Displaying Deviated Boreholes in Maps and Cross Sections - Tutorial

Strater can create boreholes as vertical or as deviated. To display boreholes as deviated in both the map view and the cross section view, the deviation information is required. This data can be in a deviated survey table, a collars table, or in a depth or interval table.

 

Opening the Data

Before creating a map or cross section, we will open all the data tables first. There is an easy way to open multiple sheets from an Excel file in a Strater table. So, we will use this method to open all the required sheets for this tutorial.

 

  1. Click the File | New Project command or click the button to open a new blank project.

  2. Click the File | Open Multiple Data Files command.

  3. In the Open Data dialog, click on Tutorial 3.xlsx file and click Open.

  4. In the Multi-Sheet Selection dialog, leave all three sheets selected and click OK. Because the sheets are opened in the order listed, you will step through the next steps for each sheet.

  5. For the Collars sheet:

    1. In the Specify Worksheet Column Definitions dialog, make sure Specify Column Header Row is checked and set to 1. Click Next.

    2. In the Specify Data Type and Column Positions dialog, make sure that the Data type is set to Collars and all of the columns are defined correctly. Click Finish.

  6. For the Survey sheet:

    1. In the Specify Worksheet Column Definitions dialog, make sure Specify Column Header Row is checked and set to 1. Click Next.

    2. In the Specify Data Type and Column Positions dialog, make sure that the Data type is set to Survey and all of the columns are defined correctly. Click Finish.

  7. For the Stratigraphy sheet:

    1. In the Specify Worksheet Column Definitions dialog, make sure Specify Column Header Row is checked and set to 1. Click Next.

    2. In the Specify Data Type and Column Positions dialog, make sure that the Data type is set to Lithology and all of the columns are defined correctly. Click Finish.

Now that all of the data tables are opened, the map and cross section can be created.

 

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