Tutorial: Creating and deleting wells

This tutorial shows you how to create and delete wells. WellSim stores the well's data in the database that is currently open.

Creating a new well

You will create a new well, called MY WELL:

Open the sample database if it is not already open.
Click at the top left of the window.
Type a well name, MY WELL, and press Enter. WellSim creates the new well.
Read these tips for entering data.
Enter this typical data for a well:

Data	Enter	Note
Description	My well, vertical
Elevation	300	[m] The elevation of the wellhead read more; WellSim uses this to convert between absolute and gauge pressures
Rotary Kelly Bushing	5	[m] The height of the drilling platform above the ground; used to convert depths measured from Rotary Kelly Bushing (RKB) height to depths from ground level
Gravity		The gravitational constant at the well; WellSim's default value is usually adequate

Click Save (top of window).

MY WELL appears in the list of wells on the left of the window. Click in front of MY WELL to display the available data types. These do not contain any data yet.

Deleting a well

Below are the steps to delete a well. Do not actually delete MY WELL that you created above; you will use it in later tutorials.

On the left of the window, click the well name to delete.
Click .
Click OK.

WARNING: When you delete a well, you will also delete all the data that you have entered for the well, and this data cannot be retrieved.

Introduction

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Reference

Installing WellSim

Tutorial: Creating and deleting wells

Creating a new well

Deleting a well