Tutorial: Open an XY Point Data File

Estimated time: 1 minute.

1. Access the RockWorks datasheet and open the Samples project folder, as described earlier. (Remind me… )
   
2. Locate the Project Manager program tab. Here you'll see groupings of a variety of different RockWorks file types in the Samples folder.

   

3. Expand the Datasheet Files heading in the Project Manager. You'll see a long list of sample data files.
   
4. Locate the file "Earth_Icons_Proportional_OilWells.RwDat" in the alphabetical list, and double-click on it. The program will load the contents of the data file into the datasheet.

   This particular file contains sample IDs, and X and Y location coordinates in longitude and latitude, and a variety of other information.

   ! RockWorks permits you to organize your data almost any way you like. Any time you want to create a map or diagram, you can specify which columns in the datasheet contain what type of data.

5. View the Column Parameters: Right-click in the column heading for the API column and choose Column Properties. The program will display the column parameters pane to the right.

   

   This is where you can assign the column title and column type. The API# column is a "Generic" text column.

6. Click the green arrow at the top of the window again to advance to the Surface Lon column.

   This column contains geographic coordinates. Here you can specify the coordinate type and the units.

   ! X and Y coordinate columns must have type and units selected for map creation. In this example, the coordinates are recorded in a longitude and latitude system, in decimal degrees.

   

7. Click the green arrow to advance to the Northing column - it is also set as a Geographic/Spatial column, with coordinate system and units selected as decimal degrees.
   
8. Close the Datasheet Setup pane by clicking the small "-" button.

   

   To expand the pane again, click the small "+" button.

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