Computing Lease Areas

RockWorks | Utilities | Survey | Lease Area - From PLSS Data

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.
  

Menu Options
Step-by-Step Summary

Menu Options

• Input Columns: Specify the data columns along the left side of the program window:
  • 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.
• Compute Total Area: Check this box if you want the combined area of all leases to be computed.
  
  

Step-by-Step Summary

1. Access the RockWorks Utilities program tab. 
2. Create a new datasheet and enter or import your lease data into the datasheet.
   Or, open one of the sample files and replace that data with your own. (In this example, the sample file = "\RockWorks17 Data\ Samples\Lease_Area_01.rwDat".) See Lease Data Format for more details.

3. Be sure you have downloaded the RockWare Landbase; the program will use this reference land grid to compute the corner coordinates for the lease blocks for mapping purposes.
4. Select the Utilities | Survey | Lease Area - From PLSS Data menu option.
5. Enter the requested menu information as described above.
6. Click the Process button to continue.

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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