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DUG Insight User Manual

Introduction
- About Insight
- How to Use this Manual
Release Notes
- What's new in 2023?
- What’s new in 2022?
- What’s new in DUG Insight 5.1
- What’s new in DUG Insight 4.9
- What’s new in DUG Insight 4.8
Installation and Requirements
- System Requirements
- System Requirements (Processing & Imaging)
- Video Card Requirements
- Downloading Insight and Installing on Windows
- Running Insight on macOS
- Installing on Linux
- Upgrading
- Operating Systems and Storage Drive Format
IT / Data Manager Guide
- Introduction to the IT / Data Manager Guide
- Overview of an Insight Project
- Filesystem
- Network/Multi-User
- Backup and Restore
- Manually closing Insight in Microsoft Windows
- How DUG access data: random, concurrent, or STREAM (large data)
Licensing
- Licencing Overview
- Obtaining a Trial Licence
- Online Activation
- Email Activation
- Free Academic Licence
- Viewing Licences
- Configuring Proxy Settings
- Firewall Configuration
Modules and Features
- Modules in Insight
- Insight (features)
- Explorationist (features)
- Gather Attributes (features)
- Pore Pressure Prediction (features)
- P&I Time (features)
- P&I Depth (features)
- P&I Advanced (features)
- MP-FWI Imaging (features)
- Rock (features)
- Lithofluids (features)
- Link to Kingdom and Petrel
Getting Started
- Launching Insight
- Allocating Memory
- Creating a Project
- Opening an Existing Project
- Configure a Project
- How it Works (Units)
- Using Sample Data
- Viewing and Sending Diagnostic Logs
- Configuring 4k Monitors in Insight
Project Database
- Project Database Overview
- Project vs Session
- Autosave in Insight
- Multi-user Considerations
- Loading Items Already in the Project
- Deleting an Item
- Importing Items into the Project
- Using the Text Importer
Sessions
- Using and Managing Sessions
- Missing Files
- Importing a Session
Control Panel
- About the Control Panel
- Control Panel Shortcuts
- Working with Control Panel folders
- Creating/Importing an Item
- Moving an Item
- Sorting Items
- Activating/Deactivating Items
- Displaying the Details Panel
- Switching between horizontal and vertical panel
Menus and Settings
- File Menu
- Hotkeys
- Tool Menu
- Preferences
- View Menu and Displays
- Window Menu
- Available Help Resources
- Insight User Manual (Help)
- Online Video Tutorials (Help)
- Sending Feedback (Help)
- Licence Manager (Help)
- Viewing Software Information (Help)
- Viewing System Information (Help)
- Checking for Updates (Help)
- Disabling Automatic Update Check
- Sending Logs (Help)
Surveys
- Survey Overview
- Creating a Survey
- Loading a Survey
- Importing a Survey
- Defining Survey Details
- Exporting a Survey
- Repositioning and Redefining Surveys
- Replacing 2D Survey Geometry
- Defining and Configuring 3D Surveys
- Survey File Examples
Importing 3D SEG-Y Data
- SEG-Y Loader Overview
- Launching SEG-Y Loader
- Basic Settings (3D SEG-Y)
- Selecting Files (3D SEG-Y)
- Specifying Header Locations (3D SEG-Y)
- Investigating Headers (3D SEG-Y)
- Filtering (3D SEG-Y)
- Analysing (3D SEG-Y)
- Defining a Survey (3D SEG-Y)
- Output and Writing Options (3D SEG-Y)
- Writing (3D SEG-Y)
Importing 2D SEG-Y Data
- Launching SEG-Y Loader
- Basic Settings (2D SEG-Y)
- Selecting Files (2D SEG-Y)
- Specifying Header Locations (2D SEG-Y)
- Investigating Headers (2D SEG-Y)
- Filtering (2D SEG-Y)
- Analysing (2D SEG-Y)
- Loading Navigation Data Files
- Defining a Survey (2D SEG-Y)
- Output and Writing Options (2D SEG-Y)
- Writing (2D SEG-Y)
Importing ASCII Volume
- Importing ASCII Volume
- Selecting Files (ASCII Volume)
- Specifying Keywords and Data Locations (ASCII Volume)
- Analysing (ASCII Volume)
- Defining a Survey (ASCII Volume)
- Output and Writing Options (ASCII Volume)
- Writing (ASCII Volume)
Managing 2D Data
- Working with 2D Surveys
- Managing a 2D Line Set
- Displaying in Map View (2D Data)
- Viewing Selected 2D Lines in 3D View
- Viewing Lines in Multiple 2D Line Views
- Exporting 2D Line Sets
- Viewing Multiple 2D Volumes
- Refreshing 2D Volumes
Coordinate Reference System (CRS)
- Coordinate Reference System Overview
- Converting CRS When Importing a Survey
- Converting CRS When Importing an XY Horizon
- Converting CRS When Importing a Fault
- Converting CRS When Importing a Well
- Converting CRS When Importing an Arbline
- Converting CRS When Importing a Map Polygon
- Converting CRS When Importing a Mute
- Converting CRS When Importing a Wavelet Field
- Converting the CRS when importing culture
- How do I create a custom coordinate reference system (CRS)?
