control)
Site Assessment 3-11

Recommended Tested Hardware Solutions
Schlumberger regularly tests hardware from a variety of vendors.
Table 3-6 and Table 3-7 list a sampling of the hardware products used in the Petrel
commercialization cycle. For detailed information about the laptops and workstations
listed here, contact the SIS organization.
Notes: • Schlumberger routinely tests the latest hardware available from

major suppliers. To minimize unexpected problems and costs,
contact your Schlumberger sales representative.
• Most hardware vendors offer highly customizable options of each
workstation model. To ensure that your workstation selection meets
Petrel system requirements, note the individual workstation
specifications instead of relying on a model number. As a general
rule, the hardware used should not be more than two years older
than the Petrel version running on it.
Table 3-6 Laptops tested for Petrel 2017

High-End Laptops Mid-Range Laptops
• Dell 7720/7520 • Dell 5520
• HP ZBook 17/15 • HP ZBook Studio
• Lenovo P71/51 • Lenovo P51s
Table 3-7 Workstations tested for Petrel 2017

High-End Workstations Mid-Range Workstations
• Dell T7920/7820 • Dell 5820
• HP Z8/Z6 • HP Z4
• Lenovo P920/P720 • Lenovo P520
Additionally, these platforms have shown to perform well in light geoscience

workflows or with very small datasets:
• HP Z1 all-in-one workstation series
• HP Z240 desktop workstation series
• Lenovo P310 desktop workstation series
• Dell 3510 mobile workstation
Note: Although the hardware listed here has been tested, it is not certified for use
by Schlumberger. Problems beyond the control of Schlumberger (for
example, driver bugs, BIOS bugs, operating system limitations) may affect
individual experiences.

Petrel Geophysics Recommendations
If you use the Geophysics module to view large 2D lines and 3D surveys and if you
use the volume rendering feature, Schlumberger recommends that you use:
• A high-end graphics card with at least 4 GB memory (refer to Table 3-8)
• As much memory as your hardware and operating system permits and at least
32 GB RAM
Table 3-8 Petrel Geophysics Graphics Cards

Levels Graphics Card
High NVIDIA Quadro P6000 or M5000-series
Medium NVIDIA Quadro P5000 or P4000
Minimum NVIDIA Quadro M4000
For better performance, use multiples of serial-attached SCSI (SAS) 15K RPM, SSDs
or PCIe based flash. Consider:
• Storage capacity (for example, 500 GB)
• Rotational speed (for example, 15K RPM)
• Interface (SATA, SAS, PCIe)
SAS drives offer higher performance, especially with multiple disk configurations.
They also generally have a higher mean time between failures. SAS is a high-
performance point-to-point architecture in which all devices connect directly to the
storage controller.
Table 3-9 lists setup scenarios for Petrel Geophysics.
Table 3-9 Petrel Geophysics Graphics Card Setup Scenarios

Operating Graphics Card Seismic
RAM Seismic Cache
System RAM Texture Cache
Seismic Interpretation
64-bit system 32 to 96 GB 1.5 to 4 GB 768 MB to 3 Up to 180 GB,
(Windows 7 GB depending depending on
with SP1) on graphics RAM
RAM
Seismic and Geobody Interpretation
64-bit system 32 to 192 GB 4 to 8 GB 2 to 4 GB Up to 180 GB,
(Windows 7 depending on
with SP1) RAM

Network Storage Recommendation
Petrel projects and associated data may be stored on a network drive on a central
file server. Often, access to these projects could become a performance issue due to
network congestion or as a result of using an inadequate Windows network protocol.
To efficiently access project data stored on a network shared drive, use the Windows
SMB2 network protocol. This protocol that is available by default for Windows 7.
Your network storage system must be able to support this protocol. Contact your
storage provider if you need assistance.
The combination of the 64-bit Windows operating system with the SMB2 protocol
can significantly enhance Reference Project workflows and access to Petrel data, in
general.

Remote Visualization Support
Overview
Many organizations are moving to a centralized application delivery model using thin-
client technology. Petrel can be used in this way if the environment is properly
configured to meet application and workflow requirements.
BluCube is the SIS-supported solution for E&P application centralization and provides
a full, dedicated infrastructure designed to provide optimal performance for SIS
Platform technologies. The solution provides an end-to-end service option for
customers.
Other solutions may work as well, but are not supported. For customers
implementing an internally developed converged infrastructure solution, we
recommend validation of the specific solution through our Validation Framework
service. This service helps define baseline performance characteristics and
expectations of the environment. Please contact your account manager for further
information on the validation framework service.
BluCube
BluCube provides a full E&P computing environment as a converged infrastructure,
including systems, storage and networks. Extensive validation testing has been
conducted to ensure the solution provides optimal performance† for SIS Platform
technologies. The converged infrastructure approach means that the entire solution
can be delivered as a managed service, taking the E&P workload off the shoulders of
the internal IT organization.
A full BluCube solution can be defined through a simple requirements assessment
process and delivered to the customer pre-loaded with standard virtual images and
Schlumberger software, including Petrel.
If you are seeking to deploy Petrel in a centralized architecture, please contact your
account manager for further information.
† Bandwidth, latency and network quality can impact the quality and performance of
visualization technologies.

4 Installation
In This Chapter
Downloading the Installation Package ................................................................................... 4-2
Installing Petrel 2017 ........................................................................................................... 4-3
Default SLB plugins .............................................................................................................. 4-4
Configuring WorldMap before Deployment............................................................................. 4-6
Accessing WorldMap Sources or Web Map Gallery .................................................................. 4-8
Deploying Petrel on a Network Shared Disk ........................................................................... 4-9
Petrel Coordinate System Manager...................................................................................... 4-11
Uninstalling Petrel .............................................................................................................. 4-14
Installation 4-1
Downloading the Installation Package
The Petrel installation package is available on DVD or by download from the
Software Download Center.
Note: If you are a new user to the Software Download Center, you must register
before you can download products.
 To Dow nload Petrel 2017 from the Softw are Dow nload Center
1 Go to www.sdc.oilfield.slb.com.
2 Click Software Download Center.
3 Log in to the site.
4 On the Welcome Message page, click Continue.
5 In the Product Group Name list (in the upper-left corner), click Petrel.
The page updates to show all available Petrel downloads.
6 Locate the Petrel 2017 package that you need and click the associated
Download icon. You can download a full version or you can download a specific
upgrade, extension, or plug-in.
You are now ready to install Petrel 2017.

Installing Petrel 2017
Petrel 2017 is a complete package installation. Installation requires:
• A workstation that is running a supported operative system.
• At least 5 GB of free disk space in the installation directory to install Petrel
• 3 GB on the C: drive for system files
• Administrator rights on the local system
You can install Petrel 2017 on a system that already has previous versions of Petrel.
However, if you want Petrel 2017 only, you must uninstall the older versions (refer to
“Uninstalling Petrel” on page 4-14).
Note: If you plan to install a future version of Petrel that includes plug-ins such as
Production or Drilling, refer to the plug-in release notes for an installation
overview and steps on verifying the installation.
 To I nstall Petrel 2017

1 Insert the DVD or navigate to the location where you downloaded the installation
files.
2 In the DVD browser, from the root folder, run PetrelPlatformInstaller.exe.
The License Terms & Conditions panel appears.
3 On the License agreement panel, read the agreement, select I accept the
terms in the license agreement, and then click Next.
4 On the Prerequisite Check panel, inspect warnings or errors by hovering over
the icon and then click Next.
Read the Petrel Installation Guide for additional details. For optimal performance,
all checks should show a green check mark.
5 On the Destination Folder panel, accept the default folder, or click Change to
select the folder where you want to install Petrel, and then click Install.
Note: You must install Petrel on a local drive (a drive that is locally installed on
your system). Please read the next section for the deployment of Petrel on a
network-shared disk.
6 When the installation completes, click Finish.
Installation 4-3
Default SLB plugins
The Petrel Installer now installs any plugins that reside in the Plugins folder of the
Petrel distribution (you can add others to this folder). These are currently:
• GPM
• GRM
• RokDocQI
• REM
It will install each in turn and write the plugin install log in %temp% alongside the
main installer log. If the plugin install fails, an error message is displayed in the
installer GUI.
The plugins appear in the Plug-in Manager; however, they cannot be disabled or
uninstalled from the Plug-in Manager.
All these plugins can be disabled using the command line format:
C:\Program Files\Schlumberger\Petrel 2017>PluginManager.exe
/disable /allusers ‘PluginID’ Petrel.exe
Where ‘PluginID’ can be found using the command line format:
C:\Program Files\Schlumberger\Petrel 2017>PluginManager.exe
/list Petrel.exe
‘PluginID’ is the second attribute in any line returned by the list command –
examples highlighted below:

All the plugins can be uninstalled from the windows Control Panel under ‘Uninstall a
program’. All the plugins can also be uninstalled using the command line format:
<C:\Program Files\Schlumberger\Petrel> 2017>PluginManager.exe
/uninstall /allusers ‘PluginID’ Petrel.exe
MSI packages for the default plugins are available in the Plugins folder of the Petrel
distribution for those running scripted installations (see also Knowledge Base Content
ID 6969918).
Installation 4-5
Configuring WorldMap before Deployment
WorldMap comes pre-configured and enabled in Petrel. When using Find, WorldMap
automatically includes search results from third-party content providers over the
internet. When you want more information about third-party content that appears in
your search results, WorldMap provides a feature to submit requests for more
information.
By default, these requests are sent directly to Schlumberger. However, you can
control this feature through a configuration change that ensures all requests are
controlled by your data manager/administrator.
Configuration changes for WorldMap are normally applied through Studio* Manager
when Studio Manager shares a data environment with Petrel. But if you do not have
Studio Manager and want to make one of the following configuration changes prior
to deployment, you can do so by editing configuration files:
• Requiring administrative approval for Petrel WorldMap data requests
• Disabling WorldMap searches for Petrel
 Requiring Adm inistrative Approval for Petrel W orldM ap Data Requests

You can require administrative approval for Petrel WorldMap data requests by
editing the WorldMapSettings.xml file.
1 Edit the following file in a text editor:
<drive>:\ProgramData\Schlumberger\Petrel\2017\Studio\WorldMap\WorldMapSettings.xml
If you cannot find this file, you will need to start Petrel to create the file.
2 Change the value false to true in the following line:
<RequireAdminApprovalForDataRequests>false</RequireAdminApprovalForDataRequests>
3 Specify the admin approval email address:

<AdminApproverEmailAddress>[email protected]</AdminApproverEmailAddress>
4 Save the file and exit the text editor.

