TM

LogPlot User Manual

RockWare Inc.®
2221 East St, Suite 101
Golden, Colorado 80401 USA
TEL: 303-278-3534
FAX: 303-278-4099
www.rockware.com
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email: [email protected]
first edition: May, 2007

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Table of Contents

Welcome ..............................................................................................................1
If you have upgraded from LogPlot2005..............................................................2
Where Do I Start? ............................................................................................5
System Requirements.......................................................................................7
Installing LogPlot .............................................................................................7
Licensing LogPlot .............................................................................................8
Starting LogPlot ............................................................................................. 12
Starting LogPlot with a Command Line .............................................................. 13
Changing the Licensing/Removing the Licensing................................................. 14
The LogPlot Screens ....................................................................................... 14
The LogPlot File Manager ................................................................................ 17
Chapter 2 - Designing Your Logs ........................................................................... 21
Log Designer Introduction ............................................................................... 21
Accessing the Log Designer ............................................................................. 21
The Log Designer Screen................................................................................. 21
Where Do I Start Designing? ........................................................................... 23
Log Design Files (LDF) .................................................................................... 23
Designing the Log Header and Footer ............................................................... 29
Designing the Log Body .................................................................................. 68
Log Body Items.............................................................................................. 76
Chapter 3 - Entering your Data ........................................................................... 135
LogPlot Data Editor Introduction .................................................................... 135
Managing the Data Files ................................................................................ 140
Entering the Data ......................................................................................... 148
Automatic Data File Tools .............................................................................. 191
Other Data Tools .......................................................................................... 194
Importing Data into LogPlot........................................................................... 206
Exporting Data from LogPlot .......................................................................... 218
Chapter 4 - Compiling Your Logs ......................................................................... 223
Compiling Logs Introduction .......................................................................... 223
Establishing Program Settings........................................................................ 223
Compiling a Single Log.................................................................................. 223

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 Compiling Multiple Logs ................................................................................ 225
Quick-Compiling Single or Multiple Logs .......................................................... 227
Compiling a Batch ........................................................................................ 229
Chapter 5 - Viewing and Manipulating Your Logs ................................................... 231
LogView Introduction .................................................................................... 231
Viewing Your Log Pages ................................................................................ 232
Setting Depth Units per Page ......................................................................... 232
Changing the Depth Range of the Log ............................................................. 233
Viewing Depth/Elevation Coordinates.............................................................. 234
Saving Your Log ........................................................................................... 234
Printing Your Log.......................................................................................... 235
Opening/Accessing a LogView Window ............................................................ 235
Opening a Log ............................................................................................. 236
Opening a Log with a New Page Size .............................................................. 237
Opening Log Plot Files using the File Manager .................................................. 239
Exporting Your Log ....................................................................................... 240
Distributing LPT Files to Your Clients............................................................... 248
Chapter 6 - Other LogPlot Tools .......................................................................... 251
Editing Keywords ......................................................................................... 251
Selecting and Editing Patterns ....................................................................... 253
Selecting and Editing Symbols ....................................................................... 257
Chapter 7 - ReportWorks.................................................................................... 261
ReportWorks Overview.................................................................................. 261
Managing ReportWorks Files .......................................................................... 262
View and Layout Options............................................................................... 264
Drawing Tools.............................................................................................. 265
Chapter 8 - Reference........................................................................................ 275
Program Settings ......................................................................................... 275
Compiling, Display Tips ................................................................................. 288
Printing Tips ................................................................................................ 291
Sample Log Designs and Data Files ................................................................ 292
Installed Files and File Types ......................................................................... 299
Command Line Execution .............................................................................. 301
Data Format ................................................................................................ 302
Index............................................................................................................... 303

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 Introduction

Welcome
Welcome to LogPlot 7! LogPlot 7 is the newest version of the log plotting software published
by RockWare, Inc. It reads user-created or imported data files that contain downhole
descriptive, quantitative, and 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 LogPlot 7. LogPlot has been used in the environmental,
geotechnical, mining, and petroleum industries since 1983.
Getting started with this program involves the following steps – refer to the indicated chapters
for more information.
! Note that this manual is a subset of the more complete online help available in the
program’s Help menu.
Main Topics:

Running the tutorial: These acquaint you with the program, and lead you through the
design, data, compile, and viewing steps. The tutorial is available in the online help
messages only (using the Help / Tutorial menu option).

Designing your log: Using the built-in Log Designer you can modify our library of
designs or create new ones from scratch. See Chapter 2, page 21.

Entering your data: Mini-spreadsheets handle all the different types of data LogPlot
can process. See Chapter 3, page 135.

Compiling the data: Establish a few program settings and click a button to plot the
data into the design! See Chapter 4, page 223.

Viewing your log: View the log on the screen, print it, export it. See Chapter 5, page
231.
Additional topics:
Other LogPlot tools: Keyword, pattern, and symbol libraries. See Chapter 6 page 251.
ReportWorks: A built-in page layout program for logs, images, text, etc. See Chapter 7,
page 261.
Reference: Trouble-shooting, sample logs, other miscellaneous information. See Chapter
8, page 275.

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If you have upgraded from LogPlot2005

If you have upgraded to LogPlot7 from LogPlot2005, here are some things you should know:
Window / menu modifications:
There is a new File Manager pane along the left edge of the program window. You can
quickly and easily open data, design, and plot files by double-clicking, or open several
data / plot files at once using check-boxes.

The File Manager will also provides direct access to RockWorks MDB data - display, open,
and compile any RockWorks MDB borehole data - no "import" necessary.
The Log Design file format has changed to XML-style, with a new extension: .LDFX.
LogPlot will still read older-format .LDF files, and you can re-save in the new format.

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New & modified entities:

Well Construction columns now have automatic caption labels with lines or arrows.

Curve, Bar Graph, and Cross Plot Curve columns can be set to be scaled automatically
based on the data range. Any linked header/footer legends will be updated accordingly.
This is handy for imported data, such as from LAS files.

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Curve columns can be linked to a user-defined scale table, whereby specific depth
range(s) can have a different minimum-maximum (left-right or right-left) scale.

Enter comments into Lithology Descriptions, for placement at a specific depth, simply by
leaving the base depth blank.

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Background fill is available for Bar Graph columns.

Edit and Static text offer left, center, right, top, and bottom alignment, with transparent
or opaque backgrounds.
Log Design entities have resize handles on all sides.

New tools:
Undo added to the Log Design window.
The LAS import tool offers resampling of the curve data. Handy if the LAS file resolution
is 0.02 feet and you only need downhole measurements every foot.
The Excel import tool can import data for more than one borehole from a single XLS file.
Raster exports (TIFF, PNG, etc.) of the entire log as a single page. Very handy if you
need to import a raster image into another software program or print to a long PDF.
Compile multiple data files at once, using the File Manager check-boxes and the right-
click Compile Selected Files option.
Import RockWorks lithology and stratigraphy types directly from the MDB database.
Keyword editor accepts mixed-case entries (previously stored all-caps only).
If you have upgraded from LogPlot2003, LogPlot2001, or LogPlot98, please refer to the Help
messages for additional information.

Where Do I 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 industries, to display
shallow soil borings, monitoring wells, hard rock drill holes, geophysical logs, mud/gas logs,
and many more.

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Here we list some sample workflows for LogPlot.

Workflow 1: Choose a log design / enter your data / compile your log.

Use this workflow for environmental logs, geotechnical logs, most mudlogs and mining logs.
Where you can get more information:
• A few tutorial lessons: Compile a tutorial data set, and Modify an existing log.
Access the tutorials through the Help / Contents / Tutorial menu.
• Sample Log Designs and Data Files (pick one that looks like your company's log
layout). See page 292.
• Where do I Start Designing? See page 23
• Automatic Data File Tools (create/update your data templates automatically). See
page 191.
• Compiling Logs – page 223.
• Viewing Your Log – page 231.
Workflow 2: Import LAS data / create a log design / compile your log.

Use this workflow for generating geophysical logs from existing LAS files.

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Where you can get more information:

• A tutorial lesson: Importing LAS Data. Access the tutorials through the Help /
Contents / Tutorial menu.
• Importing LAS Data (page 209)
• Compiling Logs (page 223).
• Viewing Your Log (page 231).

System Requirements
LogPlot 7 will run under the minimum system setup listed below, with recommended
operating parameters shown in parentheses.
• Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista (2000, XP, or Vista recommended)
• Pentium or faster processor
• 128 MB RAM or more
• 10 MB free disk space
• Supports all Windows compatible printers and plotters

Installing LogPlot
To install the LogPlot 7 program, you must follow these steps:
1. Start up Windows, if you haven't already.
2. To avoid possible conflicts, exit any other Windows applications that may be running.
3. 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 and choose OK, where "x" is the letter of the drive that
contains the CD-ROM.
the CD menu program will display a variety of different programs that you can install as
demos or "trialware" in addition to LogPlot. For now, however, simply select LogPlot 7
from the menu along the left. You should see a description about the program in the pane
to the right. Click the Install Software button in that pane to start the 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 page, filling in the requested information, selecting the
LogPlot 7 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 Desktop or to your c:\temp folder

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In Windows Explorer or My Computer, double-click on this file to start the installation.

4. Follow the recommended installation settings unless you specifically need to install the
program in a different folder. To proceed to the next screen at each installation step,
click on the Next button. To cancel the installation entirely, click Cancel.
5. When the installation is complete, the licensing program will start up automatically. Refer
to Licensing LogPlot for information about how to set up the licensing.
! In Windows Vista, the person installing the software must have Administrator privileges.
Upgrading from another version of LogPlot? LogPlot 7 will be installed in a new folder on
your hard drive ("Program Files\RockWare\LogPlot 7") to eliminate overwriting of your earlier
files. Its accessory files will be installed in "My Documents\LogPlot 7\System" (system files)
and "My Documents\LogPlot 7\Samples" (sample DAT and LDFX 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 LogPlot 7 folders:
The "logplot.key" file that contains your LogPlot keywords. (LogPlot98 or older: you'll
need to IMPORT these keywords into the keyword editor.) You can copy this to your
working data folder, or to My Documents\LogPlot 7\System.
The "rockutil.pat," "rockutil.sym," and "rockutil.rsf" files that contain patterns and
symbols that you can customize using the Pattern and Symbol Editor programs. You can
copy this to your working data folder, or to My Documents\LogPlot 7\System.
LogPlot data files (.dat). Since files are not backward-compatible, you should work with
copies of your old data files in the new version of the program.
Any Log Design Files (.ldf) that you created within the Log Designer. Since files are not
backward-compatible, you should work with copies of your old log design files in the new
version of the program. In LogPlot 7, the file format has changed, and the files are now
stored as ".LDFX" files.
! LogPlot permits you to maintain multiple versions of the keyword, symbol, and pattern files.
See Setting Up Program Files (page 285).

Licensing LogPlot
After running the installation program, the next step is to license the software.
The License Agreement
The first screen you’ll see is a display of the license agreement. Please read this. It’s
important that you understand the terms of the license.

1. If you accept the terms of the license agreement, click in the “I accept the terms of this
agreement” box, and continue on to the next step.

2. If you do not accept the terms of the license agreement, click the Cancel button. The
program will not launch. Contact RockWare for details.

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Choosing Your License Type

Next, you’ll probably see a screen similar to this:

1. First, you need to specify who you are: click in the End User button if you will be using the
software. Click in the Administrator button if you are installing the software for someone
else. This makes a difference in the licensing process:
You must be the End User to unlock a Single User license.
You must be an Administrator or an End User with standard user or higher privileges (e.g.
administrator) to unlock the Multi-User license or to set up the Network license.

2. Now, select the type of license you have purchased. There’s more information about the
license types displayed in the right pane of the program window.
Single User: If you purchased a Single User license, click that button. With this license
type, LogPlot is licensed to be used by a single designated person. You should purchase
this license type if you will be the only user of the program. Running in this mode
requires an "unlocking code" that is supplied by RockWare. If you purchased a Single
User license, your registration number (on a sticker on your CD or user manual) will
contain the letters CS or AS or S. If you are waiting to receive your unlocking code, can
run the program in “Trialware” mode (see below).
! If you are an Administrator (installing the program for another person), you will need
to cancel the licensing at this time and have the actual user log into the computer. The
Single User licensing information is stored under the Current User registry. The actual
user can rejoin this licensing sequence by starting up the LogPlot 7 application after
they’ve logged into Windows.

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Multi-User: Use this mode if you have purchased a Multiple-Users / One Computer
license for the program. With this license type, LogPlot can be installed onto a single
computer and used by multiple people on that computer, one at a time, locally (not via a
network). You should purchase this license type if more than one person will need to
access the program on the computer, such as in an academic lab where multiple students
will need to use the software. If you purchased a Multiple-User / Single Computer license,
your registration number, on a sticker on your CD or user manual, will contain the letters
CM or AM. Running in this mode requires an "unlocking code" that is supplied by
RockWare.
Network: Click in this button if you have purchased a network license for the program,
which allows more than one person to access the program at the same time. If you
purchased a Network license, your registration number, on a sticker on your CD or user
manual, will contain the letters CN or AN. The network version requires a special network
license certificate file, which RockWare will email to you. This file must be stored on the
server in a location to which all users have access.
Trialware: If you haven’t purchased a license yet and wish to run in “Trialware” mode,
choose Single User. In Trialware mode all program functionality is intact except some of
the export tools are disabled. There is also a demo banner plotted on the output graphics.
You can input your own data, import data, create graphics, etc. In Trialware mode, you
are allowed to use the program for 10 days from licensing or for 25 launchings, whichever
comes first. You will see the usage/time meter on the startup screen. Trialware mode can
be converted to a Single User license by entering a RockWare-supplied unlocking code.
Trialware mode can also be extended if you contact RockWare.
3. Click Continue when the user and license type have been selected.
The program will now copy sample and system files to a LogPlot 7 folder in My Documents. It
will also initialize all of the program’s variables.

Single User - Running in Trial Mode and Unlocking

Single Users will now see a window that displays the number of user sessions and days
remaining.

1a. To use LogPlot in Trial mode, click the OK button. (See Starting Up, page 12).
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1b. Or, if you are ready to license your program (or if your trial period displays as expired),
you can unlock the software by clicking on the Unlock Trial Version button and entering
the following information.
! PLEASE BE SURE that, to unlock the program, you are the end user and are logged into
Windows under your normal Windows login.
Registration Number: Type into this field the letters and numbers that are printed on a
sticker on the CD, User Manual, and registration card you received from RockWare.
Single-User registration numbers contain the letters CS or AS or S. If you opted to
download the program at purchase, you can contact RockWare for this number.
Licensee Name: Type in your company’s name or, if purchased individually, your name.
This will be displayed in the program’s startup screen.
Installation Number: This is a number that’s generated by the RockWorks program
when it’s first started. It is unique to each computer and each user.
Unlocking Code: This activates the Single-User license and is supplied by RockWare
when you send us your Registration Number and Installation Number, described above.
Contact RockWare at the addresses shown on page 12.

2. You can click OK to proceed, and jump to Starting Up LogPlot (page 12.)

Multiple User / Single Computer - Unlocking the Software

Note: You must have standard user or higher privileges (e.g. administrator) to unlock the
Multiple Users / Single Computer license. Restricted users should contact their system
administrator.
Multiple Users / Single Computer licensees will now see a window where the licensing
information can be entered.
1. Enter the requested information.
Licensee Name: Type in your organization’s name. This will be displayed in the
program’s startup screen.
Registration Number: Type into this field the letters and numbers that are printed on a
sticker on the CD, User Manual, and registration card you received from RockWare.
Multi-User registration numbers contain the letters CM or AM. If you opted to downloaded
the program at purchase, you can contact RockWare for this number.
Installation Number: This is a number that’s generated by the RockWorks program
when it’s first started. It is unique to each computer.
Unlocking Code: This activates the Multiple-User license and is supplied by RockWare
when you send us your Registration Number and Installation Number, described above.
Contact RockWare at the addresses on page 12.

2. You can click OK to proceed, and jump to Starting Up LogPlot (page 12.)

Network Computer - Logging In

Note: You must have standard user or higher (e.g. administrator) privileges to set up the
network licensing. Restricted users should contact their system administrator.
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Network licensees will now see a window where their licensing information can be entered.

1. Enter the requested information.

Licensee Name: Type in your company’s name. This will be displayed in the initial
splash screen.
Registration Number: Type into this field the letters and numbers that are printed on a
sticker on the CD, User Manual, and registration card you received from RockWare. Multi-
User registration numbers contain the letters CN or AN. If you opted to download the
program at purchase, you can contact RockWare for this number.
Certificate File: Use the Browse button to access the folder in which the network's
certificate file "LP7.LIC" has been installed. This is a file that is supplied by RockWare
after your purchase, initialized for the number of seats you purchased. You may not run
the network version of LogPlot without access to the Certificate File which maintains the
network count, among other things. To obtain the certificate file, contact RockWare at the
addresses shown in the following topic.
When you/your network administrator receives the certificate file via email, save the file
to a folder on the server to which all users have read and write access.
(Note to LogPlot2003 users: Specifying the User Folder is no longer necessary. All license
types will make use of the My Documents\LogPlot 7\System folder for storage of user-
specific files.)

2. You can click OK to proceed, and jump to Starting Up LogPlot (below).

Contacting RockWare, Inc

Web: www.rockware.com/unlock.html
Telephone:
within Colorado: 303-278-3534
within the U.S.: 1-800-775-6745
outside the U.S.: + 303-278-3534
Fax: + 303-278-4099
Please include:
• Your name • Your company’s name (if applicable) • The Registration Number • The
Installation Number (Single User and Multiple-User/Single-Computer) • How we
should contact you (email, telephone, or fax) The email address where the network
license file should be sent (Network version).

Starting LogPlot
The First Time
After you have installed and licensed the program, and you have licensed the program as
described in the previous topics, the program will now display an introductory startup screen
that lists your license name and registration number.

1a. Single Users and Multi-Users: If you wish to hide the splash screen upon future launchings,
insert a check in the Skip this menu the next time the program is started check-box, or
(once LogPlot has launched) use the Options / System Settings / Skip Intro Screen
setting.
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1b. Network users only will be prompted to enter:

Default 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 LogPlot using the
program's File / Exit command, your ID will be logged out of the Certificate File. The
Certificate File will allow a specific number of unique users to log in at a time; for
example if you purchased a 5-seat license, then 5 unique ID’s are allowed to be logged in
at any one time.

2. Click OK to continue.
The program will be displayed. A sample log design will be loaded automatically into the Log
Designer window, and a blank data file will be loaded into the Data Editor window.
You will also see a tutorial window pop up onto the screen. This contains lessons about the
program in general, and about specific tools within the program. We highly recommend that
you go through some of these lessons to acquaint yourself with how LogPlot works. This
window will display each time the program starts; you can turn it off using the Options /
System Settings / Show Tutorial on Program Start setting.
Starting LogPlot the Next Time
If you’ve already installed and run LogPlot before, follow these steps to start up the program.

1. Click on the Start button on the Windows taskbar.

2. Click on the Programs or All Programs option.

3. Click on the RockWare item, and then on the LogPlot 7 program icon that's displayed in the
pop-up menu.
If you have hidden the startup screen, you will be brought right into the program.
If you have not hidden the startup screen, it will be displayed, showing your current
license type, registration number, and licensee name.
If you are running the program in “Trialware’ mode, you will see the number of sessions
and the number of days you have left in your trial period. If LogPlot has been run before
on this computer, the uses and/or days may be used up. This can be true even if you had
uninstalled the software before re-installing. If you need more time, contact RockWare
and we may be able to provide an “extension code.”

4. If you want to continue with the current license type, click the OK button.
If you need to change your license type, such as changing from Single-User to Multiple User,
click the Change License Type button.

Starting LogPlot with a Command Line

LogPlot 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 (page 301).
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Changing the Licensing/Removing the Licensing

Changing the Licensing
If you wish to change the type of license under which LogPlot is being run, follow these steps:
1. Contact RockWare to make the necessary arrangements.
2. Start up LogPlot.
3. On the "Welcome to LogPlot" startup screen, click on the Change License Type button.
4. Read the terms of the license agreement as necessary. If you agree to the terms, click in
the I Agree checkbox at the bottom.
This will launch the LogPlot licensing program and display the screens described in Licensing
LogPlot.
Removing the Licensing
If you wish to move the license from a particular computer, to move it to another computer,
follow these steps:
1. Start up LogPlot.
2. Click on the Change License Type button on the initial "Welcome to LogPlot" startup
screen.
3. Read the terms of the license agreement as necessary. If you agree to the terms, click in
the I Agree checkbox at the bottom.
4. In the Licensing LogPlot window, choose the Remove option, and click Continue.
5. The program will prompt you to confirm that this is what you wish to do. If you are
certain, click Yes. Or to cancel the process, click Cancel.
6. If you click Yes, the program will display a window with a "status code". This is a number
that confirms the removal of the license - write this down. You may need to supply this
to RockWare when you request an unlocking code for a new computer.
Tips:
If the program's introductory screen has been hidden, you can re-activate its display using
the Options / System Settings / Skip Intro Screen setting.
The LogPlot licensing program can also be run from the Start / RockWare menu.

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.
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.

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There are three main types of LogPlot windows:

Data Editor Window: A blank Data Editor window will be opened upon program startup.
The Data Editor is used to enter or import the descriptive, textual, quantitative, or other data
to be displayed on the log. Within the Data Editor, the different types of data are organized
into "tabs". The data structure is discussed in Chapter 3 (page 135). You can have multiple
data files open at any time.

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Design Window: The Log Designer window contains the design tools to create or modify a
log design. This is discussed in Chapter 2 (page 21.).

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.
Here you can save, print and export the graphic logs. See Chapter 4 (page 223.) for
information about the process of compiling your data, and Chapter 5 (page 231) regarding
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File Manager: Along the left edge of the main program window is a new pane used to display
the LogPlot-related files that reside in the current working folder, for quick access - open files
and compile data with a click. See the discussion of the LogPlot File Manager, next.

The LogPlot File Manager

The File Manager is displayed in a pane along the left edge of the LogPlot program window. It
is used to display the LogPlot-related files in the current project folder, and allow you to open
them and (for DAT files) compile them:
LogPlot data files (.DAT) - opened into the Data Editor window.
LogDesign files (.LDFX and .LDF) - opened into the Log Design window.
Log Plot files (.LPT) - opened into the Log View window.
RockWorks borehole/well files contained in an MDB - opened into the Data Editor window.

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File Manager Right-Click Options

If you right-click anywhere in the File Manager pane, you'll see the following options:
• Open Selected Files: Any .DAT, .LPT, and RockWorks boreholes that are checked
will be opened into their respective windows.
• Compile Selected Files: Any .DAT files that are checked will be compiled using the
currently-active log design.
• Select All: Inserts a check-mark in all listed .DAT, .LPT, and RockWorks borehole
files. (Log Design files are not shown with a check-box because you can only have
one design open at a time.)
• Unselect All: Removes check-marks from all available boxes.
• Refresh Files: Reloads the names of the files in the current project folder.
• Hide: Hides the File Manager Pane. You can re-activate the display of the pane
using the Window / Show File Manager option.
Displaying/Hiding/Resizing the File Manager Pane
• Hiding the pane: Select the Window / Show File Manager option, in the main
LogPlot menu, to remove the check-mark. Or, right-click in the File Manager pane
and choose Hide.
• Displaying the pane: Select the Window / Show File Manager option, in the main
LogPlot menu, to remove the check-mark.
• Widening/narrowing the pane: Use your mouse to "grab" the right edge of the File
Manager pane and drag it to the left or right to make the pane smaller or larger.

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Opening a Project Folder into the File Manager

1. Click on the open-folder button at the top of the file manager pane.
2. Browse to the folder where the LogPlot files are stored, selecting the folder by clicking on
it, and clicking OK.
The program will display all .DAT, .LDFX/.LDF, .LPT, and RockWorks boreholes that are
contained in the folder.

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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, to result in a graphic log.
Log Designer is built right into LogPlot. Just click on the Design 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 rectangles. A
new special header, called a "Report" can be a full page long and precede the first page of
your log.
The log body: The main portion of the log, which can contain columns for lithologic
patterns and descriptions, curves, bar graphs, fill bars, general and vertical text, well
construction diagrams, raster images, 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).

Accessing the Log Designer

The Log Designer is built into LogPlot. 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.

The program will display the Log Designer window, with the current or default log design
displayed.

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 work area:
designing logs is simply a matter of "drawing" the desired format items in their appropriate
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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.

* 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 File Manager shows the data (.DAT), log design (.LDFX or .LDF), plot (.LPT), and
RockWorks borehole database (.MDB) in the current project folder. You can double-click
or right-click on files to open them.
* The General Toolbar Buttons are positioned to the right of the File Tree. They offer
shortcuts to file and other menu functions.
! Note that this side toolbar can be dragged to the upper, lower, left, or right edge of the
Design window.
* The Design Toolbar Buttons offer the log header/footer and log body design items.
They are grouped into header/footer buttons and log body buttons. 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) and to
file management tools (along the left).
* The Options Toolbar Buttons offer shortcuts to Options menu functions, such as setting
the reference grid, snapping, etc.
* The Log Header can contain text, wrappable “notes”, column legends, lines, rectangles,
symbols, patterns, bitmap images (logos, maps, etc.) that are plotted at the top of your
log or log page.
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* The Log Body can contain patterns, descriptions, scale bars, curves, bar graphs, text,
pattern percent, symbols, fill bars, lines, bitmap, well construction, vertical text, cross-
plotted curve columns, and tadpole plots.
* The Log Footer can contain the same items as the Header, which are plotted at the base
of your log or log page.
* The Status Bar is displayed at the bottom of the window. It displays status information
including the name of the active design file, printer paper size, and compiling settings
such as vertical scale and single-page versus continuous logs.
See also: The LogPlot File Manager (page 17.)

Where Do I 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 (LDFX or LDF file) you wish to modify.
See the log samples shipped with the program.
2. Establish the printer and page size if necessary.
3. Add items to / delete items from the log body, and save the design.
4. Add items to / delete items from the log header and footer, and save the design.
Create a New Log Design
1. Create the new design: Select the File menu from the Log Designer menu. Select the
New / Log Design command, and assign the new design a name.
2. Establish the printer and page size if necessary.
3. Add items to the log body, and save the design.
4. Add items to the log header and footer, and save the design.

Log Design Files (LDF)

Log Design Files Introduction

Log designs that you create in the Log Designer are stored on disk as XML-style "Log Design
Files" with the ".LDFX" file name extension. An LDFX 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.
This is a new file type since LogPlot2005 which used binary ".LDF" files.
• LogPlot 7 will open both LDFX and LDF-format files.
• It will save only LDFX-format.
The ".LDFX" file that is displayed in the Log Designer is considered to be the default Log
Design to be used in LogPlot when you compile your log. The name of the current log design
is also displayed in the Status Bar at the bottom of the program window.
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See also... The LogView window (page 231) for information about how to save/export
completed, compiled graphic logs.

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.
2. Click on the File menu and select New / LogDesign, or click the New-File toolbar button
.
Since the Log Designer permits only one design to be open at a time, if an existing log design
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 then display a window in which you must give the new log design a name.
3. In the File Name prompt type in the name to assign the new design you will be creating.
Log Design files must be given the file name extension "LDFX."
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 now be the default LDFX file to be used in LogPlot for compiling your
logs.

Open a Log Design File

To open an existing log design file (.LDFX or .LDF) that has been saved on disk you have a
few options:
1. Access the Log Designer window as necessary.
2. a. If you wish to open a recently-viewed LDFX file, click the File / Reopen option and
select a file from the displayed listing.
b. Or, simply double-click on an LDFX or LDF file shown in the File Manager pane to the
left of the design window.

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c. Or, select the File / Open command from the Log Designer menu, or the Open-File
toolbar button . 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 page 27),
and can be scaled smaller for a better view.
Select the log design file that you wish to view by highlighting it and choosing the OK
button.
Important Notes:
! The Log Designer opens files in the LogPlot 7 log design format (.LDFX)
! The Log Designer opens files in the LogPlot2001-2005 log design format (.LDF). Because
this is an older format, you will be warned should you try to save any changes to the design,
that it will be resaved in the new LDFX format. LDFX files are not usable in versions older
than LogPlot 7.
! The Log Designer also opens LPT files from LogPlot98, however it will display a warning that
it will need to convert it to a newer format as it's being opened.
! The Log Designer permits only one log design file to be displayed at a time.
! The design displayed in the Log Designer window is always considered to be the default
LDFX file to be used in LogPlot for compiling your logs. The name of the active file is always
displayed on the stick-up Design tab, and also in the Status Bar at the very bottom of the
program window.
Once you have opened a design file, you may edit it and save the changes (Save command)
or save the changes under a new file name (Save As command). You may also print the
design file.
See also: The LogPlot File Manager (page 17)

Opening a Log Design File using the File Manager

1. Expand the File Manager's LogDesign heading, as necessary.
2. Double-click on the name of the .LDF file you wish to open.
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LogPlot will open the selected file into the Log Design window.
You can have only one design file open at any one time.

Important Notes:
! The Log Designer opens files in the LogPlot 7 log design format (.LDFX)
! The Log Designer opens files in the LogPlot2001-2005 log design format (.LDF). Because
this is an older format, you will be warned should you try to save any changes to the design,
that it will be resaved in the new LDFX format. LDFX files are not usable in versions older
than LogPlot 7.
! The Log Designer also opens LPT files from LogPlot98, however it will display a warning that
it will need to convert it to a newer format as it's being opened.
! The Log Designer permits only one log design file to be displayed at a time.
! The design displayed in the Log Designer window is always considered to be the default
LDFX file to be used in LogPlot for compiling your logs. The name of the active file is always
displayed on the stick-up Design tab, and also in the Status Bar at the very bottom of the
program window.
Once you have opened a design file, you may edit it and save the changes (Save command)
or save the changes under a new file name (Save As command). You may also print the
design file.

Save Log Design Files

To save any changes you have made to a log design file (.LDFX) that is displayed on your
screen:
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.
If the design is from an older version of LogPlot - an LDF file - you will be warned that the file
will be saved in a LogPlot 7 LDFX format and will not be readable in versions older than
LogPlot 7.
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2. a. Click Cancel to cancel the Save operation.

b. Or, click OK to proceed. The program will display a window where you can enter the
new name for the log design file to be saved. You can probably use the same file name
since the extension will be changed to LDFX. For example, your file "borehole log.ldf" will
be saved as a LogPlot 7-compatible file "borehole log.ldfx".

To save a log design file (.LDFX or .LDF) that is displayed on your screen under a different file
name:
1. Select the Save As command from the File menu.
2. Enter the new name to assign to the design file, accessing necessary drives and/or
directories, and choose OK.
! The Log Designer permits only one log design file to be open at any time.
! The LDFX file displayed in the Designer screen is automatically set as the default log design
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 LDFX 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 LDFX file (with
".preview.JPG" added on), and will be stored in the same folder on your computer as the LDFX
file. For example, when the "Lithology1.ldfx" file is saved, the preview file
"Lithology1.preview.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 LDFX file to establish as
default.
See Program Settings (page 283) for information about de-activating the LDFX previews.

Set the Log's Page Size

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 (LDFX 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
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1. 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
Setup 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 on
a 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 dimensions 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
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3. To re-calculate the LogPlot page size based on the current printer, click the Set Default
Size button.
4. 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.
5. 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 - you'll
see a red line representing the printable width. If you changed the inch/cm units, the ruler
will also be updated.

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. The Notes tools display text
that wraps.
Within the Log Designer work screen, the header is completely separate from the log body,
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The log header can be up to approximately 10.5 inches in length. You may 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.
You can design three distinct header designs: a "Report" header which can precede the first
page of the log, "header 1" which is typically printed at the top of the first page, and "header
2" which typically displays on middle and end pages of the log. All are optional.
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.

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.

The log footer can be up to 5 inches in length. 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.
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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.
You can design two distinct footer designs: "footer 1" which is typically printed at the bottom
of the first page, and "footer 2" which typically displays on middle and end pages of the log.
All are optional.
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 footer item by selecting one of
the footer toolbar buttons and placing the item in the log footer section. You may use the
displayed ruler for horizontal placement reference.
! Items in the log footer cannot be moved into the log body and vice-versa. However, footer
items can be copied into and from the log header.

Header/Footer Mechanics

Three Headers and Two Footers

The Log Designer permits you to design three different headers and two different footers for
each log:
• “Header 1” is typically 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” is typically plotted on the second and subsequent pages of a log, and can
contain an abbreviated form of the primary header.
• The "Report" can be up to a full page in length and is always displayed before the
first log page.
• "Footer 1" is typically plotted on the first page of the log.
• "Footer 1" is typically plotted on the second and subsequent pages of a log.
You can toggle between these header and footer views using the drop-down lists at the
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To view or design the first header, for example, select Header 1 from the list, and that will be
displayed in the header pane of the design window. To view/design Footer 2, select that from
the list and it will be displayed in the footer pane.
At compile time, you will have the opportunity to specify exactly which headers and footers to
use on the first / middle / last pages of the log, if any, and whether a header report is to be
included.
! All header and footer designs are optional.

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.
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To change the size of any images (JPG, BMP, TIFF, etc) in the log header or footer, you must
resize the picture itself in the Log Designer. (See Moving or Resizing Header/Footer Items on
page 38).

Header and Footer Coordinates

The placement of any header item is stored in terms of horizontal (x) and vertical (y) inches
or centimeters.
! LogPlot2003 and earlier versions stored placement in screen pixels. The Log Designer will
open older design files and automatically translate the pixel coordinates into
inches/centimeters for you.
The horizontal coordinates start at 0 along the left edge of the screen and increase to the
right in decimal inches or centimeters. The horizontal range of the design page is dependent
upon the currently-selected printer, page size, and orientation (established under the File /
Page + Print Setup command), since a printer with 15” paper will allow more design space
(wider logs) than one with 8.5” paper. The paper's right edge will be shown with a red line.
The vertical coordinates of the header are expressed as decimal inches/centimeters 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 the length of the currently-selected printer page. The vertical coordinates of
the footer are recorded in decimal inches/centimeters relative to the top of the footer.

You can turn on a reference grid at a user-defined pixel density to aid you in placing header
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The entirety of the header or 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 header or footer
pane.
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 header and footer space as you wish. When
you compile your data into the log design within LogPlot, the program will honor any white
space at the top of the header and footer, assuming you've left that space there as an upper
margin. However, the program will not include blank space below the lowest header item - it
will start the log body wherever the header ends (plus any header/footer margin you've
declared), and the lowest footer item will be placed at the bottom of the page.

Changing the Header or Footer Viewing Size

You can change how much of the header or footer is visible at any time on the design screen
by dragging the horizontal boundary line that divides the header or footer from the log body.

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 to:
3. Depress the mouse button to “grab” the boundary line.
4. With the mouse button depressed, drag the header 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.
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, Headers 1 and 2, and Footers 1 and 2 can be up to about 10.5 inches (26.7 cm) in
length, though realistically you'll probably design them significantly shorter than that. Report
headers can occupy a full page.
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.

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. spacing of dots in decimal inches or
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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.
How to…
Turn on the reference grid

1. Click on the Show Grid button at the bottom of the design screen.

2. Adjust the resolution of the grid by clicking on the up-arrow or down-arrow

button in the resolution box to the right of the Show Grid button. The units are decimal
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A setting of "0.125," as shown in the example above, means that the dots will be
displayed horizontally and vertically every 1/8th of an inch.
3. As you change the resolution setting, notice how the appearance of the grid changes
within the Log Designer screen.
The resolution setting is shared by the Snap button, below, if activated. It is possible to turn
on the grid while leaving the snapping off.
Turn on snapping

1. Click on the Snap button at the bottom of the design screen. "Snapping" is
activated when the button looks like it is pushed in.

