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Geosteering Contractor Best Practices

ZoneVu stores all of your data in one single database. Because of this, we have a set of recommended best practices for Geosteering Contractors building out client data in their own ZoneVu account.

Last updated on 28 Jan, 2026

  1. Create a Business Unit (BU) for every Customer and assign all data associated with this customer to that BU. We recommend you use the client's company name as the BU name

    • Go to "Company Settings" under the Admin dropdown

      1. Click the "business Unit Dropdown

      2. Click the "Grey (+)" New Business Unit Button

      3. Name the new BU

      4. Click "Save" to create the new BU

    • For more details see this article: Setting up a BU in your Zonevu Account

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  2. Create a strat column per client per basin. We recommend you use the client's name basin name in the Strat Column Name (Ex. DJ Basin - ACME O&G)

    • Go to "Strat Column" under the Tools dropdown

      1. Click the "Create" button to open the Create Strat Column dialog

      2. Name the new Stat Column and select the appropriate BU

      3. Click the "Create" button to create the new Strat Column

    • For more details see this article: Setting up a Strat Column

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  1. When creating or loading a client's Wells into ZoneVu, make sure to assign this Well to the BU and the correct Strat Column you created for the client

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  1. When creating a Project in ZoneVu, we recommend you add the Client's name to the Project name to prevent confusion. You will also need to assign the Project to the correct BU and Strat Column

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