5 Deploy Petrel, as described in Deploying Petrel on a Network Shared Disk on
page 4-9.

 Disabling W orldM ap Searches for Petrel Users
You can disable WorldMap searches for Petrel users by commenting out two
lines in the Petrel.exe.config file. When you disable WorldMap searches for
Petrel users, the WorldMap search feature no longer appears in Find.
1 Edit the following file in a text editor:
<PetrelInstallDir>\Petrel.exe.config
2 Comment out the following two lines by surrounding the lines with
:
− <add
moduleType="Slb.Studio.Find.SearchServiceClient.SearchServiceModule,
Slb.Studio.Find.SearchServiceClient"/>
− <add moduleType="Slb.Studio.WorldMap.Client.Module,
Slb.Studio.WorldMap.Client"/>
3 Save the file and exit the text editor.

4 Deploy Petrel, as described in Deploying Petrel on a Network Shared Disk on
page 4-9.
Installation 4-7
Accessing WorldMap Sources or Web Map Gallery
If you have a Proxy configured, it is possible that the Proxy needs to be configured
to allow your systems to access the WorldMap servers.
The following URLs should be provisioned accordingly:
• https://svcwwpv.software.slb.com/api/services/wm-prd/
• https://nam.find.software.slb.com/
• https://eur.find.software.slb.com/
• https://svcwwpv.software.slb.com/api/services/webmap/
• http://worldmapnam.cloudapp.net

Deploying Petrel on a Network Shared Disk
Overview
This section explains how a system administrator can deploy Petrel 2017 on a
network shared disk.
Deploying Petrel 2017 on a network shared disk offers these advantages:
• Easy and efficient deployment of Petrel
• Single configuration file for all Petrel users
• Transparent configuration and installation of updates for all Petrel users
Deploying Petrel on a network shared disk reduces the management burden for
system administrators. They can install, configure, and maintain the application in
one location only.
Also, the system administrator can configure a single Petrel configuration file to
standardize license packages and specific Petrel settings for all Petrel users. For
detailed information, refer to Appendix A, “Create a global configuration file to
standardize system settings” on page A-3. Please see Section 6 on how to deploy
plug-ins from a network shared disk.
Deploying Petrel 2017

Before beginning this procedure, you must be familiar with installing Petrel and you
must already have access to a functional Petrel license.
Note: A system administrator must perform this procedure. Petrel users cannot
launch Petrel 2017 directly from the network path where the distribution
resides. Petrel users must map the network shared folder on their local
workstation.
1 From the workstation, install Petrel 2017.

2 Copy the entire installation folder where Petrel 2017 was installed (for example,
C:\Program Files\Schlumberger\Petrel 2017) from the local
workstation to a folder on the network shared disk (for example, P:\Global
Petrel\Petrel 2017).
On each workstation that will run Petrel, complete these steps:
1 Go to the location on the shared disk where Petrel was copied and create a
shortcut for the Petrel executable. Place the shortcut on the desktop.
2 Install all the applications from the RuntimeEnvironment folder (which is
located in the Petrel Installation folder) if they are not already installed on the
workstation:
• NDP452-KB2901907-x86-x64-AIIOS-ENU.exe
• Windows6.1-KB2533623-x64.msu
• vcredist_x64.exe
• vcredist_x86.exe
Installation 4-9
• vcredist_2008_ATL_x86.exe
• SQLSysClrTypes.msi (only to connect to Studio Database on SQL server)
3 Execute the caspol.exe command to configure the runtime security policy for
the machine. Here is an example of a script you can modify for your use.
%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\caspol.exe -quiet
-machine -reset
-enterprise -reset
-machine -addgroup 1 -url "file://\\your.server.com\Global
Petrel\Petrel2017\*" FullTrust -name "Petrel_fulltrust"
-description "Allow exe and dll from directory on Network drive to
run with full .NET trust, necessary for calling native code."
-enterprise -addgroup 1 -url "file://\\your.server.com\Global
Petrel\Petrel2017\*" FullTrust -name "Petrel_fulltrust"
-description "Allow exe and dll from directory on Network drive to
run with full .NET trust, necessary for calling native code."
Modify \\your.server.com\Global Petrel\Petrel2017\ for your own

environment.
Executing the caspol command updates system security at the machine and
enterprise policy level. This allows .exe and .dll files on the shared folder to run
Petrel 2017 with full .NET trust.
Resetting the policies removes existing policies that may have been configured at
the site. Use caution when you reset a policy
4 Launch Petrel 2017 from the shortcut that you created.
5 Define the license server environment.
Note: When running Petrel from a network shared disk performance is affected
depending on network latency. Network shared installations cannot benefit
from the Petrel startup optimization and caching, which has an impact on the
Petrel startup performance.

Petrel Coordinate System Manager
Installing Petrel 2017 also installs the Petrel Coordinate System Manager. The Petrel
Coordinate System Manager enables you to manage and customize the Petrel
Coordinate Reference System catalog.
A geodetic expert can use the Petrel Coordinate System Manager to manage and
customize the enterprise and extension catalogs used by Petrel. These catalogs
provide the coordinate reference systems that are available in Petrel in the
Coordinate reference system selection dialog box. From the Coordinate
reference system selection dialog box, a Petrel user can select the appropriate
coordinate reference system for a Petrel project.
If the default catalog has not been changed, Petrel can be upgraded directly from
Petrel 2010.1 to Petrel 2017.x.
If the default catalog has been customized or replaced, a migration must be
performed in order to make the customizations available in Petrel 2017.x.
For more information about the Petrel Coordinate System Manager, refer to the
Petrel 2017 Coordinate System Manager online Help.
Migrating 2015.1 Catalog Files

If you used Petrel Coordinate System Manager 2015.x to customize the enterprise or
extension catalog, you can migrate these catalogs to the 2016.1 catalogs that are
used by Petrel Coordinate System Manager 2016.x and 2017.x.
• If you stored the 2015.1 enterprise or extension catalog in the default location
%APPDATA%\Schlumberger\Petrel\CRSCatalogConfiguration\2015.1, the
software migrates the catalogs for you.
• If you stored the 2015.1 catalogs in another location, for example, on a shared
network drive, or if you want to migrate older catalogs, for example, 2013.1
catalogs, you must manually enter the catalog locations in the
CoordinateCatalogConfiguration.xml file before you can open Petrel
Coordinate System Manager 2017.x or the Coordinate reference system
selection dialog box in Petrel 2017.x.
 To M igrate 2015.1 Catalog Files

1 Navigate to the xml directory in your Petrel 2017 installation directory and open
the CoordinateCatalogConfiguration.xml file. For example, C:\Program
Files\Schlumberger\Petrel 2017\xml.
2 Locate the section  and
update the default enterprise and extension catalog file locations. For example, if
you migrate 2015.1 catalogs, enter the location of the 2015.1 catalog files.
a. To update the enterprise catalog file location, update this value with catalog
file location:
<Catalog name="CopyFromEnterpriseCatalog">
<value>%APPDATA%\Schlumberger\Petrel\CRSCatalog
Configuration\2015.1\CoordinateCatalogEnterprise.ctl
</value>
</Catalog>
Installation 4-11
b. To update the extension catalog file location, update this value with the
catalog file location:
<Catalog name="CopyFromUserdefinedExtensionCatalog">
<value>%APPDATA%\Schlumberger\Petrel\CRSCatalogConfiguration
\2015.1\CoordinateCatalogExtensions.ctl</value>
</Catalog>
3 Save and close the configuration file.

4 Migrate the catalogs by performing one of these actions:
• Launch Petrel Coordinate System Manager 2017.x.
• Launch Petrel 2017.x and open an existing Petrel project or create a new
one.
Re-migrating Catalog Files from Older Versions

Catalog files from previous versions (prior to 2015.1) are not automatically migrated.
You must manually migrate them by modifying the
CoordinateCatalogConfiguration.xml file (refer to “Migrating 2015.1 Catalog
Files” on page 4-11).
However, as an example, if you opened the Petrel Coordinate System Manager or
the Coordinate reference system selection dialog box in Petrel before you migrated
your older catalog files, for example, your 2013.1 catalog files, you can use this
procedure to re-migrate your older catalog files to 2016.1.
Note: You can also use this remigration procedure if you opened Petrel Coordinate
System Manager or the Coordinate reference system selection dialog
box before you modified the CoordinateCatalogConfiguration.x m l file
with the location of your older catalog files stored on a network shared drive.
 To Re-m igrate Catalog Files from Older Versions

1 Delete the default location for the 2016.1 catalog files that are used by Petrel
Coordinate System Manager 2017.x:
%APPDATA%\Schlumberger\Petrel\CRSCatalogConfiguration\2016.1
2 Navigate to the xml directory in your Petrel 2017.x installation directory and
open the CoordinateCatalogConfiguration.xml file. For example,
C:\Program Files\Schlumberger\Petrel 2017\xml.