2. Adjust the snapping resolution by clicking on the up-arrow or down-arrow

button in the resolution box to the right of the Snap button.
The resolution setting is shared by the Show Grid button, if activated. Snapping and the
reference grid may be activated independently of each other, although it can be helpful to
have the grid displayed when snapping is turned on.
For snapping, a setting of "0.125," for example, means that subsequent design items that
you place will be snapped to the nearest 1/8th of an inch or cm, both horizontally (for all
design items) and vertically (for header and footer items).
Any existing design items that are already placed will not be affected by the turning on of
snapping unless you use the pointer to reposition them.
! We recommend that you set the snap resolution to a multiple of 1/16th (0.0625, 0.125,
0.25, etc.). This prevents rounding errors that can occur when the program toggles back and
forth internally between pixels (on the drawing screen) and actual inch units.
See also: Pages 38 and 72 for information about dragging, resizing, and aligning items. The
alignment tools are very handy for regular spacing of text, and edge alignment.

Selecting Items in the Log Header/Footer

To select a single item in a log header or footer:
1. Use your mouse to position the screen pointer on the item, and single-click it.
The selected item should appear with "handles" in the upper-left corner (static text), on either
end (lines) or on all corners (other header/footer items).

To select multiple items in a log header or footer:

1. Use your mouse to position the screen pointer on an item and click the left button once.
2. Then, hold the Ctrl key down while you select another item.

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3. You may continue in this manner to select multiple items.

All selected items will appear with "handles" on their corners.
OR
1. Use the screen pointer to “draw” a rectangular region within the header or footer. Any
items in whole or in part within that bounding rectangle will appear selected (with
“handles”).

To select all of the items in a log header or footer:

1. Use your mouse to click in the pane of the items to be selected.
2. Choose the Edit / Select All in Pane option.
The program will select all of the items in the pane.

To select an item using the << and >> buttons:

LogPlot offers two buttons at the bottom of the design screen that can advance sequentially
through the log entities.

1. Any time that a log design is displayed on the screen, you can click on the forward- or
backward-arrow buttons at the bottom of the design screen to advance sequentially
through the log entities, changing the highlighted focus of the entities in the order they
were added to the log design.
The selected item should appear with "handles" on either end (if it is a line) or on all four
corners (all other header/footer items).

Use the “Entity List” to access a design item and its settings.
1. With a log design displayed on the screen, select the View / Entity List command, or

click the View Entity List button .

The program will display a listing of all of the items in the current log design.
2. To access a specific item, scroll down the list as necessary until you see it, and left-click
once to select it. When selected, it will appear highlighted. (You can sort the entity list
using any of the columns - name, type, etc.)
3. Click on the Edit button to display this item’s settings.
4. Edit the settings as you wish, or simply press OK or Cancel to close the settings window.
The item will remain active when you are returned to the design window.
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Options
Once an item is selected, you can view or change the item’s settings by right-clicking on the
item and selecting Edit Entity.

Move an entity to the back

Because you can overlay items in a log design, it can be difficult to click on an item that’s
stacked on the “bottom of the pile.” Log Designer contains a “Send to Back” command that
changes the stacking order of the entities on the screen.
1. Use your mouse to position the screen pointer on the item that’s blocking the item you
wish to select, and single-click it.
The selected item should appear with "handles" on either end (if it is a line) or on all four
corners (all other header/footer items).
2. Select the Edit / Send to Back command.
The selected item will now be displayed behind other items in the design, allowing you to click
on them to move them or to access their settings.

Move or Resize Header/Footer Items

You can move and resize log header and footer items using several methods:

Manually: You can reposition header and footer items (and resize lines, rectangles, and
pictures) by grabbing (left-click-and-hold) and dragging them on the design screen itself. The
program also offers a reference grid and a "snapping" feature to make it easy to line things
up. You may select items individually or in groups.
1. Click on the pointer button in the Log Designer toolbar.
2. Click on the item to be moved to select it. It will display small "handles" to indicate it's
selected. To select multiple items, hold down the Ctrl key and click on additional items.
3. Keep the mouse button depressed and drag the item to its new location.

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If you need to move the item just a pixel or two, you can use your keyboard’s arrow keys
to “nudge” the item left or right.
Or, to resize an item (other than text), click on the largest handle, located at the lower-
right corner or at the end of the line. Keep the mouse button depressed and drag that
corner or end point to the new location. Release the mouse button when it is resized as
you wish.

Alignment Tools: Use the Edit menu's Align tools to assist you in getting your
header/footer items arranged.
1. Click on the pointer button in the Log Designer toolbar.
2. Click on the first of the items to be aligned. This is the "reference" item, to which the
other items you choose will be lined up with.
3. Hold down the Ctrl key and click on the additional items to be lined up with the first.
4. With all of the items selected, click on the Edit / Align option you wish to use. (Or, right-
click and choose Align / ...)
Align Left: Multiple items will be set to the same left (X1) coordinate.
Align Right: Multiple items will be set to the same right (X2) coordinate.
Align Top: Multiple items will be set to the same upper coordinate (Y).
Align Bottom: Multiple items will be set to the same lower coordinate (Y).
Align / Horizontal Spacing: Items will be spaced evenly from left to right.
Align / Vertical Spacing: Items will be spaced evenly from top down.
Remember, alignment will occur based on the first item selected.

Dialog box: Each log header/footer item has characteristics that can be set via a dialog box.
Within the dialog box, there are “coordinate” edit boxes that display the current horizontal
and vertical coordinates for the item. You may change the placement of the header/footer
item by editing these coordinates. You can also use the dialog box to change font type and
sizes for text items, line styles, etc.
1. Click on the pointer button in the Designer toolbar.
2. Double-click on the text item to display its dialog box. (Or, right-click on the item, and
select Edit Entity.) (Or, double-click on the item in the Edit / View Entity List screen.)
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3. Edit the x and/or y coordinates for the item.

4. Click the Apply button to see the effect of the position change.
5. Click Close to close the Settings window and return to the design screen.
It is typically easier to use the manual method since it involves working right on the design
screen, and you can see what you are doing. And, with the reference grid and snapping
features, it's easy to line things up.
However, you might find it valuable to use dialog box coordinates if you need to align items at
a resolution different than that of the snapping grid.
For example, if you have a column of header text that you want to be lined up along the left
edge, you could use each item’s dialog box to set the horizontal (x) coordinate to the same
value:

Shifting Header / Footer Items

To shift all of the items in the header or footer by the same amount, follow these steps:
1. Select the Shift Header/Report Items command or Shift Footer Items command
from the Edit menu.
The program will display this dialog box:

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2. Enter the X (horizontal) and/or Y (vertical) shift, in decimal inches or centimeters, for all
of the header items or footer items.
Or, you can insert a check in the "Eliminate dead space at top" box to shift all of the
header or footer items vertically to the top of the page or the top of the footer. Any y-
shift entered in the prompt box will be ignored.
3. Choose OK to move the header or footer items the indicated amount, or choose Cancel
to cancel the operation.
Remember that the horizontal range of the header and footer depends on the default printer
and page size (File menu / Page + Print Setup command). The vertical range of the header
is defined by the page length..
The Shift Header Items and Shift Footer Items commands are not affected by any
snapping settings you may have established.

Cut-paste or copy-paste header/footer items

To "cut" or "copy" header or footer items and then paste them, follow these steps:
1. Click on the item(s) in the log header or footer to be cut or copied. They should appear
with "handles" in the upper-left corner (static text), on either end (lines) or on all corners
(other header/footer items).

2. If you wish to remove the selected item(s), click on the Cut toolbar button or select
the Cut command from the Edit menu. The item(s) will be removed from the
header/footer and placed in the Log Designer clipboard.
If you wish to make a copy of the selected item(s), click on the Copy toolbar button

or select the Copy command from the Edit menu. The item(s) will remain in the
design and a copy will be placed in the Log Designer clipboard.
3. Click in the region into which the item(s) should be pasted.
Remember to toggle between the active header and footer panes using the drop-down list
at the bottom of the program window.
4. Paste the cut or copied item(s) into the selected header or footer by clicking on the Paste
toolbar button or by choosing the Paste command from the Edit menu.
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Log Designer will insert the item(s).

! If the item is pasted into the same region (footer2 to footer2, or header 1 to header 1)
then the coordinates will be offset slightly so that you can see the pasted item.
If the item is pasted into a different region (header 1 to header 2), the location
coordinates will be honored exactly.
5. If you pasted a single item, the program will display its dialog box for confirmation of
coordinates and/or entity name. If necessary, edit the entity name, and/or the
positioning coordinates for the item.
6. Click on the Apply button to accept any changes you have made to the item’s settings,
and press Close to close the dialog box.
7. You can also reposition items within the same header or footer by dragging them to the
desired location.

Header/Footer Items

Header/Footer Item Summary

Here is a summary of the items that you can include in a Log Design header and footer.
Remember that the log header and footer sections share the same tools. The tool buttons are
found in the Log Designer tool pane, to the left of the program window. These items are
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Header/Footer Line
This tool simply plots a line anywhere in the header or footer of the log.

Header/Footer Rectangle
Use this tool to draw a rectangle anywhere in the header or footer of the log.

Header/Footer Picture
You may insert a picture (logo, etc.) in a raster format (BMP, JPG, TIFF, PNG, PCX, TGA), or a
Windows Metafile format (WMF, EMF) into your log header.

Header/Footer Pattern
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
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.

Static Text
“Static Text” is header or footer text that does not change each time you plot a log. 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
“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.

Static Notes
“Static Notes” allow you to enter longer text 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.

Edit Notes
“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.

Column Legend
This tool is used to insert a legend for a quantitative data column (curve or bargraph),
automatically displaying the column's name, graphic line style, and value range.
See also: Viewing a List of the Log Entities (page 66).

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Adding Header/Footer Lines

Use: The Header/Footer Line button is used to draw a line at any angle, anywhere in the
header or footer portion of the log. This is a fixed design item with no corresponding data file
commands.
How to…
Draw a Header/Footer Line
1. Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Header/Footer Tool Button

if necessary to display the header/footer design buttons.

3. Select the Header/Footer Line button from the Log Designer tool pane. (Or, you
can use the menus: Tools / Header/Footer Items / Line.)
The pointer will change shape to a "+" for "drawing" the line on the design screen.
4. Place the "+" at the intended location in the header or footer for one of the line's
endpoints.
5. Hold the mouse button down and drag until the "+" has reached the second endpoint for
the line.
6. Release the mouse button.
The line will be displayed on the screen.
Reposition the Line
See: Move or Resize Header/Footer Items (page 38) for information about dragging, resizing,
and aligning items.
Access the Line Options
You can use the Header/Footer Line Setup window to adjust the line's position, and its style,
thickness, and color.
1. Double-click on the line to access its Setup window. (Tip: You can also right-click on the
line and choose Edit Entity, or you can locate the line in the Edit / View Entity List
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2. Adjust the line's placement by editing the beginning and ending coordinates. (You can
also reposition it by dragging with your mouse, as discussed above.) The horizontal
coordinates are expressed in decimal inches or centimeters relative to the left edge of the
design screen, and the vertical coordinates are relative to the top edge of the design
screen. See Header/Footer Coordinates (page 33) for more information.
3. Adjust the line's appearance by clicking on the line sample and choosing style, thickness,
and color. Click OK to close the line properties window.
4. To accept the displayed information, click the Apply button. 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.
5. To close the Line Setup window, click the Close button.

Adding Header/Footer Rectangles

Use: The Header/Footer Rectangle button is used to define a rectangle anywhere in the
header or footer portion of the log. This is a fixed design item with no corresponding data file
commands.
How to…
Draw a header/footer rectangle
1. Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Header/Footer Tool Button

if necessary to display the header/footer design buttons.

3. Select the Header/Footer Rectangle button from the Log Designer tool pane. (Or,
you can use the menus: Tools / Header/Footer Items / Rectangle.)
The pointer will change shape to a "+" for "drawing" the rectangle.
4. Place the "+" at the intended location for the upper-left corner of the rectangle, in the
header or footer portion of the design screen.
5. Hold the mouse button down and drag down and to the right until the "+" has reached the
opposite corner point for the rectangle.
6. Release the mouse button.
The rectangle will be displayed on the screen.
Reposition the Rectangle
See: Move or Resize Header/Footer Items (page 38) for information about dragging, resizing,
and aligning items.
Access the Rectangle Options
You can use the Header/Footer Rectangle Setup window to adjust the rectangle's position, the
line style, thickness, and color, and its fill color, if any.
1. Double-click on the rectangle to access its Setup window. (Tip: You can also right-click
on the rectangle and choose Edit Entity, or locate the line in the Edit / View Entity List
screen to access its settings.)
2. Adjust the rectangle's placement by editing the edge coordinates:
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Left, Right: These coordinates determine the horizontal placement of the left & right
edges of the rectangle in the header/footer of the log. You may change the rectangle's
position by editing these values, or by simply moving or resizing the item on the design
screen itself, as discussed above. The horizontal coordinates are expressed in decimal
inches or centimeters relative to the left edge of the design screen.
Top, Bottom: These coordinates determine the vertical placement of the top and
bottom edges of the rectangle in the header/footer of the log. You may change the
rectangle's position by editing these values, or by simply moving or resizing the item on
the design screen itself. The vertical coordinates are expressed in decimal inches or
centimeters relative to the top edge of the design screen.
3. Adjust the rectangle's appearance by clicking on the line sample and choosing style,
thickness, and color. Click OK to close the line properties window.
4. 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 right to select the fill color.
5. 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
settings if necessary, remember to click Apply any time you want your changes applied.
6. To close the Rectangle Setup window, click the Close button.

Inserting Header/Footer Pictures

Use: The Header/Footer Picture button is used to insert a picture into the header or footer
of the log. 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. T he picture may be in any of the
following graphic formats: BMP, JPG, Windows Metafile (WMF or EMF), PCX, PNG, TGA, and
TIFF. This is a fixed design item with no corresponding data file commands.
How to…
Insert a Picture into the Log Header or Footer
1. Access the Log Designer window.
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2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Header/Footer Tool Button

if necessary to display the header/footer design buttons.

3. Select the Header/Footer Picture button from the Log Designer tool pane. (Or, you
can use the menus: Tools / Header/Footer Items / Picture.)

The pointer will change shape to a " " for placing the picture.
4. Place the cursor where you want 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 to insert it.
The program will display the Setup window, and you'll see a rectangle labeled "no image" in
the log design.
5. Enter the requested information:
Select: Click on this button in the lower right portion of the window to browse for the
name of the image to be inserted into the design, accessing other folders as necessary.
The program can read BMP, JPG, WMF, EMF, PCX, PNG, TGA, and TIFF-format files. When
you have located the file, click on its name, and then click the Open button to select it.
You will be returned to the Graphic Setup window, and the image will be shown in the
background, in the design.
Position: These coordinates determine the placement of the rectangle in the header or
footer of the log.

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 coordinates are
expressed in coordinates relative to the top of the header or footer.
Stretch to Fit: Insert a check in this box if you want Log Designer to stretch the image
to fit in the defined boundaries, changing the image's horizontal-to-vertical ratio. Leave
this box cleared if the aspect ratio for the image is to be maintained.
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6. 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.
7. Click Close to close the Graphic Setup window.
8. When you are back at the design window, you can reposition and/or resize the picture
interactively by clicking and dragging the image, or by clicking on any of the border
handles to resize it.
Review the Picture Settings
If you need to review the settings you established, you can: Double-click on the picture and
the program will retrieve the dialog box, 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.
Reposition or Resize the Picture
See Move or Resize Header/Footer Items (page 38) for information about dragging, resizing,
and aligning items.

Inserting Header/Footer Patterns

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 in the body of the log. This is a fixed design item
with no corresponding data file commands. This pattern block does not automatically link to
any lithologic keywords.
See the Lithology Pattern Column (page 78), Pattern Percent Column (page 105), or Fillbar
Column (page 118) for information about plotting patterns in the body of the log.
How to…
Insert a Pattern Block into the Log Header or Footer
1. Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Header/Footer Tool Button

if necessary to display the header/footer design buttons.

3. Select the Header/Footer Pattern button from the Log Designer tool pane. (Or, you
can use the menus: Tools / Header/Footer Items / Pattern.)

The pointer will change shape to a " ". Now it's time to place the block.
4. 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.
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Select: To select the pattern to be displayed in the header or footer block, click on the
Select 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 pattern 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.
Adjust the line thickness for the pattern design by increasing/decreasing the Line
Width value.
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.
See Viewing and Editing Patterns (page 253) for more information.
Position: Use these settings to determine the placement of the pattern block.
Left, Right: These coordinates determine the horizontal placement of the left & right
edges of the pattern block in the header/footer of the log.
Top, Bottom: These coordinates determine the vertical placement of the top and
bottom edges of the pattern block.
You may change the block's position by editing these values, or by simply moving or
resizing the item on the design screen itself, as discussed below. The horizontal and
vertical coordinates are expressed in decimal inches or centimeters relative to the left
and top edges of the design screen, respectively.

Frame: If you want the pattern block to be enclosed in a solid-line box, insert a check in
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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.
Reposition the Pattern Block
See: Move or Resize Header/Footer Items (page 38) for information about dragging, resizing,
and aligning items.
Review the Pattern Settings
If you need to access the Setup window you can: Double-click on the pattern block, right-
click on the item and select 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 or footer. This is typically used to build an index to the symbols that will appear in
the body of the log. This is a fixed design item with no corresponding data file commands..
See the Symbol Column (page 116) for information about plotting symbols in the body of the
log.
How to…
Insert a Symbol into the Log Header or Footer
1. Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Header/Footer Tool Button

if necessary to display the header/footer design buttons.

3. Select the Header/Footer Pattern button from the Log Designer tool pane. (Or, you
can use the menus: Tools / Header/Footer Items / Symbol.)

The pointer will change shape to a “ “ for placing the item.

4. 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.
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5. Enter the requested information:

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. You can select from
vector or bitmap symbols.
To choose a vector symbol, click on the Vector Symbols tab to bring it to the front.
To choose a bitmap symbol, click on the Bitmap Symbols tab to bring it to the front.
Then 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. The vector symbol's "index number" will
be shown in the lower-left part of the window (vector symbols); the bitmap symbol
"name" will be shown at the top. Click on the color box to select a color for the vector
symbol; click on the foreground and background color boxes to choose those colors for
bitmap symbols.
When you have selected the symbol and color, 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 257).
Position: Use these settings to determine the placement of the symbol.
Left, Right: These coordinates determine the horizontal placement of the left & right
edges of the symbol in the header/footer of the log.
Top, Bottom: These coordinates determine the vertical placement of the top and
bottom edges of the symbol.
You may change the symbol's position by editing these values, or by simply moving or
resizing the item on the design screen itself, as discussed below. The horizontal and
vertical coordinates are expressed in decimal inches or centimeters relative to the left
and top edges of the design screen, respectively.
Frame: If you want the symbol to be enclosed in a solid-line box, insert a check in this
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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.
Reposition the Symbol
See: Move or Resize Header/Footer Items (page 38) for information about dragging, resizing,
and aligning items.
Review the Symbol Settings
If you need to access the Setup window you can: Double-click on the symbol, right-click on
the item and select Edit Entity, or find the symbol 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, specifically 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, well
location information, and the data in the header or footer, using macros.
This is a fixed design item with no corresponding data file commands.
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. They can occupy a single line only - wrapping will not occur. If you need multi-line
text, see Static Header/Footer Notes (next).
Design file example(s): All of the sample ".LDFX" files that were shipped with the program
contain examples of Static Text entries; many of them are used as column labels.
The file "Enviro-geotech4.ldfx" illustrates the use of Static Text items in a slightly different
way: as labels for changing "Edit-Text Entries" discussed in another topic. In the excerpt
shown below, the labels "PROJECT NUMBER:", "PROJECT NAME:", "LOCATION:", etc. are
Static Text items that will 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
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How to…
Add Static Header/Footer Text
1. Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Header/Footer Tool Button

if necessary to display the header/footer design buttons.

3. Select the Static Text button from the Log Designer tool pane. (Or, you can use the
menus: Tools / Header/Footer Items / Static Text.)

The pointer will change shape to " " for marking the desired label position on the design
screen.
4. Place the cursor at the intended location in the header or footer for the handle of the label
and click the mouse button once. The position of the handle relative to the text label
itself depends on the horizontal alignment (left, center, right) and the vertical alignment
(top, bottom). See the alignment settings, below.
The program will display the Static Text Setup window.
5. Enter the requested text settings:
Position: These coordinates determine the placement of the handle of the Static Text
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 decimal inches or
centimeters 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 text itself on the design screen. See the
alignment settings, below, for information about the position of the handle relative to the
text label.
The coordinate units (inches or centimeters) are established under File / Page + Printer
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Text: Enter the actual text to be displayed in the header or footer of the log. The Static
Text label may be up to 120 characters in length. (See "Macros," below, for information
about automatic plotting of page numbers, well locations, etc.)

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.

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 selected using
the Font button.

Macros:
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:

On a compiled log, this might look like this:

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To insert the well location in the header or footer, use these macros:
#x Reads the Easting coordinate defined in the data file's Setup tab, and inserts that
coordinate in the text area when the log is compiled.
#y Reads the Northing coordinate defined in the data file's Setup tab, and inserts
that coordinate in the text area when the log is compiled.
#z Reads the Elevation value defined in the data file's Setup tab, and inserts that
value in the text area when the log is compiled.

To insert today's date in the header or footer, use this macro:

#d Inserts today's date in the text area when the log is compiled.

Alignment Settings
Horizontal Alignment: Click in a radio button to choose how the text is to be aligned
horizontally relative to the insertion handle. In the graphic example below, the
"PROJECT" label is set to Top vertical alignment, and shows the difference between left-,
center-, and right-aligned text.

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Vertical Alignment: Click in a radio button to choose how the text is to be aligned
vertically relative to the insertion handle. In the examples below, the six Static Text
labels are set to Left horizontal alignment, and show the difference between Top and
Bottom vertical alignment.

Transparency: Click in a radio button to set the text as Transparent (with no

background) or Opaque. If you select Opaque, click on the color box to choose a color
for the background of the text.
6. 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.
7. To close the Static Text Setup window, click the Close button.
The text label you specified will be displayed on the screen at the declared location.
Reposition the Text
See: Move or Resize Header/Footer Items (page 38) for information about dragging, resizing,
and aligning items.
Review the Text Settings
If you need to access the Setup window you can: Double-click on the text item, right-click on
the item and select Edit Entity, or find the Static Text item in the View Entity List and
choose the Load Item button.

Adding Changing Header/Footer Text

Use: The Edit Text button is used to plot textual labels in 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 Edit-Text data entries (page
158), 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.

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Restrictions: You may include a virtually unlimited number of Edit Text items in the header
or footer. The Edit Text labels can be up to 120 characters in length, including spaces. They
can occupy a single line only - wrapping will not occur. If you need multi-line text, see
Header/Footer Edit Notes (page 62).
How to…
Add Changing Header/Footer Text
1. Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Header/Footer Tool Button

if necessary to display the header/footer design buttons.

3. Select the Edit Text button from the Log Designer tool pane. (Or, you can use the
menus: Tools / Header/Footer Items / Edit Text.)

The pointer will change shape to " " for marking the desired Edit Text position on the
design screen.
4. Place the cursor at the intended location in the header or footer for the handle of the label
and click the mouse button once. The position of the handle relative to the text label
itself depends on the horizontal alignment (left, center, right) and the vertical alignment
(top, bottom). See the alignment settings, below.
The program will display the Edit Text Setup widow.
5. 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, or in Footer 1 and
Footer 2, they may share the same name, thus requiring only one entry in the LogPlot
data file.
Group: The group is used to organize the Edit Text entries into different tabs in the data
file. If you don't wish to assign groups simply leave it set to "Default". To create a new
group, simply type in the name. To choose an existing group, select it from the drop-
down list.
Position: These coordinates determine the placement of the handle of the Edit Text
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 inches or centimeters
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
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these values, or by moving the text itself on the design screen using your mouse. See
the alignment settings, below, for information about the position of the handle relative to
the text label.
The units (inches or cms) are defined in the File / Page + Printer Setup window.
Text: Enter the text to be used as default for this Edit Text entry.

The default text serves two purposes:

As a placeholder in the design window: In this example, “McEachran &
Son” will be displayed for this Edit Text field in the log design screen. If
the default text is typical of the length of the data you'll usually enter,
it's helpful for knowing how much space the text will occupy when the
log is compiled.
As default text in the data template: If you use the Create Data File
Template command 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.

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.
Alignment Settings
Horizontal Alignment: Click in a radio button to choose how the text is to be aligned
horizontally relative to the insertion handle. In the graphic examples below, the Edit-Text
labels are set to Top vertical alignment; they show the difference between left-, center-,
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Vertical Alignment: Click in a radio button to choose how the text is to be aligned
vertically relative to the insertion handle. In the examples below, the six Static Text
labels are set to Left horizontal alignment, and show the difference between Top and
Bottom vertical alignment.

Transparency: Click in a radio button to set the text as Transparent (with no

background) or Opaque. If you select Opaque, click on the color box to choose a color
for the background of the text.
6. 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.
7. To 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.
Reposition the Text
See: Move or Resize Header/Footer Items (page 38) for information about dragging, resizing,
and aligning items.
Review the Text Settings
If you need to access the Setup window you can: Double-click on the text item, right-click on
the item and select Edit Entity, or find the text item in the View Entity List and choose the
Load Item button.

Adding Static Header/Footer Notes

Use: The Header/Footer Static Notes item displays multi-line, wrapping 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, or column headings). 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.
This is a fixed design item with no corresponding data file commands.
How to…
Add static header/footer notes
1. Access the Log Designer window.
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2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Header/Footer Tool Button

if necessary to display the header/footer design buttons.

3. Select the Static Note button from the Log Designer tool pane. (Or, you can use the
menus: Tools / Header/Footer Items / Static Note.)

The pointer will change shape to " " for marking the desired note position on the design
screen.
4. 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.
5. 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 decimal inches or centimeters
relative to the top of the header or footer. The defaults reflect the location where the
mouse button was clicked (step 4 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).

The units of the X and Y coordinates are established under File / Page + Printer Setup.
Margin: These settings define the top, bottom, left and right margins within the Static
Notes block. They are defined in decimal inches or centimeters (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.
There is no limit to the number of characters in the Notes field, other than the available
space in the header or footer in the log.

Macros:
To insert the current page number and/or total number of pages in the header or
footer, use the following "macros":
#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 macros as Static Notes either alone or together, as well as along
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On a compiled log, this might look like this:

To insert the well location in the header or footer, use these macros:
#x Reads the Easting coordinate defined in the data file's Setup tab, and inserts that
coordinate in the text area when the log is compiled.
#y Reads the Northing coordinate defined in the data file's Setup tab, and inserts
that coordinate in the text area when the log is compiled.
#z Reads the Elevation value defined in the data file's Setup tab, and inserts that
value in the text area when the log is compiled.

To insert today's date in the header or footer, use this macro:

#d Inserts today's date in the text area when the log is compiled.

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 button to change the color for the text. This can also be selected using
the Font button.
Border: If you want the Notes block to be outlined, insert a check in the Outline check-
box and choose a line color.
Fill: If you want the Notes block to be filled with color, insert a check in the Fill check-
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6. 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.
7. To close the Note Setup window, click the Close button.
Reposition the Notes Block
See: Move or Resize Header/Footer Items (page 38) for information about dragging, resizing,
and aligning items.
Review the Text Settings
If you need to access the Setup window you can: Double-click on the text item, right-click on
the item and select Edit Entity, or find the Static Notes item in the View Entity List and
choose the Load Item button.

Adding Editable Header/Footer Notes

Use: The Header/Footer Edit Notes item displays multi-line, wrapping 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 descriptions, 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 (page 157) 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
1. Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Header/Footer Tool Button

if necessary to display the header/footer design buttons.

3. Select the Edit Notes button from the Log Designer tool pane. (Or, you can use the
menus: Tools / Header/Footer Items / Edit Note.)

The pointer will change shape to " " for marking the desired note position on the design
screen.
4. 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.
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5. 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. For example, you
might name an Edit Note item that will contain driller's notes, "Driller Notes."
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 decimal inches or centimeters
relative to the top of the header or footer. The defaults reflect the location where the
mouse button was clicked (step 4 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). Units (inches or centimeters) are declared under the File / Page + Print Setup
option.
Margin: These settings define the top, bottom, left and right margins within the Notes
block. They are defined in decimal inches or centimeters (the same units and the
Position coordinates).
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. There is no limit to the number of characters in the Notes field.
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.
The default text serves two purposes:
• As a placeholder in the design window: by actually entering a textual note as
you might in your data file, you'll be able to see how much space the text will
occupy with the log is compiled.
• As default text in the data template: If you use the Create Data File
Template command 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.
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 button to change the color for the text. This can also be selected using
the Font button.
Border: If you want the Notes block to be outlined, insert a check in the Outline check-
box and choose a line color.
Fill: If you want the Notes block to be filled with color, insert a check in the Fill check-
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6. 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.
7. To close the Note Setup window, click the Close button.
Reposition the Notes Block
See: Move or Resize Header/Footer Items (page 38) for information about dragging, resizing,
and aligning items.
Review the Text Settings
If you need to access the Setup window you can: Double-click on the text item, right-click on
the item and select Edit Entity, or find the notes item in the View Entity List and choose
the Load Item button.

Adding Header/Footer Curve & Bar Graph Column Legends

Use: The Header/Footer Column Legend item is used to display column headings, value
ranges and graphic samples for curve or bargraph columns. This is an automatic way to link
header and footer text to quantitative columns in the log body for display of value ranges and
line styles/colors.
This is a design item that links to Curve, Multi-Curve or Bargraph columns in the log design.
It does not link to data fields.
How to…
Add curve/bar graph column legends:
1. Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Header/Footer Tool Button

if necessary to display the header/footer design buttons.

3. Select the Legend button from the Log Designer tool pane. (Or, you can use the
menus: Tools / Header/Footer Items / Curve/Bargraph Legend.)

The pointer will change shape to " " for marking the legend position on the design screen.
4. Place the cursor at the intended location in the header or footer for the upper-left corner
of the legend block and click and hold the left mouse button. Keep the mouse button
down as you drag down and to the right, drawing a rectangular area within which the
legend will be placed. The program will display the Legend Setup window.
5. Enter the requested text settings:
Main tab:
Curve/Bargraph: Click on the down-arrow button to select the name of the Curve or
Bargraph column in the current design to which this legend is to be linked. The legend
must be linked to a Curve or Bargraph column in order to be able to poll the data ranges
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Position: These coordinates determine the placement of the edges of the legend 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 decimal inches or
centimeters relative to the top of the header or footer. The defaults reflect the location
where the block was drawn (step 4 above). You may change the legend placement by
editing these values, or by moving/resizing the block itself on the design screen (often
easier). Units (inches or centimeters) are declared under the File / Page + Print Setup
option.
Outline: Insert a check here to display a solid line border around the legend.
Fill: Insert a check here to fill the legend block with a color, and choose the color from
the color box.
Plot Graphic: Insert a check here to display a sample of the curve line style and color,
or the bar graph color in the legend, as shown below.

Titles tab:
Primary Title: This generally defaults to the name of the curve or bar graph selected on
the Main tab. You can type in the desired text for the legend title. Click the Font button
to choose a font type, style, and size. Use the Color button to choose the color for the
text.
Secondary Title: This generally defaults blank. You can type in any text to appear as a
label below the Primary title. Click the Font button to choose a font type, style, and size,
and click the Color button to choose the text color.
Min/Max Titles: These will be placed below the main titles, and will represent the left-
and right-edge values of the column to which this legend is linked. For example, if the
legend is linked to a curve column set up with a minimum value of 0 along the left and a
maximum value of 100 along the right, then the Min/Max Titles will print "0" along the
left edge of the legend, and "100" along the right edge. Click the Font button to choose
a font type, style, and size. Use the Color button to choose the color for the text.
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6. To accept the displayed information, click the Apply button. You will see the legend text
and graphic placed in the header or footer in the design window. You may continue to
adjust the settings if necessary, remember to click Apply any time you want your
changes applied.
7. To close the Legend Options window, click the Close button.
Reposition the Legend
See: Move or Resize Header/Footer Items (page 38) for information about dragging, resizing,
and aligning items.
Review the Settings
If you need to access the Setup window you can: Double-click on the legend item, right-click
on the item and select Edit Entity, or find the legend item in the View Entity List and
choose the Edit button.

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. 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:

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How to…
View the Current List of Log Entities
1. With the Entity Listing window displayed on the screen, use the scroll bar on the right side
of the list box, if necessary, to see the current list.
The items are initially sorted by their Name field. You can sort on a different column simply
by clicking on that column heading. Some examples:
• You can see a listing of all Curve entities by clicking on the Entity Type column
heading.
• You can see a listing of all of the items in Header 2 by clicking on the Location
column heading.
• You can see a listing of all of the items along the left edge of the design by clicking on
the Left column heading.
2. Choose the Close button to return to the Log Designer screen.
View/Modify the Settings for the Currently Selected Item
1. With the Entity Listing window displayed on the screen, use your mouse to select an item
within the entity listing. When selected, the item will appear in highlighted colors.
2. Select the Edit button to see the settings for the currently-highlighted item.
3. Make any changes to the settings that you wish to make, and click the Apply button to
apply the changes.
4. Click the Close button to close the item's Setup dialog box.
You will be returned to the Entity List window.
Delete the Currently Selected Item
1. With the Entity Listing window displayed on the screen, use your mouse to select an item
within the entity listing; it will appear in highlighted colors.
2. Select the Delete button to remove it from the log design entirely.
! This operation is not undo-able.
Export the List as a CSV Report
1. Click on the Report button. The program will display a standard Windows Save As dialog
box.
2. Enter the name under which the comma-separated-variable text file should be saved,
such as "entity.csv." The default file name extension is ".CSV".
3. Click Save.
The program will save a text listing of the log design entities in a text file of the name
you entered, and will load this text file into the default application for this file type on
your system (often Microsoft Excel). You'll see a series of columns listing the same
information as displayed in the Entity Listing window.
4. From Excel, select the File / Exit command to close that application. You will be returned
to the Log Designer, with the Entity Listing dialog still displayed on the screen.
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Designing the Log Body

Log Body Introduction

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 LogPlot program. Although the log body is a fixed length in the
Log Designer, its vertical length on the compiled (graphic) log can be varied by the user by
setting a desired vertical scale.
Within the Log Designer work screen, the log body is completely separate from the header
and the footer, and has a different set of design buttons.

When you create a new log design (File / New / Log Design command), 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 Coordinates

The placement of any log body item is stored in terms of horizontal inches or centimeters.
! 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.
! LogPlot2003 and earlier versions stored placement in screen pixels. The Log Designer will
open older design files and automatically translate the pixel coordinates into
inches/centimeters for you.
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The horizontal coordinates start at 0 along the left edge of the screen and increase to the
right in decimal inches or centimeters. The horizontal range of the design page is dependent
upon the currently-selected printer, page size, and orientation (established under the File /
Page + Print Setup command), since a printer with 15” paper will allow more design space
(wider logs) than one with 8.5” paper. The paper's right edge will be shown with a red line.

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.
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.

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. spacing of dots in decimal inches or
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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.
See page 34 for more details.

Selecting Items in the Log Body

How to...
Select a single item in the log body

1. Click on the pointer button on the toolbar:

2. Use your mouse to position the pointer on the item, and single-click it.
The selected item should appear with "handles" on either end (if it is a line) or on all four
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Select multiple items in the log body

1. Click on the pointer button on the toolbar:

2. Use your mouse to position the pointer on an item and click the left button once.
3. Then, hold the Ctrl key down while you select another item. You may continue in this
manner to select multiple items.
All selected items will appear with "handles" on their corners.
OR
1. Use the screen pointer to “draw” a rectangular region across the log body area. Any
items in whole or in part within that bounding rectangle will appear selected (with
“handles”).

