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PHDWin FAQs |
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Running PHDWin |
I have my license file; why can't I get into PHDWin?
Note: This applies to all versions that are 2.7 and above. The reason PHDWin won't run is because the license file is either saved in the wrong directory, saved under an incorrect name, or your license is expired. The first thing to do is go to C:\Program Files\PHDWin and look for a file named "PHDWin US.lic" or "PHDWin Canada.lic". The file must be saved exactly as above (including the space between PHDWin and the country). If you do not see this file, then you need to check where your email service saves its downloaded files and see if it saved the file there. When you save the file into the directory, if you had a previous license, then when asked, Replace the file. Check and make sure that the license that was saved in your PHDWin directory is saved with the correct extension. Sometimes email services save the file with an extra extension to protect it. You might check and make sure that it is not saved as PHDWin US.lic.txt or PHDWin US.lic.htm and you can check this, by right clicking on the file and choose Properties. It will list the full name of the file at the top. If you see another extension after the .lic, just delete the .htm or .txt part or whatever it is. Then when you press OK, it will ask you if you "are sure you want to change the extension and the file may become unusable". Click YES to that. Then try to run PHDWin again. The third thing you can check is, by going to the Register screen, look at the System ID that is populated for you. Now go to C:\Program Files\PHDWin and find the PHDWin US.lic file; double-click on the license file, and choose to select a program from the list, and open the file with Notepad. Here, check to make sure that the Expiration date has not passed, and secondly confirm that the system ID in the license file matches that system ID you wrote down earlier. If they do not, call Technical Support and let them know this, and they will explain what to do next. If the file is saved in C:\Program Files\PHDWin but you still cannot get into PHDWin, then your license is probably expired. You can call Technical Support to confirm this.
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Why do I get a runtime error when I try to edit data in Excel?
In order to use the External Editor in Excel feature, you must set certain security settings in Excel that will allow PHDWin to access the program through the use of Macros.
1. Open Excel
2. Go to Tools - Macros - Security
3. Set you security level to Medium or lower.
4. On the Trusted Sources ( Publishers) tab make sure that both of the checkboxes are checked.
5. Click OK, then close Excel.
6. Try the external edit from PHDWin again. If when you go to Tools - Macros and do not see Security, then you will have to access these options a different way.
In this case:
1. Go to Tools - Options
2. Click on the Security Tab.
3. At the bottom right, there is a Macro Security button, click this.
4. Now do steps 3 through 6 as stated above.
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| I created a new database, when it finished, why did a "File System Error" message come up?If this occurs, then the program has somehow been corrupted. You must uninstall the program and then reinstall it to make everything work correctly. First, close all of the PHDWin windows. Now go to the control panel, and then Add or Remove Programs. Find PHDWin in the list and press the Change/Remove button. Now in the C:\Program Files\PHDWin folder there should be a setup.msi file. Double-click on that to run the setup process. The wizard will walk you through the rest of the setup. After reinstalling, you should have no further problems. > Hide Answer
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| When I export to MS Access, where is the table that includes the monthly forecast valumes for the future?Go to Files | Export and click the MS Access radio button. Just below that, there is a box with Export set as the column heading, highlight the set in there and click the Edit button just below that. A window comes up with the heading "Tables to Import," now select the Monthly Economic checkbox on the left hand side and then press Save at the bottom. Now press the Export button at the bottom right hand corner. Now when you go into MS Access, and open the exported file. Click on the Table tab to bring up all of the tables available. The monthly forecast volumes for the future will now be in the table labeled LseEco. > Hide Answer
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| I receive an error: "Cannot retrieve ZONE: 3 from ZONE file" with a choice to either Abort or Ignore.When a user is receiving this error or an error similar to that, regardless of whether they are running a report or just trying to view a case, then the problem most likely lies with a particular case. You can try making a copy of the case, and see if the copy allows you to view its data. But finding the case that is causing the error is a good place to start. Note: Often when user pushes ignore, it just puts the same error message back up until you Abort, which makes the program shut down. > Hide Answer
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| I want to move just a few files from my current database to a second database, but keep those cases in the first database as well.First, have go to Files | Export, with the Export type as PHDWin. Next, click the browse button (three dots in a square button) next to the Path line. Find where you want to save the export, enter the file name at the bottom (the Save as Type should be "PHDWin files"), and then press Save. Now either choose to export all cases or drag and drop cases from the All Cases window into the Export window (if you are wanting to export all but a couple of cases from this database, drag the cases in the Leases Name list and drop them in the trash can at the bottom right of the window). Press the Export button (and a new PHDWin database has been created where you told it to save). Go to Files | Close. Next, open the database you want to add the leases into. Go to Files | Merge. Click the Pick Merge File button, and you will have to find the file that you saved when you exported earlier. In the Merge Options window, choose all of the options you want, and press ok. Note: At the bottom of the Merge Options window, by default there is a checkbox that is checked that says "If no match can be found, DO NOT ADD the new case." This is important to look at, if you only wanted leases that were modified in your first database to replace the same case in this second database and do NOT want any new leases added to the second database, then leave this box checked. Otherwise, if you want new leases to be added (appended) to the second database, then deselect this check box. > Hide Answer
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I am in a database which someone else has accessed before or been using on a different computer and there is an icon to the right of the save disk at the top of PHDWin that says multiple users are using the file.
