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1. 31 32 Header Footer Pattern 31 37 Header Footer 31 35 Header Footer Rectangle 31 33 Header Footer Symbol 31 38 Histogram column 52 70 113 123 72 yale 62 LogPlot2003 Histogram tab 70 73 113 144 145 150 lines Histogram Value column 73 32 Horizontal e vs oma 83 115 In 83 85 115 Horizontal Line 115 145 Lithology Description column 52 54 HTML table Lithology Pattern column 52 53 116 exporting plots 177 Lithology Selector window 142 Lithology tab 53 54 118 142 145 205 I Log Batch Compile 163 169 Log Compile a Log 163 164 import 48 DBF 152 154 BMAD COMM 79 14 152 156 coordinates 49 50 152 153 Cross Plot Curve column
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5. 52 69 126 146 Percent tab 69 126 142 144 145 146 pictures in header or footer 35 TOG Mojo s oc 79 103 plot files See LPT files 174 Plot WIBdOW eise Doe Dens an a 9 position log body items 49 50 log footer 5 27 28 log header items 26 28 previews of LDF files SAVING 20 HERING ORY OW aide cem 20 print data ort oHm 97 log design 22 TEPORE 175 20 LogPlot2003 Printer Settings 204 205 5 oet 163 200 program Options rettet 191 R recano 33 reference 4 0 2222 28 50 resampling data 150 rows PH T 149 149 149 e 149 20 26 27 49 5 sample log designs and data files 205
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8. 56 EMF exporting plots to 177 entities MOVNO eR 30 50 ced 30 50 entity name changing in data file 145 147 viewing entity list 86 ei i LEE LEES 94 205 export entity list from Log Designer 86 o 219 1 eale o TE 177 1 File Close Data 99 EXPO BMP m 177 File Export HTML Table 177 File Export JPEG uci e roe tr en rU 177 File Export Metafile 177 File DBE eintreten 154 File Import 4 LAS sid bo 156 File Import teet ede 153 File New Data Editor 90 93 234 File New LogView 175 FCO DCI Me RP 19 94 176 File Page Printer Setup 20 165 204 File 22 97 175 Me PD ero stayed der reta 97 Pile Save c uci uds tdi 20 96 174 files data coss 89 93 94 95 96 97 99 140 installed with program 229 KEV WONG pe 183 log deslQgri t
9. 19 20 22 log design previews 20 DANG 186 oe pe 172 175 176 177 sample DAT amp LDF ck t 205 EE 188 Depth Colima eco ertet ren 143 Fill Interval Colitis 144 Fillbar 52 78 lt lt 2 ai 78 112 144 145 150 font header footer text 40 43 45 lithology descriptions 54 Text ool Hb Vlde eo T4 footer see log 31 G General Introduction 16 89 getting started 6 13 18 92 Go To Page 172 Go To 6 149 grid reference in Log Designer 28 Snapping design items 50 grid lines Cross Plot Curve column 62 Curve COlIUf Td 62 Histogram wes 62 header see log 31 Header T PROPRE 25 Header 25 Header Footer
10. 66 inclined well 56 125 Curve 58 Iis 149 cut paste v eX MM E E Ms 51 Installing EogPloE iios eode tes ries 5 Fillbar column 78 Interbed 116 Histogram tiec tee coe tive 70 1 Histogram Value column 73 lINeS rant ad ds 83 85 115 J Lithology Description column 54 Lithology Pattern column 53 JPG mages Pattern Percent column 69 146 exporting plots 0 177 79 header or 1 35 positioning 50 log 79 103 reference 00000222 50 SEAE 56 K a E 51 KeyWord EGILOF Ribes 183 2 184 snap items 90 creating and editing 183 summary of items 52 Lithology Description column 54 118 142 Symbol 77 Lithology Pattern column 53 116 118 142 Text COUM
11. File Edit Tools Options 5 Ei LETT Li You can turn on a reference grid at a user defined pixel density to aid you in placing footer items You can also activate snapping of items to that grid The entirety of the footer may not be visible at one time you may use the scroll bars to view hidden portions or you may increase the size of the visible footer window You can change the units that are displayed in the reference ruler by selecting the Inches versus CM s option in the printer and page settings File Page Print Setup command If you change the units in the page setup be sure to re compute the default page size You may use as much or as little of the available footer space as you wish Any blank space below the lowest footer item will not be included in the compiled log The margin between the log body and the footer can be adjusted in the Options Log Settings window The Reference Grid and Snapping Items To aid you in placing your design entities the Log Designer offers a reference grid If activated the program will display a grid of dots in the header footer and log body portion of the design screen The resolution of the grid e g how many pixels apart the dots are can be determined by you Reference grid is on E 10 FIELD BOREHOLE LOG PROJECT NUMBER 1991 66 FIELD BOO PROJECT NAME TAC TOTAL LOACATION OVER THE RAINBOW GROUND S
12. 28 25 LogPlot2003 selecting NEMS ovs osa pra Pers 30 udi 25 cr dM E 40 S 38 viewing entity 1 5 1 1 86 log heade 23 automatic page 40 RP 26 30 Edt NOLES m 47 Edit re et ores 43 110 header 1 versus 2 24 50 31 IRES a 32 45 DANCIN T 37 eleife wanes 35 rectangle aede basa ds 33 reference grid 28 SCANNING MN ER NUR 25 selecting E 30 cji EE 25 26 A 40 59 mE 38 viewing entity 5 86 1 09 5B FIO Suc dioc 163 191 Log View 12 171 172 174 175 176 177 logarithmic scaling 60 68 72 logos in header or 35 LogPlot2003 command line eese 230 compiling logs
13. 250 343 Comments Last Modified 473200 Created from setup Janes 1 Idf Suggested vertical scaling 25 units inch Hotes for your reference only They are ignored during compilation of the log a k Start Depth Ending Depth n these cells you enter the depth or elevation at the top and at the base of the log They are used by the program to define the vertical coordinate system and range for the log If your data are entered as depths as opposed to elevations they are usually entered as negative values so that they decrease in value down the well but LogPlot does accept positive depths See Log Settings page 191 for declaring positive depths These values may span the entirety of your data or may list just a subset of your data in order to plot just a portion of your log Prior to compiling a log Log Compile a Log command the program will read the top and base declared here and will display them as defaults You then have the opportunity to override the default settings to plot more or less data Easting Northing n these cells you must enter the x and y location coordinates for the top of the well You may use virtually any coordinate system that you wish If unknown you may set them both to 0 Elevation KB n this cell you enter the elevation at the top of the log The program will use this to compute elevations if your log design contains an elevation scale bar If your data are in depths th
14. 74 Percent elm ss 69 126 142 146 Vertical Text column 76 Wel Constuction colmi a 81 134 142 Well Construction column 81 134 Log Designer L ACCESSING ec 16 ON 17 LAS data 14 152 156 18 LDF files etl e DT 11 17 creating new 18 19 Where CO 18 cross checking with data files 140 205 log 2 tl Jay ees 24 ta 18 automatic page numbers 40 modifying 5 18 COOIGINGILES E 27 et 19 cut copy 4 44 4 30 2 20 edit 47 Ead 22 edit 43 110 205 item 0 4 4 31 samples shipped with program205 206 211 221 225 265 sss eene 32 SAI ia ERE Rf cd 20 NOLES 45 saving 5 20 patterns 37 legetided PO nes ut 64 pictures 35 Tecno MA RM 8 rectangles 4044 4 33 linear 60 68 72 reference 714 24
15. Te De cal ix ca a al ce 2772027170 ia _ nli n n n 224 LogPlot2003 Mudlog Designs Mudlog1 dat Mudlog1 ldf Lithology 5 gas curves drill rate cuttings In LogPlot2001 log9 dat Idf 1 Ud TOTAL 245 M E IF ot H 18720 AEE ee B ohh qukm dam ir dier sal mix E aca in cat bcn ee y BEH A im SALT Le a a HR YO epic m BOOP E BH PO Sn mir DO Ko ETC tETERI mar F i iiec ed Fi ud io bei ia 1 CHEWTC 1 a 1 a ERE hr G Ee DOR ER mH Thi Hi FRM We EIC d My repo ENT iei TEA dus Baca rk joe Sp iD SERTETD EE beris PLAS ampi 4 VIE mM Ca ETE DON Tei Dapihe 6850 TE 225 LogPlot2003 Mining log designs Mining1 dat Mining1 ldf Coal log with lithology BTU and ash histograms In LogPlot2001 log7 dat Idf Values AL 21 CHEF SH ALT LIMES TORE GAA DS aE DDLOH
16. 2003 The log header can be up to approximately 10 5 inches in length You use the scroll bars provided at the bottom and along the right side of the header to view portions of the header than you cannot currently see You may also change the displayed size of the header work area by positioning your pointer on the boundary bar at the bottom of the header and dragging it up or down as appropriate When you invoke the New command File menu to create a new log design the program will display a blank design screen You may then insert a log header item by selecting one of the header toolbar buttons and placing the item in the log header section You may use the displayed ruler for horizontal placement reference Items in the log header cannot be moved into the log body and vice versa However header items can be copied into and from the log footer 23 LogPlot2003 Log Footer Introduction Log footers are plotted at the bottom of a log or at the bottom of each log page Like the header they can contain textual information company name date etc column labels company logos etc The footer text can be static unchanging or can change from log to log Log footers can also contain the new Notes tool for wrapping text Within the Log Designer work screen the footer s work area is at the bottom of the window It shares the same command buttons as the log header LogPtot 2003 Ble Date To
17. Delete keywords See Help as above E Open a different keyword file See Help as above E Save keyword changes or cancel without saving See Help as above Save the keyword file under a new name See Help as above Combine keyword files See Help as above Import keyword files See Help as above 183 LogPlot2003 Export a text list of keywords See Help as above E Select Patterns for keywords See Help as above The Keyword Editor Window current keyword file Keyword Attribute Editor C Program FilessLogPlot 2003XE P2003 key Keyword Listing GRAVEL GRAVEL AND SAND GRAVEL PAC GROUTED This list box displays Gin the keywords in the GYPSUM current Keyword file J amp SPERDID The highlighted keyword will be EADLIMIZED displayed here Pattern pattern tools Fill Width 100 B Plot Border Index 1 Density 3 0 LIMESTONE AND SHALE INTERBEDS LIMESTONE MUDSTONE LIMESTONE WITH SHALE INTERBEDS LIMESTONE WITH SHALE STRINGERS LIMESTONE DOLOMITIC LOST CIRCULATION MAFIC INTRUSIVE mmi m Keyword LIMESTONE Hew Delete Find create delete keywords keyword search File Help X Cancel w OK open import save export cancel or save changes the keyword file The list box on the right side of the Keyword Editor lists the keywords in the current keyword file whose name is displayed at the top of the window Keyword
18. 186 troubleshooting dcus 205 12 198 U BIST ERECTO PP 20 26 27 converting in scale bar 56 Update Data Template from Log Design 139 140 user directory Mer 8 Pg s 8 V value grid lines essere 62 iae BIA Tm 52 85 Vertical Text column 52 76 132 Vertical Text tab 76 132 144 145 VEW WINGOW 175 View Custom Page Length 173 238 View Go TO Page 172 View Page 172 View Page Up ui ostrea torri eni deret 172 VIEW EMUly LIST P 86 View window 171 172 174 175 176 177 W Well Construction column 52 81 134 Well Column tab 81 134 142 144 145 WMF exporting plots to 177 header OF footer ect 35 workflows 21 11121 420 IR 13 18 92 wrap in Curve column 2 22 60 X XYZ coordinates 9 101
19. Right Click Options When you right click in any of the Orientation tab s cells you have the following options Cut Copy Paste Rows Columns Fill Depth Column Edit Entity Name Delete Data Page Move How to enter the orientation data 1 To add an Orientation tab to the current data file you have two choices Automatic If there s already a Scale Bar in the current log design that is set up to display survey elevations with a name defined you can use the Data Update Data Template from Log Design tool to insert an Orientation tab in the current data file The program will know how to name the tab based on the log design information Manual You can also use the Data New Data Item Orientation command to manually insert tab Entity Name n the displayed window click on the down arrow to the right and select the name that has been defined in the Scale Bar settings in the log design to which this data page is to be linked Or just type in a name for the tab Click OK The program will add to the data sheet an Orientation tab labeled with the selected name 2 Enterthe downhole survey data Depth Enter here the depths at which the downhole survey measurements were taken These must be entered as depths rather than elevations You can enter either positive or negative depths but you must be consistent with the format of the other log data Bearing Type in the bearing of the well at the listed depths The bearings must b
20. LogPlot2003 10 The program first launches with two tabs available one for accessing a data window and one for a log design window As you use the program you may see more tabs displayed for additional windows such as log viewing windows new data windows etc There are three main types of LogPlot windows Data Editor Window A blank Data Editor window will be opened upon program startup The Data Editoris used to enter or import the descriptive textual quantitative or other data to be displayed on the log Within the Data Editor itself the different types of data are also organized into tabs The data structure is discussed in the section Entering Your Data You now can have multiple data files open at any time LogPlot 2003 OF X File Edit Data Log Options Window Help AG Log Design 591 191 Active data file E lithology Data tabs Comments Last Modified 12 5 1333 Suggested vertical scaling units inch Suggested design 1991 19 straight Forward lithology 50 00 per in SINGLE 800 x 10 58 in Program Files LagPlot 20D SL 2 LogPlot2003 Design Window The Log Designer window contains the design tools to create or modify a log design This is discussed in the section Designing Your Logs LogPlot 2003 IDE x File Edit Data Tools Options Window Help Lo Desi sin Lo gl 4 Lr To ae RENE i ifi 5000 per
21. 1 If you have installed LogPlot and are running LogPlot as a network license click on the Network button See Single User above for single user license information The program will then display a window requesting the following information 2 User ID This is typically your name or other unique identifying string The ID string is limited to 20 characters including spaces Your ID will be stored in the network Certificate File while you are using the program When you exit LogPlot2003 using the program s File Exit command your ID will be logged out of the Certificate File 3 User Directory Folder Use the Browse button to access the directory in which you want the LogPlot2003 program to keep all of your configuration settings and system libraries This can be a local folder or a folder elsewhere on the network to which you have read write access Each network user should maintain their own User Directory to prevent others overwriting their libraries of symbols patterns etc The User Directory should not be the same as the user s data directory in which data files are stored The user can maintain many data directories but only a single User Directory The User Directory should also not be the same folder in which the program is installed 4 Network Certificate File Location Use the Browse button to access the directory in which the network s certificate file LP2003 LIC has been installed You may not run the network versio
22. 163 164 169 05 e kt amt et 15 entering data 89 22 2 oe dabat dte dad 5 1 new features oso cos xxt 1 program 5 163 191 SAID 205 INS 9 staring 6 system requirements 5 PTT 12 VIG WING Cons odo on re Ani 171 logs COMPING a 163 164 169 GS SIC INING 17 entering data 89 OX DOMING tii o 177 175 176 20 172 175 175 SAVING mr 174 Innere 163 236 171 172 D2003 ME PH cR 8 LPT files COMPING ostro peo Re ereptus 163 164 169 Me M 177 175 176 PANUNG UMEN 175 174 asi 171 172 175 M E E E 54 description column 54 74 P 150 metafiles exporting plots to 177 Move data tabs
23. GROUND SURFACE ELEVATION 110 STATIC WATER LEVEL UM WELL DESCRIPTION INSTALLATION aad Sand ab eoe of sik la ses CRT C a ar ue nk cle cobbles Ll Jm in dinalar ath bron 52 black rea eral as y Send wtih ini grea me brown 5 Scd SU trae eli lo dmr very mns with tesce fre ici Crane tori boom meni ind E I 1 eu UE mmi EU maria TREE ae Fir kal i olei Mete ay lere Gravel cad Send Page 1 oi LogPlot2003 Enviro geotech5 dat Enviro geotech5 Idf Lithology soils boring completion In LogPlot2001 log13 dat Idf Integrated Environmental Solutions BOREHOLE NO RFP 34B 6709 Berthoud Sota LOO TOTAL DEPTH 349 Thennopalis WF 39762 TriStar Environmental FIELD BOREHOLE LOG PROJECT ME ORLA RIL LIMES IWF ORLA IGI PROJECT Bandolier Gas Station DRILLING CO hlacPheargon Lirilling SITE LOCATION W Drive DRILLER Doug Oakley JOB MC 10 001 01 RID 48 LOGGED EY Za
24. Scrolling Tabs 151 Options Show Grid 28 50 OPTIONS 7 tenda 28 50 Options System Settings 198 options 191 Orientatlob Tab ete t s 125 P 5 20 Page Down command 172 page 40 172 1726 ET 20 172 Page Up 172 er 20 172 175 DAS On case tt Xia 30 51 Pattern colis scade occae Eo t eerie 52 53 116 Pattern Edito sui poete o bb vends ded 186 Pattern Percent column 52 69 126 146 PANES e puse uetus 185 186 in Fillbar column 2 2 78 112 in header or 37 IN Histogram column 72 205 Lithology Pattern column 53 116 118 MISSING iri 205 205 Pattern Percent column 69 126 selecting for keywords 183 Percent column
25. This section illustrates some of the sample designs Note Check our web site for new log samples The address http www rockware com 205 LogPlot2003 General log designs left Lithology1 dat Lithology1 Idf Simple lithology In LogPlot2001 log1 dat Idf Simple Logging Company Loggar Paabody DEPTH LITHOL OGY 0 206 DEPTH 10720 16730 6 1 10000 16010 right Lithology2 dat Lithology2 ldf Simple lithology with descriptions In LogPlot2001 log2 dat LITHOLOG T DESCRIFTION LINESTURE gray white fine grsiped well 30E ted irm oo beitcle blocky rb 3ub plary salc abd pepper glauccnitic pink fiucremsrence See fracture 18747 filled eith Zlunrite barits and caleice HALE grmy to dark blocky dense calcite filled exn eckelan E AUIE AS AMHTDEITE lighr gray with minds brecciarion mowemEnt thrcwgheut interval BALT white active mincr sohydrice mings Phlerita clei BAHDSTOME white Sell Round poorly remenbed Etosted Binge fells Staining Blob fracces 6000 SHOU PUPCSITT ahund enr disseminaced PYRITE abundanc ATLARINA wi chin Aand FHT alteration BINEST
26. e i 1 Did Aurum DUC NX INVI CUR n sit p 15 bte n E gal ce tad Bb ety Gore aad dame 1a ee jene n Dum Sit F EWF Er hrzwazirar ria ci in ruling bra 25 be pix E i Cinch sn mand HABE k fi 216 LogPlot2003 Enviro geotech7 dat Enviro geotech7 ldf Lithology strength dip In LogPlot2001 log20 dat Idf DRILL HOLE Sierra 1 Location Golden Colorada Fropect 7224 53 Direction Serica Elewatian Drilling Cantracsor Riv Drilina Comin gies 5 T Loqged Fluid Mud Discontinudy Back DESCRIPTION Hardiness Degree of Viealharing Pont Load ztranglh pati en CLAY AND SAND Sandy brown Clay UMESTONE Grey medium to fna ganed crystalline Limestone niche wih dark qrey sha SHALE AND HTERBEDS Light te dark gray medum hard very fine grained imp Shale vert Trachured mighty weathered with soma 1044 UMESTONE WITH SHELE HTERBELDSS with imay shala Highly fractured amd weathered DOLOMITE WMESTONE Merbedded pale green Dolomite and dark brown dolamitic Limestone S
27. no 100 NR B 50 180 200 100 Transparent yes 180 Display with scale change f you have selected curve wrapping you can request the legend labels be plotted to reflect the wrapped scale change Here s an example Display with Scale Change Display with Scale Change Establish the Label settings Font Click on this button to select the font size style and color for the automatic legend labels and click OK Color Click here to select the font color This can also be set via the Font button 65 LogPlot2003 Transparent Insert a check in this box if any background grid or curve lines are to show through the label text block Leave this box cleared if the label text is to block out any background items Compare the examples below Transparent Transparent Orientation Choose Horizontal or Vertical for the label orientation Decimal Places Select the number of decimals to be represented in the labels Adding a Cross Plot Curves Column Use A Cross Plot Curves column is a specialized type of curve plotting column in which two curves are displayed in the same column and distinct colors can be selected for the curves themselves and for the region where the curves cross Density porosity Neutron porosity How it works As you compile your log in LogPlot the program will locate curve data flagged with the same names as the curves set up in the Cross Plot Curve co
28. 1 so that the header listing is not imported Click OK to proceed with the import The program will read the data in the selected text file skipping the indicated number of header lines and will list the remaining data in the selected tab Importing DBF Data The Data Editor s DBF import tool reads files into a tab of your choice You may control the DBF fields are assigned to each tab column To import the DBF data 1 154 Click on the tab into which you wish to import the DBF data Or insert a new data tab if necessary LogPlot2003 Select the Data Editor s File menu and choose the Import command From the pop up menu select the DBF command Enter the requested information into this first import screen DBF Database Name Click on the open file button to the right of the prompt to select the name of the DBF file whose contents are to be imported This file must have a DBF extension Import to This determines the data tab into which the data is to be imported The default will be the current front most tab but you may click on the arrows to advance through the list of tabs The selected tab will be brought to the foreground of the Editor The tabs will be listed by their names except for Multi Curve and Multi Histogram tabs which have multiple names If necessary you can move the import window to the side as you scroll through the tab names to see which tab is on top Starting at Row Enter the row number in
29. 181 LogPlot2003 182 LogPlot2003 Other LogPlot Tools Editing Keywords What is a keyword A keyword is a word or set of words that is used to describe a lithologic interval and is declared in a LogPlot data file in a Lithology tab The program uses the keyword to associate the lithology with a particular pattern which will be plotted in a Lithology Pattern column on the log The keyword text and or additional descriptive text can be plotted in a Lithology Description column on the log Keywords are also listed in the Percent tab for pattern representation in a Pattern Percent column Keywords are also listed in the Well Column tab for pattern representation in a Well Construction column The association between the keyword and the graphic pattern is done in LogPlot s Keyword file You can maintain different Keyword files for different projects Can change or add keywords You bet The Keyword file can be viewed new keywords created patterns colors changed in the Keyword Editor See the Keyword Editor Window below for general information Please refer to the Help messages for the specific How To s below How to Access the Keyword Editor from the program window See Help Contents Other LogPlot Tools Editing Keywords Introduction Access the Keyword Editor from a Lithology or Well Construction tab See Help as above E Search for keywords See Help as above E Create new keywords See Help as above
30. 206 211 221 225 226 save data ties o 96 LOT TWES 20 Idf previews 24 2212 20 LIP T eS oboe bs 174 Scale 52 56 125 scaling oie MEE 51 log header and 25 of compiled log 164 166 193 screens bet ets 10 91 Log Designer n 11 17 BOG VOW AE 9 POGAM 2 12 171 SCIOllIDg TADS 151 selecting log items 30 50 settings program 22 2 222 163 Sep adorns 101 GHG P Tr 28 50 SINGE castos da etu eet 6 size log body 50 log Header d re Pole terti 26 log header and 25 smoothing MR Rec n POPE 150 shap 50 Snap to reference grid 28 09 toes inne 6 Startup Login settings 163 203 Static NOLES dde tuenda id eds 31 45 Static ra PU 31 40 survey downhole 56 125 LogPlot2003 Symbol column 52 77 129 SVI
31. FS Whatwind Geophysical mock ate WSU hm m Id Locali SONIC RESISTIVITE ST 0 40 Bo 120 40 120308 02 2 20 4D 30 50 49 Li 2100 221 LogPlot2003 Geophysical2 dat Geophysical2 ldf Lithology caliper resistivity sonic curves In LogPlot2001 log8 dat Idf Lihakgi Darrgiumri Dupin 2000 rae odds idw my be regres CALCITE kk t a Chet oryp5ocrgrtallsei n 59 ad alus prag aad wills Vet inch badr miu Au gilla casu Lirresc inre bafi mire 5951 HE vary 9 im dires Dip Du m r Lases degree ir OESR IED gies an atri 2020 us da T ar alie atico LUST SRG eA hel SHR PLE HECOVEREZ F Dias gear orsa erred qe dr E ching eee eer pE Ty rmn cs rg Geen Wi ra eg hea p ghrp abun and Py RITE CHLORITEED Dii ir Lon pron Bini red am epp Feux Esker 2040 D olei c Liter he tot a
32. GOLD M 13 SILVER M 13 LEAD Kl m These DBF fields will be imported ZINC into the selected data tab columns TIM M 13 MERCURY M 13 M 13 8 Click Finish to proceed with the import The program will extract the selected fields in the DBF file and list them in the requested columns in the data tab LogPlot data tabs require that the first one or two columns list point depths or top bottom depth intervals If the imported DBF file isn t listed with depths you can leave the depth column s blank and then enter the depths manually or automatically using the Fill Depth Column or Fill Interval Column tools Importing LAS Data 156 This tool reads LAS Log ASCII Standard files version 1 2 2 for import into a Multi Curve data tab You can select the curves in the LAS file to be imported and you can request that the header information be imported into Edit Text fields using the standard Mnemonic names as the entity names This tool now also offers automatic creation of a very baic log design for the LAS file This process requires several steps which are listed below See also Workflow Import LAS Data Create a Design page 14 LogPlot2003 Select the LAS file to import 1 Create a new Data Editor window 2 Select the Import command from the Data Editor s File menu 3 From the pop up menu select the LAS option The first import window is used to specify the name of the file to be impor
33. Paste Rows Columns Fill Depth Column Edit Entity Name Delete Data Page Move How to enter the vertical text data 1 To add a new Vertical Text tab to the current data file you have two choices Automatic If there s already a Vertical Text column in the current log design to which you ll be linking the data you can use the Data Update Data Template from Log Design tool to insert a new Vertical Text tab in the current data file The program will know how to name the tab based on the log design information Manual You can also use the Data New Data Item Vertical Text command to manually insert a Vertical Text tab Entity Name n the displayed window click on the down arrow to the right and select the name of the Vertical Text column in the log design to which this data page is to be linked In this list the program will show the names of all of the Vertical Text columns in the current log design Or just type in a name for the tab Click OK The program will add to the data sheet a Vertical Text tab labeled with the selected name Enter the text information This example illustrates how you enter data into the tab Vertical text identifiers to match the El Age fo column names in the log design Text up 255 characters 2000 A020 TERTIARY 2011 SWEEET WATER 2011 2020 DRURY Depth interval for listed text Ns Name The name displayed on the data tab is used to match th
34. The name can be up to 60 characters in length including spaces Position These coordinates determine the horizontal placement of the Well Construction column in the body of the log You may change the column s position by editing these values or by moving or resizing the column on the design screen itself Maximum Boring Diameter Enter here the real diameter of the drill hole in any units you wish An entry of 12 for example could represent 12 inches Or an entry of 30 could represent 30 centimeters This setting will not affect the actual width of the column on the log you adjust that yourself just like all of the other log body columns It will determine the width of the casing screens and other intervals that will be plotted within the column These items are all listed within the data file with outer and inner diameter measurements relative to this Maximum Boring Diameter Each of the construction materials 1 listed in the data file with an inzide and outside diameter in the same units as the Maximum Boring Diameter Adding Horizontal Log Body Lines E EE 1 ure ep ue sre Aa E BEEP EEE ot E p zi LogPlot2003 Maximum Boring Diameter established in Log Designer let s 15 In this example this gravel interval is listed in the data file with an outer diameter of 10
35. You will see the line displayed on the screen according to your settings You may continue to adjust the line if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied 4 Toclose the Line Setup window click the Close button If you need to review the settings you established simply repeat the steps listed under 1 above and the program will retrieve the dialog box Adding Header Footer Rectangles Es E EST ES ESI Use The Header Footer Rectangle button is used to plot a rectangle anywhere in the header or footer portion of the log How it works There are no corresponding data file commands LogPlot data tab example None Header footer rectangles have no accompanying data file commands Design file example s The design logfiiles enviro geotech4 Idf contains a fairly detailed header including numerous lines and rectangles How to draw adjust a header footer rectangle 33 LogPlot2003 34 4 Select the Header Footer Rectangle button from the Log Designer toolbar The pointer will change shape to a for drawing the rectangle Place the at the intended location for the upper left corner of the rectangle in the header or footer portion of the design screen Hold the mouse button down and drag down and to the right until the has reached the opposite corner point for the rectangle Release the mouse button The rectangle will be displayed on the screen If yo
36. accessing necessary drives and or directories LogView will automatically append an LPT file name extension to the name you enter 4 Choose the OK button when you are ready for the program to save the log plot LogPlot2003 Printing Your Log Any time that you have a log displayed in the View window on the screen you can output the plot to a printer Notes The vertical scale of your log cannot be changed in the LogView window The scale must be established before the log is compiled and displayed in the Log View window If you wish to create the log at a different scale you need to switch back to the main program window change the vertical scale setting in the Compile window and recompile the log LogView can however change the number of units plotted on each page at the current scale See Setting Depth Units per Page page 173 How to print your log a 1 Select the Print command from the LogView File menu or click on the Print button shown above The program will display the standard Windows dialog box for the printer that you have selected 2 Choose the page range for the print job and the number of copies 3 Use the Properties button to access printer specific settings as necessary See your printer documentation for details 4 When you are ready to print choose OK Or to return to the LogPlot screen without printing choose the Cancel button See Printing Tips in the Help messages Reference Troubl
37. just type in a name for the tab Click OK The program will add to the data sheet a Fillbar tab labeled with the selected name Enter the fillbar information as shown below This example is from the demo file mudlog1 dat Fillbar column identifier to match the column name in Log Designer 16820 16358 16820 16840 16645 16652 Depths at top and base of interval Depths at top and base of interval for trace column for cores column Name The name displayed on the data tab is used to match the data to a particular Fillbar column in the log design This name is declared when you first create the data page above and can be edited using the Data Edit Entity Name command Top Base n these columns you must list the depth or elevation at the top and the base of the interval that is to be filled with a pattern You may list multiple intervals for a single column If your data are entered as depths as opposed to elevations they are usually entered as negative values so that they decrease in value down the well but LogPlot does accept positive depths See Log Settings page 191 for declaring positive depths You can use the Tab key to advance from cell to cell and from the end of a row to the next row within the Fillbar tab Histogram Tab Use The Histogram tab is used to enter depth intervals and a single column of measured data to be plotted as bar histograms Each Histogram column established in the log form
38. other data and plots these data as graphic strip logs The format or blueprint of the logs the components and their locations is designed within the Log Designer included with LogPlot2003 Getting started with this program involves the following steps Running the tutorials These acquaint you with the program and lead you through the design data compile and viewing steps See page 12 Designing your log Using the built in Log Designer you can modify our library of designs or create new ones from scratch See page 15 Entering your data Mini spreadsheets handle all the different types of data LogPlot can process See page 89 Compiling the data Establish a few program settings and click a button to plot the data into the design See page 163 Viewing and manipulating your log View the log on the screen print it export it See page 171 See also Where start page 13 Things You Should Know If you have upgraded from LogPlot2001 If you have upgraded to LogPlot2003 from LogPlot2001 here are some things you should know Window menu modifications The Data Editor and the Log Designer share the same window space and are accessed with their stick up tabs You can have multiple data DAT files open at any one time Button toolbars are draggable All Log Designer dialog boxes use an Apply button to apply changes while leaving the dialog box open for further modification New entities Interbed data tab
39. size Reports the current number of Changes the pattern line or dot size or density so segments Unit Cell Pattern that you can view The limit iz the change in the 50 segments 10 Clearsthe Size 3 0 B pattern s unit display appearance Erases the most Unda Clear Import Imports the unit cell recently pattern stored under added item a different pattern in the Unit x LEVEE number Hay be used Accepts changes Cancels changes Access repeatedly exits Editor and exits Editor Help Please see the Help messages for specific information on the how to steps listed below How to E Create new patterns See Help Contents and expand the heading Other LogPlot Tools in the Contents tab Expand Editing Patterns and click on Editing Patterns Introduction E Import existing patterns See Help as above Edit existing patterns See Help as above E Draw patterns See Help as above E View the pattern size See Help as above E Exit the pattern editor See Help as above 187 LogPlot2003 Editing Symbols The Select Symbol Window The Select Symbol window is displayed when you insert a symbol in a log design s header or footer or when you are entering data in a Symbol data tab This window is used to select the symbol to be inserted and to choose its color It is also used to manage the Symbol file save changes open a different file to create a printable index of the symbols and to
40. 1 Header 1 Ju page 1 page 2 page 3 If there is a Header 2 in the log design it will be plotted at the top on page 2 and beyond Header 1 Header 2 1 page 2 page 3 194 LogPlot2003 With this setting the log footer will be plotted at the base of each page If there is no footer in the log s design the log body will simply be plotted to the bottom of each page Header 1 Header 1 Header 1 I I page 1 page 2 page 3 Continuous log If you are printing on continuous paper or simply wish to omit headers and footers from intermediate pages remove the check mark the Header Footer on Every Page box Header 1 will be plotted on the first page at the top of the log The footer if any will be plotted on the last page at the end of the entire log Header 1 IE L page 1 page 2 page 3 Header 1 o I 195 LogPlot2003 Set the header footer margin 1 Inthe Options Log Settings tab type in the Margin between Header Footer and Log Body This setting represents adjust the space that is inserted between the header and footer and the log body in the compiled log It is expressed in either inches or centimeters depending on the units you have LogPlot Options Log Settings Header Foote Header Footer On Ever Page 0 25 Margin between Header Footer and Log Body Insert a check mark if a header and footer should be plotted on each page
41. Enter the requested information in the Fillbar Setup window Name Enter the name for this Fillbar column Any fill bar data in the LogPlot data file that is flagged with the same name will be plotted in this column The name can be up to 60 characters in LogPlot2003 length including spaces Position These coordinates determine the horizontal placement of the Fillbar column in the body of the log You may change the column s position by editing these values or by moving or resizing the column on the design screen itself Fill Pattern Click on the pattern to be used to fill the Fillbar intervals Outline Color Choose the color for the outline of the filled intervals Fill Color Choose the color for the pattern to be used to fill the intervals Frame Insert a check here if you want the entire fillbar column to be drawn in a solid black line Remove the check if no outline is desired If deactivated the column will be invisible unless an interval is plotted 5 To accept the displayed information click the Apply button You will see the Fillbar column placed in the design screen filled with the selected pattern and color You may continue to adjust the settings if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied 6 the Fillbar Column Setup window click the Close button If you need to review the settings you established double click on the column or right click on the column and choose
42. HORNFELS PYRO SEH HOZHFELS GETS BLE 228 LogPlot2003 Installed Program Files il15 dll Intel JPG library Install log Installation log License txt Lists the terms of the RockWare license agreement LP2003 cnt LogPlot2003 Help contents LP2003 exe LogPlot2003 program LP2003 hlp LogPlot2003 Help file LP2003 inf Revisions list LP2003 key Large generic keyword library LP2003 TUT hlp LogPlot2003 tutorial file Readme txt Additional documentation Rock err Reference list of program error messages Rockutil pat Large generic pattern library Rockutil sym Large generic symbol table Windows System RoboEx32 dll LogPlot2003 File Types DAT data files text Samples are installed in the Logfiles folder LDF LogDesign files binary proprietary format Samples are installed in the Logfiles folder JPG LogDesign preview files binary JPEG format Created by LogDesign automatically Previews can be turned on in Options System Settings ENM LogDesign entity type and name file text Created by LogDesign automatically LPT LogView files binary proprietary format Can also be read by free LogView program available on RockWare s web site Sample Files sample batch txt Sample batch file Sample las Sample LAS import file See also Sample Log Designs and Data Files for a listing of the DAT and LDF files that are shipped with LogPlot 229 Lo
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44. Importer can also create a text report with Field Name Units Min and Max values helpful for creating a log design Paste from a single cell to many Statistics can be computed for any column of data values Change Tab order in the Data Editor Cut and paste within cells Store the column width in the data file Added mouse wheel and arrow key support for scrolling log in the LogView window BMP and JPG export from LogView offers resolution options for high quality exports Improved snap when moving entities A selection rectangle can be used to select multiple entities in the same panel Other changes Data files must contain Tab characters between all fields Spaces are no longer permitted Removed View Data as Text option The DAT files are still ASCII text if you absolutely have to edit them outside the LogPlot Data Editor just use a text editing program LogPlot2003 If you have upgraded from LogPlot98 If you have upgraded to LogPlot2003 from LogPlot98 here are some more things you should know you should also read the LP2001 2003 notes above LogDesign is now built into LogPlot The LogDesign file format LDF has changed LogPlot 2003 will prompt you to convert files to the older format Older Versions of Logplot will not be able to read the converted files The format of the LogPlot graphical files LPT has changed LogPlot and LogView will not read or display logs compiled with LogPlot98 and older
45. LogPlot2003 now lets you keep more than one data file open at any time See the topics below for tips on DAT file management opening saving etc Create a New Data File Follow these steps to create a new data file in LogPlot 1 From either the Log Designer window or from an existing Data Editor window click on the File menu and click New 2 Inthe pop up window click Data Editor LogPlot will display a new LogEdit data tab 93 LogPlot2003 Fle Tools Options windows Help BE Log Design Logt tat EE Loghi Data Fetes Logi dar Data Editor Hew Data Editor tab 200 pe in SINGLE 200 Pier les Lagi 3 Atthis time you type or paste in data add new data elements and save the file LogPlot also creates a new data window automatically upon program startup See also Automatic data file tools page 139 Open a Data File To open LogPlot data file DAT that exists already on disk follow these steps 1 Click in an existing Data Editor window or if none are open create a new Data Editor window 2 In that Data Editor window select the Open button above from the Data Editor s toolbar or the Open command from the Data Editor s File menu See Accessing the Data Editor previous The program will display a prompt window in which you may specify the file to open The default file type is ASCII text DAT You may
46. Logger Sam Peabody LITH Lithology 0 18 DOLOSTONE 18 40 SAND 40 45 OIL SHALE 45 95 LIMESTONE 95 147 FINE SAND 147 175 BRECCIA 175 190 CONGLOMERATE 190 205 SILTSTONE 98 LogPlot2003 205 225 LIMESTONE MUDSTONE 225 275 SALT 275 285 DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE 285 307 COAL 307 330 SNOWFLAKE OBSIDIAN 330 375 GRANITE 375 410 SCHIST 410 425 VERY COARSE SANDSTONE 425 450 BASEMENT END DATA END LOG Close a data window LogPlot2003 allows you to keep multiple data files open at any time You can distinguish the data files by their names shown on the stick up tabs in the Data Editor window Follow these steps to close a data file 1 Access the data window you wish to close 2 Choose the File Close Data Editor command Or click the small x in the upper right corner of that data window If there have been changes to this file that have not been saved the program will prompt you as such Click No to discard any changes and close the window Click Yes to save the file enter a file name in the displayed window and click the Save button The program will close the indicated data file Entering the Data The Data Tabs Themselves Data Tab Summary The LogPlot2003 program has a Data Editor window that uses data tabs to organize the different kinds of information that can be plotted on the graphic log The previous section Data Editor Files details how to handle t
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48. Rather than typing in the keyword name just double click on the Material cell to bring up the Lithology Selector window Here you can pick from the available keywords in the current keyword file and view the pattern that is associated with them See the Lithology Selector Window page 142 for information Offset Optional This setting is used to declare the offset from the center of the well that this material block is to be plotted enabling multiple borings within a single construction diagram Negative values offset the block to the left of the center positive values to the right In the example below the items noted in red are plotted to the right and the items noted in blue to the left 117 offsets 1 unit the 1 offsets 1 left of the unit to the well center right of the Well Construction well center 0 0 85 0 100 0 6 0 CONCRETE PLUG 50 1 5 BLANK BENTONITE PLUG 1 5 58 2 1 5 ELANK 1 55 1 5 ELANK 1 F0 1 5 BENTONITE PLUG 1 ELANK If no offset is declared the program assumes the item to be centered in the well You may use the lt Tab gt key to advance from cell to cell within the Well Column tab Depth versus Elevation Your log data that you enter in the LogPlot program will typically be entered as depths down the drill hole The depths can be entered as either positive values depth at top of log 0 depth at base of log 500 or as negative valu
49. The construction keywords are associated with graphic patterns just like lithologic keywords and are easily selected from the data tab In addition you can specify an offset from well center enabling you to display two separate borings in a single Well Construction diagram Corresponding log design component Intervals and materials listed in this tab will be plotted on the log within the Well Column of the same name Restrictions There is a limit of 60 characters including spaces for keywords Right Click Options When you right click in any of the Well Column tab s cells you have the following options Cut Copy Paste Rows Columns Fill Interval Column Edit Entity Name Delete Data Page Move How to enter the well construction data 1 To add a new Well Column tab to the current data file you have two choices Automatic If there s already a Well Construction column in the current log design to which you ll be linking the data you can use the Data Update Data Template from Log Design tool to insert a new Well Column tab in the current data file The program will know how to name the tab based on the log design information Manual You can also use the Data New Data Item Well Column command to manually insert a Well Column tab Entity Name the displayed window click on the down arrow to the right and select the name of the Well Construction column in the log design to which this data page is to be linked In this lis
50. Up button shown above or press the PgUp key To jump directly to a specific page select the View Go To Page command Or click the Go To Page button shown above The program will prompt you Go To Page Type in or use the up or down arrow buttons to declare the page number and click OK The program will display that page If you enter a page number beyond the last page LogView will simply display the last page of the plot Setting Depth Units per Page LogView contains a new tool View Custom Page Length for repaginating a multi page log based on a user declared number of depth units to be plotted per page This can be used to start new log pages at regular intervals prevent mid interval page breaks etc The current version of LogView is limited to regularly spaced page breaks You cannot define different break points for each log page How to set the depth units per page 1 First take a good look at your log pages to determine the best number of depth units to be displayed on each page of your log Note that if the layout of the log pages varies e g the log contains a smaller Header 2 or if it doesn t include headers on each page be sure to estimate the optimal number of units per page based on the page displaying the fewest depth units That way it won t be clipped though subsequent pages will have more white space amp 2 Select the View Custom Page Length command or click the Custom Page butto
51. View window 174 entering automatically 143 144 depths vs elevations 56 136 Description 52 54 Description 5 ei en 142 descriptions lithologic 54 118 deviated borehole survey 56 125 diameter Well Construction column 81 134 downhole survey data 56 125 E Edit Shift Body Items 50 Edit View Entity 86 Edit de tob dne 145 Edit Multi Column 147 Edit NOI8S 31 47 108 Edit Percentage Headers 146 editing data 89 93 94 95 96 97 99 editing 183 editing patterns 22 2 186 Edit notes Tab iie ee ob 145 Edit Notes 7 108 31 43 205 Edit Text tab 110 145 148 elevation at top of log 101 elevation scale 56 101 elevations displayed in the View window 174 elevations vs
52. against Log Design command To update the data file with changes in the current log design use the Data Update Data Template from Log Design tool NEW The LogPlot program was shipped with a variety of demo data files log dat that illustrate the use of the data tabs These files were installed in the program s logfiles sub directory Feel free to refer to these files as you read through this documentation and as you construct your own data files Each data file also has an associated LogDesign format file log Idf for your reference in designing logs See the sample file summary in the Reference section page 205 Setup Tab Use This data tab is used to set up the data file establishing the depths at the top and base of the log and the location coordinates for the drill hole It also contains a text window for entering comments and notes that you can use for your reference Corresponding log design component There is none Right Click Options When you right click in any of the Setup tab s cells you have the following options Cut Copy Paste 101 LogPlot2003 102 How to enter the Setup Data The Setup tab is created automatically each time a new data sheet is created There can be only one Setup tab per file 1 Enter the data as illustrated below x conrndinate location of well z canrdinate Top of log y coordinate e g collar SETLIP Base of log location of well elevation of well a