Select all of the items in the log body

1. Use your mouse to click in the log body pane of the design window.
2. Choose the Edit / Select All in Pane option.
The program will select all of the items in the pane.
Select an item using the << and >> buttons:
LogPlot offers two buttons at the bottom of the design screen that can advance sequentially
through the log entities.

1. Any time that a log design is displayed on the screen, you can click on the forward- or
backward-arrow buttons at the bottom of the design screen to advance sequentially
through the log entities, changing the highlighted focus of the entities in the order they
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The selected item should appear with "handles" on either end (if it is a line) or on all four
corners (all other log body columns).
Use the “Entity List” to access a design item and its settings
1. With a log design displayed on the screen, select the View / Entity List command, or

click the View Entity List button .

The program will display a listing of all of the items in the current log design.
2. To access a specific item, scroll down the list as necessary until you see it, and left-click
once to select it. When selected, it will appear highlighted. (The entities can be listed by
name, type, or other parameter.)
3. Click on the Edit button to display this item’s settings.
4. Edit the settings as you wish, or simply press OK or Cancel to close the settings window.
The item will remain active when you are returned to the design window.
Options
Once an item is selected, you can view or change the item’s settings by right-clicking on the
item and selecting Edit Entity.

Move or Resize Log Body Items

You can move and resize log body items using several methods:

Manually: You can reposition log body items by grabbing (left-click-and-hold) and dragging
them on the design screen itself. The program also offers a reference grid and a "snapping"
feature to make it easy to line things up. You may select items individually or in groups.
1. Click on the pointer button in the Log Designer toolbar.
2. Click on the item to be moved to select it. It will contain small, round "handles" on each
corner (or each end, if a line). To select multiple items, hold down the Ctrl key and click
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3. Keep the mouse button depressed and drag the item to its new location. If you need to
move the item just a pixel or two, you can use your keyboard’s arrow keys to “nudge”
the item left or right

Or, to resize an item, click on the largest handle, located at the lower-right corner or at
the end of the line. Keep the mouse button depressed and drag that corner or end point
to the new location. Release the mouse button when it is resized as you wish.

Alignment Tools: Use the Edit menu's Align tools to assist you in getting your log body
items arranged.
1. Click on the pointer button in the Log Designer toolbar.
2. Click on the first of the items to be aligned. This is the "reference" item, to which the
other items you choose will be lined up with.
3. Hold down the Ctrl key and click on the additional items to be lined up with the first.
4. With all of the items selected, click on the Edit / Align option you wish to use. (Or, right-
click and choose Align / ...)
Align Left: Multiple items will be set to the same left (X1) coordinate.
Align Right: Multiple items will be set to the same right (X2) coordinate.
Align / Horizontal Spacing: Items will be spaced evenly from left to right.
Align / Vertical Spacing: Items will be spaced evenly from top down.
Align / Horizontal Snap: Item edges will be aligned, at the "snap margin" that is defined.
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Dialog box: Each log body item has characteristics that can be set via a dialog box. Within
the dialog box, there are “coordinate” edit boxes that display the current horizontal
coordinates for the item. You may change the placement of the item by editing these
coordinates. You can also use the dialog box to change font type and sizes for text items, line
styles, etc.

1. Click on the pointer button in the Designer toolbar.

2. Double-click on the item to display its dialog box. (Or, right-click on the item, and select
Edit Entity.) (Or, double-click on the item in the Edit / View Entity List screen.)
3. Edit the x coordinates for the item.
4. Click the Apply button to see the effect of the position change.
5. Click Close to close the Settings window and return to the design screen.
It is typically easier to use the manual method since it involves working right on the design
screen, and you can see what you are doing. And, with the reference grid and snapping
features, it's easy to line things up.
However, you might find it valuable to use dialog box coordinates if you need to align items at
a resolution different than that of the snapping grid.
For example, if you have two log body columns that you want to line up right next to each
other, you could use each item’s dialog box to set the horizontal (x) coordinate to the same
value for their shared sides.

Shifting Log Body Items

To shift all of the items in the log body by the same amount to the left or to the right, follow
these steps:
1. Select the Shift Body Items command from the Edit menu.
The program will display this dialog box:
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2. Enter the X (horizontal) shift, in decimal inches or centimeters, for all of the log body
items. You might use this shift-all tool to move items to the right to increase your left
page margin, for example.
3. Choose OK to move the log body items the indicated amount, or choose Cancel to cancel
the operation.
Remember that the horizontal range of the log design depends on the default printer and
page size (File menu / Page + Print Setup command).
The Shift Body Items command is not affected by any snapping settings you may have
established.

Cut-paste or copy-paste log body items

To "cut" or "copy" items in the log boxy and then paste them, follow these steps:
1. Click on the item(s) in the log body to be cut or copied. It should appear with "handles"
on either end (if it is a line) or on all four corners (all other body columns). (See
Selecting Items in the Log Body, page 70, for details.)

2. If you wish to remove the selected item(s), click on the Cut toolbar button or select
the Cut command from the Edit menu. The item(s) will be removed from the design and
placed in the Log Designer clipboard.

If you wish to make a copy of the selected item(s), click on the Copy toolbar button
(above) or select the Copy command from the Edit menu. The item(s) will remain in the
design and a copy will be placed in the Log Designer clipboard.

3. Paste the cut or copied item(s) into the log body by choosing the Paste command
from the Edit menu, or by clicking on the Paste toolbar button, shown above.
Log Designer will insert the item(s).
5. If you pasted a single item, the program will display its dialog box for confirmation of
coordinates and/or entity name. If necessary, edit the entity name, and/or the
positioning coordinates for the item.
6. Click on the Apply button to accept any changes you have made to the item’s settings,
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7. You can also reposition items within the log body by dragging them to the desired
location.

Log Body Scaling

Vertical: 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.
Horizontal: Changing the horizontal 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).

Log Body Items

Log Body Item Summary

Here is a summary of the items that you can include in the body of your log. The tool buttons
are found on the Log Designer tool pane, to the left of the program window, and can also be
accessed in the Tools menu. These items are discussed in the remainder of this section.

Lithology Pattern Column - 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.
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Lithology Description Column - 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.

Scale Bar - Notes depths or elevations down the log.

Curve Column - Plots quantitative data as a point-to-point curve (line, symbol, filled,
block, etc.)

Cross Plot Curve Column - Plots two sets of curve data, with overlapped regions filled
with pattern and/or color.

Pattern % Column - Displays up to 20 lithology patterns in a column, based on

component percentages.

Bar Graph Column - Plots interval-based quantitative data as a bar graph.

Bar Graph Value Column - Plots value labels next to/overlaying a Bar Graph column.

Text Column - Plots text that is not associated with a lithologic pattern. This could
include sample numbers, soil classifications, general comments, etc.

Vertical Text Column - 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 - Plots specific symbols, such as water level, at user-declared depths.

Fillbar Column - Fills user-declared intervals with a specific pattern, often used to note
core samples or qualitative information (“good porosity”, etc.).

Bitmap Column - Plots raster images (BMP, TIFF, JPG, WMF, EMF, PCX, PNG, TGA)
pictures in the body of the log.

Well Construction Column - Illustrates the structure of the construction materials in

the body of the log.

Horizontal Log Body Line - Plots horizontal lines across a portion of or the entire log,
at user-declared depths and/or at regular depth intervals.

Vertical Log Body Lines - The Line button is used simply to plot a vertical line
anywhere on the body of the log.

Tadpole Column - Displays structural readings (azimuth and dip) with tadpole symbols
in the body of the log.

Interval Text Column - Displays text, defined within a depth interval, within the
column. Text can be centered within the interval, with intervals bounded by borders.
See also: Viewing a List of the Log Entities (page 66.).

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Adding a Lithology Pattern Column

Use: A Lithology Pattern Column is designed to contain graphic patterns that are associated
with keyword declarations. The patterns can also be clipped based on hardness or other
values in a curve column, resulting in a lithology profile.
How it works: As the LogPlot program compiles your data file, it 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.
There can also be an associated data tab for displaying interbedded patterns in this column.
! It is 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 (page 166) or
Interbed tab (page 162).
How to…
Create a Lithology Pattern Column in a log design
1. Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Log Body Tool Button

if necessary to display the log body buttons.

3. Select the Lithology Pattern Column button from the tool pane. (Or, you can use
the menus: Tools / Log Body Items / Lithology Pattern Column.)

The pointer will change shape to a " ". Now it's time to place the column on the design
screen.
4. Place the lithology cursor where you wish to position the column's left edge and click the
left mouse button.
5. Enter the requested information in the Main tab:
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 up to 60 characters in length, including spaces.

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. The horizontal
coordinates are expressed in decimal inches or centimeters relative to the left edge of the
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Frame Column: If 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.

6. Click on the Profile Curve tab in the window if you want to use curve values to create a
lithology profile.

Use a Curve to Create a Profile: Insert a check in this box to activate this feature
and enable the additional settings.
Curve Name: Type here the name of the Curve data tab in the data file, or the name
of the column in the Multi-Curve tab in the data file, that contains the data to be used
to mask the lithology column. For example, if you wish to clip the patterns based on
hardness, and you have those values stored in a Curve data column named
"Hardness", this is the name you would type into the Curve Name field.
Min Value, Max Value: Here, type in the minimum and maximum curve values to be
associated with the edges of the lithology column. For example, if your curve data
representing hardness ranges from 40 to 80, you could set the Min Value to 40 and
the Max Value to 80. Or, if you wanted to show this curve at less exaggeration, you
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Low to High, High to Low: These buttons determine the direction in which the
curve’s values will plot. Click on the left hand button (Low to High) if the low curve
values are to correspond to the left edge and the high values to the right edge of the
Lithology Pattern column. Click on the right-hand button (High to Low) to if the high
curve values are to correspond to the left edge and the low values to the right edge of
the pattern column.
Left to Right, Right to Left: These buttons determine the direction in which the
opaque fill will plot. Click on the left button (Left to Right) to fill the region on the
left side of the curve line with white. Click on the right button (Right to Left) to fill
the region on the right side of the curve line with white.
Here are some examples of button combinations:

7. 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.
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Review the Settings

If you need to access the Setup window you can: Double-click on the lithology pattern
column, right-click on the item and select Edit Entity, or find the Lithology item in the View
Entity List and choose the Edit button.

Adding a Lithology Description Column

Use: A Lithology Description Column is designed to contain textual descriptions that are
listed in a 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 look for keywords and
descriptions entered into a Lithology data tab. It will plot the text in the Lithology Description
Column that has the same name. You can request that various combinations of keyword and
description text be plotted. Other description options include automatic offset of the text
upward or downward to use available space, and user-selected line contact line styles. In
addition, if there is a Lithology Pattern Column with the same name, it will plot there any
associated keyword patterns.
Alternatives: There are a couple of other types of text-related columns you can also choose
from:
Text Columns are used to plot general text that is not to be linked with lithology patterns.
This text is entered with a single depth only, at the top of the interval, is not bounded by
contact lines, and cannot be automatically offset.
Interval Text columns are also used to plot general text that is not linked with lithology
patterns. This text is entered with a top and base depth, can be separated by divider
lines, and can be centered within the depth interval if desired.
! 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
(page 166).
How to…
Create a Lithology Description Column in a log design
1. Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Log Body Tool Button

if necessary to display the log body buttons.

3. Select the Lithology Description button from the tool pane . (Or, you can use the
menus: Tools / Log Body Items / Lithology Description Column.)

The pointer will change shape to a " "; you may now place the column on the design
screen.
4. Place the description cursor where you wish to position the column's left edge and click
the left mouse button.
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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.

! 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. The
horizontal coordinates are expressed in decimal inches or centimeters relative to the left
edge of the design screen.
Appearance:
Font: Click on this button to access font type, style, size, and color. 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.
Horizontal Alignment: Choose Left, Right, or Center for the alignment of the
description text within the column.
Margin: Type in a margin (in screen pixels) to be enforced along the left, right,
upper, and lower edges of the column and interval. You should probably start with 0
and then increase it as necessary.
Interval Decimals: Here you can type, or use the prompt's up- or down-arrows, to
define how many decimal places you want displayed for the depth intervals, if you've
requested the intervals be plotted (see below). The appropriate number to define will
depend on the number of decimal places defined within your actual depth entries in
the Lithology data tab. For example, if your lithology depth intervals are entered as
integers, you should set this to 0. If your lithology depths are entered to 1 decimal
place, you should set this to 1, and so on.
Options:
Note that these options will apply to all of the intervals being plotted in the Lithology
Description column.
Interval: Expand this heading to select whether the depth at the top of the interval
and/or the depth at the base of the intervals are to be included in the description text.
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This example illustrates both the top and the base depths displayed, as positive
values, within parentheses.

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Positive Depth: If your depths are entered as negatives, you can

check this box to display the depth intervals as positive values.
Elevations: Check this box if you prefer to display the true
elevations for the interval.
Parentheses: Insert a check here to display the intervals inside
parantheses, as shown in the example.
New Line: Insert a check here to display the start of the descriptive
text on the line below the intervals.
Keyword: Insert a check in this box to plot 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.
Colon: If 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.

Description: Insert a check here to plot any extended text in the Lithology
Description column. Omitting this information can be helpful if you want to display a
“short” version of your data (e,g, keywords only). Be sure to have Keyword (above)
turned on if descriptions are turned off.
Offset descriptions: Insert a check-mark to activate automatic offsetting of
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when compiled in LogPlot, the program will shift the following descriptions down the
log, so that all the text will be visible. In the example below, the log on the left
displays how the "Salt" interval is offset downward to make enough room for the
Anhydrite text. In the log on the right, the Anhydrite and Salt text blocks are simply
clipped because Offset Description is turned off.

Move Up: Insert a check in this option to allow offset descriptions

to be moved upward, if there is room. This prevents continual
downward-offsetting of the text. In the example below, the
Anhydrite interval in the log on the right has moved upward to make
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Lines:
Column Outline: This option turns on and off a solid-line border
around the entire description column.
Interval Dividers: This option is used to turn on and off the lines
that are drawn between lithologic description intervals.
6. To accept the displayed information, click the Apply button. You will see the Lithology
Description column placed in the design screen, labeled “LithDesc” 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.
7. To close the Description Column Setup window, click the Close button.
Review the Settings
If you need to access the Setup window you can: Double-click on the lithology description
column, right-click on the item and select Edit Entity, or find the Lithology Description item
in the View Entity List and choose the Edit button.

Adding a Depth or Elevation Scale Bar

Use: 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 or in
the Compile window). 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
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If your well is not vertical, you can set the Scale Bar to display true elevations downhole. This
is done by linking the Scale Bar to an "Orientation" tab in the data file, which lists the
downhole survey depths, orientations, and inclinations.
LogPlot data tab: None, unless you request display of true elevations based on downhole
survey, in which case the Scale Bar will link to an Orientation tab (page 174).
How to…
Insert a scale bar in a log design
1. Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Log Body Tool Button

if necessary to display the log body buttons.

3. Select the Scale Bar button from the tool pane. (Or, you can use the menus: Tools /
Log Body Items / Scale Bar.)

The pointer will change shape to a " " for placing the column on the design screen.
4. Place the scale bar cursor where you want to position the scale bar and click the left
mouse button.
The program will display the Scale Bar Setup dialog box. It is comprised of three tabs.
5. 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. The horizontal coordinates
are expressed in decimal inches or centimeters relative to the left edge of the design
screen. The placement of the depth/elevation labels relative to the bar is established in
the Labels tab, discussed below.
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 page 189 for more information.) If you are displaying depths and if you
want to display depths as positive values on the bar, insert a check in the Positive
Values check-box.
If your well is deviated or inclined, you can elect to have the labels represent downhole
Survey Elevation.
Orientation data tab name: 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 174) 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
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6. Enter the label settings on the Labels tab in the Scale Bar Options window:
Font: Click on this button to access font settings for the depth or elevation labels.
Color: Click on this box to select the font color. This can also be established in the Font
settings, above.
Decimal Places: Enter the number of decimal places to be represented in each depth or
elevation label.
Angle: Choose an angle for the labels by clicking in the appropriate radio button.
Position: Choose where the labels are 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.
7. 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.
Tick Size: Type into this prompt the size (length) for the major tick marks, in your
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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
Increment: 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: Type into this prompt the size (length) for the minor tick marks, in your
design units (decimal inches or centimeters). The default is 0.05.
Style: Select the desired style for the minor ticks using the displayed radio buttons.

In this example, the Major ticks would be plotted every 100 units, and Minor ticks every
20 units. The scale bar labels would be plotted every 100 units with the Major tick
marks.
8. 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.
9. To close the Scale Bar Options window, click the Close button.
Review the Settings
If you need to access the Setup window you can: Double-click on the Scale Bar in the body of
the log, right-click on the Scale Bar and select Edit Entity, or find the Scale Bar item in the
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Adding a Curve Column

Use: A Curve Column is used to plot quantitative data as a point-to-point curve. LogPlot
offers a variety of ways to display this curve (filled, with symbols, as a block curve, etc.).
How it works: As you compile your log in LogPlot, the program will locate data listed on a
Curve (page 155) or Multi-Curve data tab, and will plot the data in the Curve Column of the
same name. For example, data contained in a Curve data tab named "Gamma" would plot
into a curve column also named "Gamma".
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. You can overlay any number of Curve Columns on top of each
other.
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.
New!
• You can plot specific depth intervals of a single curve at different min-max scales,
with a user-defined Scale Table.
• You can request automatic min-max scaling of the column, to match the individual
log's data range.
Alternatives: Columns in which two curves are displayed, with solid-fill color where they
overlap are designed with the Cross Plot Curves column.
LogPlot data tabs: The data for a Curve Column can be read from a Cross-Plot Curve tab
(page 154), a Multi-Curve tab (page 169), or a regular Curve tab (page 155) in the data file.
This means that a single curve data listing can be plotted in several places on the log.
How to…
Insert a curve column in a log design
1. Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Log Body Tool Button

if necessary to display the log body buttons.

3. Select the Curve button from the tool pane. (Or, you can use the menus: Tools / Log
Body Items / Curve Column.)

The pointer will change shape to a " " for placing the column on the design screen.
4. Place the curve cursor where you want to position the left edge of the column and click
the left mouse button.
5. Enter the curve setup information.
Information about the Curve Column position and name, data values, appearance, and
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6. 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.
7. To close the Curve Column Setup window, click the Close button.
Review the Settings
If you need to access the Options window you can: Double-click on the Curve Column, right-
click on the Curve Column and select Edit Entity, or find the Curve Column in the View
Entity List and choose the Edit button.

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. Name: The Name 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. For example, if the Curve Column is named "Gamma", then any data
listed in a "Gamma" curve tab or in a "Gamma" column in a Multi-Curve tab 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
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! True Depth Curves:

If you want to display true depth in the curve, rather than downhole data, you should
set the Name field to the name of the Orientation data tab containing the downhole
survey data.
Then, insert a check in the True Depth Curve check box. Specify whether the
downhole survey 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 other true-depth-specific notes regarding the scaling, below.
2. Position: These list the horizontal coordinates for the curve column. The horizontal
coordinates are expressed in decimal inches or centimeters relative to the left edge of the
design screen. You may change the column's position by editing these values, or by
widening/narrowing the column itself on the work screen (see Moving and Resizing Log
Body Components, page 72).
3. Scaling:
Logarithmic: Insert a check here if the curve is to be scaled logarithmically (log base
10) within the column. If left un-checked, the curve will be scaled linearly across the
column.
Minimum and Maximum Values: These settings define the range of data values to be
represented in the curve column.
Manual: This is the default setting. This allows you to define manually the data values
to correspond to the left and right column edges via the Min. Value and Max. Value
boxes.
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,
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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.
! True-Depth Curves: These special-case curves don't display measured data,
but instead are used to represent drilled depths versus actual elevations as a
curve. You should set the Min. Value to the lowest true elevation and the
Max. Value to the elevation at the top of the well.
Automatic: New! Choose this option if you want the curve's minimum and maximum
values to be determined automatically by the program, based on the data values, at
compile time. LogPlot will scan the data values and set the curve scale to a reasonable
min-max range to accommodate the values. For example, if the data ranges from 1.6
to 8.2, it would set the curve column's linear Min. Value to 0 and the Max. Value to 10.
• If you have header/footer column legends linked to the curve, they should be
updated appropriately.
• If you have activated automatic value labels, they should be updated
appropriately.
• It's important to note that Automatic scaling will probably result in the curve
column's min-max value range varying from well to well, based on the data
range represented - if it is important that the curve column represents the
same data range for all wells in a project, you should use the Manual option.
Scale Table: New! Choose this option if you want to change the horizontal scale for
a curve for one or more depth intervals in the log. This can be handy for display of
abrupt drilling rate changes, for example.
• This requires a Scale Table be present in the data file, which defines the top
and base depth and the minimum and maximum column values for that depth
range. The Scale Table must have the same name as the curve column. If
no Table is found, the program will use the Manual settings for the column.
• Header/footer column legends will not change for these scale changes.
• Automatic value legends will be updated for these scale changes.
Direction:
If the data values are to be plotted from the left to the right (e.g. the minimum value
along the left column edge and the maximum value along the right column edge), click
on the Low to High button. If the data are to be plotted from the right to the left (e.g.
the minimum value along the right column edge and the maximum value along the left
column edge), click on the High to Low button.
If you have set the curve appearance to be filled (as specified under appearance settings)
and you want the solid fill to be to the left of the curve, click on the Left to Right button.
If the solid fill is to be to the right of the curve, click on the Right to Left button. This
operates independently of the actual min-max direction of the curve.

Set up the curve appearance

Use the settings on the Appearance tab of the Curve Column Setup window to define a
variety of settings that control the appearance of the curve and curve column.
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1. Click on the Appearance tab of the Curve Column Setup window.

2. Set up 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.
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 style
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.
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Fill Type: Click in the Single Color button if the curve is to be filled with a single,
solid color. Click in the color box to select that color. Or, click in the Value Based
Color button to create a gradient of color within the column. Use the color boxes to
select a color for the minimum and maximum data values within the column.
Symbol: If you have requested a 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.
3. 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 plot 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-
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Wrap 10x: This option functions like the Wrap, above, except that the wrapped portion
of the curve is scaled to 1/10th the original scale. This can accommodate large data
spikes without having to wrap multiple times.
For Wrap and Wrap 10x, curve values that are less than the column minimum will be
truncated.
4. Frame: Insert a check in this box if you want the Curve column to be bounded by a
solid, black line.
Set up grid lines (value and depth)
The Grid tab in the Curve, Bargraph, Cross-Plot Curve, and Tadpole setup windows contains
settings that control the plotting of horizontal and vertical grid lines to serve as value and
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! 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, Bargraph, Cross-Plot Curve, or Tadpole Column Setup
window.
2. Grids on Top: If you would like the value and depth grid lines, if activated, to plot on
top of your bargraphs, curves (typically if you are plotting filled curves, so the fill won't
obscure the grid lines), or tadpoles, insert a check here.
3. Plot Value Grid: If 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 a 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.

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 and minor grid line appearance.
4. Plot Depth Grid: If 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.
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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.

Set up automatic value labels

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.

1. Click on the Legend tab in the Curve Column Setup window.

2. To activate the plotting of the value legend, insert a check-mark in the Plot Legends
box.
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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 "0".
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.

Display with scale change: If you have selected any curve wrapping (appearance tab)
or horizontal scaling via a Curve Scale Table, you can request the legend labels be plotted
to reflect the wrapped scale change. Here's an example:

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4. 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.
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.

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. Distinct colors can be selected for the curves
themselves, and for the region where the curves cross.
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 column 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,
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Alternatives: Columns in which individual curves are displayed are designed with the Curve
Column tool.
LogPlot data tabs: The data for a Cross-Plot Curve Column can be read from a Cross-Plot
Curve tab (page 154), a Multi-Curve tab (page 169), or a regular Curve tab (page 155) in the
data file. This means that a single curve data 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. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Log Body Tool Button

if necessary to display the log body buttons.

3. Select the Cross-Plot Curves Column button from the tool pane. (Or, you can use
the menus: Tools / Log Body Items / Crossplot Curves Column.)

The pointer will change shape to a " " for placing the column on the design screen.
4. 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.
5. 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 below.
6. 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 necessary; remember to click
Apply any time you want your changes applied.
7. To close the Crossplot Curve Options window, click the Close button.
Review the Settings
If you need to access the Options window you can: Double-click on the Cross-Plot Curve
Column, right-click on the Column and select Edit Entity, or find the Cross-Plot Curve Column
in the Edit / View Entity List and choose the Edit button.
Set up the Cross-Plot Curve position and over-plot color.
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2. Position: These list the horizontal coordinates for the column. The horizontal
coordinates are expressed in decimal inches or centimeters relative to the left edge of the
design screen. You may change the column's position by editing these values, or by
widening/narrowing the column itself on the work screen (see Moving and Resizing Log
Body Components, page 72).
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:

In this example, the curves are plotted in opposite directions. Curve 1 is plotted in blue
(filled or not), Curve 2 is plotted in red (filled or not), with the overlap color set to solid
green.

In this example, the curves are both plotted 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.

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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.

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 20
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.
3. Scaling: Establish the curve Scaling options for both Curve 1 and Curve 2:
Logarithmic: Insert a check here if the curve is to be scaled logarithmically (log base
10) within the column. If left un-checked, the curve will be scaled linearly across the
column.
Minimum and Maximum Values: These settings define the range of data values to be
represented for this curve in the curve column.
Manual: This is the default setting. This allows you to define manually the data values
for each curve to correspond to the left and right column edges via the Min. Value
and Max. Value boxes.
• 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
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• 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.

• 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.

Automatic: New! Choose this option if you want the curve's minimum and maximum
values to be determined automatically by the program, based on the data values, at
compile time. LogPlot will scan the data values and set the curve scale to a reasonable
min-max range to accommodate the values. For example, if the data ranges from 1.6
to 8.2, it would set the curve column's linear Min. Value to 0 and the Max. Value to 10.
• If you have header/footer column legends linked to the curve, they should be
updated appropriately.
• If you have activated automatic value labels, they should be updated
appropriately.
• It's important to note that Automatic scaling will probably result in the curve
column's min-max value range varying from well to well, based on the data
range represented - if it is important that the curve column represents the
same data range for all wells in a project, you should use the Manual option.
Direction:
If the data values are to be plotted from the left to the right (e.g. the minimum value
along the left column edge and the maximum value along the right column edge), click
on the Low to High button. If the data are to be plotted from the right to the left (e.g.
the minimum value along the right column edge and the maximum value along the left
column edge), click on the High to Low button.
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
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Fill: Click on this box to select a fill pattern and color. If no fill is desired, select the
blank pattern
Fill Direction: If 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 below for some examples.
Here are some examples of how you can vary the curve direction, curve fill, and
overlap fill to achieve different results:

In this example, the curves are plotted opposite directions. Curve 1 is plotted in blue
(filled or not), Curve 2 is plotted in red (filled or not), with the overlap color set to
solid green.

In this example, the curves are both plotted 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.
Set up grid lines (value and depth)
See page 96 for more information.

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.
Alternatives: See the Lithology Pattern column (page 78) for plotting individual pattern
blocks for each depth interval. See the Fillbar Column (page 118) for more generic pattern-
filled columns.
LogPlot data tabs: Pattern Percent Columns are linked to LogPlot Percent tabs (page 175).
How to…
Create a pattern percent column in a log design
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2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Log Body Tool Button

if necessary to display the log body buttons.

3. Select the Pattern % Column button from the tool pane. (Or, you can use the
menus: Tools / Log Body Items / Pattern Percent Column.)

The pointer will change shape to a " " for placing the column on the design screen.
4. 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.
5. Enter the 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. The horizontal coordinates are expressed in decimal
inches or centimeters relative to the left edge of the design screen. You may change the
column's position by editing these values, or by widening/narrowing the column itself on
the work scree (see Moving and Resizing Log Body Components, page 72).
6. 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.
7. To close the Pattern Percent Column Setup window, click the Close button.
Review the Settings
If you need to access the Options window you can: Double-click on the Pattern Percent
column right-click on the Pattern Percent column and select Edit Entity, or find the Pattern
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Adding a Bar Graph Column

Use: A Bar Graph Column is used to plot quantitative data as scaled bars over depth
intervals.
How it works: As you compile your log in LogPlot, the program will locate data in the
Interval Data or Multi-Interval-Data columns, and it will plot the data in the Bar Graph 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 bars. Each Bar Graph column on the log must have a separate
Interval-Data tab (or column in a Multi-Interval-Data tab) in the data file.
Alternatives: If you wish to display the data values themselves (as text labels) you can do
so using a Bar Graph Value column or an Interval Text column.
LogPlot data tab: Bar Graph columns are linked to data entered into an Interval Data tab
(page 164) or Multi-Interval-Data tab (page 171).
How to…
Insert the Bar Graph column into the log design
1. Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Log Body Tool Button

if necessary to display the log body buttons.

3. Select the Bar Graph button from the tool pane. (Or, you can use the menus: Tools /
Log Body Items / Bargraph Column.)

The pointer will change shape to a " " for placing the column on the design screen.
4. Place the cursor where you want to position the left edge of the column and click the left
mouse button.
5. Enter the Bar Graph setup information.
Information about the Bar Graph Column position and name, data values, appearance,
and grids can be found in the topics listed below.
6. To accept the displayed settings, click the Apply button. You will see the Bar Graph
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.
7. To close the Bar Graph Column Setup window, click the Close button.
Review the Settings
If you need to access the Options window you can: Double-click on the Bar Graph Column,
right-click on the Bar Graph Column and select Edit Entity, or find the Bar Graph Column in
the View Entity List and choose the Edit button.
Set up the Bar Graph name, position, and scaling
Use the settings on the Main tab of the Bargraph Setup window to define the name and
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1. Name: The Name field is used to identify the Bar Graph column. Any data in an Interval
Data tab or Multi-Interval-Data 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 interval 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.
2. Position: These list the horizontal coordinates for the Bar Graph column. The horizontal
coordinates are expressed in decimal inches or centimeters relative to the left edge of the
design screen. You may change the column's position by editing these values, or by
widening/narrowing the column itself on the work screen (see Moving and Resizing Log
Body Components, page 72).
3. Scaling:
Logarithmic: Insert a check here if the bar graph is to be scaled logarithmically (log
base 10) within the column. If left un-checked, the bar graph will be scaled linearly
across the column.
Minimum and Maximum Values: These settings define the range of data values to be
represented in the bar graph column.
Manual: This is the default setting. This allows you to define manually the data values
to correspond to the left and right column edges via the Min. Value and Max. Value
boxes.
• Linear Scaling: Simply type in the data value range to be represented in
the bar graph 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 bar
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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.

• 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.
Automatic: New! Choose this option if you want the bargraph's minimum and
maximum values to be determined automatically by the program, based on the data
values, at compile time. LogPlot will scan the data values and set the column scale to
a reasonable min-max range to accommodate the values. For example, if the data
ranges from 1.6 to 8.2, it would set the bargraph column's linear Min. Value to 0 and
the Max. Value to 10.
• If you have header/footer column legends linked to the curve, they should be
updated appropriately.
• It's important to note that Automatic scaling will probably result in the
bargraph column's min-max value range varying from well to well, based on
the data range represented - if it is important that the column represents the
same data range for all wells in a project, you should use the Manual option.
Direction:
If the data values are to be plotted from the left to the right (e.g. the minimum value
along the left column edge and the maximum value along the right column edge), click
on the Low to High button. If the data are to be plotted from the right to the left (e.g.
the minimum value along the right column edge and the maximum value along the left
column edge), click on the High to Low button.
Set up the Bar Graph appearance
1. Click on the Appearance tab of the Bargraph Setup window. It contains a variety of
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2. Column Border: Insert a check here if the Bar Graph column itself is to be bounded by
a solid-line rectangle.
3. Column Fill Color: Insert a check here if the background portion of the column is to be
filled with color. Compare the examples below.

3. Bar Outline Color: Click on the color box to select the color for the bounding outline of
each bar.
4. Fill Type:
Choose Single Color if you want the bars to be filled with a pattern or solid of a single
color. Select the pattern to be used to fill the bars by clicking in one of the pattern
boxes, and choose the fill color.
Click in the Value Based Color button to create a gradient of solid color within the
column. Use the color boxes to select a color for the minimum and maximum data values
within the column.
Set up grid lines (value and depth)
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Adding a Bar Graph Value Column

Use: A Bar Graph Value column is used to plot text labels representing data values, usually
in association with a Bar Graph column.
How it works: As you compile your log in LogPlot, the program will locate data in Interval
Data tab or Multi-Interval-Data data sheets, and it will plot the numeric values as textual
labels in the Bar Graph Value column of the same name. This can pull values from the same
data listing as an associated Bar Graph column. The labels may be left or right-justified,
opaque or transparent.
Alternatives: If you wish to display the values in a graphic manner, you can use a Bar Graph
column. The new Interval Text column behaves similarly to this Bar Graph Value column,
with additional formatting options.
LogPlot data tab: Bar Graph Value columns are linked to data entered into an Interval Data
tab (page 164) or Multi-Interval-Data tab (page 171).
How to…
Create a Bar Graph Value column in a log design
1. Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Log Body Tool Button

if necessary to display the log body buttons.

3. Select the Bar Graph Value button from the tool pane, or command from the Tools /
Log Body Items menu.
The pointer will change shape for placing the column on the design screen.
4. Place the Bar Graph Value cursor where you want to position the left edge of the column
and click the left mouse button.
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Name: Click the arrow to the right of this prompt to select the name of the existing Bar
Graph column in the design, to which this column is to be associated. This should also be
the name of an Interval Data or Multi-Interval Data 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 Bar Graph Value
column in the body of the log. The horizontal coordinates are expressed in decimal
inches or centimeters relative to the left edge of the design screen. You may change the
column's position by editing these values, or by widening/narrowing the column itself on
the work screen (see Moving and Resizing Log Body Components, page 72).
! This Bar Graph Value column can overlay a Bar Graph 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.
Decimals: Click on the up- or down-arrow as necessary to set the number of decimal
places for the value labels. Think about this one - if the bargraph 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 if you want the Bar Graph 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.
6. To accept the displayed information, click the Apply button. You will see the Bar Graph
Value 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.
7. To close the Bar Graph Value Setup window, click the Close button.
Review the Settings
If you need to access the Options window you can: Double-click on the Bar Graph Value
Column, right-click on the Bar Graph Value Column and select Edit Entity, or find the Bar
Graph Value Column in the View Entity List and choose the Edit button.

Adding a Text Column

Use: A Text column is used to plot in the body of the log any miscellaneous text that is NOT
associated with a lithologic pattern. Text columns can be used to plot comments or other
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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 listings noting drilling
procedures.
Alternatives: 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. Text that is entered with a top and base interval (and can be
centered over the interval) can be displayed in an Interval Text column.
LogPlot data tab: Text columns are linked to data entered into Text Column tabs (page
182).
How to…
Create a text column in a log design
1. Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Log Body Tool Button

if necessary to display the log body buttons.

3. Select the Text Column button from the tool pane. (Or, you can use the menus:
Tools / Log Body Items / Text Column.)

The pointer will change shape to a " " for placing the column on the design screen.
4. 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 Curve Column, a Text Column can be used to mark
items of note at specific depths.