Go to Files | Pack; click yes when it asks you to proceed. It might take a few minutes for it to pack, and then a window with "Pack has successfully completed," press OK. Now the icon should be gone, and the database should work as it normally should. > Hide Answer
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Why do I only have a default printer and one other printer to choose from, even though I have more printer hooked up to my computer?
All the printers are actually there. To see them, go to Files | Print Setup and choose the NON system default printer. When you choose the other printer, it will bring you into a Report Print Destination window. Next to the Printer Name, there is a drop down list. In this list, you should find every printer that is installed on your computer. Select the printer you want to use from the drop down list, and then proceed as normal to print to that printer. > Hide Answer |
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Project Properties |
| Why isn't the Conventions Tab (or Units Tab) in the Project Properties?There is a setting in System Preferences that dictates whether or not those tabs appear in Project Properties. To enable these tabs, first Save and Close any project that you are currently working on. Now go to Files | System Preferences and click on the International Tab. There are two boxes "Enable Unit Volume conversions" and "Enable Currency conversions." Check both of these checkboxes to enable the Conventions Tab. To enable the Units Tab, click the box next to "Enable Units Tab on Project Properties." > Hide Answer
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Models/Prices/Expenses/Investments/Taxes |
How can I change the Escalations model for all cases?
First, note that in the Global Editor, at the bottom there is a Find button. By clicking this and entering a keyword for what you are looking for, you will be taken directly to that topic in the Global Editor, which is much easier than having to look through all of the tabs. Go to Editor | Global Editor, then click on the Prices Tab. The third item down in the Available Fields list is "Apply Model," drag this down. You can choose between a Price and an Escalations model and the specific product, and finally you can choose the model you would like to apply. > Hide Answer
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| How do I apply a scenario that I created, to all of my prices?Go to Editor | Global Editor, then go to the Miscellaneous Tab. From the Available Fields at the top, drag "Apply Scenario" down to the Field box. Under Value, choose the scenario that you created and then click Apply at the bottom. Note: If the user changes something in the scenario, they will have to go through the process described above each time they change something, because scenarios are not linked. Also note, that changing scenarios only replaces or adds data, it never erases it; i.e. if you delete something out of the scenario, it will not delete that in each case. Note: If you change a model, that is linked, so once you change a models file, it will change throughout the database. > Hide Answer
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How do I change the units on my price model?
Go to Editor | Models, to bring up the pre-defined models list. Now find the specific model that you want to change. Once you find it, double-click on the actual model name (will be in red text). A "Price Model Properties" window will open, at the bottom you can change the units that the price model will use. Also in this window, you can change the name of the model, the cap on the price, the Search - BTUs and the currency. > Hide Answer
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I created my own scenario, how do I apply it to all the prices in my case list?
Go to Editor | Global Editor, go to the Miscellaneous Tab. From the Available Fields at the top, drag "Apply Scenario" down to the Field box. Under Value, choose the scenario that you created and then click Apply at the bottom. Note: If you change something in the scenario, you will have to go through the process described above each time you want to change something because scenarios are not linked. Also note, that changing scenarios only replaces or adds data, it never erases it; i.e. if you delete something out of the scenario, it will not delete all of that in each case. Note: If you change models, that is linked, so once you change a models file, it will change throughout the database. > Hide Answer
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I was running some economics, and I noticed that in a couple of the cases, the severance and advalorem tax was not being picked up in the first year.