Views
- Views Overview
- Navigation Bar in Views
- Information Bar
- Zooming (Section Views)
- Settings for Section Views
- Taking Screen Captures
- Using Snapshots
- Bulk Exporting Snapshots
- Displaying Images as Map Slices
- Displaying Header Graphs (on sections)
- Displaying Horizontal Grid Lines (on sections)
- Displaying Shotpoint Data for 2D Lines
- Displaying Scanned Seismic (on sections)
- Using the Headers View
- Displaying Header Ranges
- Using the Comparison Slider
- Using the Measuring Tool
- Using the Gather Picking Panel
- Using XHair Values
- Product Extents Table
- Linking Multiple Views
- Opening Multiple Views
- Using the Arbline View
- Using the Arbline SD View
- Using the IL/CL View
- Opening a Gather View
- Using the IL/Gather/CL View
- Using the 2D Line View
- Using the 2D Gather View
- Using the 2D Line SD View
- Custom Annotations (Section Views)
Map View
- Using the Map View
- Viewing Surveys (Map View)
- Volumes and Horizons (Map View)
- Customising the Map View
- Contouring (Map View)
- Creating Polygons from Contours
- Creating Polygons from Horizons
- Custom Map Annotations
- Measuring (Map View)
- Defining Map View Display Settings
- Horizon Operations
- Adding data intersections in Map View
- Exporting Georeferenced Images from Map View
- Posting Well Information in the Map View
3D View
- Using the 3D View
- Defining 3D View Settings
- 3D Volume Visualisation
- Contours in 3D Viewer
- Horizon Options in 3D View
- Displaying 2D Lines (3D View)
- Using the Animation Timeline Editor
Classes and Colourbars
- Classes and Colourbars Overview
- Assigning Class (Overview)
- Creating a Class
- Editing a Class
- Creating a New Colourbar
- Editing a Colourbar
- Importing a Colourbar
- Exporting a Colourbar
- Modifying a Colourbar .ducolbar File
- Modifying a Colourbar .ducb File
- Configuring Colour Bar Annotations
- Cycling through colourbars
- Volume and Display Interpolation Methods
- Opacity
- Adjusting the Clip
- Defining Line Settings
- Defining Wiggle Settings
- Defining Track View Settings
- Colourbar naming convention
Volumes
- Volumes Overview
- Adding Volumes (to session)
- Importing Volumes
- Optimising Volumes for Performance
- Changing a Volume's Class
- Volume Display Settings
- Copying Volumes
- Deleting Volumes
- Redefining Volume's Survey
Exporting Volumes
- Exporting to DUGIO
- Exporting to Text
- Exporting to SEG-Y
- Exporting Compressed Gathers
- Editing SEG-Y headers
- Setting SEG-Y binary headers (export)
- Setting SEG-Y trace headers (export)
- Setting the SEG-Y text (EBCDIC) header (export)
Horizons
- Horizon Overview
- Creating a Horizon
- Horizon Undo and Redo
- Loading Horizons
- Context Menu (Horizon)
- Horizon Details and Configuration
- Multi-survey Horizons
- Copying a Horizon
- Redefining Horizon Survey
- Redefining Horizon Display Settings
- Updating Class Settings of Multiple Horizons
Interpreting Horizons
- Manual Picking (Horizon)
- Propagating a Horizon
- Configuring Gather Horizons
- Erasing a Horizon
- Displaying Adjacent Horizon Picks
- Surface Groups
Horizon Attributes
- Using Custom Properties
- Custom Horizon Properties
- Using Horizon Properties
- Horizon Display and Amplitude Extraction
- Structural Curvature for Horizons
- Displaying Horizon Histograms
- Working with Horizon Colourbars
Horizons (Import/Export)
- Importing a Horizon
- Using the Horizon Text Importer
- Import Formats (Horizon)
- Exporting a Horizon
- Export Formats (Horizon)
- Exporting Multiple Horizons
Horizon Operations
- Horizon Operations in Map View
- Horizon Amplitude Extraction
- Derivative Filter (Horizon)
- Erase (Horizon)
- Extract (Horizon)
- Gather Amplitude Operation
- Ghost (Horizon)
- Header Extraction
- Horizon Maths
- Common Horizon Tasks (Horizon Maths)
- Interpolate/Extrapolate (Horizon)