3 Locate the section  and
update the default enterprise and extension catalog file locations.
a. To update the enterprise catalog file location, update this value with the
location of your catalog file from an older version, for example, 2013.1:
<Catalog name="CopyFromEnterpriseCatalog">
<value>%APPDATA%\Schlumberger\Petrel\CRSCatalogConfiguration
\2013.1\CoordinateCatalogEnterprise.ctl</value>
</Catalog>
b. To update the extension catalog file location, update this value with the
location of your catalog file from an older version, for example, 2013.1:
<Catalog name="CopyFromUserdefinedExtensionCatalog">
<value>%APPDATA%\Schlumberger\Petrel\CRSCatalog
Configuration\2013.1\CoordinateCatalogExtensions.ctl</value>
</Catalog>

5 Migrate the catalogs by performing one of these actions:
• Launch Petrel Coordinate System Manager 2017.x.
• Launch Petrel 2017.x and open an existing Petrel project or create a new
one.
Installation 4-13
Uninstalling Petrel
You can uninstall Petrel from the Control Panel.
 To Uninstall Petrel from the Control Panel

1 Click Start > Control Panel > Uninstall a program.
2 In the list of currently installed programs, select the Petrel application, and then
click Uninstall.
Notes: • The installer detects installed Ocean plug-ins and uninstalls the plug-
ins before uninstalling Petrel.
• If Ocean plug-ins were installed on a shared network disk, you may
need to uninstall each plug-in separately before uninstalling Petrel,
depending on how the plug-ins were initially installed.

Installation 4-15
5 Petrel License Selection
In This Chapter
Licensing Introduction .......................................................................................................... 5-2
Licensing Terminology .......................................................................................................... 5-3
License Selection ................................................................................................................. 5-4
License Profiles .................................................................................................................. 5-10
Setting Up the License Server Environment ......................................................................... 5-13
Licensing Issues and Solutions ............................................................................................ 5-15
Petrel License Selection 5-1

Licensing Introduction
Petrel uses FlexNet-based licensing. This requires a continuous connection to a USB-
based CodeMeter dongle that serves licenses through a remote- or local-license
server. To use a local license, you must have the Schlumberger Licensing tool and
CodeMeter runtime installed. Both of these tools come with Petrel.
Note: Petrel 2017 requires a 2017 version of the Schlumberger Licensing Tool,
which is shipped with Petrel. The 2017 version of the Schlumberger
Licensing Tool is fully backwards compatible with previous Petrel versions
and does not require new license files. An error message is issued in the
Petrel license selection dialog when connecting to the license sever through
the 2015 Schlumberger Licensing Tool. For more information, please see the
Schlumberger Licensing User Guide.
As a minimum, Petrel requires a core module license. Petrel supports six core module
licenses:
• Geoscience core
• Reservoir engineering core
• Combined core (combines Geoscience core and Reservoir engineering core)
• Shale core
• Geophysics Core
• Data and results viewer core
• Ocean framework (enables Ocean development)
Each core module license enables a different set of Petrel features.
Core module licenses are offered in two types:
• License bundle or
• Stack on start
(The Shale core is available as a license bundle only.)
Petrel supports either license type in a standalone mode or mixing license types from
multiple or a single license server provided through multiple or a single license file.
This section describes the license types, license selection, setup, and configuration.
Note: When choosing your license type and license feature sets, consult your local
SIS Account Manager or SIS Services team for guidance on an optimal
configuration.

Licensing Terminology
License bundles (packages)

A license bundle is a physical license. It must contain a Petrel core license and it may
contain optional Petrel module licenses. Checking out a bundled license feature
checks out all the licenses that the bundle contains.
In the Petrel E&P Software Platform 2017 - License selection dialog box, by
default, license packages are listed under Core licenses as Bundle + #.
Stack on start (SOS)

A stack on start (SOS) license consists of individual licenses for each Petrel module.
SOS licenses can be part of the same license file or exist as separate license files.
In the Petrel E&P Software Platform 2017 - License selection dialog box,
Petrel core module SOS licenses are listed under Core licenses. All other Petrel
modules are listed under Petrel modules. If multiple servers are connected,
licenses are summed.
Profiles
A profile is a user-defined selection of licenses. This feature in Petrel allows you to
check out a preselected set of licenses at startup.
License feature
A license feature, as used in FlexNet, is the actual licensed module or bundle of
modules (in the case of bundled Petrel licenses).
Module
A module is a set of Petrel functionality that is usually tied to a license feature. Petrel
modules are listed in the Petrel modules section of the License UI. There are
dependencies between Petrel modules that are automatically honored during
selection.
Expiry date
Each license bundle has an expiry date that defines when the license expires. All
features that are part of the bundle expire on the same expiry date defined in the
license file.
Each stack on start feature (increment) has an expiry date that defines when the
feature license expires. Stack on start increments may have different expiry dates.
Petrel shows an expiration warning before the license expires.

Maintenance date
The maintenance date defines when the current maintenance contract must be
renewed to obtain access to new Petrel releases. The maintenance date consists of a
month and year. After the maintenance date passes, Petrel versions released after
this date do not work until the maintenance date is renewed.
Each license bundle and SOS license feature has a maintenance date.
License Selection
You can use the License selection dialog box to manage all aspects of license
selection independently of the license type or server. In addition, you can use the
License selection dialog box to create and maintain user-defined license profiles to
match individual end-user profiles or workflows. For more details about using the
License selection dialog box, refer to the relevant section in the Petrel online Help.
Figure 5-1 License selection dialog box

Color-coded information, warning, and error messages are captured and displayed at
the bottom of the License selection tab. multiple messages are stacked based on
priority. For an overview of all messages, refer to the Message log pane in the
License selection tab.
Figure 5-2 License message log showing color-coded information, warning, and
error messages

License Bundles
When you use licensing bundling, you must check out the entire package bundle.
Bundles must contain a Petrel core module. Individual modules cannot be selected or
deselected from the bundle. Typically, you will have one or more package bundles
with one or more seats of each package bundle. Checking out a bundled license
enables all the functionality licensed by the modules that are part of the bundle.
For example, suppose you have purchased a single Petrel user license that consists
of a Geoscience core, a Reservoir engineering core, and a set of Petrel modules
(for example, Seismic interpretation, Facies modeling, etc.). Once the license file is
generated by Schlumberger Information Solutions and installed at your site, when
you log in to Petrel, the License selection dialog box opens.
If additional Ocean licenses are available, they are listed under the Ocean modules
section and can be selected or deselected as needed.
Figure 5-3 shows multiple license bundles with Bundle 7 selected. You can view the
contents of a bundle by expanding it in the right pane.
Figure 5-3 License bundles

Stack on Start
When you start Petrel with a stack on start license file, you can choose the Petrel
core and module licenses that you want to use. Your selections become the stack of
modules checked out and used during your Petrel session. The modules remain
checked out throughout the session until you log off.
In the License selection dialog box, the dependencies between Petrel core licenses
and Petrel modules are explicitly mapped. This ensures that you can select valid
module combinations only.
If additional Ocean licenses are available, they are listed under the Ocean modules
section. These licenses can be selected or deselected as needed.
Figure 5-4 shows multiple Core licenses with the Geoscience core license
selected. You can view the available Petrel module licenses by expanding Petrel
modules in the right pane. You can select and deselect stack on start licenses as
needed during your Petrel session. The Petrel modules node also provides a right-
click Select All option for quickly selecting all listed module licenses.
Figure 5-4 Stack on start licenses

Mixing Bundles and Stack on Start Licensing
Petrel 2017 supports the ability to connect to servers that provide both stack on start
and bundled licenses. This allows you to mix bundles and stack on start licenses.
Any additional Ocean licenses that are available are listed under the Ocean modules
section. You can select or deselect these licenses as needed.
Figure 5-5 Mixing bundled and stack on start licenses
Figure 5-5 shows an example where the UI received licenses from a stack on start
and bundled licenses server. In this example, the user selected Bundle 7, which
represents the Shale bundle. The content of the Shale bundle can be inspected by
unfolding the Bundle 7 node in the right pane of the UI. The Shale bundle can be
extended with additional features that (if the relevant stack on start licenses are
present) are listed in the Petrel modules node.
Mixing stack on start licenses with bundled licenses allows you to select basic
bundles and extend them with specific features that may be available in fewer
quantities.

Check Out SOS Licenses at Petrel Runtime
Petrel 2017 provides the option to check out functional SOS license modules while
Petrel is running. This enables easy access to additional functionality needed for the
workflow at hand and avoids to exit and restart Petrel to select additional functional
license modules.
Notes: • A prerequisite for checking out additional licenses at Petrel runtime

is that license modules must to be of type Stack on Start (SOS).
License modules that are part of bundle licenses are not available for
runtime checkout. The same applies to Ocean Plug-in licenses, which
will be enabled with a later Petrel release.
• It is not possible to connect additional license servers while Petrel is
running. Additional licenses can only be added from the servers
connected at startup.
Figure 5-6 Checking out licenses at runtime

To check out additional license at runtime, click File > License modules and click
the boxes for further licenses in the License status dialog box. Already selected
licenses are marked and disabled (shown in gray text).

