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Thank you Alison for your reply

Vale, Unfortunately, we no longer support PetraSim v2016 and I cannot think of a way to get around this error. It looks like it was resolved in PetraSim v2017 and later versions. If you would like to contact RockWare with your licensing information, we can determine if you are eligible to use a newer version of the software. You can contact us at tech@rockware.com. Best Regards, Alison

Hello, We are experiencing a problem with Petrasim 2016. we are trying to set-up a model in which we would like to assign different temperature gradient to the layers. As soon as we click on Layer > edit layers > initial conditions > temperature > function, the software crashes. the java error we get is the following: PetraSim Version: 2016.2.0523 x64 Date: 16-set-2024 10.16.30 java.lang.NullPointerException at petrasim.value.EditValue$ValueEditorLinear3d.getValues(Unknown Source) at petrasim.value.EditValue$ValueEditorLinear3d.lambda$editValue$43(Unknown Source) at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:311) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:756) at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(EventQueue.java:97) at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:709) at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:703) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:76) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:726) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:201) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:116) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:109) at java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$2.run(WaitDispatchSupport.java:184) at java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$4.run(WaitDispatchSupport.java:229) at java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$4.run(WaitDispatchSupport.java:227) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport.enter(WaitDispatchSupport.java:227) at java.awt.Dialog.show(Dialog.java:1084) at java.awt.Component.show(Component.java:1673) at java.awt.Component.setVisible(Component.java:1625) at java.awt.Window.setVisible(Window.java:1014) at java.awt.Dialog.setVisible(Dialog.java:1005) at thunderheadeng.gui.guiDialog.setVisible(Unknown Source) at thunderheadeng.gui.guiDialog.beginShowing(Unknown Source) at thunderheadeng.gui.guiDialog.doModal(Unknown Source) at petrasim.gui.Actions$EditLayerAction.run(Unknown Source) at petrasim.gui.Actions$PetraSimAction$1.run(Unknown Source) at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:311) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:756) at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(EventQueue.java:97) at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:709) at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:703) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:76) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:726) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:201) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:116) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:105) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:93) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:82) We understand this is a Java related problem, but we don't know how to manage it. Java software installed is: Java RE Version 8 Update 401 We need to use the software for an ongoing project. Any solutions? Best Regards, Vale

A new version of RockWorks was uploaded to the RockWare website, with new features, improvements, and bug fixes. The RockWorks Revision History includes complete lists, by date, of all changes in the program. New Features: A button titled "RockWare Knowledge Base" has been added along the right edge of the main menu bar. Clicking on this button will load the RockWare Knowledge Base into your web browser. A new program titled “DXF → Polygon Table” has been added to the Utilities / Misc menu. A new version of the Raster → Grid program is available w/ bug fixes and a menu re-design. Many improvements have been made to the ModOps / Grid / Import programs. A must read whitepaper! An option titled "Rosegrams" has been added to the symbol options for all programs that create 2-D maps from borehole data. This new capability produces maps that depict lithology or stratigraphy as radial bar graphs without the need for any modeling. A new interpolation method titled "Radial Basis" has been added to the 3D block model algorithm list. This new algorithm produces smooth models that honor the data. Improvements: Two changes have been made to the Graphics / 2D Tools / Montage program. The program now provides a means to not re-dimension the diagrams. And, the program now includes options for adding additional content (e.g., legends) to the final diagram. The Multi-Table import into the Borehole Manager will now allow multiple blocks of a given data type, say 3 blocks of Interval-Text data. When a menu is activated, RockWorks positions it where it was last placed. This can create a problem for laptop users. To eliminate this problem, the program will now check to see if a menu is positioned on a visible monitor after it has been opened. If it isn't, the menu will be automatically moved and maximized onto the main monitor (e.g., the laptop screen). A new option for the Export All-Tracks for I-Data, I-Text, P-Data, P-Text and T-Data is the ability to export only those tracks that actually have data. This eliminates empty columns in the export. Bug Fixes: The 2D Peripherals / Image option now works correctly. The previous version would only plot the image if it was in a folder different from the current project folder. The Contour Line table was specified in both the 2D Grid Map and 3D Grid Diagram menus. The 3D menu setting won out as it was the last to be saved which overwrote the 2D settings. The Contour Line table now uses different variables for 2D and 3D menus. New Feature: A program titled K-Means Clustering has been added to the ModOps / Statistics sub-menu. To download this software build, use the Help | Updates | Check for Updates menu inside RockWorks. Or visit our website and click on the RockWorks Free Trial tab: https://www.rockware.com/product/rockworks/ where you can download the installation program and install the new build right over the top of the existing program. (DO NOT uninstall first.) Note that you will not be able to use this new build of the program if your maintenance has expired before August 2024. Contact RockWare Sales or visit our Customer Portal (https://www.rockware.com/customer/) if you would like to update your maintenance. Katy Duncan RockWare Inc

Update: I have experimented with the export to DXF/AutoDesk feature and importing the DXF file to my existing geodatabase. This appears to retain vertical exaggeration but issues are encountered with user-friendliness in converting CAD to useful GIS components. Thank you for the info, Katy.

