RockWorks | Utilities | Survey | Oil Lease Area
Use this program to:
- Read a listing of lease descriptions in a Range-Township-Section-quarter/quarter or lot format.
- Compute the area represented within each lease block, in the project output units.
- Record these measurements into the designated column in the datasheet.
! This program requires installation of the RockWare Landbase. RockWorks will use this reference land grid to compute the corner coordinates for the lease blocks.
Menu Options
Step-by-Step Summary
- Data Columns: Specify the input and output data columns in this tab.
- Input
- Meridian: Select the name of the datasheet column that contains the number of the Principal Meridian in which the Township is located. This is required in the event that a project spans more than one Meridian.
- Range: Select the name of the column in the datasheet that contain the Range numbers. Please see the Lease Data description for the required data layout.
- Township: Select the name of the column in the datasheet that contain the Township numbers.
- Section: Select the name of the column in the datasheet that contain the section numbers. These must be entered with the Section number (1 - 36) in which the lease is located.
- Legal: Select the name of the column in the datasheet that contain the location descriptions. The well locations can be listed in either quarter/quarter format or in footage listings.
- Output Columns:
- Acreage: Select the name of the column where the lease areas are to be stored. RockWorks will assign the name and define the units automatically.
- Lease Area
- Compute Total Area: Check this box if you want the combined area of all leases to be computed. If activated, it will be displayed in a pop-up window when the computatations are complete.
- Be sure you have downloaded the RockWare Landbase as described at the top of this topic.
- Access the RockWorks Datasheet program tab.
- Create a new datasheet and enter or import your lease data.
Or, open one of the sample files and replace that data with your own. See Data Layout for datasheet examples.
! Click the Example button at the top of the window to load a sample file that is installed with the program.
- Be sure the Project Settings | Units | Area setting is set to the desired output units.
- Select the Utilities | Survey | Oil Lease Area menu option.
- Enter the requested program settings as described above.
- Click the Continue button to proceed.
The program will read the PLSS description data from the current datasheet, compute the lease areas using the RockWare LandBase, and record these measurements in the designated output column. If you requested total area, it will be displayed in a pop-up window.
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