License Profiles
The license profiles feature replaces previous functionality that provided names for
packages. To create a profile, select the combination of licenses that you need and
save the selected combination as a profile with a name.
Saved profiles are listed under Profiles.
You can also perform these profile-related actions:

• Select a profile as a favorite that denotes the profile with a yellow star. To
remove the favorite, open Petrel and click File > License modules.
• Save a new profile
• Rename a profile
• Delete a profile
Configuring Global Petrel License Profiles

Petrel supports global license profiles. To set up a global license profile add a path to
the following setting in the PetrelConfiguration.xml file, which is located in:
%appdata%\Schlumberger\Petrel\2017
In the PetrelConfiguration.xml file, locate the following parameter:
<GlobalLicenseProfileFilePath Value="" />
Insert the full path and filename to your global license profile file, i.e.,
<GlobalLicenseProfileFilePath Value="D:\Global Petrel
Profiles\Profiles2017.xml"/>
When using a global license profile the options to save, create, delete or favorite
profiles are grayed out. Global license profiles supersede any local Profiles.xml file.

To create a global license profile launch Petrel and save all license configurations
using the options in the License UI. This creates a file named Profiles.xml in
%appdata%\Schlumberger\Petrel\2017
Use this file as your global license profiles file, copy it to the desired location and
update the path for the setting in the PetrelConfiguration.xml file.
Updating Petrel Packages to Petrel 2017 Profiles and Copying Profiles between Petrel
Versions
With Petrel 2014, the Profile feature replaced the custom License package available
in earlier releases of Petrel. To transfer license package configurations from Petrel
versions prior to Petrel 2014, follow these steps (using version 2013 as the
example):
1 Go to %appdata%Schlumberger/Petrel/2017 and rename the
PetrelConfiguration.xml file to PetrelConfiguration_orig.xml.
2 Next, go to %appdata%Schlumberger/Petrel/2013 and copy the
PetrelConfiguration.xml file to %appdata%Schlumberger/Petrel/2017.
3 If you want to retain specific settings from the original Petrel 2013
PetrelConfiguration.xml file, port them to the new file.
As an alternative, you could copy only the PackageNames line from the Petrel
2013 PetrelConfiguration.xml file to the Petrel 2017
PetrelConfiguration.xml file.
4 Start Petrel 2017. During startup, the Petrel 2013 defined packages are
converted to Petrel 2017 profiles and stored in Profiles.xml in
%appdata%Schlumberger/Petrel/2017.
Copying Profiles between Petrel Installations

Use this method to copy profiles between Petrel 2017 installations:
1 Go to %appdata%Schlumberger/Petrel/Petrel 2017.
2 Copy the Profiles.xml file and paste it in the
%appdata%Schlumberger/Petrel/Petrel 2017 directory of the new
installation.
Note: If the profiles are not available from the license server, the License UI shows
a warning message in the message log to let you know that the Profile could
not be loaded because no licenses are available on the current server.
Tooltips
You can view detailed information about the functionality provided by a Petrel
module in the License selection dialog box by hovering over the item. Figure 5-3
shows an example.
This helps you to decide whether the module contains the features for the work to
be executed and thus helps you to make the right selections.

License module expiry dates can be visualized in the tooltip by enabling the Show
expiry date in license description option in the license settings tab of the license
selection dialog.
Customers are able to add custom description to the license module tooltip using a
custom description xml file enabled through a PetrelConfiguration.xml file. See
the Petrel online Help on how to enable this option.
License information inside Petrel

To access license information within Petrel, select File > License modules. The
dialog provides this license feature information for the licenses in the currently
available profiles. Select a profile and then select the license module in the list shown
in the right pane.
• Feature Name
• Expiry date
• Days Left
• Server ID
In addition the License module dialog to inspect the current selection and check out
additional licenses for this selection.
Note: Upon starting Petrel the next time, licenses added at runtime are not
preserved in the current selection of profile.

Setting Up the License Server Environment
Different license server environments are supported for different requirements.
Petrel supports local servers, remote servers, and Quorum server configurations.
Remote servers or Quorum server configurations are also supported on virtual
windows systems using a USB network connector. However, any mentioned solution
requires a dongle.
License servers can host both bundle and stack on start licenses simultaneously.
Note: Detailed information about setting up license servers, quorum servers, and
troubleshooting can be found in the Schlumberger Licensing User Guide,
located in the Docum entation folder of the downloaded and extracted
installation files. For more advanced license server configurations involving
virtual or quorum setups, it is recommended to involve SIS services to help
design a tailored system providing maximum performance and minimum IT
maintenance. Contact your local account manager for more information.
Connecting License Servers
Local License Server Environm ent

When using a local dongle, the local system must be configured to serve as a license
server. In this case, the Schlumberger licensing utility and the CodeMeter dongle
software must be installed. Both are distributed with Petrel and can be found in the
unzipped Petrel installation directory. These tools require Admin privilege to install.
To achieve maximum performance, make sure the recommended versions of
Schlumberger licensing software is installed.
Rem ote License Server Environm ent

When building a remote license server environment, it is important to consider that
network latency impacts the license checkout time. Thus, it is critical that remote
servers, independently of whether they are physical, virtual, or a Quorum setup, are
well connected within the network. When serving a large number of users (500+
licenses), Quorum configurations usually offer better performance than single
servers. However, specific knowledge and testing of the network infrastructure
should always be considered and performed for larger license server setups.
Best Practices for Setting up a License Server

Checking out a license is a frequent task. When many users are running Petrel, the
time to connect to a license server and select the correct license is significant. To
have minimum nonproductive time, these tips may be considered:
• Always make sure the recommended/latest licensing software is used. This
includes the Schlumberger licensing utility and CodeMeter driver. For information
about the licensing software, refer to the Petrel Installation Guide and
Schlumberger Licensing User Guide.
• Be sure that you are using the most recent type of dongle. To check, look at ID
number imprinted on the dongle. Up-to-date dongles have IDs that begin with2-
xxxxxx. If the ID begins with 1-xxxxxx, contact your account manager to request
a new dongle. The new dongle type delivers performance improvements over
the old type and should therefore be preferred.
• Avoid connecting to multiple license servers, if possible. Adding multiple colon-
separated license servers to the license selection reads the available licenses
from all connected servers and linearly increases the time to populate the license
UI based on the number of license features served by each server. Using a
license quorum is the exception. When using a quorum, the license selection
should include all 3 servers separated by a comma, for example,
27000@quorumServer1, 27000@quorumServer2, 27000@quorumServer3.
• Where possible, use Favorites. Favorite license packages can be created in the
license UI by saving license selections as license profiles and denote one as a
favorite using the Favorite option.
• Always use a static port, for example, [email protected], which optimizes the
communication with the license system.
• Set TCP_NODELAY. FLEX sends data between the client and server using TCP/IP
packets. By default, the TCP/IP stack buffers small packets (< 147 bytes in
FLEX), known as Nagle´s algorithm, to coalesce a large number of packets
before sending them across the network. This ACK delay (200 ms) results in
artificially high latency times for small packets such as most FLEX licensing
operations. For this reason, we recommend disabling the Nagle algorithm by
defining the TCP_NODELAY system setting as a license server environment
variable to overcome this behavior, and reduce the licensing wait period. For
more information read the Flexera documentation.
• Use one license file only. Combining all licenses into one physical file improves
communication with the license server and by eliminating the need to open and
close multiple files to read license information.
• Validate through the codemeter control center that the certified time is close to
the current time. Navigate to Codemeter control center > File >
Webadmin > Content > CmContainer and if necessary, update the certified
time.

Licensing Issues and Solutions
Petrel does not detect license dongle after removal and reinsertion or after the
computer wakes from sleep or hibernation
Follow these steps:
1 As a prerequisite, ensure that this software is installed on your system:
• 2017 Schlumberger Licensing Tool
• Latest CodeMeter drivers
• Updated dongle firmware
2 Start the Schlumberger Licensing Tool.
3 Stop any license server that is running.
4 In Windows, select Start automatically.
5 Click Apply.
6 In Petrel, select File > Advanced options.
7 Make sure that Install CodeMeter detector is selected.
8 Click OK. A service is installed to detect when a dongle is removed or inserted.

9 Restart the License Server.
10 Start Petrel.
Note: If you switch between wireless and cable-based connections while Petrel is
running or after hibernation, a reconnection with the license server may fail
because of a network conflict.

Petrel disconnects from the license server or loses the license on a regular basis.
Follow these steps:
1 Upgrade CodeMeter to the latest version (5.21).
2 Swap a new Petrel dongle.
3 Update Petrel dongle Certified Time.
4 Use a different USB port.

6 Plug-ins
In This Chapter
Overview ............................................................................................................................. 6-2
Plug-in Manager................................................................................................................... 6-3
Deploying Plug-ins from a Network Shared Folder .................................................................. 6-5
Changing the Default [Plug-ins Home] Directory .................................................................... 6-8
Plug-ins 6-1
Overview
The Ocean Plug-in Manager enables you to access, organize, and manage plug-ins
within Petrel. Plug-ins can come from a variety of sources. They may be:
• Distributed from the Ocean Store (www.ocean.slb.com)
• Developed internally within your company
• Developed as third-party plug-ins
The Ocean Plug-in Manager uses a Petrel plug-in installer package (.pip) for
packaging and distributing plug-ins. You do not need to run an installer application
to install or uninstall a plug-in.
From the Ocean Plug-in Manager, you can access plug-ins from two locations:
• Plug-ins published in the Ocean Store
• Plug-ins developed by your own organization and available on your network
The information in this chapter is for system administrators. This chapter tells you
how to customize the deployment of plug-ins and how to customize the Ocean Plug-
in Manager interface to enable or disable features.
Installing and Uninstalling Plug-ins

Ocean for Petrel is a public, open API that sits on top of Petrel. You can use Ocean
for Petrel to develop plug-ins that extend Petrel capabilities.
Each plug-in includes its own installer and targets a specific version of Petrel. When
a plug-in is installed, it registers itself to let Petrel know that it exists and also to
provide information on how it can be uninstalled. If the plug-in is uninstalled, it
unregisters itself from Petrel.
If you uninstall Petrel, Petrel checks for plug-ins and prompts you to uninstall the
registered plug-ins. Uninstalling all plug-ins is recommended if you uninstall Petrel.
Plug-in Licenses
When you order a Petrel plug-in from the Ocean Store, full instructions for installing
and activating the plug-in license are included in the email that is sent to you. You
can also find this information on the Ocean Store’s Help page.

