GEOLOG 6.6.

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Connect Tutorial
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 Contents

Introduction to Geolog's Connect Tutorial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Tutorial Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Connect Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Data Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Data Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Starting Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Message Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Load Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
A Typical Load Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Load LIS Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Load Western Atlas BIT File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
ASCII Format Data Load. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
LAS Format Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Geolog ASCII Format Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Flat ASCII Format Data Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Load a Flat ASCII File of Survey Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Load Flat ASCII Data - Core Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Load Tab Delineated Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Load Complex Flat ASCII Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Batch Data Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Batch Data Load Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Unloading Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Unload Geolog-ASCII Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Unload LAS Format Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Transferring Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Project to Project Data Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
File to File Data Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Utilities Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Data Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Geolog 6.6.1 - Connect Tutorial 02 / 2007 Contents 1

 Introduction to Geolog's Connect Tutorial

Welcome to Geolog’s Connect tutorial.

This tutorial is designed for new users of Paradigm’s Geolog Connect product, and for users
familiar with Geolog’s Load/Unload products, which Connect now replaces. You will learn the
basics of using Connect through a typical workflow and procedures to:

• Perform a typical data load

• Perform various data loads using different file formats

• Perform data unloads using different file formats

• Perform file transfers such as project to project and from one format to another

Prerequisites
The Geolog Basics tutorial and a basic knowledge of industry data formats is advantageous.

Document Conventions
In this document, all INPUT to the computer is in Bold Courier New, while all OUTPUT from
the computer is in Courier New, but not bold.

Tutorial Data
The following additional files (files not supplied with software) are used in this tutorial:

DATA: (in STARS) SPECS: atlas.names

at_bit.tif interval.flat_ascii_format
core_plotfiles.flat lis2amoco.names
core_plotfiles.tab WELLS: all (in Stars project)
example.las
picks.zones
schlum_lis.tif
smith-1.ds
stars_master.unl

) paradigm.unl is located in the installation directory. A second project, MOONS

(moons_master.unl), is used for the Project to Project transfer exercise.

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 Connect Overview

Geolog’s Connect application replaces the Load/Unload applications in Geolog6.16

and earlier versions. Connect also provides new functionality not available in
previous Geolog versions. Unlike some of Geolog’s applications, Connect is not an
MDI (multiple document interface) application.

Connect can be used to perform the following tasks:

• Load data to a database

• Unload data from a database

• Transfer data between databases (projects)

• Transfer data between contractor formats

Data Format
A wide range of industry standard formats (both binary and ASCII) can be accessed using
the Connect application:

Binary Format LIS, DLIS*, Western Atlas BIT, Century, BPB, SEG-Y, ELF FIMAGE,
RMS, Amoco-A, Zycor ZMAP
Note: *DLIS is an optional module
ASCII Format LAS, Geolog-ASCII, User Defined Flat ASCII

Data Sources
:

Geolog Projects: Directly from other databases (via the well data server) which may be for
instance, Geolog, OpenWorks, or Geoframe.
Disk: Files on local hard drives in either their native file format or in Tape
Image Format (TIF).
I/O devices: Standard input/output devices can be used to read or write data.
Common devices include CDROM, floppy, EXABYTE tape, 9-track, and
DAT Tape. The setup of these devices is covered in the Geolog Site
Administration tutorial.
Networks: Files located on networked disks, remote disks, and devices via dial-up,
or VPN.

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 Exercise 1

Starting Connect

1. Start Geolog and open the STARS project.

2. To start the Connect application perform one of the following:

Click Connect on Geolog’s Launcher Bar.

Figure 1: Geolog Launcher Bar

OR, to start Connect independently:

• in a UNIX / DOS window, change to the project directory, if required, and

then enter the following command:
% geolog6 mui_connect &

• from a Tcl shell (select Project > Terminal(Shell)... on the Launcher Bar)
change to the project directory, if desired, and enter the following command:
% mui_connect &
to display a window similar to that shown in Figure 2.

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 Figure 2: Connect Window

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Message Log
After Connect is started, all error and warning messages are logged to the Message section
at the bottom of the Connect window.

The More Info icon can be selected at any time during scanning or loading/unloading/
transferring to display the Feedback window which shows detailed message information (see
Figure 3).

Click More Info icon to open the Feedback window

Message area displays last Progress bar

line of message/warning.

Figure 3: Feedback Window

In order to obtain a more complete listing of all diagnostic and error messages, redirect them
back to the Feedback window by setting the environment variable. This can be done before
launching Connect or from the Run command (Connect > Run...) as follows:

• UNIX: :
setenv MIN_FEEDBACK debug

• Windows 2000/XP:
set env(MIN_FEEDBACK) debug

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 Step 1: Load Data

Procedure
In this step, a typical data load procedure is outlined.

