Open the Plug-in

To open the plug-in:

1. Go to the Home toolbar in Petrel, press the Panes button and select Processes.

2. In the Processes pane go to the Plug-ins group folder and double click Export data to ArcGIS geodatabase. A dialog box will appear

Selecting data to export

The dialog box has three tabs. The Export to ArcGIS geodatabase tab is used for selecting data for export and setting up the export destination. Data from the Petrel Project input pane available for export is displayed in the box to the left. If you wish to only export the 2D seismic navigation (and not the amplitudes as rasters) it is possible to tick off this option in the Settings tab. Options for creating livetrace polygons for 3D seismic cubes and closing polygons automatically can also be found under this tab. Helpful hints regarding the data export are located under the Hints tab.

Export wells

If at least one well is selected it will create 5 feature classes (tables):

1. Wellheads - The Wellheads feature class contains one geographical point for each wellhead. Each feature in the feature class corresponds to one well head.

2. Boreholes - Each wellhead may have one or more boreholes (trajectories). Each borehole is a line in the Boreholes feature class.

3. WellLogs - Each borehole may have one or more logs. Each log is a line in the WellLogs table.

4. DictionaryColorTables - One or more of these logs may be discrete. Each discrete log, eg. Facies, has a row in the DictionaryColorTables table for each value with CodeName (eg. Sand)

5. WellTops - Each borehole may also have one or more welltops. There is one feature for each welltop in the WellTops table.

Export 2D seismic

If at least one 2d seismic line has been selected a feature class named SeismicLines is created with one line feature per seismic 2d line.

The seismic amplitudes are exported as as TIFF rasters to the user specified Seismic data folder. The export of the amplitudes may be turned off by checking Export only navigation under Settings→2D seismic line.   

Export 3D seismic

If at least one 3d seismic cube has been selected a feature class named SeismicCubes is created with one feature per seismic cube in ZGY format. 

Each feature has a polygon showing the outline of the seismic cube. If the option Create livetrace polygon outline is checked under Settings→3D seismic cube this polygon shows where the cube actually has data, excluding traces that are zero.

Export Surfaces

If at least one 2d horizon interpretation has been selected a feature class named HorizonInterpretation2Ds is created with one line feature per interpretation.

Export 2D Horizon interpretation

Export 3D Horizon interpretation

Export Point sets

Export Polyline sets

Export Geopolygon sets

Export Georeferenced Screenshot

Import GeoTiff

If at least one 3d horizon interpretation grid has been selected a feature class named HorizonInterpretation3Ds is created with one multipoint feature per interpretation.

Selected Surfaces are exported as TIFF rasters to the user specified Raster data folder.

If at least one Point set has been selected a feature class named Points is created with one multipoint feature per point set.

If at least one Polyline set has been selected a feature class named Polylines is created with one polyline feature per polyline set.

The table names mentioned above may be modified using the Feature class prefix.

You may either let the Export data to ArcGIS geodatabase process create a new file geodatabase or append to an existing one.