Petrel E&P Software Platform Reviews & Product Details

2D and 3D Visualization: Petrel offers advanced visualization capabilities for geoscientific data. Users can view seismic data, well logs, cross-sections, and reservoir models in both 2D and 3D formats. The GUI provides interactive controls for manipulating views, zooming, panning, and rotating, allowing users to explore and analyze data effectively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Petrel is primarily designed for Windows operating systems. While there are workarounds available, it may not offer the same level of native compatibility and performance on other operating systems like macOS or Linux. This limited platform compatibility may disadvantage users who prefer or require alternative operating systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The object tree organization in Petrel is intuitive and user-friendly. Easy to handle data across multiple UTM zones by allowing geodesic coordinates. It is capable of easily visualizing both 2D and 3D seismic data, processing it, and interpreting it by picking horizons, drawing faults and even using seismic attributes makes it a great tool. It also allowed me to handle datasets across the entire basin. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When importing files from external sources, the format selection is often confusing and doesn't seem as flexible as competitors. Besides, it is hard to handle large well data sets with multiple well names and UWIs due to the lack of a database link. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Undoubtely being a world wide recognized Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Undoubtedly being a world wide recognized software in the field of Geoscience, PETREL is highly rated and It is not doubt bad on its interface and output data display un match with any other geoscience software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

High level of data visualization and manipulation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some calculations are happening in the "black-box" without clear mathematical information on the help section Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the strong modeling integration of Petrel from petrophysics, seismic interpretation, geology, reservoir engineering, and geophysics. It has the ability to integrate all kinds of data types and make the good benifit of interpretation. I also like the very impressive visual feeling in 3D. It is striking to inset a plot of Petrel into my presentation or paper.

I can quickly test my idea by editing the model, run simulation (with ECLIPSE or INTERSECT), and see the results. There is seldom a software can do everything in the life of E&P and also display results as good as for a peer reviewed paper. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When Petrel crashes, much of the hard work are lost, even with the auto saving scheduled for every couple of minutes.

Petrel can't interpolate the property grid from one fault model to another. If I edit one fault model for a little bit, remove/add/edit some faults, for example, I have to do the property regeneration or interpolation by my self.

The help document is not very clear. Sometimes it is very hard to find relevant help manual.

It seems Petrel has not handled very well with truncated faults (in saving the model and send to ECLIPSE for simulation). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

All the features that it includes for proper analyses, well logs, seismic and reservoir characterization among others. To have a full suite of functions makes the software one of the most complete tools for geologists and geoscientists Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has some many features in the main window that makes it a little overwhelming for new users when they don't have experience. The main interface is not the most friendly and requires several weeks of practice to have a certain skill level. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Graphics is exelent and includes many algorithm solutions. The theory behind the algorithms is avalable on help buttons. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Requires a lot of resources: hardware. Of course, for a good graphic the computing requirements are very high. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The user friendly PC based platform and the generation of powerful seismic attributes to help with faults and sedimentary features and the reservoir characterization easy to implement such as Ant-tracking and genetic inversion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Links to seismic data are broken when one reopen a new session. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

laptop based

Easily and friendly usage

Easy data transfer and connectively with other E & P software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cost of license, FREQUENT update and cost Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Petrel platform has automated workflows and shares them across the company! Really increases productivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have no critiques of the software at this point in time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.