Input files

In this section you enter the variables to be consolidated.

Files to be Consolidated

In the Input files screen you enter the inputs you wish to consolidate.

Click on the Add file button to add a new file to the list. The remaining columns in the table will be filled in from data found in the input file.

The Add dummy button allows you to enter a dummy entry. With a dummy entry, you specify the hydrocarbon type, volumes and risks in a set of dialogs. Dummy entries are useful for (a) what-if scenarios and (b) those occasions when you have some prospect results but no REP file - perhaps because they were generated by another piece of software or some wild-eyed loons, probably both.

When you are doing a consolidation with common risks, REP will check that any file added conforms to the rules for the consolidation type. To avoid this check use the "Stacked prospects" option. See Consolidation typefor more details.

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Add file	Add in a new entry - prospect or consolidation, from file. It uses the standard windows dialog.
Add project file	If you are using a project clicking this shows a a tree view of all the prospects and consolidations in the project. Click to load one into this consolidation. The tree dialog also has a browse button to add a prospect or consolidation not in the project. It will be added to the project as well as this consolidation. Remember to save the project with the new entries, should you wish. There is also a filter facility, so you can choose files based on criteria such as hydrocarbon type, resource class or volume.
Add dummy	Add a dummy entry and enter it's details in succeeding dialogs
Load from XL	Load dummy entries from an XL spreadsheet. See loading dummy entries from XL
Up	Click to move selected input file up
Down	Click to move selected input file down
Delete	Click to remove the current entry.
Name/file/name/file	How the entries are displayed in the tree view.
View	·If the entry is a prospect, the prospect is loaded into the prospect summary screen and you can make any changes here. The changes you make are immediately active, so if you re-run the consolidation it will use the changed data. You do not need to save the prospect file first - but of course if you want to keep your changes you should do so eventually. ·If the entry is another consolidation, the consolidation is loaded into the consolidation summary screen. As with a prospect, you can make any changes by making it the active consolidation. The changes are immediately active, so if you rerun the parent consolidation it will use the changed data. You do not need to save the input consolidation file first - but of course if you want to keep your changes you should do so eventually. ·If the entry is a dummy entry, you will go through the sequence of screens defining the entry.
Load all	Loads all the entries into the prospect/consolidation dialogs.
Whole trap	Show whole trap volumes or ..
Company share	.. show company share.

Click the [View] button for any file to see the input data in more detail.

·If the entry is a prospect, the prospect is loaded into the prospect summary screen and you can make any changes here. The changes you make are immediately active, so if you re-run the consolidation it will use the changed data. You do not need to save the prospect file first - but of course if you want to keep your changes you should do so eventually.

·If the entry is another consolidation, the consolidation is loaded into the consolidation summary screen. As with a prospect, you can make any changes by making it the active consolidation. The changes are immediately active, so if you rerun the parent consolidation it will use the changed data. You do not need to save the input consolidation file first - but of course if you want to keep your changes you should do so eventually.

·If the entry is a dummy entry, you will go through the sequence of screens defining the entry.

Order has no significance within a given consolidation; however if you change the order the results may change very slightly. This is due to the random nature of the Monte-Carlo process. This may be more noticeable if you are consolidating inputs of markedly different sizes.

You may specify up to 40 inputs to be consolidated in one pass. This is not a limitation, since you can (and should, with a lot of files) consolidate consolidations.

You can switch off entries, which is useful if you want to see how adding or removing entries. Do this by right-clicking an entry. Right-click again to switch it back on. Or, in the input table (next dialog) un-check and check the "Use" check box

The Input table is another view of the entries:

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Use	To include or not include the entry in the calculation.
Whole trap	Show whole trap volumes ..
Company share	.. or company share.

Entering dummy variables

To enter a dummy variable you must fill in the following dialogs: ID/hydrocarbons/NRI; volumes; and risks.

You can edit an exiting entry by double clicking its name in the tree, or single clicking its name and clicking "View"

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In the next dialog the volumes must be whole trap. There is one for oil and another for gas, whichever or both as appropriate:

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The risks dialog should reflect your current risking scheme. You may have to compromise if your risking scheme is a bad fit with the default (scheme 9).

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Loading dummy entries from XL

To load a number of dummy entries, you can detail them in an XL spreadsheet laid out as shown. You should be able to swipe the table here and paste it into XL to get you started.

			Oil							Gas							Play chance			Prospect specific chance
Name	Hydro-carbon	NRI%	Shape	Unit	Min	P90	P50/mode	P10	Max	Shape	Unit	Min	P90	P50/Mode	P10	Max	Reservoir	Seal	Source	Trap	Reservoir	Seal	Charge
Prospect 1	o	50	lognormal	mmstb		50	100	200									100	90	80	70	60	50	40
Prospect 2	g	70								beta	bcf	200		300		500	90	80	70	60	50	40	100
Prospect 3	o+g	90	normal	mmstb		100	150	200		beta	bcf	20		100		250	80	70	60	50	40	100	100

Note that the first entry goes on line 2 of the XL file. Entries should be case-insensitive. Always check for correct loading (especially of units) by double-clicking the entry name in the tree and clicking through the input dialogs.

Choosing project files based on filters

If you are using a project clicking this shows a a tree view of all the prospects and consolidations in the project. Click to load one into this consolidation. The tree dialog also has a browse button to add a prospect or consolidation not in the project. It will be added to the project as well as this consolidation. Remember to save the project with the new entries, should you wish.

Here is a very simple project tree - just four prospects and 2 consolidations (apart from the current consolidation)

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(By default the tree list will show the consolidation name, but you can show the file or name + file by clicking the appropriate toolbar button.)

Single click a name to add it to the consolidation.


	If pushed in (which it is by default) shows all the prospects in the project
	If pushed in (which it is by default) shows all the consolidation in the project
	Brings up the filter dialog

The filter dialog

On the left is a list of the active filters - just one shown here. You can have as many as you like, and by default they act as ANDs: each filter in the set must pass for the set to pass.

On the right are the details of the current filter - see table below.

One useful feature is that you can save and retrieve filters, which makes it a lot quicker to deploy them.

Data	The data you are filtering on. Click the drop down arrow to show a tree of all the things you can use. The data can in the form of a list (resource class..) a character string (user name..) or a number (P50 recoverable oil)
Op.	How the filter operates - choose from the list (List), enter a character string value (=) or make a numeric comparison (<, =, /=, >, ><, <>)
Low, high	The numeric values used in the test. Specify the units at the same time, if appropriate.
Allow, reject	If the test passes, then is that a cause to all the allow it, or reject it?
Allow nulls	If the value you are testing is null (for example, a P50 oil-in-place in a dry gas prospect) the default is for it to fail the test. Checking Allow allows it.
Value	For character string entries type in the string here. For list entries such as resource class or trap type you can choose from the drop down list. You can enter more than one option - you can choose contingent and reserve categories, for example. But default if it's in the list it's allowed and if it's not it isn't; but you can choose mix it up.
Tool bar facilities
	Open a previously saved set of filters
	Save the current filter set
	Save the current filter set with a new name
	Start again
	Add a new filter to the set
	Delete the current filter