- How Interpolation Settings Work
- Regrid (Horizon)
- Smooth (Horizon)
- Snap (Horizon)
- Create Horizon from Well Markers
- Create Constant Horizon
- Create Gather Horizon from Non-Gather Horizon
Groups
- Creating Groups
- Copying Groups
- Viewing a Volume Group
- Enabling/Disabling with Groups
- Display Groups
- RGB and CMY Groups
- Selection Groups
- Co-rendering Multiple Volumes
- Panel Groups
Faults
- Faults Overview
- Viewing Faults
- Context Menu (Fault)
- Picking Faults
- Working with Unassigned Fault Sticks
- Assigning/Unassigning Fault Sticks
- Bulk Operations on Fault Sticks
- Importing a Fault
- Exporting a Fault
Wells
- Wells Overview
- Creating a New Well
- Well Settings and Display
- Defining Well Path
- Defining Markers (Wells)
- Defining Time/Depth Pairs (Wells)
- Defining Log Curves
- Selecting Default Components (Wells)
- Using Multiple Log Curve Files (Wells)
- Managing Well Components
- Editing Well Components
- Assigning Classes and Units to Well Curve
- Importing a Legacy Well
- Import Formats (Wells)
- Importing Bulk Well Data
- Adding Wells (to session)
- Picking Well Markers
- Exporting Basic Well Information
- Exporting Bulk Well Data
- Exporting Traces Along Well Path
- Exporting Well Checkshots
- Exporting Well Deviations
- Exporting Well Markers
- Exporting Log Curves
- Exporting Well to Shapefile and Kml/Kmz files
- Working with Well Markers and Tops
- Taking Ownership of Wells
Well Displays
- Well Display in Sections and 3D
- Well Correlation and Single Well View
- Using the Well Correlation View
- Using the Single Well View
- Working with Templates
- Well View Settings
- Markers and Horizons in Well Displays
- Tracks Overview
- Adding Seismic or Gather Tracks
- Using the Well Connection Track
- Curve Tracks
- Curve Display Settings
- Well Log Curves
- Volumes as Curves
- Crossover Fill Curves
- Stacked Fill Curves
- Overlaying wells on Seismic/Gather Tracks
- Editing Markers (Well Correlation View)
- Selecting Well Curves
- Time-Depth Conversion with Wells
- Crossplot highlights in Well Views
Well Manager
- About the Well Manager
- Using the Well Info Summary Table
- Using the Well Components Table
- Editing Labels in Well Manager
- Searching for Wells
Probes
- Creating a Probe
Arblines
- Creating an Arbline
- 2D Arbline Picking
- Editing an Arbline
- Moving an Arbline
- Viewing Data Along Arbline
- Importing an Arbline
- Exporting an Arbline
Polygons
- Polygon Overview
- Creating a Polygon
- Editing a Polygon
- Picking in Map View (Polygon)
- Picking in IL/CL View (Polygon)
- Picking in 3D View (Polygon)
- Picking in Arbline View (Polygon)
- Using Fault Polygons
- Using Correlation Polygons
- Polygon Operations
- Exporting a Polygon
- Importing Polygons
Tables
- Using Tables
- Create New Table
- Using Table Maths
- Exporting Table
- Using Table to Overlay Views
- Using the Points of Interest Table
Crossplots
- Crossplots (Overview)
- Configuring Crossplots
- Highlighting crossplot points (from sections)
- Using Litho-Fluid Models
- Highlighting geobodies (from crossplots)
- Crossplot polygon points (example export)
- Using Multiple Well Crossplots
- Display Trends and Regression in Crossplots
Mutes
- Manual Picking (Mute)
- Creating an Angle Mute
- Exporting Mute
- Creating a Mute Table
Cultures
- Working with Culture
- Importing Culture Files
- Importing Non-Georeferenced Image Files
- Importing Bubble Map
- Configuring Bubble Map
- Draping Culture on Horizon
QI
- Create a Prior Model
- Importing a LithoFluid Model/PDF
- Using Rock-Physics Trends
QI Stochastic Model
- QI Stochastic Model Overview
- Using the QI Stochastic Model Window
- Loading a Trend File
- Creating Fluid Composite
- Creating Lithologies Composite
- Creating Litho-Fluids
- Creating Interfaces
