Import LAS Log Data File

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The most common digital log format is the LAS file, which was codified as a standard by the Canadian Well Logging society in 1990.  LAS files store log data about a single well in a single file with a multipart header at the top.  The header has several different parts prefixed by a tilde (~).

~V

Version and wrap mode information

~W

Well identification

~C

Curve information

~P

Parameters or constants

~O

Other information such as comments

~T

Top information

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Import File

Shows the LAS header information and the available log curves in the LAS file

Depths

Restricts the depth range, units of measurement, and sample rate of imported log curves

Options

Controls how Petra handles overlaps between curves already in the database and the selected LAS file

Import Headers

Imports header information into the project zone data items

Import Tops

Selects which tops are brought into the project

Units

Converts metric-imperial units for sonic and density logs, and decimal-percent for porosity logs.

Filter/Rename

 

Apply a curve translation file to rename curves.
Related Topics

Import Batch LAS