Link Incoming Wells to Existing Wells dialog box

If at least one well matches the criteria below, this dialog box opens after the import process is complete. All of the wells that meet any of these conditions are listed:

1. Wells that have multiple potential matches to existing wells.

2. Wells imported without a well identifier (for example, a *.csv file for a single well).

3. Wells with potential matches that cannot be updated due to access restrictions in Well Security (see configuring well security) are skipped, and an error message for the well is displayed.

The OK button is enabled after the incoming wells are linked up and are displayed in the Linked Well (Incoming | Existing) pane. In other words, incoming wells cannot be imported unless they are linked to existing wells, or are categorized as new wells.

In this dialog box, you can:

  • Display which incoming wells are linked, and which are not, as a result of the auto-mapping process.
  • Link an incoming well to a well in the database manually.
  • Compare the production data for any two wells (one from the import, and the other from the database, or from a pair of linked wells).
  • Compare the well attributes of two or more wells (one from the import, and the other(s) from the database).

The options in this dialog box include the following:

  • Display Wells by drop-down list — the default setting is Entity Name. Any Entity Header attributes containing data can be selected to identify wells, and they set how the wells are displayed in this dialog box.
  • Link by drop-down list — the default setting is Import Linking Criteria. With this setting, you can select a header that was not initially used in import linking and trigger matching based on the secondary setting. For example, if you are importing wells and the linking criteria is set to match on API and you have duplicate existing wells for an incoming well, you can have a secondary match on the Entity Number. By clicking the Auto Link button (described below), the incoming well is linked to an existing well with matching on Entity Number.
  • Incoming Wells section — lists incoming wells that have not been linked up.
  • Link button — links a single well from the incoming list to a single well from the database list. After a link has been made, the two linked items are moved to the Linked Wells pane. This button is disabled if the two selected items are not compatible. For example, in an unallocated .dp2 or .298 file, a meter station cannot be linked to an unallocated well.
  • New well button — enabled when incoming wells are selected that are not currently in the database. Clicking this button moves the selected wells to the Linked Wells pane.
  • Ignore well button — enabled after you select a well(s) in the Incoming Wells pane. By clicking this button, you can exclude these wells from the import process.
  • Existing Potential Well Matches section — lists wells in the database that are a potential match for the incoming wells based on the Display Link by setting. Or, if the Show all wells option is selected, lists all wells in the database. A well in this list is not updated on import.
  • Show all wells option — when this checkbox is selected, all of the wells in the database are displayed in the Existing Wells pane.
  • Auto Link button — clears the current linking results and restarts the auto-mapping process according to the single setting displayed in the Link by field. For more information, see the Link by description. The Auto Link feature operates on a 1:1 basis with wells too. In other words, you cannot auto-map multiple wells to a single well.
  • Unlink button — removes the items selected in the Linked Wells pane and returns them to their original locations. (If the well ID in a *.harmony file has been used for matching, it cannot be unlinked.)
  • Unlink All button — removes the links for all of the items in the Linked Wells pane.
  • Reset button — resets the entire dialog box to its original settings (initial view).
  • Linked Wells (Incoming I Existing) section — lists the wells that have been linked (incoming to existing), or new wells to be imported. Wells on the left-side of this pane are used to update the corresponding wells on the right-side.
    Empty wells have only their well name set (their API, DLS, NTS, Production ID, and Well Alias Name are blank) and are listed as new wells in this pane.
  • Compare by drop-down list — displays the production variables that can be plotted (one at a time).
  • Production tab — clicking wells in either the Imported Wells or the Existing Wells pane displays the production data for the selected wells. Clicking two wells (one from each of the panes), or a single well in the Linked Wells pane, displays the production data for both wells. Data from the database is displayed in black, while data from the incoming well is displayed in the color of the primary fluid. The plot is disabled when more than one item is selected in the Linked Wells pane.
  • Attributes tab — clicking wells in the Incoming Wells pane displays their corresponding data in the Attributes tab. Subsequently clicking one or more wells in the Existing Wells pane displays their corresponding data in the Attributes tab.
  • Stop Import — stops the import process of wells that do not have a 1:1 mapping.
  • Cancel — cancels the current batch of wells that do not have a 1:1 mapping.
  • OK button —completes the import of well data, including the addition of new wells, and linking incoming wells to existing wells as specified.
Note:    Meter stations cannot be manually linked up in Harmony Enterprise. If meter stations exist in an imported .298 or .harmony file, they are automatically brought into a project when they are imported.