Deleting a Borehole from the Database

Borehole Manager | Edit | Erase Borehole

Each well in a borehole project is stored as a record in the RockWorks database file.  Use the Borehole Manager's Edit | Erase Borehole tool to remove a borehole record from the current project database.

Step-by-Step Summary

To remove an existing well from the current project, follow these steps:

1. Access the Borehole Manager as necessary. 
2. If necessary, access the project folder that contains the well data you wish to remove.  
3. Recommended: make a backup of the current database using the File | Backup Database menu option.
4. In the pane to the left, click on the name of the borehole that you wish to remove from the current project database. For example, to remove the borehole named "DH-5", click on that well’s name. 
5. Select the Edit | Erase Borehole command. 
6. The program will prompt you, "Delete all the information for "borehole name"? The data is not recoverable."
   • Click OK to continue and delete the entire borehole record from the project database. This operation is not reversible.
   • Click Cancel to cancel the Erase Log operation.
7. ! If you choose OK, the data in the selected borehole record will be removed from the project database.  

! Note that any existing grid (surface) or solid (plume) models you've already created using the now-deleted borehole will NOT be automatically updated to reflect the data change.  You'll need to re-generate models and graphics.

 See also: Deleting Multiple Boreholes from the Database for deletion of multiple well records.

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