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Contents
PetroWorks Project Management
PetroWorks Project Management
Introduction
What Is in This Manual? .................................................................................... 1
About This Manual Set ...................................................................................... 2
PetroWorks/LogEdit Documentation ......................................................... 2
StratUtils Documentation ............................................................................ 4
OpenWorks Documentation ........................................................................ 4
Manual Conventions .................................................................................... 5
Curve Alias List Manager

Overview ............................................................................................................. 6
Whats in This Chapter ...................................................................................... 7
Opening Curve Alias List Manager .................................................................. 8
Understanding the Application Window ......................................................... 9
Curve Alias List Manager Menus ................................................................ 10
Pointing Dispatcher ..................................................................................... 10
Alias List Box Elements .............................................................................. 11
Understanding Manager/Interpreter Options .................................................. 12
Finding a Curve Alias List ................................................................................ 13
Copying a Curve Alias List ............................................................................... 14
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Modifying a Curve Alias List ............................................................................ 15
Reordering Members ................................................................................... 15
Removing Members ..................................................................................... 16
Adding Members .......................................................................................... 16
Adding a Member by Typing the Name ................................................ 16
Adding a Member via the Curve Mnemonics List ................................ 17
Using the Curve Mnemonics List ..................................................................... 18
Filtering by Name ......................................................................................... 19
Filtering by Measurement Unit Type .......................................................... 20
Creating a Curve Alias List ............................................................................... 22
Deleting a Curve Alias List ............................................................................... 24
Saving a Curve Alias List Manager Session ................................................... 25
Importing and Exporting Curve Alias Lists ..................................................... 26
Importing Formatted ASCII Files ................................................................ 26
Exporting Formatted ASCII FIles ................................................................ 29
Exiting Curve Alias List Manager ..................................................................... 31
Curve Alias Lists Supplied with the Utility ...................................................... 32
PetroWorks Preferences
Overview ............................................................................................................. 37
Defining PetroWorks Preferences .............................................................. 37
Using Surface Aliasing ................................................................................ 38
Index .................................................................................................................... 39
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Introduction
What Is in This Manual?
This manual describes the following PetroWorks Project Management

tools:
Curve Alias List Manager (page 6) allows you to maintain and

manipulate curve alias lists. Curve aliasing allows you to link
equivalent curve names to a common or standard alias. In this way,
when you specify an alias curve name, you get information related
to the curve name and all the curve names aliased to it (i.e., all that
are equivalent).
Preferences (page 37) allows you to control which project

stratigraphic column is used to for displaying surfaces and units in
dialog boxes in PetroWorks applications.
To access this manual online, select Help > Online Manual from the
PetroWorks Pro, PetroWorks Asset, or LogEdit Command Menu.
R2003.12.1 Introduction: What Is in This Manual? 1

Landmark Utilities
About This Manual Set
PetroWorks/LogEdit Documentation
The PetroWorks/LogEdit documentation manual set consists of the
following.
PetroWorks/LogEdit Documentation Manual Set

Book Chapters Application
Introduction to PetroWorks Introduction to PetroWorks Family of Overview of PetroWorks Pro,
Family of Products Products PetroWorks Asset, and LogEdit
applications and command menus
PetroWorks Basics Cross-application concepts and
Glossary activities
PetroWorks/LogEdit Project Introduction
Management Curve Alias List Manager Curve Alias List Manager
PetroWorks Preferences Preferences
PetroWorks/Log Edit Data Introduction
Import, Export, and Exporting Log Data Log Export
Conversion Converting Wellbore Data Wellbore Data Converter
PetroWorks Data Introduction

Preparation Environmental Corrections Environmental Corrections
Creating a Temperature Curve Temperature Curve Creation
Smoothing Curves Curve Smoothing
PetroWorks/LogEdit Well Introduction
Data Management and Editing Curve Data in LogEdit LogEdit
Editing Editing Wellbore Parameters Wellbore Parameter Editor
Editing StratUnits, Surfaces, and Picks StratUnit Editor
Managing Curves with Curve Utility Curve Utility
PetroWorks Basic Introduction
Interpretive Applications Preliminary Reconnaissance Preliminary Reconnaissance
Log Functions Log Functions
QuickInterp QuickInterp
November 2003 Introduction 2

PetroWorks/LogEdit Documentation Manual Set (Continued)

Book Chapters Application
PetroWorks Progressive Introduction
Interpretive Applications Shale Volume Shale Volume
Complex Lithology Complex Lithology
OnePhiSw OnePhiSw
Shaly Sand Shaly Sand
Dual Water Dual Water
MultiMineral MultiMineral
Pulsed Neutron Pulsed Neutron
PreMRIAN PreMRIAN
SwbMRIAN SwbMRIAN
MRIAN MRIAN
Appendix A: Water Saturation Equations
Used in Shaly Formations
PetroWorks/LogEdit User Introduction
Programming Model Builder Model Builder
Building Algorithms with Mathpack MathPack
User Models User Models
PetroWorks/LogEdit Introduction
Visualization Generating Crossplots CrossPlot
Tabular List Tabular List
Viewing Reports with Report Viewer Report Viewer
PetroWorks Volumetrics Introduction
Summation Summation
Determining Sensitivity Sensitivity
PetroWorks Parameters available online only; describes the
parameters required for all interpretive
applications.
R2003.12.1 Introduction: About This Manual Set 3