Overview
Connect’s Load function enables users to import data from various sources into a
Geolog or other recognized database. The Load function requires minimal user
interaction because of the following features:

• Automatic detection of incoming data formats. The following formats can be

loaded using Connect:

• Amoco_A • Geoshare (for third party product data

exchange)
• Atlas (Western Atlas BIT) • LAS
• BPB • LIS
• Century • RMS
• DLIS • SEG-Y
• ELF FIMAGE • User Defined Flat ASCII
• Geolog-ASCII

• Data can reside on various forms of media (e.g., on a network, on tape, or in a

file).

• The load operation automatically translates contractor mnemonics and converts

units, if required.

• User defined ASCII formats need to be set only once and, from then on, are
recognized as a standard format.

A Load dialog box controls all aspects of the load procedure (input type, limits,
set/log skipping, name changes, reporting specs). However, for a basic load, it is a
simple matter of:

• Entering the filename of data you wish to load.

• Clicking Start Load and Geolog handles the rest.

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A Typical Load Procedure

• Select Connect > Load... to display the Load Scan dialog box.

• Click the File Select icon next to the Device/File field to open the File
Select dialog box.

• Locate and select the input source (project, file, tape, network).

• Define formats, translations, conversions, stats, reports.

• Click OK to scan the file.

• Fine tune your selection, narrowing it down, using the Connect window, to only
those sets, constants, logs, ranges required (see Figure 4).

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 Use to fine tune data to load.

Click to start
loading data

Figure 4: Fine Tuning the Load Process

• Click Start Load to begin loading the data.

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 Step 2: Load LIS Data

Procedure
In this step, you will learn how to:

• Define preloading settings such as:

— Set reporting options

— Edit constants field names
— Edit log field names

• Load LIS data from a TIF file

Exercise 1

1. Select Connect > Load…

2. Click on File Select icon next to the Device/File field to open the File
Select dialog box.

3. Locate and select schlum_lis.tif from the list of data files.

4. Click OK.
Geolog immediately scans the schlum_lis.tif file, recognizes it as a TIF (tape
image format) file with a contractor format of LIS, and displays the file name in
the Load Scan dialog box.

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 Figure 5: Load Scan Dialog Box After Selecting a LIS File

Note: Name translation is automatically set to lis. Name translation applies to both log
names and constants names. Name translations are defined by specification files
(.names extension) in the specs directory. Specification files are discussed in detail
later in the tutorial.

5. Click Reporting... to display the Report Options dialog box.

) The Reporting function is only relevant when loading the following binary file
types: AMOCO-A, ATLAS, DLIS and LIS.

6. Ensure the radio button for Option is set to "Brief".

7. Change the filename to lis.rpt. When the data is loaded, the report file is
saved to the project’s reports directory.
8. Click OK.

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 9. Click OK on the Load Scan dialog box to complete the scan and display the
data in the file.

FILES table

Figure 6: FILES Table Displayed After Scanning a File

In the FILES table, the file is shown to contain 1 well with 1 set of data
(Deep_#1, GTS) with data over a depth range of 5000 ft (1524 m) to
10396.9816 ft (3169 m).

10. Click in each field and change the following:

— Well Identifier: DEEP_1
— Set: WIRE
— Top Reference: 7000 feet (2134 m)
— Bottom Reference: 9000 feet (2743 m)

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 Constants

11. With the row still selected, toggle on the Constants checkbox to display the
CONSTANTS table, a list of all well constants to be loaded. The original
names and their name translations, where applicable, are displayed (see
Figure 7).

Select to display Constants table

Constants table

Figure 7: Constants Table Displayed for Selected Well

12. Make changes in the "Name to use" column as follows:

— TD: LOGGERS_TD
— BHT: BH_TEMP
— BS: BIT_SIZE

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 Logs

13. Toggle on the Logs checkbox to display the LOGS table.

A list of all logs to be loaded is displayed with their Original Name and Name
To Use (see Figure 8).

Select to display Logs table

Logs table

Figure 8: Logs Table Displayed for Selected Well

14. Ensure the log names are GR, LLD, LLS and MSFL.

15. Close the CONSTANTS and LOGS tables by toggling off the Constants and
Logs checkboxes.

16. Click the More Info icon to display the Feedback window.

17. Click Start Load to initiate data loading.

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 Messages regarding reports, frames loaded, reference sets, and when loading
is finished are displayed in the Message window as the load proceeds
(see Figure 9).

Figure 9: Messages Displayed During Data Load Process

18. Repeat the process, by reloading the schlum_lis.tif file, but this time set
reporting to Only and compare the results.

19. Change the reporting options a few times and test the results.

20. Close the Feedback dialog box.

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 Name Translation File
Paradigm provides Name Translation files for the following data file types;
Amoco-a, Atlas, BPB, Century, LAS, LIS, DLIS and SEG-Y.

These translation files reside in the specs directory of the software installation
with a .names file extension. Figure 10 is an example of the lis.names
translation file. New Name Translation files may be created and stored locally, or
in the site/specs directory.