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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 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. The horizontal coordinates are expressed in decimal inches or
centimeters relative to the left edge of the design screen. You may change the column's
position by editing these values, or by widening/narrowing the column itself on the work
screen (see Moving and Resizing Log Body Components, page 72).
Frame Column: If 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.
6. 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.
7. To close the Text Column Setup window, click the Close button.
Review the Settings
If you need to access the Options window you can: Double-click on the Text Column, right-
click on the Text Column and select Edit Entity, or find the Text Column in the View Entity
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Adding a 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.
Alternatives: Vertical text labels in the header or footer of the log are inserted using the
Static Text tool. Horizontal text listings in the log body are inserted using the Text Column or
Interval Text Column tool.
LogPlot data tabs: Vertical Text Columns are linked to data entered into Vertical-Text data
tabs (page 184).
How to…
Insert a Vertical Text Column in a log design
1. Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Log Body Tool Button

if necessary to display the log body buttons.

3. Select the Vertical Text Column button from the tool pane. (Or, you can use the
menus: Tools / Log Body Items / Vertical Text Column.)

The pointer will change shape to a " " for placing the column on the design screen.
4. 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.
5. 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.
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Position: These coordinates determine the horizontal placement of the Vertical Text
column in the body of the log. The horizontal coordinates are expressed in decimal
inches or centimeters relative to the left edge of the design screen. You may change the
column's position by editing these values, or by widening/narrowing the column itself on
the work screen (see Moving and Resizing Log Body Components, page 72).
Frame Column: If this box is checked, the column will be bounded by a solid-line
rectangle.
Fill Background: Check this box if you want the background portion of the column to be
filled with color, and click on the small color box to choose the fill color.
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.
Plot Arrows: Insert a check here to include arrows with the vertical text. The arrows
will extend to the interval top and base. The arrow appearance cannot be changed.
6. 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
changes applied.
7. To close the Vertical Text Setup window, click the Close button.
Review the Settings
If you need to access the Options window you can: Double-click on the Vertical Text Column,
right-click on the Vertical Text Column and select Edit Entity, or find the Vertical Text
Column in the View Entity List and choose the Edit button.

Adding a Symbol Column

Use: A Symbol column is used to plot a specific symbol at user-declared depths. LogPlot can
plot vector symbols or bitmap symbols.
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 gas shows were measured (above, left), or to
note water level depth (above, right). 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
(page 178).
How to…
Add a symbol column to a log design
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2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Log Body Tool Button

if necessary to display the log body buttons.

3. Select the Symbol Column button from the tool pane. (Or, you can use the menus:
Tools / Log Body Items / Symbol Column.)

The pointer will change shape to a “ “ for placing the column on the design screen.
4. Place the symbol 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.
The program will display the Symbol Column Setup window.
! Tip: You can place a Symbol column right on top of another log design entity, such as
a Well Construction column to show water level, or a Scale Bar to show drill stem tests.
5. 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.
Position: These coordinates determine the horizontal placement of the Symbol column
in the body of the log. The horizontal coordinates are expressed in decimal inches or
centimeters relative to the left edge of the design screen. You may change the column's
position by editing these values, or by widening/narrowing the column itself on the work
screen(see Moving and Resizing Log Body Components). Note that the size of the
symbols plotted into the Symbol column is determined by size declarations in the data
file.
Frame Column: If this box is checked, the column will be bounded by a solid-line
rectangle.
6. 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.
7. To close the Symbol Column Setup window, click the Close button.
Review the Settings
If you need to access the Options window you can: Double-click on the Symbol Column,
right-click on the Symbol Column and select Edit Entity, or find the Symbol Column in the
View Entity List and choose the Edit button.
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Adding a Fill Bar Column

Use: A Fill Bar 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 "Fill Bar" data tab. It will plot either (1) a constant (user-specified)
pattern from the top to the base of the interval in the Fill Bar column of the same name, or
(2) if the data lists a keyword for the interval, it will plot the keyword-specified pattern fill for
the interval. Such pattern intervals are typically used to note intervals of core sampling or of
qualitative nature such as "trace show" or "good porosity." Each Fill Bar column on the log
must have a separate Fill Bar tab in the data file.
Alternatives: If you need pattern columns that are linked to lithology data, use a Lithology
Pattern Column.
LogPlot data tabs: Fill Bar Columns are linked to depth intervals and optional keywords
listed in Fill Bar data tabs (page 159).
How to…
Add a Fill Bar to a log design
1. Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Log Body Tool Button

if necessary to display the log body buttons.

3. Select the Fill Bar button from the tool pane. (Or, you can use the menus: Tools /
Log Body Items / Fill Bar Column.)

The pointer will change shape to a " " for placing the column on the design screen.
4. 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.
5. Enter the requested information in the Fill Bar Setup window.

Name: Enter the name for this Fill Bar 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 length, including spaces.
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Position: These coordinates determine the horizontal placement of the Fill Bar column in
the body of the log. The horizontal coordinates are expressed in decimal inches or
centimeters relative to the left edge of the design screen. You may change the column's
position by editing these values, or by widening/narrowing the column itself on the work
screen (see Moving and Resizing Log Body Components, page 72).
Fill Pattern: Click on the pattern to be used to fill the Fill Bar 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 Fill Bar 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.
6. To accept the displayed information, click the Apply button. You will see the Fill Bar
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. To close the Fill Bar Column Setup window, click the Close button.
Review the Settings
If you need to access the Options window you can: Double-click on the Fill Bar Column, right-
click on the Fill Bar Column and select Edit Entity, or find the Fill Bar Column in the View
Entity List and choose the Edit button.

Adding an Image Column

Use: An Image column is used to display a graphic image (BMP, JPG, TIFF, PNG, PCX, TGA,
EMF, WMF format) in the body of a log, in order to illustrate core sample images, scanned
logs, fossil pictures, special sampling symbols, and more.
Alternatives: 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 Image column in the log's design. Any BMP, JPG, TIFF, PNG, PCX,
TGA, WMF, EMF images listed in the data tab will be plotted in that column. The images can
be plotted at real size or stretched to fill the column width and depth interval length. Each
Image column on the log must have a separate Image tab in the data file.
LogPlot data tabs: Image columns are linked to data entered into Bitmap data tabs (page
152).
How to…
Insert an Image column in a log design
1. Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Log Body Tool Button

if necessary to display the log body buttons.

3. Select the Pictures button from the tool pane. (Or, you can use the menus: Tools /
Log Body Items / Image Column.)
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The pointer will change shape to a " " for placing the column on the design screen.
4. Place the cursor where you want the left edge of the Image column to be, in the log body
portion of the design screen, and press the left mouse button.
The program will display the Image Column Setup window.
5. Enter the requested settings.

Name: Enter the name for this Image column. When you compile your log, if LogPlot
finds an Image data tab with the same name, it will plot the referenced image 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 Image column in
the body of the log. The horizontal coordinates are expressed in decimal inches or
centimeters relative to the left edge of the design screen. You may change the column's
position by editing these values, or by widening/narrowing the column itself on the work
screen (see Moving and Resizing Log Body Components, page 72).
Insert Picture as:
Choose Link to file if you don't want the image(s) themselves to be saved within the
compiled LPT file; instead the program will save a link to the image file(s). This will
keep the LPT file smaller in size but you'll need to be sure to keep all referenced
images in the same folder as the LPT file so that they will display when you open the
log in the future. See additional notes in the Bitmap data tab (page 152) regarding file
name paths.
Choose Imbed in LPT if you want the program to save the image(s) in the compiled
log LPT file. This will cause the LPT file to be larger in disk size, but is a good option if
keeping track of files and links is a bother. This is particularly true if you wish to share
the LPT with a co-worker or client.
Stretch Images: Insert a check in this box if you want the 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 image will be resized horizontally to fill the width of the
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If this box is not checked, the image will be plotted in the column at its "true size"
using.
Note that bitmaps are always stretched vertically to fill the declared depth interval
range declared in the data file.
Clip to column width: Insert a check here if the program should clip bitmaps that
are wider than the column to the column width.
Border Around Images: Insert a check in this box if you want the images themselves
to be surrounded by a solid-line border. If multiple images are displayed within this
column, each will be bordered.
Frame around Column: Insert a check here if the Image column is to be surrounded
by a solid-line border.
6. To accept the displayed information, click the Apply button. You will see the Image
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.
7. To close the Image column Setup window, click the Close button.
Review the Settings
If you need to access the Options window you can: Double-click on the Image column, right-
click on the Image column and select Edit Entity, or find the Image column in the View
Entity List and choose the Edit button.

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. New to LogPlot 7 is the ability to plot
captions as an integral part of the well construction diagram.
How it works: As you compile your log in LogPlot, the program will locate any Well-Column
data tabs and read 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 name, it will plot the appropriate pattern for each material
over the declared depth interval, at the declared width in the column. If requested, text
captions for the materials will be plotted in a portion of the diagram. 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 (page 185).
How to…
Insert a well construction column into a log design
1 Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Log Body Tool Button

if necessary to display the log body buttons.

3. Select the Well Construction button from the tool pane. (Or, you can use the
menus: Tools / Log Body Items / Well Construction Column.)

The pointer will change shape to a " " for placing the column on the design screen.
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4. 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.
5. Click on the Main tab to establish name and location information:

Name: Enter the name for this Well Construction column. As you compile your log, 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. 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. The horizontal coordinates are expressed in
decimal inches or centimeters relative to the left edge of the design screen. You may
change the column's position by editing these values, or by widening/narrowing the
column itself on the work screen (see Moving and Resizing Log Body Components, page
72).
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
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Border Around Column: Insert a check in this box if you want the Well Construction
column to include a solid-line border.
6. Click on the Captions tab to set up any Well Construction captions. New!

Plot Labels: Insert a check here to plot any captions that you've listed in the data file, in
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the font style and color for the captions. See the Well Construction Data setup for
information about how the caption text is entered.
Diagram <-> Caption: Use this slider bar to define how much of the well construction
column is to be used by the diagram and how much is to be used by the captions, as a
percent. Some examples are shown below, though you should note that you can define
other percentages than those shown here just by dragging the slider bar.

Plot Leader Lines: Insert a check here to include lines between the captions and the
construction item. Click on the line sample below this prompt to select the line style and
color for the leaders.
Arrows: Insert a check here to include an arrow head on the leader line. It will be
plotted in the same color as defined for the line.
7. 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.
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Review the Settings

If you need to access the Options window you can: Double-click on the Well Construction
Column, right-click on the Well Construction Column and select Edit Entity, or find the Well
Construction Column in the View Entity List and choose the Edit button.

Adding Horizontal Log Body Lines

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.
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 Lines can be linked to depth listings in Horizontal Line tabs in
the data file (page 161).
Log design example(s): Log design “My Documents\LogPlot 7\Samples\Enviro-
geotech8.ldf” 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.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Log Body Tool Button

if necessary to display the log body buttons.

3. Select the Horizontal Line button from the tool pane (or command from the Tools /
Log Body Items menu).
The pointer will change shape to a "+" for placing the line on the design screen.
4. 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.
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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. The horizontal coordinates are expressed in decimal inches or centimeters relative
to the left edge of the design screen. You may change the line's position by editing these
values, or by widening/narrowing the line itself on the work screen (see Moving and
Resizing Log Body Components, page 72). (The depth of the line will be defined in the
data file or using Automatic Intervals, below.)
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 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.
6. 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.
7. To close 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.
Review the Settings
If you need to access the Options window you can: Double-click on the Horizontal Line in the
design screen, right-click on the Horizontal Line and select Edit Entity, or find the Horizontal
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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.
How to…
Insert a vertical line into the log design
1. Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Log Body Tool Button

if necessary to display the log body buttons.

3. Select the Vertical Line button from the tool pane. (Or, you can use the menus:
Tools / Log Body Items / Vertical Line.)
The pointer will change shape to a "+" for placing the line on the design screen.
4. Place the "+" at the horizontal location in the body of the log design where the line should
be placed, and click the left mouse button.
5. Enter the line settings in the Setup window:

Position: The value displayed here reflects the current horizontal position of the line.
The horizontal coordinate is expressed in decimal inches or centimeters relative to the left
edge of the design screen. You may change the line's position by editing this value, or by
dragging the line itself on the work screen (see Moving and Resizing Log Body
Components, page 72).
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. (For examples, see many of the
Enviro-geotech logs that are installed with the program.)
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! In order for the body line to join continuously with a footer line or rectangle, be sure the
footer items are set to a Y coordinate of 0 so that they lie at the very top of the footer.
6. 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.
7. To close the Log Body Line Setup window, click the Close button.
Review the Settings
If you need to access the Options window you can: Double-click on the Vertical Line in the
design screen, right-click on the Vertical Line and select Edit Entity, or find the Vertical Line
in the View Entity List and choose the Edit button.

Adding a Tadpole Column

Use: A Tadpole column is used to display structural readings (bearing and dip) at depth,
using special "tadpole" symbols. The symbols can be fixed or variable in size and color.
How it works: As you compile your log in LogPlot, the program will read depth, bearing, and
dip listings from a Tadpoles data tab. It will plot the tadpole-shaped symbol in the Tadpole
Column of the same name. The horizontal placement of the symbol is determined by the dip
angle (with horizontal along the left and vertical along the right), and the orientation of the
tadpole's tail is determined by the azimuth bearing. The size and color of the symbols can be
fixed or variable, depending on how the data is entered.
LogPlot data tabs: Tadpole Columns are linked to data entered in Tadpoles data tabs (page
181).
How to…
Add a tadpole column to a log design
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2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Log Body Tool Button

if necessary to display the log body buttons.

3. Select the Tadpole Column button from the tool pane. (Or, you can use the menus:
Tools / Log Body Items / Tadpole Column.)

The pointer will change shape to a “ “ for placing the column on the design screen.
4. Place the 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.
The program will display the Tadpole Column Setup window.
5. Click on the Main tab to enter the tadpole-specific information:

Name: Enter the name for this Tadpole column. Any tadpole data in the LogPlot data
file that is flagged with the same name will be plotted in this Tadpole column. The name
can be up to 60 characters in length, including spaces.
Position: These coordinates determine the horizontal placement of the Tadpole column
in the body of the log. The horizontal coordinates are expressed in decimal inches or
centimeters relative to the left edge of the design screen. You may change the column's
position by editing these values, or by widening/narrowing the column itself on the work
screen (see Moving and Resizing Log Body Components, page 72). Note that the size of
the symbols plotted into the Tadpole column can be either fixed or determined by size
declarations in the data file.
Frame Column: If this box is checked, the column will be bounded by a solid-line
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Style: Choose Solid (filled circles), Circle (open circles) or Crossed Circle (open circles
with an "x" inside).
Color: Choose Column-Based if you have declared colors for each measurement in the
data file. Choose Fixed to select a constant color for the tadpole symbols.
Fixed or Default color: Click here to choose a color for the tadpoles if you've chosen
Fixed, above, or for any Column-Based colors that are not declared.
Size:
Choose Fixed for the tadpole symbols to be a constant size. In the prompt, type in
the size, in inches or centimeters, for the tadpole circles. In the example above, the
tadpole circles will be 1/10th inch in width.
Or, you can choose Value-Based if you want the tadpole symbols to be scaled based
on a listing of values in the data file. If you choose this option, type into the
Minimum Size prompt the size, in inches or centimeters, for the symbols with the
lowest values. Type into the Maximum Size prompt the size for the symbols with the
highest values listed. See the Tadpole data tab for details about how to set up the
tadpole values.
6. Click on the Grid tab to set up any horizontal and/or vertical grid lines for the column.
See Setting Up Grid Lines (page 96) for more information.
7. To accept the displayed information, click the Apply button. You will see the Tadpole
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.
8. To close the Tadpole Column Setup window, click the Close button.
Review the Settings
If you need to access the Options window you can: Double-click on the Tadpole Column,
right-click on the Tadpole Column and select Edit Entity, or find the Tadpole Column in the
View Entity List and choose the Edit button.

Adding an Interval Text Column

Use: An Interval Text column is used to plot depth-related text that is not associated with a
lithologic pattern. Unlike a regular Text Column, whose data is listed with a single depth, an
Interval Text column has data that is entered with both a top and bottom depth.
Consequently, Interval Text can be centered within the depth intervals, and the program can
plot dividers between intervals. This is commonly used to plot sample numbers, types, and
parameters. Unlike a Lithology Description column, Interval Text columns do not link to
graphic pattern designs.
How it works: As you compile your log in LogPlot, the program will look for text listed in an
Interval Data tab of the same name, and plot it in the Interval Text column at the indicated
depth.
Alternatives: 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. Text that is listed with a single depth rather than an interval is
designed with the Text Column tool.
LogPlot data tab: Interval Text columns are linked to data entered into Interval-Data tabs
(page 164).
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How to…
Create an Interval Text column in a log design
1. Access the Log Designer window.
2. In the toolbar pane to the left of the design window, click the Log Body Tool Button

if necessary to display the log body buttons.

3. Select the Interval Text Column button from the toolbar. (Or, you can use the
menus: Tools / Log Body Items / Interval Text Column.)

The pointer will change shape to a " " for placing the column on the design screen.
4. Place the Interval 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.
5. Enter the column settings in the displayed window.

Name: Enter the name for the Interval Text Column. Any text entered in a LogPlot
Interval 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 Interval Text
Column in the body of the log. The horizontal coordinates are expressed in decimal
inches or centimeters relative to the left edge of the design screen. You may change the
column's position by editing these values, or by widening/narrowing the column itself on
the work screen (see Moving and Resizing Log Body Components, page 72).
Frame Column: If this box is checked, the column will be bounded by a solid-line
rectangle.
Frame Sample: If this box is checked, each interval will be separated from the next by
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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 interval text. 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.
Vertical Alignment: Choose whether the text is to be aligned at the top, middle, or base
of the defined interval. The example below shows three interval text columns side-by-
side, with top-, middle-, and bottom-aligned text.

Horizontal Alignment: Choose how the text is to be aligned horizontally within the
column.
6. To accept the displayed information, click the Apply button. You will see the Interval
Text 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.
7. To close the Interval Column Setup window, click the Close button.
Review the Settings
If you need to access the Options window you can: Double-click on the Interval Text Column,
right-click on the Interval Text Column and select Edit Entity, or find the Interval Text
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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. 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:

See page 66 for more information.

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Chapter 3 - Entering your Data

LogPlot Data Editor Introduction

The LogPlot program contains 3 different windows:
The Data Editor, used for entering data. This is discussed in this section.
The Log Design window, for creating or editing the layout of the log.
The Log View window, for viewing and printing compiled graphic logs.

The LogPlot Data Editor is the 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 LogPlot 7, LogPlot2005, LogPlot2003,
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 RockWorks, Excel, LAS, DBF, and text files.
• You can export data from LogPlot to Excel or LAS format. You can export to
RockWorks borehole format using a free, stand-alone program.
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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.”

Accessing the Data Editor

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 on the Data Editor tab to bring that window to the front. This tab is labeled "Data".

2. If there are no Data Editor windows open, use LogPlot’s File / New / Data Editor
command to open a new Data Editor window.
LogPlot 7 allows you 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.

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The Data Editor Window

Here is a sample of how the Data Editor screen looks with a sample data file loaded:

The "Setup” tab establishes the top, base, and location of the drill hole; it is the only required
tab. Each other tab within the Editor corresponds to an item within the log’s design file (.ldfx)
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.
LogPlot allows you 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.

The LogPlot File Manager

The File Manager is displayed in a pane along the left edge of the LogPlot program window. It
is used to display the LogPlot-related files in the current project folder, and allow you to open
them and (for DAT files) compile them:
• LogPlot data files (.DAT) - opened into the Data Editor window.
• LogDesign files (.LDFX and .LDF) - opened into the Log Design window.
• Log Plot files (.LPT) - opened into the Log View window.
• RockWorks borehole/well files contained in an MDB - opened into the Data Editor
window.

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File Manager Right-Click Options

If you right-click anywhere in the File Manager pane, you'll see the following options:
• Open Selected Files: Any .DAT, .LPT, and RockWorks boreholes that are checked
will be opened into their respective windows.
• Compile Selected Files: Any .DAT files that are checked will be compiled using the
currently-active log design.
• Select All: Inserts a check-mark in all listed .DAT, .LPT, and RockWorks borehole
files. (Log Design files are not shown with a check-box because you can only have
one design open at a time.)
• Unselect All: Removes check-marks from all available boxes.
• Refresh Files: Reloads the names of the files in the current project folder.
• Hide: Hides the File Manager Pane. You can re-activate the display of the pane
using the Window / Show File Manager option.
Displaying/Hiding/Resizing the File Manager Pane
• Hiding the pane: Select the Window / Show File Manager option, in the main
LogPlot menu, to remove the check-mark. Or, right-click in the File Manager pane
and choose Hide.
• Displaying the pane: Select the Window / Show File Manager option, in the main
LogPlot menu, to remove the check-mark.
• Widening/narrowing the pane: Use your mouse to "grab" the right edge of the File
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Where Do I Start Entering/Editing Data?

With the LogPlot program running there are several options for getting started with entering
your data.
Plan 1: Modify an Existing LogPlot Data File
1. Access the Data Editor window by clicking on the LogPlot Data Editor tab.
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.
This could be a data file you created earlier. Or, it could be a sample file installed with
the program (see Sample Files, page 292, for details).
3. Add data to the existing data tabs: Type it in, copy/paste it from another document,
import (File / Import) into a single tab.
4. Add new data tabs (Data / New Data Item) or delete unused data tabs (Data / Delete
Data Page) as necessary. Or, use the automatic Update tool (Data / Update Data
Template from Log Design) to add missing tabs to the data listing.
5. Save the data file (File / Save or Save As).
Plan 2: Import a Data File
LogPlot imports several types of data from other software programs: LAS (geophysical data -
elogs, sonic logs, etc.), RockWorks (BH borehole files), Excel.
1. Create a new Data Editor window (File / New / Data Editor).
2. Import the data (File / Import / LAS or RockWorks or Excel). See Importing Data,
page 206.
Plan 3: Create a Blank Data Template for the Current Log Design
1. Access the Log Designer window and open an existing log design for which you want to
create a data file. This is now considered the default log design.
2. Select the Log Designer Data / Create New Data Template command.
The program will create a new data window which will contain data tabs that are 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 these tabs would
be added to the Data Editor: a “Lithology” tab named “Rock Types” and a Curve tab named
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4. Add data to the existing data tabs: Type it in, copy/paste it from another document,
import (File / Import) into a single tab.
5. Add new data tabs (Data / New Data Item) as necessary.
6. Save the data file (File / Save or Save As).
Note that LogPlot can also create a complete data template upon program startup.
Plan 4: Create a Data File from Scratch
1. Access the Data Editor window by clicking on the LogPlot Data Editor tab.
2. Create a new data file (File / New / Data Editor).
3. Add data tabs for your different data types (Data / New Data Item).
See the Data Tab Summary (page 148.) for a listing of all of the different kinds of data you
can enter into LogPlot.

Managing the Data Files

Data Editor Files Introduction

LogPlot data files 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.)
LogPlot lets you keep more than one data file open at any time.

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. In the pop-up window, click Data Editor.
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3. At this time you can 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: Updating Your Data File for a Log Design (page 194) for information about
automatic data-file creation.

Open a Data File

To open a LogPlot data file (.DAT) that exists already on disk, you have a few options:
Using the LogPlot File Manager
1. Open a project folder into the File Manager
2. Double-click on the DAT file you wish to open.
Using the LogPlot menus
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 from the Data Editor's toolbar, or
the Open command from the Data Editor's File menu.
The program will display a prompt window in which you may specify the file to open. The
default file type, when you select File / Open from the Editor window, is .DAT (ASCII
text). If you are opening an old DAT file, be sure to set the Files of Type to “Space
Delimited Data”. You may also specify "TXT" files. If your text file has another file name
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3. Select the file you wish to open (accessing other drives or directories as necessary) by
clicking on the name to highlight it.
4. Click on the Open button.
The program will read the file and display the data in the appropriate data tabs in the Editor
window.
Notes:
• LogPlot 7 will open data files that were used in LogPlot v.1 or 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.
• LogPlot 7 will open LogPlot98, LogPlot2001, LogPlot2003, and LogPlot2005 data files
seamlessly, though it will translate any <Space> delimiters to <Tab> characters
when the DAT file is saved. You may need to specify “Space Delimited Data” as the
file type to be opened.
• In LogPlot 7, you can open a .DAT file from within any of the program windows, such
as the Log Designer, but you will need to be sure to specify .DAT as the file type.
The program will open the file into a new Data Editor window..

Open Data Files using the File Manager

How to...
Open a Single Data File
1. Expand the File Manager's Data heading, as necessary.
2. Double-click on the DAT file you wish to open.
LogPlot will open the selected data file into the Data Editor window. You can have multiple
DAT files open at the same time.
Open Multiple Data Files
1. Expand the File Manager's Data heading, as necessary.
2. Insert a check-mark next to the names of the DAT files you wish to open.
3. Right-click in the File Manager.
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LogPlot will open the selected files into the Data Editor window.

Open RockWorks MDB Borehole Records using the File Manager

LogPlot 7 has the ability to load borehole records from a RockWorks2006 MDB database.
How to...
Open a Single Borehole Record
1. Expand the File Manager's RockWorks DB heading, as necessary.
2. Double-click on the name of the borehole you wish to open.
LogPlot will load the selected data into the Data Editor window. You can have multiple files
open in the Data Editor at the same time.
Open Multiple Borehole Records
1. Expand the File Manager's RockWorks DB heading, as necessary.
2. Insert a check-mark next to the names of the boreholes you wish to open.
3. Right-click in the File Manager.
4. Choose Open Selected Files from the pop-up menu.
LogPlot will load the selected data into the Data Editor window. You can have multiple files
open in the Data Editor at the same time.
Below is a listing of the comparable data types:

RockWorks data item LogPlot data item

Location Setup, Edit Text

Orientation Orientation

Lithology Lithology

Stratigraphy Lithology

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Intervals (I-Data) Multi-Interval Data

Points (P-Data) Multi-Curve

Fractures Tadpoles

Water Levels Vertical Text

Symbols Symbol

Patterns Well Column

Bitmaps Bitmap

Vectors n/a

There are a few other housekeeping details you'll need to do so that your RockWorks borehole
data can be displayed in a LogPlot log:
Import your Lithology and/or Stratigraphy Tables
1. Use LogPlot's Tools / Edit Keywords option to access the Keyword Editor.
2. Use its File / Import command to import your RockWorks lithology table or stratigraphy
table into LogPlot.
3. Use its File / Append to Current File command to append the keywords to your existing
table.
Open/update the RockWorks Log Design
1. In the Log Designer, open the sample file "RockWorks BH.ldf".
2. Use the Data Editor's Data / Check Data Against Log Design command to see where
the sample layout doesn't match your imported data file.
3. Make the necessary changes to the design file. You will probably need to remove some
design items, and add others that are missing. Be sure to check the curve and bar graph
column ranges to assure they match your data range.
NOTE:
This process applies to RockWorks2006 (and later) MDB-based borehole data only. If you
wish to open RockWorks2004 or RockWorks2002 .BH borehole files, use the File / Import /
RockWorks2004/2002 Boreholes option.

Add Data Tabs

If you have a data file displayed in the Data Editor (from creating a new file or from opening
an existing file, you can add new data tabs to the file.
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2. In the 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, displaying a list of the comparable items in
the current log design. For example, if you have added a Text Column data tab, and the
current log design contains 8 different Text Columns, it will display the names of the 8 Text
Columns from the log design.
3. Select the name for the data tab, or type in a new name if it's not shown in the list, and
click OK.
The program will insert a new data page with the requested name in the current data file.
See also:
Automatic Data File Tools (page 191) for automatic ways to synch the data file with the log
design.
Data Tab Summary (page 148.) for a summary of the data pages.

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.
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.
Notes:
! 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 editing changes you had made
since the last time you saved the file will also be lost.

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 the File menu's / Save
command.
If the data file already has a name (as shown in the program title bar), selecting Save
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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 data file under a different file name, use the Save As
command.
1. Select the Save As command from the Data Editor's File menu.
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.

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. Click in the Data Editor window that contains the file you want to print.
2. Select the Page + Printer Setup command from the 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 printer 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.
3. Next, 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
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Click on the OK button in the Printer Font dialog box to return to the Data Editor window.
4. 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.
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:

Will look like this when printed on paper:

:Last Modified - 2/26/07
:
:Suggested vertical scaling: 50 units/inch
:
:Suggested design: Lithology1.ldfx - simple lithology
:
:Use LogPlot7.key, RockUtil.pat
:
SETUP: 0 -450 0 0 0
<COL_WIDTH> 177 185 185 185 185 </COL_WIDTH>

EDIT-TEXT: Logger
Sam Peabody

<COL_WIDTH> 160 740</COL_WIDTH>

LITH: Lithology
0 -18 DOLOSTONE^
-18 -40 SAND^
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-40 -45 SHALE^

-45 -95 LIMESTONE^
(etc)
-410 -425 VERY COARSE SANDSTONE^
-425 -450 BASEMENT^
END-DATA:
<COL_WIDTH> 80 80 80 80 475 </COL_WIDTH>

END-LOG:

Close a Data Window

LogPlot 7 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 button 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

Data Tab Summary

The LogPlot 7 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.
This section discusses how you set up the data tabs themselves and enter data into them.
These are discussed in detail in the following topics.
Setup tab: Required. Used to enter the depths represented at the top and base of the data,
and the XYZ location coordinates for the drill hole.

Bitmap tab: Used to enter the name of one or more graphic image 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.

Cross-Plot Curves tab: Here you may enter depths and two columns of measured
values to be plotted in a Cross-Plot Curve column.

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.

Edit-Notes Tab: Used to enter extended, wrappable text in the header or footer of the
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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.).

Fillbar tab: In this tab, you can enter depth intervals at which vertical pattern bars will
be plotted on the log.

Horizontal Line Tab: Used to enter specific depth(s) at which one or more horizontal
lines are to be plotted on the log.

Interbed Tab: Used to enter specific depth interval(s) for interbeds that will overplot an
existing Lithology Pattern column.

Interval-Data tab: Used to enter depth intervals and a single column of measured data
to be plotted as bar graphs on the log, and/or as value labels in a bar graph labels column,
and/or as alphanumeric text in an Interval Text column. (Replaces the Histogram tab.)

Lithology tab: This tab is used to enter depth intervals and associated lithologic
keywords and 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.

Multi-Curve tab: This tab is used to list depths and two or 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.

Multi-Interval-Data tab: Used to list depth intervals and two or more columns of
measured data to be plotted as bar graphs on the log, and/or as value labels in a bar graph
label column, and/or as alphanumeric text in an Interval Text column.

Orientation tab: This tab is used to enter any downhole survey for non-vertical
wells. Though LogPlot always displays wells as vertical, the depth/elevation Scale Bar allows
display of true survey elevations/depths down the log instead of/along with observed depths,
and Curve columns can display true vertical depth based on the survey data.

Percent tab: This tab is used to specify the keywords for the rock types to be
represented in the Pattern % column, and to list the depth / elevation intervals and the
representative percentages of each rock type.

Scale Table tab: NEW! Used to define custom scale intervals for curve columns.

Symbol tab: Used to enter depths and symbol numbers for plotting graphic symbols on
a log.

Tadpoles tab: This tab is used to enter downhole structural information (dip angle, dip
direction) for display in a Tadpole column.

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.

Vertical-Text tab: This tab is used to enter depth intervals and text to be plotted
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Well-Column tab: In this tab you enter the depth intervals, inner and outer diameter
measurements, and keywords for the well construction materials.
Notes:
Your LogPlot data files may contain virtually any number and combination of the available
data items.
• If all of the items in the data file have corresponding items in the current log design,
compiling the log will deliver a graphic log with all data items represented.
• If your data file contains fewer data items than are contained in the current log design,
the un-referenced portion(s) of the design will simply be left blank when the log is
compiled. For example, if your data file contains only lithologic descriptions, and you
compile using a log design that contains description and bar graph columns, the bar
graph columns will simply be left blank.
• If your data file contains more data items than are contained in the current log design,
the extraneous data items will simply be ignored. For example, your data file contains
both lithologic description and quantitative interval data, and your log design contains a
lithology pattern column only, the quantitative data will simply be ignored during
compiling.
• You can even compile a data file that has no data yet inserted! The compiled log will
simply contain blank columns.
Tips:
• To cross-check the tabs in the current data file against the entities in the current log
design, use the Data / Check Data 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.
The LogPlot program was shipped with a variety of demo data files (*.DAT) that illustrate the
use of the data tabs. These files were installed in the \My Documents\LogPlot 7\Samples
folder. 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 -
*.LDFX - for your reference in designing logs.) See the sample file summary in the Reference
section, page 292.

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.
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.
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Start Depth, Ending Depth: In 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.
Positive versus negative depths: Your depth data can be entered as either negative or
as positive values. Just be sure you are consistent... if the Ending Depth established
here is entered as a negative value, be sure that all other depth values (for curves,
lithology, etc.) are also entered as negatives; if the Ending Depth is a positive value,
be sure all depths are entered as positives. (See Log Settings, page 276, for declaring
positive depths.).
! These starting and ending depth 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: In 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, though if you will be
exporting the data into RockWorks, you should be sure that the location coordinates
are in the same units as your depths.
If unknown you may set them both to 0.
Elevation (KB): In this cell, you enter the elevation at the top of the well. The
program will use this to compute elevations if your log design contains an elevation scale
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If your data are recorded by depths, this Elevation value should represent the
elevation at the Start Depth of the log. If your data values are recorded by
elevations, this variable should be set to 0.
If your log contains no scale bar that represents elevations in the log, you may enter
0.
If you intend to export your LogPlot data to RockWorks, you should be sure that the
surface elevation units (meters or feet) are the same units as your depths and your
X,Y coordinates.
For more information, see "Depth versus Elevation" on page 189
Comments: In 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.
If you are opening into LogPlot 7 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
(":").
See also the program Help messages (Help / Contents / Entering Your Data) for more
information.

Bitmap Tab
Use: The Bitmap tab is used to specify the name of a graphic image (in BMP, JPG, TIFF,
WMF, EMF, PNG, TGA, PCX format) and the beginning and ending depth at which it should be
plotted in the Bitmap column in the body of the log. This can be a nifty way to place in a log
a bitmapped picture of core samples, fossils, raster log, 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 46).
Corresponding log design component: Data entered into the Bitmap tab will be plotted
within the Bitmap column (page 119) of the same name, if any.
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 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: Select the Data / New Data Item / Bitmap command to manually insert a
Bitmap tab.
Entity Name: In the displayed window, click on the down-arrow to the right, and
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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, and click OK.
The program will add to the data sheet a Bitmap tab labeled with the selected name.
2. Enter the data as illustrated below.

Name: The name displayed on the Bitmap tab is used to match the data to a particular
Bitmap column in the log design. For example, the information entered under the "Raster
Log" Bitmap tab will be plotted in the Bitmap column also named "Raster Log."
This name is declared when you first create the data page (above) and can be edited
using the right-click / Edit Entity Name command.
Top, Base: In 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 image. You may listed multiple intervals
for a single column.
Bitmap: Here you must list the name of the image file to be plotted in the Bitmap
column. You may list multiple files and intervals within a single tab.
! Important: If, in Log Designer, you have set up the Bitmap Column to link to the
image file to the log rather than imbedding the image in the log, be careful how you
enter the file name here and how you manage your files:
• If you enter the name of the file only, with no directory path, as shown in the
example above, then the link will also be recorded that way when you save the
compiled log. If the compiled log is ever moved to another folder or another
computer, and it is re-opened, the program will simply look in the current folder
for the image file. As long as you keep the compiled log (LPT) and the image file
in the same folder, regardless of where that folder is, the link can be maintained.
This will require that the image file is in the same folder as the DAT file when
compiling.
• If you enter the full path to the image file (such as "C:\Project_A\Jefferson
Site\raster_log_032134.tif"), than that's how the link will be saved in the compiled
log. If you move the compiled log to another folder/machine and try to re-open it,
the program will look for the linked image using the full path information. If the
image file cannot be located, it will be omitted from the log image when opened.
If you have set up the Bitmap Column to embed the image file in the log, then the
image files can be listed either by file name only or with the full path. It will only be at
compile time that the program will look for the image; once saved in the LPT file it will
not be linked.
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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.
See also the program Help messages (Help / Contents / Entering Your Data) for details.