Plug-in Manager
Plug-in Manager Settings

The Petrel.exe.config configuration file contains the Ocean Plug-in Manager
settings. You can find Petrel.exe.config in the Petrel installation folder. For
example:
C:\Program Files\Schlumberger\Petrel 2017\Petrel.exe.config
Note: Back up the P etrel.ex e.config file before editing.
Customizing the Plug-in Manager interface

Follow these steps to customize the Plug-in Manager interface.
 To Custom ize the Plug-in M anager I nterface

1 If Petrel is open, close it.
2 Open the Petrel.exe.config file.
3 Find the <configSections> tag and add this section, if it is not there:
<sectionGroup name="applicationSettings" type="System.
Configuration.ApplicationSettingsGroup, System, Version=4.0.0.0,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
<section name="Slb.Ocean.Petrel.PluginManagerUiElements.
Properties.Settings"
type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System,
Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" requirePermission="false"/>
</sectionGroup>
This code enables configuration settings under a separate <application

Settings> tag.
4 Inside the <configuration> tag, on the same level as the <configSections>
tag, add this section if it is not there:
<applicationSettings>
<Slb.Ocean.Petrel.PluginManagerUiElements.Properties.Settings>
</Slb.Ocean.Petrel.PluginManagerUiElements.Properties.Settings>
</applicationSettings>
5 Inside the <Slb.Ocean.Petrel.PluginManagerUiElements.

Properties.Settings> tag, add the settings you want to modify. Use this
format:
<setting name="SettingName" serializeAs="Type">
<value>Value</value>
</setting>
Plug-ins 6-3
For example:
<setting name="StoreTabEnabled" serializeAs="String">
<value>True</value>
</setting>
6 Use this same format to change these additional Plug-in Manager settings:
• StoreTabEnabled: Set as True if you want the Plug-in Manager’s Store
section enabled.
• SecurityTabEnabled: Set as True if you want the Plug-in Manager’s
Security section enabled and visible.
• CorporateTabEnabled: Set as True if you want the Plug-in Manager’s
Corporate section enabled and visible.
• InstallPluginButtonEnabled: Set as True if you want the Install Plug-
ins feature enabled in the Plug-in Manager. This feature is available only for
plug-ins packaged with a Petrel plug-in installer package (.pip file).
• UpdatePluginButtonEnabled: Set as True if you want the Update Plug-
in feature enabled from the Plug-in Manager.
• AddTrustedPublisherButtonEnabled: Set as True if you want the
Add Trusted Publisher feature enabled.
• RemoveTrustedPublisherButtonEnabled: Set as True if you want the
Remove Trusted Publisher feature enabled.
• ChangeSecurityLevelEnabled: Set as True if you want the Change
Security Level feature enabled.
7 Save the file.

Deploying Plug-ins from a Network Shared Folder
The Ocean Store is the designated website where scientists and engineers can
access and download plug-ins to use with Petrel. Plug-ins developed by other
companies for their internal use are not available in the Ocean Store.
A system administrator can use the Ocean Plug-in Manager to configure the internal
source for plug-ins (for example, network shared folders) to distribute and deploy
plug-ins within Petrel. These plug-ins are available in the Corporate section of the
Ocean Plug-in Manager.
Note: The Ocean Plug-in Manager cannot browse plug-ins directly from the
network path where the plug-ins reside. Petrel users must map to the
network shared folder on their local workstation.
 To Enable Deploym ent of Plug-ins from a Rem ote Folder

1 If Petrel is open, close Petrel.
2 Open the Petrel.exe.config file.
3 Find the <configSections> tag and add this section, if it is not there:
<sectionGroup name="applicationSettings"
type="System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsGroup, System,
PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
<section name="Slb.Ocean.Petrel.PluginManagerUiElements.
Properties.Settings"
type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System,
PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" requirePermission="false"/>
</sectionGroup>
This enables the configuration settings under a separate <applicationSettings>

tag.
4 In the <configuration> tag, on the same level as the <configSections>
tag, add this section if it is not there:
<applicationSettings>
<Slb.Ocean.Petrel.PluginManagerUiElements.Properties.Settings>
</Slb.Ocean.Petrel.PluginManagerUiElements.Properties.Settings>
</applicationSettings>
5 In the <Slb.Ocean.Petrel.PluginManagerUiElements.
Properties.Settings> tag, make sure that this setting is set to True:
<setting name="CorporateTabEnabled" serializeAs="String">
<value>True</value>
</setting>
6 In the <Slb.Ocean.Petrel.PluginManagerUiElements.
Properties.Settings> tag, add this section if it is not there:
<setting name="LocalStoreDirectories" serializeAs="Xml">
<value>
<ArrayOfString xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-
instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
</ArrayOfString>
</value>
</setting>
Plug-ins 6-5
7 Inside the <ArrayOfString> tag, add the folder locations where Ocean plug-
ins can be located. You can add as many locations as you need. For example:
<string>H:\Corporate Plug-ins</string>
<string>D:\My Developed Plug-ins</string>
<string>I:\Asset Team Plug-ins</string>
<string>\\myServer\MyFolder</string>
Notes: • Deploy your Ocean plug-in PIP files or assembly files into subfolders
of the root folder configured in P etrel.ex e.config.
• Use PIP files for faster resolution of the plug-in list in the Corporate
tab.
• Plug-ins that are already installed locally will not show up in the
Corporate tab.
• You can use this procedure to set a local folder (for example, C:\my
developed plug-ins) as the location of the plug-ins directory.
8 Find the <runtime> tag and add this section:

<loadFromRemoteSources enabled="true" />
Note: Refer to the Microsoft Knowledge Base article

http://msdn.microsoft.com/enus/library/dd409252(VS.100).aspx for more
information about this setting.
9 Save the file.

10 From a DOS shell, run the caspol command to configure the machine’s runtime
security policy. This command enables your system to trust the execution of .exe
and .dll files from a network shared folder.
a. Change to this directory:
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319
b. From this location, run caspol.exe:
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319> caspol.exe -
quiet -machine -addgroup 1 -url "\\myServer\MyFolder\*"
FullTrust -name "Petrel_fulltrust”
-description "Allow_exe_and_dll_to_run_with_full_.NET_trust"
You can run the caspol.exe command from a DOS shell, but make sure that you
change \\myServer\MyFolder\* to the location where your plugin assemblies
are. This location must be accessible when you execute the caspol command.
The caspol command updates your system security at the machine policy level.
You can find the security policy updates at:
• %WINDIR%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\version
directory\config\Security.config
• %WINDIR%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\version
directory\config\Security.config.cch

W arning: Do not open these files you unless you are familiar with them. Incorrect
changes to these files could make your system unstable.
11 Repeat step 10 for each network shared folder that you want Ocean Plug-in
Manager to browse for plug-ins.
Plug-ins 6-7
Changing the Default [Plug-ins Home] Directory
Plug-ins are usually deployed or installed in a directory under [Petrel Home]
called \Extensions (for example, C:\Programs Files\Schlumberger\Petrel\
2017\Extensions). This folder is considered the default [Plug-ins Home]
directory.
 To change the default location of the [plug-ins hom e] directory

1 If Petrel is open, close Petrel.
2 Open the PluginManagerSettings.xml file.
Find the <DefaultDirectory> tag (for example, <DefaultDirectory
Name="Default" Location="C:\Program Files\Schlumberger\
Petrel 2017\Extensions\" />).
3 Enter the address for the new [Plug-ins Home] location (for example,
<DefaultDirectory Name="Default" Location="D:\My Documents\
My Plug-ins\" />).
Notes: • You must have read/write access to the new [Plug-in Home]
directory.
• The [Plug-in Home] directory may be located on a network
shared folder. The system administrator must execute the caspol.exe
command to configure the machine runtime security policy (refer to
“Deploying Plug-ins from a Network Shared Folder” on page 6-5 for
more details).
4 Save the file.
W arning: Plug-ins that use installers for deployment may be deployed under
[Petrel Home]\extensions. Only plug-ins deployed or installed
from the Plug-in Manager are guaranteed to be deployed automatically
in the customized [Plug-in Home].
Note: There is a known issue when installing plug-ins into a restricted folder
structure. For more information, refer to “Plug-in Issue and Solution” on
page A-6.

A Troubleshooting and Frequently
Asked Questions
In This Chapter
What is the Petrel Startup Optimization Option?.....................................................................A-2
Petrel Issues and Solutions ...................................................................................................A-3
Plug-in Issue and Solution ....................................................................................................A-6
System Settings ...................................................................................................................A-7
Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions A-1

What is the Petrel Startup Optimization Option?
The Startup Optimization setting runs a native image generator (Ngen) tool that
improves the performance of managed applications. The installation process enables
this setting by default.
What is Ngen?
Ngen is a Native image generator tool that improves performance of managed
applications. Ngen.exe creates native images (files containing compiled processor-
specific machine code) and installs them into the native image cache on your local
computer. The runtime executable uses these images from cache instead of using
the just-in-time (JIT) compiler to compile the original assembly.
How does it work?