There are no options to preserve the vertical exaggeration for the export. This program is used to export the active layers of the current RockPlot2D display to an ESRI Shape file format, for use with ArcGIS. Three shape types are exported: Points: Circles, Symbols, Text Polylines: Lines, Polylines (such as contour lines), Arrows Polygons: Color contours, polygons Other items in the RockPlot2D graphic will be ignored. It is highly recommended to limit the kinds of data that are being exported at any one time - use RockPlot2D's layers pane (on the right side) to enable/disable the items to be exported/not exported. Sorry, but we don't have any GIS software to test the import with currently.

Attempting to export a vertically exaggerated cross section (stratigraphy profile) for deliverable finalization in ArcGIS Pro and upon import to GIS, vertical exaggeration is reduced to 1:1. Is there a way to preserve the vertical exaggeration from the rockplot viewer when exporting to a shapefile? Or am I doing something wrong upon importing to GIS, and it is not a rockworks issue? See the attached photos for reference.

An updated version of LogPlot has been loaded to the RockWare website! Bug Fix: Start with multiple compiled logs (lpt8 or View tab). Added the ability to do a mass pdf (image) export using the >File >Export menu. You can refer to the complete LogPlot revision list: https://www.rockware.com/support/logplot-support/logplot-revision-list/ To download this build visit the LogPlot Free Trial tab (https://www.rockware.com/product/logplot/) where you can download the installation program and install the new build. Note that the software will not be automatically licensed if your maintenance has expired before July 2024, and the software will be installed in trial mode. If you would like to renew your maintenance, contact RockWare Sales. Katy Duncan RockWare Inc

Leah, It looks like you probably need to add some additional control for your lower units either at the bottom of or below C-06. Because there is currently no data for these units listed for this borehole, the program is using shallower data from the surrounding boreholes to create shallower surfaces that are then truncating the upper units. You can simply list the top and the base of the units using the TD for the borehole, or you could even list them with depths below the TD if you have a general idea of unit thicknesses in the area. Regarding your borehole elevations, you can update the elevation stored in the database to match an RwGrd file through the Edit | Adjust Elevations from Grid menu in the Borehole Manager tab. Just keep in mind that this will overwrite the existing elevation values in the database, so you may want to back this data up if you need to preserver it. I hope this helps, please let us know if you have additional questions. Best Regards, Alison

I am modeling stratigraphy for a site with 70 boreholes. Stratigraphy is highly variable spatially and with depth. I have used the stratigraphic picker tool to define the intervals present and not present (zero thickness) for all the boreholes onsite. The model is interpolating the units incorrectly and I am not sure how to fix this issue. Within the stratigraphic picker tool, the units look correct. 1. How do I get the model to mirror the observed stratigraphic units? 2. Is there a way to constrain the boreholes to the topo grid file? 3. Why is the model not interpolating stratigraphic units (i.e. C-06) below a certain depth? Any help would be appreciated.

A new version of RockWorks was uploaded to the RockWare website, with new features, improvements, and bug fixes. The RockWorks Revision History includes complete lists, by date, of all changes in the program. New Features: A button titled "Set to Project's Values" has been added to the Borehole Operations / Lithology / Volumetrics menu. This button will copy the values for the current Project Dimensions to the Upper Elevation, Lower Elevation, and Interval. A button has been added to adjust the end point coordinates to match the value range. It is now possible to automatically set the elevation for the image within the Graphics / Images / Float program to the project minimum or maximum z-value. These new options are also available within the 3D program that include an option for adding a floating image to the diagram. The Cage options which are used to add perimeter annotation to 3D diagrams now include an option to add a small north arrow to the diagram. A smoothing option has been added to the ModOps / Solid / Extract Grids / Solid → Thickness Grid. Several new options have been added to the Multivariate Lithology Map menu that is accessed via the Borehole Operations / Lithology pull-down menu. The Dimensions / Scan programs now include an option to add a buffer around the suggested project dimensions. The DEM (Digital Elevation Model) import program now includes options for specifying if the elevation data is stored in a South-to-North or West-to-East fashion. Grids surface displayed in RockPlot3D can now include contours. Contour lines may now be added to 3D surface diagrams directly. Titles may now be added to 3D diagrams directly. A new option has been added to the 3D Log Designer / Lithologic Interval Labeling that can be used to limit the labeling to lithologies with specific g-values. Improvements: It is now possible to adjust the opacity of the background image within two-dimensional maps. A "Select Properties" has been added to the RockPlot2D popup menu. It allows users to select from a number of items when there is more than one item under the cursor. Upon completion, the Playlist now scrolls to the first checked item within the list. This makes it easier to test items within long playlists. When you select several Playlist items, you can enable/disable them all at once. The selected items can also be edited as text vs. editing the entire Playlist. The T-Data Time Graph program now has the option to specify the Date/Time format. The vertical height of the tabs within multi-page menus has been decreased from 40 to 30 pixels to minimize the amount of scrolling that is necessary when viewing menus within the Playlist. The ASCII DEM -> Grid program runs a bit faster when extracting portions of a DEM to a grid based on the Project Dimensions. Bug Fixes: The Borehole Map no longer displays at maximum extent if no labels are plotted. Editing selected playlist items will now copy the items back to the same locations without jumping around. Borehole Manager - File | Export | P-Data, I-Data & T-Data | All Tracks, can be set to measure Depths from the Collar Elevation without an error. Programs within the Playlist that are unable to create 3D logs due to no data will no longer interrupt the processing with warning messages. Instead, the warning message will be added to the Execution History listing. The Lithology Label Intervals / Center Text option within the 3D Log Designer now only posts labels on the logs. To download this software build, use the Help | Updates | Check for Updates menu inside RockWorks. Or visit our website and click on the RockWorks Free Trial tab: https://www.rockware.com/product/rockworks/ where you can download the installation program and install the new build right over the top of the existing program. (DO NOT uninstall first.) Note that you will not be able to use this new build of the program if your maintenance has expired before April 2024. Contact RockWare Sales or visit our Customer Portal (https://www.rockware.com/customer/) if you would like to update your maintenance. Katy Duncan RockWare Inc