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 (page 100) and/or Curve column (page 90) of the
same name, if any.
How to…
Enter the Cross-Plot Curve Data
1. To add a new Cross Plot Curves 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.
Manual: Choose Data / New Data Item / Cross Plot Curves. The program will display
a window in which you can define the names and order of the curves to be entered. 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. Because this data page references two separate
curves, each with its own name, the curve names are listed as the column headings in
the tab rather than the tab heading. 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. Or, just type in a name. Click OK. The
program will add to the data sheet a Curve tab labeled with the name you selected.
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Depth: In 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 can be entered as
either positive or negative depths, but be sure you're consistent throughout the data.
Columns 2 & 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
entered 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.
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.
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.
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.
See also: Importing Data (page 206) and the program Help messages (Help / Contents /
Entering Your Data) for more information.

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
169).
Corresponding log design component: Quantitative data declared with this command will
be plotted on the log in the Curve Column (page 90) or Cross-Plot Curve column (page 100)
with the same name.
How to…
Enter the Curve Data
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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: Select the Data / New Data Item / Curve command to manually insert a
Curve tab.
Entity Name: In 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.dat."

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 by right-clicking in the body of the data tab, and
choosing Edit Entity Name.
Depth: In 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 can be
entered as either positive or negative depths; just be sure to be consistent throughout
the data file.
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
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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 Curve tab using the
Edit / Paste command.
See also: Importing Data (page 206) and the program Help messages (Help / Contents /
Entering Your Data) for more information.

Edit-Notes Tab
Use: 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. (See page 62.)
Restrictions: Each Notes entry is limited to 2048 characters.
How to…
Enter the Notes
1. To add a new Notes tab to the current data file or a new 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: Select 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: In the displayed window, click on the down-arrow to the right, and
select the name of the 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 Note items in the current log
design. Or, just type in a name for the item. Click OK.
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 by right-clicking in the body of the Notes tab and choosing Edit Entity Name.
Text: In 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.
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See also the program Help messages (Help / Contents / Entering Your Data) for more
information.

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 (page 56) 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 long text that will wrap,
check out the new Edit Notes data item (previous topic).
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: Select the Data / New Data Item / Edit-Text command to manually insert a
new tab or a new entry into an existing tab.
Entity Name: In the displayed window, click on the down-arrow to the right, and
select the 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.
Group Name: LogPlot allows you to organize your Edit-Text items in different groups,
for easier data entry. The groups will be displayed as separate data tabs.
• Existing groups: Any existing group names will be displayed when you click
the down arrow. Select the existing group where this new item is to be listed.
• Create a new group: Type in a new name in this field to create a new Edit-
Text group.
• No group: If you don't want to display your Edit-Text entries on separate
tabs, you can leave this field blank. The the log design, the Edit-Text item
should be assigned to the group "Default".
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.
2. Enter the data, as illustrated below. This example is from the sample file "Enviro-
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Entity 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 cell to cell, and from the end of a row to the next
row within the Edit-Text tab.
See also the program Help messages (Help / Contents / Entering Your Data) for more
information.

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 (page 118).
How to enter the Fillbar data
1. To add 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 information.
Manual: Select the Data / New Data Item / Fillbar command to manually insert a
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Entity Name: In 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, 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.
2. Enter the fillbar information, as shown below. This example is from the sample file
"mudlog1.dat."

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 by right-clicking in the body of the data tab, and
choosing the Edit Entity Name option from the pop-up menu.
Top, Base: In 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 can be entered as
either negative or positive values; just be sure to be consistent throughout the data.
Fill: This optional data field can be used to customize the fill for the fillbar column.
If you leave this column blank, the fillbar interval will be filled with the default pattern
defined for the Fillbar column in the log design.
If you enter a keyword here, the fillbar interval will be filled with the pattern that is
associated with keyword. Like a Lithology data tab, this field links to the current
Keyword Table. In this way, you can specify the pattern design, background and
foreground colors, pattern density, and fill percent. 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 Fill cell to
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keywords in the current keyword file and view the pattern that is associated with
them.

Examples: You could leave the Fill column blank for a Fillbar column displaying cored
intervals in the borehole. All intervals would be displayed with the default pattern design.
You could define custom keywords for some kind of measured intervals (good show
versus poor show), varying the colors, patterns, and even percent fill of the column.
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.
See also the program Help messages (Help / Contents / Entering Your Data) for more
information.

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.
! 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 (page 125) of the same name.
How to enter the Horizontal Line data
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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: Select the Data / New Data Item / Horizontal Line command to manually
insert a Horizontal Line tab.
Entity Name: In 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. This example corresponds to
the sample log shown above.

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.
Note that the horizontal placement of the lines is determined by the placement of the
Horizontal Line Column in the design screen.
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.
See also the program Help messages (Help / Contents / Entering Your Data) for more
information.

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
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Corresponding log design component: Interbed patterns will be plotted on the log in the
Lithology Pattern column of the same name (page 78).
How to enter the Interbed data
1. To add a new Interbed tab to the current log design, select the Data / New Data Item /
Interbeds command. (There is no automatic method of inserting Interbed tabs because
they are linked to Lithology Pattern columns.)
2. Entity Name: In 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.
! This is important. Unless you link this Interbed data with a particular Pattern column,
they won’t plot. The Interbed tab and the Lithology Pattern column must have the same
name.
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.
3. Click OK.
The program will add to the data sheet an Interbed tab labeled with the name you
entered.
4. 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: In 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 can be entered as positive or as negative values;
be sure to be consistent throughout the data.
Lithology: In 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.
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.
See also: Importing Data (page 206), and the program Help messages (Help / Contents /
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Interval-Data Tab
Use: The Interval-Data tab is used to enter depth intervals and a single column of measured
data to be plotted as Bar Graphs, as labels in a Bar Graph Value column, or as text in an
Interval-Data column. Each Bar Graph, Bar Graph Value, or Interval Text column established
in the log design requires a separate Interval-Data tab.
This tab replaces the “Histogram” tab in LogPlot2003 and earlier.
If you wish to list multiple columns of data for each depth, see the Multi-Interval-Data tab
(page 171).
Corresponding log design component: Numeric data declared in this tab will be plotted
on the log in the Bar Graph column (page 107) and/or the Bar Graph Value column (page
111) of the same name. Alphabetic or numeric data listed in this tab can be plotted as labels
in the Interval Text column (page 130) with the same name.
How to enter the Interval data
1. To add a new Interval-Data tab to the current data file, you have two choices:
Automatic: If there’s already a Bar Graph, Bar Graph Value, or Interval Data 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 Interval-Data tab in the current
data file. The program will know how to name the tab based on the log design
information.
Manual: Select the Data / New Data Item / Interval-Data command to manually
insert an Interval Data tab.
Entity Name: In the displayed window, click on the down-arrow to the right, and
select the name of the Bar Graph, Bar Graph Value, or Interval 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 linkable 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 an Interval Data tab labeled with the selected
name.
2. Enter the interval-based data. The example, shown below, is from the sample file
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Name: The name displayed on the data tab is used to match the data to a particular Bar
Graph column, Bar Graph Value column, or Interval Text column in the log design. This
name is declared when you first create the data page (above) and can be edited by right-
clicking in the body of the data tab, and selecting Edit Entity Name from the pop-up
menu.
Top, Base: In these columns you must list the depth or elevation at the top and the
base of the interval at which the measurements were taken. If your data are entered as
depths (as opposed to elevations), they can be entered as either positive or negative
values; just be sure to be consistent throughout the data.
Shortcut: Right-click on any cell in the Interval-Data tab and select Fill Interval
Column to fill the columns with regular depth increments.
Value: In this column you enter the numeric/alphabetic values, measured at the
indicated depths, to be represented on the log as a bar graph or as labels.
If you are entering numeric data, and 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 bar graph interval will just be omitted 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 Interval-Data tab
using the Edit / Paste command.
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.
See also: Importing Data (page 206), and the program Help messages (Help / Contents /
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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.
Alternatives: If you wish to plot text that is not associated with lithologic information and
has no keywords (such as comments, text measurements, etc.), then you should use either
the Text-Column tab or the Interval Data tab. Text that is to be plotted vertically in the body
of the log is entered using the Vertical-Text tab. If you want to plot interbedded pattern
blocks, use the Interbed tab.
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 (page 78) of the
same name, if any, in the log design. The keywords themselves can be plotted in the
Lithology Description column (page 81), 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 (page 81) 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.
How to enter the Lithology data
1. To add a new Lithology tab to the current data file, you have two choices:
Automatic: If there’s already a Lithology Pattern or 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: Select the Data / New Data Item / Lithology command to manually insert a
Lithology tab.
Entity Name: In 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 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.
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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 by right-clicking
in the body of the data tab, and selecting Edit Entity Name from the pop-up menu.
Top, Base: In these columns 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 can be either negative or positive values; be sure
to be consistent throughout the data file.
Shortcut: Right-click on any data column in the Lithology tab and select Fill Interval
Column.
New! Comments: If you leave the Base depth blank, you can plot comments within
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Lithology: In 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: 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: In 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 double-click on the description cell to bring up the Description Editor window.
You can 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
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Tip: If you need specific depth-placement of the non-contiguous text, you should use
the Comments method, discussed above.
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.
See also the program Help messages (Help / Contents / Entering Your Data) for more
information.

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 (e.g. just one curve), see the
Curve tab (page 155).
Corresponding log design component: Quantitative data declared with this command will
be plotted on the log in a Curve column (page 90) or Cross-Plot Curves column (page 100) of
the same names. Extra curve data will be ignored.
How to Enter the Multi-Curve data
1. To 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
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2. 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 current log design.

3. Click OK when the column names are selected.

4. Enter the curve data, as shown in the example below.

Depth: In this column you must list the depth or elevation at which the measurements
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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 can be entered as
positive or negative values, but be sure to be consistent throughout the data.
Columns 2 - 41: 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 Multi-Curve data tab are used to
match the data to particular curve columns in the log design. For example, data listed
in a "RLM" column will be plotted in the Curve Column named "RLM" in the log's
design, and the data in the "RSFO" column will be plotted in the "RSFO`" 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 Edit Multi-Column Headers from the pop-up
menu.
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.
See also: Importing Data (page 206) and the program Help messages (Help / Contents /
Entering Your Data) for more information.

Multi-Interval-Data Tab
Use: The Multi-Interval-Data tab is used to list depth intervals and two or more columns of
data to be plotted as Bar Graph Columns, as labels in Bar Graph Value columns, or as text in
Interval Text columns. This data tab differs from the Multi-Curve tab in that data are entered
over depth intervals, with a top and base depth, while curve data are entered with single
depth points.
If you wish to list just a single column of data for each depth interval, see the Interval-Data
tab (page 164).
This replaces the Multi-Histogram tab from older versions of LogPlot.
Corresponding log design component: Quantitative data listed in this tab will be plotted
on the log as bar graphs in the Bar Graph columns (page 107). The data values themselves
can be plotted as text labels in the Bar Graph Value columns (page 111). Alphanumeric data
can be displayed in Interval Text columns (page 130).

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How to enter the Multi-Interval-Data

1. To add a new Multi-Interval-Data tab to the current data file, select the Data / New Data
Item / Multi-Interval-Data command.
The program will display a window in which you can define the names and order of the
data to be entered. Because this data page references multiple columns, each with its
own name, the data names are listed as the column headings in the tab rather than the
tab heading.
(There is no automatic means of inserting Multi-Interval-Data tabs; the Update Data
Template from Log Design tool creates individual Interval-Data tabs for all Bar Graph,
Bar Graph Label and Interval Text columns.)
2. For each type of data to be listed in this tab, click on the down-arrow to the right, and
select the name of the Bar Graph, Bar Graph Value, or Interval Text column to which
each is to correspond. In this list the program will show the names of all of the applicable
columns in the current log design.

3. Click OK when the column names are selected.

The program will add to the data sheet a Multi-Interval-Data tab. Because this data page
references multiple columns, each with its own name, the data names are listed as the
column headings in the tab rather than the tab heading.
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Top, Base: In 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-Interval-Data 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 can be entered as
either positive or negative values; just be sure to be consistent throughout the data.
Columns 3 - 42: These columns list the actual measurements, sample numbers, or
other notes recorded at the listed depth intervals.
The Column Names
The names displayed as column headers within the Multi-Interval-Data tab are used to
match the data to particular Bar Graph, Bar Graph Value, and Interval Text columns in
the log design. For example, the data in the "Gold" column will be plotted in the Bar
Graph column named "Gold" in the log's design, and the data in the "Core Count"
column will be plotted in the "Core Count" Interval Text column in the log's design.
To change the names of the headers, or to add or remove headers, right-click on any
cell in the Multi-Interval-Data window, and select the Edit Multi-Column Headers
command.
The Data Listing
To enter the actual data into the 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 bar graph interval or text
label will just be omitted from the log.
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Shortcut: If you already have this data in a tabular format in another application, you
can copy the data there and then paste it into the Multi-Interval-Data tab using the
Edit / Paste command.
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.
See also: Importing Data (page 206) and the program Help messages (Help / Contents /
Entering Your Data) for more information.

Orientation Tab
Use: 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, or displayed in a Curve column showing true vertical depth.
! 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 a scale bar (page 86) that’s linked to this data tab. It can also be represented in
a Curve column (page 90) set up to display true vertical depth.
Restrictions: There can be only one Orientation tab per file.
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 or TVD Curve Column in the current log design
that is set up to display true vertical depths or 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 a tab.
Entity Name: In 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, or
the TVD Curve Column, 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. Enter the 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 be
expressed in azimuth degrees (0 to 360, with 0 = north).
Inclination: Type in the inclination of the well at the listed depths. The inclination data
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“dip from horizontal” convention in which 0 is a horizontal line, -90 points straight
down, and +90 points straight up, or a
“dip from vertical” convention in which 0 is straight down and +90 is horizontal.
(The data convention is established in the log design.)
This example illustrates dip from horizontal data format.

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.
See also the program Help messages (Help / Contents / Entering Your Data) for more
information.

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 (page 105) of the same name, if any, in the log
design.
Restrictions: You may specify up to 20 keywords per Percent tab.
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
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Manual: You can also use the Data / New Data Item / Percent command to manually
insert a Percent tab.
Entity Name: In 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 the selected name.
2. Enter the percentage data. The example shown below, taken from the sample file
"lithology3.dat," illustrates how data is entered into the tab.

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: In 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 can be entered as
either positive or negative values; just be sure to be consistent throughout the data.
Columns 3-22: These columns represent the rock types for which you will be declaring
percentage representation. The rock type keywords are displayed as column headers.
The Column Names
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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
page 200.
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.
See also: Importing Data (page 206) and the program Help messages (Help / Contents /
Entering Your Data) for more information.

Scale Table Tab

Use: New! The Scale Table tab is used to enter one or more depth ranges and a new
minimum and maximum value range for a curve column. As LogPlot compiles the data, it will
plot the curve using the default horizontal scaling, but will change the scale as declared for
the Scale Table depth interval(s). For example, if a Curve column is set up to plot the curve
from 0 to 20, you can use a Scale Table to define a top and base depth within which the curve
will be plotted from 0 to 100 instead.
Corresponding log design component: Data entered in this tab will affect the plotting of
data in the Curve column (page 90) of the same name.
How to enter the Scale Table data
1. To add a new Scale Table tab to the current data file, you have two choices:
Automatic: If there already are Curve columns in the current log design which are set to
link to a Scale Table, you can use the Data / Update Data Template from Log Design
tool to insert new Scale Table tab(s) in the current data file. The program will know how
to name the tab(s) based on the curve name(s) in the log design.
Manual: You can also use the Data / New Data Item / Scale Table command to
manually insert a Scale Table tab.
Entity Name: In the displayed window, click on the down-arrow to the right, and
select the name of the 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 Curve 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 Scale Table tab labeled with the selected name.
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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 Data / Edit Entity Name command.
Top, Base: In these columns you must list the depth at the top and the base of the
interval where the curve scale is to be changed. Any data outside these depth ranges will
be scaled as defined as default in the log design.
Minimum Value and Maximum Value: Here you can enter the range of data values to
be represented in the curve column for the defined depth interval.
Notes:
• If you've set up your Curve column to be linked to a Scale Table, and if there's either
no Scale Table tab in the data file or the Scale Table tab is blank, the curve will be
plotted using the default settings in the log design. This is handy because it offers
the option of custom scaling should you wish to use it, but it will plot as default
should you choose not to.
• If your Curve column is set up for display of automatic value labels within the column
itself, they will be updated automatically for this scale change.
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 tab.
See also the program Help messages (Help / Contents / Entering Your Data) for more
information.

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:

In contrast, we use the term "pattern" to mean a repeating graphic block, usually used to
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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 (page 116) of the same name.
How to enter the Symbol Column data
1. To add a new Symbol tab to the current data file, you have two choices:
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: In 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 of 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.
2. Enter the symbol data, as shown in the examples below.
Single Depth:

Depth Interval:

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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: You can list either a single depth where the symbol will be placed, or a depth
interval within which the symbol will be stretched.
Depth/Top: In this column, list the single 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). Or, if the symbol is to be stretched, list the depth at which the
symbol's top will be placed.
Base (optional): This column is used only if the symbol is to be stretched within an
interval. Here you type the base depth for the symbol.
Your depths can be entered as either positive or negative values; just be sure to be
consistent throughout the data.
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. You can choose either vector or bitmap symbols. See Creating and
Editing Symbols (page 257) for more information.
Size: In this column, you must type in the size at which the symbol is to be plotted,
expressed in 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. If you've
declared both a top and base depth, this size will affect the horizontal dimension only.
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.
See also the program Help messages (Help / Contents / Entering Your Data) for more
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Tadpoles Tab
Use: The Tadpoles tab is used to list depths and dip direction and dip angle for downhole
structural (dipmeter) measurements. Optional fields include color and value. This
information can be displayed in a Tadpole column in the log design.
Corresponding log design component: This structural information will be plotted on the
log in the Tadpole column (page 128) of the same name.
How to enter the Downhole Structural Data
1. To add a new Tadpoles tab to the current data file, you have two choices:
Automatic: If there’s already a Tadpoles 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 Tadpoles tab in the current data file. The program will know how to
name the tab based on the log design information
Manual: Select the Data / New Data Item / Tadpoles command to manually insert a
Tadpoles tab.
Entity Name: In the displayed window, click on the down-arrow to the right, and
select the name of the Tadpoles 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 Tadpoles tab labeled with the selected name.
2. Enter the data as described below. This example is extracted from the sample file
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Name: The name displayed on the data tab is used to match the data to a particular
Tadpoles column in the log design. This name is declared when you first create the data
page (above) and can be edited by right-clicking in the body of the data tab, and
choosing Edit Entity Name.
Depth: In this column you must list the depths or elevations at which the measurements
were taken. If your data are entered as depths (as opposed to elevations), they can be
entered as either positive or negative depths; just be sure to be consistent throughout
the data file.
Shortcut: Right-click on any cell in the Tadpoles tab and select Fill Depth Column to
fill the column with regular depth increments.
Azimuth: In this column you enter the dip direction in 0 to 360 azimuth degrees. The
bearings will be represented by the tadpole tails which will be oriented straight up for
north-bearing dips and straight down for south-bearing dips.
Dip: In this column, enter the dip angles, where 0 = horizontal and 90 = vertical. Dip
angle is represented by the placement of the tadpole symbol within the column: zero-
degree (horizontal) dip angles are represented with symbols plotted along the left edge of
the column, and 90 degree (vertical) dip angles are shown by symbols along the right
edge of the column.
Color: (Optional) Double-click in this cell to select a color for the measurement's tadpole
symbol. If you choose to define specific colors for individual samples, be sure to set the
Tadpole column to a "Column-Based" color scheme.
Value: (Optional) This column is used to enter quantitative values for the measurements,
for use in scaling the tadpole symbols. In the Tadpole column options you can specify
that symbol size either is fixed (and these values are ignored) or is based on the numbers
in this value column, with a minimum and maximum size defined for the value range.
See also: Importing Data (page 206) and the program Help messages (Help / Contents /
Entering Your Data) for more information.

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. For text columns with more formatting, refer to the
Interval Text Column and Interval Data tab.
Corresponding log design component: Text listed in this tab will be plotted on the log
within the Text column (page 112) 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.
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
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to insert a new 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 / Text-Column command to
manually insert a Text-Column tab.
Entity Name: In 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. Enter the text information, as shown in the examples below.

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: In 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 the program creates for the
text entry.
If your data are entered as depths (as opposed to elevations), they can be entered as
either positive or negative values; just be sure to be consistent throughout the data.
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
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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.
See also the program Help messages (Help / Contents / Entering Your Data) for more
information.

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" (horizontal) text is entered using the Text-Column tab, or with the Interval Data tab
(for Interval Text Columns)
Corresponding log design component: Text listed in this tab will be plotted on the log
within the Vertical Text column (page 115) of the same name.
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: In 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.
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Name: The name displayed on the data tab is used to match the 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.
Top, Base: In 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. If your data are entered as
depths (as opposed to elevations), they can be entered as either positive or negative
values; just be sure to be consistent throughout the data.
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.
See also the program Help messages (Help / Contents / Entering Your Data) for more
information.

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. 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.
New to LogPlot 7 is the ability to define text captions that are plotted as an integral part of the
well construction diagram.
Corresponding log design component: Intervals and materials listed in this tab will be
plotted on the log within the Well Column (page 121) of the same name.
Restrictions: There is a limit of 60 characters, including spaces, for keywords.
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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: In 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 list 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.
The program will add to the data sheet a Well Column tab labeled with the selected
name.
2. Enter the depth, diameter, keyword, and offset information. This example illustrates how
you enter data into the tab.

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: In 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
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blocks in the Well Column. Depths can be entered as either positive or negative values;
just be sure to be consistent throughout the data.
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, for the gray gravelly-looking pattern, the block is plotted to an inside
diameter of "11."
Material: In this column you type in the “keyword” for the well construction interval.
These construction keywords are listed in the same keyword library as the lithology
keywords and are associated with particular patterns. 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 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 194) 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,
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If no offset is declared, the program assumes the item to be centered in the well.
Caption: (Optional). NEW This column is used to define any captions to be plotted to
the right of the construction diagram. The well column can be set up in the log design to
be comprised of part diagram and part labels, with settings for the label font size/color
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You may use the <Tab> key to advance from cell to cell within the Well-Column tab.
See also the program Help messages (Help / Contents / Entering Your Data) for more
information.

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 values (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.
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
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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, the uppermost tick
mark will be equal to the z-coordinate of the well, also listed in the data file in the Setup tab.
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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 set your Scale Bar to Depths, and be sure the "Positive Depths"
checkbox in the Compile window is not activated.

Automatic Data File Tools

LogPlot contains these very handy tools for automatic linking of your data and design files,
and for trouble-shooting linking problems:
• Automatic Data Template: Each time you start up the LogPlot program, it will display
a Data Editor window complete with all the applicable tabs for the current log design.
• 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.

LogPlot's Automatic Data Template

When the LogPlot program is launched, it remembers the name of the log design that was
used during the last session of the program, and it loads that log design as default in the Log
Designer window. The program can also initialize the new, untitled data windows (always
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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 simply start up the LogPlot program, it
automatically loads the design you last used, and initializes a new, blank data window with all
the necessary tabs to match the design. You then enter the field data, and compile the data
into a plottable log. Here's a diagram of this workflow:

How to…
Create an Automatic Data Template
1. Start the LogPlot program.
The program will load the default log design. It will populate a new, untitled data window
with data tabs to match the entities in the log design.
2. Enter/import your data. (See Data Tab Summary, page 148, for details.)
3. Save the data file.
Turn off Automatic Data Templates
1. Choose the Options / System Settings menu item.
2. Remove the check-mark from the Data Auto-Template option.
The next time the program starts, it will initialize the new, blank data file with only the
"Setup" data tab.

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 diagram of this
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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 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 148, for details.)
4. 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 what data items to plot where on the log.
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 Log Designer’s Create New Data Template
command. If you have an existing data file, you can use the Data Editor’s Update Data
Template from Log Design command to update the data for new design items.
But, what if you still get blank spaces on your log when you compile your data? 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).
=====================================
Entities in Data but not in LogDesign
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=====================================
Entities in LogDesign but not in Data
=====================================
Cross-Plot Curve

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 diagram of this workflow:

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.
2. Click on an existing Data Editor tab or (if none are showing) create a new Data Editor
window.
3. Open the existing data file you wish to update.
4. Choose the Data / Update Data Template from Log Design command from the Data
Editor’s menu.
The program will check 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 148) for details.)
6. Save the data file.

Other Data Tools

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
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When you double-click in the Keyword column in the Lithology tab or the Materials column
in the Well-Column tab, or 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.

The Lithology Selector window displays the list of keywords in the current keyword file.
How to…
Select a keyword
Follow these steps to select a keyword from the Lithology Selector window.
1. To select a keyword, click on its name. Use the scroll bar as necessary to move up or
down the listing. The pattern that is associated with the currently selected keyword is
displayed in the upper-right corner of the window.
2. To accept your selection, click on the Select button. If you wish to close this window,
you can click the Close button. Or, you can leave it open and drag it out of the way if
you have more keywords to enter.
3. If you are working in a Lithology tab, you will be returned to the tab to enter the
description information. If you are working in a Well-Column tab, you will be returned to
the tab to enter any offset or caption. If you are working in a Fillbar tab, you will be
returned to the tab to enter the next interval.
If you are working in a Percent tab, you may make additional keyword selections by
highlighting a keyword and choosing Select. Once you have selected all of the desired
keywords, you can return to the Pattern Percentage Editor window by clicking the Close
button.
Open a different keyword table
Follow these steps to open a different keyword table:
1. Click on the Edit Keywords button in the Lithology Selector window.
The program will display the Keyword Editor.
2. Click on the File button at the bottom of the Keyword Editor window.
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3. Choose the Open option. (See ! below.)

4. From the displayed dialog box, select the name of the keyword file that you wish to
display in the Editor, accessing other drives or folders as necessary. Note that keyword
files have the file name extension KEY.
5. Click the Open button to accept the selected keyword file name.
The program will load the information in the selected keyword file into the Editor.
6. Click the OK button to return to the Lithology Selector window.
7. Choose the keyword for that interval.
! Notes
• This now is the active keyword file, and its name will be displayed in the title bar at
the top of the Keyword Editor window. The program will use this keyword file during
compiling of logs, and this file will now be listed as default under Options /
Program Files.
• The keyword file structure in LogPlot 7, LogPlot2005, LogPlot2003, and LogPlot2001
is ASCII (text) in format rather than binary in format. If you wish to open a keyword
file created in LogPlot98, LogPlot97, or LogPlot v.1, you must use the Import option
rather than the Open option.
• If you wish to open a list of keywords from RockWorks, you must use the Import
option.
See also: Creating and Editing Keywords (page 251) for information about adding, deleting,
and changing keywords; changing patterns associated with keywords; and importing
keywords from other sources.

The Description Editor

The Description Editor window is accessible from two LogPlot data tabs:
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
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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 and place
it in the computer's Clipboard for later pasting.

Copy – Use this button to place a copy 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.
You can 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: /*

Cut-Copy-Paste
These three commands are available as right-click options from within any of LogPlot's data
tabs. They are also available as commands within the Edit menu, and with the keyboard
shortcuts shown. These commands are used as follows:
Cut (Ctrl+X): This removes any highlighted information from the active data tab and stores it
in your computer's Clipboard memory for later pasting.
Copy (Ctrl+C): This places a copy of any highlighted information in the active data tab and
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Paste (Ctrl+V): This places into the active data tab any text information in the Clipboard.
The information will be inserted starting in the highlighted cell and will extend downward in
the tab. Note that any existing information will be overwritten.
Select All (Ctrl+A): This selects all of the data within the current tab. Once highlighted, you
can use the Cut or Copy commands.

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 populate automatically a single column of depth values at
regular increments 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.
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 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 value to be listed on the data
tab.
Depth Increments: Enter here the increments at which the depths 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. Be sure the decimal places are adequate to represent
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Notes
• In LogPlot, depths can be entered as either positive or negative values; this tool will
comply with the current depth setting established under Log Settings.
• Any depth data already listed in the cells will be overwritten.

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 It is used to populate automatically 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.
4. Select the Fill Interval Column command from the pop-up menu.
5. Enter the requested information.
Starting Value: Enter at this prompt the depth 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 to be listed on the data tab.
Depth Increments: Enter here the increments at which the depths 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. Be sure the decimal places are adequate to represent
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Notes
• In LogPlot, depths can be entered as either positive or negative values; this tool will
comply with the current depth setting established under Log Settings.
• Any depth data already listed in the cells will be overwritten.

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.
How to…
Edit the entity name
To change the name displayed on a data tab, follow these steps:
1. Click on the tab to be modified, to make it active.
2. Right-click in any of the tab's cells.
3. Select the Edit Entity Name command from the pop-up menu.
4. Enter the requested information.
Entity Name: In 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.
5. Click OK to continue.
The program will display the new name at the top of the data tab. For the Edit-Text tab, the
entity names are listed as the first entry of each row.
See also: Automatic Data File Tools (page 191)

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
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How to..
Edit the percentage headers
To add/change the lithology keywords listed in the Percent tab, follow these steps:
1. Click on the Percent data tab to be modified, to make it active.
2. Right-click in any cell within the tab.
3. 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.
4. 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.
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 as a right-click option from within the
Multi-Curve and Multi-Interval-Data tabs. This command is used to change the entity
name(s) to which the Curve, Bar Graph, Bar Graph Value, or Interval Text data listings will be
matched. The names are displayed as column headers in the Multi-Curve and Multi-Interval-
Data tabs.
How to…
Edit the multi-column headers
To modify any of the column headers of a Multi-Curve or Multi-Interval-Data 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 bar graph
columns in the tab.
4. To change a column name, click on the down-arrow to the right, and select the name of
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names of all of the Curve, Cross-Plot Curves, Bar Graph, Bar Graph Value, and Interval
Text 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 columns in the Multi-Curve and Multi-Interval-Data columns,
respectively. Each listed column must have a unique name in order to match the data to an
item 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-Interval-Data tab, and how its column names appear when
displayed in the Multi-Data Column Editor window.

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.
How to…
Delete an Edit Text item
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2. Click in the row of the item to be removed.

3. Right-click in that cell.
4. 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.
! If you inadvertently deleted the item, you can use the Data / Update Data Template from
Log Design command to re-insert the item automatically.

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.
How to…
Delete a Note item
1. Click in the N-TEXT tab in the data file, containing the item to be removed.
2. Click in the row of the note you wish to delete.
3. Right-click in that cell.
4. 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.
! 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. The following Rows
tools are available:
Rows / Append is used to add rows to the end of the active data tab.
Rows / Insert is used to add rows within the data listing in the active data tab.
Rows / Delete command is available as a right-click option from within all of the LogPlot data
tabs. This command is used to delete rows in the active data tab.
Rows / Go to command is available as a right-click option from within all of the LogPlot data
tabs. This command is used to advance the cursor to a particular row in the active data tab.
See also: Deleting Data Items (page 145) for information about deleting entire data tabs.
See the program help messages (Help / Contents / Entering Your Data / Entering the Data /
Other Data Tools) for more information.

Manipulating Columns of Values

When you right-click on a LogPlot data tab, a pop-up menu will appear. The following
Columns tools are available:
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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.
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.
! 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.
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.
Columns / Statistics computes a quick summary of the population, range, sum, and average
of the column's data values.
See the program help messages (Help / Contents / Entering Your Data / Entering the Data /
Other Data Tools) for more information.

Moving Data Tabs

LogPlot displays its data tabs in the order in which the data blocks are listed internally in the
DAT file, starting 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. Or, simply click and drag the tab to a new
location.
! The Move options are not available for the Setup tab; it is always listed first.
How to…
Move a data tab left or right (menu command)
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.
Move a data tab (click and drag)
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2. Hold the mouse button down on the tab as you drag it to another position within the tab
sequence. As you drag, you'll see a small rectangle, representing the tab name and icon,
that moves with the cursor.
3. Release the mouse button when the tab is positioned where you want it.
Notes:
• The Options / System Settings / Allow data tabs to be dragged option must be
activated (checked) in order for the tabs to be draggable.
• Once you get the tab sequence as you want it, you might want to de-activate the
Allow data tabs to be dragged option, so that they don't get re-arranged by
accident.

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
option.
Scrolling Tabs On: In the first example shown below, there is only one row of visible data
tabs, with some tabs hidden from view. The program allows you to scroll to the left and right
to view hidden tabs, using the arrow buttons along the right edge of the window.

Scrolling Tabs Off: In this example, there are no scrolling arrows; all tabs are visible
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How 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 into LogPlot

If you have log data stored in another software program, LogPlot offers several data import
tools for bringing data into a single data sheet or importing entire files.

Importing Text Data

The Data Editor's ASCII Text import tool reads text files into a single data 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.
How to…
Import the text data
1. Click on the tab into which you wish to import the text data. (You can insert a new data
tab if necessary.)
2. Select the Data Editor's File menu, and choose the Import command.
3. From the pop-up menu, select the ASCII Text command.
4. Enter the requested information:
File to import: Click on the open-file button to the right of the prompt to select the
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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-Interval-Data 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 cleared 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, as shown below.

! 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
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! In the above example, the Skip Lines setting is left at "0" 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 "1" so that the header listing is not imported.
4. 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 single tab of your choice. You may control
the DBF fields are assigned to each tab column.
How to…
Import DBF data
1. Click on the tab into which you wish to import the DBF data. (You can insert a new data
tab if necessary.)
2. Select the Data Editor's File menu, and choose the Import command.
3. From the pop-up menu, select the DBF command.
4. 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-Interval-Data 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.
5. 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.
6. 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".)
7. 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.
8. Continue in this manner for all of the DBF fields, as shown below.
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9. 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

The Data Editor's LAS import 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 basic log design for the LAS file.
This process requires several steps which are listed below. Please refer to the Help messages
for more detailed instructions (Help / Contents / Entering Your Data / Importing Data).
Step 1: 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.
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4. LAS Filename: Browse for 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. Click on the Next button.
Step 2: Select the curves to import
On the next screen is listed all of the curves in the LAS file, referenced with the name, the
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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 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 4th 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, or printed from the text window.
4. Select the curves you wish to import by inserting a check-mark next to their names. The
check-marks are “toggle” marks – clicking in a checked box removes the check-mark,
and clicking in an un-checked box inserts a mark. You may select up to 40 curves. Use
the All or 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.
! This is pretty important. If you will using the LAS data in an existing log design, then
you should update the curve names to match the names of the curve columns in the log
design.
6. Click on the Next button.
Step 3: 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
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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.
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.
3. 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.
Resample Data: Insert a check here to skip some of the lines of the input file, and
specify the sampling interval. For example, if the LAS data is recorded every 0.2 feet but
you prefer a resolution of 1-foot for use in LogPlot, you would set the interval to every
5th line.
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Decimal Places: Type in the number of decimal places to be listed for the curve data
values.
4. Click Next.
Step 4: Set up the log design
On this final import screen, LogPlot offers the option of creating automatically a very basic log
design based on the imported LAS data.

