Olga Gui Manual
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DYNAMIC MULTIPHASE FLOW SIMULATOR
OLGA 2015 Version 2015.1
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OLGA GUI User manual
Table of Contents OLGA GUI User manual..................................................................................... 2 Copyright notice ................................................................................................. 3 Relationship between OLGA GUI and OLGA Simulation engine ....................... 5 Introduction to projects and cases ...................................................................... 6 Dataflow in the OLGA GUI together with editors ................................................ 7 Files and file extensions ................................................................................... 10 Case toolbar ..................................................................................................... 12 File menu ......................................................................................................... 17 New .................................................................................................................. 19 Recent .............................................................................................................. 21 Tools ................................................................................................................ 22 Help .................................................................................................................. 23 Options ............................................................................................................. 24 Moving windows ............................................................................................... 26 Diagram view ................................................................................................... 27 Editing a case using the Diagram view............................................................. 29 Context menus for the Diagram view ............................................................... 30 Network connection overview ........................................................................... 34 Configuration of separator/phase split nodes ................................................... 35 Configuration of controller connections ............................................................ 36 Shortcut keys ................................................................................................... 40 Model Browser ................................................................................................. 41 Adding variables ............................................................................................... 43 Time series editor ............................................................................................. 44 Centrifugal pump .............................................................................................. 47 Case overview .................................................................................................. 52 Flowpath geometry data view ........................................................................... 53 Output view ...................................................................................................... 57 Simulation ........................................................................................................ 59 Reports............................................................................................................. 61 Plots ................................................................................................................. 62 Common behaviour in trend, profile and fluid plots .......................................... 63 3D Plots............................................................................................................ 68 Fluid plots ......................................................................................................... 71 Interactive trend and profile plots ..................................................................... 72 Profile plots ...................................................................................................... 77 Trend plots ....................................................................................................... 79 Tools available with OLGA ............................................................................... 83 OLGA Command Prompt ................................................................................. 85 OLGA Viewer ................................................................................................... 86 Risk management and optimisation (RMO)...................................................... 87 Parametric study .............................................................................................. 94 Fluid Definition Tool/Fann table........................................................................ 99 Mud properties - model description ................................................................ 101 IO Configuration Tool ..................................................................................... 104 Add configurations ......................................................................................... 105 Multiphase Toolkit .......................................................................................... 118
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OLGA GUI user manual
OLGA GUI User manual The complete program documentation includes:
OLGA Release notes
OLGA user manual OLGA GUI user manual (this document)
OLGA Sample cases Well editor user manual
OLGA Viewer user manual Pipeline editor user manual
Profile generator user manaul FEMTherm editor user manual
OLGA OPC server guide OLGA Submodelling guide
OLGA Namespace Explorer guide Installation guide
Rocx User manual
All documents listed above are available from the Start menu (Start - All Programs - Schlumberger - OLGA x.x.- Documentation). The OLGA User manual is also available from the Help menu in the GUI. User Manuals for other tools included with the installation (e.g. FEMTherm, Rocx, OLGA Namespace Explorer, etc.) are available from the Help menus in the tools. Release information Please refer to the Release notes for detailed release information. Online help OLGA is equipped with a context sensitive help document which can be opened directly from the user interface. The help can be reached in several ways:
Click the Properties view and press F1 -> leads to the information on the relevant model
Select Help from the File menu Select the Help icon in the upper right corner of the OLGA main window.
Operating system The program is available on PCs with Microsoft Windows operating systems (Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 and 2012). Several versions of OLGA may be installed in parallel. Support centre The Support Portal provides useful information about frequently asked questions and known issues. Please contact OLGA support if problems or missing functionality are encountered when using OLGA or any of the related tools included in the OLGA software package.
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Copyright notice
Copyright notice Copyright © 2015 Schlumberger. All rights reserved. This work contains the confidential and proprietary trade secrets of Schlumberger and may not be copied or stored in an information retrieval system, transferred, used, distributed, translated or retransmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, in whole or in part, without the express written permission of the copyright owner. Trademarks & Service Marks Schlumberger, the Schlumberger logotype, and other words or symbols used to identify the products and services described herein are either trademarks, trade names or service marks of Schlumberger and its licensors, or are the property of their respective owners. These marks may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the express prior written permission of Schlumberger. In addition, covers, page headers, custom graphics, icons, and other design elements may be service marks, trademarks, and/or trade dress of Schlumberger, and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the express prior written permission of Schlumberger. Other company, product, and service names are the properties of their respective owners. An asterisk (*) is used throughout this document to designate a mark of Schlumberger. Security Notice The software described herein is configured to operate with at least the minimum specifications set out by Schlumberger. You are advised that such minimum specifications are merely recommendations and not intended to be limiting to configurations that may be used to operate the software. Similarly, you are advised that the software should be operated in a secure environment whether such software is operated across a network, on a single system and/or on a plurality of systems. It is up to you to configure and maintain your networks and/or system(s) in a secure manner. If you have further questions as to recommendations regarding recommended specifications or security, please feel free to contact your local Schlumberger representative.
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Graphical User Interface
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Relationship between OLGA GUI and OLGA Simulation engine
Relationship between OLGA GUI and OLGA Simulation engine When starting OLGA there are two major components that come into play: OLGA GUI The OLGA GUI (GUI) is the graphical user interface which allows for the creation of new OLGA cases, editing input, starting simulations, viewing results and much more. This is what is described in detail in this document. OLGA Simulator The OLGA simulator is the component that performs the simulation. The simulation is usually started from the GUI but it can also be started independently (using a command line interface). The results from the simulation are stored in plot-files which can be displayed in the GUI.
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Introduction to projects and cases An OLGA case (model) is the collection of all the input data that is sent to the simulator when clicking ‘run simulation’. It normally consists of pipelines, process equipment and more to simulate the real world objects. In addition it contains information about simulation options, boundary conditions, etc. that influence the simulation. A case may also consist of references to other files like tab-files for fluid definitions, files with compressor characteristics etc. An OLGA project is a container for one or more OLGA cases and is a way of organizing relevant files. A project can contain other information like Word documents, reports, Excel calculations and more. The fluid files referred to in a case are automatically included in the project. When working in the OLGA GUI, work is always performed within the context of a project and will create a project when one doesn’t exist. When a case is opened, the GUI will create a project for it and when closing the GUI it will prompt to save the project and the case(s).
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Dataflow in the OLGA GUI together with editors
Dataflow in the OLGA GUI together with editors Dataflow in the OLGA GUI The OLGA GUI can be used to create and edit any OLGA model. The model that the GUI sends to the OLGA simulator is described in a keyword/key based structure. The keywords and their keys can be directly edited in the OLGA GUI. For users familiar with the keyword structure, the OLGA GUI offers a compact editing format using the Model browser and the multikeyword editor. The GUI also includes a set of editors that offer more support for creating new models. An editor in OLGA has the following characteristics:
An editor contains one or more input pages customized for a specific domain
An editor may impose an internal workflow An editor does not use the keywords and keys of OLGA but knows how to convert the input given in the input pages to the OLGA keywords and keys.
There are three editors in OLGA: the Pipeline editor, the Well editor and the Bundle editor. Details for working in these editors are given in specific user manuals. In the following topic, the overall workflow is described. The model you build in an editor can be saved in a library. The library will contain a domain specific representation of the model, not using the OLGA keywords. This model can be reused in different simulation scenarios. Before you run a simulation, you will convert this model into a keyword/key based model which can then be further edited in the keyword based GUI or sent as is to the OLGA simulator. You control the discretization when converting the model to a keyword/key model. This is illustrated in the figure below.
The conversion from editor to keyword/key model is a one-way transition. The generated keyword/key model can be further edited in the keyword based GUI. Any changes made here will not be transferred back into the editor. If you return to the editor after making changes in the keyword based GUI, a warning is issued since when you regenerate the keyword based model, you will overwrite your changes.