Landmark Utilities
StratUtils Documentation
PetroWorks/LogEdit applications share a set of project management,
data management, visualization, and mapping utilities with StratWorks.
Documentation for these utilities appears in the following StratWorks
manuals:
StratWorks Documentation Manual Set

Book Section Application
Introduction to StratWorks Using the Color Control Tools Color Control Seismic & Log
Variable Fills
Color Control Contour &
GeoCellular
Using the Marginalia Editor Marginalia Editor
Defining Headers and Trailers Header/Trailer Editor
Generating Lithology Log Curves Lithology Curve Generator
Setting Up StratWorks Creating and Transferring Well Templates Well Template Editor
Previewing Your Well Data Single Well Viewer
Creating Stratigraphic Columns Strat Column Editor
Mapping and Cross Sections Creating Basemaps; Making Structure and MapView
Isochore Maps
Wellbore Manager User All Wellbore Manager
Guide
OpenWorks Documentation
In addition to the PetroWorks/LogEdit and StratWorks manuals, you
may occasionally need to refer to several OpenWorks manuals to
perform certain tasks. These manuals include
Using OpenWorks. Refer to this manual for an explanation of the

OpenWorks environment .
OpenWorks Data Management. Refer to this manual for

instructions on creating and managing projects. You must create a
project with a Cartographic Reference System (described in the
Project Management and Map Projection Editor chapters)
before you can load data. This manual also provides instructions
for using some of the OpenWorks utilities like the Well Data
Manager and Well List Manager.
OpenWorks Data Import/Export. Refer to this manual for

instructions on how to load and transfer data between applications
running under the OpenWorks environment.
November 2003 Introduction 4

Manual Conventions
This manual uses certain conventions to explain how to use various
features of the program:
Menu options Menu options and button names are printed in

boldface, for example, Setup.
key Press the indicated key on the keyboard, for
example, Return.
type startow Text that you are required to type in is printed
in a different typeface (Courier).
Type exactly what you see.
type A different typeface in italics (Courier
projectname Italics) indicates that you are to supply
information. At projectname, for example,
you should enter the name of your project.
Click on Move the cursor to the option or object
specified and quickly press and release the
mouse button. Unless otherwise specified,
use Button 1.
Press and drag Press the mouse button and continue to hold it
down while moving the cursor to the option
you want or to a new location in the graphic
display area; then release the button.
Highlight In a dialog box, move the cursor to the name of
the item you wish to use and select it with the
mouse.
Select Move the cursor to the option or object you
want to select and click on it.
Double-click Click the mouse button twice rapidly without
moving the mouse. The first click highlights
the option, object, or text beneath the cursor;
the second click is equivalent to pressing the
OK button to accept the selection.
Triple-click Click the mouse button three times rapidly
without moving the mouse to highlight a string
of text (more than one word) beneath the
cursor.
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Landmark PetroWorks / LogEdit Utilities
Curve Alias List Manager
Overview
Large petrophysical projects can contain hundreds or thousands of

wells and dozens or hundreds of log curves per well. In these cases,
data management can be even more challenging than petrophysical
interpretation.
Curve Alias List Manager allows you to maintain and manipulate curve
alias lists. Curve aliasing allows you to link equivalent curve names to
a common or standard alias. In this way, when you specify an alias
curve name, you get information related to the curve name and all the
curve names aliased to it (i.e., all that are equivalent). For example, you
can name a curve alias list Gamma_Ray and then, within that list, name
all the specific GR-related curves in the order you want the curves
processed. The second curve is processed if the first curve in the list is
not present, the third if the first and second are not present, and so on.
Curve Alias List Manager is designed so that project managers set up

default curve alias lists for interpreters to use. This means that
interpreters do not have to deal with all the curve name variations ever
loaded or created, just the standard names to which the curves have
been aliased. Many interpreters will never need to use the Curve Alias
List Manager utility. Other interpreters may need to copy and modify
default curve alias lists for advanced interpretation.
All OpenWorks Curve Dictionary curves and any curves you generate
in PetroWorks can be members of curve alias lists. Landmark supplies
48 modifiable curve alias lists to get you started.
The Curve Alias List Manager replaces the aliasing capability in

previous releases of Curve Dictionary. The OpenWorks Curve
Dictionary allows you to maintain and manipulate curves in an
OpenWorks project database. Please refer to the Curve Dictionary
documentation in the OpenWorks Data Management, Vol. 1 manual for
a thorough description of the Curve Dictionary and for detailed
procedures regarding its use. You may also launch Curve Alias List
Manager from Data > Management > Curve Dictionary > Options in
the OpenWorks Command Menu.
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Whats in This Chapter
This chapter describes the Curve Alias List Manager utility and covers
the following major topics:
Opening Curve Alias List Manager on page 8