Go to Editor | Cases and go to a case that this is occurring on. Then go to the Taxes Tab. At the bottom right hand corner of that window, there is a "No Tax Before:
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I have a price model set. Why won't the price go as high as it is supposed to?
You most likely have a Cap set on your price model. To check this, go to Editor | Models. Now click the + box next to Price Models, then click the + box next to the product your model is applied to and then find the model that you are using. Now double click the name of the model (the text is colored Red). Next to the name, is Cap with a text box. You can edit your cap price here. > Hide Answer |
| Why is my Prices Tab colored Red?When your Prices Tab is Red instead of the normal black, it means that you have checked the box next to "Block edit Prices" at the top left of your Prices Tab. "Block edit Prices" means that you you can not globally edit your prices or price models without giving the Ok to do so. If you go to the Global Editor and try to change prices, you will first be prompted to check and make sure that you want to continue with the Price edits. To remove the red text from the Prices Tab, you must remove the check next to the Block edit Prices. > Hide Answer
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How do I use a price model from a different models file?
This works for price models, escalations models and any of the other pre-defined model types. 1. Go to Editor | Models. 2. Highlight the model type you would like to update. 3. At the bottom middle, click the Update button. 4. You can now choose by clicking the checkbox, to update all model types, or you can just stick with the current on. Note: The type of model you are editing is written at the top middle of the Update window. 5. Next choose whether you want to only Add new models, only Update current models, or Add and Update the models. 6. Click the ... button to browse for the models file you would like to copy from. 7. Click Proceed. You will now notice, depending on the options you picked, that you have all of the models from the other file in this models file as well. > Hide Answer
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What would be the best place to enter in a Processing fee?
The answer to this question depends on who is paying the costs: -If the Royalty owners are paying the cost, then you should enter it as a Transportation (trn) cost. -If the Working Interest covers the fee, then you should enter it as an Operational (Op) cost. -If you are unsure of who is covering the fee, it is common to enter it as an Operational cost. Suppose you were going to enter the fee as a Transportation cost. If this option is not already in the Expense Tab of the case editor, then we have to add it. To do this: 1. Go to Editor | Products Tree. 2. Select the product that the fee applies to and click the Edit button. 3. Go to the Cash Flow Tab. 4. Check the box next to Trans Cost. Then click Save. Now when you go back the Expense Tab on your case editor, at the bottom of the Base Costs section (below the Op costs), your (trn) cost will appear. It will say "No Expense Applied." Just double-click the line to be able to add/edit the cost. > Hide Answer
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Cases/Case List/Filter |
What type of case should I use for a fracture?
You will want to use an Incremental Case to represent a fracture. In the Case List, go to the case that the fracture was applied to, and click the Incremental icon at the top. This will create a new case with {incr} next to the case name, and it will be linked to the original case. > Hide Answer
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How do I average the (production) curve annually?
There are two ways to accomplish this. The first is if you want to do it for a single case and the second is if you want to apply this type of curve to all of your cases. To apply it to a single case, go to the case. Then go to Editor | Products Tree. Now click on a product so that it highlights that line and then press the Edit button at the bottom. Go to the Display tab. To the right is an etched square for Symbols. Checking the boxes next to "Symbols on History" and "Symbols on Projection" will apply an annual average curve to the Historical and/or Projected data. To make this change to all cases, go to Editor | Global Editor. In case selection, make sure you have all the cases you want included, then go to the Graphs - Products Tab. At the bottom of the Available Fields list you will see "Symbols on History" and "Symbols on Projection." Drag either or both of these down and then choose the product (note that if you would like to apply the curve to several products, you can do this all at once and just drag your choice down several times, once for each product) and check the box next to On. Press the Apply button to add this curve to all of your graphs. > Hide Answer |
How do I do a field decline on the cases in my database?
