Wells & Outcrops main window
The Wells & Outcrops module is the main access point to information about a well, sometimes loosely referred to as header data. Some of this information (well name, well code, operator, location, etc.) can be displayed in the header of a chart, other information (e.g. terminal depth) can be displayed in the main body of a chart.
The Wells Main Window displays a list of wells. At the beginning of each session it will be empty; populate the list either by selecting a project or using the select button to select some wells (more below).
The field at the top of the frame enables you to select an existing Project from a drop down list. To add, edit or delete a Project press the ellipsis (...) button to the right of the Project field to open the Project: Select dialog.
You can double-click a well in the list to open it in the Samples & Interpretations module.
Adding, editing and deleting wells
The upper group of buttons enable you to Select, Add, Edit, Delete and Remove wells.
Select... This option opens the Well: Select dialog and enables you to search for and select one or more wells. The selection will appear on the list of wells in the wells main window and will remain there for the current session. If you have previously selected a project, you will be given the opportunity to add the well you just selected to that project.
Add... enables you to add a new well or outcrop to the database using the Well: Add dialog.
Edit... enables you to edit the details of an existing well using the Well: Edit dialog.
Delete will permanently delete the selected well(s) from the database.
Remove will remove the selected well(s) from the current project. However, it will not remove wells from the list if no project is selected. These will be removed when the session is ended.
Editing well data
The lower group of buttons enable you to Add, Edit and Delete different types of well related data (Cores, Casing, TVD, TWT, Markers, Lithology, Wirelines).
Cores... enables you to add and edit details of cored intervals for a well using the Cores dialog. You can also add images of cored intervals using the Cored Images dialog.
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Casing... enables you to add and edit casing points and diameters for a well using the Casing dialog. You can also add new casing diameters to your database.
Deviation Survey enables you to assign True Vertical Depths and other deviated well information to drilled depths either one at a time or by reading a TVD or Deviation survey data file using the Deviation Survey dialog.
TWT... enables you to assign Two Way Time values to depths in a well using the TWT dialog.
Markers enables you to add a simple reference to seismic markers using the Markers dialog.
Lithology... enables you to view and edit Interval Lithologies for a selected well using the Interval Lithology dialog.
Wirelines enables you to import a wireline log files for the selected well into the database using the Wireline Logs dialog.
Samples and Maps
The Samples... button is a shortcut to the Samples & Interpretations module (which will open the selected well).
Project Map is a facility for plotting projects with deviated wells. See the Project Mapping page for more information.
Map... Below this is a button which enables you to display well locations and selected well information in Google Earth. For this to work you must first enter the correct coordinates in the Well: Add/Edit dialog and Google Earth must be installed on your computer.
Press Map... and a .KML file will be created automatically using the currently selected project name as the filename.
Press Save and the well locations will be displayed in Google Earth. If Google Earth does not start up automatically on your system, open it manually and select the .KML file from the saved location.
Files created in this way are cumulative and can be selected/deselected in Google Earth.
Note: Google Earth assumes that the coordinates use the global datum standard WGS 84. This is the standard currently used in GPS systems.
Creating a new database
The Create DB button launches a utility for creating a new database from an existing project. You must select a project before pressing the button. The process is described in more detail on the Create Database dialog page.
Page last updated: 03-Dec-2014 14:57