Exporting Fracture Data to a Text File

RockWorks | Borehole Manager | File |
Export | Fractures | Fracture Data -> TXT

This program will export the XYZ coordinates at the downhole fracture midpoints for all enabled holes to a text file for subsequent use within other programs and/or incorporation into reports. Also included are bearing, inclination, radius, and aperture.

Menu Options
Step-by-Step Summary

Menu Options

• Output File:  Click to enter the name to assign to the text file to be created. 
• Delimiter: Click on the button to the right to select the character(s) to be used to separate the output columns (space, tab, comma, etc.)
• Include Column Titles: Check this box if the first row in the output file should contain the column titles.
• View In Editor:  Check this box if the output file should be automatically loaded into the RockWorks text editor.
  
  

Step-by-Step Summary

1. Access the RockWorks Borehole Manager program tab.
2. Be sure there is fracture data listed for one or more boreholes.
3. Be sure the boreholes to be processed (if more than one) are shown as Enabled in the borehole listing.
4. Select the File | Export | Fractures | Fracture Data -> TXT menu option.
5. Enter the requested menu settings, described above.
6. Click the Process button to continue.

The program will extract the requested data and create a text file listing the borehole, depth, XYZ points for the fracture centers, bearing, inclination, radius, and aperture. If requested the data will be displayed in the RockWorks editor window.

Sample Output

ID    Depth  Easting   Northing    Elev    Dir   Incl Radius Aperture
DH-01   20.0 652,967.0 5,535,293.0 1,458.0 290.0 30.0  75.0  1.0
DH-01   55.0 652,967.0 5,535,293.0 1,423.0 305.0 45.0  75.0  1.0
DH-01   76.0 652,967.0 5,535,293.0 1,402.0 295.0 20.0  50.0  1.0
DH-01   95.0 652,967.0 5,535,293.0 1,383.0 315.0 31.0  90.0  1.0
DH-04   50.0 653,238.0 5,535,293.0 1,430.0 225.0 45.0 100.0  1.0
DH-04   75.0 653,238.0 5,535,293.0 1,405.0 245.0 50.0  50.0  1.0
DH-04  140.0 653,238.0 5,535,293.0 1,340.0 219.0 20.0  75.0  1.0
DH-04  190.0 653,238.0 5,535,293.0 1,290.0 235.0 31.0  75.0  1.0
DH-05   20.0 653,102.6 5,535,423.4 1,460.0 300.0 32.0  75.0  1.0
DH-05   40.0 653,098.9 5,535,418.1 1,441.2 285.0 25.0  75.0  1.0

See also

• Exporting Fracture Data to the Utilities Datasheet
• Exporting Fracture Data to Shapefiles
  
  

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