Create a Configuration

Before you can run a simulation, you must first create a well configuration. This video and accompanying tutorial teaches you how to create a configuration from one of several templates we have created.

From the homepage, either click the new configuration button (1), or if you have no configurations yet, the New configuration text (2).

New Configuration Inputs

After pressing  New configuration simply fill out the form in

1) Name your configuration anything you want, as long as a configuration with that name does not already exist. We will call this simulation My Configuration

2) Select which type of rig best describes the well configuration you want to drill with. The main options are:

* Offshore

* Onshore

We will select Offshore

3) The new configuration is based on a selected template. These templates are examples of wells of different length and inclination. To make things easier to get started, we have created several templates to choose from as a starting guide. The 3 main templates are:

As you can see, these templates main differences are the well geometry, which plays a pivotal role in the drilling process.

From the Choose well template drop-down list, select the one you believe will best fit your planned well.

4) Finally, we select or make a folder to place this configuration in if you would like, e.g. Turtorials.

Your new configuration will then be visible on the Home page, or in one of your folders. It is also possible to mark some of your configurations as favorites. They will then appear at the top of the Home page under the Favorites heading.

Configuration Editing

To see how to edit a configuration, and some tips/tricks to using our configuration editors, see our main tutorials page, and select and filter by Configuration