Ngen compilation is on by default. After Petrel is installed and your system is idle,
Ngen begins to create native images and store them in a hidden directory
(C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v4.0.30319_64). This process is
transparent; the system controls when to create the native images and when to use
them.
Never delete this directory. It contains many files; some belong to Petrel (these are
identified by an .slb extension) and others belong to other applications. The files are
removed when Petrel is uninstalled.
Can I run Ngen manually?

Yes. In order to run Ngen manually:
1 Open a Command prompt and change to the Petrel installation directory.
(Usually, this directory is C:\Program Files\Schlumberger\Petrel
2017).
2 To install:
At the Command prompt, enter ngenrun.bat install
3 To uninstall:
At the Command prompt, enter ngenrun.bat uninstall
Both the install and uninstall process take several minutes.
Ngen significantly increases Petrel startup time. However, you must evaluate your
own situation with your IT staff; in certain situations, startup optimization must be
turned off.
A-2 Petrel 2017 Installation Guide

Petrel Issues and Solutions
Create a global configuration file to standardize system settings

If you want to standardize Petrel 2017 system settings for multiple users, create a
global configuration file. Petrel stores the user system settings in the
PetrelConfiguration.xml file. The first time you run Petrel 2017 and exit, the file is
created in the folder named %APPDATA%\Schlumberger\Petrel\2017.
For Windows 7, the application data and settings folder is C:\Users\<username>
\AppData\Roaming\Schlumberger\Petrel\2017.
The PetrelConfiguration.xml file contains this information:
• Settings configured in the Select license package window, such as package
name and favorite package
• Settings configured using File > System > System Settings.
Note: If you change these settings, the changes are stored in the
P etrelConfiguration.x m l file each time you exit Petrel.
For more information, refer to “System Settings” in the Petrel online Help.
 To Create a Global Configuration File
Note: A system administrator or license administrator must perform this procedure.
1 Open Petrel.
2 Configure your license packages in the Select license package dialog box.
3 Configure your system settings in Petrel.
4 Close Petrel.
Your PetrelConfiguration.xml file is updated with the settings that you
selected, and it is ready to be distributed globally.
5 Copy the PetrelConfiguration.xml file to a shared disk drive that all users can
access, and set it to read only.
Remove these lines from the global configuration file:
<UseGlobalSettingsFile Value="True"/>
<GlobalSettingsFile Value=""/>
6 To enable Petrel users to use the global configuration file, you need to set their
local configuration file to point to the global PetrelConfiguration.xml file.

Make a copy of the PetrelConfiguration.xml file created in Step 5 and remove
everything from the file except these lines:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="us-ascii" standalone="no" ?>
<Configuration>
<SystemSettings>
<UseGlobalSettingsFile Value="True"/>
<GlobalSettingsFile Value="E:\PetrelConfiguration.xml"/>
</SystemSettings>
</Configuration>
I m portant: For the GlobalSettingsFile Value, replace

E:\PetrelConfiguration.xml with the path to the shared folder
where you place your global configuration file.
Copy the new PetrelConfiguration.xml file to the %APPDATA% folder on all

Petrel user machines. Typically, you copy the new PetrelConfiguration.xml file to
this default folder on Windows, which is
C:\users\<username>\AppData\Roaming.
When Petrel starts, Petrel uses the settings defined in the global configuration file
(PetrelConfiguration.xml). After completion of the first Petrel run, a new
PetrelConfiguration.xml file is created (if it does not exist) in the user data and
settings location. This file is identical to the global configuration file. It allows
individual users to personalize their own Petrel environment for an individual session
without modifying anyone else’s settings. The settings in the global configuration file
overwrite the personalized settings when Petrel is restarted.
Users can also select the global configuration file in the Define license server
environment window. Refer to “Deploying Petrel on a Network Shared Disk” on
page 4-9 for more information about selecting the global configuration file.
Lines can be deleted from the global configuration file, and only settings that
correspond to the remaining lines in the global configuration file can be controlled
globally. The user can control settings that do not have corresponding lines in the
global configuration file.
Failure messages when opening Petrel

You may receive this error messages from the limited connection configuration in the
file server that is serving the Petrel network folder:
• “The application failed to initialize properly.”
• “Required Petrel module failed.... Not enough server storage is available to
process this command.”
You must modify the server's IRPStackSize in the registry table. If the subkey is not
present, use Registry Editor to add it.
The IRPStackSize parameter specifies the number of stack locations in I/O request
packets (IRPs) that are used by a Windows Server 2003 and a Windows XP server.
You may need to increase this number for these transports:

• Media access control (MAC) drivers
• File system drivers
Each stack uses 36 bytes of memory for each received buffer. This value is set in this
registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet
\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
The default value of the IRPStackSize parameter is 15. The range is from 11 (0xb in
hexadecimal) through 50 (0x32 in hexadecimal).
The Microsoft Support website has more information about this issue:
• Article 285089: “Description of the IRPStackSize parameter in Windows 2000, in
Windows XP, and in Windows Server 2003”
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/285089)
W arning: This action should be performed by IT engineers or system

administrators. Do not make any changes to the registry unless you are
familiar with the Registry Editor. If you make a mistake, it may harm
your computer.
 To Add and M odify the I rpstacksize Subkey

1 Select Start > Run.
2 Type regedit, and then click OK.
3 Select this subkey:
KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\
LanmanServer\Parameters
4 Select Edit > New > DWORD Value.

5 Type IRPStackSize (this value is case sensitive) and then press ENTER.
6 Select Edit > Modify.
7 In the Data Value field, type the value that is appropriate for the network and
then click OK.
If the problem persists after you complete this procedure, increase the IRPStackSize
value more.
0xc0150002 error message when opening Petrel

You may receive a 0xc0150002 error if all necessary components are not installed.
Make sure these components are installed on the workstation:
• Visual C ++ libraries
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
• Microsoft.VC80.MFC (64-bit) for a 64-bit workstation

Plug-in Issue and Solution
Access denied during plug-in installation

If you try to install a plug-in into a restricted location on your computer, the Plug-in
Manager displays an Access Denied message.
Plug-ins are usually deployed or installed in this directory:
[Petrel Home]\Extensions
For example:
c:\Programs Files\Schlumberger\Petrel\2017\Extensions
The [Petrel Home]\extensions directory is the default [Plug-ins Home]

directory. If you receive an Access Denied message while installing a plug-in, the
access to [Petrel Home] and/or [Plug-ins Home] is most likely restricted.
To allow the Plug-in Manager to install plug-ins, change the default [Plug-ins
Home] directory as described in “Changing the Default [Plug-ins Home] Directory”
on page 6-8.

System Settings
Windows Aero
It is strongly recommended that you run Petrel in Windows Aero mode when using
Petrel on Windows 7. Not using Windows Aero may lead to visual artifacts in the
Petrel canvas (for example, truncated task bars).
Hyperthreading
Hyperthreading is an option that does not improve Petrel performance. Whether the
option is ON or OFF has no impact on Petrel. If the option is turned ON for other
reasons, be aware that this affects how Windows reports CPU utilization.
Can I run the installation executable (PetrelPlatformInstaller.exe) from the command

line?
You can execute PetrelPlatformInstaller.exe from the Windows command line.
The executable program supports these options:
Option
/? or /Help
/InstallFolder="C:\CustomInstallPath\"
/Silent /Install
/Silent /Uninstall
A log file is automatically created for each installation and stored in the user’s
%TEMP% directory.
Can I deploy the Petrel E&P software platform 2017 without using
PetrelPlatformInstaller.exe?
Installing Petrel without using the PetrelPlatformInstaller.exe file is possible but
not recommended and can lead to corrupted installation if attempted. Please contact
your account manager for more information before creating a custom installer.

B Advanced Printing System (APS)
In This Chapter
Overview ............................................................................................................................. B-2
Examples ............................................................................................................................ B-3
Advanced Printing System (APS) B-1

Overview
Petrel uses the SDITM Advanced Printing System (APS®) for a plotting engine. With
APS, Petrel provides native support for directly printing and exporting plot windows
to .cgm and .pdf formats.
APS’s integrated printing and plotting functionality provides these benefits:
• Improved options for page scaling (fitting to a page) and orientation (portrait
and landscape)
• Support for large printers, with a thumbnail display for easy print orientation
• Support for roll plotters without the need to specify custom page sizes
• Options to generate .cgm and .pdf files directly from the Petrel Printing
window
• Automatic detection and configuration of the printer setup from existing
Windows print drivers
• Ability to produce large print jobs without the limits of the standard Windows
GDI printing system
Note: Petrel supports a large number of printers. For a full list, refer to
www.sdicgm.com.
B-2 Petrel 2017 Installation Guide

Examples
The measurements in this example show that the width of the selected file exceeds
the width of the targeted media. Because the Tile check box is selected, the image
width value is orange. Orange indicates that the image requires paneling and that
Petrel can print multiple panels.
In the next example, the Tile check box is unchecked and the width value is red. In
this case, Petrel prints only the portion of the image that fits on the initial panel.

The next example shows the Page Scaling field using Width to unlock the image.
When you select Width, Petrel automatically scales the image width to the
maximum width of the media while maintaining depth scale. This gives depth
accuracy while displaying the full width of the image.
You can also specify scale values, which alter length and width dimensions by the
same percentage. If you need a specific width or height, you can enter that value
and APS will alter the other axis appropriately.

As the next example shows, you can export to a .cgm or .pdf file on the Petrel
printing window.