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Not all changes done in the keyword/key model is overwritten when you regenerate the model from the editor. The following principle is used: Changes done to the keywords and keys generated by the editor will be overwritten when you regenerate. Changes done to keywords and keys which are NOT generated by the editor will not be overwritten. There are some exceptions to this principle:
Changes done to keys on equipment are not overwritten by the Pipeline editor, except for the keys that control the location of the equipment
Flow connections are not overwritten by either the Pipeline editor or the Well editor
Different strategies when working in editor and keyword based GUI When you work in an editor, you do not use the OLGA PIPE and SECTION keywords to position objects. You typically give the position of e.g. equipment as a distance from the start of the pipeline or well. This is a fundamental difference between working in an editor compared to working in the keyword based GUI. The conversion from the model built in the editor to the keyword based model is done by the editor. The OLGA PIPEs and SECTIONs are created based on the model built in the editor. The editor will make sure that there is a SECTION or SECTIONBOUNDARY where you have positioned the object. The discretization of the model adapts to the model, not vice versa. An example illustrates the difference: Example Modelling a pipeline with a pump with the following geometry:
Modelling this in the keyword based GUI, you will add PIPE keywords and divide it into a number of sections. In order to position the pump exactly where you want (780 meters into the pipe in this example) you must make sure there is a section boundary at 780 meters. Using the Pipeline editor to model this, you define that the pump is positioned at 780 meter. When you generate the OLGA keyword/key model, the editor ensures there is a section boundary at that position and inserts a pump there.
Since the discretization is vital to the results and the simulation speed , you should consider this when working in the editors. Both the Pipeline editor and Well editor have a Discretization page where you tune and preview the discretized model before creating it.
Workflow for building a pipeline in OLGA using the Pipeline editor and Profile generator An overview of the basic workflow for building a pipeline in OLGA including the different tools that support this workflow is shown in the figure below.
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Dataflow in the OLGA GUI together with editors
The Profile generator is a stand-alone tool which is used to simplify a detailed profile into a profile that is used in an OLGA simulation. Too many pipes and sections will reduce the performance of the OLGA simulator. The Profile generator offers a box filter to remove noise and an angle distribution algorithm to create simplified profiles without compromising the simulation results. The pipeline profile created in the Profile generator can be imported into the Pipeline editor. In the Pipeline editor, you can add material to the pipeline, add equipment and specify ambient conditions. The model can then be converted into an OLGA keyword/key model. The model can then be further detailed in the keyword based GUI before running the simulation. When you save the OLGA case into an *opi file, both the input to the editor and the generated model is saved. Workflow for editing an existing OLGA model If you have a case not created by using the Pipeline editor, you have two options: 1.
You can continue to edit the case using the keyword based GUI.
2.
You can connect the flowpaths to the Pipeline editor.
Double-click the flowpath to open it in the Flowpath geometry data view. This is a view of all PIPE keywords in the flowpath. In this view, you can edit all properties of the PIPES. You can also import a geometry to replace the one you already have. To connect a flowpath to the Pipeline editor, click the Open in editor. Note that when you connect an existing flowpath to the editor, only the profile is transferred. The material given by the WALL keywords and other information is not transferred. You can edit the pipeline in the Pipeline editor and then regenerate the model. The original flowpath is then replaced with the generated model. If you want to use the old WALLS, you must select them again using the Flowpath geometry data view. Also note that any signal connections to or from the model will be removed and must be reconnected. Connections to nodes and all equipment are kept. Workflow for building a well in OLGA using the Well editor The workflow for creating a well using the Well editor is similar to using the Pipeline editor. The Well editor contains some basic functionality for filtering the well trajectory. You cannot transfer the geometry from an existing flowpath into the Well editor as you can with the Pipeline editor. There is a separate library for wells created by the Well editor.
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Files and file extensions When using the OLGA GUI understanding the different files used by the GUI and the simulator are not required. A basic understanding of the different file types is still useful when backing up files in Windows Explorer or running simulations from the command line. The figure below illustrates some of the files used by OLGA.
Project File (*.opp) The project file is a file with references to other files (e.g. case files) Case File (*.opi) The case file contains all user input in addition to graphical layout of the model, parametric study input and more. Generated input files (*.genkey) The genkey file is generated when starting an OLGA simulation from the graphical user interface (GUI).
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Files and file extensions
Output files During the simulation, the simulator will produce several types of output files. The most common are trend plots (*.tpl), profile plots (*.ppl), general output information (*.out) and restart files (*.rsw). The files with a ~ prefix e.g. ~Case-0.opi is the case file from the last save. With auto-save turned on for all case files in a project, files are saved at user-specified intervals.
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Case toolbar
Toolbar
Tool tip
icon
Shortcut
Description
key Duplicate case
A new identical case is created and added to the project
Remove case
Gives three options; remove from project delete or delete all output files as well
Save
Ctrl+S
Save as
Copy
Saves the case
Opens a window with the option to save the case with a new name Ctrl+C
Copies the selected components. The label consists of the original label and a suffix and is globally unique.
Paste
Ctrl+V
Pastes the copied components
Delete
Delete
Deletes the selection
button Undo/Redo
Ctrl+Z to undo Ctrl+Y to redo
You can undo and redo the following actions:
Move and re-size objects
Add objects and keywords Delete objects and keywords
Change keywords Change units
Auto-arrange items Paste actions
Connections Text changed in Comment field
Show Grid
Makes the grid on the Diagram view visible
Snap to Grid
Snaps items to the grid when moving them; will work even when the grid is not visible
Straight lines
Use straight line mode for flowpaths and signal lines. Select this command to
change all existing flowpaths and signal lines from right angled lines to straight lines.
set the default mode. Select Straight line to use this on all new flowpaths and signal lines.
Note that it is possible to apply straight line mode to individual
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Case toolbar
Toolbar
Tool tip
icon
Shortcut
Description
key flowpaths and signal lines as well, by using the context menu instead Right angles
Use right angles on flowpaths and signal lines. Select this command to
change all flowpaths and signal lines from straight lines to
right angles. set the default mode. Select Right angle to use this on all new flowpaths and signal lines.
Note that it is possible to apply Right angle mode to individual flowpaths and signal lines as well, by using the context menu instead Auto route
Use auto routing for flowpaths and signal lines. By selecting this command, the diagram will avoid collisions between the objects on the canvas. Flowpaths and signal lines will automatically be routed around nodes and other objects. The auto routing takes place when you connect a signal or flowpath, as well as when you move the end-points of a flowpath or a signal. Note that only the object you are moving or connecting will be auto routed. After the line is auto routed, you can adjust it by moving the control poinmts (or inserting new ones). This will not trigger the auto routing.
Arrange Horizontally Arrange
Rearranges the graphical layout with mainly horizontal flow lines
Rearrange the graphical layout with mainly vertical flow lines
Vertically Local instances
Shows all local instances of the selected object in an editor table; all valves on one flowpath
Global instances
Shows all instances in a case of the selected object in an editor table
Duplicate to all flowpaths
Duplicates the selected object to all flowpaths
Network connections
Opens the Network overview/connection window
Submodel connections
Opens the Submodel connections window.
Add to User’s Library
Adds selected object to the User's Library
Import from User’s Library
Opens the User's Library with a list of objects that can be imported
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Toolbar
Tool tip
icon
Shortcut
Description
key Show user's library
Opens the User's Library with a list of objects.
Parametric
Opens the parametric studies
Studies Copy as image
Copies the Diagram view or plot to the clipboard depending on what is in focus in the centre area
Well library location
Opens a window where you can browse for the well library
Pipeline library location
Opens a window where you can browse for the pipeline library
Profile generator
Opens a separate tool for creating a pipeline profile to be used in OLGA
I/O Configuration tool
Opens the I/O Configuration tool used to define plot variables and to populate variables on the OLGA OPC server.
Risk
Opens the Risk management and optimisation tool used to
Management and
perform sensitivity and uncertainty analysis, as well as tuning/optimisation on parameters defined in OLGA.
Optimisation (RMO) FEMTherm editor
Opens a window with easy configuration of bundles/annulus and burial of flowpaths
Pipeline editor
Opens the pipeline editor which can be used to add a new pipeline to the case.Click the arrow to the right to view already open pipeline editor instances.
OLGA Well editor
Opens the Well editor which can be used to add a well to the case. Click the arrow to the right to view already open well cases.
Run Batch
F4
Runs the simulation from a command shell window, independent of GUI
Run Interactive
F5
Runs the simulation well integrated with GUI
Pause
F9
Pauses the simulation if run interactively
Step
Ctrl+F5
Runs one step (only interactively). Note that this setting does not override the OLGA time step setting.
Step length Stop
Option to configure the length of the step Shift+F5
Stops the simulation
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Case toolbar
Toolbar
Tool tip
icon
Shortcut
Description
key Verify
F7
Checks input file and reports errors and missing information in the output view
Clear errors
Clear all error messages in the Diagram view. You can also select Clear errors from the Context menu of the Output window.