53. all or part of the purchase price or replacement of the software which determination shall be made in the sole discretion of RockWare Inc Trademarks Owners LogDesign Logger LogPlot Pattern Editor Symbol Editor RockWare Inc Microsoft MS DOS Windows Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners LogPlot2003 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 iac oe MoMemetec E 1 FANGS VOS Noud KNOW e de 1 System TeegilFemiebls sad uere a 5 stalling oe TO cotto re mn Ue ory 5 Staring Ne mene 6 The LogPlob Screens side oed ee oc A cen pua eod sepa ode ea eo 9 2 S T 12 Where eee ee eee 13 Chapter 2 Designing Your Logs 15 Log aint ol E 15 PT 16 Log Design Tes acme ane dudes 18 Designing the Log Header and 23 Log Header MTOdUCHON asisctavencsc 23
54. also specify TXT files If your text file has another file name extension select the All Files file type and the program will display all located files 94 LogPlot2003 2 Select the file you wish to open accessing other drives or directories as necessary by clicking on the name to highlight it 3 Click on the Open button The program will read the file and display the data in the appropriate data tabs in the Editor window LogPlot2003 will open data files that were used in LogPlot v 1 LogPlot97 and will create the necessary data tabs in which to display the data However if your data blocks have errors in their syntax you may get unpredictable results as the program tries to put them into tabs LogPlot2003 will open LogPlot98 and LogPlot2001 data files seamlessly though it will translate all Space delimiters to Tab characters when the DAT file is saved See also Adding Data Tabs below Compiling Your Logs page 163 Add Data Tabs If you have a data sheet displayed in the Data Editor from creating a new file or from opening an existing file you can add data items to the file 1 Click on the New Data Item command in the Data Editor s Data menu 2 Inthe pop up menu that is displayed click on the type of data page you wish to add These correspond to the items that might be included in your log design The program will prompt you for the item s name and possibly other information 3 Enter the
55. are found on the Log Designer toolbar These items are discussed in the remainder of this section Header Footer Line page 32 This tool simply plots a line anywhere in the header or footer of the log F Header Footer Rectangle page 33 Use this tool to draw a rectangle anywhere in the header or footer of the log Header Footer Picture page 35 You may insert a picture logo etc in a Bitmap format BMP JPEG JPG or a Windows Metafile format WMF into your log header Header Footer Pattern page 37 The Header Footer Pattern tool permits you to include a rectangular pattern block in the header or footer usually to create an index to the lithology patterns used in the log body Header Footer Symbol page 38 This tool is used to insert a symbol into the log header or footer usually to create an index to the symbols included in the log body 8 Static Text page 40 Static Text is header or footer text that does not change each time you plot alog It is frequently used to label columns list the unchanging logging company name or to serve as a label for changing text entries Edit Text It can also be used to insert automatic page numbers in the header or footer Edit Text page 43 Edit Text is header or footer text that can change based on what is listed in the data file This could include dates client names well locations and such ES Static Notes page 45 Static Notes allow you to enter longer text
56. batch item you can select whether the completed graphic log is to be printed insert a check in the Print box and or saved on disk as a Log Plot file insert a check in the Save as LPT file box If you have requested saving as an LPT file click on the Browse Output Files button to enter the name for the LPT file that will be created 7 When all of the information for the data file listed at the top of the window is entered to your satisfaction click on the OK button at the bottom of the Batch Editor window All of the information will be listed on the first line of the Batch Compile window 169 LogPlot2003 8 f you want to add another data file to the batch click on the Add button again and repeat this process If you want to edit any of the entries in the Batch Compile window click on the line to be edited and then click on the Edit button at the top of the window The program will retrieve the Batch Editor To delete any of the entries in the Batch Compile window click on the line to be deleted and then select the Delete button at the top of the window 9 When you are ready to process the batch click on the OK button at the bottom of the Batch Compile window The program will start with the first data file in the list and compile it into the requested LDF file at the indicated scale All other possible settings are assumed to be the current program defaults The completed log plot will be sent to the printer and
57. be ignored Shortcut If you already have this quantitative data in a tabular format in another application you can copy the data there and then paste it into the Curve tab using the Edit Paste command See also the text and DBF import tools page 152 to import data directly into this tab You can use the Tab key to advance from cell to cell and from the end of a row to the next row within the Curve tab Edit Notes Tab Use NEW The Edit Notes tab is used to enter text to be displayed in an Edit Notes entity in the log header or footer This is text that uses WYSIWYG wrapping carriage returns margins border fill and alignment Such Edit Notes might be used to enter detailed comments about the current well Corresponding log design component Text listed in this tab will be plotted on the log within the Edit Notes item of the same name Restrictions Each Notes entry is limited to 2048 characters Right Click Options When you right click in any of the Notes tab s cells you have the following options Cut Copy Paste Rows Columns Fill Depth Column Edit Entity Name Delete Data Page Delete Note Move Example LogPlot2003 N TEXT Enter Text Double Click far Editar Default text is shown in tab Double click to enter the day s notes Description Editor 4 5 Steady rain throughout the day hampered drilling note of the 5 to foot interval Type in the day s notes You can
58. be up to 60 characters in length including spaces 2 Position These list the horizontal coordinates for the Histogram column You may change the column s position by editing these values or by widening narrowing the column itself on the work screen 3 Scaling Select the scaling method to use by clicking in its radio button The linear versus logarithmic log base 10 scaling will affect how the data is entered in the next set of prompts 71 LogPlot2003 72 In the Min Value Max Value boxes enter the data values that to be represented within the histogram column Linear Scaling Simply type in the data value range to be represented in the histogram column For example if the column is to contain assay values that are to be plotted from 0 to 5 ppm you would enter 0 for the Min Value and 5 for the Max Value Logarithmic Scaling For the Min Value enter the non negative and non zero real number to represent the minimum value of the logarithmic histogram column You may then select the appropriate Max Value using the up or down arrows next to that prompt You are restricted to even logarithmic cycles such as 0 2 to 2 000 1 to 10 000 etc Linear v Logarithmic Min Value Value 1 000 0 in the minimum value the histogram column Then use the arrow buttons to select from one of the displayed Values logarithmic cycles If Logarithmic Scaling
59. be up to 60 characters in length including spaces Position These coordinates determine the horizontal placement of the Text Column in the body of the log You may change the column s position by editing these values or by moving or resizing the column on the design screen itself Frame Column f this box is checked the column will be bounded by a solid line rectangle Font Use this button to retrieve the Font dialog box where you can establish the font type style size and color to be used for the text column If after you compile your data for this log design within LogPlot you find that the characters are too large or too small for the given log scale you may access the font settings again using the Font button Color Use this button to select a color for the text This may also be selected using the Font button above Margin Type here the number of screen pixels to act as a margin along the left and right edges of the text column Text Alignment Choose Left Center or Right by clicking in the appropriate radio button To accept the displayed information click the Apply button You will see the Text column placed in the design screen labeled Text Col You may continue to adjust the settings if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied To close the Text Column Setup window click the Close button If you need to review the settings you established just double click on the column or r
60. cell to cell and from the end of a row to the next row within the Edit Text tab Fillbar Tab Use The Fillbar tab is used to enter depth intervals at which vertical pattern bars will be plotted on the log These may represent sampling intervals coring or qualitative information poor show or trace Corresponding log design component Data declared with this command will be plotted on the log in the Fillbar Column of the same name Right Click Options When you right click in any of the Fillbar tab s cells you have the following options Cut Copy Paste Rows Columns Fill Interval Column Edit Entity Name Delete Data Page Move How to enter the Fillbar data 1 Toadd a new Fillbar tab to the current data file you have two choices Automatic If there s already a Fillbar column in the current log design to which you ll be linking the data you can use the Data Update Data Template from Log Design tool to insert a new Fillbar tab in the current data file The program will know how to name the tab based on the log design LogPlot2003 information Manual You can also use the Data New Data Item Fillbar command to manually insert a Fillbar tab Entity Name n the displayed window click on the down arrow to the right and select the name of the Fillbar column in the log design to which this data page is to correspond In this list the program will show the names of all of the Fillbar columns in the current log design Or
61. characteristics e Keywords may be single words or multiple words e Keywords may be up to 60 characters in length including spaces Keywords will be sorted alphabetically within the editor e When you click the New button to create a new keyword it will insert it as a New Key When you enter the keyword text the listing will be re sorted alphabetically Keyword matching is NOT case sensitive This means that an entry of Limestone in the data file will match with an entry of Limestone LIMESTONE or limestone in the keyword file 184 LogPlot2003 Selecting Patterns for Keywords The Select Pattern Window The Select Pattern window is displayed when you click the Pattern button or the pattern picture in the Keyword Editor This window is used to select the pattern s appearance for the current keyword pattern design density colors and line thickness It is also used to manage the Pattern file save changes open a different file to create a printable index of the patterns and to access the pattern editor Click on a portion of the picture below to jump directly to its topic or choose from the list at the end of this topic of current Pattern file Adiust the Select foreground Adjust thickness of Edit pattern density amp background colors pattern lines dots current pattern Select Pattern C PRACIGRAM FILES LOGPLUT2UOOXHockUtil Pat in Pattern Previe Densi Colors Line idth
62. contain header pictures enviro geotech5 6 and 7 include header or footer bitmaps geophysical1 and 3 and mining2 and 3 contain header bitmaps See the Reference section page 205 for a list of sample logs How to insert a picture into the log header or footer 1 Select the Header Footer Picture button from the toolbar The program will display a File Open dialog box on the screen 2 Typein or select the name of the Bitmap BMP Windows Metafile WMF or JPEG JPG graphic file to be inserted into the header or footer accessing other drives or folders as necessary 3 Choose OK when you are ready to insert the picture 35 LogPlot2003 36 ra The pointer will change shape to EE Place the cursor where you wish the upper left corner of the picture to be in the header or footer portion of the design screen and click the left mouse button The program will display the Setup window Enter the requested information Position These coordinates determine the placement of the rectangle in the header or footer of the log Vertical r coordinate for the top of the picture Horizontal coordinate for the left edge of the picture Horizontal lt coordinate for the right edge of the picture Vertical Y coordinate for the bottom of the picture You may change the position of the picture by editing these values or by moving the picture itself on the work screen Remember that the y or vertical co
63. edge of the screen and increase to the right The horizontal range of the design page is dependent upon the currently printer and page size and orientation File Page Print Setup command since a printer with 15 paper or at landscape orientation will accept wider logs than one with 8 5 paper or portrait orientation You can turn on a reference grid at a user defined pixel density to aid you in placing log body items You can also activate snapping of items to that grid 49 LogPlot2003 50 You can change the units that displayed the reference ruler by selecting the Inches versus cm s option in the printer and page settings File Page Print Setup command If you change the units in the page setup be sure to re compute the default page size The Reference Grid and Snapping Items To aid you in placing your design entities the Log Designer offers a reference grid If activated the program will display a grid of dots in both the header footer and log body portion of the design screen The resolution of the grid e g how many pixels apart the dots are can be determined by you In addition to the display of the reference grid you can also activate snapping to the grid If activated when you place a log design entity in the header footer or log body the program will snap the item to the nearest grid point This can make life a little easier when trying to line up design entities Note that you can always overrid
64. either LogPlot version 1 LogPlot97 98 or 2001 RockWorks99 2002 Select the desired file name by clicking on it Click the Open button to accept the selected file name Or click on Cancel to throw out any changes You will be returned to the Program Files tab with the new file name displayed as default You may repeat this process as necessary to change other file names The program will now use this pattern table when displaying patterns in the Keyword Editor and in compiled logs Select a different Symbol Table To change the name of the symbol file to be used in the program click on the open file button to the right of the name s prompt LogPlot Options Log Settings System Settings Program Files Startup Lagin Simbel Fil CNPrograrn FilessbogPlat 20034A ock Util 5 ym In the displayed window locate the name of the file to be loaded accessing other drives or directories as necessary Be sure the symbol file has the extension SYM The symbol files that you select can be created in either LogPlot version 1 LogPlot97 98 or 2001 or RockWorks99 or 2002 Select the desired file name by clicking on it Click the Open button to accept the selected file name Or click on Cancel to throw out any LogPlot2003 changes You will be returned to the Program Files tab with the new file name displayed as default You may repeat this process as necessary to change other file names The program w
65. errors will result Starting LogPlot If you have followed the normal installation the LogPlot program can be started up as follows 1 Find the LogPlot shortcut in the Start Programs Logplot2003 menu 2 Click on the LogPlot2003 icon to start the program 3 Follow the instructions provided below for single users network users command line LogPlot2003 Single Users The first screen that you see when you launch the program will ask you whether you will be running a Single User or Network version of the program 1 If you have installed LogPlot and are running LogPlot as a single user license click on the Single User button See Network User for network license information The next screen that you will see is a Welcome to LogPlot2003 window This screen lists a unique serial number just now generated by the program when it was first started for this program on this computer for the current user This screen also lists how much time you have left on the Usage Meter and the Time Meter And it contains three buttons at the bottom If have purchased LogPlot2003 If you have purchased LogPlot2003 you can probably ignore most of what s on the Welcome window All you need to do is 1 Locate the letters and numbers that follow the Serial Number label in the Welcome window and write them down 2 Locate the letters and numbers on the sticker affixed to the CD ROM from which you installed the program the
66. footer for the upper left corner of the notes block and click the left mouse button once The program will display the Note Setup window Enter the requested text settings Position These coordinates determine the placement of the edges of the note block in the header or footer of the log The X coordinate represents the horizontal left to right placement and the Y coordinate the vertical placement in screen pixels relative to the top of the header or footer The defaults reflect the location where the mouse button was clicked step 2 above You may change the text placement by editing these values or by moving resizing the block itself on the design screen usually easier for notes Margin These settings define the top bottom left and right margins within the Static Notes block They are defined in screen pixels the same units and the Position coordinates Text Enter the actual text to be displayed in the header or footer of the log You will likely press the button in order to enter more lengthy text into the displayed pop up window You can resize the pop up window if necessary by grabbing and dragging the window s lower left corner The Notes can be up to 2048 characters in length Text Alignment Click in the Left Center or Right radio button to choose the alignment within the defined block Font Use this button to access the Font dialog box where you may set the Note s font type size and color Color Use this
67. in SINGLE 800 10 59 in CAProgram Files LogPlot 20r 3 LegFilessLagl ldr 7 11 LogPlot2003 View Window The Log View window is used to display the compiled logs on your screen Each time you compile a log it will be displayed automatically in a new Log View window From this window you can save print and export the graphic logs The process of compiling your data and displaying printing exporting your logs is discussed in the Creating Logs and Viewing and Manipulating Logs sections You can have multiple View windows open at any time Log View Window LogView untitled 15 1 File Edit View BAG 26 56 Elevation Company Logger Sam Peabody DEPTH LITHOLOGY 1 2 LogPlot Tutorial 12 LogPlot2003 is shipped with a built in which can launch automatically when the program starts up If you have deactivated this auto launch feature in Options System Settings you can also start up the tutorial using the Help Tutorial command The Tutorial takes you step by step through the process of compiling sample data files designing your own logs and entering your own data The tutorial is displayed in a Windows Help window and can be moved out of the way by clicking on its title bar and dragging LogPlot2003 Where Do Start The sequence of steps to take in using LogPlot depends a lot on what kind of data you have and what kind of log you are creating LogPlot is used in a variety of
68. in the body of the log See the Lithology Pattern Column page 53 or Pattern Percent Column page 69 for information about plotting patterns in the body of the log How it works There are no corresponding data file commands Instead the Header Footer Pattern tool simply inserts into the log header or footer the graphic pattern that you have selected This pattern block does not automatically link to any lithologic keywords LogPlot data tab example None These pattern blocks have no accompanying data file commands Design file example s See the Reference section page 205 for examples of the log design files shipped with the program How to insert a Pattern Block into the Log Header or Footer 1 Select the Header Footer Pattern button from the toolbar The pointer will change shape to a 9 Now it s time to place the block 2 Place the cursor where you want the upper left corner of the pattern block to be in the header or footer portion of the design screen and click the left button The program will display the Header Footer Pattern Setup window Here you can choose the pattern to be displayed in the block and its color and density adjust the positioning and include a border 3 Select To select the pattern to be displayed in the header or footer block click on the Se ect button or just click on the pattern block in the middle of the window The program will display the Select Pattern window To choose a patte
69. information into the header or footer than is available using the Static Text item The text will wrap within the space defined for the note block The text to be plotted is entered into the log design and does not change from log to log E Edit Notes page 47 Edit Notes are like Static Notes above except that the text to be plotted in the block is entered in the data file so that it can easily change from log to log These notes might be thought of as wrappable Edit Text labels 31 LogPlot2003 32 Adding Header Footer Lines CSI ES ESI Use The Header Footer Line button is used simply to plot a line at any angle anywhere in the header or footer portion of the log How it works There are no corresponding data file commands LogPlot data tab example None These log header lines have no accompanying data file commands Design file example s The format file logfilesvenviro geotech6 Idf contains a fairly detailed header including numerous header lines How to add adjust a header footer line Select the Header Footer Line button from the Log Designer toolbar The pointer will change shape to a for drawing the line on the design screen Place the at the intended location in the header or footer for one of the line s endpoints Hold the mouse button down and drag until the has reached the second endpoint for the line Release the mouse button The line will be displayed on the screen If y
70. links with a Lithology Pattern Column for plotting of interbedded patterns Lithology descriptions and patterns can show distinct contact line styles LogPlot2003 New Edit Notes and Static Notes in headers and footers for multi line text with WYSIWIG wrapping carriage returns margins border fill and alignment Text Columns now use WYSIWYG wrapping carriage returns alignment and margins Scalebar can now calculate the labels and tick marks for deviated wells Downhole survey data is read from a new Orientation tab Scalebar survey data can be entered as dip from horizontal or from vertical Scalebar labels can have their vertical position automatically adjusted at the top and bottom of the page to avoid overplots Grid On Top option and filled curve symbol added to Curve Columns Grid On Top option added to CrossPlots New tools Update data file from log design will add new tabs and update existing tabs in an existing data file for changes in the log design New Fit To Page tool at compile time will automatically set the vertical scale to fill a single log page with all of your data Offset lithology descriptions can now be placed upward or downward saving log space New option for display of patterns with no background fills for draft logs saves ink LAS Import now seamlessly reads UNIX files and files with TABS The LAS min max s display can ignore or display null values or replace null values with text The LAS
71. name This can pull values from the same data listing as an associated Histogram column The labels may be left or right justified opaque or transparent LogPlot data file example Histogram Value columns are linked to data entered into a Histogram or Multi Histogram tab Log design example s Log design mining3 ldf contains examples of multiple Histogram Value columns This file is found in the Logfiles folder in the LogPlot 2003 program folder How to create a histogram value column in a log design 1 Access the Log Designer window fa 2 Select the Histogram Value button from the toolbar or command from the Tools Log Body Items menu The pointer will change shape for placing the column on the design screen 3 the histogram value cursor where you want to position the left edge of the column and click the left mouse button 4 Enter the setup information Name Click the arrow to the right of this prompt to select the name of the existing Histogram column in the design to which this column is to be associated This should also be the name of a Histogram or Multi histogram listing in the data file where the data will be located If none exists you can type in a name Entity names can be up to 60 characters in length including spaces Position These coordinates determine the horizontal placement of the Histogram Value column in the body of the log You may change the column s position by editing these values
72. null value The program will display these values in the Min and Max columns in the window This information can be very handy in knowing how to scale the curve column in the log It is also required if you want to build an automatic log design in the 4 screen of the import wizard 3 If you would like a text listing of the curve names along with the minimum and maximum data values and the measurement units click the Report button This text listing can be saved copied 157 LogPlot2003 or printed from the text window Here s an example Name Units Min DEPT F 51955 BS IN 12 25 CALI IN 11 938 SGR GAPI 24 547 CGR GAPI 25 953 SP MV 37 409 LLD OHMM LLG OHMM 4 951 LLS OHMM 4 128 MSFL OHMM 0 491 LOTES 25 103 11551295 40 5625 05044503 28592 224328 4 Select the curves you wish to import by inserting a check mark next to their names The check marks are toggle marks clicking a checked box removes the check mark and clicking an un checked box inserts a mark You may select up to 40 curves Use the None buttons to insert remove automatically all of the check marks 5 Finally you may edit the curve names if necessary either to assign them more intuitive names or to match curve names in an existing log design Simply highlight the curve name s text and type in a new name l This is pretty important If you will using the LAS data in an existing log design then you should update the
73. of the compiled log Enter the margin in the current inch centimeter units to be included between the header footer and the body of the log established for the Scale setting Change the overall pattern density 1 Inthe Options Log Settings window type in a new value in the Pattern Density Factor prompt A value of 1 will keep all lithologic patterns at their original densities A value of 2 will make the patterns appear twice as big half as dense A value of 0 5 will make the patterns half as big twice as dense You may enter any real number value in this prompt as it is used as a multiplier for the LogPlot Options Log Settings Pattern amp ppearance Density Factor 1 No Solid Fill This real number value will act as a multiplier for all original lithology pattern densities as declared in the Keyword Editor If you type in a value lt 1 then the patterns will display more dense If you type in a value gt 1 the patterns will be less dense typically for draft logs Original pattern densities 196 LogPlot2003 The pattern density change will affect Lithology Pattern columns Pattern Percent columns and Well Construction columns in the body of the log and Header Footer Pattern blocks 4 Pattern density 2 This Original log makes the patterns twice as big ARENACEOQUS LIMESTONE gray white AREMACEULS LIMESTONE gray white very fine grained well sorted fir
74. on the Data Editor tab to bring that window to the front LogPlot 2003 Miei File Edit Data Log Options Window Help LogPlat ata Editor Log dat Active data file BB Log Design Idi Sam E Lithology 450 Comments Last Modified 9 2 2002 Suggested vertical scaling 50 uriteinch Suggested design 1001 straight forward lithology 2 00 per in SINGLE 800 10 58 in C Program Files LP 2003 08 05 02 ogFilessLagl Idf 2 2 If there no Data Editor windows open use LogPlot s File New Data Editor command to open a new Data Editor window New to LogPlot2003 is the ability to keep more than one data file open at a time All are accessible by clicking on their stick up tabs labeled with the file s name 90 LogPlot2003 The Data Editor Window Here is a sample of how the Data Editor screen looks with a sample data file loaded LogPlot 2003 X File Edit Data Log OUptions Window Help AG Log Design 091 191 ERE E Active data file E lithology Data tabs Comments Last Modified 12 5 1333 Suggested vertical scaling units inch Suggested design straight Forward lithology 50 00 per in SINGLE 80 10 58 in C Program Files LogFlot 20033 agFilessLagl ldt 2 The Setup tab establishes the top base and location of the drill hole Each other tab withi
75. or directories as necessary Choose the OK button The program will save the data in the current Editor window on disk Print a Data File You may output the data contained in the Editor window to your printer using the Printer Font and Print commands Data Editor s File menu To print the plotted log diagram use the View window s Print command To print the data file follow these steps 1 First click in the main upper LogPlot toolbar and select the Page Printer Setup command from the File menu This is the main upper toolbar s File menu not the Data Editor s File menu This command is used to establish the type of printer you are using It s also used to define the paper size for your log which won t affect data printing In the upper Printer Info section of the window be sure the active printer that s listed is the one to which you wish to send the data print job To change the printer click on the Printers button and the program will display a dialog box with a pop up list box containing the printers that are currently installed within Windows You may select the printer you wish to use The Options button will display additional printer configuration dialog boxes for the selected printer Many of these options will also be used during log compiling to establish page size See your Windows documentation for information about installing printer drivers and see your printer s documentation regarding specific p
76. page 113 Corresponding log design component Quantitative data declared with this command will be plotted on the log in the Histogram columns of the same names Any extra histogram columns in the tab will be ignored Right Click Options When you right click in any of the Multi Histogram tab cells you have the following options Cut Copy Paste Rows Columns Fill Interval Column Edit Entity Name Delete Data Page Move How to enter the multi histogram data 1 add a new Multi Histogram tab to the current data file select the Data New Data Item Multi Histogram command There is no automatic means of inserting Multi Histogram tabs the Update Data Template from Log Design tool creates single Histogram tabs for all Histogram columns The program will display a window in which you can define the names and order of the histograms to be entered Because this data page references multiple histogram columns each with its own name the histogram names are listed as the column headings in the tab rather than the tab heading 2 Foreach histogram to be listed in this data tab click on the down arrow to the right and select the name of the Histogram column to which each is to correspond In this list the program will show the names of all of the Histogram columns in the current log design 3 Click OK when the column names are selected 123 LogPlot2003 The program will add to the data sheet a Multi Histogram tab Because th
77. pane to the right to start the LogPlot installation Downloaded from the Internet LogPlot can be downloaded from RockWare s web site www rockware com by selecting the Download item on the home filling in the requested information selecting the LogPlot2003 program and following the remaining instructions In fact we recommend that registered owners download an updated program from time to time to take advantages of new features and fixes we implement on a regular basis Save the downloadable LogPlot installation file to your c temp folder In Windows Explorer or My Computer double click on this file to start the installation You may follow the instructions on the screen regarding proceeding with the installation or exiting the installation LogPlot2003 Upgrading from LogPlot98 or LogPlot2001 LogPlot2003 will be installed in a new directory of your hard drive LogPlot2003 to eliminate overwriting of your earlier files If you want to use any of the following user modifiable files from an earlier version of the program you will need to copy them to the new LogPlot2003 folder LogPlot data files dat Any Log Design Files that you created within the Log Designer The logplot key file that contains your LogPlot keywords You ll need to IMPORT these keywords into the keyword editor The rockutil pat and rockutil sym files that contain patterns and symbols that you can customize using the Pattern an
78. pen Foe iis Edit 3 50 Back File Open new Pattern current that ix EPI BEN Pattern currently fil BNET selected lt 7 5 sens PES Pattern designs is i in current Pattern file Pattern number Accept Cancel Create a graphic index where the cursor changes changes to the patterns arrow iz currently and exit and exit pointing The Select Pattern window and the Pattern Editor are also accessible using the LogPlot Tools Pattern Editor option Please refer to the Help messages for details on the how to topics below 185 LogPlot2003 How to E Display the pattern designs See Help Contents and expand the heading Other LogPlot Tools in the Contents tab Expand Editing Keywords and Selecting Patterns for Keywords and click on The Select Pattern Window E Select a pattern See Help as above E Adjust the pattern size or density See Help as above Select the pattern colors See Help as above E Select the pattern line width See Help as above E Open different Pattern file See Help as above Save the Pattern file under a different name See Help as above E Create a printable pattern index See Help as above E Access the Pattern Editor See Help as above Editing Patterns Editing Patterns Introduction 186 Patterns are repeating graphic designs that can be associated with keywords in Lo
79. placement by editing these values or by moving the text itself on the design screen Text Enter the text to be used as default for this Edit Text entry Option McEachran Son The text you enter here will be the default text for this Edit Text entry in the LogPlot data file In this example McEACHRAN amp SON will be the text that is displayed for this Edit Text field in the log design screen In addition when you use the Create Data File Template command in the LogPlot Data Editor to create a new data file for your log design the program will suggest this text as the text to be plotted You may change the default entry as necessary Angle Enter the angle at which the edit text label is to be plotted The text angle may be any integer between 90 and 90 LogPlot2003 Angle Font Use this button to access the Font dialog box where you may set the Edit Text label s font type color and size Color Use this button to select a color for the text This can also be established using the Font button 4 To accept the displayed information click the Apply button You will see the text placed in the header or footer in the design window You may continue to adjust the text if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied 5 close the Edit Text Setup window click the Close button The text label you specified will be displayed on the screen at the declared location If you need to re
80. pop up menu will appear The following Columns tools are available Columns Math is used to perform arithmetic operations with the values in one of the data columns in the active data tab LogPlot offers operations either with a constant or with the data listed in another column in the tab See Help Contents click on the Index tab type in Columns Columns Resample is available for data tabs containing point sampled curve quantitative data It is used to transform data which was sampled at randomly or densely spaced depth intervals to evenly spaced depth intervals for plotting This is a handy way to delete extraneous data that can be the result of stream digitizing or overly sensitive sampling equipment See Help as above This tool will resample all of the columns in the active tab Columns Smooth is also available for data tabs containing quantitative data This command is used to smooth out data values by averaging them with a user specified number of neighboring data values See Help as above Columns Filter is also available for data tabs containing quantitative data and is used to remove low and or high out data values re assigning them a threshold minimum or maximum This can be helpful if you are importing data sets with very high or low null values or if you suspect recording error Moving Data Tabs LogPlot displays its data tabs in the order in which the data blocks are listed internally in the DAT file start
81. program will output the current log design to the selected printer This will include the design entities only no actual data will be printed By contrast see Printing Your Log page 175 for information about printing compiled logs with data Note that it will print all of the header entities even if they are hidden on the screen at a Header Size of 1x for example Note also that if there is a second header included in the log design that page will be printed as well LogPlot2003 Designing the Log Header and Footer Log Header Introduction Log headers are plotted at the top of a log and typically contain textual information company name date etc column labels company logos etc Some of the header text is static or unchanging while some such as a date change from log to log A new Notes tool displays text that wraps Within the Log Designer work screen the header is completely separate from the log body and has a different set of command buttons 2003 Date Took pora window Help Den Logit ER Logro Dato JE si Header footer drawing tools Log Header Vertical scroll bar 4 Horizontal scroll bar T Draggable header boundary Current header 1 or 2 726 75 Tz wee gt gt Sipah SINGLE 200910588
82. rectangles The log body The main portion of the log which can contain columns for lithologic patterns and descriptions curves histograms fill bars general and vertical text well construction diagrams symbol columns and more The log footer Log footers are placed at the bottom of the log optionally at the bottom of each page and can contain the same information as the header text graphics symbols patterns lines and rectangles Log Designer Topics General Introduction below Log Design Files Introduction page 18 Designing the Log Header and Footer page 23 Designing the Log Body page 48 15 LogPlot2003 General Introduction Accessing the Log Designer Log Designer2003 is built into LogPlot2003 To access the Log Designer screen follow these steps 1 Start up the LogPlot program if necessary 2 Click on the Log Designer tab to bring that window to the front LogPlot 2003 File Edit Data Tools Options Window Help PII I Logging Logger Bam Peabody E 00 per in INGLE 8 00 10 58 in C Program Files LogPlat 200 3 LogFilessLagl ldi The program will display the Log Designer window with the current or default log design displayed 16 LogPlot2003 The Log Designer Screen Before you get into the log format items themselves you should familiarize yourself with some general design features of the program The Design Screen is your wor
83. requested information and click OK The program will insert a new data page with the requested name in the Editor See Data Tab Summary page 99 for a summary of the data pages See Deleting Data Items below for instructions about removing data tabs Delete Data Items Any time that you wish to delete an entire tab or page of data from the data file currently displayed in the Editor follow these steps 1 Click on the tab that you wish to remove to make it active 2 Right click in the body of the data listing and select the Delete Data Page command Or you can select the Delete Data Page command from the Data menu The program will ask you to confirm this operation 95 LogPlot2003 Confirm 7 Do vau really want to delete the item name spreadsheet and data dh 3 Click on Yes if you wish to proceed with the page deletion or click on No to cancel the page deletion If you confirmed the operation the program will remove the entire data tab from the display This command deletes all of the data in the active data tab and the data tab itself If you wish to delete some of the data from within a tab simply highlight the text to be removed and press the Delete key on your keyboard If you made a mistake do not save the data file Instead use the File Open command to re open the same data file answering NO to the prompt that asks whether you wish to save the current changes Be warned however that any other
84. s design To change the names of the headers or to add or remove headers right click on any cell in the Multi Histogram window and select the Edit Multi Column Headers command The Data Listing To enter the actual histogram data into the Multi Histogram data page cells you can use the Tab key to advance from cell to cell and from the end of one row to the beginning of the next If there is no data for a depth interval you may note this with a non numeric entry such as ND or you may leave the interval blank That histogram interval will just be omitted from the column LogPlot2003 Shortcut If you already have this quantitative data in a tabular format in another application you can copy the data there and then paste it into the Multi Histogram tab using the Edit Paste command You can also import DBF or text data into the tab using the File Import tools page 152 Orientation Tab Use NEW The Orientation tab is used to enter downhole survey information for non vertical wells This information can be reflected on a strip log scale bar that s linked to the Orientation data tab LogPlot logs are always plotted as vertical but the true elevations for any well deviation can be reflected on the scale bar Corresponding log design component Downhole survey information will be represented on the log in an elevation scale bar that s linked to this data tab Restrictions There can be only one Orientation tab per file
85. saved the preview file Lithology1 jpg is created or updated automatically The preview file is displayed within the Log Designer s Open File dialog box making it easier to determine which design file you wish to open The preview file is also displayed within Log Plot when you select the LDF file to establish as default See Program Settings page 198 for information about de activating the LDF previews Set the Log s Page Size 20 The size of the page that your log is compiled onto is defined within the Log Designer and it is stored in your log s design LDF file so that you know how much horizontal space you have for your design items Vertical dimensions of the paper won t be as much of an issue in the log design phase since it isn t until you actually compile your data into a log that the paper length will determine log pagination along the length of the well One exception to this is the need to know page length if you are designing detailed headers and footers and want to be sure to leave room for the log s body items Of course page size is intimately tied to the printer you have selected since single sheet printers with small paper will restrict you to small pages and banner capable printers will allow almost unlimited length pages 1 LogPlot2003 To set the log s page size and to select the default printer click on the Page Print Setup button on the Log Designer toolbar Or you can choose the Page Print S
86. selected and the program encounters a zero or negative value in the data file that value will be plotted at the minimum value edge of the column If the data values are to be plotted from the left to the right click on the Low to High button If the data are to be plotted from the right to the left click on the High to Low button How to set up the curve appearance 1 Click on the Appearance tab of the Curve Column Setup window It contains a variety of settings that control the appearance of the curve and curve column 2 Setup the curve Style Line Click on this large line sample to select the style thickness and color for the curve line You may select this information even if you wish to fill the curve with a solid color below Curve Style Select one of the options Line With this option the curve is plotted as a line of the style and color selected above 60 LogPlot2003 Line and Symbol This option plots the curve as a line using the style and color selected above In addition a symbol will be plotted at each data point listed in the source file Selecting the symbol type is done using the Symbol button to the right discussed below Symbol This option plots a symbol at each data point in the curve column with no line connecting the points Selecting the symbol type is done using the Symbol button to the right discussed below Block This option transforms a point to point curve to a block curve using the sty
87. started 92 deretur 89 93 adding new 95 EIOSITIG a cdi a UNO de 99 compiling into plottable logs 163 164 169 creating new 93 creating template from log design 139 cross checking with design 139 140 205 DBF IMHO acisre a ete dices 154 GEICUNG 95 Description Editor 142 getting 6 92 importing data 152 153 154 156 xa ac dpa Pete 14 156 Lithology Selector window 142 oeron a ento 150 OPENING DP 94 97 samples 205 206 211 221 225 226 SAVING 96 scrolling Tabs cuve Dod Lade 151 TaD SUMP ANY or E 99 tools 143 144 145 146 147 149 150 updating for log design 139 140 DBF IMPON incana a aa 152 154 Delete Data Page 95 Delete Edit Text command 148 Delete Note command 149 BICI 149 deleting data 95 depth 56 233 LogPlot2003 depths displayed the
88. symbol click on the OK button at the bottom of the Select Symbol window For more information about the process of viewing selecting and editing symbols see Viewing and Editing Symbols page 188 4 Position These coordinates determine the placement of the symbol the header or footer of the log 39 LogPlot2003 40 Vertical Y coordinate for the top of the symbol Position Top 33 Horizontal Horizontal K asia eat al the night edge coordinate for Left d 24 Right of the symbol the left edge of the symbol Symbol to be 63 e3 displayed Click Select on the symbol or here to select Bottom new symbol Vertical Y coordinate for the bottom of the symbol Remember that the y or vertical coordinates are expressed in coordinates relative to the top of the header or footer 5 Frame f you want the symbol to be enclosed in a solid line box insert a check in this box 6 To accept the displayed settings click the Apply button You will see the symbol displayed on the screen at the declared location size and color You may continue to adjust the pattern block settings in the dialog box if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied 7 Click Close to close the Symbol Setup window Once it is placed you can move or re size the symbol by dragging it If necessary you can adjust the placement of the symbol using the Setup dialog box settings If you need
