Wellbore Visuals
Read the 3D wellbore and the dogleg severity heatmap on a PetroBench well. What the colors mean and what to do when something is missing.
The Wellbore Visuals tab gives you two ways to look at a well: an interactive 3D path and a dogleg severity heatmap reference. Both read from the well's primary directional survey.
1. Where to Find It
- Open a well from the Wells list
- Click the Wellbore Visuals tab at the top of the well dashboard
What you see depends on permissions. Each card is gated separately.
2. The 3D Wellbore
The left card is an interactive 3D plot of the wellbore trajectory. It is generated client-side from the primary directional survey: no extra processing step, no separate "build" button.
2.1 What the Colors Mean
Each segment is colored by the worst of two checks at that survey point: dogleg severity and inclination. The thresholds:
| Color | Dogleg Severity (°/100ft) | Inclination (°) |
|---|---|---|
| Green | < 3 | < 30 |
| Yellow | 3 to 6 | 30 to 60 |
| Orange | 6 to 10 | 60 to 85 |
| Red | ≥ 10 | ≥ 85 |
DLS wins ties: a segment with high DLS but low inclination still shows as red. A perfectly vertical well is one continuous green line.
2.2 Moving Around
- Rotate: click and drag
- Zoom: scroll
- Pan: right-click and drag (or two-finger drag on a trackpad)
- Reset view: double-click the plot
Hover any point to see TVD, East/West, North/South, inclination, and DLS at that depth.
2.3 Axes and Units
- X axis: East/West displacement
- Y axis: North/South displacement
- Z axis: True Vertical Depth, reversed so deeper is lower on screen
Units follow your account's display units (ft or m). The plot shape stays consistent across users. only labels and tooltip values change.
2.4 Expand to Fullscreen
Click the expand icon in the card header to fill the page with the 3D plot. Click shrink to return.
2.5 When the Plot Is Empty
If the card shows No 3D visualization available:
- The well has no primary directional survey: go to Directional Surveys and mark one as primary
- The primary survey has fewer than 2 points: add at least 2
- The survey is empty: import points or use the Vertical Well shortcut
3. The Dogleg Severity Heatmap
The right card is a reference chart, not a per-well computation. It shows which combinations of DLS and inclination land in each zone, using the same color scale as the 3D viewer.
- X axis: Dogleg severity, 0 to 13°/100ft
- Y axis: Inclination, 0 to 95°
Use it to read off where a given DLS/INCL combination sits before you even look at survey points. The thresholds match the 3D viewer's color logic, so a yellow cell on the heatmap and a yellow segment on the 3D path mean the same thing.
The heatmap is a static reference. It is not driven by your well's data. If you want a per-depth view of your specific well, use the dogleg severity chart below.