Multiple Plots
Adds a plot tab to the case with the option to select and configure multiple plots
Trend Plot
Adds a trend plot to the case if trend variable(s) are selected
Profile Plot
Adds a profile plot to the case if profile variables(s) are selected
3D Plot
Adds a 3D holdup profile plot
Fluid Plot
Gives the option to plot the fluid properties defined in a tab file
Report
Save Restart
Opens an input report of the case
F3
Saves a restart file (only available for interactive simulation and when the simulation is paused)
Output File
Opens the out file in a text editor
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File menu
File menu When starting OLGA the File menu will appear with New in focus. From the New page, a case can be created by selecting an empty case or selecting a sample. The samples are complete cases that are ready to simulate. The File menu can be accessed by clicking on File at any point in time. To exit the File menu click either on the File tab again or on a case tab.
The File menu covers the following:
File menu item
Shortcut key
Save Project
Description Saves the project and all open cases
Save Project as…
(Ctrl+Shift+S)
Saves the project and all open cases with a new name
Open Case
(Ctrl+O)
Opens a case of file type *.opi, *.inp or*.key
Open Project…
(Ctrl+Shift+O)
Opens a project of file type *.opp
Import…
Opens a case of file type *.geninp or *.genkey
Close Project
Closes the project with option to save project
New
New case or project can be created in this page
Recent
Recent projects and cases are listed in this page
Tools
Internal and external tools can be accessed in this page
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File menu item
Shortcut key
Description
Help
Information about manuals, sample cases and support
Options
Opens the options window
Exit
Closes OLGA with the option to save project
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New
New
New cases or projects are created from the New page. A new project is created by clicking on the Empty project icon. This opens a file window to specify the
location and name of the project. A new case is created either by selecting Empty case or by choosing an appropriate sample.
There are two ways to select a sample for a new case: From the carousel view or from the icon view. The Sample view is selected with the two toggle buttons in the top right.
In carousel view, the samples can be navigated sequentially and shows a preview of the network and a description of the sample. The selected sample is the front most sample highlighted in the orange selection colour. Navigation is done by clicking to the right or left of the selected sample which will scroll the new selected sample to the front. This can also be done using the left and right arrow keys on the keyboard.
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In Categories view, the sample categories are shown on the left side of the window and the samples in each category are shown on the right. The name and location of the new case can be set at the bottom of the window. Use the Browse button to bring up a file window to choose a different location of the case. The default location of new cases can be changed in the Option window. When selecting a sample, OLGA suggests a default case name based on the sample selected and a number if a case with that name already exists. The new case is created by clicking the Create button or double-clicking on the sample. The new case will be added to the currently open project. If no project is open, a new project with the same name as the case is created.
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Recent
Recent Previously opened projects and cases can be accessed from the Recent page.
Selecting a recent project will open all cases from that project in separate tabs. Selecting a recent case will open it and add it to the currently open project or create a default project if no project is open.
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Tools The Tools page is accessed through the File menu.
This page gives access to useful utilities which are installed with OLGA. These tools are documented separately. Other external tools may be added to this page via the Options window.
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Help
Help The Help page is accessed through the File menu.
Help option
Description
OLGA Help
Opens the general user documentation.
Wells Help
Opens the well GUI documentation.
Getting started
Opens a video showing some of the steps to build a case in OLGA
Support Centre
Link to the support centre on the Internet. This option requires Internet access.
Send to support Zips the projects with all cases and data files and attaches it to an e-mail template. About OLGA
Lists the version information.
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Options The overall simulator settings are specified under Options. The Options window is located under the File menu Settings on the General tab are:
My Project Location: Location where file windows will open. Specify if the program shall execute auto-save at specified intervals.
Delete .bat file after batch simulation Simulation threads – number of treads to run simultaneously. By default the number of treads available
will be used in an optimal way. Restore to Factory settings: The layout of the GUI windows, default unit set and similar will be restored.
External programs that should be available from the Tools page can be specified under the External Tools tab. Some programs are set by default during installation and additional programs like Excel, a texteditor etc. can be specified. Select Add… to browse for an external tool to include in this list.
The Default Units tab is used to select the preferred set of units. Units can select from three predefined sets (SI, Metric and Oilfield) or a customized set may be specified. The default units affect the none-given properties and the default values in the property editor and also which units the plotting variables are shown in.
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Moving windows Windows may be hidden and re-opened through the View menu. They may be detached from the frame (floating) and may be docked again by moving the window to the border of the frame. You can drag and drop windows anywhere in the Diagram view. Click the mouse cursor in the top bar of a window and drag to relocate. If you drag the window to any border in the Diagram view, the window will snap to place by the border. Click the crosses located in the top bar to minimize and maximize the windows.
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Diagram view
Diagram view When a case is opened or created the central window of the GUI displays a graphical view of the case. Below is a snapshot from the GUI with the Basic sample case loaded. The Diagram view displays pipelines, nodes, process equipment and more. All visible objects are listed in the components view.
In the Diagram view, nodes and flow lines are drawn schematically, not reflecting the real geometry of the case. Sources, pressure boundaries and process equipment are also visible.
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Rotate labels in the Diagram view Description You can rotate the labels you have used in the Diagram view. This is how you do it: 1.
Mark the relevant label. A rotation wheel is displayed above the label:
2.
Left- or right-click the mouse pointer and drag the wheel in the direction you want to set the label. Note that you can undo and redo the label editing.
3.
Save the case.
The label rotation setting is saved in the case file.
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Editing a case using the Diagram view
Editing a case using the Diagram view Flowpaths Nodes and flowpaths are drawn schematically. All objects shown in the component list can be dragged onto the Diagram view. The process equipment needs to be dropped on a flowpath to be added to the Diagram view. By default the position of the equipment will be where it is dropped on the flowpath . If the inline equipment is given a position (e.g. pipe and section) the position will be adjusted to reflect the real location along the flowpath. Flowpaths can be created either by dragging the Flowpath component from the component list or by dragging from the middle of a node or from a separator’s inlet and outlets. To disconnect a flowpath from a node, select the flowpath, left-click and hold one of the green ends while dragging it away from the node/separator. Fixed points on a flowpath can be added by selecting the flowpath, click and hold the left mouse button and drag to where the fixed point should be added. A fixed point, indicated by a small square, will appear on the flowpath. Fixed points can be moved to shape the flowpath to improve the layout in the Diagram view. This does not change the actual geometry of the flowpath. Fixed points can be removed from the flowpath by right-clicking on the point and selecting Delete segment. Signal connections Signal connections are also based on dragging from one object to the connecting object. To disconnect a signal from an object, select the signal line, left click and hold one of the green ends while dragging it away. Fixed points on a signal line can be added by selecting the signal line, clicking and holding the left mouse button and drag to where the fixed point should be added. A fixed point, indicated by a small square, appears on the signal line. The fixed points can be moved to shape the signal line to improve the layout in the Diagram view.
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Context menus for the Diagram view Context menu in Diagram view
Icon
Option
Suboption
Description Rearrange the graphical layout with mainly horizontal flow lines.
Arrange diagram horizontally
Rearrange the graphical layout with mainly vertical flow lines.
Arrange diagram vertically Fit to page (Ctrl+Q)
Zoom in or out to capture the whole graphical network in the visible part of the Diagram view.
Show grid
Makes the grid on the Diagram view visible.
Snap to grid
Snaps items to the grid when moving them; will work even when the grid is not visible. Opens the network overview/connection window.
Network connections Submodel connections
Opens the Submodel Connections window.
Paste
Pastes object that are copied.
Undo/Redo
You can undo and redo the following actions:
action
Move and re-size objects - Add objects and keywords - Delete objects and keywords - Change keywords - Change units - Autoarrange items - Paste actions - Connections - Text changes in Comment field You can undo all actions until you start a new operation. E.g. Do 5 actions, undo 3 of these and then do a new action. The 2 remaining actions can now not be undone. Choose to show or hide visual objects.
Filter layout Use filter
Save user defined filters with this command or use this
(Ctrl+H)
command to refresh settings.
User
Create user defined filters. Choose Add selected to filter (Ctrl+F7) to add all selected
define filters
objects to the user defined layout filter. Choose Add all of selected type to filter (Ctrl+F8)to add all objects that equals the selected objects type to the filter. Note that only on object can be selected to access this item.
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Context menus for the Diagram view
Icon
Option
Suboption
Description
Choose Clear filter to clear the user defined filter.