Understanding the Application Window on page 9
Understanding Manager/Interpreter Options on page 12
Finding a Curve Alias List on page 13
Copying a Curve Alias List on page 14
Modifying a Curve Alias List on page 15
Using the Curve Mnemonics List on page 18
Creating a Curve Alias List on page 22
Deleting a Curve Alias List on page 24
Saving a Curve Alias List Manager Session on page 25
Importing and Exporting Curve Alias Lists on page 26
Exiting Curve Alias List Manager on page 31
Curve Alias Lists Supplied with the Utility on page 32
R2003.12.1 Curve Alias List Manager: Whats in This Chapter 7

Opening Curve Alias List Manager
To open the Curve Alias List Manager from the Command Menu,
select Utilities > Curve Alias List Manager.
Depending on which session parameters were set before you started

Curve Alias List Manager, the system may prompt you to set one or
both of the following parameters:
Project
Interpreter
After you have set any necessary parameters, the Curve Alias List
Manager window opens, as shown on the following page. Initially, the
Curve Alias List Manager contains Landmark-supplied default curve
alias lists. (See Curve Alias Lists Supplied with the Utility on
page 32).
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Understanding the Application Window
The Curve Alias List Manager window contains the following

partitions:
Alias Lists lists the alias names, both default and user-generated.
Find/Next button and text box help you quickly search the Alias
Lists box for specific text strings.
Alias List Members (Curve Mnemonics) lists all the curve

mnemonics in the selected alias list.
Relative Priority buttons allow you to reorder curve mnemonics.
Curve Mnemonics List button opens an interactive window

listing all curve mnemonics.
Remove/Add buttons and text box allow you to remove/add

mnemonics.
Status Area provides feedback on the session.
Menu
Default
Curve
Alias List
Names Selected
Alias List
Curve
Members
Reorder
Members
Curve
Mnemonics
Alias List
Locator
Remove/Add
Status Curve
Area Mnemonics
R2003.12.1 Curve Alias List Manager: Understanding the Application Window 9

Curve Alias List Manager Menus

The menu bar at the top of the window has the following menus:
File allows you to save changes to Alias lists, import and export
ASCII files, and exit the program.
Edit allows you to create new default aliases, copy the selected
alias, and delete the selected alias.
View allows you to see other interpreters aliases and to clear the
status area text.
Options allows users with manager status to toggle on and off the
ability to modify default aliases.
Tools allows you to open the Curve Mnemonics List.
Pointing Dispatcher
Although the familiar red/green Pointing Dispatcher border is
displayed, PDing to and from Curve Alias List Manager is not possible
in this release.
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Alias List Box Elements

In addition to alias list names, other elements may appear in the Alias
List list box. Graphical indicators to the left of entries show which list
entries have been modified within the current session. To the right of
each alias list name entry are the source of the alias list name (either
blank [for default] or interpreter initials) and an optional annotation
indicating any action pending within the current session. Which
additional elements appear depend on the modifications you make and
what your status (manager/interpreter) is. Element positioning and
definitions are shown below.
Indicator Source Annotation
Indicator Annotation Meaning

<blank> <blank> the alias existed at the
beginning of the session and
has not been modified during
the session
+ (plus symbol) [new, unsaved] the alias is new or is a copy of

an existing alias
(minus symbol) [to be deleted, unsaved] a previously existing alias is

marked for deletion
[new, wont be saved]
a new alias is marked for
deletion
* (asterisk) [modified, unsaved] the members of an alias list that

existed prior to the current
session have been modified
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Understanding Manager/Interpreter Options
The actions you can take in Curve Alias List Manager depend on your
project statusmanager or interpreter. On the basis of your status, the
utility greys out (deactivates) the options unavailable to you.
Restricting some actions (such as the creation of new default curve

aliases to project managers) reduces the proliferation of redundant
curve aliases, keeps the default alias curve list to a manageable size,
and increases the likelihood that curve aliases are named consistently
and meaningfully. Interpreters can always copy existing default curve
aliases and modify them for specific interpretation needs, but most
interpreters should find the default curve aliases created by project
managers adequate.
The following table contains a summary of these options.
Manager Interpreter
Status Status
Other
Default Default Own Interpreters
Curve Alias Curve Alias Curve Alias Curve Alias
Option Lists Lists Lists Lists
View
Find
Copy
Modify
Create
Delete
Save
Import
Export
R2003.12.1 Understanding Manager/Interpreter Options: Curve Alias List Manager 12