The first question you have to answer is, if this field decline is for economics or for a graphical display? If it is for economics, then you are going to have them create a Unit case type. If it is for the graphical representation, then you are going to create a Summary Plot. In either case, go to Files | Import Data or Create New Cases. Now, click on the single case button and then choose Unit or Summary Plot, depending on the answer to the first question (the only data that you HAVE to fill out when creating this case is the unit name or the description for the sum plot). Then a properties window will come up and here they need to go to cases and select which cases you would like to use. > Hide Answer |
| I have only one case in a group in my sort order; why won't a summary print for this group?y default, if only one case is in a group in the sort order, then that group won't produce a summary (because there are not at least two cases to sum up). There is a way to get around this. To control how many cases a group is required to have, in order to print a summary page, you can adjust the Print Threshold. 1. Open up the case list. 2. Click the sort button to open up its setup window (the sort button has an A and a Z on it, with a down arrow). 3. Just below the sort order name is where you control the Print Threshold. 4. To get a summary for just one case, chnage the Totals Print Threshold to 0. Take the number that is in the Print Threshold Total box; Any group is required to have at least one more case than the Totals number, in order to print a summary page for that group.
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Forecasting/Graphing |
How do I remove the "UNRESOLVED" watermark from my graphs?
If you have the "UNRESOLVED" watermark on your graphs, then your graphs might be incorrect and the economics have not been run with your recent changes included. To update the economics with all of your recent changes and to remove the Unresolved watermark, run any report on all of the cases. This will force the economics to run with all of the current settings, and thus all of the graphs will be a correct representation of the economics. > Hide Answer |
How do I average the (production) curve annually?
here are two ways to accomplish this. The first is if you want to do it for a single case and the second is if you want to apply this type of curve to all of your cases. To apply it to a single case, go to the case. Then go to Editor | Products Tree. Now click on a product so that it highlights that line and then press the Edit button at the bottom. Go to the Display tab. To the right is an etched square for Symbols. Checking the boxes next to "Symbols on History" and "Symbols on Projection" will apply an annual average curve to the Historical and/or Projected data. To make this change to all cases, go to Editor | Global Editor. In case selection, make sure you have all the cases you want included, then go to the Graphs - Products Tab. At the bottom of the Available Fields list you will see "Symbols on History" and "Symbols on Projection." Drag either or both of these down and then choose the product (note that if you would like to apply the curve to several products, you can do this all at once and just drag your choice down several times, once for each product) and check the box next to On. Press the Apply button to add this curve to all of your graphs. > Hide Answer |
I have the projections turned on, why isn't the ARPs window where it usually is?
hat happened was that the ARPs window was moved off the screen. Look at the very bottom of the PHDWin window. There should be a scroll bar at the bottom that allows you to move either to the left or the right. Click the direction that it allows you to move and you window should be there. Just drag it back to where you are working and the scroll bar should disappear.
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There are multiple forecasts on the graph, how do I know which is the active projection?
When you open the graphs, and turn forecast mode on, the ARPs window opens on the right side of the PHDWin window. At the bottom of that window, below the Accept and Cancel buttons is a drop down menu. This is the Active Archive; the name being displayed here is the curve that the economics are currently being run off of. Note: The user can put up to five projection curves on one graph at a time; and to do that, in the drop down just make sure that there is a green check next to the name of the curve, and if so, then that curve is displayed on the graph. > Hide Answer |
Every time I do a forecast I always get an Exponential fit. How do I get a Hyperbolic curve fit?
In this case, you most likely have a box checked that Forces an Exponential curve fit. To confirm this and make the change, go to Graphs | Autofit Options; make sure that the "Force Exponential Fit" checkbox is unchecked. Then press the red X at the top right of the window to close the window. Now when you do an Autofit, the program will choose which type of curve is the best and that curve will be fit based on your data. > Hide Answer |
When I do a batch print (export to PDF/PNG), why aren't all of my graphs exported?
The first thing I would check is that the type of graph you chose (say the 50 Year), is a graph for every case. It might happen that half of the graphs have 50 Year plots while the other half have 40 Year plots or some other combination. To make all of the (first) tabs have the same title, so that a batch print of the graphs can be run, go to Editor | Global Editor, then click the Graph Layouts Tab. Near the top of the available fields is Tab Title. Drag that down, and change the Graph Tab to Tab 1 (Rate) or whatever tab you want changed and then enter a title name under the Value category. Now when you go to batch print, you can select this title for the type, and all cases should export that first graph tab. > Hide Answer |
How do I do a field decline on the cases in my database?