All objects are added to the same layout filer and the content of the user defined layout filter is case specific. Show all
Show/hide all filters simultaneously. Select: Signal lines to show/hide all signal lines. Flow and Process to show/hide all flow components and process equipment, apart from transmitters. Instrumentation to show/hide all controllers, signal lines and transmitters. Heat transfer to show/hide all heat transfer conditions. Tuning and corrosion to show/hide all tuning and corrosion objects. Comments to show/hide all comments. Plots to show/hide all plots and values. Labels to show/hide all labels. User defined to show/hide all objects added to a user defined layout filter. Copies the Diagram view or plot to the clipboard depending on
Copy as image
what is in focus in the centre area. Select trend variables
Add, edit or remove global output variables.
Select profile variables
Add, edit or remove global output variables.
Context menu on component in Diagram view Icon Option Copy
Sub-option
Description Copies selected item. The label consists of the original label and a suffix and is globally unique.
Paste
Pastes the copied item onto the currently selected item.
Delete
Deletes selected object.
Undo/Redo
You can undo and redo the following actions:
action
Move and re-size objects - Add objects and keywords - Delete objects and keywords - Change keywords - Change units - Autoarrange items - Paste actions - Connections - Text changed in Comment field You can undo all actions until you start a new operation. E.g. Do 5 actions, undo 3 of these and then do a new action. The 2 remaining actions can now not be undone.
Arrange
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Icon Option
Sub-option
Description Brings the selected object forward.
Bring forward
Brings the selected object to the front.
Bring to front Send backward
Sends the selected object backward.
Send to
Sends the selected object to the back.
back Choose to show or hide visual objects.
Filter layout Use filter (Ctrl+H)
Save user defined filters with this command or use this command to refresh settings.
User
Create user defined filters.
define filters
Choose Add selected to filter (Alt+S) to add all selected
objects to the user defined layout filter. Choose Add all of selected type to filter (Alt+A)to add all
objects that equals the selected objects type to the filter. Note that only on object can be selected to access this item. Choose Clear filter to clear the user defined filter.
All objects are added to the same layout filer and the content of the user defined layout filter is case specific. Show all
Show/hide all filters simultaneously. Select: Signal lines to show/hide all signal lines. Flow and Process to show/hide all flow components and process equipment, apart from transmitters. Instrumentation to show/hide all controllers, signal lines and transmitters. Heat transfer to show/hide all heat transfer conditions. Tuning and corrosion to show/hide all tuning and corrosion objects. Comments to show/hide all comments. Plots to show/hide all plots and values. Labels to show/hide all labels. User defined to show/hide all objects added to a user defined layout filter.
Select visible signals...
Opens a window for selection of which controller signals should be shown graphically.(only available for controllers)
Set colour
This command is only available for flowpaths. You can use different colours on flowpaths. This is useful if you want to visualise separate flowing streams. Select the colours you want to use and click the plus ( ) sign .You can also type in the RGB value instead of selecting a colour. Enter a unique name for the
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Icon Option
Sub-option
Description colour you selected. View the colours used on the flowpath canvas.
Show legend
Note: The selected colours are saved in the case file and in the central settings file and can be used for other cases. Select trend variables
Add, edit or remove output variables for the selected component and for profile variables for a flowpath which is a component in the Diagram view.
Select profile variables
Add, edit or remove output variables for the selected component and for profile variables for a flowpath which is a component in the Diagram view.
Right angled
This command is only available for flowpaths. Select Right angles from the Tool bar to
change all flowpaths and signal lines from slanted lines to right
angles. set the default mode. Select Right angle to use this on all new flowpaths and signal lines.
Select Right angles from the Context menu to
Straight line Distribute Inline equipment
change selected flowpaths and signal lines from slanted lines to right angles.
Use straight lines on flowpaths and signal lines. This command is only available for flowpaths. Distributes the inline equipment equally on a flowpath. If you re-select this item, the equipment is moved back to its original position.
evenly Local
Shows all local instances of the selected object in an editor table;
instances
e.g. all valves on one flowpath
Global instances
Shows all instances within the case of the selected object in an editor table.
Add to user’s
Adds selected keyword(s) to the user’s library.
library Import from
Imports from the available keywords/components from the user’s
user’s library
library.
Properties
Starts the property editor for the selected object. For a flowpath this would be the Flowpath geometry data view.
Open in editor
Opens the Well editor if the flowpath is created via the Well editor. If the flowpath is created via the Diagram view, the Pipeline editor opens.
Edit label
Enter user defined text for the object label.
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Network connection overview Connection of flowlines and nodes can also be done through the Network Connection window. The Network Connection window can be access through the Case toolbar or by right-clicking on the Diagram view and selecting Network Connection. Select the "from-to" nodes for each Flowpath and click OK. The network should appear as specified.
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Configuration of separator/phase split nodes
Configuration of separator/phase split nodes The multi-phase coupling of a separator is performed in a similar manner as the coupling between a node and a flowpath. The coupling of a phase split node works again in a similar way as the separator. First, add a node and a separator to the case from the component view. Then connect the flowline from the node to the separator as follows: 1. 2.
Select the node and drag to the separator Release on the separator’s inlet terminal
3.
Click on the outlet terminals of the separator one at the time (gas, water and oil) and drag
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Configuration of controller connections All out-signals need to be transmitted through a transmitter in OLGA. This means that if for instance the liquid level from a separator is required as input to a controller, a transmitter needs to be added to the separator first. The only exception here is the controllers which also can operate as transmitters.
The variable required from the separator must be specified as a property (key) on the transmitter. Coupling of signal components is possible with two different techniques in the graphical user interface; i.
Coupling with drag and drop
ii.
Coupling through the connection view (see connection view)
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Drag and drop coupling The drag and drop coupling between two signal components is done in the same manner as between two multiphase network components: 1.
Hover over the component which the output signal is taken from. Click one of the component's green circles (connection point(s)) and drag towards another component in the network. Green circles that appear when dragging over a component are available connection points for the other component.
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2.
Release on any of the second component’s connection points. Normally you would select the closest connection point to make the signal line as short as possible. A dialog appears with all available in and out signals. Select the signals you would like to connect and click Ok. A signal connection is made between the two components. In the figures shown the out signal (equal to the variable listed for the transmitter at its position) from a transmitter is connected to a PID controller's measured input signal.
By clicking on a signal line, you will see what signals are connected. By double clicking on a signal line, you will see the dialog for selecting terminals (signals). You can change the terminal using this dialog. You can also move the signal line from one connection point to another. This is only for tidying your case, the selected connection point does not decide what terminals are connected. All valid output and input signals are by default displayed for all components. Several components have many input and output signals, which you can filter away, using the Edit visible signals option on the Context menu, see illustration below. In this window, you can configure which signal should be accessible/visible in the Diagram view for each type of controller. The configuration will be saved with the case. Both the input signals and the output signals can be configured. By default, all signals are available. Select which signals to configure, in or out. Then, select the type of controller if the selected one is not the correct one. A selected check box indicate that the signal will be available when connecting in the Diagram view. Note that all connected signals will be visible in the Diagram view independently of the check marks.
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Add connections to other controller tunable components You can add connections to HEATTRANSFER, TUNING and CORROSION. This is how to edit the number of visible terminals you want to display in the Diagram view: 1. 2.
Right-click the relevant keyword. The Context menu is displayed. Select Select visible signals.
3.
Select the check boxes for the terminals you want to display in the Diagram view.
The terminals you select, apply to all HEATTRANSFER, TUNING or CORROSION nodes in your case and are stored when you save the case. You can only have one CORROSION item per flowpath.
Illustration This is an illustration of a user dragging a new connection from the manual controller to CORROSION. The connection points appear when the mouse is close to the component. The dialoig for selecting terminals is displayed when a connection point is selected.
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Control the keys to HEATTRANSFER You can use an OLGA controller for the following keys for the HEATTRANSFER keyword, unless set to Not used in the Model browser: TAMBIENT, INTAMBIENT, OUTTAMBIENT, HMININNERWALL, INHAMBIENT, OUTHAMBIENT, HAMBIENT See also Connection view
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Shortcut keys Given below is a list of some shortcut keys. For more information regarding shortcut keys, see Case toolbar.