# spec: LIS name translation specification.

# *** Revision History:
# 31-Jan-97 Malley Add HOLE_NAME.
# 21-Sep-95 Malley Remove "tool id" from NAME_GEOLOG_LOG.
#

NAME_GEOLOG_SET = {tool_string:31}%
NAME_GEOLOG_CONSTANT = {constant}
NAME_GEOLOG_LOG = {log}

NAME_CONTRACTOR_CONSTANT = {constant}
NAME_CONTRACTOR_LOG = {log:_}

NAME_CONTRACTOR: NAME_GEOLOG=
#=============== ============

# Standard LIS mnemonics

WN WELL_NAME
CN COMPANY
FL LOCATION
OPER OPERATOR
DATE DATE_LOGGED
LATI LATITUDE
LONG LONGITUDE
PDAT DATUM_ELEVATION
LMF MEASUREMENT_REF
EGL SURFACE_ELEV
EKB ELEV_MEAS_REF
TDD DRILLED_DEPTH
APIN API_NUMBER

Figure 10: Example LIS Name Translation Specification File

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 Step 3: Load Western Atlas BIT File

Procedure
In this step, you will:

• Load a Western Atlas binary data file (BIT format) with name translation while
limiting the sets and logs to be loaded.

Exercise 1

1. Select Connect > Load…

2. Click the File Select icon to open the File Select dialog box.

3. Locate and select at_bit.tif from the list of data files.

4. Click OK.
After scanning the file header, ATLAS is displayed in the Contractor Format
field and an atlas Name Translation file, which exists in the STARS specs
directory is also automatically selected (see Figure 11).

Figure 11: Load Scan Dialog Box After Selecting an ATLAS BIT File

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 5. Click Reporting....

6. Ensure the Option is set to "Brief".

7. Change the report filename to atlas.rpt and click OK.

8. Click OK on the Load Scan dialog box, to display the contents of the file (see
Figure 12).

Figure 12: List of Wells in at_bit.tif File

9. Deselect all sets to be loaded except those displayed in Rows 2 and 10 by:
— Selecting Select > None.
— Clicking on the check boxes in the Use column for Rows 2 and 10.

) When loading extremely large data files, use the Sets... and Logs/
Constants... selection functions on the Select menu to open filter dialog
boxes to specify parameters for quick selection. See the Connect online
help for further information on these functions.

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 10. Change all the Well Identifiers to OCSG_1316_BB2 as follows:
— Click in the cell for Row 1 and enter OCSG_1316_BB2.
— Press ENTER.
— Click in the cell for Row 1 again.
— Click on the Well Identifier column header (on the words "Well Identifier")
to select the column.
— Right click on the cell with the new name (the cell that is to be copied to all
other cells) to display the Table menu.
— Select Fill > Fill Down.

Alternatively, you could just change each name in Rows 2 and 10.

11. Change the Set names in Row 2 to WIRE1 and in Row 10 to WIRE2.
Your load window should be similar to Figure 13.

Figure 13: Wells Selected For Loading From the at_bit.tif File

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 12. Select a cell in Row 2 (this is now the well.set, OCSG_1316_BB2.WIRE1) and
toggle on the Logs checkbox to display the LOGS table with a list of all the
logs that will be loaded into the well.set with name translation.

) Data is NOT displayed in the CONSTANTS and/or LOGS tables until a row
is selected in the FILES table. If multiple rows are selected, data from the
focused cell (current location of the cursor) is displayed.

Name Translation

Figure 14: Logs To Be Loaded for OCSG_1316_BB2.WIRE1

Note: The name translation being done is to convert Western Atlas names to equivalent
Schlumberger names.

13. Skip loading logs TEN and SPD by deselecting them (remove the tick in the
checkbox in the Use column).

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 14. Select a cell in Row 10 (well.set OCSG_1316_BB2.WIRE2).
Note that the LOGS table changes.

15. Skip loading logs, CV10 and CV13.

16. Close the LOGS table.

17. Click Start Load to initiate data loading.

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 Step 4: ASCII Format Data Load

Procedure
In this step, you will:

• Load a LAS format data file.

• Load a Geolog-ASCII format data file.

Overview
In addition to the binary formats, Geolog can also load log data in a range of ASCII format data
files. These include:

Geolog-ASCII A standard ASCII output used by Geolog incorporating all data stored
within the database and using the standard mnemonics.
LAS Log ASCII standard designed for log data on floppy disks.
User Defined Any flat ASCII format data file can be specified and saved within the
Connect application, then used again for other files of the same format.

Exercise 1

LAS Format Data

1. Select Connect > Load…

2. Click the File Select icon to open the File Select dialog box.

3. Locate and select example.las from the list of data files.

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 4. Click OK.
After scanning the file, Geolog recognizes the format and LAS is displayed as
the Contractor Format field and a las Name Translation file is also
automatically selected (see Figure 15).

Figure 15: Load Scan Dialog Box After Selecting a LAS File

5. Click OK to list the contents of the file.

Note: In the FILES table if a Set or Tool String has not been specified, then Geolog inserts a
default of UNKNOWN. Also, note the WELL IDENTIFIER name.