- Using the Probabilities Tab
- Reflectivity and Separability
- Generating a Litho-fluid Model
- Generating an Interface Model
Wavelets
- Wavelet Overview
- Creating a Wavelet Field
- Importing a Wavelet
- Location/Time-Specific Wavelet
- Configuring the Wavelet Preview Window
- Statistical Wavelet Extraction
Window Models
- Creating a Windowing Model
Time/Depth Conversion
- Converting Time-Depth
- How it Works (Time-Depth Conversion)
- Interval velocity posting convention
Processes
- Processes Overview
- Processes in Insight
- Anisotropic Model Conversion
- Angle Gathers
- Angle Stacks
- Assign Header Values
- Attribute Maps
- Attribute Maps Stack
- Autocorrelation
- Automatic Gain (AGC)
- AVA Stack Rotation
- AVO Polynomial Fit
- Band-Pass Filter
- Body Detection
- Cadzow Filter
- Composite QC
- Convolution
- Create Gathers
- Constrained Simultaneous Inversion (Absolute)
- Constrained Simultaneous Inversion (Relative)
- Correlation (Similarity)
- Cross Correlation 2D
- Cross Correlation
- Curvature (Process)
- Deconvolution
- Delta Model
- Despike
- Detect Mute
- Directional Correlation (Similarity)
- Dip Azimuth
- Dip Field
- Dip Filter
- Edges
- Enhance Flat
- F-K Transform
- F-X Transform
- Flattener
- Frequency-Domain Radon
- Frequency Split
- FX Deconvolution
- Gain
- Header and Trace Interpolation
- Header Maths
- Header Sequence Builder
- Hi-Res Radon Transform
- Incoherence
- Instantaneous Attributes
- Intercept and Gradient
- K Filter
- LF Model (End Member Trends)
- LF Model (Ghost Horizon)
- LF Model (Simple Kriging)
- Linear Moveout Correction (LMO)
- Linear Noise Removal (LNR)
- LithoFluid Probability
- Local Trace Alignment
- Match
- Minimum Phase
- Mute Gathers
- NaN Removal
- Normal Moveout Correction
- Partial Binning/Stacking
- Phase Rotation
- Pick Multiple Horizons
- Picked Function Model
- Plane Wave Dip Filter
- Polygon Mute
- Pore Pressure: Density Volume
- Pore Pressure: Eaton Pressure Volume
- Pore Pressure: Miller (No Unloading) Pressure Volume
- Posting Convention Conversion
- Q Filter
- Q Estimation
- Q Conversion
- Reassign Geometry Headers
- Reassign SCALCO/SCALEL Headers
- Restore Mute
- RMO Correction
- Semblance (Similarity)
- Semblance (Velocity)
- Simple Mute
- Simple Structured Model
- Spectral Decomposition
- Spectral Shaping
- Trace Chooser
- Stacking
- Structurally-Oriented Filter
- Tau-P Mute
- Time-Frequency Denoise (TFDN)
- Trace Header Variables for Math Expressions
- Trace Mix
- Trace Padding
- Trace Shift
- Trim Statics
- True-Amplitude Frequency Equalisation (TAFE)
- V0 from Delta and Isotropic Depth Mig Velocities
- Velocity Conversion
- Velocity Model (From Well Checkshots)
- Volume No-Decrease
- Velocity Re-Datum
- Volume Combine
- Volume CRS Conversion
- Volume Derivative
- Volume Integration
- Volume Interpolation/Extrapolation
- Volume Maths
- Volume Maths (Simple)
- Functions and Variables for Math Expressions
- Using Math Template
- Volume Merge
- Volume Resampling
- Volume Sculpting
- Volume Smoothing
- Volume Sort (Records)
- Volume Swap
- Wavelet Transform
- Zero Phase
Workflows
- Using Workflows
- Submitting Workflows to the Local Job Scheduler for Windows
- Managing Submitted Workflows
- Managing Jobs via the Cluster Monitor
- Troubleshooting Workflow Submission Issues
Well Processes
- Using Well Processes
- Curve Extrapolator
- Curve Filter
- Curve Maths
- Curve Maths (Simple)
- Elastic Properties (Isotropic)
- Fluid Property Calculator
- Reflectivity (Stack & Gather)
- Vs or Density (from Vp)
- Synthetics (Stack & Gather)
- Thickness Calculator
Residual Moveout (RMO)
- Create Episode for RMO picking
- Parabolic RMO Picking
- Non-Parabolic RMO Picking
- Effective Eta Picking
- Configuring Display Settings (RMO)
Volumetrics
- Using the Volumetrics Wizard