89. text itself on the design screen Text Enter the actual text to be displayed in the header or footer of the log The Static Text label may be up to 60 characters in length 41 LogPlot2003 Text Text to be displayed in Driller the header or footer To insert the current page number and or total number of pages in the header or footer use the following hot keys p Inserts the current page number in the text area when compiled in LogPlot t Inserts the total number of pages in the text area when compiled in LogPlot You can insert these hot keys as Static Text either alone or together as well as along with regular text When compiled in LogPlot this field will be replaced by the number of the current page Tex This field will be replaced hy the number of total pages Page fp of t Jo LUEN page number in the log f number af pages On a compiled log this might look like this DEPTH LITHOLOGY DESCRIPTION Page 1 of 2 16720 PENACEDUS LIMESTONE Eee ie673 0 Angle Enter the angle at which the static text label is to be plotted The text may be plotted at any angle between 90 and 90 42 LogPlot2003 Angle Font Use this button to access the Font dialog box where you may set the static text label s font type size and color Color Use this button to change the color for the text This can also be se
90. the well but LogPlot does accept positive depths See Log Settings page 191 for declaring positive depths Lithology n this column you type in the keyword for the interval Keywords may be comprised of one or more words and are limited to 60 characters including spaces Shortcut Rather than typing in the keyword name just double click on the keyword cell to bring up the Lithology Selector window Here you can pick from the available keywords in the current keyword file and view the pattern that is associated with them 117 LogPlot2003 118 You can use the Tab key to advance from cell to cell and from the end of a row to the next row within the tab Lithology Tab Use The Lithology tab is used to enter a set of lithologic descriptions for a Lithology Pattern column and or Lithology Description column that have the same name LogPlot compares the declared keyword to those listed in the keyword file If a keyword match is made the pattern declared for that keyword will be plotted in the Lithology Pattern column for that interval Any short or extended description text can be plotted in the Lithology Description column New to LogPlot2003 is the ability to disable the plotting of the keyword or the extended description in the Description column This is set up in the Log Designer E you wish to plot text that is not associated with lithologic information and has no keywords such as comments text measurements etc the
91. the Data New Data Item Interbeds command There is no automatic method of inserting Interbed tabs because they are linked to Lithology Pattern columns Entity Name n the displayed window click on the down arrow to the right and select the name of the Lithology Pattern column to which this entry is to correspond In this list the program will show the names of all of the Lithology Pattern columns in the current log design If you don t have a design selected or if your design s Pattern column names aren t displayed click the Cancel button Access the Options menu from the main program toolbar select the Log Settings option and select the log design to be used Then try adding the Interbeds tab again The Entity Name prompt will also allow you to simply type in a name Click OK The program will add to the data sheet an Interbed tab labeled with the name you entered Enter the data as described below Name The name displayed on the data tab is used to match the data to a particular Lithology Pattern column in the log design This name is declared when you first create the data page above and can be edited using the Data Edit Entity Name command Top Base n these columns you must list the depth or elevation at the top and the base of the interbed interval being described on that row If your data are entered as depths as opposed to elevations they are typically entered as negative values so that they decrease in value down
92. the Log Settings window and in the Reference Bar at the top of the main LogPlot toolbar The new file will also be opened into the Log Designer window If another LDF was already displayed there it will be closed If that file had been modified you will be prompted whether the changes are to be saved prior to closing LogPlot2003 Set the Log Scale LogPlot Options Log Settings 3t See text Positive Depths Depth Units Per Inch Depth Units per Centimeter Enter the number of your log units to be displayed per inch or centimeter as declared here on the screen and printer Log scaling represents the number of data units such as feet or meters to be plotted per vertical inch or cm on the screen or output plot If at a particular scale you have more data than will fit on one page LogPlot enables you to view all of the subsequent pages one at a time The size of the page that LogPlot will use is determined by the printer and paper size that you have selected under File Page Printer Setup or via the Print Setup button in this Settings window The current scaling default will be displayed in the prompt box It will also be displayed in the Reference Bar at the bottom of the program window Setting the scale must be done before log plot is generated You cannot rescale an existing log plot that is saved on disk or is displayed in the Plot window If you wish to vi
93. the specified data tab at which the imported data listing should start Note that the imported data will always start in the first column though you can manually select the import column order Click Next to advance to the next screen where you can assign specific DBF fields to specific columns in the selected data tab The first column of items labeled Columns corresponds to the columns in the active data tab The second column of values labeled Fields corresponds to the fields in the DBF file Also listed to the right will be each DBF field s type C for character N for numeric length and number of decimal places Starting with the first DBF field in the first row click on the first cell to select from the pop up list the data tab column in which this field s data is to be listed If you wish to skip the first DBF field set the Column to None You may need to scroll up in the pop up list to locate None Continue with the second DBF field Click in the first cell of the second row to select the data column in which this field s data is to be listed Again if you don t want this information imported into the tab select None Continue in this manner for all of the DBF fields 155 LogPlot2003 Import DEF Ea Select the Fields to Import fram D Praject 213 Prapect z13 dbf ID SYMBOL These DBF fields will not be imported into the data tab since EASTING their columns are set to Hone 13
94. to access the Setup window you can double click on the symbol block right click on the item and select Edit Entity or find the symbol block in the View Entity List and choose the Load Item button Adding Static Header Footer Text Use The Static Text item is used to plot textual labels in the header or footer portion of the log text that is constant from log to log It is frequently used to label columns list the unchanging logging company name or to serve as a label for changing text entries via the Edit Text button It can also be used to insert automatic page numbers in the header or footer using hot keys How it works There are no corresponding data file commands The labels will display in the compiled log as they appear in the log design Restrictions You may include a virtually unlimited number of Static Text items in the header or footer The Static Text labels can be up to 120 characters in length including spaces LogPlot2003 LogPlot data tab example None Design file example s All of the sample LDF files that were shipped with the program contain examples of Static Text entries many of them are used as column labels The file logfiles enviro geotech4 Idf illustrates the use of Static Text items in a slightly different way as labels for changing Text Entries discussed next In the excerpt shown below the labels PROJECT NUMBER PROJECT NAME LOCATION etc are Static Text items that w
95. using Log View s Edit Copy Depth Ctrl D command With the mouse pointing to the location in question press the Ctrl key while you type the D key and the depth or elevation shown in the title bar will be copied to the clipboard You can paste this number into another document using its Paste command Saving Your Log 174 When you have compiled a log and it is displayed on the screen in an untitled View window you can save your log plot on disk so that you can re open it at a later time for viewing or printing Notes Log diagrams that you create in the LogPlot program are stored on disk in a log plot format with an LPT file name extension This is the only type of plot file that LogPlot creates opens or saves You can export logs to a different graphic file format see exporting logs page 177 LPT files store the log scaling page size and paper orientation landscape versus portrait so that when reopened they should appear as they did when first created In typical Windows fashion LogPlot will normally warn you if you try to close the View window if the log inside it has not been saved You can turn this warning off under the LogPlot Options System Settings window How to save a log plot as an LPT file 1 sure the log you wish to save is the active LogView window E 2 Select the File Save As command or the Save As button from the View window s toolbar 3 Enter the name to assign to the log plot file
96. will locate keywords listed in a Lithology data tab scan the keyword table for these keywords and if found plot the associated pattern for that interval in the Lithology Pattern Column that has the same name The text descriptions themselves will be plotted in the Lithology Description Column on the log LogPlot2003 contains a new tool for plotting Interbedded layers inside this column See the Interbed data tab page 116 itis not required that each Lithology Pattern Column have an associated Description Column Data Tab Lithology patterns are linked to data entered into a Lithology tab Log design example s Most of the sample LDF files shipped with the program contain Lithology Pattern Columns you may refer to logfiles mining2 Idf and its associated data file mining2 dat for an example of the use of multiple pattern columns How to create a lithology pattern column in a log design 1 Access the Log Designer window 2 Select the Lithology Pattern Column button from the toolbar The pointer will change shape to a tn Now it s time to place the column on the design screen 3 Place the lithology cursor where you wish to position the column s left edge and click the left mouse button 4 Enter the requested information Name Enter the name for this Lithology Pattern column Each pattern column item must have a unique name so that you can refer to each one individually in the data file The name can be
97. you must list the depth or elevation at the top and the base of the lithologic interval being described on that row If your data are entered as depths as opposed to elevations they are typically entered as negative values so that they decrease in value down the well but LogPlot does accept positive depths See Log Settings page 191 for declaring positive depths Shortcut Right click on any data column in the Lithology tab and select Fill Interval Column Lithology n this column you type in the keyword for the interval Keywords may be comprised of one or more words and are limited to 60 characters including spaces Shortcut Rather than typing in the keyword name just double click on the keyword cell to bring up the Lithology Selector window Here you can pick from the available keywords in the current keyword file and view the pattern that is associated with them Contact NEW Double click in this column to specify a customized contact line for the top of the listed interval This line will be plotted between pattern blocks and between description blocks if present and if description divider lines are enabled Description n this column you may type in any extended description that you wish to have plotted in the Description column of the log design There is a limit to 2000 characters including spaces Shortcut Rather than typing the extended description into the Lithology tab cell you can 119 LogPlot2003 120 do
98. your data e g keywords only Be sure to have Display Keyword below turned on if descriptions are turned off Display Keyword Use this setting to turn on or off the plotting of the keyword that s listed in the Lithology tab Although the keyword is needed to link a description to a graphic pattern in the Lithology Pattern column you may omit the plotting of the keyword s text in the description column by clearing this check box Display Colon f you ve activated the plotting of the Lithology tab keyword above you can select here whether the keyword is to be separated from the extended description if any with a colon character Note that if the colon is activated but there is no extended description for an interval the colon will be omitted Font Click on this button to access font type style size and color If after you compile your 55 LogPlot2003 56 data for this log design within LogPlot you find that the description characters are too large or too small for the given log scale you may adjust the text font and size via these dialog box items Color Use this button to select a color for the text This may also be selected using the Font button above Alignment Choose Left Right or Center for the alignment of the description text within the column Margin Type in a margin in decimal inches to be enforced along the left right upper and lower edges of the column and interval You should probably
99. your output log c AREMACEOUS LIMESTONE zray white very fine grained well sorted firm to brittle blocky to sub platy salt and pepper zlanconiie pink fluorescence 10 SHALE gray to dark gray blocky dense calcite filled en echelon frac tures If your data is entered in meters you ve selected Depth Units per Centimeter and you type in 1 for the scale then LogPlot will compile the data so that 1 meter is represented in each centimeter on the output log 166 LogPlot2003 5 0 0 0 Gravel and Sard 1 0 2 0 3 0 Sand and Silt 4 0 6 0 3 NEW Ifyou don t need a specific scale but just want LogPlot to fit all of the data within the and Bottom of Interval at top of window in the available space on a single page click the Fit to Page button LogPlot will determine how much data will fit in how much space and update the scale displayed in the prompt box Available Space 74 Tap of Interval Base af Interval scale to Fit on LogPlot reads page Header amp footer size and printable size are read from area fram your printer the lag design and driver settings visible headerfooter in File Page margin fram the Printer Setup Compile window determine available space for your data l if you make any adjustments to the Header Footer settings if you adjust the printer or page size be sure to click Fit to Page again so that LogPlot updates the calcu
100. 0 00 32 00 1 40 0 02 16721 00 35 00 1 30 0 09 Hulti D ata Column E ditor 0 06 2 total qas methane ethane 3 Click OK when the column names are selected 4 Enter the curve data as shown in the example below 121 LogPlot2003 m Curve column Depth drilling rate total gas ethane id ntiliers lo 16720 00 match column names in 16721 00 Log Designer 16722 00 16723 00 16724 00 16725 00 Depths Measured values Depth n this column you must list the depth or elevation at which the measurements were taken Shortcut Right click on any cell in the Multi Curve tab and select Fill Depth Column to fill the column with regular depth increments If your data are entered as depths as opposed to elevations they are usually entered as negative values so that they decrease in value down the well but LogPlot does accept positive depths See Log Settings page 191 for declaring positive depths Columns 2 41 These columns list the actual measurements at the listed depths These measurements will be plotted as point to point curves 122 The Column Names The names displayed as column headers within the Multi Curve data tab are used to match the data to particular curve columns in the log design For example the data in the drilling rate column will be plotted in the Curve Column named drilling rate in the log s design and the data in the total gas column will be plotted in the total g
101. 120 Corresponding log design component Quantitative data declared with this command will be plotted on the log in the Curve Column of the same name or in a Cross Plot Curve column with the same name Right Click Options When you right click in any of the Curve tab s cells you have the following options Cut Copy Paste Rows Columns Fill Depth Column Edit Entity Name Delete Data Move How to enter the Curve data 1 To add a new Curve tab to the current data file you have two choices Automatic If there s already a Curve column or a Cross Plot Curve column in the current log design to which you ll be linking the data you can use the Data Update Data Template from Log Design tool to insert a new Curve tab in the current data file The program will know how to name the tab based on the log design information Manual You can also use the Data New Data Item Curve command to manually insert a Curve tab Entity Name n the displayed window click on the down arrow to the right and select the name of the Curve or Cross Plot Curve column in the log design to which this data page is to be linked In this list the program will show the names of all of the applicable columns in the current log design Or just type in a name for the tab Click OK The program will add to the data sheet a Curve tab labeled with the selected name 2 Enter the data as described below This example is extracted from the sample file mudlog1 d
102. 150 move descriptions 54 move log body 50 move header footer items 30 Multi Curve tab 58 66 120 143 145 147 150 156 Multi Histogram tab 70 73 123 144 145 147 150 N name of entity changing in data file 145 147 viewing entity 86 network 6 AR Hc EE 163 die tan 6 8 network version Ar 6 Network Startup Settings 203 new data Tiles seis go E 93 data Tabasco dd eo tia pud cn wk a E UE bas 95 S QI cT CTS DP FEN 19 LogView window 175 New Data Item command 95 2 1 1 notes in log header footer 31 45 47 Notes Tab OR PEPPER 149 O offset descriplions ir ier n teer exeun s 54 open az I T 94 JOP HINES CES 19 176 Options Header eds 24 Options Header 2 ted rds 24 Options Log 5 191 Options Network Startup Settings 6 203 Options Program Files 200 Options
103. 173 Viewing Depth Elevation Coordinates 174 SAVING LOG I LLL 174 Prnnung he 175 Opening Accessing LogView Window 175 Opening a LOG RE RU T c a 176 KT 177 Other LogPlot Tools 183 Editing LED 183 Editing a ae PME 186 EGILING SVIMDONS 188 Reference 191 Program SOUINGS RETE 191 Compiling Display TIPS Ue oo ose eos in Dd bn d ves eant dee 205 c c UTE 205 Sample Log Designs and Data 205 General log designs 206 Environmental Geotechnical Log designs 211 Geophysical log ASSIGNS 4 acaso eae epu 221 MUGIOG DESIGNS o 225 a NE 226 Installed Program las eeu ba Ca Sata eed 229 Command Line Execution LogPlot2003 Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome Welcome to LogPlot2003 LogPlot2003 is the newest version of the log plotting software published by RockWare Inc It reads user created or imported data files that contain descriptive quantitative and
104. 44 204 Fill Column Fair 24 4 114214 Fill Column good 1044114204 Fill Column poor 4 204 Fill Column trace 74 484 204 Lithology Description Lithology 566 4 743 204 Lithology Lithology 518 4 585 204 Percent Pattern cuttings 1 7 4 31 204 Scalebar 150 47 73 214 Static Text 0 001 1 0 335 235 345 76 ali n nm 1f 4 39 Humber of Recs 46 Load It Click here to display zum the dialog box for the highlighted entity Click here to delete the highlighted item Delete Item View as Text Click here to view a text listing of all of the entities Each item that you have inserted into the log design header footer amp body items will be listed here They are listed by entity type You can use this listing to View the total number of entities in the design Locate items that may not be visible in the design screen Load a dialog box for an entity without having to double click on it in the design screen View a text listing of the entities How to 5 View the current list of log entities See Help Contents click Index enter View Entity List nl View the settings for the currently selected item See Help as above 5 Delete the currently selected item See Help as above nl View the list as text See Help as above 87 LogPlot2003 88 LogPlot2003 Entering Your Data LogPlot Data Editor Introduction The LogPlot Data Editor is th
105. DDOLESIOE cuatro ec 188 Symbol Column tab 77 129 143 145 SV MAD OS sures E 188 iege 188 oov o dede ERE Rex 60 in header or 38 in Symbol column 77 129 system requirements 5 system 66 163 198 tabs Pee 95 deleting ins cdita teens 95 editing 145 146 147 MOVING 2 2 2 E EIL E M PE 150 STONN Ero re 151 SUMMA Veo rere E 99 tools 142 143 144 145 146 147 149 150 template data from log design 140 text Description Editor 142 Histogram Value column 73 Lithology Description column 54 118 log header footer 40 43 45 110 P Rn 56 Text 74 131 Vertical Text column 76 132 Text COMIN oc ecu 52 74 131 text data 152 153 Text Column tab 74 131 142 143 145 Tools Keyword Editor 183 Tools Pattern EGItOF ou iiia de E exe
106. Edit Entity and the program will retrieve the dialog box You can reposition or resize the column either manually or via the dialog box settings Adding a Bitmap Column Use A Bitmap column is used to display a bitmap BMP or JPG image in the body of a log in order to illustrate core sample images fossil pictures special sampling symbols and more Bitmaps that you wish to include in the header or footer of the log are inserted using the Header Footer Picture tool How it works As you compile your log in LogPlot the program will locate a Bitmap data tab with the same name as the Bitmap column in the log s design Any BMP or JPG images listed in the data tab will be plotted in that column The bitmap pictures can be plotted at real size or stretched to fill the column width and depth interval length Each Bitmap column on the log must have a separate Bitmap tab in the data file LogPlot data tabs Bitmap Columns are linked to data entered into Bitmap data tabs in LogPlot Log design example s The design mining2 Idf contains an example of a Bitmap column used for plotting fossil pictures This sample is found in the Logfiles folder in the LogPlot2003 program folder How to insert a bitmap column into a log design 1 Access the Log Designer window 79 LogPlot2003 80 Select the Bitmap Column button from the toolbar The pointer will change shape to a for placing the column on the design screen Place t
107. Files tab Or you can select the Program Files command in the LogPlot Options menu This tab is used to select the name of the Keyword Pattern and Symbol files to be used in the program LogPlot permits you to maintain different copies of these files for use with different data sets or in different project areas For example for a geotechnical soil boring log you might wish to use the USCS keyword and pattern library that are shipped with the program For a water well you may wish to use the USGS keyword and pattern tables Many users find it handy to keep active keyword pattern and or symbol files right within the directory in which their data files are stored so that all project data can be kept together LogPlot2003 You can also select the name of the active file from within the Keyword Editor the Select Pattern window and the Select Symbol window Any file name changes you make in those program windows will be reflected in the Program Files tab when it is next displayed Factory default settings Keyword file LP2003 key Pattern file rockutil pat Symbol file rockutil sym All of these files are installed into the main LogPlot program directory Select a different Keyword Table 1 To change the name of the keyword file to be used in the program click on the open file button to the right of the name s prompt LogPlot Options Log Settings System Settings Program Files Startup Lagin Keyword C P
108. I DRILLING CO McEACHRAN amp SON DRILLING METHOD AIR ROTARY FIELD PARTY Minden Hartley Depth Time Reference grid is off 10 iH Turn the reference grid See Help Contents click Index enter Reference grid E Turn on snapping See Help Contents click Index enter Snap to reference grid LogPlot2003 In addition to the display of the reference grid you can also activate snapping to the grid If activated when you place a log design entity in the header footer or log body the program will snap the item to the nearest grid point This can make life a little easier when trying to line up design entities Note that you can always override the snapped coordinates by entering new coordinates in the item s setup dialog box 29 LogPlot2003 30 Selecting Items in the Log Header Footer How to E Select a single item in the log header footer See Help Contents click Index enter Selecting log items E Select multiple items in the log header footer See Help as above Select item using the lt lt and gt gt buttons See Help as above Select an item using the Entity List See Help as above Move entity to the back See Help as above Moving Resizing Header Footer Items As you design your log header or footer particularly if you change the header size you may find it necessary to move all of the items up or down in order to add or dele
109. Lines can be linked to depth listings in Horizontal Line tabs in the data file Log design example s Log design enviro geotech8 Idf contains examples of the use of horizontal lines matching text with a well construction diagram How to insert a horizontal line into the log design 1 Access the Log Designer window Ei 2 Select the Horizontal Line button from the toolbar or command from the Tools Log Body Items menu The pointer will change shape to for placing the line on the design screen 3 Place the at the horizontal location in the body of the log design where the left edge of the line should be placed and click the left mouse button 4 Enterthe line settings in the Setup window Name Enter a Name to identify the line This will only be used if you define specific depths for the line in the data file in this case the name in the Horizontal Line data tab would need to match this name The name match is not case sensitive The name can be up to 60 characters in length including spaces Position Use the Left and Right boxes to define the horizontal positioning for the line If for example you want the line plotted from the far left side of the log to the far right side you would enter coordinates that correspond to the left most and the right most log items Line Click on this box to choose the line style thickness and color for the horizontal line Automatic Intervals Insert a check here if you
110. Lithology Description column in the current log design to which you ll be linking the data you can use the Data Update Data Template from Log Design tool to insert a new Lithology tab in the current data file The program will know how to name the tab based on the log design information Manual You can also use the Data New Data Item Lithology command to manually insert a Bitmap tab Entity Name n the displayed window click on the down arrow to the right and select the name of the Lithology Pattern and or Lithology Description columns in the log design to which this data page is to be linked In this list the program will show the names of all of the pattern 2 LogPlot2003 and description columns in the current log design Or just type in a name for the tab Click OK The program will add to the data sheet a LIthology tab labeled with the selected name Enter the data as described below LITHOLOG Y DESCRIPTION 2000 Limestone rae dium gray to dark gray thinly bedded no visible fossils secondary CALCITE filling Lithology Description and or Pattern column Lithology identifier to match the name s in Log Designer en echelon fractures Lithology Description up to 2000 Characters 4 Chert cryptocrystalline bedded 2000 2006 Limestone medium gray to dark gray thinly bedde altermating black gray and white 1 4 inch beds 2006 2010 Chert cryptocrystallin
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112. LogPlot2003 decimal inches An entry of 0 25 would plot the symbol at a size of one quarter inch or cm regardless of the vertical scaling of the log You may use the Tab key to advance from cell to cell and from the end of a row to the next row within the Symbol tab Text Column Tab Use The Text Column tab is used to enter text and the depth at which it is to be plotted in a Text column on the log Such text could range from sample numbers to measurements of moisture content or consistency to extended textual listings or notes These text entries will simply be plotted as is with no keyword searching or linking to a pattern column as is done with text listed in a Lithology tab Corresponding log design component Text listed in this tab will be plotted on the log within the Text column of the same name Restrictions Each Text Column entry is limited to 2048 characters You must list the entries in sequential order down the log Right Click Options When you right click in any of the Text Column tab s cells you have the following options Cut Copy Paste Rows Columns Fill Depth Column Edit Entity Name Delete Data Page Move How to enter the text column data 1 To add a new Text Column tab to the current data file you have two choices Automatic If there s already a Text column in the current log design to which you ll be linking the data you can use the Data Update Data Template from Log Design tool to insert a new T
113. MITES LIME STOWE aT GH DILELCRMETE EDIDA LESTES LIBRE Re 226 LogPlot2003 Mining2 dat Mining2 ldf Minerals exploration with elemental abundances lithology alteration mineralization fossils In LogPlot2001 log6 dat Idf Total dapth a M Pe Desertlife Mining Inc Location Pinal Ca AZ Logged by Jones amp i u Dnifhohg it 2 Gren dale 1141558 cane Drilled by Slumber Bros Completion daie 11 17 06 1 5 Similes 1 ty DestEp tirs Mo Cu Zn HO nqog EN ratem piyi grana oed tab worry CALATE iiA iracium C HIER fad ded ring beh peur zred mhie LA ksh adir LNESTUME LLL LE n if GHOST ORE e t e el hd wl Dair fora iri resets 1 DNES pan erga res rririacalicgtion Ha Tabni RAD A OLORE por dina wad LU Un HT T re rece enc miror
114. NDSTONE BENTONITE BRELLIA BRELLIA 2 CALCAREOUS SANDSTONE CALCAREOUS SHALE CALCAREOUS SILTSTONE CARBONACEOUS SHALE A Select CHALK Select CHERTY DOLOMITE CHERTY LIMESTONE X Close CHERT LIMESTONE 2 Se CHERT SHALE ACTIF Help The Lithology Selector window displays the list of keywords in the current keyword file How to Select keyword See Help Contents click the Index tab type Lithology Selector Window E Open a different keyword table See Help as above The Description Editor The Description Editor window is accessible from two LogPlot data tabs LogPlot2003 From the Lithology tab the Description Editor is accessed by double clicking in the Description column It is used to type in the extended description if any that will be plotted in the Lithology Description column in the log s design Lithology 10 SAND Double click in this cell to access the Description Editor From the Text Column tab the Description Editor is brought up when you double click in the Text column It is used to type in the text to be plotted in the Text Column To enter the text you may type in from the keyboard or use the following buttons Cut Use this button to remove any highlighted text from the Editor window place it in the computer s Clipboard for later pasting 0 X Copy Use this button to place a c
115. Plot Legends box Establish the Interval settings Depth Between Labels Type in the depth interval between the automatic labels For example if you want labels to appear every 50 feet on the log type in 50 For every 100 meters if those are your depth units type in 100 Offset from Depth This controls how far above or below the actual depth the top of the label text will be placed This can be helpful to avoid overplotting on regularly spaced depth grid lines Some examples To position the top of the labels directly at the declared depth intervals enter O To place the top of the labels 1 foot below the depth intervals enter 1 If you want to bump the labels above the depth intervals you need to enter the offset as a negative value 2 will place the top of the label text 2 feet above each depth interval Labels per line Type in the number of labels to appear at each depth interval This will include the minimum column and maximum column values at either side of the column and any additional labels in between Tip If you have activated the column s value grid set the Labels per line to the same value as the Major Interval Divisions plus 1 For example if your value grid is set to 4 major divisions set the Labels per line to 5 LogPlot2003 25 EL Labels per line Offset from 5 50 D 50 150 200 depth 1 MEI Depth between labels 80 E DE Transparent
116. Symbol tool simply inserts into the log header or footer the graphic symbol that you have selected LogPlot data tab example None These header footer symbols have no accompanying data file commands Design file example s See the Reference section page 205 for a listing of the sample files shipped with the program How to insert a Symbol into the Log Header or Footer al 1 Select the Header Footer Symbol button from the toolbar The pointer will change shape to a 9 for placing the item 2 Place the cursor where you wish the upper left corner of the symbol to be in the header or footer portion of the design screen and click the left mouse button The program will display the Symbol Setup window Here you can choose the symbol to be displayed in the header or footer and adjust the positioning and size 3 Select To select the symbol to be displayed in the header or footer click on the Select button in the Header Symbol Setup window Or just click on the symbol picture itself in the window The program will display the Select Symbol window To choose a symbol simply click on one of the displayed symbols You may use the scroll bars as necessary to view additional symbols The symbol you have selected will be displayed in the preview box at the top of the window and its index number will be shown in the upper left part of the window Click on the color box to select a color for the symbol When you have selected the
117. ab Used to enter depths and symbol numbers for plotting graphic symbols a log Page 129 Text Column tab This tab is used to enter general text comments sample numbers etc and the depth at which it is to be plotted on the log Page 131 lel Vertical Text tab This tab is used to enter depth intervals and text to be plotted vertically in the body of the log Page 132 Well Column tab In this tab you enter the depth intervals inner and outer diameter measurements and keywords for the well construction materials Page 134 Your LogPlot data files may contain virtually any number and combination of the available data items In addition if your data file contains fewer data items than design items contained within a particular diagram format the unused portion of the diagram will simply be left blank For example if your data file contains only lithologic descriptions and you wish to use a diagram format that contains description and histogram columns the histogram columns will be left blank You can even compile a data template that has no data yet inserted You can also include more data items than design items contained in the log format If for example your data file contains both lithologic description and quantitative histogram data and you wish to plot just a simple lithology log you may do so To cross check the tabs in the current data file against the entities in the current log design use the Data Check Data
118. abs 4 Enter the general settings on the Main tab Bar Position This determines the actual placement of the scale bar enter or change the horizontal coordinate for the vertical line of the scale bar Style The Elevation and Depth radio buttons are used to identify what the labels on the scale bar will represent Your log data may be entered in either depths or elevations See Depths versus Elevation for more information If your well is deviated or inclined you can elect to have the labels represent downhole Survey Elevation Type in the name of the tab in the data file that contains the downhole survey information typically called Orientation and specify whether the data is entered as dip from vertical 0 straight down and 90 horizontal or as dip from horizontal 0 horizontal 90 straight down 90 straight up as entered in RockWorks See the Orientation Tab page 125 for more information Convert Insert a check in this box if you want the scale bar to convert your depth or elevation units from feet to meters or from meters to feet Example Let s say your data units are feet You could insert one Scale Bar in the log design with no conversion and the units would represent feet You could insert a different Scale Bar with a Feet to Meters conversion and the labeled units would represent meters 5 Enter the label settings on the Labels tab in the Scale Bar Options window Font Click on this button to access font setti
119. access the Symbol Editor new Access the current Symbol color Symbol Editor Symbol file Current Symbol file Select Symbol C PROGRAM FILESSLOGPLOT 2000 RockUt Sym Symbol that Med OC 0 0 X X o 8 9 lt gt F K L 0R 5 Symbol number Accept Cancel Send an index to the where cursor is changes changes printer or save as WHF currently and exit and exit pointing The Select Symbol window and the Symbol Editor are also accessible using the LogPlot Tools Symbol Editor option See the Help messages for information about the how to topics listed below How to View select symbols See Help Contents and expand the heading Other LogPlot Tools in the Contents tab Expand Editing Symbols and click on The Select Symbol Window Select the symbol color See Help as above Open different symbol file See Help as above 188 LogPlot2003 the symbol file under a different name See Help as above E Create a printable symbol index See Help as above Access the symbol editor See Help as above Editing Symbols See Help Contents and expand the heading Other LogPlot Tools in the Contents tab Expand Editing Symbols and click on Editing Symbols Introduction 189 LogPlot2003 190 LogPlot2003 Reference Program Settings Prior to entering your data and compilin
120. ader or footer boundary up or down as desired The actual size of the header or footer is not changed using this process instead more or less of it is shown on the design screen You can for example have a very long header of which only a portion is visible within the design screen When compiled with data in LogPlot however the entire header shows up If the header or footer boundary will not move it may be that one of the design areas has reached a minimum display size Try increasing the size of the entire Log Designer window or making the log body portion of the screen shorter 25 LogPlot2003 26 The physical size of the header and footer is limited horizontally by the printer and page size you have selected File menu Print Page Setup command Vertically the header can be up to about 10 5 inches 26 7 cm or 1000 screen pixels in length and the footer 5 inches 12 7 cm or 480 screen pixels Any unused space below the last header and footer item will be truncated Any white space above the header and footer will not be truncated Tips on Designing a Full Page Header If you want a full page header for the first page of the log here are some tips 1 Create the long header on Header 1 and use the full extents y coordinate of approximately 1000 2 Create a Header 2 which will plot on all other pages of the log This header should be significantly smaller than Header 1 3 LogPlot establish the followin
121. age 191 for declaring positive depths Bitmap Here you must list the name including the full directory path of the Bitmap BMP or JPEG JPG file to be plotted in the Bitmap column You may list multiple files and intervals within a single tab Important Note Bitmap Resolution When you set up the Bitmap column in the Log Designer you can select whether the picture is to be stretched compressed to fill the full column width and LogPlot2003 interval length or whether it is to be plotted with no resizing We generally recommend that you activate the resizing since the plottable size of the bitmap itself will vary depending on the resolution of the output device For example on a low resolution screen the Bitmap might be 5 inches in width and 6 inches in length When plotted on a 600 dot per inch printer however the Bitmap s size shrinks to about 1 2 inch in width You can use the Tab key to advance from cell to cell and from the end of a row to the next row within the Bitmap data page Cross Plot Curves Tab Use The Cross Plot Curves tab is used to enter depths and two columns of measured data to be plotted as point to point curves in a Cross Plot Curves column Cross Plot Curves columns can also read data listings from Curve or Multi Curve tabs Corresponding log design component Data entered into the Cross Plot Curve tab will be plotted within the Cross Plot Curve column and or Curve column of the same name if
122. and and assign the new design a name page 19 2 Establish the printer and page size if necessary page 20 3 items to the log body and save the design page 48 4 Add items to the log header and footer and save the design page 23 Log Design Files LDF Log Design Files Introduction 18 Log designs that you create in the Log Designer are stored on disk as binary Log Design Files with the LDF file name extension This is the only file type that the Log Designer window creates opens or saves By contrast compiled logs displayed in the Plot window can be saved or exported in a variety of formats An LDF file can be thought of as the blueprint for the log It contains the layout for the log header body and footer This will tell the LogPlot program where all of your different data types will be plotted The current LDF file displayed in the Log Designer is established as the default Log Design to be used in LogPlot LogPlot2003 Create a New Design File To create a new blank work screen for designing a log format 1 Access the Log Designer window as necessary E 2 Select the New command from the Log Designer s File menu or the New File toolbar button Since the Log Designer permits only one design to be open at a time if an existing LDF file is open and has not been saved when New is selected the program will ask you whether you wish to save it Answer as appropriate The program will th
123. and and inner diameter of Border Around Column Insert a check in this box if you want the Well Construction column to include a solid line border To accept the displayed information click the Apply button You will see the Well Construction column displayed in the design screen according to your settings You may continue to adjust the settings if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied To close the Well Construction Setup window click the Close button If you need to change any of the column s characteristics double click on the column and the program will retrieve the dialog box You can also access the dialog box settings by right clicking on the column and choosing Edit Entity You can reposition or resize the column either manually or via the dialog box Use The Horizontal Line tool is used to plot a horizontal line of user defined length and style at regular depth intervals AND OR at specific user declared depths in the body of the log This could be used to plot a line at the total depth level in the log 83 LogPlot2003 84 How it works If you request regularly spaced horizontal lines here in the log design there s nothing more you need to do the program will plot the lines at the specified intervals down the log If you wish to declare specific depths for the line s you can do so with Horizontal Line tabs in the data file You may request both LogPlot data tabs Horizontal
124. and are created in the Log Designer window When you compile your data into a plottable log LogPlot needs to know which design to use Do this using the Options Log Settings tab 191 LogPlot2003 192 LogPlot Options Log Settings Log Design File Click this button C Program FilessLogPlot 200 3 LagFilessLagt ldt to select a different LDF file to uze It will then The LDF file name shown as default is the file opened in the Log currently open in the Log Designer window Desi ind Or if none is open it s the name of the LDF file last used To select a different log design file to be default 1 Inthe Options Log Settings tab click on the open file button to the right of the file name and the program will display the Open Log Format window 2 Select the log design file to become default accessing other directories as necessary Preview Window If a JPG preview exists for the LDF name currently highlighted it will be displayed along the top of the window Previews can be created automatically when the log design is saved To view more less of the design you may adjust the preview scale and you may enlarge the window If no JPG preview exists none will be displayed in the Open Log Format window JPG preview files are not required for design editing or compiling they re just handy 3 When the desired log design is highlighted choose OK to select it The new file name will be displayed in
125. and to file management tools along the left Note that the top and side toolbars can be dragged to other locations in the Design window The Log Header can contain text wrappable notes lines rectangles symbols patterns and BMP JPG and WMF pictures that are plotted at the top of your log or log page 17 LogPlot2003 n The Log Body can contain patterns descriptions scale bars curves histograms text pattern percent symbols fill bars lines bitmap well construction vertical text and cross plotted curve columns ji The Log Footer can contain the same items as the Header which are plotted at the base of your log or log page Where Do Start Designing With the LogPlot program started and a Log Designer window open follow these steps to either modify an existing log design OR create a new design from scratch Modify an Existing Log Design 1 Open the existing design Select the File menu from the Log Designer menu Select the Open command and select the design LDF file you wish to modify See the log samples shipped with the program page 205 2 Establish the printer and page size if necessary page 20 3 Add items to delete items from the log body and save the design page 48 4 Add items to delete items from the log header and footer and save the design page 23 Create a New Log Design 1 Create the new design Select the File menu from the Log Designer menu Select the New comm
126. any Right Click Options When you right click in any of the Cross Plot Curve tab s cells you have the following options Cut Copy Paste Rows Columns Fill Depth Column Edit Multi Column Headers Delete Data Page Move How to enter the Curve data 1 To add a new Cross Plot Curve tab to the current data file you have two choices Automatic If there s already a Cross Plot Curve column in the current log design to which you ll be linking the data you can use the Data Update Data Template from Log Design tool to insert a new Cross Plot Curve tab in the current data file The program will know how to name the tab s curve headings based on the log design information Manual You can also use the Data New Data Item Cross Plot Curves command to manually insert a Cross Plot Curves tab The program will display a window in which you can define the names and order of the curves to be entered Because this data page references two curve columns each with its own name the curve names are listed as the column headings in the tab rather than the tab heading Click OK The program will add to the data sheet a Bitmap tab labeled with the name you selected For each curve to be listed in this data tab click on the down arrow to the right and select the name of the Curve column or Cross Plot Curve column to which each is to correspond In this list the program will show the names of all of the Curve columns and Cross Plot Curve columns in the curr
127. as Curve Column in the log s design These names were entered when the tab was first created above To change the names of the headers or to add or remove headers right click on any cell in the Multi Curve window and select the Edit Multi Column Headers command The Data Listing To enter the actual curve data into the Multi Curve data page cells you can use the Tab key to advance from cell to cell and from the end of one row to the beginning of the next as you type in the values If there is no data for a depth you may note this with a non numeric entry such as ND or you may leave the interval blank If the curve is to be plotted as a line the line will be broken where there is no data If the curve is to be plotted as a filled curve then the no data entries will simply be ignored Shortcut If you already have this quantitative data in a tabular format in another application you can copy the data there and then paste it into the Multi Curve tab using the Edit Paste command You can also import DBF or text data into the tab using the File Import tools page 152 LogPlot2003 Multi Histogram Tab Use The Multi Histogram tab is used to list depth intervals and two or more columns of measured data to be plotted as bar histograms in a Histogram Column Data listed can also be displayed as labels in a Histogram Value column If you wish to list just a single column of data for each depth interval see the Histogram tab