Finding a Curve Alias List
You can find a curve alias list in three ways:
scrolling up and down the list box
using your keyboards up and down arrow keys
typing a text string and using the Find/Next button to search for
occurrences of that string.
The search is case sensitive.
For example, if you type Res and repeatedly click on the Find/
Next button, the following alias list entries are highlighted one at a
time (assuming you have not modified the Landmark-supplied
default list):
Dielectric_Resistivity_Hi
Dielectric_Resistivity_Lo
Flushed_Zone_Resistivity
Formation_Resistivity
High_Res_Shale_Indicator
True_Resistivity
Note that the string can occur anywhere in the name. In this way
you can quickly locate aliases and scan their member mnemonics.
R2003.12.1 Curve Alias List Manager: Finding a Curve Alias List 13

Copying a Curve Alias List
Interpreters can copy default curve alias lists and those of other
interpreters. Interpreters cannot make copies of their own curve aliases.
To see other interpreters aliases, you must toggle on the View See
Other Interpreters Aliases option.
Copied alias lists are interpreter specific; members can be added,

deleted, and reordered to meet individual interpreters needs. Copies
are pending until you choose the File > Save option.
To copy a curve alias list
1. Select the Alias List entry you want to copy.
2. From the top menu bar, select Edit > Copy Selected Alias.
The Alias List entry changes to reflect the modification:
plus (+) symbol appears in the indicator column of the Alias

lists text box
your interpreter initials appear after the entry
[new, unsaved] appears in the annotation column of the Alias

lists text box
The Alias List Members (Curve Mnemonics) list box entries

become activated so you can modify the list. (See Modifying a
Curve Alias List on page 15).
If you have no other changes to make in Curve Alias List Manager,

choose File > Save to commit any pending changes to the database.
The Status area updates to show the changes.
To cancel all pending changes, select File > Exit and choose Exit when
the warning dialog box appears.
R2003.12.1 Copying a Curve Alias List: Curve Alias List Manager 14

Modifying a Curve Alias List
If you own a curve alias list or have manager status, you can modify the
curve by adding, removing, and reordering its members. All
modifications are pending until you choose the File > Save option.
To prevent the accidental modification of default aliases, the Options >

Allow Editing of Default Aliases option is toggled off at the start of
each session. Managers who want to modify default aliases must toggle
on this option.
Reordering Members
The members of a Curve Alias List appear in the order in which they
will be processed by any application that uses the curve alias. If the first
curve in the list is not present, the second one is used; if the first and
second curves are not present, the third is used; and so on.
To change the priority of a member of a curve alias list
1. Click on the member entry to select it (or use your keyboards up

and down arrow keys to move to that name).
2. Click on the Relative Priority Up arrow button to move the entry

up one level. Click on the Relative Priority Down arrow button to
move the entry down one level. The change is pending until you
save the session.
If the list you are reordering is new, the annotation for the Curve
Alias will not change. If the list existed before the current session,
the Curve Alias entry changes to reflect the modification:
asterisk (*) symbol appears in the indicator column of the Alias

lists text box
[modified, unsaved] appears in the annotation column of the

Alias lists text box
R2003.12.1 Curve Alias List Manager: Modifying a Curve Alias List 15

Removing Members
To delete a member of a curve alias list
1. Click on the member entry to select it (or use your keyboards up

and down arrow keys to move to that name).
2. Click on the Remove button.
The member name is immediately removed from the display, but

the change is pending until you save the session.
If the list you are reordering is new, the annotation for the Curve
Alias will not change. If the list existed before the current session,
the Curve Alias entry changes to reflect the modification:
asterisk (*) symbol appears in the indicator column of the Alias

lists text box
[modified, unsaved] appears in the annotation column of the

Alias lists text box
Adding Members
You can add any Curve Mnemonics list name to a Curve Alias List if
you own the list. The Curve Alias List Manager utility does not check
to see if the added curve is a logical choice for that list. You can add
members to an Alias List Members list in either of the two ways
described below.
Adding a Member by Typing the Name

If you know the name of the curve as it appears in the Curve
Mnemonics List, you can type the name in the text box. The typed
value must exactly match the mnemonic in the Curve Dictionary. If it
does not, the Status area will alert you with the message Inserted
value must be an existing curve mnemonic. You can
open the Curve Mnemonics window to check a name, but then you will
not be able type the name in the box. However, you can click on the
Curve Mnemonics List entry to automatically add the name to the
Curve Alias list.
If you select an existing member mnemonic before adding a new one,

the new one will appear directly below the one you selected. Otherwise,
R2003.12.1 Modifying a Curve Alias List: Curve Alias List Manager 16

the new curve is appended to the bottom of the list. Use the Relative
Priority buttons to put it in priority order.
Adding a Member via the Curve Mnemonics List

Click on the Curve Mnemonics List button to open the Curve
Mnemonics list window and click on the curve you wish to add to the
Alias List Members list. The curve is automatically added to the
member list. See Using the Curve Mnemonics List on page 18 for
details on using the Curve Mnemonics List window.
If you select an existing member mnemonic before adding a new one,

the new one will appear directly below the one you selected. Otherwise,
the new curve is appended to the bottom of the list. Use the Relative
Priority buttons to put it in priority order.