1. Create LDFX: Insert a check in this 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 LDFX file.
2. LogDesign filename: Click on the open-file button to the right of the prompt to enter a
name for the new log design file (.ldfx) to be created.
3. Include Header Into As:
Click in the Legend button if you want to include a Curve Legend above each curve
column in the output LDFX file.
Click in the Static Text option if you want to include a small Static Text label above each
curve in the output LDFX file, as shown in the image to the right.)
Click Omit if you prefer to omit curve column headings altogether.
Note that you can always add/change any of the design items after import is complete.
4. Next, review the curve information:
The Min and Max shown here represent the values to correspond to the left and right
edges of 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.
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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 rather than
linear scale.
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 neither Legend nor Static Text
labels wrap, so you should keep the titles short.
Width: This establishes the width of each curve column in inches (or centimeters). 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 LDFX file, if you requested 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 145.)
2. Access the log design: If you requested an automatic log design during the import,
access the Log Designer window and you'll see the LDFX 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 21.) Or, you can proceed to #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 use File / Open to open that LDFX file. To cross-check the
files, you might click back into the Data Editor window and select Data / Check Data
Against Log Design. This 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.
3. Compile the data into the design: Click into the Data Editor window where the LAS curves
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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.
In the Header + Footer tab, you will probably want to check the Continuous Output
checkbox, a typical setting for long elog displays. Click the Print Setup button along the
right to double-check your printer settings. (See Compiling Logs, page 223.)
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 check or un-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 231.)
5. Go back to the log design if necessary to make changes, additions, etc., and then re-
compile.

Importing RockWorks2004/2002 Borehole Data

The Data Editor's RockWorks import tool reads .BH (borehole) files containing downhole data
from the RockWorks program, versions 2004 and 2002. The import tool automatically creates
a new LogPlot data file, populated with the required data tabs for the different borehole data
types. The import tool imports individual .BH files, one at a time, creating a complete .DAT
file.
! If you want to open data from a RockWorks2006 database (MDB), you can do so easily via
the File Manager.
How to…
Import RockWorks2004/2002 .BH Files
1. Click in the Data Editor window.
2. Select the File / Import / RockWorks Boreholes menu option.
The program will display a dialog box.
3. Browse to the folder where your existing .BH files reside. (In RockWorks, this is called a
"project folder.")
4. Select the name of the .BH file to import.

LogPlot will read the contents of the RockWorks .BH file and generate LogPlot data tabs for
each data type. Here is a listing of the comparable data types:

RockWorks data item LogPlot data item

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Orientation Orientation

Lithology Lithology

Stratigraphy Lithology

Intervals (I-Data) Multi-Interval Data

Points (P-Data) Multi-Curve

Fractures Tadpoles

Water Levels Vertical Text

Symbols Symbol

Patterns Well Column

Bitmaps Bitmap

Vectors n/a

5. Save the imported data (choose File / Save) as a LogPlot .DAT file.
There are a few other housekeeping details you'll need to do so that your RockWorks borehole
data can be displayed in a LogPlot log:
Import your Lithology and/or Stratigraphy Tables
1. Use LogPlot's Tools / Edit Keywords option to access the Keyword Editor.
2. Use its File / Import command to import your RockWorks lithology table or stratigraphy
table into LogPlot.
3. Use its File / Append to Current File command to append the keywords to your existing
table.
Open/update the RockWorks Log Design
1. In the Log Designer, open the sample file "RockWorks BH.ldfx".
2. Use the Data Editor's Data / Check Data Against Log Design command to see where
the sample layout doesn't match your imported data file.
3. Make the necessary changes to the design file. You will probably need to remove some
design items, and add others that are missing. Be sure to check the curve and bar graph
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Importing Excel Data

The Data Editor's Excel import tool reads data from multiple worksheets in a single Excel file
into one or more LogPlot DAT-format files.
! NEW: You can import data for more than one borehole from a single XLS file. The required
file structure is different for single-well versus multiple-well files.
The format of the Excel data to be imported must be the same as that produced by the
export-to-Excel program (File / Export / Excel). The worksheet titles in Excel must be
identical. See Excel File Format in the Help messages for details. There must be no blank
rows within the Excel worksheets. Otherwise, the import program will stop reading that
particular worksheet as soon as a blank row is encountered.
! We HIGHLY recommend that you create a sample file in LogPlot that contains a
representation of the data you'll be importing, and export that data to Excel, either with data
or without - as a template - in order to generate the proper worksheet tabs. Use the exported
Excel spreadsheet as the guide for formatting the data to be imported into LogPlot.
How to…
Import Excel .XLS Files
1. Click in any open Data Editor window. If none is present, create a new Data Editor
window.
2. Select the File / Import / Excel menu option.
The program will display a dialog box.
3. Browse for and the desired Excel spreadsheet to be imported. These files typically have
an .XLS file name extension. Click on the file's name to select it, and click OK to
continue.
LogPlot will read the contents of the Excel file and generate LogPlot data tabs for each
worksheet, where the data will be listed. It will be able to determine, based on the structure
of the XLS file, whether you are importing data for a single well or for multiple wells; if the
latter then multiple data windows will be created.
! The data is stored in memory only at this point.
4. Choose File / Save to save each borehole's data as a LogPlot DAT file. (See Saving Data
Files, page 145.)
Here is a listing of the comparable data types:

LogPlot data Excel Worksheet LogPlot data

Excel Worksheet
item item

SETUPGRD Setup tab MCR_GRID_MULTI_CURVE Multi-Curve tab

MHS_GRID_MULTI_HISTOGRAM Multi-Interval
BMP_GRID_name Bitmap tab
Data tab

Crossplot SCB_GRID_name
MCR_GRID_MULTI_CURVE Orientation tab
Curves tab

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PPP_GRID_name Pattern Percent

CRV_GRID_name Curve tab
tab

NOTGRD Edit Notes tab SCA_GRID_name Scale Table tab

EDT_name_GRD Edit Text * SYM_GRID_name Symbol tab *

FIL_GRID_name Fillbar tab TAD_GRID_name Tadpole tab

HZL_GRID_name Horizontal Line TXT_GRID_name Text Column tab

tab

INB_GRID_name Interbed tab VTX_GRID_name Vertical Text tab

HST_GRID_name Interval Data WCN_GRID_name Well Column tab

tab

LTH_GRID_name Lithology tab Lithology tab

* the name field is optional for edit text data. If no group name is defined, the worksheet
name is EDITGRD.
See also: Exporting Excel Data (next), Excel File Format (Help / Contents / Entering your
Data / Importing Data)

Exporting Data from LogPlot

Exporting LAS Data

The Data Editor's LAS export tool creates LAS (Log ASCII Standard) files, version 1.2 - 2 for
use in other software applications. You can export: curve, interval data, multi-curve, multi-
interval-data, orientation, pattern percent and tadpoles.
This process requires several steps which are listed below. Please refer to the Help messages
for additional information.
How to…
Specify the Output File Name and Format
1. If necessary, open into the LogPlot data editor the data file (.DAT) to be exported .
2. Select the Export 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 enter a name for the file to be exported:

4. LAS Filename: Click on the open-button on the right side of this prompt. In the File
Name prompt, type in a name for the exported file, with "LAS" as the file name
extension. Click the Open button to the right.
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ASCII: This is the default format, and the most commonly used. This option tells the
program to create a standard ASCII text file, with rows separated by carriage return and
line feed characters. This is the LAS standard.
Unix + Mac: Choose this option if you've been requested to use this format. The rows
are separated by line feed characters only.
6. Click on the Next button.
Enter the depth units for the LAS export
On the second screen of the import window, you'll need to establish some information about
how the depths are currently entered, and how they are to be exported.
1. Depth Units: Click in the radio button that corresponds to the depth units in which your
LogPlot data is entered. If it's not in feet or meters, click in the Other button and type in
the Units name. This information is recorded in the curves' header section of the output
file.
2. Start, Stop, Step:
Starting Depth: The default value here is taken from the DAT file's Setup tab.
Overwrite this as necessary if you wish to export a different subset of the data.
Ending Depth: The default value here is taken from the DAT file's Setup tab. Overwrite
this as necessary if you wish to export a different subset of the data.
Step (Interval): ! This is an important setting, since it determines the interval at which
the curves table will be recorded in the output file. (LAS format allows a single table with
multiple columns.)
If all of your Curves tables and Lithology Percent tables are recorded at the same
depth intervals (such as 1 foot), then simply enter that value (such as 1.0) for the step
interval.
If your data are recorded at various depth intervals, then you'll need to figure out an
optimal output step interval. You'll also need to decide on a resampling method,
below.
If you've been requested to submit data at a particular interval, then enter that here.
Resampling Method: If the data being exported is listed in the LogPlot file at different
depth intervals, the program will have to resample the listings to comply with the Step
setting defined above.
Weighted Average: Choose this option to have the program perform a distance-
weighted selection of the data values, locating the two closest depths to the resampled
interval and averaging their data values based on their distance from the resampled
interval. The closer value will be weighted more than the more distant value.
Closest Point: This option simply selects the point closest to the resampled interval.
3. Additional Information:
Positive Depth: Insert a check here if the depths are to be exported as positive values.
Null Value: Type here the value to be used to represent null values in the output file.
For LAS files, this is typically set to -999.25, and this value will be used to represent any
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Depth Decimals: Use the up- or down-arrow to set the number of decimal places to be
used in the recorded depth values.
Data Decimals: Use the up- or down-arrow button to set the number of decimal places
to be used to record the curve, percent, interval, and other data. Note that this will be
used for all exported columns - be sure to use an adequate number.
Use Fixed Column Widths: Insert a check here if all of the columns are to be set to a
fixed width. Use the up- or down-arrow to define the number of spaces to allot to each
column. LAS files use <Space> characters to pad the columns.
Fixed Width off:
0.01 55.00 10.00
0.01 8.00 10.00
Fixed Width on, set to a width of 8 characters:
0.01 55.00 10.00
0.01 8.00 10.00
4. Click Next.
Select the data to export
On the next screen is listed all of the data in the current LogPlot DAT file that can be exported
into the Curves section of the LAS file. This can include data listed in the following LogPlot
data tabs:

• Curve and Multi-Curve

• Interval-Data and Multi-Interval-Data

• Orientation

• Pattern Percent

• Tadpoles
1. Each of the data listings will be checked by default. Remove the check-marks from those
you don't want to export.
2. Name: This column will be populated automatically by the names assigned in LogPlot.
You can change the names as necessary.
3. Additional information: the Units, API, and Description cells can be left blank, or you can
type in necessary information for listing in the Curves header block in the output LAS file.
Use the Fixed Width column to specify the number of characters for the column, if
required by the software that will be reading the LogPlot-generated LAS file.
4. Click on the Next button.
Fill in the Well Information and Export
On the fourth screen of the import window, you can establish some miscellaneous header
information.
1. Fill in any of the fields for which you have data to be included in the exported file. This
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2. Click OK.
The program will read the data in the current DAT file and, using the setup parameters you've
established, export the data to LAS format. The output LAS file will be saved on disk under
the file name you specified. You will be returned to the main LogPlot program window.

Exporting Excel Data

The Data Editor's Excel export tool creates an Excel file with individual worksheets for each
datasheet in a single or multiple LogPlot DAT file(s). Each worksheet will be labeled with the
data type (text versus symbols versus lithology, etc.) and with the specific entity name. Note
that (at the time of this writing) Excel limits worksheet names to 31 characters. If your
LogPlot entity names are lengthy, they might exceed this limit when combined with the data
type; see the Excel File Format (in the online Help) for details.
The worksheets can be created with data or with column headings only, to act as a template.
The file is loaded automatically into the Excel program upon completion of the export process.
The exported file has the same format as required for importing Excel data into LogPlot.
You can use this tool as a means of getting your LogPlot data transferred to another software
application, via Excel. You can also use this as a means of formatting field data in Excel for
future import into LogPlot.
This tool requires that Excel be installed on your computer.
How to…
Export a LogPlot DAT file to Excel format
1. Be sure the DAT file(s) containing the data you wish to export is/are currently open in
LogPlot. For a single file export, be sure it is in the visible data window.
2. Select the File / Export / Excel menu option.
3. In the displayed window, enter the requested information:
Template Only (no data): Choose this if you want to generate worksheets in Excel with
column titles only, to serve as a template for entering data for later import. It will format
the template based on the current DAT file.
Multiple Logs Template Only (no data): Choose this if you want to generate
worksheets in Excel with column titles only, to serve as a template for entering data for
later import. It will format the template based on all open DAT files.
Current Log: Choose this option if you also want to export the data listed within the
LogPlot datasheets, for the current DAT file.
All Open Logs: Choose this option to export the data listed within all open DAT files.
4. Click OK.
LogPlot will generate an Excel-format file containing a worksheet for each data tab, each with
column headings identifying the data listed, with or without actual data, for the current DAT
file or all DAT files, as you requested. The file will be loaded into Excel.
See also: Excel File Format (Help / Contents / Entering Your Data / Exporting Data)

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RockWare has a stand-alone program designed to read one or more LogPlot DAT files and
reformat them to a RockWorks2004/2002 BH (borehole) file format. This program is available
free of charge from the RockWare web site. It does not require an unlocking code.
RockWorks2006 can import LogPlot DAT files directly, and no separate import program is
needed.
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Chapter 4 - Compiling Your 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. You can
compile the data from a single DAT file into a log, or from multiple DAT files.

Establishing Program Settings

Prior to compiling data into a graphic log plot, you should review or establish a variety of
program settings so that LogPlot will be able to compile the data according to your
preferences.

1. To access the program settings, click on the Options button or click on the Options
menu. (Note that the log options 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. These topics are in the Reference section of
this manual.
Log Settings: Select the log design, vertical scale and units, continuous v. single-sheet logs,
header/footer assignments, starting page number, and pattern & symbol settings. These
settings can also be accessed from within the Compile Log windows. See page 275.
System Settings: For log compiling, check the lithology and text options (reversed lithology
intervals). See page 283.
Program Files: Select the active keyword, pattern, and symbol files for the current log. See
page 285.
Printer Settings: Double-check the selected printer and the current paper size, type, and
orientation. See page 287.

Compiling a Single Log

The process of compiling a single log involves selecting the data file that contains the data to
be displayed on the log, and establishing the compiling settings.
How to...
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1. Click in the Data Editor window containing the data you wish to compile into a log.

2. Select the Compile button from the Data Editor toolbar. Or, you can select the
Compile a Log command from the Data Editor's Log menu.

Set the Compiling Settings

The program will display a dialog box where you can confirm a number of log settings. These
options are also established under the Options / Log Settings menu. See references for
each step under “topics” below.

8. When all of the settings are displayed to your satisfaction, click on the OK button 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
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If the program encounters problems compiling your data, it will usually let you know and
show you the location in the data file with which it is having problems.
Topics:
Verify the page and printer settings (page 287).
Confirm the starting and ending depths for the log (page 275).
Verify the current log design (LDFX) file (page 275).
Set the vertical scale (page 276).
Set the starting page number (page 279).
Establish the header and footer settings (page 279).
Establish pattern and symbol settings (page 282).
See also:
Errors During Compiling (page 288) for tips on data, and on problems with the appearance of
your log.
Viewing Your Log (page 231) for information on viewing, printing, and exporting the log plots.
Compiling Multiple Logs (next) for information about compiling all open data files.
Compiling Single/Multiple Logs using the File Manager (page 227) for quick-compile options.

Compiling Multiple Logs

The process of compiling multiple logs involves selecting the data files that contain the data to
be displayed on the logs, and establishing the compiling settings. This tool functions just like
the single-file compiler, but with these exceptions:
• The top and base of the logs will be set to the depths in each data file's Setup tab
(no override),
• There are no Fit Log to Page or Fit Units per Page options for scaling.
How to...
Select the Data Files
1. Open the data files you wish to compile.
2. When you are ready to compile all of the open data files, select the Compile All button

from the Data Editor toolbar. Or, you can select the Compile All command from
the Data Editor's Log menu:
Set the Compiling Settings
The program will display a dialog box where you can confirm a number of log settings. These
options are also established under the Options / Log Settings menu. See references for
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7. When all of the settings are displayed to your satisfaction, click on the OK button to have
the program compile the data in all open DAT files into plottable logs.
That's it! The program will read the data contained in the Data Editor windows and match the
fields to the items that are declared in the log design you have selected. When all data items
have been processed, the completed logs will be plotted in separate windows 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 where it has encountered a problem.
Topics:
Verify the page and printer settings (page 287).
Verify the current log design (LDFX) file (page 275).
Set the vertical scale (page 276).
Set the starting page number (page 279).
Establish the header and footer settings (page 279).
Establish pattern and symbol settings (page 282).
See also:
Errors During Compiling (page 288) for tips on data, and on problems with the appearance of
your log.
Viewing Your Log (page 231) for information on viewing, printing, and exporting the log plots.
Compiling Single Logs (previous) for information about compiling one data file.
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Quick-Compiling Single or Multiple Logs

New! You can use the LogPlot File Manager to quick-compile single or multiple logs. The
process involves selecting the log design to be used, selecting the data file(s) that contain the
data to be displayed on the log(s), and choosing the Compile option from the right-click
menu.
How to...
Open the Default Log Design
1. Use either the menus or the File Manager to open the log design (.LDFX or .LDF file) to be
used.
Select the Data File(s) using the File Manager
1. Expand the File Manager's Data heading, as necessary.
2. Insert a check-mark next to the name(s) of the DAT files you wish to compile. You can
select one DAT file or multiple DAT files in the current project folder.
3. Right-click in the File Manager.
4. Choose Compile Selected Files from the pop-up menu.

Set the Compiling Settings

The program will display a dialog box where you can confirm a number of log settings. These
options are also established under the Options / Log Settings menu. See references for
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7. When all of the settings are displayed to your satisfaction, click on the OK button to have
the program compile the data in all open DAT files into plottable logs.
That's it! The program will read the data contained in the Data Editor windows and match the
fields to the items that are declared in the log design you have selected. When all data items
have been processed, the completed logs will be plotted in separate windows 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 where it has encountered a problem.
Topics:
Verify the page and printer settings (page 287).
Verify the current log design (LDFX) file (page 275).
Set the vertical scale (page 276).
Set the starting page number (page 279).
Establish the header and footer settings (page 279).
Establish pattern and symbol settings (page 282).
See also:
Errors During Compiling (page 288) for tips on data, and on problems with the appearance of
your log.
Viewing Your Log (page 231) for information on viewing, printing, and exporting the log plots.
Compiling a Single Log or Compiling Multiple Logs (previous)
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Compiling a Batch
The Data Editor's Log menu contains two tools for interactively compiling a single log or
multiple logs from currently-open data files. The compiled logs are 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 Reference
section. 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. The 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
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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 (LDFX) that contains the
blueprint for the log. Click on the Browse Format Files button to locate the “LDFX” 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 275).
6. Finally, for this 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.
8. If 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.
To save the listing, click the Save button, and type in a name for the ".BTC" file.
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 LDFX
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/or saved on disk as
requested.
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Chapter 5 - Viewing and Manipulating Your Logs

LogView Introduction

When LogPlot compiles a new log it does the following:

(1) It reads the data file.
(2) It looks at the log design, the vertical scale, the printer page size, and other compile
settings to determine how much of the data will fit on each page.
(3) It compiles the data into the design, and displays the first page of the log on the screen in
the LogView window.
The LogView window is used to display the compiled logs on your screen. From this window
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A new LogView window is displayed each time a log is compiled in LogPlot. Multiple LogView
windows can remain open at the same time, thus enabling you to compare logs, display them
as a pseudo-cross-section, etc.
The LogView portion of LogPlot is available as a free viewer that you can distribute to your co-
workers and clients so that they can open your graphic logs. See RockWare's web site for
details.

Viewing Your Log Pages

LogView displays a single log page at a time on the screen. Use these instructions to view the
current page, and to display different pages of a multi-page log.
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.
Move to different pages
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 / Page Down command. Or,

click the Page Down button or press the PgDn key.

2. To back-track to the previous page of the plot, select the View / Page Up command. Or,

click the Page Up button or press the PgUp key.

3. To jump directly to a specific page, select the View / Go To Page... command. Or, click

the Go To Page button . 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.
See also: Adding Static Header/Footer Text (page 52)regarding automatic insertion of page
numbers and total pages in your log header or footer.

Setting Depth Units per Page

LogView contains a 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.
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The current version of LogView is limited to regularly-spaced page breaks. You cannot define
different break points for each log page.
! This does not change the scaling of the log, which is defined at compile time and cannot be
changed in LogView. This tool simply changes the number of units to be displayed per page,
at the existing scale.
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).
2. Select the View / Custom Page Length command or click the Custom Page button

.
3. Insert a check in the Enable Custom Page Breaks check-box.
4. In the Depth Units per Page prompt, type in the number of depth units to be displayed
on each page of your log.
5. 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.

Changing the Depth Range of the Log

Use the View / Select Interval tool to change the starting and/or ending depth represented
on the current log, to display a subset of the entire compiled depth range.
! This does not change the scaling of the log, which is defined at compile time and cannot be
changed in LogView.
How to…
Set the depth range for the log

1. Select the View / Select Interval command or click the Custom Interval button .
2. New Starting Depth: Type in the depth at which you want the log display to start. The
initial starting depth will be displayed above the prompt, and can be retrieved using the
Reset button. You cannot enter a starting depth that is outside the initial range of the
log; this tool is designed to display a subset of the data.
3. New Ending Depth: Type in the depth at which you want the log display to end. The
initial ending depth will be displayed above the prompt; click Reset to retrieve the
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4. Click OK and the program will repaginate the log to display the requested depth range.

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.
! The interactive view of elevations will be accurate only for vertical boreholes.
How to…
View depth/elevation coordinates
1. Insert a check-mark in the Elevation check-box at the top of the LogView 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 using LogView'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

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.
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. You can also store the
pattern and symbol designs in the LPT file (rather than linking to external files), a setting you
can establish prior to compiling the log. Bitmap images in the log header/footer or log body
can also be either linked or embedded in the LPT file; these settings are established in the log
design.
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
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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, 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.
See also: Distributing Logs to your Clients (page 248)

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 LogView 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 232).
How to…
Print your log
1. Select the Print command from the LogView File menu, or click on the Print button

.
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 LogView screen without
printing, choose the Cancel button.
See "Printing Tips" on page 291 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
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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.
How to..
Open a new LogView window

1. To open a new LogView window, click on the New-View button or choose the File /
New / LogView option from the main LogPlot menu.
The program will display a new, empty Log View window.
2. At this time, you can open a saved plot (.LPT) file by clicking the LogView window’s File /
Open command.
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 program will bring that window to the foreground.

Opening a Log
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 topic, below.
! Because of this different file structure, LogPlot 7 cannot open LPT files created in LogPlot98
or earlier versions of the program! It does open LPT files saved in LogPlot2005, LogPlot2003,
and 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.
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 can advance to
subsequent pages of the log, if any. The current page, and total number of pages is displayed
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Update the page size

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").
2. What to do next depends on several scenarios:
a. 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.
b: 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 click 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 can view the log and/or print the log (with caveats noted above).

Opening a Log with a New Page Size

If you have saved a log plot on disk, as an .LPT file, it is possible to re-open later it into a
LogView window for viewing, exporting, and printing. In most cases, you will use the File /
Open command to re-open the LPT file using its default page settings.
However, there may be times when you want to display an existing log on a page of a
different length, such as if you have a multi-page log that you wish to repaginate to a single,
long page for printing to a continuous PDF file, or you need to set up the log for a different
page size for a service bureau. In this case you can use the File / Open with Page
Dimensions option.
Example: Let's say you have a 3-page log saved as an LPT file, originally compiled for letter-
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This log printed fine on your banner printer (the three pages
chained continuously with no margins) but now your client wants a
PDF version of the entire log, via Adobe Acrobat or any free PDF-
generating program. You can use the Open with Page
Dimensions option to set the "page" to 28 inches long to result in
a single-page continuous log.

How to…
Open an existing LPT file and update the page size
1. Access a LogView window, if necessary.
2. Select the File / Open with Page Dimensions menu item.
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.
The program will then display the Page + Print Setup window. The
current printer's information is displayed at the top of this window,
including paper size and printable length/width.
4. You can click on the Printers button to choose a different
printer model and/or to adjust the printer's settings. You
would then click the Set Default Size button to make the log
page comply to the new settings.
For example, if you plan to send the log to a service bureau
for output to a plotter, you can choose that plotter here (if
you've installed the plotter driver software) and set the page
layout per their recommendations. The page size information
can be saved in the LPT file that you send them.
The log's current page size is displayed at the bottom of the
window.
5. You can override the default page size to trick LogView into
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In the example at the top of this page, you could type in "28" for the page length to
accommodate your 2.5-page log onto a single virtual page.

Note that the page length is now shown in red since it no longer matches the printer page
size.
6. Click OK to accept your changes.
If you have overridden the page size to trick LogView into using a long page (as in the
example in #5), the program will warn you that the page is too long for your printer, asking
you whether you wish to fix this.
7. Click No.
The program will plot the log on the screen using the new settings. You may use the scroll
bars on the side of the View window to view hidden portions of this page, or you 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.
! It's very important to note that any changes you make to the printer and/or page settings
during this process are now the default printer settings throughout the LogPlot program, and
they are automatically saved in the LPT file. Once you're done working with the LPT file, you
may want to return to the main LogPlot window and return to your default settings using the
File / Page + Print Setup option.

Opening Log Plot Files using the File Manager

How to...
Open a Single Log Plot File
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2. Double-click on the .LPT file you wish to open.

LogPlot will open the selected graphic log into the Log View window. You can have multiple
.LPT files open at the same time.
Open Multiple Log Plot Files
1. Expand the File Manager's Logs heading, as necessary.
2. Insert a check-mark next to the names of the .LPT files you wish to open.
3. Right-click in the File Manager.
4. Choose Open Selected Files from the pop-up menu.

LogPlot will open the selected logs into their own Log View windows.

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 other,
more universal graphic formats. Log export is available using the View window's Export
command.

Export Logs as a Metafile (WMF or EMF)

This export tool exports the entire log to a metafile format. You can select the first-page
header and final footer to be included in the export; the body of the log will be exported as
continuous (no breaks, and no headers on intermediate pages).
The maximum plot length is 340 inches.
1. Be 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.
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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 appropriate file
name extension (.EMF or .WMF) automatically.
Header: Choose which header to include at the top of the log - Header 1, Header 2, or
No Header.
Footer: Choose which footer to include at the top of the log - Footer 1, Footer 2, or No
Footer.
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.

Export Logs as BMP

This export tool exports the current log page or the entire log (NEW!) to a Windows Bitmap
(BMP) format.
1. Be sure the log that you wish to export is displayed in the active LogView window.
2. If you will be exporting a single page only, advance to the page you wish to export 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 or drives as necessary. Click
OK to return to the export dialog box. The program will append the appropriate file
name extension (.BMP) automatically.
6. 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.
(Note that some of the other bitmap-type exports in LogPlot - such as JPG or PNG - will
create much smaller output files using high color.)
7. Pixels/Inch: In 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
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size reference right inside the export window.) You might start with a resolution of 150
pixels/inch and if you find this inadequate (too "pixely" or blocky in appearance) try again
at 250 or 300.
8. Entire Log: New Insert a check here if your log occupies multiple pages and you wish
to export the entire log as a single, long image. You can select the first-page header and
final footer to be included in the export; the body of the log will be exported as
continuous (no breaks, and no headers on intermediate pages).
Header: Choose which header to include at the top of the log - Header 1, Header 2, or
No Header.
Footer: Choose which footer to include at the top of the log - Footer 1, Footer 2, or No
Footer.
Scale: Select the vertical scale (number of depth units per inch or cm) for the output
image. The default that is displayed will be the scale currently stored as default for the
Compile settings.
9. Click OK to proceed.
The program will store the current page of the log or the entire log as requested on disk in a
Windows 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.

Export Logs as JPEG

This export tool exports the current log page or the entire log (NEW!) to a JPEG (JPG) format.
1. Be sure the log that you wish to export is displayed in the active LogView window.
2. If you will be exporting a single page only, advance to the page you wish to export 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 using the design
name plus “.preview.jpg”. You might want to be sure you don’t assign the export file this
same name.
6. Pixels/Inch: In 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
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7. Colors: Select Color or Grayscale for the output file.

8. 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.
9. Entire Log: New Insert a check here if your log occupies multiple pages and you wish
to export the entire log as a single, long image. You can select the first-page header and
final footer to be included in the export; the body of the log will be exported as
continuous (no breaks, and no headers on intermediate pages).
Header: Choose which header to include at the top of the log - Header 1, Header 2, or
No Header.
Footer: Choose which footer to include at the top of the log - Footer 1, Footer 2, or No
Footer.
Scale: Select the vertical scale (number of depth units per inch or cm) for the output
image. The default that is displayed will be the scale currently stored as default for the
Compile settings.
10. Click OK to proceed.
The program will store the store the current page of the log or the entire log as requested 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.

Export Logs as PNG

This export tool exports the current log page or the entire log (NEW!) to a PNG format.
1. Be sure the log that you wish to export is displayed in the active LogView window.
2. If you will be exporting a single page only, advance to the page you wish to export 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 PNG 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 (.PNG) automatically.
6. Pixels/Inch: In this prompt, type in the number of pixels you want per horizontal and
vertical inch of the PNG 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
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.
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8. Compression: PNG files can be created with varied compression; choose from Low,
Medium or High. Generally, the higher the compression, the smaller the file size, but
image quality can sometimes be degraded. Lower compression will result in slightly larger
files, but will assure the best image quality.
9. Transparent: Insert a check here if you would like to choose a color in the image to be
transparent, and select the color by clicking in the color box.
10. Save Progressive: Insert a check in this box to enable drawing of the image on the
screen as it is being loaded in the destination application.
11. Entire Log: New Insert a check here if your log occupies multiple pages and you wish
to export the entire log as a single, long image. You can select the first-page header and
final footer to be included in the export; the body of the log will be exported as
continuous (no breaks, and no headers on intermediate pages).
Header: Choose which header to include at the top of the log - Header 1, Header 2, or
No Header.
Footer: Choose which footer to include at the top of the log - Footer 1, Footer 2, or No
Footer.
Scale: Select the vertical scale (number of depth units per inch or cm) for the output
image. The default that is displayed will be the scale currently stored as default for the
Compile settings.
12. Click OK to proceed.
The program will store the current page of the log or the entire log as requested on disk in a
PNG format. This file can then be opened in other graphics applications, inserted into word
processing documents, etc. Note that you cannot open the PNG version of the log within
LogPlot.

Export Logs as TIFF

This export tool exports the current log page or the entire log (NEW!) to a TIFF format.
1. Be sure the log that you wish to export is displayed in the active LogView window.
2. If you will be exporting a single page only, advance to the page you wish to export 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 TIFF 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 (.TIF) automatically.
6. Pixels/Inch: In this prompt, type in the number of pixels you want per horizontal and
vertical inch of the TIFF image. For display on screen, the default settings of 96 (your
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For print output, you should enter a greater value. The resolution will affect the output
file size. You might start with a resolution of 150 pixels/inch and if you find this
inadequate (too "pixely" or blocky in appearance) try again at 250 or 300.
7. Colors: Choose from the drop-down list box the color resolution you wish to use for the
output TIFF image. As you increase the color resolution, the output file will increase in
size. For good color depth, you should probably choose 24 bits/pixel.
8. Tiff Compression: Click on the drop-down box the desired compression for your TIFF
image. Packbits is default for color images.
9. Entire Log: New Insert a check here if your log occupies multiple pages and you wish
to export the entire log as a single, long image. You can select the first-page header and
final footer to be included in the export; the body of the log will be exported as
continuous (no breaks, and no headers on intermediate pages).
Header: Choose which header to include at the top of the log - Header 1, Header 2, or
No Header.
Footer: Choose which footer to include at the top of the log - Footer 1, Footer 2, or No
Footer.
Scale: Select the vertical scale (number of depth units per inch or cm) for the output
image. The default that is displayed will be the scale currently stored as default for the
Compile settings.
10. Click OK to proceed.
The program will store the current page of the log on disk in a TIFF format. This file can then
be opened in other graphics applications, inserted into word processing documents, etc. Note
that you cannot open the TIF version of the log within LogPlot.

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 browsers. 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. Be sure the log that you wish to export is displayed in the active LogView window.
2. Select the Export command from the View window's File menu.
3. Select the HTML Table option.

4. 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. The linked JPG files will be assigned a variation
of the name you enter (see below).
5. Because the graphic part of the log is exported as a JPEG image, you need to establish
these JPEG settings:
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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: In 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. Because 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 "ProjectA_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.
! If 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.

Export Logs to ReportWorks

This export tool exports the log displayed in the View window to a bitmap or metafile for
placement in a ReportWorks document. ReportWorks is a page layout tool shipped with
LogPlot, which you can use to display one or more logs, with maps, titles, etc. You can export
either the current log page (it uses a BMP format) or the entire log (it uses an EMF format).
ReportWorks will be launched automatically and the log displayed.
This is a great way to display logs for reports and presentations, particularly if you want to
include other images such as cross sections or maps from RockWorks or other programs.
1. Be sure the log that you wish to export is displayed in the active LogView window.
2. Select the Export command from the View window's File menu.
3. Select the To ReportWorks option.
4. Current Page: Select this option if the current page only is to be exported. This works
well for single page logs, or for individual pages of multi-page logs.
Note that if your multi-page log has headers and footers on each page, you'll need to
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ReportWorks / Current Page command. It may be easier to export to HTML and

then insert the individual JPG pages into the ReportWorks layout.
Entire Log: Select this option if the entire log is to be exported. This works well for
continuous, multi-page logs. Note that if your multi-page log is not continuous (e.g. has
headers/footers on each page), they will be stripped out in this export process. If you
need to maintain the headers and footers, use the Current Page command to export
each page individually (see above).
5. The program will then do the following:
• It will create a BMP image of the single page, or an EMF image of the entire log.
• It will launch the ReportWorks program and create a new document.
• It will insert the image into the ReportWorks page.
6. At this point, you can do the following:
• Resize the log image as you wish by clicking on the log image and dragging the
edges or corners.
• Change the layout of the document using the ReportWorks File / Page Setup
command.
• Double-click on the log image to adjust the scaling or add an outline border.
• Use the other ReportWorks tools to add your company name or other text, insert a
logo or map image, etc.
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! Note that LogPlot creates a temporary BMP or EMF file on disk for insertion into the
ReportWorks document. The image is inserted as "imbedded" so that you don't need to
maintain any links from the ReportWorks document to the external BMP or EMF file. This
means that the log image itself is saved in the RW6 document, and will be displayed the next
time you open the RW6 file into Reportworks. You can change the link/embed status of the
log image, but we recommend that you tread carefully. See the ReportWorks documentation
(page 261) for more information about how it links and embeds images.