The first question you have to answer is, if this field decline is for economics or for a graphical display? If it is for economics, then you are going to have them create a Unit case type. If it is for the graphical representation, then you are going to create a Summary Plot. In either case, go to Files | Import Data or Create New Cases. Now, click on the single case button and then choose Unit or Summary Plot, depending on the answer to the first question (the only data that you HAVE to fill out when creating this case is the unit name or the description for the sum plot). Then a properties window will come up and here they need to go to cases and select which cases you would like to use.
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Once I have a projection curve, I'd like to move around the center handle to adjust the curve and make it more or less hyperbolic, but moving the center handle moves the entire projection around.
Moving the center handle will always move the entire projection around. But there is an alternative to this that might help. Once you have a projection, within the ARPs window, at the bottom if you highlight the value in the "b fact" value box, and then press the + or key on the number pad on your keyboard; this will adjust the b factor by +/- one-tenth. Now adjusting the shape of the curve is a little easier.
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How do I add titles (i.e., remaining reserves, EUR, cums, etc.) to my graphs?
Go to Graphs | Titles, Fonts, and Logos. In the window, click on the Titles Tab, and then in the middle of the page, there is a Setup Bottom Titles button, click that. Now you can drag fields from the available fields list into one of the six spots that will appear at the bottom of (all) the graphs. Checking the box next to that title, will add a one or two word description to describe the number that is being shown. Otherwise just the number and its units will appear at the bottom left or right of the graph. Free Text: To use the free text, it will have to be one of the six possible titles you can include. In the Available Titles list, drag "Free Text" into the box position you would like it on the graph. You can now type whatever you would like to (up to 60 characters) in the Free Text box. Note: These titles will appear on all graphs within the database. Clearing a title from the graph: To remove a title from the graph, drag "None" into the box you would like to delete that current title. Note: Often, users will put the Major Phase Titles on the left side, and the minor side titles or other miscellaneous titles on the right; this makes comparing them very easy and organizes the data better. Note: If the user is still not seeing these titles at the bottom of the graph, go back to Graphs | Titles, Fonts, and Logos and on the Titles Tab, they must have the "Show Titles" checkbox checked.
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How do I change the color (and/or type) of the line that is on the graph?
Go to Editor | Products Tree. The in the Projected list, click the name of the line you want to change. Now click the Edit button at the bottom of the window, go to the Display Tab. Now, you can click on the colored square with three dots to change the color of the line. You can also change the type of the line just below that in the Line Style Types. > Hide Answer |
How do I remove the As of Date (and ECL date) when I want to print a graph?
First you have to save the current project you are working on and close that project. Now, go to Files | System Preferences, click on the Graphs Tab. The user probably has the check box next to "Always Show As Of Date and Eco Limit" checked. Uncheck this box (by clicking on the box), then press Save. They can now go back into their project, and unless they are in forecast mode, then the As Of date and the ECL date will not be on the graph anymore. Note: If you are wanting the As Of date and the ECL date on the graph when you print, and it currently is not, then go through the same process and have them check this box. > Hide Answer |
How do I copy all of my projections to another name so I can edit them, but still have the original projections?
Projections on each case are stored as Archives in PHDWin. To be able to edit the original projections, but also have those saved and untouched: 1. Make sure the archive you want to copy from is the Active Archive. 2. Go to Editor | Global Editor. 3. Go to the Projections/Archives Tab. 4. Drag "Save to Archive" down. 5. If you have already created an archive to store the projections in, select that name from the drop down list. If you have not yet created a second archive, leave the value as Create a New Archive, then go down to the Description line and enter a new name for the archive. 6. Click Apply. You can then go to Files | Project Properties and click on the Archives Tab. Choose the newly created arvchive and hit the Set as Active button. Now all graphs will have that projection displayed. > Hide Answer |
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Running Reports |
When I do a batch print (export to PDF/PNG), why aren't all of my graphs exported?