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Using the Curve Mnemonics List
The Curve Mnemonics list contains the same mnemonics provided in

the OpenWorks Curve Dictionary. You must choose curve alias list
members from this list. The list is available only after you select an
alias that you own and thus can modify. The list disappears when you
select a curve alias that you do not own. You can filter items in the
Curve Mnemonics list by
Name
Measurement Unit Type
Name and Measurement Unit Type
To open the Curve Mnemonics dialog box, click on the Curve

Mnemonics List button or select Tools > Curve Mnemonics List...
from the top menu bar.
The Curve Mnemonics window appears.
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If you click on any curve in the list, the curve is automatically

appended to the Alias List Members. If you select an existing member
mnemonic before adding a new one from the Curve Mnemonic list, the
new one appears directly below the one you selected. Otherwise, the
new curve is appended to the bottom of the Alias Members list.
Filtering by Name
If you know part of a curve mnemonic or if you want to see all the
mnemonics that contain certain characters, you can filter the list by
name.
To filter by Name
1. Type the character string you are filtering on. For example, you
may want to find all the mnemonics containing the string VSH.
2. Toggle on the By Name toggle button.
The list updates to show only those curve mnemonics containing

the string VSH.
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Filtering by Measurement Unit Type

You may wish to locate only those curves that are of a certain
measurement unit type.
To filter by Measurement Unit Type
1. Select the measurement unit type from the pulldown menu.
The pulldown menu contains a list of measurement unit types for

log data.
2. Toggle on the By Measurement Unit Type button.
The list updates to show only curve mnemonics of that

measurement unit type. For example, you may want see only those
mnemonics of measurement unit type porosity.
partial list of
mnemonics of
measurement unit
type porosity
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You can double filter the list by selecting a measurement unit type and
defining a text string. For example, filtering on both the name VSH and
the measurement unit type porosity yields the curve mnemonics shown
below.
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Creating a Curve Alias List
Managers can modify all Landmark-supplied alias lists and can create
new default aliases. Interpreters can copy default aliases and modify
them to suit still more specific needs.
Landmark Supplies Sample Default Curve Alias Lists

Prior to any modifications by managers or interpreters the Alias Lists box contains
48 Landmark-supplied default curve alias lists (see the table at the end of this
chapter for a listing). These default curve alias lists and their members are suggested
aliases; your project manager should set up aliases and member lists that meet your
specific project needs. However, if interpreters find that they need to modify a large
number of default alias lists, they and their managers should consider whether the
default alias lists should be modified.
New default aliases are pending until you choose the File Save
option.
To create a curve alias list
1. Select Edit > New Default Alias... from the top menu bar. The
following dialog box appears.
2. Type the name of the new default alias.
To be consistent with the Landmark-supplied default Curve Alias

names, you should follow naming conventions that attempt to
describe the essential measurement that the curve alias members
are associated with, e.g., Porosity. Alternatively, you might name a
curve alias that describes members by function, e.g.,
High_Res_Shale_Indicator.
R2003.12.1 Creating a Curve Alias List: Curve Alias List Manager 22

3. Click on OK to add the new default alias (or click on Cancel).
plus (+) symbol appears in the indicator column of the Alias

lists text box
[new, unsaved] appears in the annotation column of the Alias

lists text box
4. Add Alias List Members (Curve Mnemonics) list box entries.

Selecting by Curve Alias in Applications...
When you select by curve alias (rather than by curve details or curve name) in
applications, only alias lists owned by the first interpreter in your petrophysics
source priority list are accessed. If that interpreter does not have alias lists, the
projects default alias list is used.
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Deleting a Curve Alias List
Interpreters can delete only their own curve alias lists; they cannot
delete default curve alias lists or curve alias lists created by other
interpreters. Managers can delete default curve alias lists if the Allow
Editing of Default Aliases option is toggled on.
Before you can delete an alias, you must mark it for deletion. All
marked entries are pending until you choose the File > Save option.
To mark a curve alias list for deletion
1. Select the Alias List entry you want to delete.
2. Choose Edit > Delete Selected Alias from the top menu bar. If the
option is greyed out, you do not have permission to delete the alias
list entry.
minus (-) symbol appears in the indicator column of the Alias

List display
[to be deleted, unsaved] appears in the annotation column of the

Alias lists text box if the alias existed prior to the current
session
[new, wont be saved] appears in the annotation column of the

Alias lists text box if you added the alias during the current
session

choose File > Save to commit the pending changes to the database. The
Status area updates to show the changes.
R2003.12.1 Deleting a Curve Alias List: Curve Alias List Manager 24

