1. Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Starting GeoGraphix Discovery........................................................................................................... 1-2
GeoGraphix Applications .................................................................................................................... 1-5
GeoGraphix Installation....................................................................................................................... 1-9
Stand-alone vs. Network Installations ..............................................................................................................1-9
Project Homes ............................................................................................................................................... 1-10
GeoGraphix Discovery Architecture ................................................................................................. 1-11
System Program Files .................................................................................................................................... 1-12
System Data Files .......................................................................................................................................... 1-13
Project Data Files........................................................................................................................................... 1-14
Database Files ............................................................................................................................ 1-15
Layer Files ................................................................................................................................. 1-16
Interpretation Workflow .................................................................................................................... 1-18
Geologic Setting ................................................................................................................................ 1-19
Chapter 2 - Creating a Project
Creating a Project Area........................................................................................................................ 2-2
Working with ProjectExplorer........................................................................................................... 2-10
Opening/Activating GESXplorer Tools............................................................................................. 2-12
Using the Help Files .......................................................................................................................... 2-14
Closing Any Tool .............................................................................................................................. 2-22
Chapter 3 - Managing Land Data
Importing Cultural Data....................................................................................................................... 3-3
Importing Landgrid Data ..................................................................................................................... 3-7
Using GeoAtlas to Display and QC Data .......................................................................................... 3-15
Displaying Layers in GeoAtlas...................................................................................................................... 3-15
Zooming in on the GeoAtlas Map ................................................................................................................. 3-20
Using GeoAtlas to Change Entity Attributes..................................................................................... 3-24
Changing Color and Boldness of Section Lines ............................................................................................ 3-24
Changing Landgrid Lettering Size................................................................................................................. 3-28
Enabling and Disabling Entities .................................................................................................................... 3-34
Using LeaseMap ................................................................................................................................ 3-37
Building a List of Business Associates .......................................................................................................... 3-37
Creating Tracts .............................................................................................................................................. 3-41
Importing Lease Data in ASCII Format......................................................................................................... 3-48
Creating a Lease Associated with a Tract ...................................................................................................... 3-52
Displaying Lease Data in GeoAtlas............................................................................................................... 3-54
Making a Thematic Map................................................................................................................................ 3-63
Filtering Lease Data....................................................................................................................................... 3-69
Building a Layer with Filtered Data .............................................................................................................. 3-74

2. Table of Contents (Continued)
Chapter 4 - Managing Well Data
WellBase Tables .................................................................................................................................. 4-2
Importing ASCII Well Data................................................................................................................. 4-4
Production Data ................................................................................................................................. 4-12
Importing Production Data ............................................................................................................................ 4-12
Production Analysis....................................................................................................................................... 4-16
Creating Production Graph Layers ................................................................................................................ 4-19
Using GeoAtlas to Display and QC Wells......................................................................................... 4-20
Displaying the Production Graphic in GeoAtlas............................................................................................ 4-20
Viewing WellBase Layers in GeoAtlas ......................................................................................................... 4-22
Creating a New WellBase Display Layer for GeoAtlas..................................................................................4-28
Creating a WellBase Display Layer Using a Layer Template ........................................................................4-42
Retrieving Well Data in GeoAtlas ..................................................................................................... 4-49
Displaying Well Information Using Map Tips .............................................................................................. 4-49
Accessing Single Wells in WelBase Using the GeoAtlas Selection Tool...................................................... 4-56
Accessing a Multiple Well in WellBase Using the GeoAtlas Select Tool ..................................................... 4-55
Accessing Multiple Wells in WellBase Using the GeoAtlas Select Region Tool.......................................... 4-57
Accessing a Well in WellBase Using the GeoAtlas Well Info Tool .............................................................. 4-61
Importing Spreadsheet Well Data...................................................................................................... 4-64
Updating WellBase Layers ................................................................................................................ 4-72
Using the WellBase Data Managers .................................................................................................. 4-74
Using Source Manager .................................................................................................................................. 4-74
Using the Fault Manager ............................................................................................................................... 4-77
Adding Information to the Faults Page .......................................................................................................... 4-80
Adding Fault Data via the Spreadsheet Importer ........................................................................................... 4-81
Viewing Fault Cuts in Fault Manager............................................................................................................ 4-83
Making a Bubble Map ....................................................................................................................... 4-85
Making Proportional Pie Maps .......................................................................................................... 4-90
Chapter 5 - Defining the Stratigraphic Column
Setting the Stratigraphic Order ............................................................................................................ 5-3
Filtering Formations in WellBase...................................................................................................... 5-11
Setting the User Formation List......................................................................................................... 5-13
Composite Formation Tops ............................................................................................................... 5-15
Mapping an Unconformity with Composite Formation Tops ........................................................................ 5-15
Creating the BSNG Tob Subsea Layer from WellBase ................................................................................. 5-18
Chapter 6 - Creating Cross Sections
Importing Log Curves into GESXplorer.............................................................................................. 6-3
Displaying Wells with Logs in Map View. ......................................................................................... 6-5
Using Virtual Conditional Pies to Show Wells with Digital Logs ................................................ 6-8
Creating a Log Map Layer .......................................................................................................... 6-14
Displaying Well Logs in PRIZM....................................................................................................... 6-18
Creating a .prt File for XSection........................................................................................................ 6-22
Defining a Cross Section ................................................................................................................... 6-26
Creating a Well to Well Cross Section........................................................................................ 6-26
Adding Wells to an Existing Cross Section................................................................................. 6-29
Formatting the Cross Section............................................................................................................. 6-31
Depth-Registered Raster Logs ........................................................................................................... 6-37
Editing the Cross Section................................................................................................................... 6-49
Using XSection Templates ................................................................................................................ 6-60