The first thing I would check is that the type of graph you chose (say the 50 Year), is a graph for every case. It might happen that half of the graphs have 50 Year plots while the other half have 40 Year plots or some other combination. To make all of the (first) tabs have the same title, so that a batch print of the graphs can be run, go to Editor | Global Editor, then click the Graph Layouts Tab. Near the top of the available fields is Tab Title. Drag that down, and change the Graph Tab to Tab 1 (Rate) or whatever tab you want changed and then enter a title name under the Value category. Now when you go to batch print, you can select this title for the type, and all cases should export that first graph tab. > Hide Answer |
When I export to MS Access, where is the table that includes the monthly forecast valumes for the future?
Go to Files | Export and click the MS Access radio button. Just below that, there is a box with Export set as the column heading, highlight the set in there and click the Edit button just below that. A window comes up with the heading "Tables to Import," now select the Monthly Economic checkbox on the left hand side and then press Save at the bottom. Now press the Export button at the bottom right hand corner. Now when you go into MS Access, and open the exported file. Click on the Table tab to bring up all of the tables available. The monthly forecast volumes for the future will now be in the table labeled LseEco.
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When I try to do a batch print, why do I get an error regarding the graphics engine not working?
To solve this problem, AFTER you have opened up the batch print window, (regardless of whether you have the graphs displayed currently or not) go to Graphs | Display. The graph window should then automatically minimize itself to the bottom left hand corner of PHDWin. Now they can click run and the batch print will work correctly for this print. Note: You might have to go through this process every time you want to do a batch print while in build 30. > Hide Answer |
Why is my report window blank?
If the report runs, but the window that is displayed is blank (including the lack of a printer icon etc.) then this is most likely due to a corrupt CRPE23.DLL file. This file exists in you C:/WINNT/System 32/ directory, and is a Crystal Reports driver. For a fix, either remove this file, and reinstall PHDWin, or check out our System Drivers download page at http://www.phdwin.com/drivers.php to download the file and copy it into that directory. > Hide Answer |
How do I force the reports to show values and calculate loses for non-economical graphs?
Go to Editor | Cases, choose the case you want, and click the Expense Tab. At the bottom left hand corner of that window, click on the ECL After
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How do I change the units of a product on my reports?
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When I try to export to Access, I can't find the table that includes the Monthly forecast volumes for the future.
Go to Files | Export and click the MS Access radio button. Just below that, there is a box with Export set as the column heading, highlight the set within the box, and click the Edit button. When a window pops up with the heading "Tables to Import," select the Monthly Economic checkbox on the left hand side and then the Save at the bottom. Now press the Export button at the bottom right hand corner. Now go into MS Access and open the exported file. Click on the Table tab to bring up all of the tables available. The monthly forecast volumes for the future will now be in the table labeled LseEco.
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Is there a report with all the years of the projection, and no remainders?
Yes there is. Go to Reports | Select and Run. Under Economics, choose "Standard (Year/mon prompt)," and press the Run button. Another window will then come up asking the user to Enter Parameter Values. Enter a value for Years to present. This will make the report show up to that many years of production, and any excess years will be ignored by the report. In this window, you can also choose to see monthly data for each of those years.
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In my report, I have a purchase price investment, how do I remove or change this?
Go to Reports | Select and Run. In the Predefined drop down list, is there anything other than "Current Case" or "All Cases"? If so, click that, to make it show the list of cases in that group. Now the title of that group should appear in brown lettering below the Case Name. Double click the name. It brings up a window, where you can enter a value in for Optional Purchase Price. To remove this permanently just type zero, otherwise to change the value, type in the value you want. Note: The price is in thousands of dollars. When you have entered the price you want, click Save at the bottom left of the window. > Hide Answer |
I want to add/remove text at the bottom left hand corner of a report for an individual case.
Note: The text added onto the report here will only be for the case that you are currently working on. To add text at this location for every case, the user must go through the process described below for each case in the database. Go to the case that you want its reports to contain the text at the bottom left hand corner. Go to Editor | Memos. In that window, press the F4 key to bring up the "//sub //" prompt. As above, enter text inside those slashes, after sub (you can immediately start typing after sub, or you can leave a space, either way it should print only the text the user typed, as long as it is within the slashes). Similarly, as above, go back to Editor | Memos and remove all the text, with the exception of the slashes and the sub ("//sub //"), and now all the text will be removed from all future reports for that individual case. > Hide Answer |
I want to add/remove text just below the As Of date on any report.