C Studio Database Configuration
In This Chapter
Third-Party Software Configuration .......................................................................................C-2
Connecting to the Database..................................................................................................C-3
Automatic Connection to a Studio Repository .........................................................................C-4
Enabling the Remember Password Feature ............................................................................C-5
Changing the Configuration for Custom Coordinate Systems ...................................................C-6
Studio Database Configuration C-1

Third-Party Software Configuration
Single Sign On
Single Sign On Configuration

Configuring the Single Sign On authentication against Active Directory consists of
three main procedures:
1 Configure the Active Directory service account.
2 Configure the Oracle database server.
3 Configure the client.
 To Configure the Client

1 Create a krb5.conf file.
2 Create Oracle net parameters (sqlnet.ora):
• Add the following parameters to the sqlnet.ora file:
SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES=(KERBEROS5PRE,NONE)
• Add KERBEROS5 to any other authentication services that you are using.
SQLNET.KERBEROS5_CONF=c:\oracle\network\krb5\krb5.conf
• This parameter points to the krb5.conf file.
SQLNET.KERBEROS5_CONF_MIT=TRUE
SQLNET.KERBEROS5_CC_NAME=OSMSFT://
3 Create an environment variable named TNS_ADMIN with a path that points to
the location of the sqlnet.ora file.
C-2 Petrel 2017 Installation Guide

Connecting to the Database
The first time you log in to Studio, you must have a connection to the database.
For instructions about connecting to the database, refer to the appropriate
documentation for your role:
• Database user: Open the Petrel Help Center. Navigate to Studio > Studio
Database > Accessing Studio Database > Managing Database
Connections > Creating a Connection to a Database.
• Database administrator: Open the online Help in Studio Manager.

Automatic Connection to a Studio Repository
A Studio administrator can enable to automatically connect to the Studio repository
for each Petrel workstation. If this option is enabled, when the Petrel project is
opened, it will automatically reconnect to the last Studio repository that was
accessed. This way, the Studio notifications, alerts, and synchronization workflows
are immediately enabled, without having the Petrel user open a Studio dialog.
This option can be enabled at the application level (and deployed to all the Petrel
workstations if this is the company policy).
A Petrel user can enable this option by clicking File > Project setup > Project
settings > Studio settings > Repository settings.
If the option is defined from Petrel, it will take precedence over the application level.
The automatic connection is only available when connecting to a repository using
Windows authentication with SQL Server or SSO with Oracle.
 To Enable the Autom atic Connection at the Application Level

1 On the Petrel workstation, open the Slb.P4E.Dbx.Config file (in the Petrel
installation directory, located at ...\Schlumberger\Petrel
2017\Extensions\ Schlumberger\Studio).
2 Look for ConnectionOptionsSection in the config file and set
EnableAutoConnect to True.
3 Save the file.

Enabling the Remember Password Feature
A Studio administrator can enable the Remember password feature for each
Petrel workstation. When enabled, a Remember password option appears in the
Studio Login window. Selecting this option saves the user's password so that he or
she does not need to log in when opening Studio.
 To Enable the Rem em ber Passw ord Feature

1 On the Petrel workstation, open the Slb.P4E.Dbx.Config file (in the Petrel
installation directory, at ...\Schlumberger\Petrel 2017\Extensions\
Schlumberger\Studio).
2 Set ProvideSavePasswordOption to True.
The line is:
<ConnectionOptionsSection ProvideSavePasswordOption= “false” />
3 Save the file.

Changing the Configuration for Custom Coordinate Systems
Petrel provides coordinate reference systems from these standard authorities:
• European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG)
• Esri©
• Software Integrated Solutions (SIS)
If your company’s geodesy group uses custom coordinate systems with internally
developed codes, you can prevent your users from making changes to the standard
authority coordinate reference systems, transforms, and conflation policies.
Important: If you did not deploy Studio and you want to make these
configuration changes, change the configuration of the Coordinate
System Manager. If you did deploy Studio, change the configuration
of Studio Manager.
A flag in a configuration file controls this behavior. By default:

• The flag for the Coordinate System Manager’s configuration file is set to True
• The flag for the Studio Manager’s configuration file is set to False
Table C-1 Comparison of the true and false flags

AllowAdminOutOfBoxCatalog=True AllowAdminOutOfBoxCatalog=False
Default flag for Coordinate System Default flag for Studio Manager
Manager
Can delete any coordinate reference Cannot delete any coordinate reference
system, transform, or conflation policy system, transform, or conflation policy
Can create any coordinate reference Only can create coordinate reference
system, transform, or conflation policy, systems, transforms, or conflation
using any authority or code if there is policies with Petrel as the authority
no conflict with existing ones in the (that is, Source=Petrel) and with a code
catalog that is within the designated ranges
Can add a coordinate reference system Cannot add a coordinate reference
or simple transform from the Esri system or simple transform from the
catalog, using the code (for example, if Esri catalog, using the code (because it
a person deletes one and later wants to cannot be deleted)
add it back)

 To Change the Configuration
1 Open the configuration file in a text editor:
Did you deploy Open this file:
Studio?
No The Coordinate System Manager configuration file
CoordinateSystemAdmin.exe.config
Yes The Studio Manager configuration file
StudioManager.exe.config
Refer to the Studio Installation and Configuration Guide
for the location of the file.
2 In the ApplicationConfigurations section, change the flag for

AllowAdminOutOfBoxCatalog to True or False.

D Enhanced Summary File Format
In This Chapter
Overview ............................................................................................................................ D-2
Technical Details ................................................................................................................. D-4
General Considerations........................................................................................................ D-8
Enhanced Summary File Format D-1

Overview
The simulator output for summary results in the form of *.(F)SMSPEC and
*.A/Sxxx files reflects the way the simulator solves the mathematical equations for
increasing time. Accessing the data for a particular summary vector–usually for
plotting against time–requires the entire data set. This access pattern is poorly
supported by the simulator output mentioned previously, more so if the data is
located on a network drive. In effect, accessing summary data often results in high
access times over network connections. This is the primary motivation behind the
introduction of a new, enhanced file format for storing summary data with Petrel
2017. Requesting summary data in this new file format results in greatly increased
access speed over network connections.
How does it work?

The recommended workflow is to make the conversion to the enhanced summary file
format part of the simulation submission job rather than through Petrel. For more
information, refer to “Technical Details” and “General Considerations”, which contain
information about performance and resource requirements.
Conversion-related Worksteps in Petrel

When you load a Petrel project, whether it is a legacy project or not, Petrel checks
whether conversion is needed. If so, the conversion process to the new file format is
started in the background without impeding Petrel itself. Names of individual cases
being converted appear in red font with the addition (summary conversion being
active...) as seen in the figure:
Note: If the data is stored on a network location, do not access summary data for
a case during the conversion. Although you can access the data, you do not
benefit from increased summary data performance until the end of the
conversion.
If you decide not to use the enhanced summary file format for a particular case,
open its settings dialog by right-clicking the case. Then select the Results import
tab and clear the Use enhanced summary file format option, as shown in the
figure:
D-2 Petrel 2017 Installation Guide

Generally, Petrel ensures that the enhanced summary file format is being used and
kept up-to-date. However, you have the option to enforce conversion by right-
clicking on a simulation case, case folder, or case collection and selecting Convert
summary data into enhanced summary file format on the popup menu.
If this option is disabled (displayed with gray text), Petrel either has not found any
summary data for the case or the option selection has been cleared in the Results
import tab on the case.
The message log displays several messages that explain the process.

Technical Details
Conversion into the enhanced summary file format can occur in one of two ways:
1 As part for the simulation submission workflow
After successfully completing the simulation, the conversion to the enhanced file
format is triggered as a port-processing step before the results are loaded back
into Petrel. This is the recommended workflow because it hides the conversion
time.
2 When importing the deck into Petrel or loading the results
Petrel checks whether conversion is needed. In this case, the conversion takes
place on the machine where Petrel is installed. Although the conversion is done
without impeding Petrel, it is not recommended that you allow Petrel to do the
conversion because it can be expensive in terms of resources needed (time and
memory).
The Preferred Workflow for Conversion

Conversion from the simulator output for the summary results into the enhanced
summary file format may take a considerable amount of time, depending on the size
of the summary data, network speed, and the load on the machine Petrel is running.
Therefore, you are advised to make the conversion process part of the simulation
submission system. This section describes three different method for making the
conversion part of the recommended post-simulation workflow.
ECLRun >= 2012

First consider ECLRun 2012, the first version of ECLRun aware of this new file
format. If you submit a simulation run via ECLRun 2012, it triggers the simulation
data conversion after successful completion of the simulation run. That means by the
time the results are read back into Petrel, the enhanced summary file is already
created so Petrel does not need to create it. You benefit from the advantages of this
new file format immediately.
You can control certain aspects of the conversion by editing the
PetrelConfiguration.xml file.
Note: Before changing this file, close all instances of Petrel; otherwise, you will lose
your changes when you close Petrel.