3. Table of Contents (Continued)
Picking Tops and Adding Annotations to the Cross Section ......................................................................... 6-63
Setting the XSection Source Hierarchy and Settings ..................................................................................... 6-64
Editing Existing Picks ................................................................................................................................... 6-65
Using the Add Formations Tool to Pick Formation Tops .............................................................................. 6-68
Using the Correlation Formation Picks Tool to Pick Formation Tops........................................................... 6-70
Using the Type Log Tool to Pick Formation Tops ........................................................................................ 6-72
Making Unassigned Picks.............................................................................................................................. 6-76
Assigning Unassigned Picks to a Formation Name ....................................................................................... 6-79
Editing Fault Picks......................................................................................................................................... 6-82
Creating Inter-well Formation Picks.............................................................................................................. 6-85
Making Annotations to the Cross Section...................................................................................................... 6-87
Saving the Cross Section As a Metafile............................................................................................. 6-93
Creating an Interpolated Fill Cross Section ....................................................................................... 6-95
Picking Interval Data in XSection ................................................................................................... 6-100
Importing Depth Registered Raster Logs..................................................................................................... 6-100
Creating a WellBase Filter of Wells with Raster Logs ................................................................................ 6-103
Creating a WellBase Layer of Wells with Raster Logs................................................................................ 6-104
Creating a Correlation Cross Section........................................................................................................... 6-108
Creating Zones in ZoneManager ................................................................................................................. 6-117
Picking Interval Data ................................................................................................................................... 6-121
Viewing the Interval Data in the ZoneManager Spreadsheet....................................................................... 6-126
Viewing the Interval Data in WellBase ....................................................................................................... 6-128
Analyzing Zone Data in Crossplot View ..................................................................................................... 6-129
Creating XSection Layers................................................................................................................ 6-137
Using Xsection Raster Log Templates ............................................................................................ 6-140
Using a Raster Log Template to Display Multiple Raster Logs................................................ 6-140
Chapter 7 - Gridding and Contouring Surfaces
Creating an IsoMap Layer from a WellBase Layer ............................................................................. 7-3
Correcting a WellBase Top Subsea Data Value ...............................................................................................7-9
Updating Layers with Corrected Top Subsea Data Value ............................................................................. 7-14
Creating a Color Fill Contour IsoMap Layer Using XYZ Data from a Spreadsheet ......................... 7-16
Editing and Updating an Existing Active IsoMap Layer ................................................................... 7-30
Editing the MSNC Structure Layer ............................................................................................. 7-30
Updating the MSNC Structure Layer .......................................................................................... 7-31
Editing an Existing Active IsoMap Layer ......................................................................................... 7-32
Deleting Contour Lines ............................................................................................................... 7-32
Drawing Contour Lines with Discrete Mouse Clicks.................................................................. 7-36
Setting the Contour Line Sampling Radius ................................................................................. 7-38
Drawing Contour Lines Continously........................................................................................... 7-39
Adjusting Contour Lines ............................................................................................................. 7-40
Adding Contours Using the Draw Contour Dialog Box.............................................................. 7-41
Setting Contour Data Attributes .................................................................................................. 7-42
Creating an IsoMap Layer Using Data Directly from WellBase ....................................................... 7-44
Mapping a Faulted Surface ................................................................................................................ 7-52
Creating a Fault Plane Surface....................................................................................................................... 7-52
Creating a Fault Intercept Using a Surface-to-Surface Calculation ............................................................... 7-62
Creating a Fault Polygon ............................................................................................................................... 7-69
Chapter 8 - Managing 2D Seismic Programs
Importing Seismic Data ....................................................................................................................... 8-2
Using SeisBase to Manage and QC Seismic Data ............................................................................... 8-6

4. Creating SeisBase Layers .................................................................................................................. 8-15
Creating a Contour Map of the Seismic Data .................................................................................... 8-21
Chapter 9 – Defining Areas of Interest
Creating an Area of Interest in GeoAtlas............................................................................................. 9-3
Creating Layers in an Area Of Interest ................................................................................................ 9-8
Creating an Area of Interest Index Map ............................................................................................ 9-20
Chapter 10 – Calculating Volumetrics
Creating a Layer Displaying Zone Data ............................................................................................ 10-2
Defining Limits of Production........................................................................................................... 10-7
Drawing a Zero Contour................................................................................................................................ 10-7
Contouring the Porosity............................................................................................................................... 10-10
Calculating Volumetrics .................................................................................................................. 10-19
Chapter 11 – 3D Scene
Displaying Layers in 3D Scene ......................................................................................................... 11-2
Changing Properties of a 3D Scene ................................................................................................... 11-6
Saving a 3D Secne ........................................................................................................................... 11-11
Chapter 12 – Building a Final Presentation
Map View .......................................................................................................................................... 12-2
Page View.......................................................................................................................................... 12-6
Setting a Map Scale ........................................................................................................................... 12-9
Adding a North Arrow, Scale Bar, Title Block, and Neat Line ....................................................... 12-11
Adding a 3D Scene Bitmap ............................................................................................................. 12-16
Adding the XSection Metafile ......................................................................................................... 12-18
The Final Presentation ..................................................................................................................... 12-20