Choose “Load Grid Data” from the Project menu to begin the loading process. Use the File Type menu in the Load Grid Data dialog to specify the type of grid data you wish to load. Tecplot RS supports the following grid file types:
• Eclipse/SLB (Chears)
• VIP Map
• CMG
• Sensor/TETRAD
• UTCHEM
• GRDECL
• RESQML
• APC
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CMG-format files can be processed on only Windows machines. However, once the initial processing is complete, the data may be loaded on Linux workstations. Tecplot RS can also load grid data contained in Virtual Database (VDB) folders. To begin loading data in this format, choose “Load VDB Data” from the Project menu.
After choosing the file or VDB case to be loaded, Tecplot RS displays a dialog to allow you to control the loading process. For more details on loading the supported formats, see the following sections:
• “Loading Eclipse/SLB Data” on page 120
• “Loading VIP Map Data” on page 122
• “Loading a VDB Case” on page 125
• “Loading Sensor Data” on page 126
• “Loading CMG Data” on page 127
• “Loading UTCHEM Data” on page 128
• “Loading GRDECL Data” on page 129
• “Loading RESQML Data” on page 130
• “Loading APC Data” on page 131
Reservoir data files can be quite large, often requiring several gigabytes of disk space. Because the program must read data into the computer memory (RAM) before displaying it, large data files can quickly consume system resources. Data set sizes that cause this process to exceed the available RAM in the computer can adversely affect performance.
For this reason, Tecplot RS allows you to optimize the way Tecplot RS loads the files. For example, the first time you load a grid solution, Tecplot RS will automatically preprocess the grid and create a .rsgrid file that contains a compact form of the grid. The .rsgrid file uses less memory and speeds up the loading process for future loading of the solution. Additional options affect the appearance of the grid or its internal representation. See“Grid Data Loading Options” on page 133 for complete details.
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Tecplot RS 2009 R2 and later versions include the ability to display inactive cells (cells through which no fluid flows, and/or with no meaningful solution data for variables) along with active cells, in a contrasting display style, and/or with variable values. Tecplot RS automatically determines inactive cell data when loading the grid.
To display the inactive ceslls, toggle-on “Inactive” in the sidebar. See Section 14 - 1.6 “Inactive Cells” for more information about the options available.
The reservoir simulator output defines saturation variables for each cell that sum to 1.0. Often the user will save space in the output file by excluding one of the saturation variables. Tecplot RS interprets the typical simulation cases, and it will automatically calculate and add the missing saturation variable to the internal data set.