Go to Files | Project Notes. When the project notes window comes up, press the F4 key. In the text box, text will appear as "//sub //"; to add text below the As Of date, after the sub word in between the slashes, enter the text you would like to appear on the report. Note: The word sub and the slashes will not appear on the report that is just a prompt, so the user knows where to enter the text. Similarly, to remove text that already is on the report, got to the project notes as above and press F4, this time, just erase all the information, and leave the "//sub //" in the text field and press OK. All the text that was on the report will now be removed. Note: This text will be applied to all cases in the database, for any Economics report run while within this database. > Hide Answer |
When I run a report, all that comes up is a blank piece of paper.
The first thing to do to try and trouble shoot this problem, is close PHDWin, and go to Program Files\PHDWin. While in this folder, delete the TRCReports.mdb file. Next, open the Reports folder (inside the PHDWin subdirectory), and find and delete the PHDWinOut.mdb file. Now open PHDWin again and open that database and run the report again. If the report is there, it is fixed (because PHDWin will automatically recreate those two files). > Hide Answer |
How do I make the summary line on my summary report appear at the top?
To swap where the summary line is located on the reports, go to your current sort order within the case list and view its properties. The different summary lines (that sum up different groups of cases) are all those fields that appear in the sort field. The farthest column to the right is Place, this controls where that particular summary is located in the reports (i.e., Top - the summary line will be above all the individual cases in that group. Bottom - the summary line will be below all the individual cases in that group). > Hide Answer |
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Products |
How do I link the GOR (Gas Oil Ratio)?
Go to Graphs | Phase Configuration. If "Phase Independent" has a check mark next to it, then the cases are unlinked. Choosing one of the other two choices (either Flat or Variable) will link the cases. > Hide Answer |
How do I change the units of a product on my reports?
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How do I apply a shrinkage and what does that shrinkage affect?
To apply a shrinkage to a product, you have two options. The first applies it to one product for one case: 1. Stand on the case you want to apply the shrinkage to. 2. Go to Editor | Products Tree. 3. Highlight the product you want and click the Edit button at the bottom. 4. Select the Cash Flow Tab. You can now pick a model for the shrinkage, or you can add a new one by clicking the Insert button. The second option applies the shrinkage Globally: 1. Go to Editor | Global Editor. 2. Select all the cases you wish to apply the shrinkage to, on the Case Selection Tab. 3. Choose the Products Tab and near the bottom, you can choose to either "Apply Shrinkage Model" or "Force Shrinkage Value." 4. Then select the product you want, and depending on which option you chose, you will either pick a model or enter a numerical value. Applying a Shrinkage to a product will affect the net volume and thus will affect the revenue. Note: Shrinkage does NOT affect Gross volumes. > Hide Answer |
How do you put fuel gas usage into PHDWin?
There are two ways to accomplish this. However, the first way will reduce your net numbers. While the other way will take them as an expense. If you choose to reduce the net numbers, then you will enter the fuel usage as a shrinkage for gas. To do this, you must first create a shrinkage model. 1. Go to Editor | Models. 2. Click on Shrink Models. 3. Click the Insert button and enter the product name. 4. Now click on the product, click the Insert button, and give your model a name. 5. Now setup and edit your model as you would any other model. 6. Click the Save button to close the models editor. Now to apply the newly created shrinkage model. 1. Go to Editor | Products Tree. 2. Highlight the Gas product, and click the Edit button (or double-click the line). 3. Go to the Cashflow Tab and check the Shrink checkbox. 4. You will notice that a Product Shrinkage box has appeared on the Cashflow Tab. 5. You can now click the Pick Model button and choose your Shrinkage Model to be applied for the fuel gas usage. To depict the fuel gas usage as an expense: 1. Go to Editor | Products Tree. 2. Click on the Projected Product line, and click the Add Product button. 3. The Projection type is ARPS. 4. Now click Save to create the product. 5. Project this product and give it an expense. This is the other way to enter fuel gas usage, without affecting the net numbers. > Hide Answer |
How do I apply products from one case to several other cases?
