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Contents
Welcome to OFM® .............................................................................................................. 1
What’s New in OFM............................................................................................................ 2
New Mapping....................................................................................................................... 2
New Reporting ..................................................................................................................... 5
Decline Curve Analysis (Unconventional Resources DCA Techniques) ...................................... 6
Charting/Scatter/Dashboard Enhancements ........................................................................... 8
Add Custom Variable in Dashboard analysis ........................................................................... 8
Performance Enhancements-Dashboard Cache Manager ......................................................... 8
Upgrade Classic plots to New Charting Format ....................................................................... 9
Bug Fixes ......................................................................................................................... 10
Russian display in classic report .......................................................................................... 10
Deviation display on base map ............................................................................................ 10
Known Issues .................................................................................................................. 11
Secondary monitor ............................................................................................................. 11
Marker size ........................................................................................................................ 11
Licensing .......................................................................................................................... 12
Schlumberger Licensing ...................................................................................................... 12
CodeMeter Dongle support ................................................................................................. 12
Discontinuation of Node locked Licenses.............................................................................. 12
License Daemon changes ................................................................................................... 12
Solaris Systems Not Supported by Schlumberger Licensing ................................................... 13
OFM User Help ................................................................................................................. 14
Online Help........................................................................................................................ 14
Example Workflows ........................................................................................................ 14
Online Help PDF Documents ........................................................................................... 14
Guides and Release Notes .................................................................................................. 14
Using PDF Files .............................................................................................................. 14
Installing Adobe Reader ................................................................................................. 14
Technical Support .............................................................................................................. 14
How to reach us ............................................................................................................... 15

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Welcome to OFM®
OFM® well and reservoir analysis software offers quick and easy access to important information for
managers, petroleum engineers, and geoscientists. It provides a cost effective and integrated
environment in which to accomplish complex workflows, forecasting analysis, and visualization of
reservoir and production data. OFM enables early detection of production problems and their cause,
allowing engineers to manage more wells in less time unlocking the asset to produce at full potential.
• Interactive history matching, forecasting, and reserves calculations
• 3D and 4D production trending, bubble plotting, decline and type curve analyses
• Early detection and diagnosis of production and injection problems
• Integration with Petrel, Avocet, and Merak for extended workflows
• Collaborative workspaces for best practice sharing
• API for greater openness for user customization
• Interactive analysis dashboard where you can display multiple chart types and a change in one
chart will update the other charts
These release notes describe the most significant new features, enhancements and known limitations
based on user requests, as well as changes to improve flexibility and performance. Consult the Table of
Contents for a list of the new features within this release, and then click on a feature to view the
details. The full set of OFM documentation, including documentation for prior OFM releases, can be
downloaded from the Schlumberger Support Portal.

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What’s New in OFM
OFM 2018.1 expands the functionality of the Analysis Dashboard introduced in OFM 2016.1. The new
analysis modules include report, mapping and decline curve analysis (DCA) which empower you to
extend and standardize the workflows in a dashboard context.
New and exciting features greatly extend and enhance the reservoir and production analysis in the
following key verticals:

• Analysis: OFM 2018.1 introduces new analysis modules - An entire mapping suite as layers on a
GIS or non-GIS background; An exception-based reporting module with conditional highlighting
and cross filtering; A new DCA module that comprises methods for unconventional resources,
along with numerous enhancements. This allows creation of “standard template dashboard”
across your organization.
• Usability/Interactivity: All methods in the dashboard dynamically interact with each other and
with the project entities, such as completions, wellbores, etc. Hence, faster turnaround and
synchronization between components.
• Performance: OFM 2018.1 has a cache mechanism built in to improve analysis performance in
a session enabling increased work efficiency and reliability.
• Workflow Extensibility: OFM API provides tools to extend workflows that you can leverage to
make OFM your organization's central data analysis product.
• Customizability: You can customize the Analysis Dashboard to fit operational needs and
workflows. Multi-dimensional analysis methods, along with enhanced usability, provide fit-for-
purpose workflows and support standardization.

New Mapping
The Analysis Dashboard introduced in OFM 2016.1 is further extended to introduce a new mapping
module on a GIS or Non-GIS (if well lat-long are not available) background layer.
One or more mapping layers can be added on top of the background layer to analyze production and
reservoir data. Each layer interacts with the navigation pane along with any analysis added to the
dashboard (Line, Scatter, Bar, Report, Decline Curve Analysis).

