Marker set ASCII file format

The MarkerSet ASCII file format is as follows:

OBJECT MARKERSET Name

[COLOR Red Green Blue [Alpha]]

[UNKNOWN UnknownValue]

[TYPE Type]

[SURFACE SurfaceName]

[MarkerName] [Easting Northing TVDSS] | [MD WellBoreName]

Keywords (the order of these keywords does not matter, except from the OBJECT keyword – this keyword should always be the first one)

Keyword Description Optional? Comment

MARKERSET

Specifies the object type in this file

No

One value is expected:

1. Name of the markerset

TYPE

Specifies the type of markerset

Yes

One value is expected:

1. Type (Default = HORIZON)

When this keyword is not included, the default type is applied

SURFACE

Specifies the surface to which the markers belong

Yes

One value is expected:

1. SurfaceName

When this keyword is not included, the markerset will not be connected.

Variables

Variable Description Type Min Max Comment

Type

Type of Marker Set

int

0

4

0 = UNDEFINED

1 = FAULT

2 = HORIZON

3 = UNCONFORMITY

4 = INTRUSION

5 = FLUID CONTACT

6 = PROPERTY

7 = FRACTURE

8 = BED BOUNDARY

9 = MICROSEISMIC

10 = MAP

11 = BOUNDARY

12 = FAULT POLYGON

13 = FAULT CENTERLINE

14 = LINE

SurfaceName

Name of the surface

string

-

-

No spaces allowed –

Optional

MarkerName

Name of the marker

string

-

-

No spaces allowed –

Optional

Northing

Northing location of the marker

double

-

-

Easting

Easting location of the marker

double

-

-

TVDSS

TVDSS location of the marker

double

-

-

MD

Measured depth position of the marker in the wellbore

double

-

-

Optional

WellBoreName

Name of the wellbore to attach the marker to

string

-

-

No spaces allowed –

Optional

Example 1 (without well and surface connections)

OBJECT MARKERSET Markerset1

UNITS m m m deg deg

COLOR 200 255 255 255

TYPE 2

Marker1 775 770 70

Marker2 1700 1430 17

Marker3 830 2430 66

Marker4 2710 530 20

Marker5 3030 2130 30

Example 2 (with the optional surface connection)

OBJECT MARKERSET Markerset2

UNKNOWN -999.25

UNITS m m m deg deg

COLOR 255 200 200 255

SURFACE Tri-mesh1

TYPE 2

Marker1 775 770 170

Marker2 1700 1430 117

Marker3 830 2430 166

Marker4 2710 530 120

Marker5 3030 2130 130

Example 3 (with the optional wellbore connection)

OBJECT MARKERSET Markerset3

UNKNOWN -999.25

UNITS m m m deg deg

COLOR 255 100 200 255

TYPE 2

Marker1 210 WellBore1

Marker2 220 WellBore2

Marker3 230 WellBore3

Marker4 240 WellBore4

Marker5 250 WellBore5

Example 4 (minimum / all optional fields left out)

OBJECT MARKERSET Markerset4

500 300 70

700 500 50

800 700 80

600 40 50

1000 600 30