Distributing LPT Files to Your Clients

RockWare offers the LogView portion of LogPlot as a free program on CD and on the web so
that your clients can view and print your original LPT files without having to purchase the
entire LogPlot program. This section includes some instructions for distributing LogView and
your LPT files.
Version control
First, we always recommend that you use the most recent versions of both LogPlot and
LogView, available from our web site. This assures that LogPlot and LogView will "talk" well
with one-another, and that you have all the newest bells and whistles.
1. For LogPlot updates, go to: http://www.rockware.com/support/updates.html and click on
the LogPlot 7 link.
2. For LogView updates, go to: http://www.rockware.com and click on the Download tab.
Fill in your name and email address, and click the Download Now button. Locate LogView
in the next list - it's in the right-hand column (you may need to scroll down a little), in
the Free Downloads section.
For both products, you need to save the downloaded file to your "temp" folder on your
computer. To install either program, just double-click on the downloaded file, and the
installation program will be launched.
When updating, be sure to make backup copies of any system libraries (patterns,
keywords, symbols) or data files that have the same names as the factory versions so
that your work won't be overwritten.
LogView is freely distributable - feel free to include its installation program in emails or on
disks to clients along with completed LPT logs for their viewing and printing.
Checking the page size
When compiling your logs, remember that the page size is stored in the log design, or LDFX
file. The page size is based on the current printer you have set as default, and the paper size
defined for that printer. This information is used by LogPlot to know how much information
can be stored on each page - both horizontally based on the printer's paper width and
vertically based on the paper's height. (Even for continuous printing, LogPlot creates "pages"
for easier memory management; they'll just be printed without margins on banner-supported
printers.)
1. Before compiling for your client, be sure you have the same (or at minimum) similar
printer paper sizes. In other words, don't compile a log for your E-sized plotter and
expect them to be able to print on their letter-sized laser printer. Vertical pagination can
be adjusted in LogView by them, but if your log is wider than their printer will handle, it
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2. You can also adjust the page size in a saved LPT file by opening it into LogView using the
Open with Page Dimensions option.
Linking versus Embedding
1. When designing your logs, it's a good idea to specify that any log body images are to be
embedded in the LPT file rather than linked to external files. If you don't, you'll need to
be sure to send the images along with LPT file(s) to the client. (Note that logos or other
pictures in the log header or footer are always embedded in the LPT file.)
2. When compiling, be sure to specify that the Pattern and Symbols are to be embedded in
the LPT file. If you don't, and the symbols and patterns are linked rather than
embedded, the LPT files simply reference pattern numbers and symbol numbers - they
don't store the actual pattern or symbol designs, and you will then need to send the
pattern/symbol libraries with the log. A pain.
What to send to your client
1. Required: LPT file(s) for clients to view.
2. Optional: LogView installation program ("LogView7_Install.exe") if the customer doesn't
already have it installed.
3. Optional: LogPlot pattern file (*.PAT) and/or symbol file (*.SYM) if you have not chosen
to embed them in the plot (see above). (The factory tables are "rockutil.pat" and
"rockutil.sym", or send other PAT/SYM files if they've been renamed.)
4. Optional: BMP or JPG or other raster images that are displayed in the log body if you
have not chosen to embed them in the plot (see above).
What the client needs to do:
1. Install LogView either from a download from RockWare's web site (see above) or from the
installation program supplied on CD or via email. Copy/save the LogView installation file
from the web or CD to the "temp" folder on their computer, and double-click the file
"LogView7_Install.exe" to install.
2. Copy/save the LPT files you've sent, from email or CD, to their hard drive before opening
with LogView. They should make a new folder in which these files are saved.
3. If copied from a CD, Windows may save these files to the hard drive in a "Read-Only"
state. After the client copies the files over, they should right-click on the LPT file names
(in Windows Explorer or My Computer), choose Properties from the pop-up menu, and
view the file's Attributes listed on the General tab. If "Read-only" is checked, the user
should remove the check-mark.
4. Copy/save any accessory files that may be supplied (pattern / symbol tables, bitmaps) to
the same folder as the LPT files. They may need to check the Read-only status of these
files as well.
5. Start LogView, using the Start / Programs / LogView shortcut.
6. Use LogView's File / Open command to browse for and open the supplied LPT file(s).
It's possible that LogView will tell them, during opening, that: "The Log and Printer Page Size
do not match. Do you Want to adjust the Log Page size?"
7. They should click Yes, and they'll see a window showing their computer's current printer
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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:
7a: If their paper is similar in size to the log's page size, they 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 their printer.
7b: If their paper is considerably smaller than the log, they should simply click OK,
WITHOUT clicking Set Default Size. The program will warn them that the log is larger
than their printer paper and ask "Do you want to fix?" - they should click No. The log will
be displayed on the screen at full size, but if they then try to print, it may be clipped.
8. They can view the log and/or print the log (with caveats noted above). For more
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Chapter 6 - Other LogPlot Tools

Editing Keywords

Editing Keywords Introduction

A keyword is a word or set of words that is used:
• In a Lithology tab to describe a lithologic interval. 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.
• In a Percent tab to describe multiple lithology intervals, for pattern representation in a
Pattern Percent column.
• In a Well-Column tab to describe construction materials, for pattern representation in a
Well Construction column.
• In a Fill Bar tab to describe any depth interval, for pattern display in a Fill Bar 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. The Keyword file can be
viewed, new keywords created, patterns/colors changed in the Keyword Editor.

Access the Keyword Editor

1. Select the Keyword Editor button from the Data Editor or Log Design toolbar. Or, you
can select the Tools menu’s Keyword Editor command.
The program will display the Keyword Editor window, and it will load the default Keyword File.

The default Keyword File is named “LogPlot.key” but you can open a different table, edit this
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Access the Keyword Editor from a Lithology, Well Construction, or Fillbar tab
1. Access a Data Editor window.
2. Click on a Lithology tab, a Well Column tab, or a Fillbar tab, to bring it to the front.
3. Double-click in a cell in the “Lithology” column in the Lithology tab, in the "Material"
column in the Well Column tab, or in the "Fill" column of the Fill Bar tab.
The program will display the Lithology Selector window, where the current keywords are
displayed.

4. Click the Edit Keywords button to access the Keyword Editor.

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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 characteristics:
• Keywords may be single words or multiple words.
• Keywords may be up to 60 characters in length, including spaces.
• Keywords will be sorted alphabetically within the editor.
• 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.
See the LogPlot Help messages (Help / Contents / Other LogPlot Tools / Editing Keywords)
for information about the following additional keywords topics:
ƒ Search for keywords
ƒ Create new keywords
ƒ Editing keywords
ƒ Delete keywords
ƒ Open a different keyword file
ƒ Save keyword changes or cancel without saving
ƒ Save the keyword file under a new name
ƒ Combine keyword files
ƒ Import keyword files from RockWorks or older versions of LogPlot
ƒ Export keywords to RockWorks
ƒ Select Patterns for keywords

Selecting and Editing Patterns

The Select Pattern Window

The Select Pattern window is displayed:
• In the Keyword Editor, when you click the Pattern button or the pattern picture
• When you select the Tools / Pattern Editor option.
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
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The Select Pattern window and the Pattern Editor are also accessible using the LogPlot Tools /
Pattern Editor option.

Display the Pattern Designs

The Select Pattern window displays all of the pattern designs contained in the current
Pattern file, whose name is listed at the top of the window.
1. To view pattern samples that are not currently visible, drag the scroll bars up or down as
appropriate.
2. To view the "index number" for a pattern, simply move the pointer to that pattern
sample, and see the pattern's index number shown in the reference bar at the bottom of
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The pattern samples are always displayed as black lines on a white background, at a density
of "3" and a thin line width. That's because that's how the patterns are stored in the Pattern
file. The changes you make to pattern density, colors, and line thickness are all stored in the
Keyword file and will be displayed in the upper preview only. In this way, the same "generic"
pattern can be used for many keywords, with the differences in density, color, and line
thickness stored with the specific keyword in the Keyword file.

Select a Pattern
The Select Pattern window lets you select a pattern to be associated with the current
keyword.
1. Simply click on the pattern sample to be active. It will be displayed in the preview box at
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As you make changes to this pattern's density, colors, and/or line width, these will also be
reflected in the preview box.
Tip: If you need to plot a particular lithology as a solid color with no pattern, simply choose a
blank pattern block for that keyword (scrolling down to find one), and set the pattern's
background color to the desired color for the lithology type.

Editing Patterns Introduction

Patterns are repeating graphic designs that can be associated with keywords in LogPlot 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.
Here's a summary of what the Pattern Editor window contains.

.
See the LogPlot Help messages (Help / Contents / Other LogPlot Tools / Editing Patterns) for
these additional pattern topics:
ƒ Adjust the pattern size or density
ƒ Select the pattern colors
ƒ Select the pattern line width
ƒ Open a different Pattern file
ƒ Save the Pattern file under a different name
ƒ Combining Pattern files
ƒ Create a printable pattern index
ƒ Access the Pattern Editor
ƒ Editing Patterns

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Selecting and 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. It's also available when you
select the Tools / Edit Symbols menu option.
This window is used to select the symbol to be inserted, and to choose its color. In LogPlot
you can choose between:
• "Vector" symbols, whose designs are created with lines drawn in the Symbol Editor, and
• "Bitmap" symbols, whose designs can be imported from small bitmap images you create
in any paint-style program.
These symbol libraries are accessed by clicking on the "vector symbols" or "bitmap symbols"
tabs.

Selecting Vector Symbols

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. It's also available when you
select the Tools / Edit Symbols menu option.
To work with "vector" or line-based symbols, click on the Vector Symbols tab. (By contrast,
bitmap symbols are created from BMP images.)
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
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See the LogPlot Help messages (Help / Contents / Other LogPlot tools / Editing Symbols) for
these additional topics:
ƒ View and select vector symbols
ƒ Move vector symbols within the current table
ƒ Open a different vector symbol file
ƒ Save the vector symbol file under a different name
ƒ Combining symbol files
ƒ Create a printable vector symbol index

Access the Vector Symbol Editor

The Select Symbol window lets you access the Symbol Editor where you can edit vector
symbol designs or create new symbols.
1. Select a symbol that you want to edit, by clicking on its design in the listing. (You can
choose a blank one.)
2. Click on the Edit button at the top of the Select Symbol window to edit the current
symbol.

Editing Vector Symbols Introduction

Symbols are small graphic pictures that can be plotted at user-specified depths in a LogPlot
"symbol column" using the Symbol data tab, where they are often used to display water level,
drill stem tests, and sampling locations down the log. Symbols can also be displayed in the
log headers and footers.
LogPlot 7 supports two types of symbols:
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• Raster symbols - imported from external BMP files.

The Symbol Editor in LogPlot is used to modify vector symbols. A factory library of vector
symbol designs is installed with the program, stored in "Symbol file". The default vector
Symbol file is declared in the Options / Program Files menu. LogPlot offers tools to view
the current vector symbol library, edit symbol designs, create new symbols, open a different
Symbol file, and more.

See the LogPlot Help messages (Help / Contents / Other LogPlot tools / Editing Symbols) for
these additional topics:
ƒ Access the Vector Symbol Editor
ƒ Create New Vector Symbols
ƒ Import Existing Vector Symbols
ƒ Edit Existing Symbols
ƒ Draw Vector Symbols
ƒ Exit the symbol editor

Selecting Bitmap Symbols

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. It's also available when you
select the Tools / Edit Symbols menu option.
To work with "bitmap" or raster-based symbols, click on the Bitmap Symbols tab. (By
contrast, vector symbols are created with lines within the symbol editor.)
This window is used to select the symbol to be inserted, and to choose its foreground and
background colors. It is also used to manage the Symbol file (save changes, open a different
file), and to import bitmap images into the library.

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See the LogPlot Help messages (Help / Contents / Other LogPlot tools / Editing Symbols) for
these additional topics:
ƒ View and select raster symbols
ƒ Select the symbol color
ƒ Open a different symbol file
ƒ Save the bitmap symbol file under a different name
ƒ Import Symbol Designs
ƒ Renaming Symbols

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Chapter 7 - ReportWorks

ReportWorks Overview
The ReportWorks program is a page layout tool that's shipped with RockWorks and LogPlot. It
offers tools for laying out pages with RockWorks-generated graphics, LogPlot-generated logs,
imported graphics, text, shapes, and more. For LogPlot, it’s a handy way to display multiple
logs in cross section diagrams.

There are several ways to start up the ReportWorks program, supplied with RockWorks and
LogPlot.
• From RockWorks: If you are at the main RockWorks program, window, click on the
ReportWorks button, along the left edge of the main RockWorks program window, to
open a new, blank ReportWorks window.
• From RockPlot2D: If you are in the RockPlot2D window, choose the File /
ReportWorks command to open a new, blank ReportWorks window.
• From LogPlot: If you have a log displayed in the LogView window, choose the File /
Export / To ReportWorks command to export a single page or the entire log to
ReportWorks.
• From Windows: Outside the RockWorks program, you can use the Windows Start
menu to locate the shortcut to the ReportWorks program in the RockWorks shortcut
folder.
• From Windows: Outside the RockWorks program, you can use Windows Explorer
to locate the program file "ReportWorks.exe" in the program folder, and double-click
on it to launch the application.
Once you have a ReportWorks window displayed, you can use the File / Page Setup menu
command to set up your new page and the Tools menu options to insert shapes, text,
images, and more to the current page. Or, use the File / Open menu command to open an
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Managing ReportWorks Files

Creating a New ReportWorks Document (RWR File)

Use the ReportWorks File / New menu option to create a new page layout document.
1. With the ReportWorks program displayed on the screen, select the File / New option.
2. If there is an existing document already displayed and it has not been saved, the
program will display a warning. Click Yes to save the existing document, or No to close
the existing document without saving.
A new, blank page will be displayed on the screen.
3. Use the File / Page Setup option to define the page size and layout.
4. Use the Tools menu options to insert graphics and shapes.

Opening Existing ReportWorks Images

If there is no ReportWorks window yet displayed on the screen, you will need to create a new
ReportWorks window first. (See the previous topic.)
1. To open an existing RockWorks Report “RWR” graphic file, select the Open command
from the File menu. The program will display a prompt window in which you may specify
the name of the file to open. ReportWorks opens files that were stored in a binary “RWR"
file format only. (See the Tools menu for options that insert other graphic file types into
the current page layout.)
2. In the displayed dialog box, select the RWR file you wish to open, accessing other drives
or directories as necessary.
3. When you are ready to plot the image in a window on the screen, choose the OK button.
The program will load the document into the ReportWorks window.
Note that if there are linked images in this document (RockPlot2D images; LogPlot logs; or
BMP, JPG; EMF, WMF, TIF or other images) and these image files have been moved, the
program will warn you that the files cannot be located. You will have the opportunity to
browse for the images so that their paths can be updated.

Saving ReportWorks Documents (RWR Files)

1. Select the File / Save As command
2. The program will display a dialog box where you may specify the file name (and other
drive and directory path information) for the page. Type in the name under which to
store the plot file on disk, and click on the Save button.
3. ReportWorks always stores plot files in a binary “RW6" format. If you need to export the
image to a BMP, JPG, or PNG format, you can use the Export command.

Printing ReportWorks Diagrams

You can output the image contained in a ReportWorks document to your printer using the File
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! It is assumed that you've already established the page layout prior to designing and
printing, since the page will be printed as it's displayed in the ReportWorks screen.
1. Open an existing ReportWorks document or create a new document as necessary.
2. Double-check the page's layout using the File / Page Setup option.
3. To print the document, choose File / Print.
Your current printer's dialog box will be displayed. The options that are available will vary
from depending on printer type. Typically, you would click the Properties or Options button to
access your printer's settings, such as page size and orientation.
4. To send the document to the printer, click the OK button in the Print window.

Exporting ReportWorks Documents

The ReportWorks program saves plot files on disk in a binary "RW6" format. If you want to
save the plot in a BMP (Windows Bitmap), JPG (JPEG), or PNG format you can do so with the
Export command (File menu).
1. If necessary, open the RW6 file you wish to export.
2. Select the Export command from the File menu. A pop-up menu will display the export
options.
3. Select the desired option.
4. Enter the requested information in the displayed program window.
File Name: Click on the small open-file button to type in the name to assign the
exported file.
Color Depth: Choose from the drop-down list box the color resolution you wish to use
for the output raster image. As you increase the color resolution, the output file will
increase in size. For good color depth, you should probably choose 24 bits/pixel.
! Changing the pixels per inch and/or colors per pixel does not change the printable size
of the graphic but instead the resolution of the image and the size on disk of the output
file.
Resolution (DPI): This setting defaults to 96 and will determine the resolution of the
output graphic in dots or pixels per inch. As you increase the number of dots per inch,
the disk size of the output file will increase. If you want to display the image on screen
only, a resolution of 96 will probably be adequate. If you want to print the image at high
resolution, you should increase the resolution to at least 150 pixels per inch. (We use 200
- 300 for publication quality graphics.)
Compression: For JPG files use the sliding bar to select the compression you wish to
use; for PNG files, choose Low, Medium, or High. The greater the compression, the lower
the quality of the output image and the smaller the disk size of the output file. The lower
the compression, the higher the quality of the output image, and the larger the disk size
of the output file.
Progressive: Insert a check in this box to enable drawing of the PNG image on the
screen as it is being loaded in the destination application.
Transparent: Insert a check here if you would like to choose a color in the PNG image to
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5. Click OK when you are ready to continue.

The program will store on disk the current ReportWorks document in the selected graphic
format.

View and Layout Options

Establishing the ReportWorks Page Layout

Use the File / Print Setup tool to establish the size and orientation of your ReportWorks
page. This is an important first step in designing a report so that you know the page's
dimensions.
1. Create a new document in ReportWorks, or open an existing RW6 file into the program
window.
2. Select File / Print Setup.
3. You will see the Print Setup window for your default printer, as installed in Windows.
Here you can select a different printer if necessary, and you can click the printer's
Properties button to select the paper size, and portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal)
orientation.
4. Click OK when the settings are established to your liking.
The ReportWorks page view will be updated based on the page dimensions and orientation.
If you view your page in Full Screen mode, the printable area of your paper will be shown in
white, against a gray background. The printable dimensions of the sheet are determined by
your printer's software, not by ReportWorks.
See the Tools menu options for inserting graphic images and drawing shapes. See the
Options menu for establishing the page units.

Establishing your ReportWorks Page Units

Use the Options / Units menu item to set your ReportWorks page units. This will determine
the units displayed in the reference rulers, as well as the default units shown in scaling
options.
1. Click on the Options menu and then on the Units item.
2. From the pop-up menu, select either Inches or Centimeters. This is a "toggle" item;
selecting either from the menu will establish it as default.
The program will update the reference rulers with these units. These will also become the
default scaling units for subsequent RockPlot images and geo-referenced raster images that
you insert.

Defining the ReportWorks Program Libraries

Use the Options / Program Files tool to establish the names of the pattern and symbol
libraries to be used to draw patterns, symbols, pattern legends, and symbol legends inserted
into the page or those that are included in inserted RockPlot graphics. Neither RockWorks nor
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pattern and symbol numbers to a reference library; use this option to define which library to
use.
(LogPlot graphics, by contrast, are inserted as exported bitmap or metafile images; these
symbols and patterns are no longer linked.)
1. Select the Options / RockWare Program Files menu command.
2. Establish the file names:
Patterns: Click on the small open-file button to browse for the pattern library to be
used to display patterns in RockPlot logs and cross sections, and in inserted pattern
legends. If you installed RockWorks using the recommended settings, the default library
will be found in: My Documents\RockWorks2006\System\RW_pat.pat. If you installed
LogPlot using the recommended settings, the default library will be found in: My
Documents\LogPlot 7\System\Rockutil.pat.
Symbols: Click on the small open-file button to browse for the symbol library to be
used to display symbols in RockPlot maps and diagrams, and for inserted symbols and
symbol legends. If you installed RockWorks using the recommended settings, the default
library will be found in: My Documents\RockWorks2006\System\RW_sym.sym. If you
installed LogPlot using the recommended settings, the default library will be found in: My
Documents\LogPlot 7\System\Rockutil.sym.
Contour Line Vector Font: Click on the small open-file button to browse for a
somewhat obscure RockWorks program file used to draw contour line labels in some
diagrams. In RockWorks, this library is hard-wired to be found in the "tables" folder
inside the the program folder. By default, this would be in: Program
Files\RockWare\ReportWorks2006\Tables\Vfonts.tab.
3. Click OK to close the window.

Drawing Tools

Working with Layers

ReportWorks allows you to organize the different items on a page into different "layers".
These are groups of items that can be displayed or hidden with the click of a button. For
example, you might keep your static legend items (company logos, maybe a pattern index) in
one layer, while document-specific RockPlot, LogPlot, or bitmap images might be kept in a
separate layer.
Opening the program or creating a new ReportWorks document generates a single layer,
named "Layer 1." Subsequent items that are drawn or inserted into the page are done so in
that layer, until a new layer is created.
● To add a layer to the current document, choose the Tools / New Layer menu item or
click on the New Layer button. The program will add a new layer entry into the data
pane along the left side of the window. Be sure to highlight a particular layer prior to
adding items to your document; items are always added to the currently-highlighted
layer. (See also "Moving Items," below.)
● To select a layer to be active, simply click on its name in the data pane. Subsequent
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● To rename a layer, simply click on the layer in the data pane along the left side of the
window, to highlight it. Then click on the layer's name so that you see the blinking cursor
in the name's text. Edit/type in a new name. This can help you to be more specific with
layer items, such as "company legend items" rather than "Layer2".
● To move items between layers, you need to use a cut-and-paste procedure. First,
click on the layer name to which the item to be moved is currently associated. Left-click
on the item to be moved to a different layer, and choose Edit / Cut (or type in Ctrl + X).
Then, click on the name of the layer to which it is to be associated and select Edit /
Paste (or type Ctrl + V). The item will be re-inserted into the document and associated
with the specified layer.
● To copy items between layers, use a copy-and-paste procedure similar to that
described above for moving items, but using the Edit / Copy command rather than the
Edit / Cut command.
● To display a layer's items, insert a check-mark in the layer's check-box. To hide a
layer's items from the display, remove the check-mark from the layer's name.

Inserting a Symbol into a ReportWorks Page

Use the Tools / Symbol menu command or toolbar button to insert a graphic symbol into an
existing ReportWorks page. You can insert a symbol from the RockWare symbol library, or
you can choose from some generic symbol shapes.
1. Create a new page or open an existing page as necessary.

2. Click on the Symbol toolbar button or choose the Tools / Symbol menu command.
3. Use your mouse to position the cursor in the page where the symbol is to be placed, and
click the left mouse button to insert it. You will see the symbol displayed on the page.
4. Double-click on the symbol to access its settings, or right-click on the symbol and choose
Properties.
5. Select the symbol style, fill, outline, etc. and click Apply to enforce these settings. See
the help messages for details. Click Close to close the Symbol Options window
6. Resize the symbol as you wish by clicking on one of the corner handles and dragging
larger or smaller. If the Equal Scales option was selected, the horizontal-to-vertical
aspect of the symbol will remain the same as you resize.
7. Reposition the symbol as you wish by clicking and holding anywhere on the symbol and
dragging it to the new location

Drawing Lines, Polylines, Polygons, and Rectangles on a ReportWorks Page

Use the Reportworks Tools menu commands or toolbar buttons to draw straight lines, multi-
segmented lines, closed polygons, and rectangles in an existing ReportWorks page. You can
adjust the line style, thickess, and color, and the fill for polygons and rectangles.
1. Create a new page or open an existing page as necessary.
2. Choose your drawing tool:

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Polylines: or choose the Tools / Polyline menu command.

Polygons: or choose the Tools / Polygon menu command.

Rectangles: or choose the Tools / Rectangle menu command.

3. Draw your shape:
Line: Use your mouse to position the cursor in the page where the one endpoint of the
line is to be placed, and click and hold the left mouse button to place this point. Drag the
cursor to the desired location of the second endpoint, and release the mouse button.
Polyline: Use your mouse to position the cursor in the page where the first endpoint of
the line is to be placed, and click and hold the left mouse button to insert it. With the
button still pressed in, drag to the location of this segment's endpoint, and release the
mouse button. Click and hold again, and drag to the next segment's endpoint, and
release the mouse button. Continue in this manner for each polyline vertex. To end the
polyline, either click on the pointer button , or double-click the left mouse button.
Polygon: Use your mouse to position the cursor in the page where the one vertex of the
polygon is to be placed, and click and hold the left mouse button to insert it. With the
button still pressed in, drag to the location of the next polygon vertex, and release the
mouse button. You'll see a straight line connecting the points. Click and hold again, and
drag to the next vertex location, and release the mouse button. Now, you'll see a closed
polygon shape. Click and hold and drag again to the next vertex location, and release the
mouse button. Another line segment will be added to the polygon shape. Continue in
this manner for each polygon vertex. To end the polygon, either click on the pointer
button , or double-click the left mouse button.
Rectangle: Use your mouse to position the cursor in the page where the one corner of
the rectangle is to be placed, and click and hold the left mouse button to insert it. With
the button still pressed in, drag to the location of the diagonal corner point, and release
the mouse button. As you drag, you'll see a "rubber band" image of the shape's outline.
Release the mouse button when the rectangle is the desired shape and size.
4. Double-click on the drawn item to view/adjust its settings, or right-click on it and choose
Properties.
5. Select the line style and color, and click Apply to enforce these settings. For polygons
and rectangles you can also choose a fill. See the Help messages for details. Click Close
to close the shape’s Options window.
6. Resize the item as you wish by clicking on one of the endpoint or vertex handles and
dragging.
7. Reposition the item as you wish by clicking and holding anywhere on the item and
dragging it to the new location.

Inserting Text into a ReportWorks Page

Use the Text or Text Block menu commands or toolbar buttons to insert either a single line
of text or a text paragraph on an existing ReportWorks page. You can adjust the font type
and size, color, and fill pattern/color.
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2. Choose your tool:

Click on the Text toolbar button or choose the Tools / Text menu command to insert
a single line of text, such as a title or label.

Click on the button or choose Tools / Text Block to insert text that can wrap into
multiple lines or paragraph.
3. Use your mouse to position the cursor in the page where the upper-right corner of the
text label or blockis to be placed, and click the left mouse button to insert it.
4. You will see the Text Options dialog box. Type in the text and select its font, outline, and
background as described in the Help messages. Click Apply to apply the settings you've
chosen. Click Close to close the Text Options window.
5. You can access the text options at any time by double-clicking on the text or by right-
clicking and choosing Properties.
6. Reposition the text label as you wish by clicking and holding anywhere on the text and
dragging it to the new location.

Inserting a RockPlot Map or Diagram (RK6 File) into a ReportWorks Page

Use the RockPlot (RK6) menu command or toolbar button to insert into a ReportWorks page
a map, cross-section, or other 2D diagram generated by RockPlot2D and saved as a RK6 file.
You can adjust the diagram's scaling, clipping, outline, and fill pattern/color. See the Bitmap
tool for inserting more generic graphic images.
1. Create a new page or open an existing page as necessary.

2. Click on the RockPlot (RK6) toolbar button or choose the Tools / RockPlot (RK6)
menu command.
3. Use your mouse to position the cursor in the page where the one corner of the image is
to be placed, and click and hold the left mouse button to insert it. With the button still
pressed in, drag to the location of the diagonal corner point, and release the mouse
button. As you drag, you'll see a "rubber band" image of the shape's outline.
4. The program will display the RockPlot Options dialog box.
Click on the RockPlot (RK6) tab to define the RockPlot2D image to be placed on the page
and to define its scaling and settings.
File: Browse for the RK6 file to be inserted into the space you defined. You can also
choose whether the RK6 file will be linked to the ReportWorks document or embedded
within it.
Scaling: Choose from Best Fit (horizontal scale = vertical scale), Stretch (the image
will be stretched to fill the available space) or Custom (you can define map units per
inch or cm on the page).
Establish other diagram settings (clipping, margins, etc.)
Click on the Outline tab to define any outline color and line style.
Click on the Fill (Background) tab to define any color or pattern background fill for the
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5. Click Apply to apply the settings you have selected. Click Close to close the RockPlot
Options window.
6. You can access the image's options at any time by double-clicking on the image or by
right-clicking and choosing Properties.
7. You can resize the image block by first single-clicking on the image to see the boundary
"handles." Then, click and hold on any of the handles on the corners or edges and drag
to the new position. Release the mouse button when the boundary's edges are in the
correct position.
8. Reposition the image as you wish by clicking and holding anywhere on the text and
dragging it to the new location.

Inserting a Raster Image into a ReportWorks Page

Use the Raster menu command or toolbar button to insert into a ReportWorks page a BMP,
JPG, PNG, EMF, WMF PCX, TGA or TIFF image. You can adjust the image's scaling and outline.
See the RockPlot (RK6) tool for inserting RockPlot-generated graphic images, and the
Georaster tool for raster images with world coordinates.
1. Create a new page or open an existing page as necessary.
2. Create a new layer as necessary.

3. Click on the Raster toolbar button or choose the Tools / Raster (BMP, JPG, TIFF)
menu command.
4. Use your mouse to position the cursor in the page where the one corner of the image is
to be placed, and click and hold the left mouse button to insert it. With the button still
pressed in, drag to the location of the diagonal corner point, and release the mouse
button. As you drag, you'll see a "rubber band" image of the shape's outline.
5. The program will display the Raster Options dialog box.
Click on the Raster tab to define the bitmap image to be placed on the page and to
define its scaling and settings.
File: Browse for image file to be inserted into the space you defined. You can also
choose whether the file will be linked to the ReportWorks document or embedded
within it.
Scaling: Choose from Best Fit (horizontal scale = vertical scale) or Stretch (the
image will be stretched to fill the available space).
Establish other diagram settings (margins, etc.)
Click on the Outline tab to define any outline color and line style.
6. Click Apply to apply the settings you've chosen. Click Close to close the Raster Options
window.
7. You can access the image's options at any time by double-clicking on the image or by
right-clicking and choosing Properties.
8. You can resize the image block by first single-clicking on the image to see the boundary
"handles." Then, click and hold on any of the handles on the corners or edges and drag
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correct position. The raster image will be redrawn within the new boundary using the
selected stretch or best-fit scaling you've selected.
9. Reposition the image as you wish by clicking and holding anywhere on the text and
dragging it to the new location.

Inserting a Geo-Referenced Raster Image into a ReportWorks Page

Use the Georaster menu command or toolbar button to insert into a ReportWorks page a
raster image that has an associated "world file" for geo-referencing its coordinates. You can
adjust the image's scaling and outline. See the Raster tool for inserting generic (non-geo-
referenced) raster images.
1. Create a new page or open an existing page as necessary.
2. Create a new layer as necessary.

3. Click on the Raster toolbar button or choose the Tools / GeoRaster menu command.
4. Use your mouse to position the cursor in the page where the one corner of the image is
to be placed, and click and hold the left mouse button to insert it. With the button still
pressed in, drag to the location of the diagonal corner point, and release the mouse
button. As you drag, you'll see a "rubber band" image of the shape's outline.
5. The program will display the World Options dialog box.
Click on the Raster tab to define the image to be placed on the page, select its world file,
and define its scaling and settings.
Raster File: Browse for the BMP, JPG or TIFF file to be inserted into the space you
defined.
World File: Browse for the World file associated with the raster image.
Embed/Link: Choose whether the file will be linked to the ReportWorks document or
embedded within it.
Scaling: Define the number of map units per inch or cm of paper.
Establish other diagram settings (margins, etc.)
Click on the Outline tab to define any outline color and line style.
6. Click Apply to apply the settings you've chosen. Click Close to close the World Options
window.
7. You can access the image's options at any time by double-clicking on the image or by
right-clicking and choosing Properties.
8. You can resize the image block by first single-clicking on the image to see the boundary
"handles." Then, click and hold on any of the handles on the corners or edges and drag
to the new position. Release the mouse button when the boundary's edges are in the
correct position. The raster image will be redrawn within the new boundary using the
scaling you've selected.
9. Reposition the image as you wish by clicking and holding anywhere on the text and
dragging it to the new location.

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Inserting a Scale Bar into a ReportWorks Page

Use the Scalebar menu command or toolbar button to insert a scale bar on an existing
ReportWorks page. You can adjust the style and scaling.
1. Create a new page or open an existing page as necessary.
2. Create a new layer as necessary.

3. Click on the Scalebar toolbar button or choose the Tools / Scalebar menu command.
4. Use your mouse to position the cursor in the page where the one corner of the scale bar's
rectangular area is to be placed, and click and hold the left mouse button to insert it.
With the button still pressed in, drag to the location of the diagonal corner point, and
release the mouse button. As you drag, you'll see a "rubber band" image of the shape's
outline. You can orient the scale bar horizontally or vertically, and the orientation can be
modified in the Options window. Once you release the button the scale bar will be
displayed.
5. Double-click on the scale bar to access its options, or right-click and choose Properties.
6. Click on the Scalebar tab to select the scale bar's style and scaling. Choose from Line
and Tick Marks (shown left, below) or Filled Bars (below, right) by clicking in the
appropriate radio button. You can also select the color.

Units: Here, define the number of scale bar units to be displayed per inch or centimeter
(you choose) on the page. The unit type will default to your page units, but you can
change units for the scale bar. Typically, you'll be adding a scale bar to represent a map
or cross section scale, and you would set the scale bar units to be equal to the map or
cross section units.
Major Interval, Minor Interval: Enter here the major (label and tick) interval for the
scale bar, and the minor tick interval. The examples shown above are set to a Major
Interval of "100" and a Minor Interval of "10".
Position: Click on this tab to establish the text/tick position relative to the scale bar,
margin size, and scalebar width and height (in your page units).
Use the Labels tab to select the font style, color, and size for the labels.
Use the Outline tab to select the outline color and style, if any.
Refer to the help messages for more details.
7. Click Close to close the Scalebar Options window.
8. You can resize the scale bar by first single-clicking on it to see its "handles." Then, click
and hold on any of the handles on the corners or edges and drag to the new position.
Release the mouse button when the rectangle edges are in the correct position. The
program will automatically extend or shorten the bar and labels accordingly.
9. Reposition the entire scale bar as you wish by clicking and holding anywhere on it and
dragging it to the new location.

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Inserting a Pattern, Symbol, or Color Legend into a ReportWorks Page

Use the Pattern Legend, Symbol Legend, and Color Legend menu commands or toolbar
buttons to insert an index to patterns, symbols, or colors on an existing ReportWorks page.
You can specify the program table to be placed, as well as dimensions and other appearance
settings.
1. Create a new page or open an existing page as necessary.
2. Create a new layer as necessary.

3. Click on the Pattern Legend Symbol Legend , or Color Legend toolbar button
or choose the Tools / Pattern Legend, Symbol Legend, or Color Legend menu
command.
4. Use your mouse to position the cursor in the page where the one corner of the legend's
rectangular area is to be placed, and click and hold the left mouse button to insert it.
5. With the button still pressed in, drag to the location of the diagonal corner point, and
release the mouse button. As you drag, you'll see a "rubber band" image of the shape's
outline. You can orient the legend horizontally or vertically, and the orientation can be
modified in the Options window. Once you release the button the pattern legend will be
displayed.
6. Establish the requested settings.
Patterns: Stratigraphy, Lithology or Pattern Index File: Click on the Settings tab to
select the project's existing Lithology table, Stratigraphy table, or Pattern Index table to
be displayed in the legend. These files typically use the file name extension ".TAB." (See
the RockWorks documentation for information about these files.)
! Note that these are not Pattern Libraries, with a file name extension ".PAT". Instead,
these are the smaller ASCII tables that reference pattern numbers and display text
labels and other information.
Symbols: Symbol Index or Symbol Range File: Click on the Settings tab to select the
project's existing Symbol Index table or Symbol Range table to be displayed in the
legend. These files typically use the file name extension ".TAB." (See the RockWorks
documentation for information about these files.)
Colors: Color Index or Color Range File: Click on the Settings tab to select the
project's existing Color Index table or Color Range table to be displayed in the legend. As
above, these files typically use the file name extension ".TAB." (See the RockWorks
documentation for information about these files.)
Link: Choose Link to have ReportWorks store only the name and path of the table
being inserted, so that it reads the contents of the image from the external file
location. Note that the full path of the file is stored, so that if the RW6 and image files
are relocated, you'll need to re-browse for the table to re-link it. Benefits: The
ReportWorks file stays smaller, and you can update the location or name of the table
at any time. Drawbacks: You need to be sure to keep the linked table with the
ReportWorks RW6 file so that the linking will remain intact. This can be cumbersome.
Embed: Choose Embed to simply store the contents of the pattern table in the
ReportWorks document. Benefits: You don't have to worry about keeping the linked
files available for the RW6 document. Drawbacks: The RW6 file size increases.

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Appearance: These settings define how the legend will look.