Shortcut
Description
Mouse wheel
Zoom in or out in Diagram view
Ctrl+/Ctrl-
Zoom in or out in Diagram view
Ctrl+0
Return to un-zoomed view
Ctrl+A
Selects all items in Diagram view
Delete
Deletes selected objects
Shift+left drag
Pans
Ctrl+left click/drag
Multi- select items
Click mouse wheel+drag Pans
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Model Browser
Model Browser
The Model view, File view and Property editor windows appear when you double-click a component in the Diagram view. The window is named Model Browser. You can also open this window via the
View list in the upper right corner of the Diagram view. Select the File view or Model Browser.
Using the shortcut keys Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2, Ctrl+5, Ctrl +Enter or Ctrl+Space.
The Model Browser is used for navigating between the objects of the system. The objects are ordered hierarchically with a project on top comprising one or more cases. A case contains Case Definitions, Libraries, Output and Network Components. Note that the Model Browser lists all objects in the case whereas the Diagram view only shows the visual objects. Non-visual objects (for instance case options) are not shown in the diagram view but are listed in the Model Browser.
Case Definitions describe information common to the whole system being simulated.
Network Components describe the properties of the flow network (currently either a node or a flow
path). Libraries contain keywords that can be accessed globally (for instance Material and Wall). Output contains global output definitions, such as plotting intervals for trend, profile and output.
FA-models contain input to flow assurance models. Compositional has input to the compositional model.
Thermal Components contains input to the FEMTherm and bundle models and input to annulus calculations.
When you select an object in the Model Browser, the object is made active and its properties may be edited in the Properties view.
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The Model Browser contains input for all cases in the project. Switching between the different cases is done by clicking on the file name in Model Browser. Right-click while pointing to an object in the Model Browser brings up various menus depending on the object:
Menu item
Description
Add
Add items to the network object.
Verify
Checks input file and reports errors and missing input in the Output view.
Copy
Copies selected item.
Paste
Pastes the copied item onto the currently selected item.
Delete
Deletes selected object.
Local instances
Shows all local instances of the selected object in an editor table. E.g. all valves on one flowpath.
Global instances
Shows all instances within the case of the selected object in an editor table.
Add to user’s library
Adds selected keywords to the user’s library.
Import from user’s library
Imports from the available keywords/components from the user’s library.
Properties
Starts the Property editor for the selected object. For a flowpath, this is the Flowpath geometry data view.
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Adding variables
Adding variables This is how to add variables: 1.
Click in the VARIABLE field in the Properties window and then the
2.
Select variables from the window displayed. The variables may be sorted: Alphabetically (by name or description)
- box.
Categorized (as seen below) Those already selected (select the check box)
The units for plotting variables can be changed when actually plotting. There is also an option to specify a label for the variable selection and save it. These variables can then easily be re-used at several positions.
By clicking OK in the relevant variable selection window, all selected variables will appear in the Properties window:
By clicking OK, the window closes and focus is returned to the Properties window. Enter the pipe selection again and complete the specification by giving the sections.
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Time series editor Input keys with time series can be edited in a time series editor. The time series editor is accessed through the Property editor for the relevant keyword.
If there are several independent time-varying parameters within one keyword the graph of these can be displayed by checking them in the graph legend (which shows the minimum necessary input parameters).
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Custom windows Special editors are available for editing initial conditions and heat transfer statements. The input is graphically displayed together with the data. An example of an initial condition is shown in some detail below. An example of a heat transfer specification is also given. Initial conditions You can access the custom window for initial conditions through the property editor button on the INITIALCONDITION statement. Note that this custom window can only be accessed if only one initial conditions statement (keyword) exists. This custom window can only be used when entering data section-wise. However, by selecting cells in a spread sheet and right-clicking, a number of interpolation options are available. These will help input the desired data. Also, if incomplete data is given it will automatically be completed when exiting the editor. To activate the custom window click the property button on top of the properties page, see below:
Heat transfer You can access the custom window for heat transfer through the property editor button on the HEATTRANSFER statement. Note that this custom window can only be accessed if only one heat transfer statement (keyword) exists. This custom window can only be used when entering data section-wise. However, by selecting cells in the spread sheet and right-clicking, a number of interpolation options are available. These will help input the desired data. Also, if incomplete data is given it will automatically be completed when exiting the editor. The heat transfer properties can be as shown below:
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By clicking the properties icon of this window, the heat transfer’s custom window is presented.
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Centrifugal pump
Centrifugal pump Pump curves are required input for the centrifugal pump. To help the user with the input, the pump curves together with some key parameters can be specified in a custom window. This can be accessed in one of the following ways:
Double click on the centrifugal pump in the Diagram view
Select the centrifugal pump, right-click and select Properties from the Context menu Select the centrifugal pump and press the property page button in the Properties editor
The following window appears:
First, choose the centrifugal pump phase mode.
If phase mode = liquid (single phase), the option “One speed per curve” is given. This means that the only single phase curve will be used in the simulation. The multiplier for two-phase will be ignored.
There are two scenarios for curve input:
Curve input
Description
Single curve
This scenario is straight forward. The best efficiency point is used as rated values for the centrifugal pump.
Multiple speeds This scenario is straight forward if the input data follow the pump laws. If the data and one speed per curve
deviate from the pump laws, the generated pump curves will become “bumpy”, and might be difficult to use in simulation. An option to generate multiple homologous curves, which will be interpolated in speed, will therefore be added
If phase mode = two (two phase), the input data will be one curve per GVF (gas volume fraction), the options to choose between are: Calc multipliers - generates single phase curves from input with GVF=0. Calc multipliers and degraded head - generates single phase curves from input with GVF=0. Generate degraded head curves from maximum GVF given in. Interpolation in gas volume fraction - generates one “single phase” curve per GVF, and interpolate the curves using actual GVF
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Secondly, decide to specify the rated values or chose the option to auto generate them. The auto generate option can be used if rated data is not available. Next, click on Add in the Pump curve frame to enter the pump curve data. First, enter the gas volume fraction and density. Note that the gas volume fraction needs to be 0 if phase mode = liquid (single phase – no gas present). Further, choose which type of input data the pump curves should be specified in (head/delta pressure, and efficiency/head/torque), and then enter the data. At least three data sets need to be entered. When this is done, more pump curves can be added. Note that only the pump curves with a check mark will be used for the selected centrifugal pump. The centrifugal pump curve is a keyword named CENTPUMPCURVE, located on the library level. Several pump curves can exist. One pump curve can be used by several centrifugal pumps or not used at all. The Update plots button in the Normalized pump curves frame to the right will be enabled when enough information is given. The conversion of centrifugal pump curves to homologous curves will be then be performed. These curves are only for information; this is the input that will be used for the OLGA simulation. Several plots are shown:
Single phase Head - two or more static curves
Single phase Torque - two or more static curves Two Phase Head - two or more static curves
Two Phase Multipliers - two or more static curves Head vs Volume flow - one static curve per centrifugal pump curve
Torque vs Volume flow - one static curve per centrifugal pump curve
Note that the pump curves data can contain large errors that may give the curves a strange form. I order to avoid bad data, plot the input curves and the generated homologous curves to adjust the input data. Navigating in the pump curve grid In the pump curve grid, use the tab button to move from left to right and use enter to move from top to bottom.
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File view You open the File view by clicking the File view option in the View menu. The File view shows the files associated with the project. This will typically be the input file as well as PVT files and other files used in the case. However, any type of file can be added to the project (Word-files, Excel-files, etc.). By right-clicking on a file, the file can be removed or the input file can be opened in a text editor. The text file may be edited and reloaded into the OLGA GUI by right-clicking the .opi file and selecting Reload from text file. Note that the graphical layout will be recreated on reload from a text file as the text file does not contain any information about the layout. This information is stored in the .opi file.
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Components view The Components view contains a library of objects that can be used to build the case. Simulation objects may be dragged from the Components window and dropped onto the Diagram view. You can hide the Components view with the cross located in the upper right corner of the window. You can hide the labels to make room for more components. This way you do not have to scroll to find the component you are looking for. Alternatively you can use the search box to filter the content of the Components view. Start typing the name of the component you are looking for and the Components view only shows components that matches your search criteria
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The view is divided into several groups:
Group
Description
Nodes and node type equipment
covering boundary nodes and node type equipment like separator, phase split node, etc.
