Projects

1. Overview

The Projects page provides an overview of all projects within a field.

From this page, users can view:

• All projects in the selected field
• Project owners
• The number of wells in each project
• The number of scenarios in each project
• Key project notes
• Project visibility and access settings

2. Common Project Setup

Most clients typically use the following project structure:

Project	Description
DAILY	Stores daily, company-wide production data connected to each well.
FLOWBACK	Stores hourly flowback data, when applicable.
MONTHLY	Stores company-wide monthly data, commonly used for DCA and Type Well workflows.

Additional projects are usually created for sandbox or special-purpose work. For example, users may create separate projects to learn the software, complete certifications, run well tests, or build multi-well numerical models.

3. Project Actions

Users can manage how projects appear in their project list and control project access or removal.

Action	Description
Hide Project	Removes the project from your project list view. This does not delete the project or its data.
Delete Project	Deletes the project and removes it from the field. This action should only be used when the project is no longer needed.
Favorite Project	Marks the project as a favorite with a golden star, making it easier to find and access later.

Deleting Projects

Be careful when deleting a project. Deleting a project permanently removes project-specific data and settings. Make sure the project is no longer needed before deleting it.

4. Edit Project

The Edit Project button allows users to update project-level settings, including access type, project owners, production data handling, and DCA defaults.

To open the Edit Project menu, click the three dots next to the project name and select Edit Project.

4.1. Project Types

When a new project is created, it is private by default.

Projects can be set as Private, Company-wide, or Restricted from the Access Type field in the Edit Project menu.

Project Type	Description
Private	Only visible to the project owner or owners. Private projects do not appear in other users' project lists, but they can still be shared with users in the organization by sending the project URL.
Company-wide	Accessible to all users within the company who have access to the software.
Restricted	Accessible to all users within the company, but only the project owner or owners can edit controlled data such as production data, wellbore configurations, BHP, and PVT data. These controls can be turned on or off.

Private Project Access

Be careful when setting a project to Private if you are not listed as one of the project owners.

If this happens, the project will disappear from your user interface. You will not be able to access it again until another project owner either changes the project back to Company-wide or adds you as a project owner.

Contact support@whitson.com if needed.

4.2. Project Owners

Projects can have multiple owners.

To add a project owner:

1. Click Edit Project.
2. Go to the Owners field.
3. Search for and select the user you want to add.
4. Save the project changes.

4.3. Production Data Gaps

The "Treat Gaps in Production Data as Producing Days" setting controls how gaps in production history are handled during cumulative production calculations.

This setting is available in the Edit Project menu.

4.3.1. Toggle OFF: Treat Gaps as Shut-in Periods

When the toggle is OFF, gaps that are not daily or monthly reporting intervals are treated as shut-in periods.

Daily reporting intervals are considered 1-day timesteps. Monthly reporting intervals are considered 28, 29, 30, or 31-day timesteps.

Example:
If there is a 15-day gap in the production data, the software does not assume the well produced for all 15 days. Instead, the median timestep frequency is used to calculate cumulative production.

4.3.2. Toggle ON: Treat Gaps as Producing Periods

When the toggle is ON, any gap in the production data is treated as an active producing period.

The software assumes that the rate reported at timestep $i+1$ was the producing rate from timestep $i$ through timestep $i+1$.

Example:
If the production data is reported daily and there is a sudden 15-day gap, the software assumes the well continued producing during those 15 days.

Important Note

If a production dataset contains timesteps shorter than 1 day, the software will always use the Toggle ON logic, even if the project-level toggle is set to OFF.

4.4. Project DCA

These project-wide DCA settings control how DCA-related views open and how monthly production data is displayed in DCA plots.

Setting	Description
Default DCA Phase	Sets the production phase that opens by default in DCA-related workflows, such as Type Well, Auto-Forecast Manager, Type Well Manager, and Group Forecasting. For example, if this is set to oil, the DCA views will open with oil selected as the default phase.
Plot DCA Mid-month	Plots monthly DCA production at the middle of the month, typically the 15th, instead of using the uploaded production date. This can help monthly production data appear more centered on DCA plots. For more details, see the Plot DCA Mid-month section.