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 6. Reload the file (select Connect > Load…).

7. In the Load Scan dialog box, change the Primary Well ID to API_NUMBER.

8. Click OK. Note the change in the Well Identifier name.

9. Double click in the Set field, click on the Dropdown List button and
choose WIRE from the displayed list.

10. To load the well data, click Start Load.

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 Exercise 2

Geolog ASCII Format Data

1. Select Connect > Load…

2. Click the File Select icon, to open the File Select dialog box.

3. Locate and select paradigm.unl from the list of data files.

4. Click OK.
Geolog recognizes the GEOLOG ASCII format. The Primary Well ID is
"WELL", Geolog’s default name for the well identifier.

Figure 16: Load Scan Dialog Box after Selecting a Geolog ASCII File

5. Click OK to display the data.

As this format is a direct unload from Geolog, no adjustments to the load need
be made. However, the usual load adjustments can be made to names,
conversions, and skipping sets, logs, and constants that are not required.

6. Click Start Load to begin loading the data.

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 Step 5: Flat ASCII Format Data Load

Procedure
In this step, you will:

• Load a flat ASCII file of survey data.

• Load a single file containing depth and file names.

• Load a tab delineated data file.

• Load a complex flat ASCII data file.

Overview
Simple well data, headers or log data, data from spreadsheet formats or original
site information can be loaded into the Geolog database using the Flat Ascii
Format Definition facility (select the Define... button in the Load Scan dialog box).
A Flat ASCII Format file consists of rows of consistently formatted data with one or
more lines of header information. An example file is shown in Figure 17.

#DEPTH, DEVIATION, AZIMUTH

(Metres) (Degrees) (Degrees)
0 0.00 0.00
95 0.17 20.68
105 0.50 29.62
120 0.50 1.43
130 0.25 316.12
140 0.53 355.03
150 0.23 330.02
160 0.58 318.88
167 0.67 317.85
Figure 17: Example of a File in Flat ASCII Format

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 Exercise 1

Load a Flat ASCII File of Survey Data

In this exercise you will define and save a new specification file.

1. Select Connect > Load…

2. Click on the File Select icon to open the File Select dialog box.

3. Locate and select smith-1.ds from the list of data files, and click OK.
Because Geolog cannot locate a relevant specification in the specs directory
which defines the format, the Flat Ascii Format field is left blank and the Name
Translation field displays "NONE" (see Figure 18).

Figure 18: Load Scan Dialog Box after Selecting a Flat ASCII File of Survey Data

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 4. Click Define... to display the Flat Ascii Format Definition dialog box.

Display Lines

Input File

Preview of Sample
input data Scroll Bar

File Loading
Parameters Parameters
Table

Figure 19: Flat Ascii Format Definition dialog box

Within the Flat Ascii Format Definition dialog box you can perform the
following:

SECTION DESCRIPTION/FUNCTIONS
Specification When defining a new spec file Geolog automatically displays
the extension of the input file name, in this example, the "ds"
of "smith-1.ds". You can Save the specification to a file name
for repeated use.
You can specify a different name, specify another spec to use,
or open the spec and make modifications, as and when
required.
Sample You can preview a sample of the input file, and using the data
provided adjust the file loading parameters, and define new
values for the Start and Length fields.
You can also specify how much of the input file is displayed
using the Lines pull down list options of 100, 1000,10 000,or
All.
Use the Scroll Bar to move up and down the displayed
Sample data.

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 Parameters Geolog scans the data file and completes the dialog box with
a best estimate of log names, starting lines and field positions.
Within the Parameters section you can:
• Define the default set into which the data is loaded, and the
type of interpolation to be used.
• Define the start and finish lines to read from the input file.
• Specify the delimiter used in the original data file.
• Set the values Geolog will store internally as a missing
value.
• Specify every parameter to be loaded from the file with log
name, unit, data type, parameter class, starting position and
length of field plus number of decimal places.

Use Figure 22 as a guide to adjust the parameters to match the sample data:

5. Enter SURVEY as the Default Set name.

6. To populate the "Last line of data" field, click in the field, scroll down the
Sample data, click anywhere on the last line of data and then scroll back up to
the top of the Sample data.

) To display all the data in a larger file, click the Lines drop-down arrow and
select All. Then you can populate the "Last line of data" field.

7. To change AZIMUTH to AZI in the Name field (see Figure 20 as an example):

— Click in the AZIMUTH Name field to select it.
— Within the Sample data, click and drag the cursor over AZI.

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Click and drag
cursor over AZI to..

.. change the
Name field

Figure 20: Populating Name Field

8. Change the Units to (by double clicking in each Units field):

— DEPTH: METRES
— AZI: DEGREES

9. To confirm the Start and Length fields for DEPTH, DEVIATION, and AZI in the
Parameters table (see Figure 21 as an example):
— Click in the Start field to select it.
— Use the Sample scroll bar to locate the longest value in the required
column.
— Click and drag the cursor over the value in the required column.