128. as a right click option from within the Multi Curve and Multi Histogram tabs This command is used to change the entity name s to which the curve and histogram data listings will be matched The names are displayed as column headers in the Multi Curve and Multi Histogram tabs To modify any of the column headers of a Multi Curve or Histogram tab follow these steps 1 Click in the tab to be modified to make it active 2 Right click anywhere within the tab 3 Select the Edit Multi Column Headers option The program will display a window listing the current names for the curve or histogram columns in the tab 4 To change a column name click on the down arrow to the right and select the name of the item to which this data listing corresponds In this list the program will show the names of all of the Curve Histogram and Cross Plot Curves in the current log design If you don t have a design selected or if your design s correct column names aren t displayed click the Cancel button Access the Options menu from the main program toolbar select the Log Settings option and select the log design to be used Then try changing the column header again The Edit Multi Column Headers prompt will also allow you to type in a name This must match character for character the name that is assigned to the corresponding item in the log design The match is not case sensitive You may list up to 40 curve or histogram columns in the Multi Curv
129. at Curve column identifier to match the column name in Log Design E drilling rate E Total Gas 16720 00 16720 00 16721 00 16721 00 16722 00 16722 00 16723 00 16723 00 15 724 15 724 Depth Measured value Depth Measured value 107 LogPlot2003 108 Name The name displayed on the data tab is used to match the data to a particular curve column in the log design This name is declared when you first create the data page above and can be edited using the right click editing options Depth n this column you must list the depth or elevation at which the measurements were taken If your data are entered as depths as opposed to elevations they are usually entered as negative values so that they decrease in value down the well but LogPlot does accept positive depths See Log Settings page 191 for declaring positive depths Shortcut Right click on any cell in the Curve tab and select Fill Depth Column to fill the column with regular depth increments Value In this column you enter the quantitative values measured at the indicated depths to be represented on the log as a curve If there is no data for a depth you may note this with a non numeric entry such as ND or you may leave the interval blank If the curve is to be plotted as a line the line will be broken where there is no data If the curve is to be plotted as a filled curve then the no data entries will simply
130. at requires a separate Histogram data tab Data listed in the Histogram tab can also be read and displayed as labels in a Histogram Value column If you wish to list multiple columns of data for each depth see the Multi Histogram tab page 123 Corresponding log design component Quantitative data declared in this tab will be plotted on the log in the Histogram column or the Histogram Value column of the same name 113 LogPlot2003 114 Right Click Options When you right click in any of the Histogram tab s cells you have the following options Cut Copy Paste Rows Columns Fill Interval Column Edit Entity Name Delete Data Page Move How to enter the Histogram data 1 To add a new Histogram tab to the current data file you have two choices Automatic If there s already a Histogram column in the current log design to which you ll be linking the data you can use the Data Update Data Template from Log Design tool to insert a new Histogram tab in the current data file The program will know how to name the tab based on the log design information Manual You can also use the Data New Data Item Histogram command to manually insert a Histogram tab Entity Name n the displayed window click on the down arrow to the right and select the name of the Histogram column in the log design to which this data page is to be linked In this list the program will show the names of all of the Histogram columns in the current log desig
131. ba dad L Pia weg ql Pd FHLLIC albe phi Ga pr bri nh pande gd d rqul Iri rei 2050 222 Geophysical3 dat SP curves LogPlot2003 Geophysical3 ldf X Lithology caliper gamma neutron natural gamma resistivity In LogPlot2001 log14 dat Idf 12h 4 Elawatian Ground Surface 717 9 m Geophysical Log Operator HiTech Logging Company c GRA EL ra E dali ako gie ger ib cin di lici De m E Lim ei reason beca i 4 i c i OP 8 pede Doe ien n EE RE EE nd Enni i rm pH E AS T Eoi 8 E ee iuh dia cam pee LJ Lr gt 5 3H E ed ca mOh babel Gee Conte 7721 Esai Street 303 278 3534 PanGalactic Golden Co 0401 USA FAX 303 278 4008 Resources Log itt Stanton Field 276 Tolal 610 0 Location SE SW Sac TZ TIN FAR Lahbude 42 28 46 3 SU TE Tag praxim aer Sok Diigmater 17 AA laches Giling Ga
132. button to change the color for the text This can also be selected using the Font button Border f you want the Notes block to be outlined insert a check in the Outline check box and choose a line color If you want the Notes block to be filled with color insert a check in the Fill check box and choose a fill color To accept the displayed information click the Apply button You will see the text placed in the header or footer in the design window You may continue to adjust the text if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied For the Static Notes block it s possible that the Position settings don t allow enough space to see the text once you ve clicked Apply you ll either need to modify the Position coordinates or close the Note Setup window to resize the block manually To close the Note Setup window click the Close button LogPlot2003 If you need to review the settings you established just double click on the Static Note block and the program will retrieve the dialog box You can also right click on the note and select Edit Entity or locate the item in the View Entity List and click the Load Item button Adding Editable Header Footer Notes Ev Use The Header Footer Edit Notes item displays multi line wrappable text in the log header or footer The text to be plotted is entered into the data file for text that will change from log to log such as drilling notes well descriptio
133. cal log In LogPlot2001 log1 dat PROJECT NAME Philiy 70 LOCATION Fhiladelpva SECTION SEG 220 OFFSET 200 Macken STATION 1089 OFFSET FROM CL SURFACE ELE TEE MUNICIPALITY Johnstown DATE STARTED COMPLETED 3 1 88E DRILL CONTRACTOR D MeEschrar DRILLER MicEachran amp Son HELPER Jessa ols ENGINEER Aaron ENGIMEERS REP Goldinger DRILLING METHOD Rotary DRILL Rais TYPE Rotary LIB CASING DIAMETER E 257 SOIL SAMPLING HAMMER TYPE VL Hammer WEIGHT 4 LE DROP 4 NO ROPE TUSKS 5 1 7 SAMPLER 4 10 AUGER Type CCW te Sizs 5 ROCK SAMPLING CORE BARREL Core SIZE 5 10 DIRECTION OF HOLES verital Degrees fran 117 WATER LEVEL DEPTH 36 TIME 12 26PM DATE June 3 1996 GAME BLOWS PER DEPTH ing 0 5 FT ON DESCRIPTION CoL og TYPE MOISTURE HHLA ppi 6 2 Gasuline ador CLAY AND SILT Dark ah liic SEND White poorly camarad st RockWare Inc BORIMG MO 228 2221 East St Sheet 1 of Gaiden CO 80404 WWww roackware cor 219 LogPlot2003 Radon testing log with curves and histograms Radon Idf In LogPlot2001 log17 dat Idf Radon dat 1 nf1 Radon Testing Inc Site number 4 220 LogPlot2003 Geophysical log designs Geophysical1 dat Geophysical1 ldf Gamma resistivity sonic log curves In LogPlot2001 log4 dat Idf
134. can advance to subsequent pages of the log if any The current page and total number of pages is displayed in the Reference Bar at the bottom of the View window How to update the page size if necessary If your computer s current printer page setup is different than that stored in the LPT file the program will display a warning The Log and Printer Page Size do not match Do you want to adjust the page size 1 You will usually click Yes so that you can view the discrepancy and update the page to prevent clipping Click No if the log should be displayed as it was originally compiled but there can be clipping that occurs If you clicked Yes you will see a window showing your computer s current printer and paper size top of window as well as the paper size saved in the LPT file bottom of window This warning occurs because even similar printer models may have SLIGHTLY different active paper sizes e g 10 67 x 8 17 versus 10 58 x 8 What to do next depends on several scenarios 2a If your paper size is similar to the log s page size you should just click the Set Default Size button and then click OK The log will be displayed on the screen at the new page size to match your printer 2b If your paper is considerably smaller than the log you should simply click OK WITHOUT clicking Set Default Size The program will warn you that the log is larger than your printer paper and ask Do you want to fix you should clic
135. changes Save command or save the changes under a new file name Save As command You may also print the design file 19 LogPlot2003 Save Log Design Files To save any changes you have made to a log design LDF that is displayed on your screen E 1 Select the Save command from the Log Designer s File menu or the Save File toolbar button The program will save the current version on disk under the same name To save a log design file LDF that is displayed on your screen under a different file name 1 Select the Save As command from the File menu 2 Enterthe new name to assign to the design file accessing necessary drives and or directories and choose OK The Log Designer permits only one LDF file to be open at any time The LDF file displayed in the Designer screen is automatically set as the default LDF file in LogPlot Save Design Previews Any time that you select the Save or Save As commands from the Log Designer s File menu or click on the Save toolbar button the program will save any changes you have made in the current log design on disk under the existing or specified LDF file name It will also automatically save a preview of the log design using the JPEG JPG graphic format The JPEG preview will be assigned the same file name as the LDF file with the JPG extension and will be stored in the same folder on your computer as the LDF file For example when the Lithology 1 Idf file is
136. click in any of the Bitmap tab s cells you have the following options Cut Copy Paste Rows Columns Fill Interval Column Edit Entity Name Delete Data Page Move Example This excerpt from a log illustrates the use of a Bitmap column to show a core sample The core sample was captured using a digital camera and the image was saved as a BMP file Desertlife Mining Inc 1720 E Campbell Ave Tucson Az 05719 E y Depth Core eh Descnptions Comuents a mers LIMESTONE medium jf ld ze T L1 gray to dark gray thinly M bedded no visible fossils secondary a BE ECE CALCITE filling en CHERT J crvptacrystallinae 1 bedded alternating black gray and white 1 4 inch beds ARGI I ACROUA How to enter the Bitmap data 1 To add a new Bitmap tab to the current data file you have two choices Automatic If there s already a Bitmap column in the current log design to which you ll be linking the 103 LogPlot2003 104 data you can use the Data Update Data Template from Log Design tool to insert a new Bitmap tab in the current data file The program will know how to name the tab based on the log design information Manual You can also use the Data New Data Item Bitmap command to manually insert a Bitmap tab Entity Name n the displayed window click on the down arrow to the right and select the name of the Bitmap column in the l
137. creating automatically a very basic log design based on the imported LAS data 1 Insert a check in the Create LDF check box if you want the program to generate a log design for this data file You might want to do this the first few times you use the program as the generated design can be a good launching pad for creating your own designs Once you have modified the design to include the more detailed information you ll probably want then you should not opt for the automatic LDF file LogDesign filename Click on the open file button to the right of the prompt to enter a name for the new log design file Idf to be created Include Header Caption Insert a check here to include a small Static Text label above each curve in the output LDF file Next review the curve information The Min and Max shown here represent the values to correspond to the left and right edges of 159 LogPlot2003 160 each curve column on the log They will default to the data minimum and maximum for each curve You can accept the defaults or if you prefer to round the column extents type in preferred Min and Max column values For example you might want to change a default data range of Min 4 951 and Max 38 453 to Min 0 and Max 50 This does not affect the data itself it just tells the program how to set the left and right edge of the curve s column in the log design Log This check box can be used to set the curve column to a logarithmic
138. curve names to match the names of the curve columns in the log design 6 Click on the Next button Set up the import parameters On the third screen of the import window you can establish some header and filtering information At any time you can click the Back button in this window if you need to back track to the first screen to review header summary information or to the second screen to see curve summary and null value information 1 Update Setup Insert a check here if you want the depth at log top and depth at log base in the Setup tab of the current LogPlot DAT file to be updated with the Start and Stop depth listed in the header of the LAS file 2 Include as Edit Text Well Info Insert a check here if you want the well information company name well name field name etc to be extracted from the LAS header and be listed as Edit Text entries for inclusion in your log s header and or footer This information is typically included in the LAS file s Well Information Block Use the Reverse Fields check box if your LAS file has these fields in reverse order Compare the following examples from a LAS header provided by different companies LogPlot expects the first sample If your file is formatted as in the second example you should 158 LogPlot2003 insert a check in the Reverse Fields option JOE S OIL AND GAS Company Name LogPlot expects this format Company Name JOE S OIL AND GAS Reverse Fields should be ch
139. d Symbol Editor programs LogPlot permits you to maintain multiple versions of the keyword symbol and pattern files See Setting Up Program Files page 200 Re installing LogPlot2003 The installation program will offer you the option of creating a folder into which it will copy existing program files before installing the new ones It calls this a backup folder If after re installation you want to use any of the files that you modified in previous sessions with the program you will need to copy them from the backup folder to the main LogPlot2003 folder Installing the Network Version If you have purchased the network version of LogPlot2003 you should follow the instructions provided above for the single user installation The program can be installed from CD ROM onto a centralized server or on individual client computers Additionally running the network version requires installation of a Certificate File that is supplied by RockWare initialized for the number of users you specified at the time of purchase The Certificate File is supplied via email It is not provided with the program CD ROM The Certificate File which is named LP2003 LIC must be copied to a computer that has read write access from all clients who wish to run the network version of LogPlot They will be required to specify the path of the Certificate File each time they run the program Once the Certificate File is installed it cannot be copied or moved or
140. d minor grid line appearance Plot Depth Grid f you want depth or elevation grid lines to be plotted within the column insert a check mark in this box These are horizontal lines that plot down the column to note depth or elevation intervals Major Interval Insert a check here to define a main depth or elevation interval and click on the Style Color box to select a line style thickness and color for these lines Enter the actual depth or elevation interval at which the lines should be drawn Grid Plot Depth Grid Depth Enter the interval Major Interval Major Interva in your depth units Depth Units Style Color at which major ES divider lines are to be plotted Minor intervals Minor Interva Enter the interval Depth Units Style Color which the minor grid lines are to be plotted 10 Minor Interval Insert a check here to define a minor depth elevation interval and click on the Style Color box to establish the line appearance Enter the actual depth or elevation interval at which the lines should be drawn 63 LogPlot2003 64 How to set up automatic value labels legends The Legend tab in the Curve Column setup window is used to activate and configure automatic values labels that can be plotted at periodic intervals in a Curve column 2 Click on the Legend tab in the Curve Column Setup window To activate the plotting of the value legend insert a check mark in the
141. d number of Edit Text items in the header or footer The Edit Text labels can be up to 120 characters in length including spaces Design file example s The logfilesvenviro geotech4 Idf uses Edit Text items with Static Text labels see Static Text above for an example 43 LogPlot2003 44 How to add changing header footer text Select the Edit Text button from the Log Designer toolbar The pointer will change shape to for marking the desired Edit Text position on the design screen Place the cursor at the intended location in the header or footer for the upper left corner of the text and click the mouse button once The program will display the Edit Text Setup widow Enter the requested information Name Enter the name for this Edit Text item Each Edit Text item must have a unique name so that you can refer to each one individually in the data file If you have the same Edit Text items on Header 1 and Header 2 they may share the same name thus requiring only one entry in the LogPlot data file Position These coordinates determine the placement of the upper left corner of the block of static text in the header or footer of the log The X coordinate represents the horizontal left to right placement and the Y coordinate the vertical placement in screen pixels relative to the top of the header or footer The defaults reflect the location where the mouse button was clicked step 2 above You may change the text
142. d the declared material names entered as keywords just like lithology and their inner and outer diameter measurements If LogPlot finds a Well Construction column in the design of the same 81 LogPlot2003 82 name it will plot the appropriate pattern for each material over the declared depth interval at the declared width in the column Each Well Construction column on the log must have a separate Well Column tab in the data file LogPlot data tabs Well Construction Columns are linked to data entered into Well Column data tabs in LogPlot Log design example s The designs enviro geotech4 5 6 8 and 9 Idf contain examples of simple to detailed Well Construction columns These files are found in the Logfiles folder in the LogPlot2003 program folder How to insert a well construction column into a log design 1 Access the Log Designer window Select the Well Construction tool from the toolbar The pointer will change shape to a for placing the column on the design screen Place the cursor where you want the left edge of the Well Construction column to be in the log body portion of the design screen and press the left mouse button to place it Enter the column s settings in the displayed window Name Enter the name for this Well Construction column If LogPlot finds a Well Column data tab with the same name it will plot pattern filled intervals representing the construction materials in that Column on the log
143. d to re insert the item automatically LogPlot2003 Deleting Notes Entries The Delete Note command is available as a right click option from within an Notes tab It is used to remove the currently selected note entity from the tab It s advisable to use this option rather than the simple Rows Delete command because the Note row contains an entity name 1 Click in the N TEXT tab in the data file containing the item to be removed Click in the row of the note you wish to delete Right click in that cell pe de N Select the Delete Note command from the displayed menu You can also choose the Delete Note command from the Data menu The program will NOT warn you before deleting Be careful l if you inadvertently deleted the item you can use the Data Update Data Template from Log Design command to re insert the item automatically Inserting Appending Deleting Rows When you right click on a LogPlot data tab a pop up menu will appear How to E Append rows to the active data tab See Help Contents click on the Index tab type in Rows E Insert rows within the active data tab See Help as above Delete rows from a data tab See Help as above Go to a particular row the data tab See Help as above See also Deleting Data Items page 95 for information about deleting entire data tabs 149 LogPlot2003 150 Manipulating Columns of Values When you right click on a LogPlot data tab a
144. design component Quantitative data declared with this command will be plotted on the log in a Curve column or Cross Plot Curves column of the same names Extra curve data will be ignored LogPlot2003 Right Click Options When you right click in any of the Multi Curve tab cells you have the following options Cut Copy Paste Rows Columns Fill Depth Column Edit Entity Name Delete Data Move Example See the sample file geophysical3 dat for an example of the use of a multi curve tab How to enter the multi curve data 1 add a new Multi Curve tab into the current data file select the Data New Data Item Multi Curve command There is no automatic means of inserting Multi Curve tabs the Update Data Template from Log Design tool creates single Curve tabs for all Curve columns The program will display a window in which you can define the names and order of the curves to be entered Because this data page references multiple curve columns each with its own name the curve names are listed as the column headings in the tab rather than the tab heading 2 Foreach curve to be listed in this data tab click on the down arrow to the right and select the name of the Curve column or Cross Plot Curve column to which each is to correspond In this list the program will show the names of all of the Curve columns and Cross Plot Curve columns in the current log design Depth drilling rate total qas methane 1672
145. draft logs The pattern density change will affect Lithology Pattern columns Pattern Percent columns and Well Construction columns in the body of the log and Header Footer Pattern blocks No Solid Fill activated any patterns defined with a non white background color will be changed at compile time they will display with the background color as the foreground color against a white background Insert a check here if pattern blocks should NOT be filled with their background color typically in order to save ink LogPlot Options Log Settings Pattern amp ppearance Density Factor 1 Solid Fill LogPlot2003 Compiling a Batch The Data Editor s Log menu contains a Compile a Log command used to compile the data currently displayed in the Editor tabs into a graphic strip log The single log is displayed in a Plot window on the screen where you can select menu items for saving printing and exporting the graphic log The Log menu s Batch Compile command lets you select multiple data files to compile For each file you can select a specific log design plotting scale and other items Each compiled log can be printed and or saved on disk as a LogPlot LPT file This is a different process than the Command Line Batch discussed in the Help messages First the menu driven batch compiler lets you create the batch listing right within a program window And multiple files can be saved and printed Th
146. e fine grained well EGIEm wery fine grained well sorted firm to brittle sorted firm to brittle blocky to sub platy s alt oos os blocky to sub platy s alt and pepper glauconitic and pepper glaucanitic pink fluores cence pink fluores cence SHALE gray to dark SHALE gray to dark gray blocky dense grav blocky dense calcite filled en echelan calcite filled en echelon fractures fractures ANH YDRITE light gray AHH YDRITE light gray with minor brecciatian with minor brecciatian throughout interval Pree throughout interval SALT gray white SALT gray white massive minor anhy drite massive minor drite 155 minor chlorite minor chlorite H cm 41 System Settings Access the System Settings by clicking on the Options toolbar button shown above and then clicking on the System Settings tab Or you can click on the Options menu in the program toolbar and select System Settings Establish general options 1 Click on the Options menu and choose System Settings 2 Show tutorial on program start Insert a check mark in this box if you want the program tutorial to be opened and displayed on the screen each time the program is started To turn off the automatic launching of the tutorial screen remove the check mark Note that the tutorial can also be accessed at any time from LogPlot s Help menu Tutorial 3 Prompt to save modified files In
147. e A Scale Bar is used to note depths or elevations down the log How it works If the Scale Bar is set to Depths the uppermost value on the bar will correspond to the depth at the top of the log declared in the data file in the Setup tab You may choose to have the depths displayed as negative values if so entered or you may strip off the negative sign and display their absolute values If the Scale Bar is set to Elevations the uppermost value on the bar will correspond to the elevation declared for the well also declared in the LogPlot data file in the Setup tab For more about this depth vs elevation stuff see Depth versus Elevation on page 136 LogPlot data tab None Scale Bars have no accompanying data file commands LogPlot2003 Log design example s Log designs mining3 Idf and volcano Idf illustrate the use of two depth Scale Bars Enviro geotech6 Idf illustrates the use of both a depth and an elevation Scale Bar These files are found in the Logfiles folder in the LogPlot 2003 program folder How to insert a scale bar in a log design 1 Access the Log Designer window 2 Select the Scale Bar button from the toolbar The pointer will change shape to a 4i for placing the column on the design screen 3 Place the scale bar cursor where you want to position the left edge of the column and click the left mouse button The program will display the Scale Bar Setup dialog box It is comprised of three t
148. e bedded alternating E S Mau MAL 2010 2014 Argilaceous Limestone __ buff minor echinoids M ERAN 2014 2013 SANDSTONE white orthoquartzite very well roundec 5 ANDSTONE white 2019 2022 Quartz ctystal fragments in DEVITRIFIED gla orthoquartzite very well rounded well cemented silica matrix 2023 2028 Calcareous Dolomite gray to cream finely crystalline no visi frosted no visible alteration S DX 2028 2031 LOST CIRCULATION SAMPLE RECOVERED Quartz Latite crystal fragments DEVITRIFIED glass matrix 2031 2035 Dolomite light gray fine grained quartz stringers 5 2036 2039 Shale gray abundant PYRITE CHLORITIZE Calcareous Dolomite gray to cream finely crystalline no visible mineralization or alte ration Depth at top and Optional contact lines pet H base of intervals for top of interval LOST CIRCULATION NO Keyword for intervals Optional description for intervals 6 EN type in or double click type in or double click Dolomite light gray fine grained quartz stingers minor skam very minor brecciation throughout Name The name displayed on the data tab is used to match the data to a particular Lithology Pattern and or Lithology Description column in the log design This name is declared when you first create the data page above and can be edited using the Data Edit Entity Name command Top Base n these columns
149. e name of the Edit Text item in the log design to which this entry is to be linked In this list the program will show the names of all of the Edit Text items in the current log design Or just type in a name for the item Click OK The program will add to the data sheet an Edit Text tab if none already exists In the tab the newest entry will be labeled with the selected name If an Edit Text tab already exists the entry will be added to the existing tab Enter the data as illustrated below This example is from the sample file Enviro geotech5 dat 111 LogPlot2003 112 E E TEXT Text up ta 60 characters Bandolier Gas Station 3300 Ww Rimrock Drive 10 01 01 Zachary Smith Bruce Stuart 6 02 93 to 6 03 93 hot dusty day Temm Loe I mc E dit T ext item name to match the field name in Log Designer Text to plot in header or footer in double click Name The names displayed in this column are used to match the text items to a particular Edit Text entity in the log design For example the text on the row labeled project will be plotted in the Edit Text item named project in the log s design This name is declared when you first add the Edit Text item above and can be edited using the Edit Edit Entity Name command Text In this column you enter the text to be plotted The text can be up to 120 characters including spaces You can use the Tab key to advance from
150. e showing core linked as stretched in the log design Regardless of the output device screen or printer the image will be resized to fill its entre vertical feet and the entire column width Arenaceous Shale 20 The same Bitmap image linked at real size stretched When printed on a 600 dol per inch printer the image appears much smaller 40 Border Around Bitmaps Insert a check in this box if you want the Bitmap column to include solid line border 5 To accept the displayed information click the Apply button You will see the Bitmap column displayed in the design screen labeled IMG You may continue to adjust the settings if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied 6 the Bitmap Column Setup window click the Close button If you need to change any of the column s characteristics double click on the column and the program will retrieve the dialog box You can also access the dialog box settings by right clicking on the column and choosing Edit Entity You can reposition or resize the column either manually or via the dialog box settings Adding a Well Construction Column Use A Well Construction column is used to illustrate the materials and intervals used in the construction of the well using graphic pattern blocks How it works As you compile your log in LogPlot the program will locate any Well Column data tabs and rea
151. e and Multi Histogram columns respectively Each listed column must have a unique name in order to match the data to a curve or histogram column in the log s design Any extra data columns in the tab without matching items in the log s design will simply be ignored when the data is compiled The example below shows a Multi Curve tab and how its curve names appear when displayed in the Multi Data Column Editor window 147 LogPlot2003 148 Depth drilling rate total gas methane ethane gt 16720 00 32 00 1 40 0 02 16721 00 35 00 1 30 0 09 Multi Data Column E ditor 0 06 drilling rate 0 01 total gas 5 methane ethane Deleting Edit Text Entries The Delete Edit Text command is available as a right click option from within an Edit Text tab It is used to remove the currently selected Edit Text entity from the tab It s advisable to use this option rather than the simple Rows Delete command because the Edit Text row contains an entity name 1 B m Click in the Edit Text tab in the data file containing the item to be removed Click in the row of the item to be removed Right click in that cell Select the Delete Edit Text command from the displayed menu You can also choose the Delete Edit Text command from the Data menu The program will NOT warn you before deleting Be careful l if you inadvertently deleted the item you can use the Data Update Data Template from Log Design comman
152. e data to a particular Vertical Text column in the log design This name is declared when you first create the data page above and can be edited using the Data Edit Entity Name command Text ta be plotted in listed interval Top Base n these columns you must list the depth or elevation at the top and the base of the interval in which you want the text to be plotted 133 LogPlot2003 134 If your data are entered as depths as opposed to elevations they are typically entered as negative values so that they decrease in value down the well but LogPlot does accept positive depths See Log Settings page 191 for declaring positive depths Text In this column you enter the text to be plotted vertically within the indicated interval The text can be short abbreviations as in the above examples or relatively lengthy however if there is not enough room vertically to display the text it will be truncated when the log is compiled Items that affect the interval length in addition to the depth range are font size established in the Log Designer and vertical plotting scale You may use the Tab key to advance from cell to cell within the Vertical Text tab Well Column Tab Use The Well Column tab is used to enter depth intervals and well material keywords for display as a Well Construction diagram on a log In addition the user declares the inner and outer diameter for the materials for correct representation of width
153. e dialog box You can reposition or resize the column either manually or via the dialog box settings Adding a Fillbar Column Use Fillbar column is used to fill user declared depth intervals with a specific pattern How it works As you compile your log in LogPlot the program will locate depth or elevation intervals listed in a Fillbar data tab It will plot a user specified pattern from the top to the base of the interval in the Fillbar column of the same name Such pattern intervals are typically used to note intervals of core sampling or of qualitative nature such as trace show or good porosity Each Fillbar column on the log must have a separate Fillbar tab in the data file LogPlot data tabs Fillbar Columns are linked to depth intervals listed in Fillbar data tabs Log design example s Log designs mining3 Idf geophysical2 Idf mudlog1 ldf volcano Idf enviro geotech4 Idf and enviro geotech6 ldf all contain examples of Fillbar columns used for a variety of data These samples are found in the Logfiles folder in the LogPlot2003 program folder How to add a fillbar to a log design 1 Access the Log Designer window 2 Select the Fillbar button from the toolbar The pointer will change shape to a for placing the column on the design screen 3 Place the fill bar cursor where you want the left edge of the column to be in the log body portion of the design screen and press the left mouse button 4
154. e expressed in 125 LogPlot2003 126 azimuth degrees 0 to 360 with O north Inclination Type in the inclination of the well at the listed depths The inclination data follows either a dip from horizontal convention in which 0 is a horizontal line 90 points straight down 90 points straight up or a dip from vertical convention in which Ois straight down and 90 is horizontal The data convention is established in the log design This example illustrates Dip from Horizontal data format EJ Orientation 2 0 30 50 2l ef TE 9 870 Depth at which downhole survey Was taken 30 30 0 Inclination angle of well where horizontal 90 straight down Bearing of well to 360 degrees north There is no limit to the number of survey points you can list for the well Survey data must be listed in order from the start of the well to the end Percent Tab Use The Percent tab is used to specify the keywords for the rock types to be represented in a Pattern Percent column and to list the depth elevation intervals and the representative percentages of each rock type Corresponding log design component Percentage data listed in the Percent tab will be plotted within the Pattern Percent column of the same name if any in the log design Restrictions You may specify up to 20 keywords per Percent tab Right Click Options When you right click i
155. e first window that you will see when you start the LogPlot program In this Editor You can create new data files by typing in or cut and pasting information You can open existing data files created in LogPlot2001 LogPlot98 LogPlot97 or LogPlot v 1 You can make changes and additions to any data files You can create a blank data template for any log design and update an existing data file for design changes You can import data from LAS DBF and text files The LogPlot Data Editor displays different blocks of data lithology descriptions curve listings etc in tabbed data pages where you can type point and click or cut and paste the information Throughout this documentation we refer to these data pages as tabs Log Data Editor Topics General Introduction below Data Editor Files see page 93 Data Tab Summary see page 99 Automatic Data Tab Tools see page 139 Other Data Tab Tools see page 141 Importing Data Text DBF LAS see page 152 General Introduction Accessing the Data Editor The LogPlot program contains 3 different windows The Data Editor used for entering data The Log Design window for creating or editing the layout of the log and 89 LogPlot2003 The Log Plot window for viewing and printing compiled graphic logs If you cannot see the Data Editor because it is hidden behind the Design or Plot window follow these steps to access it 1 Click
156. e menu driven batch compiler does not offer screen display of the compiled logs How to compile and save print a batch of data files Follow these steps to compile and save print a batch of data files 1 Select the Log Batch Compile command from the Data Editor window The program will display the Batch Compile window 2 Select the Add button to add a new action to the listing The program will now display the Batch Editor dialog box where you can specify file names and settings for the new batch item 3 First you need to select the name of the data file to compile Click on the Browse Data Files button and locate the desired LogPlot data file accessing other directories as necessary Click on the file name to highlight it and then click OK to select the file and return to the Batch Editor window The program will scan the data file s Setup tab and insert the Top Depth and Bottom Depth settings into the Batch Editor window You may override these if necessary 4 Next you need to specify the name of the LogDesign File LDF that contains the blueprint for the log Click on the Browse Format Files button to locate the LDF file for the selected data file Click on the file name to highlight it and click OK to select it 5 Back at the Batch Editor window you can specify both the plotting scale for the data and whether a header is to be inserted on every page For more information see Log Settings page 191 6 Finally for this
157. e program creates for the text entry If your data are entered as depths as opposed to elevations they are typically entered as negative values so that they decrease in value down the well but LogPlot does accept positive depths See Log Settings page 191 for declaring positive depths Text In this column you enter the text to be plotted The text can be short abbreviations as in the above examples or lengthy descriptions up to 2048 characters The program will wrap the text automatically within the Text Column The program will honor hard carriage returns noting them with characters and leading spaces Shortcut Rather than typing in the text description you can double click on the text cell to bring up the Description Editor window You may use the lt Tab gt key to advance from cell to cell within the Text Column tab Vertical Text Tab Use The Vertical Text tab is used to enter text and the depth intervals between which it is to be plotted in a Vertical Text column on the log This is often done in logs to note stratigraphic groupings or geologic time divisions Regular non vertical text is entered using the Text Column tab above LogPlot2003 Corresponding log design component Text listed in this tab will be plotted on the log within the Vertical Text column of the same name Right Click Options When you right click in any of the Vertical Text tab s cells you have the following options Cut Copy
158. e selected name Enter the percentage data The example shown below taken from the sample file lithology3 dat illustrates how data is entered into the tab 127 LogPlot2003 128 Pattern column identifier 4 Cuttings to match column name in the design pem NESTON pacem ue s 0 48 0 100 0 0 0 48 25 0 a0 20 0 0 EM 25 35 0 r 30 0 0 35 40 0 40 0 0 40 55 0 0 100 0 0 55 B5 10 0 0 90 0 Depth or elevation Relative percentage values for each declared al top and base of keyword The percentage values on each row each interval must total 100 or less Name The name displayed on the data tab is used to match the data to a particular Pattern Percent column in the log design This name is declared when you first create the data page above and can be edited using the Data Edit Entity Name command Top Base n these columns you must list the depth or elevation at the top and the base of the pattern percent interval being described on that row Shortcut Right click on any cell in the Percent tab and select Fill Interval Column to fill the columns with regular depth increments If your data are entered as depths as opposed to elevations they are typically entered as negative values so that they decrease in value down the well but LogPlot does accept positive depths See Log Settings page 191 for declaring positive depths Columns 3 22 These columns represent the rock typ
159. e the snapped coordinates by entering new coordinates in the item s setup dialog box How to Turn on the reference grid See Help Contents click Index enter Reference grid E Turn on snapping See Help Contents click Index enter Snap to reference grid Selecting Items in the Log Body How to E Select a single item in the log body See Help Contents click Index enter Selecting log items E Select multiple items in the log body See Help as above Select an item using the lt lt and gt gt buttons See Help as above Select an item using the Entity List See Help as above Moving or Resizing Log Body Components When you place a log body item in your log design the program will align the left side of the item where you placed the icon If you have activated snapping the program will adjust the placement of the item to the nearest grid point The column will be inserted at a pre defined size You may change not only the location of the column but also the width of the column using two methods Dialog box Each log body item has characteristics that can be set via a dialog box which is displayed automatically when the item is first placed and which can be retrieved any time thereafter by double clicking on the item by right clicking on the item and selecting Edit Entity or by double clicking on the item in the Edit View Entity List window Within the dialog box there are LogPlot2003 coordina
160. e to a you now place the column on the design screen Place the description cursor where you wish to position the column s left edge and click the left mouse button Enter the requested information Name Enter the name for this Lithology Description Column Each description column item must have a unique name so that you can refer to each one individually in the data file The name can be up to 60 characters in length including spaces Mame The identifies the description column you may have more than one AND matches it with its associated Lithology Pattern column into which the keywords patterns will be plotted l if you want the LogPlot program to link the information in this Description Column with patterns to be plotted in a Lithology Pattern Column then the two columns must share the same name Position These coordinates determine the horizontal placement of the Lithology Description Column in the body of the log You can change the column s position by editing these values or by moving or resizing the column on the design screen itself Options Note that these options will apply to all of the intervals being plotted in the Lithology Description column not just to individual intervals within the column Display Description This setting is used to turn on or off the plotting of any extended text in the Lithology Description column This can be helpful if you want to display a short version of
161. eck the contents of the current data file against the entities in the current log design For any design entities which have no corresponding data tabs it will create these tabs in the Data Editor window 5 Enter the data into the new data tabs See Data Tab Summary page 99 for details 6 Save the data file Check Data Against Log Design LogPlot s Data Editor uses data tabs to organize the different kinds of information that can be plotted on the graphic log The program matches these tabs their types and their names to items in your log s design to know where to plot what If you have a log design for which you wish to enter new data you can easily create a blank template of data tabs for that design using the Update Data Template from Log Design command in the Editor s Data menu You then simply need to type or copy and paste the actual data into the tabs LogPlot2003 You can also use that same command to update an existing data file with new tabs for changes made to the log design But what if you still get blank spaces on your log Use the Data Editor s Data Check Data Against Log Design command The program will scan the current log design and data files and compare the entities in both It will open a text window and display a summary of its findings similar to the example below Note that the items are listed by their names displayed on the data tabs and assigned to items in the design Cross Plot Curve Ot
162. ecked if your file has this format Parameters Insert a check here if you want the well parameters elevation temperatures etc found in the Parameter Information Block of the header to be imported as Edit Text entries for inclusion in the header footer Curve Data Filter Depth Insert a check here if you wish to import a subset of the entire depth range represented in the LAS file If activated you can type in the top and bottom depth to be imported This filter will apply to all of the curves Convert Depth Units Insert a check in the Convert box if you want the depth units to be translated from Feet to Meters Meters to Feet or converted using a customized conversion factor Click in the appropriate radio button and if Custom type in the value by which the LAS depth units are to be multiplied Convert Null Values Insert a check here if any null values in the LAS file should be replaced by a specified number character etc The null values such as 999 25 can be replaced by a numeric value such as 0 by a non numeric value such as ND or NO DATA or by a blank just leave the prompt box blank When LogPlot plots curves numeric null replacements will be plotted at their true value Non numeric replacements and blanks will be skipped Decimal Places Type in the number of decimal places to be listed for the curve data values Click Next Set up the log design On this final import screen LogPlot offers the option of
163. ect by dragging the slider bar to the left the lesser the output quality Because the JPEG graphic format stores information very efficiently you might start with relatively low compression to achieve better quality 7 Pixels Inch n this prompt type in the number of bitmap pixels you want per horizontal and vertical inch of the JPEG image For display on screen the default settings of 96 your screen pixels per inch should work fine For print output you should enter a greater value The resolution will affect the output JPG file size but not by as much as it does the BMP export You might start with a resolution of 150 pixels inch and if you find this inadequate too pixel y or block in appearance try again at 250 or 300 8 Click OK to proceed The program will store the current page of the log on disk in a JPEG format This JPG file can then be opened in other graphics applications inserted into word processing documents etc Note that you cannot open the JPEG version of the log within LogPlot How to export logs as HTML This export tool exports the log displayed in the View window to an HTML table It captures each page of the log in a JPEG JPG format and then inserts the JPG images into the HTML table When displayed in a web browser application the logs appear continuous This is a great way to share logs for display on the screen since JPG files are small in size and HTML documents are read universally by web browser