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Following mapping layers are supported:

Layer Type Application Example

Annotation Create annotations on the map or load an existing
annotation file
Bounded Show areas or categories in value-based colors VRR for Waterflood Patterns
Bubble Display multi-dimensional bubble maps; Areal Trend for
Point, Pie, Column, FillLine, Stacked etc. Production/Injection data
Contour Display two-dimensional contour or color-filled Net Pay, Pressure
maps of spatially distributed data
Deviation Display wellbore paths relative to the positions of
the wells
Grid Identify trends and anomalies in your field data Net Pay, Pressure, OOIP, EUR
Heat Visualize density of completions by using a color
scale
Label Display static data, such as well names, and
dynamic data, such as oil.cum, on the map
Map Server Connect to and display ArcGIS and Web Map
Service (WMS) maps
Shape File Display shapes that are contained in a shape
(.shp) file
Well Spacing Visualize the boundary of influence of each well:
Voroni or Radial partitions
Well Symbol Identify well type or status based on symbol
association

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Figure 1 Cumulative Oil and Water Bubble Pie with Size by Liquid Production. Split Overlaps displays each
completions contribution to the Wellbore Production

Figure 2 Example of a Bounded Layer: Waterflood Pattern area is built based on a pattern definition and associated
VRR value range is displayed. (Note: Non-GIS background)

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New Reporting

A report can bring additional value in a company’s standard production surveillance analysis dashboard.
A new reporting module is added to the analysis dashboard as well. You can retrieve information in a
tabular format in a variety of display options. Any report can be customized to display “Conditional
highlighting” based on any criteria or filter information based on “Cross Field Record filters”
functionalities. This enables quick access to information in production and reservoir surveillance.

Figure 3 Conditional Highlighting in a Report based on any input criteria; Highlight wells that have “high lifting cost”
Or highlight wells based on production variation (exception reporting)

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Decline Curve Analysis (Unconventional Resources DCA
Techniques)
The Analysis Dashboard is augmented with an entire new DCA module that enables users to forecast
production using widely used industry standard techniques for unconventional resources; Arps,
Duong, Power Law and Stretched Exponential methods. This module will subsequently contain
most of the classic DCA module functionalities in OFM.

All DCA methods are easily accessible in the toolbar along with additional options. Once you click on a
method, the forecast curve is displayed and you can modify forecast parameters in the legend itself and
display the changes in the forecast curve.

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 Figure 4: Decline Curve for Gas Rate using Arps and Stretched Exponential Methods

All properties of the charting are supported in the decline curve plot as well; curve, axes properties etc. via the
property inspector. You can also view “Chart Annotations” as supported in the charting module on the DCA
plot.

Figure 5 Chart Annotations on the DCA plot

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Charting/Scatter/Dashboard Enhancements

Numerous major enhancements are added in OFM 2018.1 as mentioned below:

▪ [Line Chart/DCA] Fill Area under the Curve: Fill area can be displayed under the curve.
▪ [Line Chart] Stacked, %, Sum, Average Chart Types are now supported.
▪ [Line Chart] Display value label
▪ [Line Chart] Chart Area Color Customization
▪ [Line Chart / DCA] Annotation comments are now visible on the chart with a vertical line for easy
reading
▪ [Line Chart/ Map] Min-Max Size and Color Control for Charts and Maps in the legend
▪ [Line Chart/Map] Pick chart/map element from Inspector: If a chart has multiple curves, you can
now pick any curve from the inspector instead of clicking on the curve on the plot.
▪ [Scatter Plot] Display Entity Label
▪ [Scatter Plot] Enable Trace line for single or multiple points in a scatter plot
▪ [Annotations] Annotations can be directly written to the Shared workspace from My workspace.
▪ [Dashboard] Multiple Charts in the same analysis dashboard can be Synced (Same X axis date
range, all charts can zoom in at the same time)
▪ [Dashboard] Presentation Mode is introduced to expand real estate in an analysis dashboard
▪ [Dashboard] Legend for any analysis in the dashboard is movable and resizable

Add Custom Variable in Dashboard analysis

In addition to input variables and calculated variables, you now can add custom or ad-hoc variables for
production analysis. Custom variable names are prefixed with "_Eq:" and followed with equation
expression so that they are shown at the top of the selector list.
Custom variables can be used in the Dashboard as along as the project is open. When you close and
reopen the project, the custom variables are no longer available.

Performance Enhancements-Dashboard Cache Manager

The new Dashboard analyses are optimized for data loading when opening and
modifying. Considerable enhancement in the analysis performance was implemented by introducing the
Dashboard Cache Manager.
The following is an example:
You are working on a Line Chart with 22 curves on the chart. You add a new curve. OFM will only load
the new curve and the 22 curves will not be reloaded. Without the caching, the line chart is redrawn
and the existing 22 curves are reloaded. A similar approach is applied to mapping, reporting and
scatter plots as well.
Note: It is only applied to the current Dashboard Analysis. The cache is cleared when you reopen the
project.

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Upgrade Classic plots to New Charting Format
Classic OFM charts can now be upgraded to New Charting Dashboard by a simple right mouse click.

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Bug Fixes
Russian display in classic report
Fixed the issue that classic report failed to display Russian input table.

Deviation display on base map

Fixed the issue that well deviations failed to display on the Base map.