Open the file and find the section <SimulationCommands>. It should look like
this:
<SimulationCommands>
<Command Name="ECLIPSE 100">
<Submit>eclrun.exe [-v %VERSION%] [-s %SERVER%]

[-q %QUEUE%] [--username %USERID%] [--passwd %PASSWORD%]
[%OPTIONS%] eclipse %DATAFILE%</Submit>
<Fetch>eclrun.exe [--passwd %PASSWORD%] check

%DATAFILE%</Fetch>
<Kill>eclrun.exe [--passwd %PASSWORD%] kill

%DATAFILE%</Kill>
</Command>
<Command Name="ECLIPSE 300">
<Submit>eclrun.exe [-v %VERSION%] [-s %SERVER%]

[-q %QUEUE%] [--username %USERID%] [--passwd %PASSWORD%]
[%OPTIONS%] e300 %DATAFILE%</Submit>

%DATAFILE%</Fetch>

%DATAFILE%</Kill>
</Command>
<Command Name="FrontSim">
<Submit>eclrun.exe [-v %VERSION%] [-s %SERVER%] [-q

%QUEUE%] [--username %USERID%] [--passwd %PASSWORD%]
[%OPTIONS%] frontsim %DATAFILE%</Submit>

%DATAFILE%</Fetch>

%DATAFILE%</Kill>
</Command>
</SimulationCommands>
The options are:

• hdf-converter-version
• summary-conversion
Suppose you are using ECLRun 2012 and you must support submissions from both
Petrel 2012 and Petrel 2014. By default, ECLRun starts the newest converter it finds.
It decides this based on the file system structure, for example \ecl\2012.1\,
\ecl\2012 etc. If you do not tell ECLRun explicitly to start the 2012 converter for
submission from Petrel 2014, the converted summary file is rejected by Petrel 2014
and regenerated locally into the new file format. This can be time-consuming. To
avoid this, append the submission string of the Submit xml tag with [- - hdf-
converter-version 2012.1] for all the simulators E100, E300, and Frontsim for
the 2012 PetrelConfiguration.xml file. For example:
eclrun.exe [-v %VERSION%] [-s %SERVER%] [-q %QUEUE%] [--username
%USERID%] [--passwd %PASSWORD%] [%OPTIONS%] [--hdf-converter-
version 2012.1] e300 %DATAFILE%
To suppress conversion into the new summary file format altogether, use [- -
summary-conversion=no]. For example,
eclrun.exe [-v %VERSION%] [-s %SERVER%] [-q %QUEUE%] [--username
%USERID%] [--passwd %PASSWORD%] [%OPTIONS%] [--summary-
conversion=no] e300 %DATAFILE%
The location of the xml file is system-dependent. For Windows 7, the default location
is
C:\Users\UsernName\AppData\Roaming\Schlumberger\Petrel\Petrel-
version\.
Pre-2012 ECLRun
In this case, ECLRun is unaware of the enhanced summary file format. To complete
the conversion automatically at the end of the simulation run, use the stand-alone
converter utility. Contact Schlumberger support to obtain the version you need. Once
the converter is properly installed, ensure it runs after the end of a successful
simulation before the simulation results are read back into Petrel. Refer to “Stand-
alone Enhanced Summary Converter Utility” on page D-6 for additional details for
using the converter.
Note: If you have changed P etrelConfiguration.x m l to include the hdf options,

you should break simulation submissions from within Petrel 2014 with older
ECLRun versions in case you should decide to downgrade.
Custom rem ote subm ission system s

For successful summary conversion, obtain the stand-alone converter from
Schlumberger support. Supported systems include Microsoft Windows and various
Linux versions. Contact your system administrator for setup instructions. Refer to
“Stand-alone Enhanced Summary Converter Utility“ on page D-6 for additional details
for using the converter.
Stand-alone Enhanced Summary Converter Utility

The Windows version of the stand-alone converter is installed with the Petrel
installation. The executable is named ConvertSummaryData2DataBase.exe and
is located in the same location as the Petrel application file petrel.exe.
Note: Usually, the simulation run happens on a cluster. One way to make the
summary conversion part of the submission workflow is to install the stand-
alone converter on the same machine that runs the simulation. For this, you
must obtain either the Windows or Linux version of the converter from
Schlumberger support.
The converter accepts two mandatory command line options:

1 Either a directory or a path to a specific (F)SMSPEC file
2 The directory for storing temporary files

If the first argument is a directory, the converter recursively looks for (F)SMSPEC
files in that directory and converts the corresponding summary data into the new file
format. In the case of a specific (F)SMSPEC file, only its summary data is
converted. The second argument could, for example, be C:\TEMP for Windows and
/tmp for Linux.
Examples for Windows include:
• ConvertSummaryData2DataBase.exe C:\Users\hawaii\maui.SMSPEC C:\TEMP
• ConvertSummaryData2DataBase.exe C:\Users\hawaii\maui
C:\Users\foo\AppData\Local\Temp
• ConvertSummaryData2DataBase.exe C:\Users\hawaii\maui %TEMP%
Linux examples include:
• ConvertSummaryData2DataBase.exe /home/hawaii\maui.SMSPEC /tmp
• ConvertSummaryData2DataBase.exe /home/hawaii /users/maui/tmp
• ConvertSummaryData2DataBase.exe /home/hawaii $TMPDIR
If you see errors loading shared libraries when trying to run the Linux hdf converter,
you might need add the path to the shared libraries installed with ECLRun to your
LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. When using shell csh, this could look like:
$ setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH ${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:/path/to/shared/libraries
To make this persistent, you must add this command to the shell config file, for
example .cshrc for csh.

General Considerations
This page lists general comments about behavior, resources, and performance for
the enhanced summary file format.
Best Practice Guidelines

• While Petrel is using the enhanced summary file (extension .h5), the file cannot
be modified or deleted outside of Petrel. This ensures that the data Petrel works
with and that the user sees are in sync with the data on the disk. If you still
need to remove or change the file, you must first remove the simulation results
for the particular case within Petrel (right-click the simulation case and select
Remove simulation results).
• When a project loads, Petrel warns you if any of the enhanced summary files are
read-only. This might become an issue after a simulation run. In this case, when
the simulation results are pulled back, Petrel cannot update the enhanced
summary file returned by the simulation submission. To prevent the display of
incorrect summary results, Petrel falls back to the standard summary files
*.(F)SMSPEC and *.A/Sxxxx. A warning is written to the message log.
• If the option Convert summary data into enhanced summary file format
(which appears after right-clicking a case) is grayed out, either:
− Petrel has not found any summary data for this case or
− The option to use the enhanced summary file format has been cleared on
the Results import tab on the case
• When summary data is loaded into Petrel, the old-style summary data is in sync
with the summary data in the new enhanced summary file. To keep them in
sync, the converter writes the new keyword TIMESTMP (documented in the
Eclipse File Format Reference Manual) into the (F)SMSPEC file. This means, for
conversion to work reliably, that the (F)SMSPEC file cannot be read-only.
Performance Considerations
Performance can be an issue if you are working with large summary data sets. In
any case, the enhanced summary file should be generated as part of the simulation
run so it is available to Petrel by the time the results come back from remote
submission. Performance considerations include:
• The bigger the summary data files, the longer the conversion takes.
• Make sure you have sufficient main memory. Conversion is faster if more
memory is available. Roughly, make sure your #physical RAM = 2*size of
summary files.
• If the project data is located on a network location, a fast network connection
pays off
• You should request only the summary data and report steps you really need. The
more data you request, the slower the conversion and import into Petrel.
• If a large amount of physical memory is available, consider setting the
environment variable SLB_FAST_SUMMARY_READER on the machine that does
the enhanced file format conversion. This can speed up conversion considerably.

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E&P SOFTWARE PLATFORM

Trademarks & Service Marks

Petrel® is a mark of Schlumberger.

Schlumberger Private - Customer Use

Schlumberger Product Documentation................................................................................... 1-2

2 Overview .................................................................................................................... 2-1

Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 2-2

3 Site Assessment ......................................................................................................... 3-1

System Requirements .......................................................................................................... 3-2

4 Installation ................................................................................................................. 4-1

Downloading the Installation Package ................................................................................... 4-2

5 Petrel License Selection ............................................................................................. 5-1

Licensing Introduction .......................................................................................................... 5-2

6 Plug-ins ...................................................................................................................... 6-1

Overview ............................................................................................................................. 6-2

A Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions..................................................... A-1

What is the Petrel Startup Optimization Option?.....................................................................A-2

B Advanced Printing System (APS) ............................................................................... B-1

Overview ............................................................................................................................. B-2

C Studio Database Configuration .................................................................................. C-1

Third-Party Software Configuration .......................................................................................C-2

D Enhanced Summary File Format ................................................................................. D-1

Overview ............................................................................................................................ D-2

Information Resources 1-1

1-2 Petrel 2017 Installation Guide

Information Resources 1-3

2-2 Petrel 2017 Installation Guide

• For information about the Schlumberger Licensing Tool, refer to the

2-4 Petrel 2017 Installation Guide

Site Assessment 3-1

Table 3-1 Petrel 2017 System Requirements

Microsoft® .NET® Framework 4.6.2/4.6.1 (Tech Alert #6858030)

3-2 Petrel 2017 Installation Guide

• Schlumberger continually tests the latest hardware available from

• Please read Tech Alert #6858030 in conjunction with installing

Site Assessment 3-3

Table 3-2 Petrel 2017 Supported Operating Systems

The 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 10 (version 1607)

The 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows® 7 with Service Pack 1

The 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1

Note: Windows 10 updates – Windows as a Service (WaaS) – future Petrel versions

3-4 Petrel 2017 Installation Guide

Seismic 3D realization from any

Seismic 3D export to SEG-Y Yes No

Decompression of compressed ZGY Yes Yes

Prefetch to cache SEG-Y No Yes

Prefetch to cache RAW seismic No Yes

3D seismic interpretation No Yes

Seismic interpretation min/max Yes No

Seismic histogram scan Yes Yes

Seismic copy local No Yes

Make compressed ZGY Yes Yes

Ocean prestack seismic access Yes Yes

Site Assessment 3-5

Petrel M odeling Recom m endations

3-6 Petrel 2017 Installation Guide

Selecting the Right Graphics Card

Site Assessment 3-7

3-8 Petrel 2017 Installation Guide

Quadro Plex 7000 Quadro 4000M Quadro 5010M