164. ed if the text file s columns of data can imported as is same column order and same number of columns If manual selection is activated you ll need to match up the number of the data column in the text file with the column names in the current data tab 153 LogPlot2003 4 Import Data To Page Ea File to Skip Line Delimite Praject 231 5 31 Est 2 D Northing Gold Lead Antimony 255 9142 3308 0 078 0 0837 0 0976 0 0929 0 0788 0 1156 11138 2 16711 bati 2 2 2598 010598 0 095 01021 0 1044 0 0975 0 0936 3 1401 7306 0 1037 0 099 0 0836 0 1021 0 062 0 0936 0 1089 Easting enc k m Import To manemo antares Top Starting At Row 1 Manually Select Columns GOLD 5 SILVER LEAD These data tab columns will be assigned these text columns LogPlot data tabs require that the first one or two columns list point depths or top bottom depth intervals If the imported text file isn t listed with depths you can leave the depth column s blank as in the example above and then enter the depths manually or automatically using the Fill Depth Column or Fill Interval Column tools In the above example the Skip Lines setting is left at at first in order to see this particular file s header lines for assigning columns Then prior to clicking OK the Skip Lines setting is changed to
165. editing changes you had made since the last time you saved the file will also be lost See also Deleting Rows page 149 for information about deleting rows within a single data tab Save a Data File Changes you have made to the current data file displayed in the Editor can be saved on disk using the Save command 1 Select the Save button from the Data Editor s toolbar or command from the Editor s File menu If the data file already has a name as shown in the program title bar selecting Save will save the current version on disk under the same name If the data file is untitled as shown in the program title bar the program will display a standard Windows Save As dialog box in which you can specify the name under which the file is to be saved The default file type is ASCII text with the file extension DAT 2 Type in the name for the file accessing other drives or directories as necessary 3 Choose the OK button The program will save the data in the current Editor window on disk If you wish to save an existing file under a different file name use the Save As command 1 Select the Save As command from the Data Editor s File menu 96 2 3 LogPlot2003 The program will display a standard Windows Save As dialog box in which you can specify the name under which the file is to be saved The default file type is ASCII text with the file extension DAT Type in the name for the file accessing other drives
166. eference heading and expand the Command Line Execution heading Batch File Commands See Help as above 231 LogPlot2003 232 Index A absolute values in scale bar 56 Append ROWS ux ix dott Una qi vetat at 149 B 169 230 Batch Compile command 169 Bitmap 52 79 103 2 103 144 145 bitmaps exporting plots 177 in header or footer 35 in log body 79 103 BMP exporting plots 177 in header or 35 it doc DOGY aha eot dius 79 103 body of log see log body C Certificate file 2 etae 8 Check Data Against Log Design 139 140 close data editori thee ec 99 Columns ice EE E 150 150 DERE 146 147 TET EE 150 e nie orti Etat o o deve iu 150 command Ie 6 9 230 Compile a Log command 163 164 compiling logs 163 164 169 205 construction diagrams 81 134 converting units in scale 56 coordinates se foro o Mone
167. eft edge of the column to be in the log body portion of the design screen and click the left mouse button to place it 4 Enter the column settings in the displayed window Name Enter the name for this Vertical Text column Any text entered in a LogPlot Vertical Text data tab with the same name will be plotted in this column The name can be up to 60 characters in length including spaces Position These coordinates determine the horizontal placement of the Vertical Text column in the body of the log You may change the column s position by editing these values or by moving or resizing the column on the design screen itself Frame Column f this box is checked the column will be bounded by a solid line rectangle Text Down Text Up These radio buttons are used to specify whether the text labels are to be plotted downward or upward in the column Note the preview in the dialog box which shows examples Font Use this button to retrieve the Font dialog box where you can establish the font type style size and color to be used for the text column Color Use this button to select a color for the text This may also be selected using the Font button above LogPlot2003 5 To accept the displayed information click the Apply button You will see the Vertical Text column displayed in the design screen labeled Vertical Text Col You may continue to adjust the settings if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your chan
168. en display a window in which you must give the new log design a name 3 Inthe File Name prompt type in the name to assign the new design you will be creating Log Designfiles must be given the file name extension Idf 4 Click the Save button The Log Designer screen will be cleared displaying a new blank design with the name you entered displayed in the title bar at the top of the window This new file name will become the default LDF file established in LogPlot Open a Log Design File To open an existing log design file LDF that has been saved on disk 1 Access the Log Designer window as necessary 2 Select the Open command from the Log Designer File menu or the Open File toolbar button shown above The program will display the Open Log Design dialog box In this window there may also be displayed a preview of the currently highlighted log design file These previews can be created automatically by the program see Saving Design Previews page 20 and can be scaled smaller for a better view 3 Select the log design file that you wish to view by highlighting it and choosing the OK button The Log Designer creates and opens files in the log design format Idf only 1 The Log Designer permits only one LDF file to be displayed at a time 1 The design displayed in the Log Designer window is always established as the default LDF file in LogPlot Once you have opened a design file you may edit it and save the
169. ent log design Click OK when the column names are selected The program will add to the data sheet a Cross Plot Curves tab 2 Enter the curve data as shown in the example below 105 LogPlot2003 E Curve column identifiers to Depth Neutron Porosity Density Porosity match column names in 2000 0 21 463 20 633 Log Designer 2001 0 19 529 13 501 2002 0 15 825 15 702 2n 3 21 873 20 478 2004 0 15 515 15 375 Depths Measured values Depth n this column you must list the depth or elevation at which the measurements were taken Shortcut Right click on any cell in the Cross Plot Curves tab and select Fill Depth Column to fill the column with regular depth increments If your data are entered as depths as opposed to elevations they are usually entered as negative values so that they decrease in value down the well but LogPlot does accept positive depths See Log Settings page 191 for declaring positive depths Columns 2 amp 3 These columns list the actual measurements at the listed depths These measurements will be plotted as point to point curves The Column Names The names displayed as column headers within the Cross Plot Curves data tab are used to match the data to the curve names in the Cross Plot Curve column in the log design For example the data in the Neutron Porosity column will be plotted as declared for the Neutron Porosity curve in the log design These names were en
170. ern block Remember that the y or vertical coordinates are expressed in coordinates relative to the top of the header or footer 5 Frame f you want the pattern block to be enclosed in a solid line box insert a check in this box 6 To accept the displayed settings click the Apply button You will see the pattern block displayed on the screen at the declared location and dimensions with the selected pattern and colors You may continue to adjust the pattern block settings in the dialog box if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied 7 Click Close to close the Pattern Setup window Once it is placed you can move or re size the pattern block by dragging it If necessary you can adjust the placement of the block using the Setup dialog box settings If you need to access its Setup window you can double click on the pattern block right click on the item and choose Edit Entity or find the pattern block in the View Entity List and choose the Load Item button Inserting Header Footer Symbols Use The Header Footer Symbol button is used to insert a symbol of your choice into the log header footer This is typically used to build an index to the symbols that will appear in the body of the log LogPlot2003 See the Symbol Column page 77 for information about plotting symbols in the body of the log How it works There are no corresponding data file commands Instead the Header Footer
171. ersed Lithology Depth Intervals This setting can be handy if you are creating measured sections and your lithologic information is entered into the Lithology tab in reversed order Typically LogPlot requires that all data be entered from the top of the diagram downward for example from an elevation of 3000 to 2500 This setting if activated permits you to enter your lithology data instead from elevation 2500 to 3000 Insert a check mark in this box if the data you have entered into the Lithology data tab has been entered in reverse order from the bottom of the log to the top If activated LogPlot will simply internally reverse the order of the lithology data This setting affects Lithology tab data only 3 Description Terminator This is a somewhat obscure setting which you can ignore unless You are opening into the data window or compiling existing data files created with LogPlot v 1 or LogPlot97 in which you used a non default terminating character or You will be exporting data files from the LogPlot data window and need to use a non default terminating character If you do need to bother with this setting it is used to declare the text character that is to act as the terminating character for lithology descriptions and for text columns This will only be visible if you view the data file as text or open the DAT file in another application The default as shipped with the program is the character typically the up
172. es depth at top of log 0 depth at base of log 500 You may also enter the data as elevations Your log might start at an elevation of 2500 feet elevation and extend down 500 feet to an elevation of 2000 feet LogPlot2003 LogPlot will accept both types of data but you need to follow these guidelines to get the correct values to be plotted on the scale bar Depth Data Depth Scale If your LogPlot data are in depths and you select a depth Scale Bar the uppermost depth label will be equal to the top of the log listed in the LogPlot data file on the Setup tab An excerpt from a data file is shown below with the top of the log listed at a depth of O Top of log in depths Base of log in depths Ending Depth Elevation KE 0 90 106 225 x coordinate location of well not used y coordinate location of well nok used 7 coordinate e g collar elevation of well Depth Lithology Descriptions How the depth T Limestone bar looks when the log E T compiled in LogPlot Sandstone You may also plot a subset of the entire data set In this example you could request within LogPlot a plot of only the 20 to 80 portion of the log and the depth bar would be labeled accordingly See also the Absolute Value check box in the Scale Bar Setup if you prefer the depth labels be stripped of their sign Depth Data Elevation Scale If your LogPlot data are in depths and you select an elevation Scale bar
173. es for which you will be declaring percentage representation The rock type keywords are displayed as column headers The Column Names To change the names of the headers or to add or remove headers right click on any cell in the Percent window and select the Edit Percentage Headers command The program will display the Pattern Percentage Editor window In this window is listed the keywords that are to be displayed in the Percent data tab The top down order in the listing corresponds to the left right order of the column headings See Edit Percentage Headers page 146 The Data Listing To enter the actual percentage data into the Percent data page cells you can use the Tab key to advance from cell to cell and from the end of one row to the beginning of the next The relative percentage values on each row must add up to a value less than or equal to 100 Shortcut If you already have this percentage data in a tabular format in another application you can copy the data there and then paste it into the Percentage tab using the Edit Paste command Or use the ASCII or DBF import tools page 152 LogPlot2003 Symbol Tab Use The Symbol tab is used to enter depths and symbol numbers for plotting graphic symbols in a Symbol column in the body of the log Note that we use the term symbol to mean a single graphic item such as this b 4 In contrast we use the term pattern to mean a repeating graphic block usually used to re
174. eshooting section if you need help Opening Accessing a LogView Window When the LogPlot program first starts only the Data Editor and Log Design windows are open If you proceed to compile a log the program will then automatically open a LogView window in which it will display the plotted log If you do not wish to compile a log but to open an existing log plot that you compiled earlier and saved on disk you can do so by first accessing a LogView window and then opening the saved log plot file LPT Because LogPlot lets you keep multiple LogView windows open at any time it s pretty easy to lose track of which windows are open but buried on your computer screen The second tip below offers instructions about finding already open LogView windows 175 LogPlot2003 How to open a new LogView window 1 a new LogView window click on the File menu in the main LogPlot toolbar and choose the New option 2 From the pop up menu choose LogView The program will display a new empty Log View window 3 Atthis time you can open a saved plot LPT file by clicking the LogView window s File Open command How to access an existing LogView window 1 To access an existing Log View window in which a log is already displayed click on the Window menu in the main LogPlot toolbar Displayed in this menu will be the names of the current LogView windows 2 Click on the name of the window you wish to access The prog
175. essary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied 6 the Crossplot Curve Options window click the Close button If you need to review the settings you established just double click on the column or right click on the column and choose Edit Entity and the program will retrieve the dialog box You can reposition or resize the Cross Plot Curve column either manually on the design screen or using the Setup dialog box settings How to set up the Cross Plot Curve position and over plot color 1 Click on the Main tab of the Crossplot Curve Options window 2 Position These list the horizontal coordinates for the column You may change the column s position by editing these values or by widening narrowing the column itself on the work screen 3 Overplot Fill Click on this box to select the color and pattern to be used to fill the region where Curve 1 and Curve 2 overlap If no fill is desired select the blank pattern Here are some examples of how you can vary the curve direction curve fill and overlap fill to achieve different results 67 LogPlot2003 68 Curve 1 gt lt Curve 2 Overlap 20 4 In this example the curve are plotted opposite directions Curve 1 is plotted in blue filled not Curve 2 is plotted in red filled or not with the overlap color set to solid green Curve 1 gt Curve 2 gt Overlap lt In this example the curves are both pl
176. etup command from the Designer s File menu At the top of the displayed window you will see a summary of the current printer information the printer name the paper size the printable area on that paper for that printer Note that if the printable width is greater than the printable length the paper orientation is probably set to Landscape rather than Portrait 2 To select a different printer either for purposes of composing the log design or for actual printing to change paper size or to adjust paper orientation click on the Printers button You will see a standard Windows Print Setup dialog box To change the printer name click on the down arrow on the right side of the Name prompt to select a different printer that s installed on your computer If you don t see the printer you wish to use you ll need to return to Windows to handle that using the Start Settings Printers option To change the paper size select one of the options in the Paper Size list To change orientation click the Landscape or Portrait button as appropriate Note Do not select Landscape paper orientation if you wish to plot in banner mode ona continuous paper printer Other printer settings can be accessed using the Properties button Click OK in the Print Setup dialog box to return to the Log Designer page setup window Back at the Log Designer Page Setup window note that there will be updated page dimensions and printable length and width dimensio
177. ew a log at a different scale you must instead create a new plot by setting the new scale in the Settings window and then recompiling the data into a log plot To change the default scale 1 Inthe Options Log Settings tab select the output units inch or centimeter to be represented in the scale 2 Type in the new scale in the displayed prompt box representing the number of your data units to be plotted per inch or centimeter on the screen and printer 3 Positive Depths Insert a check in this box if your data are entered as positive depths e g values increasing as you proceed down the drill hole 193 LogPlot2003 Turn off headers footers on every page LogPlot Options Log Settings Header Faate Header Footer On Every Page 0 25 Margin between Header Faoter and Log Body Insert a check mark if header and footer should be plotted on each page of the compiled log Enter the margin in the current inch or centimeter units to be included between the header fonter and the body of the log 1 In the Options Log Settings tab insert or remove the check mark the Header Footer on Every Page check box Some scenarios Single sheet log If you want a header and footer on each page to achieve single sheet logs insert a check mark in the Header Footer on Every Page box If there is only one header in the log s design it will be plotted at the top of all pages Header 1 Header
178. ext tab in the current data file The program will know how to name the tab based on the log design information Manual You can also use the Data New Data Item Text Column command to manually insert a Text Column tab Entity Name n the displayed window click on the down arrow to the right and select the name of the Text column in the log design to which this data page is to be linked In this list the program will show the names of all of the Text columns in the current log design Or just type in a name for the tab Click OK The program will add to the data sheet a Text tab labeled with the selected name 2 Enterthe text information This example illustrates how you enter data into the tab excerpted from the sample file enviro geotech6 dat 131 LogPlot2003 132 Text Column identifiers to match column names in Log Designer USCS bm e Sample Humber CL SM Depth at which text Text type in or is to be plotted double click Name The name displayed on the data tab is used to match the data to a particular Text Column in the log design This name is declared when you first create the data page above and can be edited using the Data Edit Entity Name command Depth n this column you must list the depth or elevation at which you want the text to be plotted Placement of Text Column text is done similarly to descriptive text The declared depth will represent the top of a box that th
179. f buttons to scroll the program window j through the tabs Comments Last Modified 11 3 1993 Suggested design 0011 kd Suggested vertical scaling 2 5 unitz nch gt Be Ell jj mio mE Flow 12 To turn on off scrolling tabs 1 Click in the Data Editor window whose settings you wish to change 2 Click on the Options menu and choose Scrolling Tabs This is a toggle item If it s displayed with a check mark then scrolling is activated If it is not displayed with a check mark then the tabs will wrap Changing the status from checked to not or from not checked to checked is done simply by selecting the item from the menu Importing Data Importing Data Text DBF LAS 152 If you have log data stored in another software program LogPlot offers the following data import tools Importing Text Data below Importing DBF Data page 154 Importing LAS Data page 156 LogPlot2003 Importing Text Data The Data Editor s ASCII Text import tool reads text files into a tab of your choice For example a RockWorks99 LIT file listing could be imported into a LogPlot Lithology tab Or a file containing rows and columns of quantitative values could be imported into a Multi Curve tab To import the text data 1 me 59 13 Click on the tab into which you wish to import the text data Or insert new data tab if necessary Select the Data Editor s File menu and choose the Import command F
180. f the Symbol columns in the current log design Or just type in a name for the tab Click OK The program will add to the data sheet a Symbol tab labeled with the selected name Enter the symbol data as shown in the example below from the demo file enviro geotech6 dat Symbol Column identifier to match column name in Log Designer Depth at which Symbol Symbol size symbol is to be double click in inches plotted Name The name displayed on the data tab is used to match the data to a particular Symbol column in the log design This name is declared when you first create the data page above and can be edited using the Data Edit Entity Name command Depth n this column you must list the depth or elevation at which you want the symbol to be plotted The symbol s origin usually its center will be placed at the declared depth If your data are entered as depths as opposed to elevations they are typically entered as negative values so that they decrease in value down the well but LogPlot does accept positive depths See Log Settings page 191 for declaring positive depths Symbol Double click on the Symbol cell to bring up the Symbol Selector window Here you can pick from the available symbols in the current symbol file and select the symbol color See The Select Symbol Window page 188 for more information Size this column you must type in the size at which the symbol is to be plotted expressed in
181. f you want the Histogram Value column to be bounded by a solid line rectangle If this column is overlaying another column that already has a frame you may wish to disable this outline 5 To accept the displayed information click the Apply button You will see the Histogram Value column placed in the design screen with the selected text style size color displayed aligned left or right with the selected number of decimal places You may continue to adjust the settings if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied 6 the Histogram Value Setup window click the Close button If you need to review the settings you established double click on the Histogram Value column and the program will retrieve the dialog box You can also access the Settings dialog box by right clicking on the column and choosing Edit Entity You can reposition or resize the Histogram Value column either manually on the design screen or using the Setup dialog box settings Adding a Text Column Use A Text column is used to plot depth related text that is NOT associated with a lithologic pattern How it works As you compile your log in LogPlot the program will locate text listed in a Text Column data tab of the same name and plot it in the Text column at the indicated depth or elevation You might use a Text column to display short notes listing sample numbers or measurements of moisture content or even extended textual
182. fasc 211 LogPlot2003 Enviro geotech2 dat Enviro geotech2 ldf X Lithology VOC curve In LogPlot2001 log21 dat Idf Project 2 569 Date BHO Client j Elevation EBD Borehole Terra 2 Location Golden Recorded By JMO SUBSURFACE PROFILE Lilhalogiz Desorption y Lab Analgsiz Depth imi Lihology BANDY SLT Moet brown to gray sandy sili with embedded gravel Slight hydrocarbon Odor Bethe 2 Taluane ppm lana Z2ppm E ANO in fina sand occasional clay lenses Strong odor Bensene 3 Taluang 120 ppm CLAY brown and long 142 Some sandy lene 2224 COAL Black Cow CLAY Sot grey sity clay Benzene 1 ppm aluens ppm lene ppm BAND Compact carae po medium sand Sheil fragments RW Lagging Page fiat 212 Enviro geotech3 dat In LogPlot2001 log16 dat Idf LogPlot2003 Enviro geotech3 ldf Soils lithology volatile vapors RESIDENTIAL SITES CHROME REMEDIATION PROJECT PIDAECT 123455 DAT E DEJAN 1 7 57 D amp ILLER H GRIECHIND WAPATE 72227 pope he DATE FINSWIED 1 7 57 PME HL IAE OWL DATETIME 8 10 97 DLS ET HL Le DAIL Fags CUT OR nion ELEY PER i zj anit CFT i
183. fault Size button again to re compute the new Log Designer page size 6 When the printer and page settings are established to your satisfaction click OK to return to the Settings window Any changes you make here will also be recorded in the Log Designer window and stored with the current LDF file Please refer to Setting the Log s Page Size page for more complete instructions See your Windows documentation for information about installing printer drivers and see your printer s documentation regarding specific printer settings LogPlot2003 Compiling Display Tips See these Help links Errors during compiling See Help Contents click Contents tab expand Reference and expand Compiling Display Tips Missing lithologic patterns See Help as above Partial fills for lithologic patterns See Help as above Incorrect lithologic patterns See Help as above Crowded lithologic descriptions See Help as above Incorrectly positioned or formatted parts of the log See Help as above Blank log components See Help as above Edit Text problems See Help as above Printing Tips See these Help links Design Jet Tips See Help Contents click Contents tab expand Reference and expand Printing Tips Epson Tips See Help as above Slow printing See Help as above Sample Log Designs and Data Files The LogPlot program is shipped with more than 20 pre designed Log Design Files LDF and associated LogPlot Data files DAT
184. footer of the log The X coordinate represents the horizontal left to right placement and the Y coordinate the vertical placement in screen pixels relative to the top of the header or footer The defaults reflect the location where the mouse button was clicked step 2 above You may change the text placement by editing these values or by moving resizing the block itself on the design screen usually easier for Notes Margin These settings define the top bottom left and right margins within the Notes block They are defined in screen pixels the same units and the Position coordinates 47 LogPlot2003 5 Text Enter the text to be used as default for this Edit Notes entry You will likely press the button in order to enter more lengthy text into the displayed pop up window You can resize the pop up window if necessary by grabbing and dragging the window s lower left corner Notes can be up to 2041 characters in length What is default text The text you enter will be displayed for this Notes field in the log design screen In addition when you use the Update Data Template from Log Design or Create New Data Template commands the program will suggest this text as the text to be plotted You may change the default entry as necessary Text Alignment Click in the Left Center or Right radio button to choose the alignment within the defined block Font Use this button to access the Font dialog box where you may set the Note
185. formation about many of these settings page 191 2 When all of the settings are displayed to your satisfaction click on the OK button in the Top Bottom Settings window to have the program compile the data into a plottable log That s it The program will read the data contained in the Data Editor window and match it to the items that are declared in the log design you have selected When all data items have been processed the completed log will be plotted in a new window on the screen If the program encounters problems compiling your data it will usually let you know and show you the location in the data file that it is having problems with See Errors During Compiling in the Help messages Help Contents click Index enter Errors for tips on data and on problems with the appearance of your log See the next chapter for information on viewing printing and exporting the log plots 164 Each of these is LogPlot2003 Verify print and page settings Setup 1 Click on the Print Setup button shown above to confirm the size of the paper and its printer to which you wish to compile the data This information is stored in the log design so if your printer hasn t changed and your preferences haven t changed the settings should still be good Why it s important is because the program will use this information to know how to compile the log It will also use this information if you ask it to fit the log on a s
186. g depths they are usually entered as negative values but it s not required See Log Settings if you are entering positive depths Any existing depth data will be overwritten Depth Increments Enter here the increments at which the depth or elevation values are to be listed in the tab This will determine the Top and Base entries for each depth interval Decimals Type in or select with the up or down arrows the number of decimal places to be represented in the depths or elevations Be sure the decimal places are adequate to represent the requested increments Starting Ending Interval Decimals Edit Entity Name The Edit Entity Name command is available as a right click option from within many of the LogPlot data tabs This command can also be selected from the LogPlot Data menu It is used to change the name of the data item displayed on the tab or as a row heading The entity name is used to match the data item to an item in the log s design For example the data in a Curve tab with the name drilling rate will be plotted in a Curve column also named drilling rate in the log s design Or the Edit Text row labeled date will be matched to the Edit Text field named date in the header of the log To change the name displayed on a data tab follow these steps Click on the tab to be modified to make it active Right click in any of the tab s cells 145 LogPlot2003 5 Select the Edit E
187. g header settings Options Log Settings Header Footer on Every Page YES checked This assures you that Header 2 will be used Margin Between Header Footer and Log Body This you will need to experiment with based on the full length of the Header 1 and the size of the paper Note that this setting will also affect the margin below Header 2 on pages 2 of the compiled log Header Coordinates The placement of any header item is stored in terms of horizontal x and vertical y screen pixels The horizontal coordinates start at 0 along the left edge of the screen and increase to the right The horizontal range of the design page is dependent upon the currently selected printer and page sizeand orientation File Page Print Setup command since a printer with 15 paper will accept wider logs than one with 8 5 paper The vertical coordinates are expressed as pixel coordinates relative to the top of the paper or design screen At the top of the header the y coordinate is 0 It extends down to a coordinate of 1000 pixels LogPlot2003 File Edit Tools Options You can turn reference grid at user defined pixel density to aid you in placing header items You can also activate snapping of items to that grid The entirety of the header may not be visible at one time you may use the scroll bars to view hidden portions or you may increase the size of the visible header window You can change the uni
188. g the data into a graphic log plot you need to establish a variety of program settings so that LogPlot knows how to deal with all of your information 1 Toaccess the program settings click on the Options button shown above or click on the Options menu Note that many of the program settings are also accessible from within the Compile a Log dialog box The program will display a set of dialog boxes with stick up index tabs All of these settings are saved within the program and do not need to be changed unless your preferences change Topics Log Settings Select the log design vertical scale and units header footer on each page and margin pattern density factor See below System Settings On off tutorial close file save prompts log design preview Description settings reversed lithology intervals description terminating character Page 198 Program Files Select the active keyword pattern and symbol files for the current log Page 200 Startup Login Show hide initial login screen establish network login settings Page 203 Printer Settings Double check the selected printer Page 204 Log Settings Access the Log Settings by clicking on the Options toolbar button shown above and then clicking on the Log Settings tab Or you can click on the Optjons menu on the main toolbar and select Log Settings Select the Log Design File Log design files LDF files are like the blueprints for the log
189. gPlot to represent lithology type to illustrate fossils or mineralization and to represent materials used in well construction columns LogPlot is shipped with a factory library of pattern designs stored in a Pattern file The default Pattern file is declared in the Options Program Files menu LogPlot offers tools to view the current pattern library edit pattern designs create new patterns open a different Pattern file and more 1 To access the Pattern Editor select the Pattern Editor command from the LogPlot Tools menu The program will display the Select Pattern window This is where you select patterns access different Pattern files create an index etc 2 Locate the pattern in the listing that you wish to edit and click once on it This is now the current pattern and its preview will be displayed in the upper left If you wish to create a new pattern from scratch select a blank pattern box You may need to scroll down in the listing to locate a blank entry 3 Click on the Edit button that s in the upper right corner of the Select Pattern window LogPlot2003 The Pattern Editor Window When you click on the Edit button in the Select Pattern window the program will display the Pattern Editor with the selected pattern s design displayed Curent 4__ pattern number Unit Cell where you Pattern box where draw your you view the current patterns Unit Cell design at the shown pattern
190. gPlot2003 Command Line Execution Running LogPlot with Command Line Parameters 230 LogPlot supports command line processing and command line batch file processing The implications of this range from simple loading of a data file upon program launch to automatic display of the data file and establishment of program settings and or compiling of data files and display of a log These command line tools are used for a single data file only See also Compiling a Log Batch if you wish to compile multiple data files within the program itself Option 1 Load a Data File at Program Startup If you want a particular data file to be loaded when LogPlot2003 is started simply list the name of the LogPlot data file DAT including its full path after the program name on the command line For example to start up LogPlot and load the data file named project a dat you would use the following command line Logplot2003 exe c NdataNproject a dat If there are any space characters in the path such as for the directory Program Files be sure to enclose the information in quotation marks Logplot2003 exe c program files logplot2003 logfiles logl dat Option 2 Load a Data File and Establish Settings at Program Startup If you want to automate the steps of starting the LogPlot program automatically loading a particular data file AND establishing a number of program settings you can do so by creating a batch file Thi
191. ges applied 6 the Vertical Text Setup window click the Close button If you need to review the settings you established just double click on the column or right click on the column and choose Edit Entity and the program will retrieve the dialog box You can reposition or resize the column either manually or via the dialog box settings Adding a Symbol Column Use A Symbol column is used to plot a specific symbol at user declared depths How it works As you compile your log in LogPlot the program will locate a depth or elevation declaration listed in the Symbol Column data tab It will plot the user specified symbol at the declared depth elevation in the Symbol Column of the same name Such symbols could be used to note locations where a sidewall core sample was taken or to note water level depth Each Symbol column on the log must have a separate tab in the LogPlot data file LogPlot data tabs Symbol Columns are linked to data entered in Symbol Column data tabs Log design example s Log designs geophysical2 Idf and enviro geotech6 Idf contain examples of Symbol columns These files are found in the Logfiles folder in the LogPlot 2003 program folder How to add a symbol column to a log design 1 Access the Log Designer window 2 Select the Symbol Column button from the toolbar lt The pointer will change shape to for placing the column on the design screen 3 Place the symbol cursor
192. ght to select the fill color 3 To accept the displayed information click the Apply button You will see the rectangle displayed on the screen according to your settings You may continue to adjust the line if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied 4 close the Rectangle Setup window click the Close button If you need to review the settings you established simply repeat the steps listed under 1 above and the program will retrieve the dialog box If you need to send the rectangle behind other items in the header or footer choose the Edit Send to Back command Inserting Header Footer Pictures a CS Use The Header Footer Picture button is used to insert a picture into the header or footer of the log The picture be in a Bitmap BMP format JPEG JPG or a Windows Metafile WMF format This would typically be used to insert a company logo into the log design but could also be used to insert a picture of a site map etc How it works There are no corresponding data file commands Instead Header Footer Picture simply inserts into the log header or footer the BMP JPG or WME picture that is selected by the user Restrictions The picture must be in Bitmap BMP JPEG JPG or Windows Metafile WMF format LogPlot data tab example None These header footer pictures have no accompanying data file commands Design file example s Many of the sample design files
193. he DAT files themselves and to add and remove the data tabs This section discusses how you set up the data tabs themselves and enter data into them These are discussed in the following sections Setup tab Required Used to enter the depths at the top and base of the data file and the XYZ location coordinates for the drill hole Page 101 99 LogPlot2003 100 Bitmap tab Used to enter the name of one or more Windows Bitmap BMP or JPEG JPG graphic files to be inserted into a Bitmap column in the body of the log and the beginning and ending depths at which they should be plotted Page 103 Cross Plot Curves tab Here you may enter depths and two columns of measured values to be plotted in a Cross Plot Curve column Page 105 E Curve tab In this tab you enter depths and a single column of measured values to be plotted in a Curve column or a Cross Plot Curve column in a log Page 107 Edit Notes Tab NEW Used to enter extended wrappable text the header footer of the log Page 108 Edit Text tab Used to enter the text to be plotted in the changeable text fields in a log header or footer names dates locations etc Page 110 Fillbar tab In this tab you can enter depth intervals at which vertical pattern bars will be plotted on the log Page 112 E Histogram tab Used to enter depth intervals and a single column of measured data to be plotted as bar histograms on the log Page 113 Ei Hor
194. he cursor where you want the left edge of the Bitmap column to be in the log body portion of the design screen and press the left mouse button The program will display the Bitmap Column Setup window Enter the requested settings Name Enter the name for this Bitmap column If LogPlot finds a Bitmap data tab with the same name it will plot the referenced BMP or JPG file s into the column The name can be up to 60 characters in length including spaces Position These coordinates determine the horizontal placement of the Bitmap column in the body of the log You can change the column s position by editing these values or by moving or resizing the column on the design screen itself Stretch Bitmap Insert a check in this box if you want the bitmapped image that will be plotted in this column to be stretched to fill the entire column width This is important If this box is checked the bitmapped image will be resized horizontally to fill the width of the Bitmap Column you declare here and vertically to fill the entirety of the depth interval declared for the bitmap in the data file If this box is not checked the bitmapped image will be plotted in the column at its true size Be warned The size of a bitmap is determined by the resolution of the output device A 100 pixel by 400 pixel bitmap will look much larger when displayed on your computer screen than when printed on a 600 dot per inch printer LogPlot2003 A Bitmap imag
195. her Data Tools Topics The Lithology Selector Window below The Description Editor page 142 Fill Depth Column page 143 Fill Interval Column page 144 Edit Entity Name page 145 Edit Percentage Headers page 146 Edit Multi Column Headers page 147 Deleting Edit Text Entries page 148 Deleting Edit Notes Entries page 149 Inserting Appending Deleting Rows page 149 Manipulating Columns of Values page 150 Moving Data Tabs page 150 Wrapped versus Scrolling Tabs page 151 141 LogPlot2003 142 The Lithology Selector Window Lithologic keywords are used in LogPlot to make a match between rock types and the graphic patterns used in logs to represent them Keywords are entered in both Lithology and Percent data tabs to represent rock types and in the Well Column tab to represent construction materials When you double click in the Keyword column in the Lithology tab or the Materials column in the Well Column tabor click on the Add Keywords button in the Pattern Percentage Editor window the program will display the Lithology Selector window The Lithology Selector window displays the list of keywords in the current keyword file Lithology Selector C Program Files LogPlot 2003505 ARGILLACEQUS DOLOMITE ARGILLACEDUS LIMESTONE SERV EE E ARGILLACEDUS SANDSTONE Cow ws BANDED IGNEDLIS ROCK E E BASALTIC FLOWS BEDDED CHEAT 1 BEDDED 2 BEDDED SAND Edit Revwords BEDDED SA
196. his will give you a report of mis matched items in the data and design files You can update either as necessary or go ahead and compile anyway Compile the data into the design Click into the Data Editor window where the LAS curves are stored Click the Compile button 2 or choose Log Compile a log Accept the default log top and base Set the scale to an appropriate vertical scale for the data range in depth units per inch or cm Be sure Positive Depths is checked if the log top and base are listed as positive values Be sure it is not checked if the top and base are entered as negative values Header Footer On Every Page is usually turned off for long elog displays Click the Print Setup button along the right to double check your printer settings See Compiling Logs page 163 Click OK The program will compile the available data into the current log design and display the graphic strip log in a Log View window If you see a message The bottom must be lower than the top of a boring log click OK and then double check the Positive Depths setting and try again 4 Use the scroll bars and PgUp and PgDn buttons or keys to move around in the log display and to move to different pages LogView can be used to save print and export your graphic logs See LogView Introduction page 171 Go back to the log design if necessary to make changes additions etc and then re compile 161 LogPlot2003 162 LogPlot2003 Compili
197. ical body lines sr create solid line border with the header and footer lines margins ignored Le mima LIERE See mm Tee REO gel Ss Se ee prm aids prr nuns AVY 5 To accept the displayed information click the Apply button You will see the vertical line displayed in the design screen You may continue to adjust the settings if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied 6 the Log Body Line Setup window click the Close button If you need to change any of the line characteristics double click on the line and the program will retrieve the dialog box Or right click on the line and choose Edit Entity to access the dialog box settings Listing Log Entities The Log Designer permits you to view a listing of all of the items that are currently included in the open log design 1 1 Select the View Entity List button from Log Designer s left hand toolbar or the same command from the Edit menu The program will display a window that looks like this 86 LogPlot2003 Entity Listing Click here to exit this dialog box Curve butanes 435 4 475 204 Curve drilling rate 5 4 71 204 Curve ethane 355 4395 204 Curve methane 375 4555 204 Curve pentanes 475 4 515 204 Curve propane 385 4 435 204 Curve Total Gas 234 4 312 204 Fill Column cores 117 4 130 204 Fill Column DST 132 4 0
198. ight click on the column and choose Edit Entity and the program will retrieve the dialog box You can reposition or resize the column either manually or via the dialog box settings 75 LogPlot2003 76 Adding Vertical Text Column Use A Vertical Text column is used to plot vertical text labels within the body of the log How it works As you compile your log in LogPlot the program will locate text listed in a Vertical Text Column tab of the same name and plot it in the Vertical Text column at the indicated depth or elevation range Vertical text can be used to note interpreted stratigraphic units geologic time units etc Vertical text labels in the header or footer of the log are inserted using the Static Text or Edit Text tools Horizontal text listings in the log body are inserted using the Text Column tool LogPlot data tabs Vertical Text Columns are linked to data entered into Vertical Text data tabs Log design example s Log design LogPlot2001 new Idf contains examples of Vertical Text columns containing geologic age group and formation notations This file is found in the Logfiles folder in the LogPlot2003 program folder How to create a Vertical Text Column in a log design 1 Access the Log Designer window 2 Select the Vertical Text Column button from the toolbar The pointer will change shape to a EL for placing the column on the design screen 3 Place the column cursor where you want the l
199. ill now use the selected symbol table when displaying graphic symbols in the compiled logs Startup Login Settings Startup Login Settings The Startup Login tab is accessible by clicking on the Options toolbar button shown above and then clicking on the Startup Login tab Or you can select the Startup Login command in the LogPlot Options menu This tab is used to tell the program to hide the initial log in screen that LogPlot normally displays and if hidden to establish the log in settings 1 Hide Network Single Use Screen Insert a check in this box if you wish to turn off the display of the initial program screen that prompts you to select Single User Version or Network Version If activated select Single User if you have purchased an individual license of LogPlot Or select Network User if you have purchased a network license of LogPlot If you are running the network version you ll need to enter the network login information User ID This is typically your name or other unique identifying string The ID string is limited to 20 characters including spaces Your ID will be stored in the network Certificate File while you are using the program When you exit LogPlot2003 using the program s File Exit command your ID will be logged out of the Certificate File User Directory Folder Click on the open file button to the right of the prompt to access the directory in which you want the LogPlot2003 program to
200. ill remain constant each time this log is compiled with data The accompanying text 1991 66 TAC OVER THE RAINBOW etc are Edit Text items whose text is listed in the data file and may change each time this log format is compiled with new data FIELD BOREHOLE LOG PROJECT NUMBER 1991 66 Edit Text PROJECT LOCATION OVER THE RAINBOW DRILLING McEACHRAN amp SON DRILLING METHOD AIR ROTARY FIELD PARTY Minden Hartley GEOLOGIST McEachran 01 19 96 DATE COMPLETED 02 14 96 DATE BEGUM How to add Static Header Footer Text 1 Select the Static Text button from the Log Designer toolbar The pointer will change shape to 48 for marking the desired label position on the design screen 2 Place the cursor at the intended location in the header or footer for the upper left corner of the label and click the mouse button once The program will display the Static Text Setup window 3 Enter the requested text settings Position These coordinates determine the placement of the upper left corner of the block of static text in the header or footer of the log The X coordinate represents the horizontal left to right placement and the Y coordinate the vertical placement in screen pixels relative to the top of the header or footer The defaults reflect the location where the mouse button was clicked step 2 above You may change the text placement by editing these values or by moving the