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Click and drag
cursor over
AZIMUTH
value to..

..populate the Parameters

Start and Table
Length fields

Figure 21: Populating Start and Length Fields

10. Type in zero as the number decimal places for DEPTH.

11. To populate the number of decimal places for DEVIATION and AZI.
— Click in the required Decimals field.
— In the Sample data column click and drag the cursor over the numbers to
the left of the decimal point in the required column.

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 Figure 22: Set and Unit Changes for Flat ASCII File Specification

12. Click Save.

The message "ds saved." is displayed in the Message area of the Connect
window.
Geolog uses the extension of the input filename as the filename to save the
file. Geolog will use this spec to load other files with the same extension.

13. Click Close.

14. Click OK in the Load Scan dialog box.

The file named smith-1.ds is scanned using the ds definition and returns
the information on the well set to be loaded, including the file format.

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 15. Click in the Well Identifier field, toggle on the Logs checkbox and observe the
logs to be loaded

16. Click Start Load to load the data. Messages advise of the load progress.

17. To view the newly loaded well, Smith-1, and its logs in the Well application:
— From the Geolog Launcher Bar, select the Well icon.
— Select Well > Open.
— In the Well dialog box select Smith-1 and click OK.
— Select Well > View > New > Text.
— Select the Survey Set and click on the Log Headers tab.
— Scroll along the table and note the logs displayed reflect the format of the ds
specification you edited.

18. Close the Well application - select Well > Exit.

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 Exercise 2

Load Flat ASCII Data - Core Image Files

Image files may be called by Geolog for the display of core photos. The file names
can be loaded into Geolog as depth referenced information.

1. Select Connect > Load…

2. Click on the File Select icon to open the File Select dialog box.

3. Locate and select core_plotfiles.flat from the list of data files.

4. Click OK.
Geolog scans the files and recognizes ASCII data but not the format used.

Figure 23: Load Scan Dialog Box after Selecting a Flat ASCII Image File

5. Click Define... to display the Flat Ascii Format Definition dialog box.

6. In the Specification section, change the Name to images. The spec file
created will be named images.flat_ascii_format and stored in the
project’s specs directory.

7. Change the default description to one more relevant (e.g., "Format for image
data (space delimited).").

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 8. In the Parameters section, check and where required change the following:
— Default Set: IMAGES
— Interpolation: TOPS
— First line of data: 2
— Last line of data: the entire file is to be read, so leave blank
— Missing Value: -999.25 (ASCII representation for missing numeric
values)

9. Ensure all the parameters are completed as shown in Figure 24.

Figure 24: Parameter Changes for Flat ASCII Image File Specification

) when you are creating text files for loading, ensure the first character in the
first header line is a ‘#’ symbol as Geolog does a better job of estimating if
there is a header line or lines consisting of log names, or log names and unit
names.

10. Click Save to save the load spec.

11. Click Close.

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 12. In the Load Scan dialog box, select the Flat ascii format dropdown button
and note the available flat_ascii load specs—see Figure 25.

Figure 25: Saved Flat ASCII Format Specifications

13. Ensure the Flat Ascii format field is set to images.

14. Click OK. The file named core_plotfiles.flat is scanned using the
images definition, and returns the selection information.

15. Change the Well Identifier to Big_John_1. Geolog loads the core plotfiles
information into this new well.

16. Click Start Load to load the data; messages advise of the load progress.

Exercise 3

Load Tab Delineated Data

Flat ASCII data separated by tabs or commas rather than spaces can also be
loaded using the Flat Ascii Format Definition facility. Spreadsheet applications
often produce such file formats.

1. Select Connect > Load…

2. Click the File Select icon to open the File Select dialog box.

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 3. Locate and select core_plotfiles.tab from the list of data files.
This file contains the same information as the core_plotfiles.flat file loaded in
Exercise 2 but it is separated by tabs instead of spaces.

Figure 26: Load Scan Dialog Box after

Selecting a Tab Delimited Flat ASCII Image File

4. Click Define... to display the Flat Ascii Format Definition dialog box which
shows an estimate of the data format based on a delimiter of spaces.
Geolog recognizes the file as being tab delimited, and sets the Delimiter
accordingly.

5. Save the spec using the default name of tab, then Close the dialog box.

6. In the Scan Load dialog box, ensure the Flat ascii format field is set to tab.

7. Click OK to scan the file.

8. Change the Well Identifier to Big_John_1.

9. Click Start Load to load the data.

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 Exercise 4

Load Complex Flat ASCII Data

Complex ASCII data files can be loaded into Geolog if the format conforms to one
of the accepted standards. The following file is a set of picks for multiple wells with
the data stored in tabular format. A specification file named
interval.flat_ascii_format is used to format the data for loading.

