Formats accepted by Insight for import and export
Ever wondered what formats to use when importing into Insight, or which formats can be exported? Well, this is a nifty guide to formats in Insight. Also attached is the complete table for your convenience.
| Product | Import | Export | Extra information |
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| Horizons | .ilcl, .ilclt, .ilclz | .ilclt | DUG format |
| .ilcla, .xyt, .xyz, .xya, .dat, .dugmsh | .dugmsh | Dugmsh will export multiple horizon properties | |
| .dat (geoquest card image 7) (Should be able to load both v10 and v11.), import into Insight as XYT horizons. Then regrid onto the associated survey. |
.dat | Customised txt file (can choose the options you wish to export) Insight exports multiple horizons as .separate ilclt (or XYT) files. |
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| CPS-3 / CP3 | CPS-3 is a Geoframe compatible format accepted for import | ||
| Zmap | |||
| Examples: - Horizon Import File Formats - Horizon Export File Formats |
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| Faults | .dufault | Old Insight fault format | |
| .gq7 | GeoQuest Card image 7 | ||
| .dat (GeoQuest format) |
.dat, .IESX (GeoQuest/IESX format) |
GeoQuest/IESX format - Exports both a.dat file and a .iesx file. - Batch Export will export a single . dat file containing all the faults |
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| .dat (VoxelGeo XVD) |
VoxelGeo XYZ is a paradigm compatible format, to import fault sticks. | ||
| .ts | GoCAD tsurf is another paradigm compatible format that can be used to export a single fault surface. | ||
| Insight's fault loader is pretty flexible as long as the general file layout is adhered to. Examples: - How do I import or export faults? |
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| Polygons | .dupoly | .dupoly | DUG format |
| .dat, .IESX (GeoQuest/IESX format) |
.dat, .IESX (GeoQuest/IESX format) |
GeoQuest/IESX format - (Reserved for Fault polygon, will still import with the incorrect name but will get horizon error.) | |
| .dat or .plg (Kingdom Planimeter Polygon Format) |
.dat or .plg (Kingdom Planimeter Polygon Format) |
Kingdom Planimeter Polygon Format | |
| .txt | ASCII plain text format | ||
| .kml, .kmz | Needs project CRS to enable export option | ||
| Cultures | .duculture .shp (ESRI Shapefiles) |
.duculture | DUG format (duculture) |
| .dupoints | .dupoints | X Y or Long Lat (two columns only) | |
| .geo tiff- (georeferenced tiff image) .tif .tiff .cul .png .jpg .gif .bmp |
.png or .svg (using Insight's screen capture tool) | Note: Our online manual has useful workflows on importing Culture files (see How do I import a culture file? and How do I load a culture file?). Note: If importing an ASCII text file, the following requirements must be met: - Latitude and longitude coordinates must be defined in decimal degrees - Coordinates must be space delimited - Text file must have the extension .duculture |
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| .kml, .kmz | .kml, .kmz | Needs project CRS to enable export option | |
| Surveys | .survey During SEGY import navigation data can be loaded in as text file (ASCII .txt file or P190 files) |
.survey | If need to edit a survey file this can be done manually by exporting a survey file. The file can be reloaded into an existing survey (see Replacing a Survey) |
| .kml, .kmz | Needs project CRS to enable export option | ||
| Seismic Volumes | .sgy | .sgy | |
| .dugio | .dugio | DUG format | |
| ASCII/ text (SUASCII/CSV) | Seismic SU Header file in ASCII format | ||
| Velocity Volumes | .sgy | .sgy | |
| .dugio | .dugio | DUG format | |
| .velf | Seismic stacking velocity data file format | ||
| For ASCII: VELF or DISKOS V98.1 / ESSO V2 / Custom (Column-based) | |||
| 3D Gathers | .vds | Only works on Linux | |
| Mistie Correction Table | N/A | .csv (copy) | Right click on the Mistie table to get the copy option |
| Colourbar | .ducolbar | .ducolbar | |
| .ducb | .ducb | ||
| .alut | .alut | Petrel colourbar format | |
| Arblines | .duarb | .duarb | Points of the arbline |
| .su | Data in arbline | ||
| Wells | .duwell, OWX or ASC | OWX or ASC | |
| Traces along a well | N/A | .su (Seismic Unix) .txt (ASCII) |
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| Deviation survey | ASCII (.txt, .asc, .prn, .nav, .csv, .dat) | .txt | Can import both delimiter and fixed width, configure on import |
| T-D chart | ASCII (.txt, .asc, .prn, .nav, .csv, .dat) | .txt | Can import both delimiter and fixed width, configure on import |
| Markers | ASCII (.txt, .asc, .prn, .nav, .csv, .dat, .tsv) | .txt, .csv, .tsv | Can import both delimiter and fixed width, configure on import |
| Log curves | .las, ASCII | .las, ASCII | |
| Synthetics View Export synthetic at well/all wells Export seismic at well/all wells |
N/A | .su (Seismix Unix) .txt (ASCII) |
TWT, value Can export seismic and synthetic at all wells. |
| Wavelets | .wf, .su, .txt, .asc, .prn, .nav, .csv, .dat | .wf (Wavelet Field) | |
| Mutes | .mute | .mute | |
| Crossplots - Points in Polygons | .sgy | .sgy | |
| .dugio | .dugio | DUG format | |
| Objects that Insight cannot currently export |
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| Groups |
| Probes |
| Contours |
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