201. industries to display shallow soil borings monitoring wells hard rock drill holes geophysical logs mud gas logs and many more Here we list some sample workflows for LogPlot Workflow Choose a Design Enter Data Use this workflow for environmental logs geotechnical logs most mudlogs and mining logs Create New gt Data Template choose modily create blank data log design outline Log Plot enter field notes into data outline This sample workflow involves the following steps 1 Select a log design that matches what your company typically uses or would like to adopt as a standard design You can do this in a variety of ways Choose from one of the samples we ship with the program see Sample Log Designs page 205 or Start with one of the samples and modify it to suit your needs or create a design from scratch see page 15 or Have RockWare create a design for you email tech rockware com for details 2 Use Log Designer s automatic data creator to generate data template that matches the design See Creating a New Data File for a Log Design page 139 3 Enter the actual field data into the data template See the data tabs page 99 4 Compile the data into the design See Compiling Logs page 163 5 View savelprint export the graphic strip log See LogView page 171 13 LogPlot2003 Workflow Import LAS Data Choose a Design Use this workflow for generating geophysical
202. ing log design for which you want to create a data file This is now considered the default log design Page 19 2 Select the Data Create New Data Template option The program will add one or more tabs to the current Data Editor window specific to the items in the active log design For example if the design contained a lithology pattern column named Rock Types and a curve column named Drilling Rate then two tabs would be added to the Data Editor a Lithology tab named Rock Types and a Curve tab named Drilling Rate 4 Add data to the existing data tabs type it in copy paste it from another document import into a single tab 5 Add new data tabs as necessary Data New Data Item 6 Save the data file File Save LogPlot2003 Plan 4 Create a Data File from Scratch 1 Access the Data Editor window 2 Create a new data file File New Data Editor 3 data tabs for your different data types Data New Data Items Managing Data Editor Files DAT Data Editor Files Introduction LogPlot data files are that you create in the Data Editor window are stored on disk as ASCII text files with a fairly generic DAT file name extension Within the ASCII file the different kinds of log data are grouped into distinct blocks and that s how LogPlot distinguishes lithologic descriptions from curve data from downhole symbols etc The internal structure of the files is discussed in the Reference section
203. ing with the SETUP tab Typically the tabs are listed in the order in which they are added to the data file If you created the DAT file automatically from the log design the tabs will be listed in the same order as the entities are listed in the log design You may however prefer that the tabs be listed in a specific order to comply with field collection techniques or to fit your personal preferences Use the Move options available when you right click in the body of the tab The Move options are not available for the Setup tab it is always listed first To move a data tab to the left or right 1 Click in data tab you wish to move 2 Right click in any of the cells within the tab 3 Select the Move Left command from the displayed menu to move the tab on position to the left Select the Move Right option to move the tab one space to the right The tab will be repositioned as requested Be sure to save the file to keep the changes LogPlot2003 Wrapped versus Scrolling Tabs By default LogPlot displays all of the data tabs in a wrapped manner so that multiple rows of tabs can be visible You can toggle this to a scrolling display of the tabs using the Options Scrolling Tabs command Scrolling Tabs OFF They wrap within the program window 151 LogPlot2003 D ala E 177 SETUP rex E Sampe Samping Method I Sample Humber CI Scrolling Tabs ON Use these arrow They scroll of
204. ingle page see Scaling At the top of the displayed window you will see a summary of the current printer information the printer name the paper size the printable area on that paper for that printer In the bottom portion of the dialog box you will see the current length and width dimensions for your log page If any of the dimensions are shown in red then they exceed the available dimensions for the page as shown at the top of the window 2 select a different printer either for purposes of compiling the log to change paper size or to adjust paper orientation click on the Printers button You will see a standard Windows Print Setup dialog box where you can make your changes and click OK to return to the page setup window 3 Tore calculate the LogPlot page size based on the current printer click the Set Default Size button 4 f you wish to change the units from inches to centimeters or vice versa click the appropriate radio button This will update the Printer Info top automatically Be sure to click the Set Default Size button again to re computer the new Log Designer page size 5 When the printer and page settings are established to your satisfaction click OK to return to the Compile window Important Note Any changes you make here will also be recorded in the Log Designer window and stored with the current LDF file Please refer to Setting the Log s Page Size page 20 for more complete instructions See yo
205. ion Information about the Histogram Column position and name data values appearance and grids can be found in the topics below 5 To accept the displayed settings click the Apply button You will see the Histogram Column in the design screen with the requested color pattern grid lines etc You may continue to adjust the settings if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied 6 the Histogram Column Setup window click the Close button If you need to review the settings you established just double click on the Histogram column and the program will retrieve the dialog box You can also access the Settings dialog box by right clicking on the column and choosing Edit Entity You can reposition or resize the Histogram Column either manually on the design screen or using the Setup dialog box settings How to set up the histogram name position and scaling Use the settings on the Main tab of the Histogram Column Setup window to define the name and positioning for the histogram column and to establish the data range and scaling 1 Name The Name field is used to identify the Histogram column Any data in a Histogram or Multi Histogram tab in the LogPlot data file that is flagged with the same name will be plotted in this column The name you declare must match character for character the name for the histogram data listed in the data file The name match is not case sensitive The name can
206. is Elevation value should represent the elevation at the Start Depth of the log If your data values are in elevations this variable should be set to 0 If your log contains no elevation bar you may enter O For more information see Depth versus Elevation page 136 Comments n this scrolling text box you can enter reference information about the data file This is typically used to list the names of log formats keywords patterns and or symbols that correspond to the data file and to note the vertical scale at which the log should be compiled These comments are not required LogPlot2003 If you are opening into LogPlot2003 a data file that you used in LogPlot98 or LogPlot v 1 the program will display in this window any comments that were flagged with a colon Bitmap Tab Use The Bitmap tab is used to specify the name of a BMP or JPG graphic file and the beginning and ending depth at which it should be plotted in the Bitmap column in the body of the log This can bea nifty way to place in a log a bitmapped picture of core samples fossils or other graphic images Multiple bitmaps may be plotted in a single column Bitmaps in the header or footer of the log logos etc are inserted into the log design itself See Header Footer Pictures page 35 Corresponding log design component Data entered into the Bitmap tab will be plotted within the Bitmap column of the same name if any Right Click Options When you right
207. is data page references multiple histogram columns each with its own name the histogram names are listed as the column headings in the tab rather than the tab heading 4 Enter the quantitative data An example is shown below Histogram column identifiers to match column names in Log Designer It s okay to omit depth intervals Depths at top and base of intervals Measured values Top Base n these columns you must list the depth or elevation at the top and base of the intervals at which the measurements were taken Shortcut Right click on any cell in the Multi Histogram tab and select Fill Interval Column to fill the columns with regular depth increments If your data are entered as depths as opposed to elevations they are typically entered as negative values so that they decrease in value down the well but LogPlot does accept positive depths See Log Settings page 191 for declaring positive depths Columns 3 42 These columns list the actual measurements at the listed depth intervals These measurements will be plotted as bar histograms 124 The Column Names The names displayed as column headers within the Multi Histogram data tab are used to match the data to particular histogram columns in the log design For example the data in the BTU column will be plotted in the Histogram Column named BTU in the log s design and the data in the ash column will be plotted in the ash Histogram Column in the log
208. is selected and the program encounters a zero or negative value in the data file that value will be plotted at the minimum value edge of the column If the data values are to be plotted from the left to the right click on the Low to High button If the data are to be plotted from the right to the left click on the High to Low button How to set up the histogram appearance 1 Click on the Appearance tab of the Histogram Column Setup window It contains a variety of settings that control the appearance of the histogram column Outline Color Click on the color box to select the color for the bounding outline of each histogram bar Pattern color Click on the color box to select the color for the fill pattern Pattern Select the pattern to be used to fill the histogram bars by clicking in one of the pattern boxes Frame Insert a check here if the Histogram column itself is to be bounded by a solid line rectangle How to set up the Histogram Column grid lines value and depth See this topic under the Curve Column page 62 LogPlot2003 Adding a Histogram Value Column Use A Histogram Value column is used to plot text labels representing histogram data values usually in association with a Histogram column How it works As you compile your log in LogPlot the program will locate data in Histogram or Multi Histogram data sheets and it will plot the numeric values as textual labels in the Histogram Value column of the same
209. itted from the column Shortcut If you already have this quantitative data in a tabular format in another application you can copy the data there and then paste it into the Histogram tab using the Edit Paste command See also the text and DBF import tools page 152 to import data directly into this tab You can use the Tab key to advance from cell to cell and from the end of a row to the next row in the tab Horizontal Line Tab Use The Horizontal Line tab is used to enter one or more depth levels at which a horizontal line is to be plotted across a portion of the log or across the entire log as set up in the log design This is often used to create a solid line at the lowest depth in the log If a second unequal depth is specified in this tab then the line will be plotted at an angle between the two depths l In the log design you can request that the horizontal line be plotted at regular depth increments in addition to the manually declared depths done here If you want the lines plotted at regular intervals only you need not create a data tab Corresponding log design component Horizontal line depths declared in this tab will be plotted on the log in the Horizontal Line column of the same name Right Click Options When you right click in any of the Horizontal Line tab s cells you have the following options Cut Copy Paste Rows Columns Fill Interval Column Edit Entity Name Delete Data Page Move How to enter the h
210. ive The name can be up to 60 characters in 59 LogPlot2003 length including spaces 2 Position These list the horizontal coordinates for the curve column You may change the column s position by editing these values or by widening narrowing the column itself on the work screen 3 Scaling Select the scaling method to use by clicking in its radio button The linear versus logarithmic log base 10 scaling will affect how the data is entered in the next set of prompts In the Min Value and Max Value boxes enter the data values that are to be represented within the curve column Linear Scaling Simply type in the data value range to be represented in the curve column For example if the column is to contain drilling rate values that are to be plotted from 0 to 60 feet per minute you would enter 0 for the Min Value and 60 for the Max Value Logarithmic Scaling For the Min Value enter the non negative and non zero real number to represent the minimum value of the logarithmic curve column You may then select the appropriate Max Value using the up or down arrows next to that prompt You are restricted to even logarithmic cycles such as 0 2 to 2 000 1 to 10 000 etc Linea Loganthmie Min Value Value 1 000 0 H Type in the minimum value for the curve column Then use the arrow buttons to select from one of the displayed Har Values logarithmic cycles If Logarithmic Scaling is
211. izontal Line Tab Used to enter specific depth s at which one or more horizontal lines are to be plotted on the log Page 115 Interbed Tab NEW Used to enter specific depth interval s for interbeds that will overplot an existing Lithology Pattern column Page 116 Lithology tab This tab is used to enter depth intervals and associated lithologic keywords descriptions for those intervals to be plotted as patterns in a Lithology Pattern column and or as text in a Lithology Description column on a log Page 118 Multi Curve tab This tab is used to list depths and two more columns of measured data to be plotted as point to point curves on a log in a Curve column or a Cross Plot Curve column Page 120 E Multi Histogram tab Used to list depth intervals and two or more columns of measured data to be plotted as bar histograms on the log Page 123 m Orientation tab NEW This tab is used to enter any downhole survey for non vertical wells Though LogPlot always displays wells as vertical there s a new tool in the setup of the depth elevation Scale Bar that allows display of true survey elevations down the log instead of along with observed depths Page 125 Percent tab This tab is used to specify the keywords for the rock types to be represented the Pattern column and to list the depth elevation intervals and the representative percentages of each rock type Page 126 LogPlot2003 Symbol t
212. k No The log will be displayed on the screen at full size but if you then try to print it may be clipped 3 You view the log and or print the log with caveats noted above Exporting Your Log When you have compiled a log and it is displayed on the screen you may save it in a native LogPlot format LPT as discussed under Saving Your Log or you may save the log in four more universal graphic formats Log export is available using the View window s Export command How to export logs as WMF or EMF This export tool exports the entire log to a metafile format The first page header and final footer can be included in the export the body of the log will be exported as continuous no breaks and no headers on intermediate pages 177 LogPlot2003 178 The maximum plot length is 340 inches 1 sure the log that you wish to export is displayed in the active LogView window 2 Select the Export command from the LogView File menu 3 Select the Metafile wmf emf option The program will display the export dialog box 4 Enter the requested information Windows Metafile wmf Enhanced Metafile emf Click in one of these radio buttons to determine the export metafile type Filename Click on the Open button at the right edge of the prompt to enter the name to assign to the exported file accessing other folders or drives as necessary Click OK to return to the export dialog box The program will append the appr
213. k Size Click on this button to select the size for the major tick marks using the slider bar to set the size or typing in a value The size in horizontal pixels will be displayed on the button itself Style Select the desired style for the major tick marks using the displayed radio buttons The offset of the labels is established on the Labels tab of the Scale Bar Options window discussed above Minor Tick Marks Type in the depth or elevation interval at which the small tick marks should be plotted down the log in your downhole units or in the converted units if Convert is activated Main tab Tick Size Click on this button to select the size for the smaller tick marks using the slider bar to set the size or typing in a value The size in horizontal pixels will be displayed on the button itself Style Select the desired style for the minor ticks using the displayed radio buttons To accept the displayed settings click the Apply button You will see the Scale Bar in the design screen with the appropriate tick marks labels etc You may continue to adjust the settings if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied To close the Scale Bar Setup window click the Close button If you need to review the settings you established just double click on the Scale Bar and the program will retrieve the dialog box You can also access the Scale Bar Settings dialog box by right clicking
214. k area designing logs is simply a matter of drawing the desired format items in their appropriate positions on the design screen as if it were a piece of paper When you open a log format LogPlot is shipped with many the program screen will look something like the example shown below These screen items are summarized below Denm Took Dors Window 4 Menu commands PTT EE Logri Dars Edo Uniad Toolbar buttons AAAA I E RS E n e s a 8 DRILL HOLE Drill Hole well location Project project direction Log Header Elevation slevation Drilling Contractor contractor mame Coardinates coordinates logger Date date Fluid fluid oy Lih Vest RW Logging CO Client client name Log Footer Project project rare Sheet isst mumba mmm Rm wee Sipah SINGLE 80081058 C Froan Fiet LP2002_08 05 00 LooFPae Loq20 The Menu Commands offer file utilities saving printing etc editing utilities clearing sending items to the back and other options multiple headers header size shifting header items The Toolbar Buttons offer the log header body design items You simply click on a button place the associated item in the header or body where you want it and establish any specific settings that may be required Toolbar Buttons also offer easy access to other design features such as a reference grid and snap tools along the bottom
215. keep all of your configuration settings and system libraries This can be a local folder or a folder elsewhere on the network to which you have read write access Each network user should maintain their own User Directory to prevent others overwriting their libraries of symbols patterns etc The User Directory should not be the same folder as the user s data folder in which data files and log design files are stored The user can maintain many data directories but only a single User Directory Network Certificate File Location Click on the open file button to the right of the prompt to access the directory in which the network s certificate file LP2003 LIC has been installed You may not run the network version of LogPlot2003 without access to the Certificate File which maintains the network count among other things Please see your network administrator if you cannot locate this file 203 LogPlot2003 Printer Settings 204 Using the Page Print Setup command you can establish a default printer and page size which the Log Designer window uses to dimension the active design area and which LogPlot will use not only in printing but also in laying out your log pages on the screen Page Print Setup be accessed from the Data Editor or Log Designer File menu or using the Setup button from any of the Settings dialog boxes zi Setup At the top of the displayed window you will see a summary of the current printer informa
216. lation 4 Positive Depths Insert a check in this box if your data are entered as positive depths e g values increasing as you proceed down the drill hole Verify header and footer settings 1 Header Footer on Every Page Insert or remove the check mark in this check box as appropriate for your log 167 LogPlot2003 See page 194 for some sample scenarios 2 Margin between Header Footer and Log Body Type in the space that to be inserted between the header and footer and the log body in the compiled log It is expressed in either inches or centimeters depending on the units you have established for the Scale setting If no margin is desired enter O Verify Pattern Settings 1 168 Pattern Density Factor value of 1 will keep all lithologic patterns at their original densities A value of 2 will make the patterns appear twice as big half as dense A value of 0 5 will make the patterns half as big twice as dense You may enter any real number value in this prompt as it is used as a multiplier for the original pattern densities LogPlot Options Log Settings Patten Appearance Density Factor 1 No Solid Fill This real number value will act as a multiplier for all original lithology pattern densities as declared in the Keyword Editor If you type in a value lt 1 then the patterns will display more dense If you type in a value gt 1 the patterns will be less dense typically for
217. le and color selected above Filled This option fills the curve with solid color Click on the Color box to choose the color for the fill This may be a different color than the Line color established above Compare these examples below filled line curve line amp symbol symbol I I I a ai E EE MIR c c F k gt Symbol f you have requested Curve Style that includes symbols you can click on the Symbol example to select the symbol type and color Style Select one of the symbol shapes and fills from the drop down list at the top of the pop up window Color Choose a color for the curve symbols by clicking on the box and selecting a color Size Choose Small Medium or Large which represent percent of column width If the pre set sizes are too small or too large for your liking you can select Other and enter a preferred percent value in the prompt box Set up the curve Wrap LogPlot contains a tool to wrap a curve if the plotted data exceeds the maximum value of the column Select one of the options None If this option is selected the curve will be plotted beyond the boundary of the column if the data value exceeds the maximum value of the column Truncate With this option the curve plo
218. lected using the Font button 4 To accept the displayed information click the Apply button You will see the text placed in the header or footer in the design window You may continue to adjust the text if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied 5 Toclose the Static Text Setup window click the Close button The text label you specified will be displayed on the screen at the declared location If you need to review the settings you established just double click on the label and the program will retrieve the dialog box Or right click on the item and choose Edit Entity Adding Changing Header Footer Text Use The Edit Text button is used to plot textual labels the header or footer portion of the log It is used for text such as dates client company names and other information that will change from log to log project to project The actual text that is to be plotted for an Edit Text item is declared in the log data file unlike the Static Text entries with which the text for the label is declared in the log design file How it works During compiling if the LogPlot program finds an Edit Text data tab it will look for Edit Text items in the log s design that are flagged with the same names If it finds a match the label declared for the item in the data file will be plotted in the header or footer of the log at the Edit Text location Restrictions You may include a virtually unlimite
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220. listings noting drilling procedures Text that is to be associated with lithologic patterns is designed with the Lithology Description Column tool Text that is to be plotted vertically is designed with the Vertical Text Column tool LogPlot data tab Text columns are linked to data entered into Text Column tabs Log design example s Log designs mining3 Idf enviro geotech4 ldf enviro geotech5 Idf and enviro geotech6 Idf contain examples of Text Columns containing comments text data etc These files can be found in the Logfiles folder the LogPlot2003 program folder How to create a text column in a log design 1 Access the Log Designer window 6 LogPlot2003 Select the Text Column button from the toolbar The pointer will change shape to a for placing the column on the design screen Place the text column cursor where you want the left edge of the column to be in the log body portion of the design screen and click the left mouse button to place it Tip You can place a Text Column right on top of another log design entity For example when placed on top of a Lithology Description Column a Text Column can be used to note comments even use a different font without taking up precious log space Enter the column settings in the displayed window Name Enter the name for this Text Column Any text entered in a LogPlot Text Column data tab with the same name will be plotted in this column The name can
221. logs from existing LAS files Log Plot QUEE VA data file Import Compile a Log LAS data N j log design This sample workflow involves the following steps 1 Import the LAS data into the LogPlot data editor Page 156 2 Create or select a log design for the elog data Use the import tool to create a basic log design automatically and modify it to suit your needs see Importing LAS Data page 156 or Choose from one of the samples we ship with the program see Sample Log Designs page 205 or Start with one of the samples and modify it to suit your needs or create a design from scratch see 18 or Have RockWare create a design for you email tech rockware com for details 3 Compile the data into the design Page 163 4 View save print export the graphic strip log Page 171 14 LogPlot2003 Chapter 2 Designing Your Logs Log Designer Introduction The Log Designer is a tool used to design your logs Using Log Designer you create the layout of the log like a blueprint Once a design is completed you can use LogPlot to compile your data into the design Log Designer is built right into LogPlot Just click on the LogDesign tab to bring the Designer window to the front Log Designer contains the tools to design these parts of your log The log header Log headers are positioned at the top of the log optionally at the top of each page and can contain text graphics symbols patterns lines and
222. lotting of the keyword and or the extended description and or the colon that separates them LogPlot2003 Keyword and Pattern Tools Keyword file now supports foreground and background colors for patterns You can also specify varying line and dot widths for patterns You must IMPORT your LP98 or 97 or v 1 keyword files into LP2003 Data changes When you create new data tabs you can select Names from a drop down list which shows those entity names in the current log design New Vertical Text and Cross Plot Curve tabs to correspond to the new design tools above Cross check data and design tool gives you a report of the discrepancies between your data and design Data tabs now show the tab type icon and the entity name New tab tools column math etc DBF data import into the data tabs ASCII text import into the data tabs LAS import into the data tabs Text format All columns must be separated by Tab characters to ensure future expansion of program tools and backwards compatibility Compiling and Plot changes Added Settings information on the Compile window for easier viewing update of scale LDF file name etc Log Plot files LPT now store vertical scale and page size and orientation thus simplifying future display LogPlot2003 cannot open LPT files created in 98 and earlier versions of the program Multiple log View windows can be displayed at the same time View depths or elevation for any loca
223. lumn in the design The data may be plotted from left to right or right to left linear or logarithmic scale with or without horizontal or vertical reference grids You may vary the line color thickness line style solid fill and cross fill for the curves 66 LogPlot2003 LogPlot data tabs The data for a Cross Plot Curve Column can be read from a Cross Plot Curve tab a Multi Curve tab or a regular Curve tab in the data file This means that you can have a single curve listing can be plotted in several places on the log How to insert a Cross Plot Curve Column in the log design 1 Access the Log Designer window 2 Select the Cross Plot Curves Column button from the toolbar The pointer will change shape to a for placing the column on the design screen 3 Place the column cursor where you want the left edge of the column to be in the log body portion of the design screen and click the left mouse button to place it 4 Enter the column settings in the displayed window Information about the Cross Plot Curve position name and data values appearance and grids can be found in the topics listed in the main Help window behind this window and at the end of this topic 5 To accept the displayed information click the Apply button You will see the Cross Plot Curve column displayed in the design screen with the appropriate horizontal and vertical grid lines etc You may continue to adjust the settings if nec
224. m brittle blocky to sub platy alt and pepper glauconitic pink fluores cence SHALE gray to dark gray blocky dense calcite filled en echelon fractures ANH YDRITE light gray with minor brecciatian throughout interval SALT gray white massive minor drite very fine grained well sorted firm to brittle blocky to sub platy alt and pepper glauconitic pink fluores cence SHALE gray to dark grav blocky dense calcite filled en echelon fractures ANH YDRITE light gray with minor brecciatian throughout interval SALT gray white massive minor anhy drite 58 minor chlorite Turn off pattern background colors 1 Inthe Options Log Settings window insert a check mark the No Solid Fill check box Insert a check here if pattern blocks should be filled with ther background color typically in order to save ink LogPlot Options Log Settings Pattern amp ppearance Density Factor 1 No Solid Fill During log compiling any patterns defined with a non white background color will be changed Now they will display with the background color as the foreground color against a white background 197 LogPlot2003 Solid Fill turned All patterns with colored backgrounds now plot in log the background color against white ARENACEOUS EBBEH AREMACEULS LIMESTONE gray white LIMESTONE gray whit
225. n Or just type in a name for the tab Click OK The program will add to the data sheet a Histogram tab labeled with the selected name Enter the histogram data The example shown below is from the sample file mining3 dat Histogram column identifier to match the column name in Log Designer Depths attop and Measured base of intervals values Name The name displayed on the data tab is used to match the data to a particular Histogram column in the log design This name is declared when you first create the data page above and can be edited using the Data Edit Entity Name command Top Base n these columns you must list the depth or elevation at the top and the base of the LogPlot2003 interval at which the measurements were taken If your data are entered as depths as opposed to elevations they are usually entered as negative values so that they decrease in value down the well but LogPlot does accept positive depths See Log Settings page 191 for declaring positive depths Shortcut Right click on any cell in the Histogram tab and select Fill Interval Column to fill the columns with regular depth increments Value this column you enter the quantitative values measured at the indicated depths to be represented on the log as a curve If there is no data for a depth interval you can note this with a non numeric entry such as ND or you can leave the interval blank That histogram interval will just be om
226. n shown above Insert a check in the Enable Custom Page Breaks check box In the Depth Units per Page prompt type in the number of depth units to be displayed on each page of your log Click OK and the program will repaginate the log to display the requested number of units on each page If LogView can t fit the requested number of units on the page because of page size header footer size header footer margin etc you may see partial pages If this is the case follow the steps above to reset the number of units to a larger value more log per page and try again 173 LogPlot2003 Viewing Depth Elevation Coordinates Once a log is displayed in the View window you can use the mouse pointer to determine the depth or elevation at any point on the log in the units in which the log was compiled This can be helpful if you wish to determine elevations at the top of stratigraphic units for example or to note the depth at which you wish to insert a text notation for a later re compilation of the data How to view depth elevation coordinates 1 Insert a check mark in the Elevation check box at the top of the View window if you wish to view the coordinates in elevations or leave the check box blank if you prefer to view points as depths below the surface 2 Use your mouse to point to any place on the log and view the coordinates displayed to the right of the toolbar buttons 3 You can copy a particular depth to the clipboard
227. n Setup window 2 Plot Value Grid f you want value grid lines to be plotted within the column insert a check mark in this box These are vertical lines that plot across the column to note value divisions Linear Scaling If you have set up Linear scaling Main tab you can define both a major and minor interval for the value grid lines Major Interval Insert a check in this box to define the number of major groupings across the column Click on the Style Color sample to select a line style thickness and color for the major grid lines Minor Interval Insert a check in this box to define the number of minor groupings WITHIN the major groupings Click on the Style Color sample to select a line style thickness and color for the minor grid lines Plot Value Grid Value Major Interval Enter the number of major divisions Here there are 5 17 273 4 5 Minor Intervals 12 Enter the number of minor intervals WITHIN the major intervals Here there are 2 LogPlot2003 Grid Grids On Major Intera Divisions Style Color Minor Intervals Within Major Intera Divisions Pd Style Color Logarithmic Scaling If you have requested Logarithmic scaling then the program will determine automatically the number of grid lines to plot based on the log cycles that are represented by the minimum and maximum data values You are however able to establish the major an
228. n any of the Percent tab cells you have the following options LogPlot2003 Cut Copy Paste Rows Columns Fill Interval Column Edit Entity Name Delete Data Page Move Example This is a modified excerpt from the sample Lithology3 file showing the use of a Pattern Percent column to illustrate relative lithologies measured from the drill cuttings IHTERPRETED n CUTTINGS 55 DESCRIPTIONS LITHOLOGY eer n ee Aaa CALCAREOUS KORR SANDS TOME 100 ARGILLACEOLIS LIMESTONE How to enter the percent data 1 To add a new Percent tab to the current data file you have two choices Automatic If there s already a Pattern Percent column in the current log design to which you ll be linking the data you can use the Data Update Data Template from Log Design tool to insert a new Percent tab in the current data file The program will know how to name the tab based on the log design information Manual You can also use the Data New Data Item Percent command to manually insert a Percent tab Entity Name n the displayed window click on the down arrow to the right and select the name of the Pattern Percent column in the log design to which this data page is to be linked In this list the program will show the names of all of the Pattern Percent columns in the current log design Or just type in a name for the tab Click OK The program will add to the data sheet a Percent tab labeled with th
229. n of LogPlot2003 without access to the Certificate File which maintains the network count among other things Please see your network administrator if you cannot locate this file 5 Click OK at the bottom of the Network Login screen to continue The main LogPlot screen will be displayed LogPlot2003 6 Establish the program launching information in LogPlot s Options Startup Login window This will enable you to by pass the initial Single User Network User screen and the Network Login screen Via Command Line LogPlot2003 can be launched with a specific data dat file name to load using command line parameters Taking this one step further the program can also be started with a whole batch of things to be done data to load settings to establish log to compile display save and export via command line batch See Running LogPlot with Command Line Parameters in the Help system Help Contents click the Index tab type in Command Line The LogPlot Screens Before you get into the discussion of LogPlot particulars you should familiarize yourself with the general layout of the program When you start up LogPlot you ll see the main program window LogPlot 2003 OF X Edit Data Log Options Window Help Log Design lt Click on the L ogE dit tab to access the data editor window Comments 50 00 per in SINGLE 8 00 x 10 58 In C Program FllessLP 2003 Ue Ds OzSLegFilessLag l
230. n the Editor corresponds to an item within the log s design file LDF and contains the data to be plotted in that item To view the data contained in any of the data tabs simply click on the tab name and it will be brought to the foreground New to LogPlot2003 is the ability to keep more than one data file open at a time All are accessible by clicking on their stick up tabs labeled with the file s name 91 LogPlot2003 Where Do Start Entering Editing Data 92 With the LogPlot program started follow these steps to get started Plan 1 Modify an Existing LogPlot Data File 1 Access the Data Editor window page 89 2 Open the existing LogPlot data file Select the File menu from the Data Editor menu Select the Open command and select the data DAT file you wish to modify See the listing of sample logs in the Reference Section Page 205 3 Add data to the existing data tabs type it in copy paste it from another document import into a single tab 4 Add new data tabs Data New Data Item or delete unused data tabs right click choose Delete Data Page 5 Save the data file File Save or Save As Plan 2 Import a LAS File If you have LAS geophysical data elogs sonic logs etc LogPlot offers an import tool 1 Create a new Data Editor window page 93 2 Import the LAS data page 156 Plan 3 Create a Data File Template for the Log Design 1 Access the Log Designer window and open an exist
231. n you should use the Text Column tab page 131 Text that is to be plotted vertically in the body of the log is entered using the Vertical Text tab page 132 Text labels that are associated with Histogram columns are entered in a Histogram tab page 113 If you want to plot interbedded pattern blocks use the Interbed tab page 116 Corresponding log design component Keywords listed in the Lithology column of the Lithology tab are linked to graphic patterns These patterns will be plotted in the Lithology Pattern column of the same name if any in the log design The keywords themselves can be plotted in the Lithology Description column or they can be omitted as declared in the Log Designer Descriptions entered in the Description column of the Lithology tab will be plotted within the Lithology Description column of the same name if any in the log design Descriptions may be short or extended and are optional Restrictions There is a limit of 60 characters including spaces for keywords There is a limit of 2000 characters including spaces for extended descriptions Right Click Options When you right click in any of the Lithology tab s cells you have these options Cut Copy Paste Rows Columns Fill Interval Column Edit Entity Name Delete Data Page Move How to enter the lithology data 1 a new Lithology tab to the current data file you have two choices Automatic If there s already a Lithology Pattern or
232. ng Logs Compiling Logs Introduction Compiling a log is the process of LogPlot reading the data contained in the current Data Editor window matching data items to the items in the current log design plotting the data in the design based on the program settings and displaying the log on the screen If you have questions about entering your data or designing your log please click on the appropriate picture above Topics Establish program settings below Compiling the log page 164 Compiling a batch page 169 Establishing Program Settings Prior to compiling data into a graphic log plot you need to establish a variety of program settings so that LogPlot knows how to compile the data 5 1 To access the program settings click on the Options button shown above or click on the Options menu Note that the program settings are also accessible from within the Compile a Log dialog box The program will display a set of dialog boxes with stick up index tabs All of the settings that you can establish here are saved within the program and do not need to be changed unless your preferences change You can refer to the page numbers shown below they jump you to the Reference section for details Log Settings Select the log design vertical scale and units header footer on each page and margin pattern density factor See page 191 System Settings For log compiling check the lithology and text options reversed lithol
233. ngs for the depth or elevation labels Absolute Values f you have requested that the scale bar labels represent depths on the Main tab and if your data is recorded as negative depths you have the option of stripping off the negative sign on the label by inserting a check in the Absolute Values box This setting will not be available if you have elected to display Elevation labels Decimal Places Enter the number of decimal places to be represented in each label Angle Choose an angle for the labels by clicking in the appropriate radio button 5 LogPlot2003 58 8 Position Choose where the labels to be placed relative to the scale bar line by clicking in the appropriate radio button You should double check how you set up the tick mark position below as well Label interval is established on the Tick Marks tab Adjust vertical position at top and bottom of page If activated with a check mark LogPlot will nudge the depth elevation labels down or up slightly if they fall on a page break This prevents the label from being clipped in half Enter the tick mark settings on the Tick Marks tab Major Tick Marks Increment Type in the depth or elevation interval at which the large tick marks should be plotted down the log in your downhole units or in the converted units if Convert is activated Main tab This will also be the interval for the depth elevation labels they are plotted with the major tick marks Tic
234. ns etc You might think of Edit Notes as expanded Edit Text labels If you want to enter non changing notes use the Static Notes item How it works When LogPlot compiles your data into the log design it will look in the data file for a Notes tab with the same name as the Edit Notes item in the design If it finds a match then the Notes in the data file will be plotted in the designated location If it does not find a Notes tab in the data file no text will be displayed though the notes block itself will if outlined with a border or filled with a solid color Restrictions There s no limit to the number of Notes entities you can include in your log design Each Notes item can be comprised of up to 2000 characters in length including spaces How to add editable header footer notes E 1 Select the Edit Notes button from the Log Designer toolbar The pointer will change shape to for marking the desired note position on the design screen 2 Place the cursor at the intended location in the header or footer for the upper left corner of the notes block and click the left mouse button once The program will display the Note Setup window 3 Enter the requested text settings Name Enter the name for this Edit Note item Each Edit Note item must have a unique name so that you can refer to each one individually in the data file Position These coordinates determine the placement of the edges of the note block in the header or
235. ns if you made any of the changes listed above In the bottom portion of the dialog box you will see the current length and width dimensions for your log page If any of the dimensions are shown in red then they exceed the available dimensions for the page as shown at the top of the window 3 To re calculate the LogPlot page size based on the current printer click the Set Default Size button If you wish to change the units from inches to centimeters or vice versa click the appropriate radio button This will update the Printer Info top automatically Be sure to click the Set Default Size button again to re computer the new Log Designer page size The units that you select here will also determine the units of the ruler displayed at the top of the Log Designer window When the printer and page settings are established to your satisfaction click OK to return to the Log Designer window The program will update the window to reflect the horizontal dimensions of the page 21 LogPlot2003 Print Log Design Files 22 To print your log design follow these steps 1 Access the Log Designer window as necessary 2 Select the Print command from the Log Designer File menu The program will display the standard dialog box for the printer that is currently selected within Windows as default 3 Make the necessary settings copies resolution etc as appropriate for your printer and choose OK when you are ready to print The
236. ntal geotechnical log designs enviro geotech1 14 enviro geotech2 Idf etc contain examples of vertical lines used to create a solid line border around the entire log These samples are found in the Logfiles folder in the LogPlot2003 program folder How to insert a vertical line into the log design 1 Access the Log Designer window LI 2 Select the Vertical Line button from the toolbar The pointer will change shape to for placing the line on the design screen 3 Place the at the horizontal location the body of the log design where the line should be placed and click the left mouse button 4 Enterthe line settings in the Setup window Position The value displayed here reflects the current horizontal position of the line Line Click on this box to choose the line style thickness and color for the vertical line Ignore Header Footer Margin Insert a check here if you want the body line to extend all the way to the header and footer thus ignoring any header or footer margin that you have requested This is commonly used to create solid boundary lines around the log This would also require that you have boundary lines or rectangles in the header and footer that align with these vertical body lines 85 LogPlot2003 DRILL HOLE 3ierra 1 1354 ELAT GAS Ser Gees ly SOL Pa Der Dan md m ed i FA BHL L hese vert
237. ntity Name command from the pop up menu Enter the requested information Entity Name n the displayed window click on the down arrow to the right and select the name of the item in the current log design to which this data page is to correspond In this list the program will show the names of all of the entities in the current log design that match the tab type If you don t have a design selected or if your design s correct column names aren t displayed click the Cancel button Access the Options menu from the main program toolbar select the Log Settings option and select the log design to be used Then try changing the entity name again The Entity Name prompt will also allow you to type in a name This must match character for character the name that is assigned to the corresponding item in the log design The match is not case sensitive Click OK to continue The program will display the new name at the top of the data tab For the Edit Text and Edit Notes tabs the entity names are listed as the first entry of each row Edit Percentage Headers The Edit Percentage Headers command is available as a right click option from within the Percent tab It is used to change the name and or number of lithology keywords to be represented in the tab A Percent tab is used to enter depth intervals and relative percentages of up to 20 rock types to be displayed as graphic patterns in a Percent Column on a log To add change the litholog