1. Select Connect > Load…

2. Click on the File Select icon next to the Device/File field to open the File
Select dialog box.

3. Locate and select picks.zones from the list of data files.

4. Click OK.
Geolog scans the file but only recognizes it as an ASCII file.

Figure 27: Load Scan Dialog Box after Selecting a Flat

ASCII File Containing Picks for Multiple Wells

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 5. Click Define... to display the Flat Ascii Format Definition dialog box which
shows a format estimate (see Figure 28).

Figure 28: Flat Ascii Format Definition dialog box for picks.zone data file

6. Click on the File Select icon in the Specification section and select
interval.flat_ascii_format from the displayed list of flat ASCII format
options.

) The data file format has a value for well name, depth, lithology, and zone
separated by tab delimiters. The interval.flat_ascii_format
specification file was created previously to deal with this type of data output.

7. Click OK.

8. Click Restore to display the specification details, as shown in Figure 29.

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 Figure 29: Flat ASCII Parameters for Interval Specification

) The Units are set to "Feet" as the load file is in imperial units but, if you leave
"Unit Convert" toggled on in the Load Scan window, conversion occurs on
load, if required.

9. Close the Flat Ascii Format Definition dialog box.

10. In the Load Scan dialog box, ensure the Flat Ascii Format field is set to
interval.

11. Toggle on Calculate Statistics - statistics based on ALL the data values are
calculated during the scan and displayed in the Load window. The entire data
file needs to be read to produce these statistics, hence the time taken to scan
the file will increase.
With Calculate Statistics toggled OFF, statistics are not calculated until the
load procedure is finished, and are only available when using Geolog
applications (e.g. Project or Well). Data in the Load window is displayed as
read from the input file.

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 12. Click OK. Geolog scans the file and displays the data that will be loaded into
the 3 wells.

13. Select each well in turn and confirm the logs that will load are correct.

14. Click Start Load to load the data.

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 Step 6: Batch Data Loads

Procedure
This step explains how to load data using batch methods.

Batch Data Load Controls

Most of the Geolog6 facilities can be driven from external batch style commands,
enabling other applications to access the database, display logs, build sections, or
process data. For the Connect application, the log_load_batch script permits
multiple files to be loaded without the interruption of the graphical user interface.
Files such as LIS, TIF, or LAS can be loaded into the database following the
standard name_translation and well identifier style.

• Name mapping is controlled by.names files.

• Primary Well Unidentified is controlled by geolog6.defaults.

Defining an Alternative Well Identifier

To set your primary well identifier to be API (or another primary well key), simply
add the statement: PWI = API to the geolog6.defaults file in the project or site
specs directory. Ensure the expressions match the name of the field in your file.

log_load_batch

"name_translation" in the following examples is an optional parameter.

OUTSIDE the Geolog environment:

• Start a Unix shell.

• Change to the project directory.

• Enter:
geolog6 log_load_batch file_in = ./data/*.las name_translation=las

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 WITHIN the Geolog environment:

• From the Geolog Launcher Bar, select Project > Terminal (Tcl). This opens a
Tcl terminal window with the Geolog6 environment set for you.

• When running on either Windows or Unix, enter:

log_load_batch file_in=[glob ./data/*.las] name_translation=las

OR

• From the Geolog Launcher Bar, select Project > Terminal (Shell).

• When running on Unix, enter:

log_load_batch file_in = ./data/*.las name_translation=las

If you prefer to use the GUI interface, you can concatenate files of the same
contractor type (e.g., all las files) into one file and then load the concatenated file
using Connect.

For example:.

In a Unix shell Type cat *.las > bigfile.las

In a DOS shell Type copy *.las bigfile.las

Then start Connect and load bigfile.las

Note: Ensure you have sufficient disk space before concatenating the files and consider
archiving/deleting the concatenated file when the load is complete.

More Help
To view UNIX online help for all the options and arguments available with this
facility, enter:

geolog6 man log_load_batch

The Name, Synopsis, Description and Input examples are displayed on

the screen.
OR
See the Loglans and Modules Reference in the Geolog online help.

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 Step 7: Unloading Data

Procedure
This step explains how to unload data from Geolog or compatible databases to various file
formats. You will:

• Unload well data in Geolog-ASCII format.

• Unload well data in LAS format.

Overview
Connect’s Unload function has the following features:

• A variety of standard contractor, user defined, and Zmap formats.

• Unload selectivity, ensuring only data needed and the depth interval required is
unloaded.

• Data unload to diverse sources: files (local or from network), TIF (tape image
format), and tape (magnetic 9-track, EXABYTE, DAT).

• Automatically translates contractor mnemonics and converts units.

Connect’s Unload function controls all aspects of the unload procedure. The
format of this function is consistent with the Load function except the Unload
function requires wells to be selected from the Geolog database.

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 Exercise 1

Unload Geolog-ASCII Data

1. Select Connect > Unload… to display the Unload Scan dialog box.

Figure 30: Unload Scan Dialog Box

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 2. Click on the Well Select icon to display the Select Multiple dialog box.

