A method for generating a visual representation of wellbore drilling parameters includes representing a predetermined length of drilled wellbore as a two dimensional shape, wherein one dimension of the shape corresponds to the predetermined length and the other dimension of the shape corresponds to at least one of a drilling parameter, a statistical measure of a drilling parameter and an environmental parameter. In a computer, values of the at least one of a drilling parameter, a statistical measure of a drilling or environmental parameter and an environmental parameter are received as input. The two dimensional shape is plotted in a visual representation.