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Picking Tops on the Active Well in the 2D Viewer

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Picking Tops on the Active Well in the 2D Viewer

This article details how to pick and edit Tops for the Active Well in the 2D viewer

Last updated on 12 Mar, 2026

Picking a new Top on the Active Well:

  • To pick a new Active Well Top, move the cursor over the Top location on the Cross-Section, Horizontal Track, or Vertical Track

  • Right-click and select "Create A Well Top..." 

  • This will bring up the Create Well Top pop-up

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  1. Select the Top you wish to create under the "Formation" dropdown

  2. Select the Depth Type and confirm the depth you want the Top placed at

  3. Click "Ok" to create the Top

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To display one or all Tops for the Targe Well: Open the Scene Control, go to the "Tops" tab, and use the checkboxes to turn on the Tops you wish to see

When a Top is checked on in the Scene ControlZoneVu will display every pick for every Well displayed in the Cross-Section

  • Cross-Section Top Display: Tops will have a small tick along the wellbore with the Top Symbol shown above

  • Horizontal & Vertical Tracks Top Display: Tops will have a thin line across the entire track with the Top Symbol and Well Name listed below the line.

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Deleting a Top in the 2D Viewer:

  • Place the cursor next to the Top in the Cross-Section, Horizontal Track, or Vertical Track

  • Right-click and select "Delete 'Top Name (Symbol)' - 'Observation #' - 'Interpreter' Well Top..."

    • "Delete 'Niobrara C Chalk (CCHK) -1 -Ubiterra Admin' Well Top..." in the example below

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You can have more than one pick for the same Top on any Well. Each subsequent Top picked will be given an increasing "Observation Number"

All Tops picked on a well can be found in the Well's Folder under the "Tops" tab

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Top Data List:

  • Name: Top name as defined in the Strat Column

  • Symbol: Top name shorthand as defined in the Strat Column

  • Color: Top display color - ZoneVu defaults to the color defined in the Strat Column. The default can be changed locally to override the Strat Column defaults

  • Obs No: Numerical picking order

  • MD: MD depth of the Top

  • TVD: TVD depth of the Top

  • Elevation: Elevation depth of the Top

  • Type: Depth type (MD, TVD, Elevation) used to create the Top

  • Interpreter: Name of the user who picked the Top or interpreter name defined on import/creation

  • Ф: Porosity value - Used in the Completions Module if no Porosity log exists

  • Sw: Total Water Saturation value - Used in the Completions Module if no Total WaterSaturation log exists

  • Vsh: Vshale value- Used in the Completions Module if no Vshale log exists

  • SoФH: SoPhiH value - Used in the Completions Module if no SoPhiH log exists

Note: See Setting up a Strat Column Video for more info on Strat Columns in ZoneVu

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Top Data Buttons:

  • "Import" button: Opens the Import Well Tops pop-up, allowing you to import a Top Set (Multiple Tops Import Article)

  • "Export" button: Exports the entire Top Set to a .csv file

  • "Create" button: Opens the Create Well Top pop-up, allowing you to add a new Top to the current Well

  • "Edit" button: Opens the Edit Well Top pop-up, allowing you to edit the selected Top 

  • "Delete" button: Deletes the selected Top from the current Well

  • "Delete All" button: Deletes all Tops from the current Well

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See the Difference between Target Well Tops, Type Well Tops, and Interpretation Tops article to learn about the different Tops.

See the Picking and Editing Type Well Tops in the 2D Viewer article to learn how to create Tops for a Type Well while in the 2D Viewer

See Editing Interpretation Tops article to learn how to edit the Type Tops saved with the Geosteering Interpretation

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