Figure 31: Select Multiple Dialog Box

3. Select ATLAS, BOTEIN and CAPELLA, and click the right arrow button to move
the wells into the Selection list.

4. Click OK.

5. Click on the Output Contractor Format dropdown list button, and select
GEOLOG ASCII from the list of formats displayed.

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 6. Click in the Device/File field and change file.dat to threestars.dat.
Your Unload Scan dialog box should now look like Figure 32.

Figure 32: Unloading Data to Geolog-ASCII Format

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 7. Click OK. Geolog interrogates the database and display the FILES table with
all well.sets to be unloaded (see Figure 33).

Figure 33: Unload Window after Scanning Data

Geolog is now ready to unload all the data from the 3 wells into a single ASCII
file (threestars.dat). This file is saved to the project’s data directory.

8. Click Start Unload to initiate the Unload.

Messages on the unload progress are displayed in the Message Area.

9. Leave the Connect window open to continue with the next exercise,
Exercise 2.

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 Exercise 2

Unload LAS Format Data

Data can be unloaded to either LAS Version 2 or Version 3.

LAS Version 2

1. In the Connect window still open from the previous exercise, Exercise 1,
select Connect > Unload… to display the Unload Scan dialog box.

2. Change the Contractor format to LAS2.

Geolog sets the Name Translation to las automatically, and also resets the
output file name to {WELL}_{SET}.las, which makes it easy to store data
from each set into individual LAS files.

3. Leave the default file name of {WELL}_{SET}.

4. Click OK to view the list of logs and sets in the wells.

5. Middle click on the Use column header (on the word "Use") to deselect all.

6. Click in the Use checkbox to select the WIRE data () for each well.

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 7. Toggle on the LOGS table, and in the FILES table, for each well (ATLAS,
BOTEIN, AND CAPPELA):
— click on the well row containing the WIRE data, then
— change the Name to Use, for GR_1, from GR to GR_COR (see Figure 34).

Figure 34: Changing the name of a log to use

8. Click Start Unload to unload the data.

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 LAS Version 3
The following table explains the differences between the LAS 2 and 3 formats:

LAS VERSION 2 LAS VERSION 3

The output file is SPACE delimited. The output file is COMMA delimited.
A file name of {well}.las produces ONE The default file name, {well}.las,
LAS file PER WELL that is being produces ONE LAS file PER WELL that
unloaded. Each file is identified by the is being unloaded. Each file is identified
well name and contains multiple sets. by the well name and contains multiple
sets.
A file name of {well}_{set}.las produces If a file name of {well}_{set}.las is used,
ONE file PER SET (e.g., the output is the same as above.
well1_wire.las).
If any other name is used, ALL the If any other name is used, ALL the
chosen wells/sets are unloaded into that chosen wells/sets are unloaded into that
single file. single file.
Does not support alpha text characters. Supports alpha text characters.
Does not support array data. Supports array data.

Figure 35 shows the resulting output of both formats using the default file names.

LAS3
unloaded using
{WELL}_{SET}.las
and unloaded as
{WELL}.las, the first well
name found is used.

LAS2
unloaded using
{WELL}.las
and unloaded as
{WELL}_{SET}.las

Figure 35: Output files using LAS Contractor Format

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 Step 8: Transferring Data

Procedure
This step explains how to transfer data between projects, and from one file format to another.
You will:

• Transfer data from one project to another.

• Transfer data directly from LIS format into a user defined flat ASCII format.

Project to Project Data Transfer

Connect’s Project to Project function transfers data from one Geolog or compatible
database/project to another Geolog or compatible database/project. The
application has the following features:

• Direct transfer of data between projects.

• No need for intermediary files.

• Data can be transferred from a Geolog database to another database such as

OpenWorks or GeoFrame (or vice versa).

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 Exercise 1

In this exercise you will transfer some of the data from a single well in the STARS
project to the MOONS project.

1. Select Connect > Project to Project… to display the Project to Project Scan
dialog box (see Figure 36).

Figure 36: Project to Project Scan Dialog Box

2. Ensure the Input Project is STARS.

3. Click the Well Select icon to display the Select Multiple dialog box.

4. Select ELECTRA, click the right arrow button to move the well into the
Selection list, and click OK.

5. Leave the "Prevent Overwriting By" defaults. See "Prevent Overwriting

Options" on Page 54 for an explanation of these options.

6. In the Output section, click the Project icon to display the Project Select
dialog box.

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 7. Select the MOONS project for the destination project and click OK (see
Figure 37).

Figure 37: Transferring ELECTRA Well to

MOONS Project from STARS Project

8. Click OK to view a list of sets and logs in the well to be transferred.

At this stage, you can select specific sets and logs to be transferred, as well
as a specific depth range.

9. For this transfer, we want all logs to be transferred except the RUN2 set.
Make the necessary changes and click Start Project Transfer.