238. o access the settings You can reposition or resize the column either manually or via the dialog box settings Adding a Histogram Column Use A Histogram Column is used to plot quantitative data as a histogram bars How it works As you compile your log in LogPlot the program will locate data in the Histogram or Multi Histogram columns and it will plot the data in the Histogram column of the same name The data may be plotted from left to right or right to left linear or logarithmic scale with or without horizontal or vertical reference grids You may vary the color and fill pattern for the histogram bars Each Histogram column on the log must have a separate Histogram tab or column in a Multi Histogram tab in the data file LogPlot2003 LogPlot data tab Histogram columns are linked to data entered into a Histogram tab or Multi Histogram tab Log design example s Log designs mining1 ldf mining2 Idf and mining3 Idf contain examples of multiple Histogram columns These samples are found in the Logfiles folder in the LogPlot2003 program folder How to insert a histogram column in a log design 1 Access the Log Designer window 2 Select the Histogram button from the toolbar The pointer will change shape to a for placing the column on the design screen 3 Place the histogram cursor where you want to position the left edge of the column and click the left mouse button 4 Enter the histogram setup informat
239. o fill is desired select the blank pattern Fill Direction f you have selected a non blank fill pattern you can choose whether the curve is to be filled to the left or to the right This setting operates independently of which direction the curve is actually plotting See the previous section for some examples How to set up the Cross Plot Curve grid lines value and depth See this topic under the Curve Column page 62 Adding a Pattern Percent Column Use A Pattern Percent column is used to plot lithology patterns in a column based on component percentages How it works As you compile your log in LogPlot the program will locate relative percentage data for declared keywords and intervals that are listed in a Percent data tab that has the same name It will plot the appropriate patterns in the Pattern Percent column the width of each pattern corresponding to that component s percent representation This is typically used to represent cuttings percentages in a graphic manner See the Lithology Pattern column Page 53 for plotting individual pattern blocks for each depth interval 69 LogPlot2003 70 LogPlot data tabs Pattern Percent Columns are linked to LogPlot Percent tabs Log design example s Log designs lithology3 Idf and mudlog1 Idf contain examples of Pattern Percent columns These samples are found in the Logfiles folder in the LogPlot2003 program folder How to create a pattern percent column in a log de
240. og Settings page 191 for declaring positive depths Right Depth Optional If this column is left blank the program will assume the line is to be plotted horizontally at the depth declared in the Left Depth column If however you want the line plotted at an angle between two depths you can enter the depth for the right side of the line here You can use the Tab key to advance from cell to cell and from the end of a row to the next row in the tab Interbed Tab Use The Interbed tab is used to define interbed zones to plot as patterns within a Lithology Pattern column that has the same name The interbeds are declared with keywords just like the Lithology intervals However interbed text is not displayed Corresponding log design component Interbed patterns will be plotted on the log in the Lithology Pattern column of the same name Right Click Options When you right click in any of the Interbed tab s cells you have the following options Cut Copy Paste Rows Columns Edit Entity Name Delete Data Move Example This example illustrates 4 lithology intervals left with two interbeds declared right Notice how both data tabs are named Lithology LogPlot2003 Interbed data Lithology data Lithalogy Lithology Gravel and Sand 2 0 3 0 Sand 3 0 4 5 Sand and Silt 4 5 6 0 Gravel How to enter the interbed data 1 To add a new Interbed tab to the current log design select
241. og design to which this data page is to correspond In this list the program will show the names of all of the Bitmap columns in the current log design Or just type in a name for the tab Click OK The program will add to the data sheet a Bitmap tab labeled with the selected name Enter the data as illustrated below Bitmap column identifier to match ca the column name in Log Designer woes c data praject scare 1 bmp 43 c data praject Score bmp Depths at top and base of Mame and full path of the interval s for the picture s Bitmap bmp or JPEG file to be plotted in the Bitmap column in or double click Name The name displayed on the Bitmap tab is used to match the data to a particular Bitmap column in the log design The information entered under the Fossils Bitmap tab for example will be plotted in the Bitmap column also named Fossils This name is declared when you first create the data page above and can be edited using the Edit Edit Entity Name command Top Base n these columns you must list the depth or elevation and the top and the base of the interval that is to be filled with the Bitmap BMP or JPG image You may listed multiple intervals for a single column If your data are entered as depths as opposed to elevations they are usually entered as negative values so that they decrease in value down the well but LogPlot does accept positive depths See Log Settings p
242. ogy Description Column Use A Lithology Description Column is designed to contain textual descriptions that are listed in Lithology tab in your data file The patterns for any declared description keywords will be plotted in the associated Lithology Pattern Column if any How it works As the LogPlot program compiles your data file it will identify keywords listed within the lithologic descriptions scan the active keyword table for these keywords and if found plot the associated pattern for that interval in the Lithology Pattern Column that has the same name The keyword and or any extended text descriptions will be plotted in the Lithology Description Column on the log Text that is not to be associated with lithologic patterns is designed with the Text Column tool It is not required that each Lithology Description Column have an associated Pattern Column LogPlot data tab Lithology descriptions are linked to data entered into a Lithology tab Log design example s Most of the log designs shipped with the program contain Lithology Description Columns You might however refer to logfiles mining2 Idf and its associated data file mining2 dat which contains a single Description Column and multiple Pattern Columns LogPlot2003 How to create a lithology description column in a log design 1 Access the Log Designer window Select the Lithology Description button from the toolbar Ez The pointer will change shap
243. ogy intervals description terminating character See page 198 Program Files Select the active keyword pattern and symbol files for the current log See page 200 Printer Settings Double check the selected printer and the current paper size type and orientation See page 204 163 LogPlot2003 Compiling Your Log 2 1 When you are ready to compile your data select the Compile button shown above from the Data Editor toolbar Or you can select the Compile a Log command from the Data Editors Log menu The program will display a dialog box where you can confirm a number of items discussed on the following pages and in the Reference section 1 Verify the printer and page settings Verify starting and ending depths for lag Verify current log design LDF file Set vertical cale Verify header and footer settings Verify pattern settings Top Bottom Settings Depth Interval Top of Interval These defaults are extracted fram the 160 data file s Setup tab og Design File Ctrl Bottom of Interval Files ogPlot 2003 LogFiles Logi0 ldt caling 5 Fit Page Depth Units Per Inch Depth Units per Centimeter Positive Depth eader Foaoter Header Footer On Every Page 0 25 Margin between Header Footer and Log Body attern Appearance Density Factor 1 See the Reference section for in
244. ok Dpsors ES D RU HE Header footer drawing tools ot gt c Draggable footer boundary s Log Footer T Vertical scroll bar s Horizontal scroll bar _ gt 2 zie wz gg Sipan SINGLE B17W1OETi FlesLP2003 0646 04 The log footer can be up to 5 inches in length You may use the scroll bars provided at the bottom and along the right side of the footer to view portions of the footer than you cannot currently see You may also change the displayed size of the footer work area by positioning your pointer on the boundary bar at the top of the footer and dragging it up or down as appropriate Header Footer Mechanics 24 Header 1 versus Header 2 The Log Designer permits you to design two different headers for each log Header 1 is plotted on the first page of the log and presumably contains more elaborate information that does not need to be duplicated on subsequent pages of the log Header 2 can be plotted on the second and subsequent pages of a log and can contain an abbreviated form of the primary header You may toggle between LogPlot2003 these header views using the Header 1 and Header 2 commands Options menu or using the buttons on the toolbar at the bottom of the screen It is not required that you have a second header design If Header 2 is left blank
245. on the item and choosing Edit Entity Adding a Curve Column Use A Curve Column is used to plot quantitative data as a point to point curve LogPlot2003 How it works As you compile your log in LogPlot the program will locate data listed on a Curve or Multi Curve data tab and will plot the data in the Curve Column of the same name The data may be plotted from left to right or right to left linear or logarithmic scale with or without horizontal or vertical reference grids You may vary the line color thickness and style for the curve The curves may be filled with a solid color if desired Curves can wrap and can include symbols at the inflection points You may include automatic value labels at regular intervals down the log Each Curve Column on the log must have a separate Curve tab in the data file or a separate column listing within a Multi Curve tab LogPlot data tab Curve Columns link to data in Curve or Multi Curve data tabs Log design example s Log designs geophysical1 ldf geophysical2 Idf mining2 Idf and mudlog1 Idf contain multiple Curve Column examples These sample files are found in the Logfiles folder in the LogPlot 2003 program folder How to insert a curve column in a log design 1 Access the Log Designer window 2 Select the Curve button from the toolbar The pointer will change shape to a for placing the column on the design screen 3 Place the curve cursor where you
246. one Some LAS files list measurements by elevation rather than depth You can probably tell by the Start and Stop values in the file LogPlot usually expects data to be listed as depths If you need to convert elevations to depths use the right click Column Math Constant tool to subtract the surface elevation value Start from the elevation listings in the Depth column re storing the new depth values in the Depth column What Next 1 Save the imported data Choose the Data Editor s File Save command and type in a name for this file LogPlot data files use the file name extension DAT See Saving Data Files page 96 2 Open log design If you requested an automatic log design during the import access the Log Designer window and use File Open to open the LDF file created by the importer You ll probably note at this time that it s a very basic design No fancy stuff You can take some time at this point to jazz up the design add header information depth scale curve grid lines and legends change the curve appearances etc See Log Designer Introduction page 15 Or you can proceed to LogPlot2003 3 to compile the data as is into the log design as is If you have an existing log design into which this data is to be plotted you should access the Log Designer window and open that LDF file To cross check the files you might click back into the Data Editor window and select Data Check Data Against Log Design T
247. ong text that will wrap check out the new Edit Notes data item above Right Click Options When you right click in any of the Edit Text cells you have the following options Cut Copy Paste Rows Columns Edit Entity Name Delete Data Page Delete Edit Text Move Example The following excerpt from the compiled enviro geotech5 dat file illustrates Edit Text fields in red in the header of a log LogPlot2003 TriStar d Environmental Integrated Environmental Solutions PROJECT INFORMATION PROJECT Bandoher Gas Station SITE LOCATION 3300 W Rimrock Drive JOB NO 10 001 01 LOGGED BY Zachary mith PROJECT MANAGER Bruce Stuart DATES DRILLED 6 02 93 to 6 03 93 NOTES One hot dusty day How to enter the Edit Text data 1 To add an Edit Text tab to the current data file or to add a new entry to an existing Edit Text tab you have two choices Automatic If there s already an Edit Text label in the current log design to which you ll be linking the data you can use the Data Update Data Template from Log Design tool to insert the new Edit Text entity to the current data file The program will know how to name the item based on the log design information Manual You can also use the Data New Data Item Edit Text command to manually insert a new tab or a new entry into an existing tab Only one Edit Text tab is permitted Entity Name n the displayed window click on the down arrow to the right and select th
248. opriate file name extension EMF or WMF automatically Plot Header Insert a check here to include the first header in the log export Plot Footer Insert a check here to include the final footer in the log export at the end of the continuous log body 5 Choose OK to continue The program will store the log on disk in the selected metafile format under the declared file name This WMF or EMF log can then be opened in other graphics applications inserted into word processing documents etc Note that you cannot open the WMF or EMF version of the log within LogView You may find that the appearance of the WMF or EMF file can vary greatly depending on the application being used to view it How to export logs as BMP This export tool exports the current log page not the entire log to a Windows Bitmap BMP format The exported page will have the same page dimensions and header and footer information as you see on the screen display 1 sure the log that you wish to export is displayed in the active LogView window S gi 2 Advance to the page you wish to export each is exported separately as necessary by clicking the Page Down Page Up or Go To Page buttons in the View window toolbar 3 Select the Export command from the View window s File menu 4 Select the BMP option 5 Filename Click on the Open button at the right edge of the prompt to enter the name to assign to the exported file accessing other folders
249. opy of any highlighted text in the Editor window and place it in the computer s Clipboard for later pasting Paste Use this button to insert at the current cursor location in the Editor window the contents of the computer s Clipboard Only text may be pasted into this window Fill Depth Column The Fill Depth Column command is available as a right click option from within many of the LogPlot data tabs It is used to enter a single column of depth values at regular increments automatically into a tab s Depth column starting at the current cursor position in the tab To add depth values to a tab follow these steps 1 Click in the tab to be edited to make it active 2 Click in the row in which the depth listing is to start 143 LogPlot2003 144 3 Then right click in any of the tab s cells 4 Select the Fill Depth Column command from the pop up menu 5 Enter the requested information Starting Value Enter at this prompt the depth or elevation to be listed in the row at which the cursor is currently located This value may represent English or metric units Ending Value Enter at this prompt the lower most depth or elevation value to be listed on the data tab Remember that the depths or elevations typically decrease in value down the hole and down the tab So if you are entering depths they are usually entered as negative values but it s not required See Log Settings if you are entering positive depths An
250. or by moving or resizing the column on the design screen itself Horizontal coordinates are expressed in screen pixels relative to the left edge of the design screen This Histogram Value column can overlay a Histogram column if desired Font Click on this button to access font type style size and color for the value labels If after you compile your data for this log design within LogPlot you find that the description characters are too large or too small for the given log scale you may adjust the text font and size via these dialog box items Color Use this button to select a color for the text This may also be selected using the Font button above 73 LogPlot2003 74 Decimals Click on the up down arrow as necessary to set the number of decimal places for the value labels Think about this one if the histogram values are small be sure to set an adequate number of decimal places Similarly large integer values won t require any decimal places Alignment Choose Left to align the first characters of the value labels along the left edge of the column defined above Or choose Right to align the last character of each label along the right edge of the column also defined above Opaque Text Background Insert a check here if the labels are to block out any background items or leave this blank to leave the text transparent so that any background items are still visible Draw column outline Insert a check here i
251. or drives as necessary Click OK to return to the export LogPlot2003 dialog box The program will append the appropriate file name extension BMP automatically 6 Bitmap Colors Select the number of colors you wish to have stored in the exported file Bear in mind the greater the color depth the larger the output BMP file For your reference the program will display in the window the output file size under current settings We recommend you start with 16 colors or 256 colors and if you find these inadequate then try again with a High or True color export See also JPEG export for another bitmap type format which creates much smaller output files using high color 7 Pixels Inch this prompt type in the number of bitmap pixels you want per horizontal and vertical inch of the bitmap image For display on screen the default settings of 96 your screen pixels per inch should work fine For print output you should enter a greater value How much greater As with the colors the resolution will have a great effect on the output BMP file size the larger the number of pixels per inch the larger the output file Again refer to the program s file size reference right inside the export window You might start with a resolution of 150 pixels inch and if you find this inadequate too pixel y or block in appearance try again at 250 or 300 8 Click OK to proceed The program will store the current page of the log on disk in a Wind
252. or example if the column is to contain drilling rate values that are to be plotted from 0 to 60 feet per minute you would enter O for the Min Value and 60 for the Max Value Logarithmic Scaling For the Min Value enter the non negative and non zero real number to represent the minimum value of the logarithmic curve column You may then select the appropriate Max Value using the up or down arrows next to that prompt You are restricted to even logarithmic cycles such as 0 2 to 2 000 1 to 10 000 etc LogPlot2003 Min Value Oo Value 1 000 0 Type in the minimum value for the curve column Then use the arrow buttons to select from one of the displayed Max Values logarithmic cycles If Logarithmic Scaling is selected and the program encounters a zero or negative value in the data file that value will be plotted at the minimum value edge of the column If the data values are to be plotted from the left to the right click on the Low to High button If the data are to be plotted from the right to the left click on the High to Low button Note that for Cross Plot Curve data this is distinguished from the direction of fill below 4 Set the appearance for Curve 1 and Curve 2 Line Insert a check in this box if you want to plot a line to define the curve If activated click on the box to the right to select line style line thickness and color Fill Click on this box to select a fill pattern and color If n
253. or saved on disk as requested If another item is listed in the batch the program will process it next And so on 170 LogPlot2003 Viewing and Manipulating Your Logs Log View Introduction When LogPlot compiles a new log it looks at the current scaling setting AND at the current printer setup to determine how much of the log will fit on the first page This first page will be displayed on the screen in the Log View window The Log View window is used to display the compiled logs on your screen From this window you can view print and export the graphic logs T 5 E 2 z FA HAA E inip ici Fried Gi E ZO S Mg In 9 0 EI n 50 4 2910 100 30 F 50 A new Log View window is displayed each time a log is compiled LogPlot Multiple Log View windows can remain open at the same time thus enabling you to compare logs display them as a pseudo cross section etc Topics Viewing your log pages below NEW Setting Depth Units per Page page 173 Viewing depth elevation coordinates page 174 171 LogPlot2003 Saving your log page 174 Printing your log page 175 Accessing a View window page 175 Opening a log page 176 Exporting your log page 177 Viewing Your Log Pages 172 LogView displays a single log page at a time on the screen Use the
254. ordinates are expressed in coordinates relative to the top of the header or footer Keep Proportions Insert a check in this box if you want Log Designer to retain the pictures horizontal to vertical ratio when resized either by editing the coordinates above or by resizing the picture on the work screen To accept the displayed settings click the Apply button You will see the picture displayed on the screen at the declared location and dimensions You may continue to adjust the picture settings in the dialog box if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied Click Close to close the Graphic Setup window If you need to review the settings you established you can double click on the picture and the program will display the settings window Or you can right click on the item and select Edit Entity or find the picture in the View Entity List and choose the Load Item button If the picture that you insert is large it may exceed the width of the log page making its resizing handles inaccessible In this case you will need to use the dialog box Position settings above to adjust the size of the picture LogPlot2003 Inserting Header Footer Patterns ess S Cen ES ES Use The Header Footer Pattern button is used to insert a square or rectangular block into the log s header or footer filled with the pattern of your choice This is typically used to build an index to the patterns that will appear
255. orizontal line data 1 To add a new Horizontal Line tab to the current data file you have two choices Automatic If there s already a Horizontal Line item in the current log design to which you ll be linking the data you can use the Data Update Data Template from Log Design tool to insert a new Horizontal Line tab in the current data file The program will know how to name the tab based on the log design information Manual You can also use the Data New Data Item Horizontal Line command to manually insert a Horizontal Line tab 115 LogPlot2003 116 Entity Name n the displayed window click on the down arrow to the right and select the name of the Horizontal Line item in the log design to which this data page is to correspond In this list the program will show the names of all of the Horizontal Line entities in the current log design Or just type in a name for the tab Click OK The program will add to the data sheet a Horizontal Line tab labeled with the selected name 2 Enter the data Left Depth default Here you enter the depth at which the horizontal line or lines is are to be plotted If for example you wanted a single horizontal line plotted at the final depth of your log you would type in that depth here If your data are entered as depths as opposed to elevations they are usually entered as negative values so that they decrease in value down the well but LogPlot does accept positive depths See L
256. ot program Although the log body is a fixed size in the Log Designer its vertical scale can be varied by the user within the LogPlot program Within the Log Designer work screen the log body is completely separate from the header and the footer and has a different set of command buttons LogPlot2003 LogPtot 2003 Ld Date Took Dolor window Help E ES og int Darm Se Eee Ress Ez ES en Log body drawing tools Log Body Vertical scroll bar Draggable header boundary gt a 0 gt feo la ico Draggable footer boundary Tran ques ED mmr gt 8000 SINGLE 3001058 Fieri P2002 7605 0291 007 lee Loc di When you create a new log design New command File menu the program will display a blank design screen You may then insert a log body item by clicking the appropriate toolbar button and placing the component in the log body section You may use the displayed ruler for placement reference Items in the log header or footer cannot be moved into the log body and vice versa Log Body Mechanics Log Body Coordinates The placement of any log body item is stored in terms of horizontal screen pixels Unlike the log header and footer the log body items do not have any vertical placement since they will extend the length of the log when it is compiled The horizontal coordinates start at 0 along the left
257. otted left to right Curve 1 is plotted in blue no fill Curve 2 is plotted in solid green with red outline The overlap zone is plotted in solid red How to set up the Cross Plot Curve names data range scaling and appearance 1 Click on the Curve 1 and Curve 2 tabs in the Crossplot Curves Options window to establish the data scaling and appearance options for both Curve 1 and Curve 2 Establish the curve Name For each curve trace in the cross plot column enter a Name to identify the curve Any data in a Cross Plot Curve Curve or Multi Curve tab in the LogPlot data file that is flagged with the same name will be plotted in this column The name you declare must match character for character the name for the curve data listed in the data file The name match is not case sensitive The name can be up to 60 characters in length including spaces It doesn t make much difference which curve you declare for Curve 1 or Curve 2 Note however that Curve 2 will always plot on top of Curve 1 Establish the curve Scaling options for both Curve 1 and Curve 2 Select the scaling method to use by clicking in its radio button The linear versus logarithmic log base 10 scaling will affect how the data is entered in the next set of prompts In the Min Value and Max Value boxes enter the data values that are to be represented within the curve column Linear Scaling Simply type in the data value range to be represented in the curve column F
258. ou need to change any of the line characteristics follow these steps Double click on the line and the program will display the Line Setup dialog box Or right click the line and choose Edit Entity If the line is hard to grab with the mouse you can also access its settings by locating the line in the Edit View Entity List screen and then double click on its listing there Enter the requested information Position These coordinates determine the placement of the line in the header or footer of the log LogPlot2003 Position 133 2 139 v1 2 Y2 36 Horizontal 3 and Horizontal X and vertical T coordinates vertical T coordinates far the first endpoint of for the second endpoint the line of the line You may change the position of the line by editing these values or by moving the line itself on the work screen Remember that the y or vertical coordinates are expressed in coordinates relative to the top of the header or footer Options Click on the displayed box to select the line style left line thickness right and line color bottom in the displayed window Click OK to return to the Header Footer Line Setup window Note that in the Log Designer view any text that overlays a filled header or footer rectangle will appear with an opaque white background This will not appear when the log is compiled 3 To accept the displayed information click the Apply button
259. ow noies and edil maaa f r iid lanis werappaab le Fert in heade and fonte 210 LogPlot2003 Environmental Geotechnical Log designs Enviro geotech1 dat Enviro geotech1 ldf Soils hydrocarbons lithology In LogPlot2001 log15 dat Idf ALFA ENVIRONMENTAL INC CLIENT ROMEO BORING OH PROIECT NOs 97 454 COORDIT ATES E pag Loft 1 LEFOKRTSET TEST DATA 5 FIELD ENGINEER GDULIATORET BY C i CHECKED HY T LAPORT i 1 z DATEBEGAN 12 14 97 EM 14 15 02 GROUND SURFACE ELEVATION Naf Measured z E a E gAH ESTUME Loose LOR 5 35 medium sand occasional pebbles l 3 inch in dimmertzr varira fora medius grained very coarse mE ms 6151 saple recovery as CLATEY SAND Hedium dense dack yellowish begoun 10YR 4741 fame moiri no visibla Jike ams above LEADS SELE bicis CLHUTE Ara dea Cli eet Beas Lowi plasticiry fone silit pods TARE AS bee Jake as Soe Jilt SILTY Medium dense yellowish brow 5 4 fins silty damp ame calicis veining staining TARE ms Shore Toral depth 50
260. ows Bitmap format This BMP file can then be opened in other graphics applications inserted into word processing documents etc Note that you cannot open the Bitmap version of the log within LogPlot How to export logs as JPG This export tool exports the current log page not the entire log to a JPEG JPG format The exported page will have the same page dimensions and header and footer information as you see on the screen display See also Bitmap export which creates BMP files 1 Be sure the log that you wish to export is displayed in the active LogView window 5 Bl 2 Advance to the page you wish to export each is exported separately as necessary by clicking the Page Down Page Up or Go To Page buttons in the View window toolbar 3 Select the Export command from the View window s File menu 4 Select the JPEG option 5 Filename Click on the Open button at the right edge of the prompt to enter the name to assign to the exported file accessing other folders or drives as necessary Click OK to return to the export dialog box The program will append the appropriate file name extension JPG automatically The Log Designer window saves log design previews in a JPEG format If you assign the export 179 LogPlot2003 JPG file the same name as your LDF file you may overwrite the preview 6 Compression quality Use the slider bar to select also the compression style Generally the greater the compression you sel
261. per case character on the 6 key 199 LogPlot2003 Use this setting to change the terminator character used in lithologic descriptions and text columns when viewed as text Text Description Options Description Terminator Click here to set Default Terminator the terminator to the program default Break descriptions space Larger vertical margins See text If you wish the change the setting simply type in the prompt window the single preferred character to act as the text terminator Or to reset the terminator to the default click on the Default Terminator button If you change the text terminator character be sure that it is one not normally used as text within the lithologic descriptions or text blocks of your data file Factory default setting 4 Break descriptions on space This setting by default activated would need to be changed only if you are entering descriptions using a language character set that does not separate words with spaces If activated with a check mark LogPlot will wrap the text in a lithologic description column or a text column so that the line breaks occur at the spaces between words If deactivated no check mark LogPlot will wrap the text at any character location based on available space Program Files Settings 200 The Program Files tab is accessible by clicking on the Options toolbar button shown above and then clicking on the Program
262. present rock type such as these gt mme T a T T a If you wish to insert symbols in the header or footer of the log that is done within the Log Designer using the Header Footer Symbol tool Corresponding log design component Data listed in this tab will be plotted on the log in the Symbol column of the same name Right Click Options When you right click in the Symbol tab s cells you have the following options Cut Copy Paste Rows Columns Fill Depth Column Edit Entity Name Delete Data Page Move Example This example from the sample enviro geotech6 illustrates the use of a Symbol column to plot water level symbols overlaying the log s depth column How to enter the symbol data 1 To add a new Symbol tab to the current data file you have two choices 129 LogPlot2003 130 Automatic If there s already a Symbol column in the current log design to which you ll be linking the data you can use the Data Update Data Template from Log Design tool to insert a new Symbol tab in the current data file The program will know how to name the tab based on the log design information Manual You can also use the Data New Data Item Symbol command to manually insert a Symbol tab Entity Name n the displayed window click on the down arrow to the right and select the name of the Symbol column in the log design to which this data page is to be linked In this list the program will show the names of all o
263. ram will bring that window to the foreground 3 You can save print or export the current log Or you can open a new LPT file into this window Opening a Log 176 If you have saved a log plot on disk as an LPT file it is possible to re open it into a LogView window for viewing exporting and printing Because scaling page size and paper orientation are stored in the LPT file these files should look the same when re opened as they did when originally created However if you have a different printer now set as default or are opening the LPT file on a different computer presumably with a different printer you may see a warning that the page size has changed Follow the instructions under the Update Page Size page Because of this different file structure LogPlot2003 cannot open LPT files created in LogPlot98 or earlier versions of the program It does open LPT files saved in LogPlot2001 How to open an existing LPT file 1 Access a LogView window if necessary 2 Select the Open button from the toolbar or the Open command from the LogView File menu 3 Select the log plot LPT file that you wish to display on the screen by highlighting it and choosing the OK button LogPlot creates and opens files in the LogPlot format LPT only LogPlot2003 The program will plot the first page of the log on the screen You may use the scroll bars on the side of the View window to view hidden portions of this page or you
264. rather than linear scale Note that logarithmic scales are undefined for zero or negative values so don t check this box if your data encompasses this value range Caption These will be the text listed in the Static Text header labels inserted into the log design if you have activated the Include Header Caption check box The default text corresponds to the curve s name in the left column You can type in a preferred label of up to 60 characters including spaces Note that Static Text labels do not wrap Width This establishes the width of each curve column in screen pixels The more columns you have selected the narrower these will default so that they ll fit into the design Note that all of these settings can be modified later in the Log Designer screen 5 Click the Finish button at the bottom of the LAS Import window to proceed The program will create a Multi Curve data tab in the current data window with column headings corresponding to the names of the curves you selected The first left most column will contains depths listed at the Step indicated in the LAS file The depth range will correspond to the LAS file s Start and Stop depths or a filtered depth range if you specified that Each curve s data values will be listed in its column If you requested replacement of null values with a particular replacement these should be visible in the curve listings The program will also store on disk an LDF file if you requested
265. rhary smith METHOD OF DRILLING 6 Hollow Stem Auger PROJECT Bruce SAMPUNG METHODS Split Spoon DATES DRILLED 6 02 93 to 6 00 93 JDRF 140 LE 30 EN drilling ales eee weil SL BORNE WELL SyMBOLS SOILDESCRIPTICN PELLEN COMPLETION DESCRIPTION 1 geaw s bres ily i GAEL angu parted ea mice Ber Een La Ti ha acreened interval from z Clg are and Fa rt ci pL quang pem 25 1 with herztnnits 215 LogPlot2003 Enviro geotech6 dat Enviro geotech6 ldf Lithology soils well construction In LogPlot2001 log12 dat Idf SOIL TEST BORING SYMBOLIC LOG Great Wall WITH MONITOR WELL INSTALLATION NOTES Environmental Inc 121 Pis 5 PROJECT atudy BORING MD 5 1 LOCATION 25H 35W METHOD OF DEILLING 6 Hollow Jtem Auger DATE 6 2 02 RECORD OF WAIER DEPTH CHECKZH nene ELEVATION 4 CAVIHG DEPTH none ARTIFICIAL FILL DEPTH none ELEVATION evened oy m Meu Well FILO TEST DATA w jpam Cosgsnuctins Desaipiinn m im 7 Per icem
266. rinter settings When you have established the printer settings to your satisfaction choose the OK button to return to the LogPlot menu Note that once your printer is set up within the program you will not need to re select it unless the setup changes in some way Next you should click in the Data Editor window Select the Data Editor s File Printer Font command to establish the font type to be used in printing the data file s text listing In the displayed window select from the available fonts font styles sizes and effects by clicking on your choices Click on the OK button in the Printer Font dialog box to return to the Data Editor window Then to send the data file to the selected printer select the Print command from the Data Editor s File menu When you select this command the program will display a dialog box displaying print options specific to your printer Choose the OK button when you are ready to have the file printed 97 LogPlot2003 Note that the file is printed in its continuous text form as it is stored on disk It will not be organized into tabular pages as it is displayed in the editor For example a file that looks like this in the Editor LogPloat 2003 Data Log der Will look like this when printed on paper Last Modified 12 6 1999 Suggested vertical scaling 50 units inch Suggested design 1001 01 straight forward lithology SETUP 0 450 000 EDIT TEXT
267. rn for the block simply click on one of the displayed patterns You may use the scroll bars as necessary to view additional patterns The pattern you have selected will be displayed in the preview box at the top of the window and its index number will be shown in the upper left part of the window To adjust the density at which the pattern is to be displayed in the header block click on the up or down arrow labeled Density The pattern preview will be updated to reflect the density changes The greater the value the less dense the pattern Select a foreground and background color for the pattern design by clicking on the appropriate color box and making a selection See Viewing and Editing Patterns page 186 for more information 37 LogPlot2003 38 When you have established the pattern color and density to your satisfaction click on the OK button at the bottom of the Select Pattern window You will be returned to the Header Footer Pattern Setup window 4 Position These coordinates determine the placement of the pattern block in the header or footer of the log Vertical r coordinate for the tap nf the pattern black Horizontal lt coordinate for the right edge Horizontal lt of the block coordinate for the left edge of the pattern block Pattern to be displayed Click here or here to select a new pattern color denzity and or line thickness Vertical r coordinate for the bottom of the patt
268. rogram FilessLogPlot 2003 P2003 key 2 Inthe displayed window locate the name of the file to be loaded accessing other drives directories as necessary Be sure the keyword file has the extension KEY The keyword file structure in LogPlot2003 has changed so LogPlot v 1 97 98 and RockWorks keyword files must be imported See the Keyword Editor for details 3 Select the desired file name by clicking on it 4 Click the Open button to accept the selected file name Or click on Cancel to throw out changes You will be returned to the Program Files tab with the new file name displayed as default You may repeat this process as necessary to change other file names The program will now use this keyword table when reading your lithology percent and well construction data and determining the patterns and colors to be used to represent them in the log Select a different Pattern Table 1 Tochange the name of the pattern file to be used the program click on the open file button to the right of the name s prompt 201 LogPlot2003 202 LogPlot Options Log Settings System Settings Program Files Startup Login Pattern Fil E FilessbLogPlat 2U003 RockUtil Patr In the displayed window locate the name of the file to be loaded accessing other drives or directories as necessary Be sure the pattern file has the extension PAT The pattern files that you select can be created in
269. rom the pop up menu select the ASCII Text command Enter the requested information File to import Click on the open file button to the right of the prompt to select the name of the ASCII text file whose contents are to be imported The program will display the first 10 lines of this file in the scrolling window You can verify that this is the text data you wish to import Skip lines Enter here the number of initial lines that are to be omitted from the import choose 0 if none is to be ignored Delimiter Specify here the column delimiter used in the imported file Import to This determines the data tab into which the data is to be imported The default will be the current front most tab but you may click on the arrows to advance through the list of tabs The selected tab will be brought to the foreground of the Editor The tabs will be listed by their names except for Multi Curve and Multi Histogram tabs which have multiple names If necessary you can move the import window to the side as you scroll through the tab names to see which tab is on top Starting at Row Enter the row number in the specified data tab at which the imported data listing should start Note that the imported data will always start in the first column though you can manually select the import column order Manually Select Columns Insert a check here if you wish to specify a particular tab column for each column in the text file Leave this setting clear
270. s The only drawback to this export tool would be any viewing and especially printing limitations inherent to the browser you are using to open the HTML table For example you can t print a continuous log from the browser window even though it looks continuous on the screen 1 sure the log that you wish to export is displayed in the active LogView window Select the Export command from the View window s File menu Select the HTML Table option Be ce Filename Click on the Open button at the right edge of the prompt to enter the name to assign to the exported file accessing other folders or drives as necessary Click OK to return to the export dialog box The program will append the appropriate file name extension HTML automatically 5 Because the graphic part of the log is exported as a JPEG image you need to establish these JPEG settings Compression quality Use the slider bar to select also the compression style Generally the greater the compression you select by dragging the slider bar to the left the lesser the output quality Because the JPEG graphic format stores information very efficiently you might start with relatively low compression to achieve better quality Pixels Inch n this prompt type in the number of bitmap pixels you want per horizontal and vertical inch of the JPEG image For display on screen the default settings of 96 your screen 180 LogPlot2003 pixels per inch should work fine Beca
271. s file contains a list of batch commands that declare file names and program settings to be honored when the program starts To process a batch file when the LogPlot2003 program is started you list the BATCH command and then the name of the LogPlot Batch file after the program name on the command line Logplot2003 exe BATCH c program files project_a batch_ a txt See the following topics for details about the batchcommand structure Option 3 Load a Data File Establish Settings at Program Startup AND Compile and Display the Log If you want to automate the steps of starting the LogPlot program automatically loading a particular data file and establishing a number of program settings AND then compiling the data and displaying the log this is also done by creating a batch file This file contains a list of batch commands that declare file names and program settings to be honored upon program startup LogPlot2003 The difference between this batch and that in Option 2 above is that this file contains the DISPLAY command To process a batch file when the LogPlot2003 program is started you list the BATCH command and then the name of the LogPlot Batch file after the program name on the command line Logplot2003 exe BATCH c program files project_a batch_ a txt See the following topics for details about the batch file structure Topics Batch File Requirements See Help Contents click the Contents tab expand the R
272. s font type size and color Color Use this button to change the color for the text This can also be selected using the Font button Border f you want the Notes block to be outlined insert a check in the Outline check box and choose a line color If you want the Notes block to be filled with color insert a check in the Fill check box and choose a fill color To accept the displayed information click the Apply button You will see the text placed in the header or footer in the design window You may continue to adjust the text if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied For the Notes block it s possible that the Position settings don t allow enough space to see the text once you ve clicked Apply you ll either need to modify the Position coordinates or close the Note Setup window to resize the block manually To close the Note Setup window click the Close button If you need to review the settings you established just double click on the Note block and the program will retrieve the dialog box You can also right click on the note and select Edit Entity or locate the item in the View Entity List and click the Load tem button Designing the Log Body Log Body Introduction 48 The body of the log is displayed in the middle portion of the Log Designer screen and is where the quantitative descriptive and other data stored in your data file will get plotted during log compilation in the LogPl
273. s for automatic linking of your data and design files and trouble shooting linking problems Create New Data Template is available in the Log Designer window s Data menu Use this tool to create a brand new data file with blank data tabs that match the items in the current log design Update Data Template from Log Design is available in the Data Editor s Data menu It is used to update an existing data file for the items contained in the current log design Check Data Against Log Design is used to compare the tabs listed in the current data file with the entities in the current log design and display a quick summary Creating a New Data File for a Log Design The Log Designer s Data Create New Data Template command is used to open a new Data Editor window and populate it with the data tabs that match the items in the current log design Example Your company drills a new borehole and you want to display the data in the log design typically used for all such projects You use LogPlot to open the log design and you use Create New Data Template to create a new data file with tabs for this design You then enter the field data and compile the data into a plottable log Here s a sample workflow Create Mew Data Template Pick create a Log Design Log Plot Enter Field Notes inta Data File How to create a new data file for the current log design 1 If necessary click on the Log Designer tab and open the log design you wish
