This dialog box opens when you access the Piper Export wizard (after the Welcome dialog box). In this dialog box, you select the type of export, and the file name and path for the file you want to export.
| Important: | Calibration must be done prior to forecasting. |
Type of export
Select from these two options:
1. Building and Calibration — exports well locations, fluid properties, wellbore, rates, and pressures for each well as of the effective date. This information is used to calibrate your selected wells.
Effective Date — if you have production up to the current month, the default date is midnight on the first day of the current month. Click the date and time fields to select the appropriate snapshot in time for your measured rates and pressures.
Tip: When selecting an effective date, it may be helpful to view the Diagnostic tab.
There are four reasons to select this option:
- to build a new model
- to add new wells to an existing model
- to create conventional deliverability typewells in Piper (e.g., Gas: wellhead test, wellhead c&n, sandface c&n, Gas and oil wells: fixed rate or profile)
- to validate a Piper model (also known as calibration)
2. Forecasting — exports well locations and other attributes together with one analytical model per well. This information is used to predict future production.
File name and path
Browse to the appropriate location for your text file to be saved. After you complete the steps in the wizard, you can import this file into Piper®.
| Note: | If you run the wizard again with the same filename, wells with the same name are overwritten. |