Columns per row: This determines how many columns of samples there will be in
the legend.
Pattern / Symbol / Color width, height: Type in a width and height, in decimal
inches or centimeters, for the pattern blocks, symbol samples, or color blocks.
Horizontal margin, Vertical margin: Type in distance, in inches or centimeters,
between the columns and legend edges.
Font: Click on this tab to adjust the legend's label settings.
Font settings: Use the Font, Font Style, Font Size, Color, and Effects settings to
establish these Windows-standard options.
Outline Options: Click on the Outline tab in the Options window to access these
settings:
Style: Click in this drop-down box to choose the line style for the legend outline, such
as None for no outline, Solid for for a solid outline, or Dashed for a dashed outline.
Color: Choose the outline color by clicking in the color box and making your selection.
Width: If the style is set to Solid, you can designate a line width by typing in an
integer value, with 0 equaling thin lines, widening as the integer increases. Non-solid
lines (dashed, dot-dashed, etc.) are set automatically to a thin width.
7. Click Close to close the Pattern / Symbol / Color Legend Options window.
If the wrong patterns or symbols are displayed, be sure you have the correct Pattern
and/or Symbol Library specified in the ReportWorks Options menu (Program Files
command).
8. You can resize the legend by first single-clicking on it to see its "handles." Then, click and
hold on any of the handles on the corners or edges and drag to the new position. Release
the mouse button when the rectangle edges are in the correct position.
9. Reposition the entire pattern legend as you wish by clicking and holding anywhere on it
and dragging it to the new location.

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Chapter 8 - Reference

Program Settings
Prior to entering your data and compiling 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. To access the program settings, click on the Options button 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

Log Settings

Access the Log Settings by clicking on the Options toolbar button and then clicking on
the Log Settings tab. Or, you can click on the Options menu on the main toolbar and select
Log Settings.

Confirm starting and ending depths for the log

Top of Interval, Base of Interval: These settings, displayed in the Top-Bottom Settings
window (Log / Compile a Log), determine the depth at the top and at the base of the log to
be created. The defaults that are displayed are read from the active data file's Setup tab.

You may type in different depths if you wish to plot a subset of the data. The program will
omit 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.

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Log Design File: This setting, on the Main tab of the Compile a Log, Compile All Logs and
Log Settings windows, determines the log design into which the data will be compiled to
become the graphic log(s). The default name displayed in this prompt is that of of the current
log design, displayed in the Log Design window.
If you want to use a different log design for your log, click on the button to the right of the file
name to browse for a different log design file (LDFX) to use for compiling. The file you select
will now be default, and will be displayed as default the next time you access the Log Design
window.

Set the Vertical Scale

Scaling: This setting, on the Main tab of the Compile a Log, Compile All Logs, and Log
Settings window, is used to define how many depth units will be displayed per vertical inch
or centimeter of the log. In other words, it defines how compact or expanded the log will be.

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. Next, you have several scaling options:
Option 1 - Scale: If you know exactly how many depth units you want plotted per inch
or centimeter on the plotted log, just type that value into the Scale prompt.

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
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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.

Option 2 - Fit / Fit Log to Page: If you don’t need a specific scale but just want LogPlot
to fit all of the data within the Top and Bottom of Interval (at top of window) in the
available space on a single page, select the Fit Log to Page option from the drop-down
box, and then click the Fit button.

LogPlot will determine how much data will fit in how much space and update the scale
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! If you make any adjustments to the Header/Footer settings, if you adjust the printer or
page size, be sure to click the Fit button again so that LogPlot updates the calculation.
! Fit Log to Page is not available if you are compiling multiple logs since the depth range
of the different data files may vary.

Option 3 - Fit / Fit Units per Page: If you like to plot a specific number of depth units
per page on your log, select the Fit Units per Page option from the drop-down box, and
then click the Fit button.

LogPlot will determine how much space is available on the page and the scale that will
result in the defined number of units within that space. It will update the scale displayed
in the prompt box.

! If you make any adjustments to the Header/Footer settings, if you adjust the printer or
page size, be sure to click the Fit button again so that LogPlot updates the calculation.
! LogPlot will determine the scale based on the available space on the first page of your
log.
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).

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Set the Starting Page Number

Starting Page Number: This setting, on the Main tab of the Compile a Log, Compile All
Logs, and Log Settings windows, is used to define the page number for the first page of the
log(s) being compiled. Type into this prompt the page number for the first page of your log.
For most logs, this will be set to "1." However, here are some possible exceptions:

• If you are plotting a log subset to be inserted into a larger report, you might set the
starting page to a larger number to fit into an existing page sequence.

• If you are including a Report with the log, you might set the starting page to "0" so
that the first main log page is numbered "1".

Establish Header and Footer Settings

These settings are found on the Header + Footer tab of the Compile a Log, Compile All
Logs, and Log Settings windows.
Margin
1. 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 0.
Page Settings
1. Continuous Output: Insert a check here if you do not want a header and footer to be
plotted on each page of your log (e.g. a continuous log). Leave this box blank if you do
want a header and footer to be plotted on each page of the log (e.g. single-sheet log).
for continuous logs, you can select only a header for the first page, and a footer for the
last page.
2. Report: Insert a check here if your log design contains a Report header that is to be
plotted before the remaining log pages.
3. First Page: Use the drop-down boxes to choose which header and footer to plot on page
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4. Middle Pages: Choose which header and footer to plot on the middle pages of the log, if
any. If you will be plotting a continuous log, indicated with the check-mark above, these
will be ignored.
5. Last Page: Choose which header and footer to plot on the final page of the log.

Some examples:
Single-sheet log: If you want a header and footer on each page, to achieve single-sheet
logs, remove the check-mark from the Continuous Output box. If there is only one header
and footer in the log's design, specify those for all pages.

If you have created a distinct Header 2 and/or Footer 2, you can specify those in any
combination.

If you have created a report header, insert a check in the Report check-box, and it will be
plotted before the first log page.

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Continuous log: If you are printing on continuous paper or simply wish to omit headers and
footers from intermediate pages, insert a check-mark in the Continuous Output box. You
can then select a header for the first page and a footer for the last page only.

Continuous logs can contain a Report sheet by checking the Report box.

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Establish Pattern and Symbol Settings

These settings are located on the Pattern + Symbols tab in the Compile a Log, Compile All
Logs, and Log Settings windows.
1. Pattern Density Factor: 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 original pattern
densities.

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.
2. No Solid Fill Patterns: If 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
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3. Embed Patterns and Symbols in compiled log: This option is used to store the
pattern and symbol designs in the graphic log's LPT file rather than linking them to the
program's pattern and symbol libraries. By turning this option on, which is default, it
makes sharing logs much easier, because other users won't have to access your original
libraries in order to view the proper pattern and symbol designs when they view the
graphic log.

System Settings

Access the System Settings by clicking on the Options toolbar button and then clicking on
the System Settings tab. Or, you can click on the Options menu in the program toolbar
and select System Settings.
1. Skip Intro Screen: Insert a check-mark in this box to disable the display of the initial
"Welcome to LogPlot" screen on program startup.
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 command).
3. Prompt to save modified LPT files: Insert a check-mark in this box if you want to be
prompted to save untitled log plot displays before closing or exiting the LogView window.
Disabling this reminder means that the program will permit you to close a View window
without saving, thus "throwing away" any graphic log displayed within it.
! We do not recommend disabling this setting.
4. Create a Log Designer preview: Insert a check-mark in this box if you want the Log
Designer window to create a JPG preview of Log Design Files (LDF) when they are saved.
This can be helpful the next time you go to open a log design, since its preview can be
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displayed, helping you to confirm you’re opening the intended file. Remove this check-
mark to disable this automatic preview creation. The preview files are saved in the same
folder as the LDF files, with a naming convention filename.preview.jpg where filename is
the name of the LDF file.
5. Show Log Design Preview: If you have requested that Log Designer create JPG
previews, insert a check here to have these previews displayed when you browse to open
a log design.
6. Show Hints: If this setting is checked, the program will display small explanations or
hints about program buttons when you position the pointer over them. Hints are also
displayed in the File Manager pane, when you point the cursor at file names, displaying
date, size.
7. Allow Data Tabs to be Dragged: If this setting is checked, you can click on the stick-
up tabs in the data editor window and drag the tabs to a new location. If left unchecked,
this ability is turned off.
8. Data Auto Template: When the LogPlot is started up, it always loads the most recently
used log design as default. It also starts with a new, untitled data file in the Data Editor
window. By default, the untitled startup data file will be populated with a complete set of
data tabs to match the default log design. If you turn off the Data Auto Template, the
program will initialize the untitled startup data file with only a "Setup" data tab. We
recommend leaving this setting turned on, though experienced users may wish to
deactivate it since they may already have existing DAT files to work with, or their own,
preferred data template.
9. Check for Updates: Insert a check here to have LogPlot look for an updated revision on
the RockWare web site each time the program is started up, and to display a message if
an update is found. Successful search for updates requires an internet connection.
10. Allow Log Design Undo: Check this box to enable the "undo" feature within the Log
Design window, whereby incremental behind-the-scene saves of your design are created,
allowing you to step backward through editing changes. Use the up/down arrows to
select how many undo steps are to be allowed.
11. Accept Reversed 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.
12. 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
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Program Files Settings

The Program Files tab is accessible by clicking on the Options toolbar button and then clicking
on the Program 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.
! 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: "LogPlot.key"
Pattern file: "rockutil.pat"
Vector Symbol file: "rockutil.sym"
Raster Symbol file: "rockutil.rsf"
All of these files are installed into your "My Documents\LogPlot 7\System" folder.
How to...
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 Keyword File name prompt.
2. In the displayed window, locate the name of the file to be loaded, accessing other drives
or directories as necessary. Be sure the keyword file has the extension ".KEY." This
process can be used to open keyword files created in LogPlot2005, LogPlot2003,
LogPlot2001, and LogPlot2003.
! If you wish to open a keyword file from LogPlot v.1, 97, 98, and RockWorks, these files
must be imported rather than opened, because of format differences. See Help /
Contents / Other LogPlot Tools / 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
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 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.
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1. To change the name of the pattern file to be used in the program, click on the open-file
button to the right of the name’s prompt.

2. 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 LogPlot (all versions) or RockWorks99
and newer.

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
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 vector Symbol Table
LogPlot now supports both vector symbols, composed of lines and dots, as well as raster
symbols - small bitmap pictures.
1. To change the name of the vector symbol file to be used in the program, click on the
open-file button to the right of the Vector Symbol File name’s prompt.
2. 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 LogPlot (all versions) or RockWorks99
and newer.
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
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 the selected symbol table when displaying vector symbols in the
compiled logs.
Select a different raster Symbol Table
Raster symbols are bitmap pictures of symbols rather than symbols comprised of lines and
dots (see vector symbols).
1. To change the name of the raster symbol file to be used in the program, click on the
open-file button to the right of the Raster Symbol File name’s prompt.
2. 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 ".RSF."
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4. 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 the selected symbol table when displaying raster symbols in the
compiled logs.

Establish Printer Settings

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 can be accessed from the Data Editor or Log Designer File menu, or

using the Setup button from any of the Settings dialog boxes.

At the top of the displayed window you will see a summary of the current printer information:
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. Back in the LogPlot Page Setup window, verify that the printer, paper size, and printable
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! 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 Default Size button again to re-compute the new Log Designer page size.
These units will also be reflected in the ruler at the top of the Log Designer window.
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 LDFX file.
See also:
Setting the Log's Page Size (page 27) for more information about log pages.
Your Windows documentation for information about installing printer drivers, and see your
printer’s documentation regarding specific printer settings.

Compiling, Display Tips

Errors During Compiling

If there is a syntax error within your data file, the compilation process (Log / Compile a Log
or Compile All commands) will halt, the program will display a message box, and it will
display the tab in which the error has occurred. The exact contents of the message box will
vary depending on the type of error.
Check the required format for the data tab(s). (See LogPlot Data Format, page 148.)
When you have made the necessary corrections, try compiling again.
! Note that you do not need to save the data file prior to recompiling - LogPlot will read the
data directly from the Editor window. Don't forget to save the changes you make, however,
prior to quitting the program or closing the data file!

Missing Lithologic Patterns

If your log compiles successfully, but you are missing pattern blocks for some lithologic
intervals, there's probably a "keyword" problem. Check the following:
• Be sure that the keyword you used for that interval is declared in the Keyword Editor.
Click on the Lithology tab containing the keywords. Double-click on the keyword for the
missing interval. If that keyword is not displayed in the Lithology Selector window, click
the Edit Keywords button and add the keyword to the list. See the instructions under
Editing Keywords. The Keyword Editor can also be accessed directly from the Tools /
Edit Keywords option.
• Be sure that the keyword file (KEY) and pattern file (PAT) that the program should use are
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• Be sure there are not duplicate keywords in the current keyword file, which can result
from appending keyword files or from simple oversight. When searching for keyword
matches, LogPlot will use the first keyword it finds in the keyword file and ignore any
additional, identical entries.
If you are missing ALL of the lithologic patterns, it's probably a "name" problem.
• Access the Log Designer window and double-check that the item whose patterns are
missing has the same name as the data tab containing the keyword and depth intervals.
For example, if the patterns are missing from a Lithology Pattern column, check that
column's name in the log design against the Lithology data tab's name in the data editor.
Or, you might want to access the Data Editor window and use its Data / Check Data
Against Log Design option, which will give you a report of which items in the current
LDF and DAT files don't match.

Partial Fills for Lithologic Patterns

If, in a lithologic pattern column, a pattern is filling only part of the column, check the "Fill "
setting for that interval's keyword in the Keyword Editor. If set to a value less than "100," the
pattern will not fill the entire pattern column.
Pattern fills less than "100" can be used to illustrate eroded strata.

Incorrect Lithologic Patterns

If you see incorrect lithologic patterns displayed in the Lithology Pattern, Pattern Percent, or
Fillbar columns on the log body, check that you have the correct keyword file and pattern file
specified in Options / Program Files. LogPlot needs to know which library of keywords and
patterns to use when making the match between your data keywords and the graphic
patterns to be plotted in the log.
If you see incorrect lithologic patterns displayed in the header/footer pattern blocks, then the
program is probably using the wrong pattern file. Since these pattern blocks are not tied to
keywords and are inserted right into the log design, they specify a pattern index number only.
If the pattern file is not embedded in the LPT file and if you are using a different pattern
library than the person who created the log design, that index number might display a
different graphic pattern. For this reason, it's a good idea to compile by embedding the
pattern file. Or, just be sure to note in the comment area of the data file's Setup tab the
correct pattern file name to use with the data file and its design.

Crowded Lithologic Descriptions

If your lithologic description text appears crowded, try the following:
* Increase the width of the description column and/or decrease the size of the column's font
in the Log Designer, save your changes, and try compiling again in LogPlot.
* Log Designer also offers a "description offset" feature for Lithologic Description columns;
if activated, the program will move conflicting descriptions downward or upward.
* Log Designer contains a Lithology Description tool for disabling the plotting of the
extended description should there not be enough space. This allows plotting of short
keywords only, saving lots of space.
* Recompile the log at a less compressed scale to give each interval more room. To make
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log units per inch (or cm) of output. The vertical scale settings can be set right in the
Log / Compile a Log window, or In the Options / Log Settings window.
* If the font established in the log design is not available on the current computer at
compile time or during re-opening in LogView, LogPlot will substitute the first available
True Type font that it finds on the system. If this is unacceptable, update your font suite
or change the log design.

Incorrectly Positioned or Formatted Log Components

The log's design is created within the Log Designer screen, which you can access by clicking
on the Log Designer tab in the LogPlot window. The "active" log design will be loaded
automatically. Check and modify the design entities as necessary, and resave the log design
(LDFX) file. To access any item's settings in the Designer window, just double-click on the
item in the design screen, or find it in the Edit / View Entity List display and click Load
Item.
! You must re-save the log design file before trying to recompile the log within LogPlot, as the
design entities are read from the saved file on disk.

Blank Log Components

There can be several explanations of why no data may appear within certain columns in a log
design.
* If you have less data than is declared for the log design you are using, then those log
entities will simply be left blank.
Example: If your data file contains only lithologic descriptions while the log design also
includes curve and bar graph columns, those columns will be left blank on the compiled
log.
* An item in the compiled log will also be left blank if its data is flagged with a different
name.
Example: If the data in the Curve tab in your data file is named "Drilling Rate" while the
corresponding curve column on the log's design is named "Drill Rate," the program will
not be able to match the data to the log column. You'll need to edit the name in either
the data file or the log's design.
Use the Data / Check Data against Log Design tool to show you a list of discrepancies
between the data file and the log design.
* If no data is being displayed at all in the compiled log, check the Top / Bottom Settings
that you have declared for the compiled log, being sure they include the range of the data
in the data file.
Example: If the depth at the log top and log bottom displayed and accepted in the
Compile dialog box are "0" and "-100", respectively, yet your actual data starts at –2500
and extends to –3000, the program will not plot any data in the compiled log. Be sure
the Top / Bottom settings are inclusive of the actual data.
* If no data is being displayed at all in the compiled log, check also: If your depths are
entered as negative values, you must be sure the Positive Depths box is not checked.
This is displayed in the Options / Log Settings dialog, and also in the Compile a Log
window. If your depths are entered as positive values, be sure the Positive Depths box
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Edit-Text Problems
If your Edit-Text items in the log header or footer are being cut off, remember that there is a
60-character limit, and the fields do not wrap onto a lower line. If you need a two-line entry,
you need to create two separate Edit-Text items, with different names. Or, you can use the
Static Notes or Edit Notes items for multi-line paragraphs.

Printing Tips

Epson Tips
To print continuous logs using the Epson Stylus 1500 & 1520:
1. Access the Log Designer window by clicking the Log Designer tab in the main program
window.
2. Select the File / Page + Printer Setup option in the Log Designer window.
3. Select the Epson Stylus 1500 (or 1520) printer driver from the list of available printers.
Note: This assumes that the Epson-supplied Windows driver has already been installed on
your computer.
4. Do not select the paper size, source, or orientation from the initial Print Setup menu.
5. Instead, select the Properties button from the Print Setup menu. This will load the
Epson-supplied printer driver menu.
6. Click on the Paper tab from the Epson Stylus 1500/1520 menu.
7. Locate the Paper Source setting within the Paper tab. Select the Manual Feed Slot
(Banner) option from within the Paper Source pull-down menu.
8. Locate the Paper Size button within the Paper menu. Select the Long Paper 17x 11 in
option from within the Paper Size menu.
9. Click OK to close the Epson setup window, to return to the LogPlot Print Setup window.
10. Double-check the upper part of the Print Setup window. It should show your printer
name, the printer’s page size (now reading something like: Page = 11.00 “ x 16.54”) and
the printable area on the paper (now reading something like: Printable Length = 11”,
Printable Width = 13.60”).
! What’s important here is that the Printable Length matches the page’s physical length –
this means that the printer is telling LogPlot to include no top or bottom margins on the
page, thus to fill the entire page or to compile as a continuous log.
If you don’t see that the Printable Length is equaling the Page Length, then go back to #7
and be sure that it’s set to Manual Feed Slot (Banner) and repeat steps 8 – 10.
11. Now, check the lower half of this window, where the log’s page size is set. Click the Set
Default Size button to set the log’s page size to the full printable length and width shown
in the Printer Info section.
12. Click OK in the Print Setup window to return to Log Designer.
13. The program will prompt you whether you want to save the changes made – click Yes.
14. Compile your data into the log design.

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15. With the completed log displayed in the Log View window, select File / Print, click OK,
and the printer should plot continuous logs.

Design Jet Tips

If you are printing your log to a HP DesignJet plotter, and are getting an incomplete plot,
check the following:
1. Access the DesignJet driver in the Start / Settings / Printers option.
2. Right-click on the DesignJet driver icon, and select Properties.
3. Click on the Paper Size tab, and change the Zoom Smart setting from "No Scaling"
(default) to "Use this scaling factor" and set the scaling to 100%.
4. Click the OK button at the bottom of the plotter's Properties dialog box.
5. Try printing again from LogPlot.

Sample Log Designs and Data Files

The LogPlot program is shipped with more than 20 pre-designed Log Design Files (LDFX) and
associated LogPlot Data files (DAT).
Note: Check our web site for new log samples!

General log designs

Left: Lithology1.dat Lithology1.ldfx Simple lithology
Right: Lithology2.dat Lithology2.ldfx Simple lithology with descriptions

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Left: Lithology3.dat Lithology3.ldfx Lithology with descriptions and cuttings

Right: USCS.dat USCS.ldfx Simple reference log
displaying some USCS soil classifications

Volcano1.dat Volcano1.ldfx Volcano log

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Environmental/Geotechnical Log Designs

Left: Enviro-geotech1.dat Enviro-geotech1.ldfx Soils, hydrocarbons, lithology
Right: Enviro-geotech2.dat Enviro-geotech2.ldfx Lithology VOC curve

Left: Enviro-geotech3.dat Enviro-geotech3.ldfx Soils, lithology, volatile vapors

Right: Enviro-geotech4.dat Enviro-geotech4.ldfx
Soils, lithology, text, well installation

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Left: Enviro-geotech5.dat Enviro-geotech5.ldfx Lithology, soils, boring completion

Right: Enviro-geotech6.dat Enviro-geotech6.ldfx Lithology, soils, well construction

Left: Enviro-geotech7.dat Enviro-geotech7.ldfx Lithology, strength, dip, RQD

Right: Enviro-geotech8.dat Enviro-geotech8.ldfx Simple well construction

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Left: Enviro-geotech9.dat Enviro-geotech9.ldfx Well construction with 2 borings

Right: Enviro-geotech10.dat Enviro-geotech10.ldfx Lithology, hydrocarbons, well constr.

Left: Penn-DOT.dat Penn-DOT.ldfx PA DOT geotechnical log

Right: Radon.dat Radon.ldfx Radon testing log with curves and bar graphs

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Geophysical log designs

Left: Geophysical1.dat Geophysical1.ldfx Gamma, resistivity, sonic log (curves)
Right: Geophysical2.dat Geophysical2.ldfx Lithology, caliper, resistivity, sonic (curves)

Left: Geophysical3.dat Geophysical3.ldfx Lithology, caliper, elog curves

Right: Geophysical4.dat Geophysical4.ldf Lithology, 10 elog curves

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Mining log designs

Left: Mining1.dat Mining1.ldfx Coal log with lithology, BTU and ash bar graphs.
Right: Mining2.dat Mining2.ldfx Minerals with elemental abundances, lith., mineralization

Mining3.dat Mining3.ldfx Minerals exploration with ore grades.

Mudlog Designs
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Mudlog1.dat Mudlog1.ldfx Lithology, 5 gas curves, drill rate, cuttings

Installed Files and File Types

LogPlot Program Files

These program files are typically installed into the \Program Files\RockWare\LogPlot 7 folder:
contacting RockWare.htm information about contacting RockWare
installation.htm information about the installation program
License.htm Lists the terms of the RockWare license agreement
LogPlot7.exe LogPlot 7 program
LogPlot7.inf Revisions list
LogPlot7_Licensing.exe LogPlot 7 licensing program
LP7_INSTALL.LOG Installation log
lpintro.gif Splash screen images
Readme.txt Additional documentation
Rock.err Reference list of program error messages

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These program files are typically installed into the \Program Files\RockWare\Help folder:

LogPlot7.chm LogPlot Help file, with tutorial

LogView7.chm LogView Help file
ReportWorks.chm ReportWorks Help file

These program files are typically installed into or created in the \My Documents\LogPlot
7\System folder (the original versions are stored in \Program Files\RockWare\LogPlot
7\System). Note that the exact path may differ if you are using Windows Vista.
LogPlot7.log program execution log
LogPlot 7.ini configuration settings
LogPlot.key Large, generic keyword library
LP_deutch.key German keyword list
LP_espanol.key Spanish keyword list
LP_francais.key French keyword list
LP_italiano.key Italian keyword list
Rockutil.pat Large, generic pattern library
Rockutil.sym Large, generic vectory symbol table
Rockutil.rsf Large, generic raster symbol library
USCS1.key USCS-specific keyword library
USCS1.pat USCS-specific pattern library
USCS2.key USCS-specific keyword library
USCS2.pat USCS-specific pattern library
USGSlithos1.key USGS keyword library
USGSlithos2.key USGS keyword library, with numeric codes
USGSlithos.pat USGS-specific pattern library

LogPlot 7 File Types:

.DAT - data files (text) Samples are installed in the “\My Documents\LogPlot 7\Samples”
folder.
.LDFX - LogDesign files (ASCII XML format). Samples are installed in the “\My
Documents\LogPlot 7\Samples” folder.
.PREVIEW.JPG - LogDesign preview files (binary JPEG format). Created by LogDesign
automatically. Previews can be turned on/off 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.

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Sample Files:
sample batch.txt Sample batch file.
Sample.las Sample LAS import file.

See also:
Sample Log Designs and Data Files (page 292) for a listing of the DAT and LDFX files that are
shipped with LogPlot.

Command Line Execution

Running LogPlot with Command Line Parameters

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 (page 229) if you wish to compile multiple data files, within
the program itself, using menu settings.

Option 1: Load a Data File at Program Startup

If you want a particular data file to be loaded when LogPlot 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:
LogPlot7.exe c:\data\project_a\project_a.dat
If there are any space characters in the path, such as for the directory "Documents and
Settings," be sure to enclose the information in quotation marks:
LogPlot7.exe "C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\data\DH-01.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. This 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 LogPlot 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.
LogPlot7.exe "BATCH=C:\Documents and Settings\user\My
Documents\data\batch_a.txt"

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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.
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 LogPlot 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.
LogPlot7.exe "BATCH=C:\Documents and Settings\user\My
Documents\data\batch_a.txt"
See the program Help messages (Help / Contents / Reference) for details about the batch
file requirements and structure.

Data Format

Data Format - Text Only

LogPlot 7 stores log data in ASCII (text only) ".DAT" files. Much of the structure or "command
syntax" of these files is invisible to the user because of the Data Editor, which loads the blocks
of information into data "tabs."
We include this information here so that if you are familiar with the program and wish to
construct the data files in another application, you will know the required structure for each
data block in order to compile the log (using a command line batch) or to load the data into
the Data Editor’s data tabs.
Please see Help / Contents / Reference / Data Format for details.

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Index
alignment tools ..............................38, 72 data tabs......144, 145, 148, 177, 204, 205
automatic data tools .......................... 191 DBF data .......................................... 208
axes depths
scaling.................................. 268, 270 entering ................................150, 189
Bar Graph Value Column 64, 111, 164, 171 on log ....... 86, 174, 232, 233, 234, 275
Bar Graph/Curve Legends .................... 64 description column .......................81, 196
Bar Graphs ................... 64, 107, 164, 171 description editor .............................. 196
batch compiling ................................ 229 designing logs - see Log Designer.......... 21
Bitmap Column ................................. 119 dipmeter data ............................128, 181
Bitmap data tab ................................ 152 Edit Entity Name ............................... 200
BMP files 46, 119, 152, 240, 263, 269, 270 Edit Multi-Column Headers ................. 201
Check Data Against Log Design........... 193 Edit Note ............................................ 62
close Edit Note data tab ......................157, 203
data file ....................................... 148 Edit Percentage Headers..................... 200
columns - data....................200, 201, 203 Edit Text .....................................56, 291
command line ................................... 301 Edit Text data tab.......................158, 202
compiling logs elevations
Batch Compile .............................. 229 entering ................................150, 189
Compile a Log ....................... 223, 227 on log ....... 86, 174, 232, 233, 234, 275
Compile All............................ 225, 227 EMF files ...............46, 119, 152, 240, 269
errors .......................................... 288 entity list......................... 42, 66, 76, 133
general ........................................ 223 environmental log designs .................. 294
settings ....................................... 275 errors ................. 288, 289, 290, 291, 292
construction column ................... 121, 185 Excel files ..................................217, 221
Create New Data Template ................. 192 export
Cross Plot Curves ... 64, 100, 154, 155, 169 data ............................................ 218
Cross Plot Curves data tab ................. 154 logs ............................................. 240
Curve data tab.................................. 155 ReportWorks................................. 263
Curve/Bar Graph Legend ...................... 64 file manager ............ 17, 19, 25, 137, 142,
Curves ....................64, 90, 155, 169, 177 143, 227, 239
cut ....................................... 41, 75, 197 files
cuttings - see Percent Column ............ 105 data files (DAT)...... 140, 148, 206, 218,
DAT files ............. 140, 148, 206, 292, 302 292, 302
Data Auto Template........................... 191 log design files (LDFX) ... 23, 24, 25, 26,
Data Editor 27, 292
log plot files (LPT) ......... 234, 235, 236,
data files......... 140, 148, 206, 292, 302
239, 240, 248
data tabs . 144, 145, 148, 204, 205, 283
program....................................... 299
data tools .............. 191, 194, 200, 203
Fill Bar ............................................. 118
general ........................................ 135
Fill Depth Column .............................. 198
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Fill Interval Column ........................... 199 log body

Fillbar data tab ................................. 159 coordinates .................................... 68
footers - see log footers ....................... 30 data tabs ..................................... 148
log headers ........................................ 41 design items ...................... 66, 76, 133
general log designs ........................... 292 designing ................................. 68, 76
geophysical log designs...................... 297 general .......................................... 69
geotechnical log designs .................... 294 tools ...................................70, 72, 75
Header/Footer Items .............. 42, 66, 133 Log Designer
headers - see log headers .................... 29 body - see log body ......................... 68
hints................................................ 283 entity list ................................66, 133
Horizontal Line (log body) .................. 125 footers - see log footers ................... 30
Horizontal Line data tab ..................... 161 headers - see log headers ................ 29
images introduction .................................... 21
exporting ..................................... 240 log design files (LDFX)23, 24, 26, 27, 292
header & footer .............................. 46 log footers
log body ............................... 119, 152 data tabs ..................................... 148
import ................ 206, 208, 209, 215, 217 design items ...................... 42, 66, 133
installing LogPlot ................................... 7 general30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 38, 41, 69
Interbed data tab .............................. 162 log headers
Interval Data tab............................... 164 data tabs ..................................... 148
Interval Text Column ...........130, 164, 171 design items ...................... 42, 66, 133
JPG files . 46, 119, 152, 240, 263, 269, 270 general ... 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 38, 69
keyword library................................. 285 log settings....................................... 275
keywords .... 159, 162, 166, 175, 185, 194, LogPlot
251, 252, 288 compiling logs................ 223, 227, 229
LAS files.................................... 209, 218 Data Editor - see Data Editor .......... 135
layers .............................................. 265 file manager - see File Manager .17, 137
LDFX files................... 23, 24, 26, 27, 292 getting started ........ 5, 12, 23, 139, 301
legends installing ..........................................7
curve & bar graph ........................... 64 introduction ...... 5, 14, 21, 23, 135, 139
inserting into ReportWorks ............. 272 libraries ................. 251, 253, 257, 285
licensing LogPlot ............................. 8, 14 licensing .................................... 8, 14
lines Log Designer - see Log Designer ....... 21
header & footer .............................. 44 Log View - see Log View................. 231
in ReportWorks............................. 266 new features ....................................2
log body ........................125, 127, 161 sample logs .................................. 292
Lithology data tab ............................. 166 settings.................................223, 275
Lithology Description Column. 81, 196, 289 system requirements .........................7
Lithology Pattern Column ..... 78, 162, 194, unlocking ................................... 8, 14
288, 289
logs
lithology selector window ................... 194
creating ....................................... 223
location of well.................................. 150
designing ....................................... 21
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entering data for........................... 135 missing ........................................ 288

samples ....................................... 292 pattern percent column...........105, 175
viewing........................................ 231 selecting ...................................... 253
LogView ..................... 231, 232, 235, 248 well construction column .........121, 185
LPT files 234, 235, 236, 237, 239, 240, 248 percent column ................................. 105
margin............................................... 27 Percent data tab.........................175, 200
MDB files.......................................... 143 petroleum mudlog designs.................. 298
mining log designs ............................ 298 pictures
moving entities in Log Designer .......38, 72 exporting ..................................... 240
mudlog designs................................. 298 header & footer............................... 46
Multi-Curve data tab................... 169, 201 log body................................119, 152
Multi-Interval data tab ................ 171, 201 PNG files ....... 46, 119, 152, 240, 263, 269
new polygons
data file .........................140, 191, 192 in ReportWorks ............................. 266
data tab....................................... 144 polylines
log design ...................................... 24 in ReportWorks ............................. 266
ReportWorks document ................. 262 previews .....................................27, 283
view window ................................ 235 print
New Data Item .......................... 144, 148 data file ....................................... 146
new features in LogPlot 7 ....................... 2 logs ............................................. 235
open ReportWorks................................. 262
data file ................................ 141, 142 setup ......................................27, 287
log design ...................................... 24 tips ......................................291, 292
logs...............................236, 237, 239 Print Setup command......................... 264
LogView....................................... 235 program files .............................285, 299
MDB file....................................... 143 project folder ...................................... 19
project........................................... 19 raster images
ReportWorks ................................ 262 exporting as ................................. 240
Orientation data tab .......................... 174 inserting into ReportWorks ......269, 270
Page + Printer Setup ........................... 27 log body................................119, 152
page layout ...................................... 264 rectangles
page numbers..................................... 52 header & footer............................... 45
Page Setup command ........................ 262 in ReportWorks ............................. 266
page size ........................................... 27 report header...................................... 31
pattern library ........................... 264, 285 ReportWorks
Pattern Percent ...................105, 175, 200 drawing items............................... 266
patterns drawing symbols ........................... 266
editing......................................... 256 exporting files............................... 263
fill bar column ....................... 118, 159 inserting legends........................... 272
header & footer .............................. 48 inserting raster images ...........269, 270
interbeds ..................................... 162 inserting RockPlot2D images........... 268
lithology pattern column ...........78, 166 inserting scalebars ........................ 271
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inserting text................................ 267 editing ......................................... 258

introduction.................................. 261 header & footer............................... 50
layers .......................................... 265 in log body ............................116, 178
page layout .................................. 264 in ReportWorks ............................. 266
page units.................................... 264 selecting ...............................257, 259
RK6 files system requirements .............................7
inserting into ReportWorks ............. 268 system settings ................................. 283
RockWorks data ..................143, 215, 221 tables
rows ................................................ 203 keywords ..............................251, 285
RW_pat.pat ...................................... 264 patterns ........................ 253, 264, 285
RW_sym.sym ................................... 264 symbols ........................ 257, 264, 285
RW6 files ......................................... 262 tabs - data ...144, 145, 148, 204, 205, 283
sample logs ...................................... 292 Tadpoles ...................................128, 181
save Tadpoles data tab.............................. 181
data file ....................................... 145 text
log design .................................26, 27 header & footer........52, 56, 59, 62, 64,
logs............................................. 234 157, 158
ReportWorks ................................ 262 in log body .......81, 111, 112, 115, 130,
Scale Bar 164, 166, 171, 182, 184
in log......................................86, 174 in ReportWorks ............................. 267
Text Column ..............................112, 182
inserting into ReportWorks ............. 271
Text Column data tab ........................ 182
Scale Table data tab .......................... 177
scaling TGA files .......................................... 269
TIFF files ....... 46, 119, 152, 240, 269, 270
header & footer .............................. 32
troubleshooting .... 288, 289, 290, 291, 292
log 27, 76, 275
printing ReportWorks images.......... 264 units ................................................ 264
Update Data Template from Log Design 194
Select all in Pane............................36, 70
Send to Back ...................................... 36 Vertical Line...................................... 127
Vertical Text ..............................115, 184
SETUP tab ........................................ 150
Vertical Text data tab......................... 184
snap to grid...................................34, 69
starting the program ....................12, 301 View Entity List ............................66, 133
Well Column data tab......................... 185
Static Note ......................................... 59
Well Construction Column............121, 185
Static Text ......................................... 52
well location ..................................... 150
Symbol Column.......................... 116, 178
WMF files ..............46, 119, 152, 240, 269
Symbol data tab ............................... 178
symbol library............................ 264, 285 XLS files ....................................217, 221
xyz coordinates of well ....................... 150
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