Saving a Curve Alias List Manager Session
All changes made during a Curve Alias List Manager session are
pending until you actually perform a save. Once you select File > Save,
however, all changes are immediately written to the OpenWorks
databaseyou have no chance to cancel the Save. If the Save option is
greyed out, you have not made any modifications during the current
session.
Before Save
After Save
R2003.12.1 Curve Alias List Manager: Saving a Curve Alias List Manager Session 25
Importing and Exporting Curve Alias Lists
You may want to import or export your curve alias list names in order
to move aliases between projects. Managers can import and export
formatted ASCII files for this purpose. Interpreters and limited
interpreters can only export their own aliases. Browsers cannot export
or import.
Importing Formatted ASCII Files

You can replace, augment, or override the default alias list when
importing another alias list. Imported lists do not affect interpreters
alias lists.
To ensure that aliases follow the naming conventions established for a

project, only managers can import aliases from ASCII files. ASCII files
must be formatted as follows:
all comment lines must begin with two hyphens

all curve alias lines must be of the format
curve_alias_name|member|member|member
for example,
Acoustic_Wave_Travel_Time|DT|AC|DTC|DTCO
The required field curve_alias_name should follow naming

conventions that attempt to describe the essential measurement that the
curve alias members are associated with, e.g., Porosity.
Alternatively, you might name a curve alias that describes members by
function, e.g., High_Res_Shale_Indicator.
Alias names and member names need not be entries in the current
Curve Dictionary, but each name must be 25 characters or less.
See the sample export file below (page 30) for an example of a
formatted ASCII file.
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To import a formatted ASCII file
1. Select File > Import > From Formatted ASCII File from the top
menu bar.
The Import Options window appears.
2. Toggle on an import option:
Replace (default) removes the projects entire set of existing

default aliases and replaces them with the import file aliases.
Augment loads default aliases from the import file if they do

not already exist in the project; it does not affect
existing aliases.
Override loads default aliases if they are new and updates any
existing alias in the project if that alias is supplied in the
import file.
3. Click on Continue.
R2003.12.1 Curve Alias List Manager: Importing and Exporting Curve Alias Lists 27
The File Selection (import) window appears.
4. After locating the formatted ASCII file you want to import, select
the file in the Files list by clicking on the file name.
5. Click on the OK button to import the file contents, or click on the

Cancel to stop the Import procedure.
When you import a file, the status area in the main Curve Alias
List Manager window displays the location and name of the
chosen ASCII import file, the chosen import option, and whether
the import procedure succeeded or failed.
Exporting Formatted ASCII FIles

To export to a formatted ASCII file
1. Select File > Export > To Formatted ASCII File from the top
menu bar.
The Export Aliases window appears. Only the curve alias list
names you own are listed. All names are initially highlighted.
2. Unselect any curve alias names you do not want to export.
To unselect a name and thus remove it from the list of names to be

exported, click once on the name. To reselect a name, click once to
highlight it.
3. Click on OK to export the list (or click on Cancel to return to the

main window).
R2003.12.1 Curve Alias List Manager: Importing and Exporting Curve Alias Lists 29
When you click on OK, the File Selection (export) box appears.
4. Navigate to the directory where you want to save the ASCII file
and type in a name for your file. The file extension .calm is
automatically appended to the file name.
5. Click on OK to export the curve alias list names.
As shown below, the saved ASCII file contains a comment section

with the ASCII file name, your interpreter name, and the date.
Below the comment section each line contains the Alias List name
followed by all its members in priority order.
--
-- Log Curve Aliases
--
-- Produced by OpenWorks Curve Alias List Manager (CALM)
-- Copyright 1999, Landmark Graphics Corporation, a Halliburton Company.
--
-- File : /home/scribe/docs/my_curves.calm
-- Interpreter : OW50
-- Date : 1999-02-27 18:59:55
--
Acoustic_Wave_Travel_Time|DT|AC|DTC|DTCO
Bulk_Density|RHOB|ZDEN|DEN|DNC|HRHO|LDEN|ZCOR
What is listed as Interpreter depends on your Access Permissions. If

