Exporting a Fault

Fault sticks can be exported to the following formats:

  • GeoQuest IESX (.dat)
  • GEOH5 (.geoh5)
  • Comma Separated Values (.csv)

If you have defined a velocity volume for time/depth conversion (see Converting Time-Depth), you can export the fault based on the time/depth domain.

Export fault

Export fault
  1. In the Control Panel, open the Fault tab.
  2. In the tree, right-click the fault you want to save/export, click Export and select one of the following option:
    • Export to GeoQuest/IESX format
    • Export to GEOH5 format
    • Export to Comma Separated Values
  3. You can select more than one fault in the tree, right-click and select Export X faults (if you have selected multiple faults in the tree) to export multiple faults to a file.

The Export Fault window will be displayed.

Select time/depth domain for fault export

Select time/depth domain for fault export
  1. In the Export Fault window, select TWT (ms) to export the fault in the time domain or TVDSS (m) to export the fault in the depth domain. You can only do this once you have defined a velocity volume for time/depth conversion (see Converting Time-Depth).
  2. Click OK.
  3. Type the file name for the fault(s) and click Save.

Note: It is possible to export both unassigned and assigned fault sticks. During the export of an assigned fault, Insight will write a file containing the fault sticks, as well as a GoCAD TSurf file (.ts) containing the tessellated fault surface.

Import resulting file in Kingdom

When you import the resulting file in Kingdom, you should specify the format as GeoQuest IESX11 in order to edit the faults.

Note: For more information on exporting a fault, see How do I import or export faults?