10. Once the transfer has finished, close Connect (select Connect > Exit).

11. From Geolog’s Launcher Bar select Project > Open and open the MOONS
project.

12. Start the Project application to check the Electra well’s new data.

13. Close the Project application (select Project > Exit).

14. Reopen the STARS project from Geolog’s Launcher Bar.

15. Start the Connect application.

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 Prevent Overwriting Options
Renumbering If sets with the same name exist in the source and destination
Sets projects, a new and unique set name is constructed for the
destination project. The set name created is suffixed by "_n",
where n is either 1, or 1 more than the original destination set
name suffix.
Reversioning If sets with the same name exist in the source and destination
Logs projects, logs from the source project are copied to similarly
named sets in the destination project, but do not overwrite
existing logs as they are created bearing an incremented
version number.

File to File Data Transfer

Connect’s File to File function transfers data from one contractor format to another
contractor format. The module has the following features:

• Direct transfer of data between formats.

• No need for loading of data into Geolog.

• Data can be transferred between any of the known contractor formats.

• Data transfer can also be done between diverse sources/targets: files (local or
from network), TIF (tape image format), and tape (magnetic 9-track,
EXABYTE, DAT).

Exercise 2

In this exercise you will transfer data directly from LIS format into a user defined
flat ASCII format.

1. Select Connect > File to File… to display the File to File Scan dialog box
(see Figure 38).

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 Figure 38: File to File Scan Dialog Box

2. Click the Input - File Select icon to open the File Select dialog box.

3. Locate and select the schlum_lis.tif file as the input file, and click OK.
The header of the file is automatically scanned, and its type and appropriate
name translation is determined by Geolog to be LIS.

4. In the Output section, select FLAT ASCII as the Contractor Format.

5. Click Define... to open the Flat Ascii window so you can create the new
definition.
You may recall (from "Load LIS Data" on Page 9) that the input file contains
only one set of data which has the following logs in it: DEPTH, GR, LLD, LLS
and MSFL. In this exercise, we want to transfer all these logs to an ASCII
format file.

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 6. Create a flat ASCII definition as shown in Figure 39.

) Use the Table Menu icon to insert rows.

Figure 39: Flat ASCII Definition for schlum_lis Data

7. Save the specification.

8. Close the Flat Ascii Format Definition window.

9. Check the Flat Ascii Format field specifies deep_logs.

10. Change the Device/File output name to deep_ascii.dat.

11. Click OK to scan the original file and display the data to transfer.

12. Change the name of the set in the Deep_#1 well to be WIRE.

13. Toggle on the LOGS table to check the logs that are to be transferred.

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 14. Select Connect > Change Output to open the File Select dialog box.

15. Enter deep_ascii.flat in the Selection field.

16. Click OK.

The Change Output function is available to nominate a new destination for
output data. This saves the overhead of having to rescan, and is available for
all functions except Load.

17. To perform the transfer, click Start File Transfer.

18. Look in the data directory to confirm that the transfer has been successful.

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 Step 9: Utilities Menu

Procedure
This step explains the functions available on the Utilities menu. You will:

• Remove a set from an existing well.

• Delete the wells you have loaded into the STARS project.

• Delete an unload file created in the Unload exercises.

Exercise 1

Data Maintenance
It is strongly recommended you use either Geolog’s Connect or Project application
to add and remove data from a project. All maintenance functions are available in
both applications.

Includes
Using the Include Wells and Remove Well Includes functions is explained in
"Using the Catalogues" in the Project Tutorial.

Copy Wells
When using Connect, wells from other projects can be copied into the currently
open project. This function is the same as copying wells while using the Well
Catalogue (see "Using the Catalogues" in the Project Tutorial for further details).

Delete Sets
Use this function to remove sets that have been, for instance, inadvertently loaded.

1. Select Utilities > Delete Sets... to open the Select Multiple dialog box.

2. Select the Paradigm well and click the right arrow button to move the well
into the Selection list.

3. Click OK to open the Sets to Delete dialog box.

4. Select a set or sets and click OK.

5. Click Yes or Yes to all to confirm the deletion(s).

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 Delete Wells
In this exercise, you will delete all the wells you have loaded into the STARS
project, as they are not be required for the remaining tutorials.

6. Select Utilities > Delete Wells... to open the Select Multiple dialog box.

7. Locate and select all the wells as shown in Figure 40.

Figure 40: Removing Wells from a Project

8. Click OK.

9. Confirm the deletions.

Tif and Tape Copying

Use the TIF and Tape Copying function to copy data from:

• Tape to a TIF file

• TIF file to a tape
• Tape to tape

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 Delete Files

10. Select Utilities > Delete File... to open the File Select dialog box.

11. Locate and select the threestars.dat file you created in the Unload
exercises.

12. Confirm the deletion. Note this PERMANENTLY removes the file.

Define Flat Ascii Format

To define specifications for loading data before actually performing the load:

• Select Utilities > Define Flat Ascii Format... to open the Flat Ascii Format
Definition window. For more information refer to "Flat ASCII Format Data Load"
on Page 25.

• Specify your parameters and save the file for future use.

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