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Known Issues
Secondary monitor
Format tab options do not work when you drag a window to a secondary monitor.

Marker size
The Marker size setting in the Inspector does not match the Marker size setting in the Variable
Editor.

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Licensing
Schlumberger Licensing
Schlumberger Licensing version 2017.1 is included with OFM 2018.1 release. If you use OFM 2018.1,
you must upgrade your Schlumberger license servers prior to the software installation.
FlexNet ID Dongle will not work with Schlumberger Licensing 2017.1.
Refer to the Schlumberger Licensing User Guide that is included in the Schlumberger Licensing
installation for more information.

CodeMeter Dongle support

Starting with the OFM 2018.1 release, WIBU USB dongle (CodeMeter) and hostid licenses are both
supported. If you have active licenses tied to FLEX ID dongle, it is recommended that you move to a
CodeMeter dongle as this is the one that is supported. Contact your Account Manager to request for a
dongle if you want to use dongle for licensing. For further details on CodeMeter dongle licensing, refer
to the Schlumberger Licensing User Guide.

Discontinuation of Node locked Licenses

Starting OFM 2018.1 release, it is no longer possible to request node-locked licenses. Node locked
licenses are licenses that can be used within one system/computer only.
A node locked license feature looks like this:
INCREMENT OFM32 slbfd 2018.04 30-apr-2018 uncounted ……….

License Daemon changes

Starting OFM 2018.1 release, newer licenses that are generated have the slbsls feature in the license
string rather than the slbfd. Licenses containing both slbsls and slbfd strings will continue to work with
OFM 2018.1 and earlier versions. For future versions, the plan is to switch to supporting slbsls license
daemon only and the switch will be communicated in advance. Users will be switched to slbsls licenses
when renewing them going forward.
A slbsls license feature looks like this:
INCREMENT OFM32 slbsls 2018.04 30-apr-2018 1 …….
A slbfd license feature looks like this:
INCREMENT OFM32 slbfd 2018.04 30-apr-2018 1 …….

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Solaris Systems Not Supported by Schlumberger Licensing
Slbsls licenses are not supported on Solaris systems. Users that are currently running license servers on
Solaris systems will need to migrate the license server to the following Windows or Linux systems
supported by Schlumberger Licensing:
Windows
• Windows® 7 SP1 64-bit
• Windows 8.1 64-bit
• Windows 10 64-bit
• Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit
• Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 64-bit
Linux
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® server version 6 Update 3 or later (x86_64).

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OFM User Help
OFM provides user assistance with online help, PDF documents, and video tutorials.

Online Help
For your convenience, help is provided online with an index, a table of contents, and full text search.

Example Workflows

The online help system for this release now includes example workflows. The examples use more than
one feature or type of analysis to show a potential workflow.
The examples help you to understand the different OFM features within workflows. You can use the
sample workspaces in your OFM installation folder to work through the examples.

Online Help PDF Documents

The OFM online help is available in Adobe® Acrobat® PDF file format. There is one file for each major
heading in the online help. The files are located in <installation directory>\Help\Offline PDF Files.

Guides and Release Notes

The following files are installed in the OFM installation directory:
• \Guides And Release Notes\OFM_InstallationGuide.pdf
• \Guides And Release Notes\OFM_ReleaseNotes.pdf
• \Guides And Release Notes\Getting Started with the OFM API.pdf

Using PDF Files

You can use the PDF files to navigate through a document quickly and perform full-text searches. In
addition, you can view the PDF files online, distribute to multiple users electronically, or print.
You must have Adobe Reader® installed to read the .pdf files.
To view PDF files, double-click to open them, and then move through the document by
clicking topic headings in the left pane or blue hypertext links in the text. To print copies,
select File > Print.

Installing Adobe Reader

Adobe® Reader® installation programs for common operating systems are available in a free download
from the Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com

Technical Support
Schlumberger maintains sales and support offices around the world. For information on contacting
Schlumberger, refer to the information below:
• Schlumberger Support Portal: https://www.software.slb.com/support
• Support Contact Details: https://www.software.slb.com/support/contact-details
• Sales, Training, and Other inquiries: https://www.software.slb.com/contactus-visitor

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How to reach us
The Schlumberger Software Support portal — https://www.software.slb.com/ —provides a single,
online location for all your support needs. Within the Support Portal you can quickly search a vast
knowledge base for the answers you need, participate with your peers in discussion forums, and
receive the latest news about SIS products and services.
All support requests are entered into the SIS Customer Care Center incident tracking system, where
they are resolved by local support staff. For those times when you need to speak with a support
specialist, contact numbers are provided for your local support center.
You can also submit support requests via e-mail, to customercarecenter@slb.com.
OFM is a product line of Software Integrated Solutions (SIS). For more information about SIS, please go
to our Web site at https://www.software.slb.com/support.

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