You will use a Case Profile to accomplish this task. Case Profiles also allow you to apply projections from a case to several other cases. But in this case we will Apply Definitions only. Go to: 1. Graphs | Display while standing on the case you want to pull the product definitions from. 2. Open the ARPs window (hold Ctrl P). 3. Now open the Case Profiles window (hold Ctrl T). 4. At the top left of this window, click the Add button. Either leave the case name or enter a description so you know what this case contains. Your case profile now appears in the list. 5. Now go to: Editor | Global Editor. 6. Add all the cases you want to apply these definitions to, on the Case Selection Tab. 7. The very bottom Tab is Case Profiles, click on this. 8. At the top of this window, check the box next to "Apply Case Profile." 9. Now you can choose between "Definitions Only" and "Definitions Plus Projections." 10. Highlight the description name that you want to apply to all the selected cases. 11. Then press the Apply button. You have now applied all of the product definitions for one case, to all the cases you selected.
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Importing from Data Sources/Exporting |
I had imported a file earlier and had mapped all the fields, but now when I go in to import a new file using the same template as before, the fields were not mapped anymore. Why not?
The layouts created by the user in PHDWin can be used exactly the same as before ONLY if the import file has the exact same name as the initial import file used when the layout was setup. If you do not use the same name for the file, you will have to re-map all the of data fields over again. > Hide Answer |
What file do I open to begin the Aries Dos import into PHDWin?
In the folder that has all of your Aries Dos files, you are looking for a file called Master.dbf; by opening this, you can begin the import process. > Hide Answer |
What type of file do I need for a Lasser import into PHDWin?
For Lasser imports, you need to use a file with the extension: .PRN > Hide Answer |
When I try to export to Access, I can't find the table that includes the Monthly forecast volumes for the future.
Go to Files | Export and click the MS Access radio button. Just below that, there is a box with Export set as the column heading, highlight the set within the box, and click the Edit button. When a window pops up with the heading "Tables to Import," select the Monthly Economic checkbox on the left hand side and then the Save at the bottom. Now press the Export button at the bottom right hand corner. Now go into MS Access and open the exported file. Click on the Table tab to bring up all of the tables available. The monthly forecast volumes for the future will now be in the table labeled LseEco. > Hide Answer |
I want to move just a few files from my current database to a second database, but keep those cases in the first database as well.
First, have go to Files | Export, with the Export type as PHDWin. Next, click the browse button (three dots in a square button) next to the Path line. Find where you want to save the export, enter the file name at the bottom (the Save as Type should be "PHDWin files"), and then press Save. Now either choose to export all cases or drag and drop cases from the All Cases window into the Export window (if you are wanting to export all but a couple of cases from this database, drag the cases in the Leases Name list and drop them in the trash can at the bottom right of the window). Press the Export button (and a new PHDWin database has been created where you told it to save). Go to Files | Close. Next, open the database you want to add the leases into. Go to Files | Merge. Click the Pick Merge File button, and you will have to find the file that you saved when you exported earlier. In the Merge Options window, choose all of the options you want, and press ok. Note: At the bottom of the Merge Options window, by default there is a checkbox that is checked that says "If no match can be found, DO NOT ADD the new case." This is important to look at, if you only wanted leases that were modified in your first database to replace the same case in this second database and do NOT want any new leases added to the second database, then leave this box checked. Otherwise, if you want new leases to be added (appended) to the second database, then deselect this check box. > Hide Answer |
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Ownership/Reversions |
How can I globally add an ownership reversion to all my cases?
1. First create the reversion on one case. 2. Now, go to Editor | Global Editor. 3. Drag and drop all the cases you want to add the reversion to, in the Case Selection Tab. 4. Go to the Ownership Tab, on the Global Editor. 5. At the very top of the window, you will see two buttons; click the "Copy from existing" button and the window will change. 6. Now click the Select Ownership button...Your Case Editor will then pop up to the top. (You can also pull up your Case list, while your Global Editor window is still open, to change to the case with the reversion). 7. You can either drag just the Reversion Ownership line or you can drag the Initial Ownership line, and it will bring all the lines below it as well (So if you have two reversion lines, by selection the top one, you will also get all those below it). 8. Now push the Apply button. You will now notice that this exact reversion line has been added to all the cases you specified. You can now go to any cases you want and edit those reversions independently. > Hide Answer |
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