you are a manager, the Interpreter is Default Aliases, and for
Interpreter or Limited Interpreter status, the file gives the current
interpreter.
Exiting Curve Alias List Manager
To exit Curve List Alias Manager, select File > Exit from the top menu
bar.
If you have created, copied, or modified alias lists during the session
but have not saved the changes, the following warning box appears.
If you have copied a list and then marked the copied list for deletion
during the current session, the warning box does not appear.
If you do not wish to save your changes, click on Exit. If you want to
save your changes, click on Cancel and then choose File > Save from
the top menu bar before exiting.
R2003.12.1 Curve Alias List Manager: Exiting Curve Alias List Manager 31
Curve Alias Lists Supplied with the Utility
The 48 curve alias lists supplied with Curve Alias List Manager are
suggested groups of curves and alias names of interest to users. The
member curves are taken from the Landmark-supplied OpenWorks
Curve Dictionary entries and from PetroWorks 1998.2 Wellbore
Parameter Editor default curve names.
The following curve alias lists are available the first time you load
Curve Alias List Manager.
Curve Alias List Members
Acoustic_Wave_Travel_Time DT
AC
DTC
DTCO
Apparent_Water_Sigma SWAP
SWFR
Bound_Water_Saturation SWB
SWB_DualWat
Bulk_Density RHOB
ZDEN
DEN
DNC
HRHO
LDEN
ZCOR
Bulk_Volume_Dry_Clay VDCLAY
VDCLAY_DualWat
Bulk_Volume_Matrix VMATRIX
VMatrix_DualWat
Bulk_Volume_Silt VSILT
VSILT_DualWat
Bulk_Volume_Water BVW
BVW_CmplxLith
BVW_DualWat
BVW_MMineral
BVW_OnePhi
BVW_PlsdNeut
BVW_QInterp
BVW_ShlySnd
R2003.12.1 Curve Alias Lists Supplied with the Utility: Curve Alias List Manager 32
Bulk_Volume_Wet_Clay VWCLAY
VWClay_DualWat
Cementation_Exponent MXP
M
Clay_Flag CLF
ClayFlag_CmplxLith
ClayFlag_MMineral
ClayFlag_ShlySnd
ClayFlag_ShVol
Clay_Volume VSHMIN
VSH
VCL
VCLAY
Count_Rate_Ratio TRAT
NRAT
Decay_Ratio
Density_Porosity DPHI
Density_Porosity_Shale
Dielectric_Constant_Hi HFDC
Dielectric_Constant_Lo LFDC
Dielectric_Resistivity_Hi HFDA
Dielectric_Resistivity_Lo LFDA
Discriminator CALI
CAL
Discriminator_Limit_Min
Discriminator_Limit_Max BS
BIT
EM_WaveTravel_Time TPL
T2PL
T4PL
R2003.12.1 Curve Alias List Manager: Curve Alias Lists Supplied with the Utility 33
Effective_Porosity PHIE
PhiE_CmplxLith
PhiE_DualWat
PhiE_MMineral
PhiE_OnePhi
PhiE_PlsdNeut
PHiE_ShlySnd
Flushed_Zone_Resistivity RXO
MSFL
DFL
ILM
LL3
LL8
LLS
RILM
SGRD
SN
Formation_Resistivity
Gamma_Ray GR
SGR
GRS
CGR
Gamma_Ray_Minus_Uranium THK
CGA
Gas_Compare_Porosity
High-Res_Shale_Indicator TPL
EATT
MLL
HPEF
PEF
Irreducible_Water_Saturat SWIR
SWI
SWIU
Matrix_Denisty RHOMA
MDEN
RHOG
MTXD
Neutron_Porosity TNPH
NPOR
NPHI
CN
CNC
ENPH
GNT
NDL
NEUT
NPHU
PGNT
PHIN
SNP
Photoelectric_Absorption PEF
PE
Porosity Phi_LogFunc
Phi_QInterp
Potassium POT
POTA
Shale_Volume VSH
VShale_QInterp
VShaleClavier_QInterp
VShaleCurve_QInterp
VShaleLinear_QInterp
VShaleMin_QInterp
VShaleND_QInterp
VShaleSP_QInterp
VShaleSteiber_QInterp
Sigma SIGM
SigmaW_PlsdNeut
Sonic_Porosity SPHI
SPhiDolo_Recon
SPhiLime_Recon
SPhiSand_Recon
Spontaneous_Potential SP
Temperature TEMP
Thorium TH
THOR
Total_Porosity PHIT
PHIT_DualWat
PHIT_Shaly_Sand
R2003.12.1 Curve Alias List Manager: Curve Alias Lists Supplied with the Utility 35
Total_Water_Saturation SWT
SWT_DualWat
SWT_PlsdNeut
True_Resistivity RT
AT90
IDPH
LLD
ILD
RILD
Uranium U
URAN
Water_Saturation SW
Sw_CmplxLith
Sw_DualWat
Sw_LogFunc
Sw_MMineral
Sw_OnePhi
Sw_PlsdNeut
Sw_QInterp
Sw_ShlySnd
SwArchie_LogFunc
SwArchie_QInterp
SwIndo_OnePhi
SwIndo_QInterp
SwSiman_OnePhi
SwSiman_QInterp
PetroWorks Preferences
Overview
Defining PetroWorks Preferences

Preferences allows you to control which project stratigraphic column is
used to for displaying surfaces and stratigraphic units in dialog boxes in
PetroWorks applications for the session. Choose the stratigraphic
framework you want to reference by selecting Session > Preferences.
The Surface / Unit tab displays a list of all the stratigraphic columns
available for the project. Select the one you want to use and click on the
Apply button. This preference remains in effect from session to
sessionon a one-project, one-interpreter basisuntil you change it.
R2003.12.1 PetroWorks Preferences: Overview 37

Using Surface Aliasing

Multiple surfaces may be aliased to a common surface name. For
example, you can alias multiple spelling variations of the same surface
name or multiple surface names that relate to the same stratigraphic
horizon as a single horizon.
To view stratigraphic columns, create a new column, or set up surface

aliasing use Utilities > Strat Column Editor. For more information,
refer to the StratWorks manual Setting Up StratWorks, Creating
Stratigraphic Columns.
To use surface aliasing, select the StratWorks Session > Preferences

option. For more information, refer to the StratWorks manual
Introduction to StratWorks, Setting StratWorks Global Preferences.
R2003.12.1 PetroWorks Preferences: Overview 38