Flowpaths
covering flowpaths of different shapes
Valves
covering all types of valves supported by OLGA
Compressors and pumps
covering pigs, tuning and corrosion
Other equipment
covering loss, pig and heat exchanger
Boundary conditions
covering inflow and outflow components like different types of sources and leaks
Transmitter and controllers
covering all types of controllers in addition to the transmitter
Results and Comments
covering interactive plots, values and comments
Controller tunable objects
covering tuning, corrosion and heattransfer
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Case overview The Case overview window is used for helping with orientation in the Diagram view for larger network cases. The white frame shows what is visible in the Diagram view; the size of the frame is dependent on the zoom level. The visible area can be moved by clicking and dragging (left mouse button) the white area. You can zoom in and out of the Diagram via the Overview view: Draw a rectangle in the Overview to zoom to that area in the Diagram view. Also panning the same rectangle in the overview will pan the Diagram view.
If the case overview window is not visible it can be opened from the View menu, in the upper right corner, or to the right of the zoom buttons in the lower right corner.
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Flowpath geometry data view
Flowpath geometry data view Use the Flowpath geometry data view to visualize, inspect and edit a flowpath. To open the Flowpath geometry data view, double-click a flowpath in the Diagram view or select Properties. You can also open this view via the Property page button in the Model Browser. The Flowpath geometry data is always updated with the data from the flowpath in OLGA.
Reverse geometry Click this button to reverse the geometry. Note that the reverse functionality varies depending on how the geometry is given: Length/Elevation The Reverse geometry button reverses the pipes and flips the elevation. In the example below, you can see in the table that the sequence of the pipes is changed. You can reset the pipe labels. The elevation for each pipe is changed from positive to negative and vice versa.
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XYZ The Reverse geometry reverses the pipes and adjusts the XYZ coordinates. The start points become the end point. In an XY plot, this can be illustrated as follows:
The plot in the Flowpath geometry data view is a horizontal distance and elevation plot which always starts with zero. The XYZ geometry illustrated above is displays as follows in the Flowpath geometry data view:
This is how it is displayed when the data is reversed:
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Mixed geometry If the geometry is specified with a mix of Length/Elevation and XYZ, then the reverse functionality first calculates the complete XYZ geometry. The length direction is x. Then the XYZ geometry is reversed. A Length/Elevation geometry with the geometry keys XStart, YStart and ZStart different from zero is treated as a mixed geometry. Section lengths If the section lengths are specified in a list, the list is reversed. Reset pipe labels Click this button to change all the labels of the pipes. The pipes will be labelled Pipe-1, Pipe-2, …, Pipe-n. This is useful if you have used the reverse geometry function. Discretize geometry Click this button to automatically fill in the section lengths of all pipes. Note that any existing sections will be overwritten. The discretization algorithm takes two parameters as input: Minimum number of sections per pipe and Maximum section length. The algorithm gives all pipes the same selected number of sections. The algorithm also tries to make sure that two adjacent sections does not have a length ratio higher than 1:2 (i.e: one section will be less than double the length of any adjacent sections). Open in editor Click the Open in editor button to open the Well editor if the flowpath is created via this editor. If the flowpath is created via the Diagram view, the Pipeline editor opens. This option is also available via the Context menu in the Diagram view.
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Import .geo file Click this button to import data from a .geo file. Plot tool bar A tool bar is available on the right side of the Flowpath geometry data view plot. The following options are available: Zoom - You can zoom in the plot by highlighting parts of the flowpath. To return to the initial view, click this button. Toggle pipe boundaries - Click this button to show/hide pipes in the Flowpath plot. Toggle section boundaries - Click this button to show/hide sections in the Flowpath plot. Toggle section length ratios - Click this button to show/hide the section length ratio in the Flowpath plot. The length ratios of each pipe section to its previous section is displayed. The recommended ratio range between 0.5 and 2 is highlighted in the plot. Toggle pipe walls - Click this button to show/hide pipe walls in the Flowpath plot
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Output view
Output view The Output view (not to be confused with the OUTPUT keyword/OUTPUT file) gives information about the state of the cases, modelling and simulations. The information is divided into three categories: Errors, Warnings and Info.
Error messages (and task list) The simulation can be performed. This symbol is displayed: Errors can be caused by: Errors in input Errors from initialization phase Errors during simulation List of incomplete keywords. Click on the
symbol to go to the incomplete keyword
Warnings The simulation may still be performed This symbol is displayed: Information (
) is given regarding:
Simulator state changes Progress during simulation Any messages during simulation (info previously directed to the DOS window) The windows can be cleared from the Context menu (right-click). Copy text To copy text, mark the text and then right click and select Copy. Active Output categories, located in the top left of the Output view, are indicated by an orange background colour.. A left mouse click on the text will activate or deactivate the category. By default the output from the active case is shown. Output from other cases can be selected from the drop-down menu at the top of the Output view.
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Connections view The connections view gives information about the signal connections between transmitters, controllers, process equipment and boundary conditions. There are two modes: Display case and Display current object. Display case will show all signal connections for the entire case. Display current object will only show the signal connections for the selected object on the Diagram view. The sample below shows that a PID controller’s output signal (CONTR) is connected to VALVE-1’s input signal (VALVESIG). The VALVESIG for a valve is the same as the valve opening. The transmitter’s (TM-1) output signal (which depends on the variable specified for the transmitter e.g. pressure) is connected to the PID controller’s measured input signal (MEASRD).
You can view the direction of the signal connection on the Display current object tab to get a quick overview of all signals and their impact on the model parts. Inbound signal connections are coloured orange while outbound signal connections are coloured blue. See also Configuration of controller connections
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Simulation
Simulation There are some alternative ways to run a simulation, Run interactive and Run batch case by case or the entire project. Run interactive Run interactive makes it possible to open and view output results while running. An interactive simulation may be paused and continued. If you use the Step functionality in interactive simulations, note that the OLGA time steps override the Step functionality settings. Run in batch Click Run Batch to start the simulation in the background. This will open a command prompt showing output and progress. A batch simulation is running in a separate process than the GUI which means that it is possible to close down the GUI without disrupting the simulation. All open cases are saved when you click this button. Run Project and Run Project Batch
If the project contains more than one case there are two alternative options, Run Project and Run Project Batch. These options are available in the project menu located in the upper right corner, and will run all cases in the current project in sequence. The sequence can be specified by setting the project dependencies. Project Dependencies… can be access either from the
Project menu or
By right-clicking the project in the Model Browser
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Set dependencies in the window to obtain the wanted simulation order.
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Reports
Reports A case report is generated and viewed in the default web browser from Report on the case toolbar. The menu system in the report uses JavaScript which may trigger a security warning from the web browser. Allow the blocked content to activate the menus in the report. Use the buttons on the top to jump to specific sections in the report or select Printer Friendly version to remove the menu system.
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Plots There are several types of plots that can be activated in OLGA. These are described below. Trend plots Profile plots Fluid plots 3D plots Interactive plots OLGA viewer
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Common behaviour in trend, profile and fluid plots Adding notes on the plot Add a descriptive note to the plot by selecting Edit - Add Note from the Context menu. The window allows text to be entered and attached to the case to one of the series in the graph.
Change or delete the note by right-clicking it and select Edit - Edit Note from the Context menu. The notes can be toggle on and off by the notes button on the toolbar. Use of the plotting Context menu The plotting tool is a sophisticated program and provides access to several functions for modifying graphs. Most functionality is accessed through the Context menu (right-click on the plot to bring up the Context menu) File menu Save As Image Displays a window for saving current plot to an image file
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Print Setup Displays a window for modifying print settings like portrait/landscape, margins etc. Edit menu Select This option is used to add and remove plot variables. This window can also be brought up using the Select button in the toolbar. Copy There are two options: copy the underlying data for the plot (to clipboard) or copy the current graph as an image (to clipboard). The size of the plot can be adjusted so that all copied images will get the same size (this can be useful when copying several plots into a report). Note(s) A descriptive note may be added to the plot by selecting Edit - Add Note from the Context menu. The window allows text to be entered and attached to the case to one of the series in the graph. Min/max values The minimum and maximum values can be adjusted on the axis to zoom in on a subset of the graph. By default the minimum and maximum values are reset when the plot file is reloaded. This can however, be turned off. Series... This option brings up the window below which enables changes to the title used for the series and change the colour and line style for the series.
Legend... This option brings up the window below which enables setting the font, font-size and position of the legends.
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Axis... This option brings up the window below which enables editing the name of the axis, the format on the numbering, the position (top/bottom or left/right) and the colour of the axis. Note that for collapsed axis, only the position can be edited (the other options will be disabled for collapsed axis).
Titles... This option brings up the window below which enables editing of the header and footer. The visibility of the header and/or footer can also be set.