274. se in value down the well but LogPlot does accept positive depths See Log Settings page 191 for declaring positive depths Outer Diam The value entered in this column determines the outer width of the pattern blocks in the Well Column The Well Column is set up in the Log Designer to represent a particular well diameter in real world coordinates such as inches or centimeters The Outer Diameter setting established here determines how much of the width of the entire Well Column will be filled with that pattern block Example Let s say you created a Well Column in Log Designer and established its diameter at 15 inches If you then declared a pattern interval in the Well Column data tab to have an Outer Diameter of 15 the pattern block would be plotted all the way to the edge of the column You may refer to the widest block in the above diagram Inner Diam The value entered in this column determines how far to the center of the Well Column that the interval will be filled with the pattern block In the widest interval shown above the block is plotted to an inside diameter of 11 Material n this column you type in the keyword for the well construction interval These construction keywords are listed in the same keyword file as the lithology keywords and are 135 LogPlot2003 136 associated with particular patterns Keywords may be comprised of one or more words and are limited to 60 characters including spaces Shortcut
275. se instruction to view the current page and to display different pages of a multi page log See Adding Static Header Footer Text regarding automatic insertion of page numbers and total pages in your log header or footer If you need to make a change in any of the data that was compiled into the log you ll need to return to the Data Editor make the necessary changes and recompile the log You cannot make data changes to the plot file displayed in the View window How to view the current page The current page number is always displayed at the bottom of the LogView window Page 1 of 1 Page 4 of 11 etc 1 To view portions of the current page that are not visible drag the scroll bars along the side and bottom of the Log View window to change the display area 2 You can also drag the LogView window boundaries to make the window larger or smaller to view specific portions of the log How to move to different pages The current page number is always displayed at the bottom of the LogView window Page 1 of 1 Page 4 of 11 etc If your log occupies more than one page you can use the Page commands in the View menu to view different pages of your log 1 To advance to the next page of the plot select the View Down command Or click the Page Down button shown above or press the PgDn key LogPlot2003 To back track to the previous page of the plot select the View Page Up command Or click the Page
276. sert check mark in this box if you want to be prompted to save Untitled log plots before closing or exiting the Plot window Disabling this reminder means that the program will permit you to close a Plot window without saving thus throwing away any plot displayed within it 198 LogPlot2003 We do not recommend disabling this setting 4 Create Log Designer preview Insert check mark in this box if you want the Log Designer window to create a JPG preview of the current Log Design File LDF when it is saved This can be helpful the next time you go to open the log design as its preview will be displayed and helps to confirm you re opening the intended file Remove this check mark to disable this automatic preview creation 5 LogView Warning LogView is the window in which the compiled graphic logs are displayed LogPlot allows multiple LogView windows to be displayed at any time If the LogView Warning settings is checked this tells the program to display a warning when a certain number of View windows are displayed The number is declared in the prompt box to the right Enabling this warning can be helpful to prevent overuse of your computer s resources 6 Show Hints lf this setting is activated checked then the program will display small explanations or hints about program buttons or settings under the pointer Establish some lithology settings 1 Click on the Options menu and choose System Settings 2 Accept Rev
277. sign 1 Access the Log Designer window 2 Select the Pattern Column button from the toolbar The pointer will change shape to for placing the column on the design screen 3 Place the cursor where you want the left edge of the column to be in the log body portion of the design screen and click the left mouse button to place it 4 Enterthe requested information in the column Setup window Name Enter the name for this Pattern Percent column Any percentage data in the LogPlot data file that is flagged with the same name will be plotted in this Pattern Percent column The name can be up to 60 characters in length including spaces Position These coordinates determine the horizontal placement of the Pattern Percent column in the body of the log You may change the column s position by editing these values or by moving or resizing the column on the design screen itself 5 To accept the displayed information click the Apply button You will see the Pattern Percent column placed in the design screen filled with several pattern designs You may continue to adjust the settings if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied 6 the Pattern Percent Column Setup window click the Close button If you need to review the settings you established just double click on the column and the program will retrieve the dialog box You can also right click on the column and choose Edit Entity t
278. size of a log body item is done by stretching or shrinking the item on the design screen itself or by changing the item s coordinates in its dialog box The horizontal limits to the log s design is determined by the printer and page size you have selected File Page Print Setup 51 LogPlot2003 Log Body Items 52 Log Body ltem Summary Here is a summary of the items that you can include in the body of your log These items are discussed in the remainder of this section in Lithology Pattern Column page 53 Contains graphic patterns that are associated with keyword declarations The column would typically represent lithology type but could also contain mineralization fossilization and other patterns Eu Lithology Description Column page 54 Contains textual descriptions that are listed in your data file on a Lithology tab The patterns for the declared description keywords will be plotted in the associated Lithology Pattern Column if any jm Scale Bar page 56 Notes depths or elevations down the log Curve Column page 58 Plots quantitative data as a point to point curve line symbol filled block etc Cross Plot Curve Column page 66 Plots two sets of curve data with overlapped regions filled with pattern and or color Pattern Column page 69 Displays up to 20 lithology patterns column based on component percentages E Histogram Column page 70 Plots quantitative data as a hi
279. st type in a name for the item Click OK 109 LogPlot2003 110 2 Enter the information Name The names displayed in this column are used to match the text items to a particular Edit Note entity in the log design For example the text on a row labeled Driller s Notes will be plotted in the Note block named Driller s Notes in the log s design This name is declared when you first add the Note item above and can be edited using the Edit Edit Entity Name command Text n this column you enter the text to be plotted Double click in the cell to display a Description Editor where you can type in the text LogPlot allows you to format your text with spaces and paragraphs In the Description Editor window simply add spaces or carriage returns paragraph markers using the Enter key to format your text See also page 142 You can use the Tab key to advance from cell to cell within the Text Column tab Edit Text Tab Use The Edit Text tab is used to enter the text to be plotted in the changeable text fields in the log header and footer This is typically used to note names dates locations etc Corresponding log design component Text declared in this tab will be plotted in the header or footer portion of the log within the Edit Text fields of the same names Restrictions There is a 120 character limit including spaces on text entries The Edit Text entries will not wrap when displayed on the log If you need to enter l
280. start with O and then increase it as necessary Offset descriptions Insert a check mark to activate automatic offsetting of description text If activated if a description is too large to fit within its depth interval when compiled in LogPlot the program will shift the following descriptions down the log so that all the text will be visible Move Descriptions Up This is a new option that will allow offset descriptions to be moved upward if there is room This prevents continual downward offsetting of the text Draw Dividers This option is used to turn on and off the lines that are drawn between lithologic description intervals Draw Column Outline This option turns on and off a solid line border around the entire description column 4 To accept the displayed information click the Apply button You will see the Lithology Description column placed in the design screen labeled Lith Desc in the selected font color and size You may continue to adjust the settings if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied 5 Toclose the Description Column Setup window click the Close button If you need to review the settings you established just double click on the column or right click on the column and choose Edit Entity and the program will retrieve the dialog box You may reposition or resize the column either manually or using the Setup window s settings Adding a Depth or Elevation Scale Bar Us
281. stogram bars Histogram Value Column page 73 Plots histogram labels next to overlaying a Histogram column Text Column page 74 Plots text that is not associated with a lithologic pattern This could include sample numbers soil classifications general comments etc Vertical Text Column page 76 Plots text vertically in the body of the log between user declared depths This is commonly used to indicate stratigraphic or geologic age groupings Symbol Column page 77 Plots specific symbols such as water level at user declared depths Fillbar Column page 78 Fills user declared intervals with a specific pattern often used to note core samples or qualitative information good porosity etc Bitmap Column page 79 Plots Windows Bitmap BMP or JPEG JPG pictures in the body of the log LogPlot2003 Well Construction Column page 81 Illustrates the structure of the construction materials the body of the log Horizontal Log Body Line page 83 Plots horizontal lines across portion of or the entire log at user declared depths and or at regular depth intervals 4 Vertical Log Body Lines page 85 The Line button is used simply to plot a vertical line anywhere the body of the log Adding a Lithology Pattern Column Use A Lithology Pattern Column is designed to contain graphic patterns that are associated with keyword declarations How it works As the LogPlot program compiles your data file it
282. t the program will show the names of all of the Well Construction columns in the current log design Or just type in a name for the tab Click OK 2 LogPlot2003 The program will add to the data sheet a Vertical Text tab labeled with the selected name Enter the depth diameter keyword and offset information This example illustrates how you enter data into the tab Well Column identifier to match column name in Log Design Outer diameter 15 inner 11 Well Construction n n 11 0 SURFACE Outer diameter 11 inner 0 5 0 4 0 10 0 SURFACE 11 0 0 5 0 GROUTED ANNULUS GROUTED ANNULUS 2 THREADED JOINTS x BENTDNITE 30 Mit of 35 Top and base These determine Type in material 40 f each width of pattern keyword or interval block s text double click 45 50 Name The name displayed on the data tab is used to match the data to a particular Well Column in the log design This name is declared when you first create the data page above and can be edited using the Data Edit Entity Name command Top Base n these columns you must list the depth or elevation at the top and base of the interval to be filled with pattern they determine the vertical extent of the pattern blocks in the Well Column If your data are entered as depths as opposed to elevations they are typically entered as negative values so that they decrea
283. t will be truncated at the column border if the data value exceeds the maximum value of the column Wrap This option will wrap the curve back to its baseline if the data value exceeds the maximum value of the column When wrapped the curve column then takes on the next data range for the plotting of the curve If the wrapped data exceeds the maximum again the program will continue to wrap to the baseline again Compare the following examples of a block curve in which the high data values of 101 150 plot off 61 LogPlot2003 62 the column no wrap are truncated or are wrapped back to the midline no wrap truncate wrap Wrap 10x This option functions like the Wrap above except that the wrapped portion of the curve is scaled to 1 10 the original scale This can accommodate large data spikes without having to wrap multiple times 4 Frame Insert a check in this box if you want the Curve column to be bounded by a solid black line How to set up grid lines value and depth The Grid tab in the Curve Histogram and Cross Plot Curve setup windows contains settings that control the plotting of horizontal and vertical grid lines to serve as value and depth reference markers For Cross Plot Curves it s important to note that the value and depth grids will be shared by both Curve 1 and Curve 2 1 Click on the Grid tab in the Curve Histogram or Cross Plot Curve Colum
284. te edit boxes that display the current horizontal coordinates for the item You may change the horizontal placement of the log item and or the width of the item by editing these coordinates Manually A much easier way to reposition or change the width is with your mouse on the design screen itself You may select items individually or in groups for moving How to Move log body items See Help Contents click Index enter Moving log body items E Resize log body items See Help as above Cut Copy Paste The Log Designer permits you to cut or copy and paste individual or multiple log design items Header items can be copied and pasted within the current header or between Header 1 and Header 2 Log body items can be copied and pasted only within the log body Notes Either single or multiple items can be cut copied and pasted Items can be cut or copied and pasted between log design files that are opened at different times in the Log Designer How to E Cut paste or copy paste log body items See Help Contents click Index enter Cut paste or copy paste log body items Log Body Scaling As you design the body portion of your log the components will be shown at a fixed size vertically However when you compile your data into the log design in the LogPlot program you may vary the vertical scale in the Options Log Settings dialog box The body of your log may extend over several pages Changing the horizontal
285. te ER 49 50 CE 27 28 log header 26 28 coordinates 1 00 2 101 CODY 30 51 Create New Data Template 139 Cross Check Data and Log Design 140 205 Cross Plot Curve column 52 66 105 107 120 value grid 62 LogPlot2003 Cross Plot Curve tab 66 105 143 145 147 150 Curve 52 58 107 120 60 automatic value labels 64 grids 62 Curve tab 58 66 107 143 145 150 Custom Page Length command 173 30 51 oie 69 126 146 D Data Check Data Against Log Design 139 140 Data Create New Data Template 139 Data Delete Data 95 Data Delete 148 Data Delete Note 149 Data Edit Entity 145 Data New Data 95 99 Data Update Data Templ frm Log Dsgn 139 140 Data Editor 89 93 94 95 96 97 99 getting
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287. te items You can do this by moving the items individually by multi selecting items and moving them by hand or you can move them as a block via the Shift Header Items command Options menu How to Shift header or footer items See Help Contents click Index enter Moving resizing header footer items Move or resize individual header footer items See Help as above Cut Copy Paste The Log Designer permits you to cut or copy and paste individual or multiple log design items Header items can be copied and pasted within the current header between Header 1 and Header 2 or into the log footer Footer items can be copied and pasted in the footer or into either header By contrast log body items can be copied and pasted only within the log body Note Either single or multiple items can be copied and pasted Items can be cut or copied and pasted between log design files LDF that are opened at different times in the Log Designer You may not drag items between different headers footer You must use the cut copy and paste commands How to E Cut paste or copy paste header footer items See Help Contents click Index enter Cut paste or copy paste header footer items LogPlot2003 Header Footer Items Header Footer Item Summary Here is a summary of the items that you can include in a Log Designer header and footer Remember that the log header and footer sections share the same tools The tool buttons
288. ted 4 LAS Filename Click on the open button on the right side of this prompt to locate the LAS file to be imported and click OK in the file open window to select it The program will scan the LAS file and will list the header information in the reference window in the import dialog box 5 Note a couple of things here Double check the file name well name and other header information to be sure this is the well data you wish to import If you want to import any of these header fields which you ll specify in a later screen take note of the order in which the labels and data are entered in The LAS standard is anything but Examples Expected MIL LAC OIL AND GAS Company Name Reversed Company Name MIL LAC OIL AND GAS 6 Click on the Next button Select the curves to import On the next screen is listed all of the curves in the LAS file referenced with the name the curve units the API number and description 1 First check whether LogPlot has encountered a null value in the data file This will be displayed in the lower right corner of the screen The null value is used in the LAS file to note no data entries If the null value is numeric such as 999 25 then you ll want to exclude them from the data summary Insert a check in the Ignore check box to be sure the null value is not included in the next step 2 Click the Scan for Min Max Values to view a summary of the elog ranges excluding any
289. tered when the tab was first created above To change the names of the headers right click on any cell in the Cross Plot Curves window and select the Edit Multi Column Headers command The Data Listing To enter the actual curve data into the Cross Plot Curves data page cells you can use the Tab key to advance from cell to cell and from the end of one row to the beginning of the next If there is no data for a depth you may note this with a non numeric entry such as ND or you may leave the interval blank If the curve is to be plotted as a line the line will be broken where there is no data If the curve is to be plotted as a filled curve then the no data entries will simply be ignored Shortcut If you already have this quantitative data in a tabular format in another application you can copy the data there and then paste it into the Cross Plot Curves tab using the Edit Paste command See also the text and DBF import tools page 152 to import data directly into this tab You can use the Tab key to advance from cell to cell and from the end of a row to the next row within the Cross Plot Curve tab 106 LogPlot2003 Curve Tab Use The Curve tab is used to list depths and a single column of measured data to be plotted as a point to point curve Each Curve Column established in the log format requires a separate Curve tab If you wish to list multiple columns of data for each depth see the Multi Curve tab page
290. the program will assume that Header 1 should be used on all pages if you have requested a header on all pages Note also that LogPlot permits you to omit headers entirely from pages 2 of your log Header and Footer Scaling During the compiling and plotting of the log in LogPlot the header and footer portions of the log are not affected by changes in the vertical log scale they always remains the same size no matter how condensed or elongated the log body is If you need to change the size of the text characters themselves in the header or footer you can do this by adjusting the font size in the Log Designer This entails double clicking on the text item itself clicking on the Font button in that item s Setup dialog box and changing the font size there To change the size of any imported WMF JPG or BMP pictures in the log header or footer you must resize the picture itself in the Log Designer See Moving or Resizing Header Footer Items page 30 Changing the Header or Footer Viewing Size You can change how much of the header or footer is visible at any time on the screen by dragging the horizontal boundary line that divides the header or footer from the log body bs 1 Click on the Pointer tool to select it 2 Position the pointer on the header boundary or footer boundary and watch for the cursor to change E to F 3 Depress the mouse button to grab the boundary line 4 With the mouse button depressed drag the he
291. the uppermost tick mark will be equal to the z coordinate of the well also listed in the data file in the Setup tab An excerpt is shown below with the top of the well listed at an elevation of 4033 137 LogPlot2003 138 Top of log depths Base of log m depths Ending D epth Elevation KB D 50 106 225 x coordinate location of well not used y coordinate location of well not used 7 coordinate collar elevation of well Elevation Lithology Descriptions How the 4030 elevation bar looks when 4025 the log compiled in 4020 sandstone LogPtot 4015 If you are plotting just a subset of the data the elevation labels will be adjusted accordingly Elevation Data Elevation Scale If your LogPlot data are in elevations this sets up a different scenario To get them to plot as elevations you should use a depth scale bar and then be sure that the z coordinate KB Elevation for the well is set to 0 in the data file s Setup tab Top of log in elev ations Base of log in elevations Ending Depth Elevation 106 225 T 4033 2943 x conrdinate location of well not used y coordinate location of well not used z canrdinate e g collar elevation of well Elevation Lithology Descriptions How the 4030 depth bar looks when 4025 the log is compiled in Ssnastane LogPlot 14015 LogPlot2003 Automatic Data Tools LogPlot contains these very handy tool
292. tion the printer name the current paper size the printable area on that paper for that printer In the bottom portion of the dialog box you will see the current length and width dimensions for your log page If any of the dimensions are shown in red then they exceed the available dimensions for the page as shown at the top of the window 1 Verify printer name paper size paper format e g single sheet or banner paper orientation Click on the Printers button to see a standard Windows Print Setup dialog box where you can establish these settings Typically you can press the Properties button to access the printer s suite of options 2 Click OK probably several times to return to LogPlot s Page Setup window 3 Backin the LogPlot Page Setup window verify that the printer paper size and printable length and width have been updated in the Printer Info portion of the window If you want to print a continuous log be sure the Printable Length equals the paper length e g no margins The paper length can be as short as 11 for continuous printing as long as there are no top and bottom margins and the full length of each page will be used 4 Update the LogPlot page size based on the current printer settings Click the Set Default Size button 5 If you wish to change the units from inches to centimeters or vice versa click the appropriate radio button This will update the Printer Info top automatically Be sure to click the Set De
293. tion on the log plot Free Log View program available for distribution to co workers for viewing printing logs See the Help messages using Help Contents in the LogPlot program for Information for Logger DOS Users Information for Logger Mac Users LogPlot2003 System Requirements LogPlot2003 will run under the minimum system setup listed below with recommended operating parameters shown in parentheses e Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP 2000 or XP recommended e Pentium or faster processor e 32MBRAM 128 MB RAM recommended e 10 MB free disk space e Supports all Windows compatible printers and plotters Installing LogPlot To install the LogPlot2003 program you must follow these steps 1 2 Start up Windows if you haven t already To avoid possible conflicts exit any other Windows applications that may be running Follow the instructions shown below to launch the installation program from a CD ROM or from an internet download CD ROM Insert the RockWare supplied CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of your computer On many systems the installation program will start automatically If it does not select the Run command from the Windows Start menu Type the following in the displayed dialog box x SetupCD choose OK where x is the letter of the drive that contains the CD ROM Select the LogPlot program from the main installation program s listing along the left and click the Install Software button in the LogPlot
294. tions Startup Login window This will enable you to by pass the initial Single User Network User screen LogPlot2003 f you have unlocked LogPlot when logged in under a particular log in ID then that s the ID for which the program has been unlocked Another user logging in on the same computer but different ID probably won t have access to LogPlot You might consider creating a universal log in ID for LogPlot users such as RockWare or LogPlot and unlock the program under that ID Or look into purchasing the network version If you are running LogPlot2003 as trialware If you have not yet purchased the LogPlot2003 program you may still install it and launch it as described above The Welcome to LogPlot screen will keep you informed about how many days or launchings of the program you have left To continue running the program in its full featured state without officially unlocking it 1 Click the Continue with Evaluation button The program will start and you will have access to all of the program features The only limitation with trialware is that it will cease to launch after the days or sessions listed on the Welcome screen have been exceeded In addition a demo banner will overlay the compiled log diagrams and some of the exports are disabled Network Users The first screen that you see after launching the program will ask you whether you will be running a Single User or Network version of the program
295. to use 2 Choose the Data Create New Data Template command from the Log Designer s Data menu The program will populate this new data file with one or more tabs that correspond in type and name to the entities in the current log design 3 Enter the data into the data tabs See Data Tab Summary page 99 for details 139 LogPlot2003 140 4 Save the data file Updating Your Data File for a Log Design The Data Editor s Data Update Data Template from Log Design option is used to update an existing data file so that it will contain all of the necessary data tabs for the current log design Example Your company likes the logs you have already been generating with the program and they want you to add 2 new items to the log s design You add them to the design use Update Data Template from Log Design to update the existing data file complete the new data items and compile the data into a log design Here s a sample workflow Update Data Template from Log Design Update Log Update Log Plot Design Data File How to update an existing data file for the current log design 1 If necessary click on the Log Designer tab and open the log design you wish to use Click on an existing Data Editor tab or if none are showing create a new Data Editor window Open the existing data file you wish to update Choose the Data Update Data Template from Log Design command from the Data Editor s menu The program will ch
296. ts that are displayed in the reference rulerv by selecting the Inches versus CM s option in the printer and page settings File Page Print Setup command If you change the units in the page setup be sure to re compute the default page size You may use as much or as little of the available header space as you wish When you compile your data into a log design within LogPlot the program will start the log body wherever the header ends it will not include the blank space below the lowest header item LogPlot does offer a header and footer margin setting see Options Log Settings LogPlot will however include any designated white space above the header when the log is compiled Footer Coordinates Like the header the placement of any footer item is stored in terms of horizontal x and vertical y screen pixels The horizontal coordinates start at 0 along the left edge of the screen and increase to the right The horizontal range of the design page is dependent upon the currently selected printer and page size and orientation File Page Print Setup command since a printer with 15 paper will accept wider logs than one with 8 5 paper 27 LogPlot2003 28 The vertical coordinates are expressed as pixel coordinates relative to the top of the footer At the top of the footer the y coordinate is O It extends downward about 500 pixels 5 inches Log Designer 2000 C Program Filessb ogPlot2 0t0 SbogFilesspraoject a
297. u need to change any of its characteristics follow these steps 1 Double click anywhere on the rectangle and the program will display the Rectangle Setup dialog box You can also retrieve the setup dialog box by right clicking on the rectangle and choosing Edit Entity If the rectangle is hard to grab with the mouse you can also access its settings by locating the rectangle in the Edit View Entity List screen and then double click on its listing there Edit the requested information Position These coordinates determine the placement of the rectangle in the header or footer of the log Verlical coordinate for the top of the rectangle Horizontal lt Horizontal s coordinate for dinate f the left edge of Left A 236 the right iet 83 the rectangle of the rectangle Verlical coordinate for the bottom of the rectangle You may change the position of the rectangle by editing these values or by moving the rectangle itself on the work screen Remember that the y or vertical coordinates are expressed in coordinates relative to the top of the header or footer Options Click on the displayed box to select the line style left line thickness right and line LogPlot2003 color bottom in the displayed window Click OK to return to the Header Footer Rectangle Setup window Fill Insert a check in this box if you want the rectangle to be filled with color Then click on the color box to the ri
298. uble click on the description cell to bring up the Description Editor window New to LogPlot2003 is the ability to format your descriptive text with spaces and paragraphs In the Description Editor window simply add spaces or carriage returns paragraph markers using the Enter key to format your text If you are typing the descriptions in the Lithology tab s cell use these characters a forward slash followed by an asterisk to note a hard carriage return Description Editor 4 xx 4 gray white Entering this into the well sorted firm brittle Description Editor salt and pepper glaucanitic Small fracture 1 4 at 16727 generates this in the Lithology tab Description fp to 2000 Characters gray white well sorted firm to brittle 4 salt and pepper glauconitic Srnall fracture 1 4 at 15727 LIMESTONME gray white wall sorted firm to brittle salt and pepper glauconitic and this on the fracture 174 at 15727 compiled log You can use the Tab key to advance from cell to cell and from the end of a row to the next row within the tab Multi Curve Tab Use The Multi Curve tab is used to list depths and two or more columns of measured data to be plotted as point to point curves in a Curve column or a Cross Plot Curves column If you wish to list just a single column of data for each depth see the Curve tab page 107 Corresponding log
299. up to 53 LogPlot2003 54 60 characters in length including spaces MER identifies the lithology pattern column you may have more than one AMD matches it with its associated Lithology Description column if any Position These coordinates determine the horizontal placement of the Lithology Pattern column in the body of the log You may change the column s position by editing these values or by moving or resizing the column on the design screen itself Remember that the horizontal coordinates are expressed in screen pixels relative to the left edge of the design screen Frame Column f this setting is activated with a check mark the program will enclose the column in a solid line frame This will probably only be noticeable in areas where no lithologic patterns are displayed 5 To accept the displayed information click the Apply button You will see the Lithology Pattern column placed in the design screen filled with a brick pattern You may continue to adjust the settings if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied 6 the Lithology Column Setup window click the Close button If you need to review the settings you established just double click on the column or right click and choose Edit Entity and the program will retrieve the dialog box You may reposition or resize the column either manually or using the Setup dialog box settings Adding a Lithol
300. ur Windows documentation for information about installing printer drivers and see your printer s documentation regarding specific printer settings Confirm starting and ending depths for the log Top of Interval Base of Interval The program pulled these depths from the data file s Setup tab You may type in different depths if you wish to plot a subset of the data The program will ignore any data that is not within the range you specify here If your data is entered as positive depths be sure that the Positive Depths check box in the Scaling section is checked 165 LogPlot2003 Verify current Log Design LDF file Log Design File The name of the current log design displayed in the LogDesign window and into which the data will be compiled is displayed here If you need to open a different file click on the Open File button to the right of the file name to browse for a different log design file LDF to use for compiling Set the vertical scale 1 First choose your desired output units by clicking in the appropriate radio button You can select either Depth units per inch or Depth units per Centimeter 2 Then type in the number of your depth units you want to have represented per inch or centimeter on the output log For example if your log data s entered in feet and you ve selected Depth Units per Inch and you type in 10 for the scale then LogPlot will compile the data so that 10 feet are represented in each inch of
301. use HTML is designed primarily to be a screen display tool for logs we don t usually recommend higher resolution for these JPEG pages or the logs will look huge 6 View in browser Insert a check here if you want your default web browser to be launched automatically when the export is complete and to load the log s HTML table and linked JPG files in the browser for viewing LogPlot will launch the browser that is associated in Windows with HTML or HTM file name extensions 7 Click OK to proceed The program will create JPG images of each page of your log naming each the same file name as that assigned to the HTML file followed by a page 1 for the first page page 2 for the second etc It will then create an HTML file which contains a table listing the JPG image names storing the file on disk under the name you specified For example if you named your export file ProjectA html and the log consists of two pages the graphic representation of these pages would be stored in files named ProjectA page 1 jpg and page 2 jpg which would be listed in the HTML table If requested the HTML table will be opened into your web browser and displayed on the screen Please see your web browser s documentation for details about viewing and printing your logs you wish to send this exported log to a co worker be sure to send the HTML file and the JPG images that are linked to it representing each page of your log
302. use the Enter key to add paragraphs I aximum af 2000 characters Help x Cancel wok DRI LL HOLE SIerra 1 Here are the notes on the compiled log Location Golden Colorado Steady rain throughout the day Direction Vertical hampered drilling Drilling Contractor Rv Drilling Make note of the 5 to 7 foot interval Logged By c T LITHOLOGIC DESCRIPTION Rock 2 2 E HJ Hardness 5 aik 5 CLAY AND SAND Sandy brown Clay c C LIMESTONE Grey medium to fine drained crvetalline imactnna How to enter the Notes 1 To add a new Edit Notes tab to the current data file or a new Edit Notes entry to an existing tab you have two choices Automatic If there s already a Note item in the current log design to which you ll be linking the data you can use the Data Update Data Template from Log Design tool to insert a new Note entity in the current data file The program will know how to name the item based on the log design information Manual You can also use the Data New Data Item Edit Note command to manually insert a new tab or a new entry into an existing tab Only one Notes tab is permitted Entity Name n the displayed window click on the down arrow to the right and select the name of the Edit Note item in the log design to which this entry is to be linked In this list the program will show the names of all of the Edit Note items in the current log design Or ju
303. user manual and or the registration card and write them down This is your purchase Tracking Number Not applicable to internet downloads 3 RockWare 800 775 6745 in the U S or 303 278 3534 or email RockWare unlock rockware com or fax RockWare 303 278 4099 with the Serial Number and your Tracking Number We will supply you with an unlocking code for this installation of the program If there is a delay in reaching us don t worry you can still use the program for a while before unlocking see the trialware instructions below 4 Once you receive the unlocking code from RockWare click the Unlock Purchase Software button 5 Type the unlocking code into the prompt labeled Enter unlocking code here and click OK The main LogPlot screen will be displayed The program is now officially unlocked for you the current user and you have unlimited use of the program on this computer As long as you run LogPlot on the same computer under the same login the program will remain unlocked You can even re install LogPlot2003 from an Internet update for example on the same computer and it will remain unlocked If you install the LogPlot2003 program on a different computer a different Serial Number will be generated and you will need to contact RockWare for a new unlocking code Please then uninstall the original copy if you are licensed for a single copy only 6 Establish the program launching information in LogPlot s Op
304. versions New Log Designer tools Log designs can now contain a footer which shares all of the header tools If you opt for headers and footers on each page the footer will be placed at the bottom of the pages regardless of how far down the log extends on that page If you opt for only one header and footer the footer will be placed directly at the end of the data New Cross Plot Curve columns New Vertical Text columns Other Log Designer changes Multiple selection of entities so you can move or delete items in groups Select colors for fonts and symbols More curve symbols New automatic curve legends Text columns can honor text indents or free form spacing New Scale Bar conversion tools from feet to meters and meters to feet and customized conversions too to enable both metric and English depth labels Bitmap columns now accept JPEG images Vertical body lines can now ignore header and footer margin settings thus enabling continuous borders around logs Proportional re sizing of header footer pictures Header footer pictures now also accepts JPEG images in addition to BMP and WMF The Log Designer program now stores text locations slightly differently This means that if you open an existing log design in the new verison the text may need some adjusting Well construction with offset allowing display of multiple borings in a single construction diagram New Lithology Description column features you can disable p
305. view the settings you established just double click on the label and the program will retrieve the dialog box You can also right click on the label and select Edit Entity or locate the item in the View Entity List and click the Load Item button Adding Static Header Footer Notes Use The Header Footer Static Notes item displays multi line wrappable text in the log header or footer The text to be plotted is entered into the log design for text that won t change from log to log such as company names and addresses You might think of Static Notes as expanded Static Text labels If you want to enter the Notes text in the data file for text that will change from log to log use the Edit Notes item How it works There are no corresponding data file commands The note text will display in the compiled log as it appears in the log design Restrictions There s no limit to the number of Notes entities you can include in your log design Each Notes item can be comprised of up to 2000 characters in length including spaces Design example s See Enviro geotech6 ldf for an example of a Static Note used to enter a company name and address 45 LogPlot2003 46 How to add Static Header Footer Notes E Select the Static Notes button from the Log Designer toolbar The pointer will change shape to for marking the desired note position on the design screen Place the cursor at the intended location in the header or
306. want the horizontal line to be plotted at regular intervals down the log If activated you can enter the depth intervals in the prompt box If not activated you ll need to specify the depth s at which the line is to be plotted via the data file You can request both automatic intervals AND enter customized depths 5 To accept the displayed information click the Apply button You will see the line displayed in the design screen You may continue to adjust the settings if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied 6 the Horizontal Body Line window click the Close button You will not be able to drag the line up or down in the design screen its representation should be used to determine horizontal placement only If you need to change any of the line characteristics double click on the line and the program will retrieve the dialog box Or right click on the line and choose Edit Entity to access the dialog box settings LogPlot2003 Adding Vertical Log Body Lines Use The Vertical Line tool is used simply to plot a vertical line anywhere on the body of the log It can be used to darken column boundaries and to create a solid line border around the log How it works This is a log design item only it will be represented in the compiled log like it is in the log design There are no corresponding data file commands LogPlot data tabs None Log design example s Most of the environme
307. want to position the left edge of the column and click the left mouse button 4 Enter the curve setup information Information about the Curve Column position and name data values appearance and grids can be found in the topics below 5 To accept the displayed settings click the Apply button You will see the Curve Column in the design screen with the requested color grid lines etc You may continue to adjust the settings if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied 6 To close the Curve Column Setup window click the Close button If you need to review the settings you established just double click on the Curve Column or right click on the column and choose Edit Entity and the program will retrieve the dialog box You can reposition or resize the Curve Column either manually on the design screen or using the Setup dialog box settings How to set up the curve name position and scaling Use the settings on the Main tab of the Curve Column Setup window to define the name and positioning for the curve column and to establish the data range and scaling 1 The field is used to identify the Curve Column Any data in a Curve or Multi Curve tab in the LogPlot data file that is flagged with the same name will be plotted in this column The name you declare must match character for character the name for the curve data listed in the data file The name match is no longer case sensit
308. where you want the left edge of the column to be in the log body portion of the design screen and press the left mouse button The program will display the Symbol Column Setup window Tip You can place Symbol column right on top of another log design entity such as Well Construction column to show water level or a Scale Bar to show drill stem tests 4 Enter the requested information Name Enter the name for this Symbol column Any symbol data in the LogPlot data file that is flagged with the same name will be plotted in this Symbol column The name can be up to 60 characters in length including spaces LogPlot2003 78 Position These coordinates determine the horizontal placement of the Symbol column the body of the log You may change the column s position by editing these values or by moving or resizing the column on the design screen itself Frame Column f this box is checked the column will be bounded by a solid line rectangle 5 To accept the displayed information click the Apply button You will see the Symbol column placed in the design screen You may continue to adjust the settings if necessary remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied 6 the Symbol Column Setup window click the Close button If you need to review the settings you established double click on the column or right click on the column and choose Edit Entity and the program will retrieve th
309. y depth data already listed in the cells will be overwritten Depth Increments Enter here the increments at which the depth or elevation values are to be listed in the tab Decimals Type in or select with the up or down arrows the number of decimal places to be represented in the depths or elevations Be sure the decimal places are adequate to represent the requested increments Starting Ending Value Interval Decimals Fill Interval Column The Fill Interval Column command is available as a right click option from within many of the LogPlot data tabs It is used to enter beginning and ending depth values at regular increments into two columns starting at the current cursor position in the tab To add depth intervals to a tab follow these steps 1 Click in the tab to be edited to make it active 2 Click in the row at which the depth listing is to start 3 Right click in any of the tab s cells LogPlot2003 Select the Fill Interval Column command from the pop up menu Enter the requested information Starting Value Enter at this prompt the depth or elevation to be listed in the row in which the cursor is currently located This value may represent English or metric units Ending Value Enter at this prompt the lower most depth or elevation value to be listed on the data tab Remember that the depths or elevations typically decrease in value down the hole and down the tab So if you are enterin
310. y keywords listed in the Percent tab follow these steps 1 2 146 Click on the Percent data tab to be modified to make it active Right click in any cell within the tab Select the Edit Percentage Headers command from the pop up menu The program will display the Pattern Percentage Editor window In this window is listed the keywords currently declared for the Percent tab Here you may add delete or reposition the keywords To add a keyword to the listing displayed in the Pattern Percentage Editor window click on the Add Keyword button You can then select one or more new keyword s from the Lithology Selector window You may declare up to 20 keywords in Pattern Percentage Editor window See the discussion of the Lithology Selector window earlier in this section To delete a keyword that is currently listed in the Pattern Percentage Editor window click on the keyword and press the Delete button The keyword will be removed from the display To move a keyword up or down in the listing click on the keyword drag it to its new location and release the mouse button LogPlot2003 5 When you are done declaring all of the keywords to be displayed in order in the Percent tab click on the OK button at the bottom of the Pattern Percentage Editor window You will be returned to the Percent tab with the requested keywords displayed as column headers Edit Multi Column Headers The Edit Multi Column Headers command is available

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