Index
PetroWorks Project Managementt
B viewing other interpreters curve alias lists
14
buttons
window layout 9
mouse
Button 1
clicking 5 D
press and drag 5 documentation
for OpenWorks 4
C dragging
defined 5
conventions
reference list 5
Curve Alias List Manager 6-36 E
adding members to a curve alias list 16-17 exiting
Alias Lists box annotations 11 OpenWorks
Alias Lists box elements 11 Interpreters dialog box 6, 8, 37, 38
ASCII file
exporting 29
H
importing 26-28
sample 30 highlighting or selecting
copying curve alias lists 14 one word or value 5
creating new default curve alias lists 22-23
curve alias list naming conventions 22 I
curve mnemonics 18
Curve Mnemonics List 18-21 Introduction
filtering in 19-21 defining PetroWorks preferences 37
measurement unit type 18 PetroWorks and LogEdit documentation 2
deleting curve alias lists 24 introduction
exiting 31 conventions used in this user guide 5
Find/Next button 13
finding curve alias lists 13 M
interpreter options 12
Landmark-supplied default curve alias lists mouse buttons
32-36 selecting items with 5
manager options 12
modification indicators 11 O
modifying curve alias lists 15
online documentation, accessing 1
opening 8
removing members from curve alias lists 16
reordering members in curve alias lists 15
saving session changes 25
R2003.12.1 Index 39
P
press and drag
defined 5
S
shortcuts
double-clicking to select data 5
triple-clicking to highlight 5
stratigraphic column 38
surface aliasing 38
R2003.12.1 Index 40

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PetroWorks Project Management

About This Manual Set ...................................................................................... 2

PetroWorks/LogEdit Documentation ......................................................... 2

StratUtils Documentation ............................................................................ 4

OpenWorks Documentation ........................................................................ 4

Manual Conventions .................................................................................... 5

Curve Alias List Manager

Whats in This Chapter ...................................................................................... 7

Opening Curve Alias List Manager .................................................................. 8

Understanding the Application Window ......................................................... 9

Curve Alias List Manager Menus ................................................................ 10

Pointing Dispatcher ..................................................................................... 10

Alias List Box Elements .............................................................................. 11

Understanding Manager/Interpreter Options .................................................. 12

Finding a Curve Alias List ................................................................................ 13

Copying a Curve Alias List ............................................................................... 14

Modifying a Curve Alias List ............................................................................ 15

Reordering Members ................................................................................... 15

Removing Members ..................................................................................... 16

Adding Members .......................................................................................... 16

Adding a Member by Typing the Name ................................................ 16

Adding a Member via the Curve Mnemonics List ................................ 17

Using the Curve Mnemonics List ..................................................................... 18

Filtering by Name ......................................................................................... 19

Filtering by Measurement Unit Type .......................................................... 20

Creating a Curve Alias List ............................................................................... 22

Deleting a Curve Alias List ............................................................................... 24

Saving a Curve Alias List Manager Session ................................................... 25

Importing and Exporting Curve Alias Lists ..................................................... 26

Importing Formatted ASCII Files ................................................................ 26

Exporting Formatted ASCII FIles ................................................................ 29

Exiting Curve Alias List Manager ..................................................................... 31

Curve Alias Lists Supplied with the Utility ...................................................... 32

Defining PetroWorks Preferences .............................................................. 37

Using Surface Aliasing ................................................................................ 38

What Is in This Manual?

This manual describes the following PetroWorks Project Management

Curve Alias List Manager (page 6) allows you to maintain and

Preferences (page 37) allows you to control which project

R2003.12.1 Introduction: What Is in This Manual? 1

About This Manual Set

PetroWorks/LogEdit Documentation Manual Set

PetroWorks Data Introduction

November 2003 Introduction 2

PetroWorks/LogEdit Documentation Manual Set (Continued)

R2003.12.1 Introduction: About This Manual Set 3

StratWorks Documentation Manual Set

Using OpenWorks. Refer to this manual for an explanation of the

OpenWorks Data Management. Refer to this manual for

OpenWorks Data Import/Export. Refer to this manual for

November 2003 Introduction 4

Menu options Menu options and button names are printed in

R2003.12.1 Introduction: About This Manual Set 5

Curve Alias List Manager

Large petrophysical projects can contain hundreds or thousands of

Curve Alias List Manager is designed so that project managers set up

The Curve Alias List Manager replaces the aliasing capability in

R2003.12.1 Overview: Curve Alias List Manager 6

Whats in This Chapter

Opening Curve Alias List Manager on page 8

R2003.12.1 Curve Alias List Manager: Whats in This Chapter 7

Opening Curve Alias List Manager