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View menu Black/White Collapse Axes If two variables use the same unit the axes for these variables will by default be collapsed. This option is used to switch between collapsed axes and individual axes for each variable. Legend This option is used to hide/show the plot legends. Track Values This option is used to see the numerical values used as basis for the plot. Notes This option is used to hide/show notes added to the plot (see Edit-Notes above). Plot templates If the same plot is to be generated several times, the plot configuration may be saved as a plot template. A plot template includes information about the selected variables, sequence of selected variables, colours, units and more. Plot templates are convenient when running the same case several times or when several nearly identical cases exist (e.g. restart cases). To create a plot template the plot must first be configure, and then select File - Save As Template…, located on the Context menu. The template is stored as a .tpl.tz/.ppl.tz file in the location specified. To use a plot template, click on the arrow on the right side of the profile/trend plotting buttons.
Select template from the list with recent templates or select Browse to locate a template not in the list. A plot template can also be opened from within the plot (File - Open Template). Note that a plot template will overwrite the current plot when opened this way.
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Export/import data to/from MS Excel Export data In the Select variable… window, mark the variables to export and then click the Export button. If desired, select export data to clipboard or to file. If exporting to file, a location and file name must be specified. The file can be opened in any text editor. If exporting to clipboard, the marked variable data is now copied to the clipboard and can easily be pasted into MS Excel. Some examples are shown below. Paste from Excel Select data columns in and select copy. In Plot window, right- click and select Dataset->Paste. Multi-case plotting It is possible to plot results from several cases/projects simultaneously. For example data from all the cases in a project can be plotted (use the Plot Project button in the Select variables… window). Several results files can also be opened via the Tools - Plot menu, select several files, either trend (.tlp) or profile (.plt) or within the plot tool itself by adding files, see below.
Note that for profile plots where different plotting intervals have been used in the different files, the profile closest to the selected time will be used and no interpolation is currently applied.
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3D Plots The 3D plot shows the holdup for liquid along a single flowpath (pipeline length) in a three dimensional view. The plot is activated by defining the keyword ANIMATE at the case level:
Only the plotting frequency needs to be specified. After the case is run, click on the 3D plot button in the case toolbar to open a separate tab with the holdup view. This tab can be undocked and docked. The area between the slug tail and the slug front (the slug body) is coloured red in the 3D plot when slugging occurs and slug tracking is activated.
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Tool
Description
Reset view
Reset the x-y ratio and diameter sliders and fit the plot to the page.
Fit to page
Fits the plot to the page.
Point view
Toggles the point view.
Pan view
Toggles the Pan view (Shift+drag)
Rotate view
Toggles the Rotate view (Ctrl+drag)
Zoom view
Toggles the Zoom view (Mouse wheel)
X/Y ratio
Use this slider to change the ratio between the x-axis and y-axis. The default value is automatically set up by the 3D Plot view. It is also possible to enter the ratio directly in the input field next to the slider. The range for the slider is 0.01-100 (1:100-100:1).
Diameter
Use this slider to scale the relative size of a pipe diameter. The X/Y ratio is not affected by the changes you make here. Note that flowpath sections can overlap if you adjust the X/Y ratio or Diameter settings. Click Reset view to return to the original settings.
Show 3phase
Select this check box to visualize all three phases in the 3D Plot view. Water is coloured blue and oil is coloured brown. Gas is not coloured. If you clear this check box, the flow is visualized in two phases.
Uniform diameter
Select this check box to use one single diameter for all pipes. The actual pipe diameter is not used.
Show slugs Select this check box to visualize slugs in the 3D Plot view. Note that slug data must be available for this check box to be available. Show legend
Select this check box to display the colours of the phases in the flow in the Diagram view. If slugs are visualised, the legend also displays the slug colour.
Context menu
Menu item
Description
Select Branch
Presents a list of all branches.
Display Options
Toggles the title or the tool bar for the plot. Select Smoothing to visualize any holdup with smooth edges. If you clear this check box, the holdups are discretizised.
Load Layout from File...
Opens a window to specify a saved layout
Save Layout to File…
Opens a window to save the layout
Add Plot
Option to add a plot above/below /right/left of the selected plot
Remove Plot
The selected plot will be deleted
Copy
Options to copy image/data
Layout
Options to maximize, minimize and flip
Save As Video Clip (.avi)...
Export a video file of simulations run in the 3D viewer. The exported file uses your speed settings for the simulation.
View
Select type of plot - post processed or not
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Time slider Use the time slider located in the lower part of the 3D Plot view to control the 3D playback. Drag the time slider to a specific time in the animation, or click the various buttons to start, stop and pause the animation. You can also set the speed with the Realtime list on the right side of the slider. Note that the time slider is only displayed when interactive profile plots or 3D plots are present in the custom plot.
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Fluid plots
Fluid plots The plot-tool can be used to plot fluid-properties. Select Fluid Plot from the Case toolbar and then open a fluid-properties file (.tab). Select the variables to plot and press OK.
The freeze-function as for profile plots can be used. Click the nail and then the play button. Clicking the nail multiple times allows for the freezing of more curves. The default x-axis is temperature. It can be changed by moving the column header fields in the right-hand side window to locate the X-Axis field (which is in the far right position by default) and select Pressure instead of Temperature (see figure below).
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Interactive trend and profile plots Interactive plots means that you can view a parameter while simulating and the data in the plot will automatically be updated. You must define trend and profile variables through the SERVERDATA statement to be able to view these variables in interactive plots. The SERVERDATA keyword can be added through the model view on flow component level. SERVERDATA statements with only the variable given are treated as profile variables. If the position is specified, the variables listed in the variable field are trend variables. All process equipment variables are trend variables and require that a position is given e.g. VALVE = valve label. SERVERDATA data given for a controller does not work for interactive plotting. SERVERDATA keyword placed on case level, will only work for global variables in interactive plots. You cannot make plots for SERVERDATA statements containing a list of values for a section, only value will be reported.
After the plot variables are defined, interactive plots can either be added to the Diagram view by dragging from the component list or opened as separate plot tabs. Plot tabs are created by pressing the Interactive plot button on the case toolbar or pressing the + on the right side of the tabs.
For profile plots you can only see the last available profile, no history is saved.
In the plot tabs within the case, you can add several plots to one frame. An example is shown below. Each individual plot can be configured through the Context menu.
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Adjustable sliding window in interactive trend plots Background If you run a long simulation in OLGA with interactive plotting of trend variables, the increasing amount of plot data-points will eventually slow down the plot update resulting in a longer simulation time. With the adjustable sliding plot window, the number of data points is reduced. This gives a predictable and constant plot update time. Sliding window is enabled as default in interactive window simulation plots with a time span of 3600s (1h)
How to use it Adjustable sliding window functionality can be used on the horizontal (time) axis of interactive trend plots in OLGA. To define a sliding window select the menu item Max/Min Settings.. in an interactive trend plot Context menu:
You define the sliding window setting for a plot in the Time axis sliding window section:
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Note
Windowing is only available for interactive trend plots Changes are only submitted when you click Ok or Apply.
The sliding window settings for a plot are saved to the case file.
Explanation of fields Activate Select this check box to enable the sliding window in current plot. Span This field is only accessible when Activate is selected. In this field, you define the width of the window used on the horizontal axis, given in the horizontal axis unit. For example: If you specify a sliding window span to be 1000s and the simulation has run for more than the given time span, data points are removed at start to allow place for the new data points. This reduces the amount of points to be updated in the plot. Use this setting for all plots in case Select this check box to force all plots in this case to use the current sliding window setting. All new interactive trend plots are also initialised with this setting. Note that you can still change the setting locally: Define the local setting, clear Use this setting for all plots in case and submit change by clicking Ok or Apply.
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Context menu These are the menu items on the Context menu:
Menu item
Description
Edit/select Variables…
Opens the Variable selection window
Remove All Variables
Removes all variables in selected plot
Show variable selector
Toggles automatic pop-up of the Variable selection window (only used for the plot and value on Diagram view)
Max/Min Settings…
Opens a window to set the max and min values of the axis
Edit X-axis Unit…
Makes it possible to change the unit of the x-axis
Show border
Toggles the border around the plot
Load Layout from File…
Opens a window to specify a saved layout
Save Layout to File…
Opens a window to save the layout
Add Plot
Option to add a plot above/below /right/left of the selected plot
Remove Plot
Deletes the selected plot.