- Defining Volumetrics Parameters
Mistie Correction
- Manual Mistie Corrections
- Manual Mistie Corrections (Overview)
- Manual Mistie Corrections (2D)
- Manual Mistie Corrections (3D)
- Automatic Mistie Corrections
- How it Works (Automatic Mistie)
- Viewing Mistie Summary
Velocity Picking
- Velocity Picking Overview
- Create a Velocity Picking
- Using the Velocity Picking Window
- Configuring the Velocity Picker
- Configuring the Semblance
- Interpolation/Extrapolation (Velocity Picking)
- Stacking (Velocity Picking)
- Configuring Display Settings (Velocity Picking)
- Picking the Velocity
- Exporting/Importing Velocity Picks
Synthetics
- Synthetics Overview
- Using the Synthetics Window
- Creating Synthetic Cases
- Defining Log Curves (Synthetics)
- Applying Sequential Backus Averaging
- Overriding Wavelets
- Overriding the Display Window
- Overriding the Window of Interest
- Editing Time/Depth Pairs (Synthetics)
- Working with Time-Depth Sets and Checkshots
- Manually Create T-D Pairs
- Resampling Time-Depth Pairs
- Generating T-D Pairs from another well
- Displaying the Velocity Model Curve
- Generating T-D Pairs from Sonic Log
- Generating T-D Pairs from Velocity Model
- Defining View Settings (Synthetics)
- Displaying the Delta Curve
- Displaying the Drift Curve
- Displaying the Correlation Curve
- Statistical Analysis of Synthetics
- Exporting Synthetics/Seismic Traces
- Displaying Synthetics Well Curves
Anisotropy
- Using the Anisotropy Tool
- Displaying the Delta Curve
- Displaying the Velocity Model Curve
Predict and Lithofluids
- Using the Predict Window
- Configuring Volumes (Predict)
- Configuring Wells (Predict)
- Applying Filters and Including Result Curves
- Arbitrary Locations (Predict)
- Spike (Predict)
- Configuring Lithofluid Probability Tracks
- Defining View Settings (Predict)
- Legend
Pore Pressure Prediction
- PPP: Module Summary
- Operation Modes and Applications
- Pore Pressure Calculation Methods
- Module Startup and Well Settings
- Well Settings
- Well Configuration for the PPP Module
- Overburden Pressure (OBP)
- Normal Compaction Trend Lines (NCTL)
- Eaton's Method
- Miller's Method
- Calibration Points
- Centroid Method — Pore Pressure in a Hydraulically-Connected Formation
- 3D Model Building - Volume Preparation and 1D Well Verification
- 3D Model Building - 3D volume generation
- View Options
- Track Options
- Export Options
- PPP: Hints and Troubleshooting
Spectra Analysis
- Spectra Analysis Overview
- Adding data to Spectral Analysis
- Spectral Analysis Settings
- Spectra Chart Settings
- How it Works (Spectral Analysis)
Insight and Petrel
- Insight and Petrel Overview
- Installing the Petrel Link
- Linking Insight and Petrel
- Synchronise Data (Petrel Link)
- Troubleshooting: Verifying Petrel Link
- How to manually install Petrel Link?
Insight and Kingdom
- Insight and Kingdom Overview
- Configuring the Kingdom Link
- Using the Kingdom Link
- Downloading and Installing SQL Server 2014
- Downloading and Installing SQL Server Management Studio Express
- Manually Attaching Kingdom SQL Database
- Troubleshooting: Enabling TCP/IP in the SQL Server
- Troubleshooting: Windows services SQL Server (SMTKINGDOM) and SQL Server Browser Are Running
- Troubleshooting: File System Permissions
- Troubleshooting: Setting More Controls On The Port Used by SQL Server
Data Manager
- Launching the Data Manager
- Backup a Project
- Restore a Project
- Repair a Project Database
- Compact a Project Database
- Clone a Project Database
- Synchronising Projects
- Copy Objects Tool
- Command Line Control
- Reports
- Well Manager
References
- Formats accepted by Insight for import and export
- Insight's Automatic Well Curve Class Assignment
Acknowledgements
- Acknowledgements

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