Remove All Plots
All plots in the plot tab will be deleted
Edit Title…
Opens a window where you can edit the plot title
Layout->
Options to change the plots position and size
Copy
Options to copy image/data
Configuration…
Opens a configuration window to edit the selected plot
View->
Select type of plot - post processed or not
The Context menu for the plots added to the Diagram view contains a subset of the above menu. Single values added to the Diagram view have the following Context menu:
Menu item
Description
Edit/select
Opens the Variable selection window
Variables... Show variable selector
Toggle automatic pop-up of the Variable selection window (only used for the plot and value on Diagram view)
Show border
Toggle the border around the value and name of the variable
Show Name
Toggle the variable name
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Profile plots
Profile plots Profile plots are variables plotted along a distance (flowpath). There are many different profile variables. A list of the different profile variables are given in the variable section. A profile variable needs to be added to the case before the simulation is started to be able to plot it afterwards. Profile variables can be added on case level and on flow component level through the keyword PROFILEDATA. In the profile data statement the user has to select a variable e.g. VARIABLE = PT (pressure). One can read more about the PROFILEDATA in the Keywords section. The plotting frequency is given through the keyword PROFILE on case level. All profile variables use the same plotting frequency. Note that the plotting frequency can never be lower than the time step of the OLGA simulation. To view the profile plot, select the profile button on the case toolbar and then select the variables to plot:
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It is possible to "play-back" the profile plot, either by dragging the slide or by clicking play. The keyboard arrows can also be used to navigate; in the profile plot integrated in the case tabs use the key ctrl in combination with the right and left arrows. You can also freeze a curve by clicking the nail stored. To "un-freeze" a curve, disable the nail
button. Each time the button is clicked, a curve is . Play-back is stopped by clicking stop. Several profiles
can be played back simultaneously; however, the speed will depend on the capabilities of the PC.
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Trend plots Trend plots are variables varying with time e.g. how the pressure varies with time at a given location. There are many different trend variables. A list of the different trend variables are given in the variable section. A trend variable needs to be added to the case before the simulation is started to be able to plot it afterwards. Trend variables can be added at the case level and at the flow component level through the keyword TRENDDATA. In the trend data statement the user has to select a variable and then a position e.g. VARIABLE = PT (pressure) and position given e.g. by ABPSPOSITION = 100 m. One can read more about the TRENDDATA in the Keywords section. The plotting frequency is given through the keyword TREND on case level. All trend variables use the same plotting frequency. Note that the plotting frequency can never be lower than the time step of the OLGA simulation. After the simulation is run, select trend plot from the button in the case toolbar. This gives the Select variable window below. Select the variables to plot. Double click on the selection or right-click and choose one of the options displayed. Click OK to see the graph.
There are many ways to filter the content of the window above. Note that filtering is a tool for locating the variables. The selected variables are plotted even if they are ‘filtered away’. Slug statistics It is possible to plot slug statistics using the plots. This is done by adding the plot variables LSLEXP (slug length) and LSBEXP (bubble length) to the trend data. Based on these plot variables two synthetic variables are calculated; LSLEXP_STAT and LSBEXP_STAT. By plotting these variables, a bar chart will be created that shows the distribution of slugs/bubbles that have a duration which is a multiplicity of the given slug duration interval.
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The slug duration interval and calculation time span can be changed using the window below.
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Surge Volume The plot will calculate and plot the surge volume if the plot variable ACCLIQ is included (accumulated liquid volume flow) as a plot variable in the trend data. The surge volume variables can be plotted as surge liquid volume (SURGELIQ), surge oil volume (SURGEOIQ) and surge water volume (SURGEWAQ).
The default calculation interval is from the simulation start to the end time. Default Qmax is given as:
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(ACCLIQ@endtime - ACCLIQ@starttime)/(Endtime-starttime) Start time, end time and Qdrain can be changed in the Surge Volume Options window (see below). Setting empty values in an option field causes default values to be used for this field, i.e. an empty value in end time cause last simulation time step to be used as end time.
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Tools available with OLGA
Tools available with OLGA
Tool
Started from
Documentation
FEMThem Viewer
File menu F1 inside tool - > Tools within OLGA GUI
OLGA viewer
File menu Start page, All Programs->Schlumberger-> OLGA 2014.2->Documentation - > Tools within OLGA GUI
Mud property table
File menu F1 inside tool - > Tools within OLGA GUI
Multiflash
File menu Help menu within the tool. - > Tools within OLGA GUI
OLGA Namespace Explorer
File menu Help menu within the tool. - > Tools within OLGA GUI
Profile Generator
File menu Help menu within the tool. - > Tools within OLGA GUI
OLGA command shell
File menu Click here - > Tools within OLGA GUI
Fluid definition tool
File menu F1 inside tool - > Tools within OLGA GUI or from Well GUI
Rocx
File menu Start page, All Programs->Schlumberger-> OLGA 2015.1->Documentation - > Tools within OLGA GUI
Parametric study
From To Click here or F1 inside tool ols on the case toolbar
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Tool
Started from
Documentation
within OLGA GUI Multiphase toolkit
File menu F1 inside tool - > Tools within OLGA GUI
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OLGA Command Prompt
OLGA Command Prompt Cases may be run without opening the GUI. Select OLGA Command prompt from the start menu (Start All Programs - Schlumberger - OLGA X.x - Tools - OLGA Command Prompt). A command prompt is opened and allows for the use of the special ‘opi’ command. Type ‘opi /?’ to bring up help on all available options for this command. Here are some examples of what can be done with the opi command: Run a single simulation from the current folder opi sample.opi Run all cases in the current folder opi *.opi Run all cases in the current folder and all sub-folders opi /recursive *.opi The opi command may run opi-files, inp-files, key-files, geninp-files and genkey-files.
When you run the OPI command from the OLGA Command Shell, the following log files are created: • BatchExecutionSummary.txt - for a general simulation status overview. • BatchExecutionSummary.txt.simOut - for the OLGA simulation output.
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OLGA Viewer The OLGA Viewer is a stand-alone animation tool that is installed and defined as an external tool by default; see the File menu/Tools –> External tools. The PLOT keyword is needed by the OLGA Viewer, and it is always specified on case level:
In the Properties window for the PLOT, both the plotting frequency DTPLOT and the variables must be specified. All variables are plotted for all flowpaths (branches) and all sections of the case. A *.plt file is generated during the OLGA simulation. After opening the OLGA viewer, select the appropriate .plt file. The figure below shows a snap-shot from the OLGA viewer. A separate help document is available from the Help menu within the tool.
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Risk management and optimisation (RMO)
Risk management and optimisation (RMO) RMO is a risk management and optimisation module powered by MEPO you use to perform sensitivity and uncertainty analysis, as well as tuning/optimisation on parameters defined in OLGA.
The sensitivity analysis allows you to find out which of your input parameters have the greatest
influence on a specific output. The uncertainty analysis allows you to define distribution functions for each of your input parameters, and run a case honouring these in order to see how the output parameters vary.
When you tune/optimize, the input parameters automatically changes to minimize or maximize the difference between specified measurements and simulation results. For a detailed description of RMO; launch RMO and select the Analysis manual tab. Define input parameters This is how you define the input parameters to be used in the RMO analysis : 1.
Select Risk Management and Optimisation (RMO) in the case toolbar of the case you want to do the analysis for:
The RMO Input parameters window opens. 2.
Enter the parameter definitions:
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Use non-numeric parameters The RMO module requires that all parameters to be varied in a study are defined as numeric values (integer or floats). Normally, this is not a problem since parameters used in a study often defines a numeric (i.e. mass-flow on a source). But in some cases the parameter to vary in the study is a non-numeric value, such as geometry or fluid. The solution to this is to use a numeric value in the label of the parameter to vary.
By setting the precision to 0, you can use integers for OLGA keys with a label value in the sensitivity cycle.
If you want to run a study with 11 different geometries, define the different geometries with label from 0 to 10 as shown below (other numeric labels will also work as long as the string represent a numeric value).
Select New in the RMO input parameters window. Then select GEOMETRY on the flowpath:
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Specify GLOBALGEOM as a parameter:
A new parameter is defined in the RMO input parameters window which can be used to run a study on the different geometries.
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Use time series/lists as parameters If a selected input parameter in RMO contains a list of values, the last parameter in the list is used in the RMO analysis. This means that you can only change the last number in a time series/list during the RMO analysis.
Valid characters for folders, cases and parameter names Space and hyphen (-) are allowed in the folder path and in the OLGA case name when launching the RMO module. The name of the RMO input parameters can contain the following characters: ()>
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