Many thanks for your fast feedback and quick change!

Thomas, I just wanted to let you know that we have added a new feature to PetraSim v2024 based on you suggestions. We hope to release this later this month, but feel free to contact me if you would like to try out a beta version. The program will now allow the user to select the upper-most or lower-most exposed elements in a model. Best Regards, Alison

Hi Alison, Thank You

For some reason, I'm not able to add an image. so here is the text that you can copy and paste into the OUTPU block: OUTPU----1----*----2----*----3----*----4----*----5----*----6 PETRASIM 4 SET 1 SET 2 ABSOLUTE 0 RELATIVE 0

Prince, I am not sure that TOUGH3 is designed to output either of these parameters. I am about to output Absolute Permeability (which take into account the PMX value) and Relative Permeability using the OUTPU block displayed in the attached image. I would suggest that you contact LBL to see if its possible to output these other two parameters. Best Regards, Alison

Hello, I am working on TOUGH3 (ECO2N) using PetraSim to solve the injection of CO2 in Heterogeneous model, and I want to print k-red (permeability reduction) and PER_MOD (permeability modifier) in output file. Earlier, I used TOUGH2 using PetraSim, which able to print both parameters (k-red & PER_MOD) on its default setting. Now I am shifting to TOUGH3 using PetraSim. I enabled the OUTPU tab and Its on default settings. But its not printing k-red & PER_MOD. I tried some modifications as suggested on internet by some users. But I am not getting correct solution. Thanking You

Hi Norihiro, Could you please send me your SIM File? I am not sure what this is, but think I can help after taking a look at the file and determining what simulator and output settings you are using. Best Regards, Alison alison@rockware.com

Hi, I see "X per m^2", "Y per m^2", and "Z per m^2" are in a list of vector values in 3D Result view in PetraSim. I tried but failed to find explanation for these values in PetraSim and TOUGH manuals. It would be helpful if anyone can explain me or give me a hint to find out their meaning. Thank you in advance, Norihiro

That is what I was looking for, thank you!

Thanks for the update on this. It unfortunately seems that you may need to select these manually. If it would be appropriate for them to all be assigned the same material type, then this is a cell parameter that is selectable (right click on the material and choose "Select Visible Cells". Also, as you've found, if you assign a name to selected cells, they are listed under Named/Print cells. These are not "groupable", but you can selected multiple cells at once by holding down the Shift or Ctrl keys. I will pass your suggestions over to our programming team.

Dear Alison, Thank you for your response. I attempted to follow your instructions, but unfortunately, it did not yield the desired outcome. Several cells remain selected on the top of the internal boundary, and not just the upper one. Additionally, I considered utilizing the Statistics feature to input a list of elements (copy paste) associated with known IDs (since I can easily access the list of active elements, and thus only the upper ones). However, it appears that the Statistics function only allows for the input of one element at a time, which is rather inconvenient. I would greatly appreciate any solutions for future releases to enhance the flexibility of element selection. Select upper active element of an internal boundary Group to store Named cells Statistics with several input at once (copy paste a list) Best regards

I think that you also might be trying to find these fields in the Borehole Manager, as they are hidden by default. In the Stratigraphy table, you can click the "Tab Manager" button to expose these. With the Stratigraphy table highlighted, click "Edit Fields". You can then check on the Dip and Dip Direction fields for the Top and Base contacts.

If you continue to run in to issues please feel free to send us your data at tech@rockware.com and we would be happy to take a look at it as well.

Good morning, When running the tool ModOps | Grid | Create | XYZ & Dips -> Grid please ensure that under the Data Columns tab you have selected each column. If one of those values is not selected correctly it could cause the error message you have mentioned. Another item to check on would be to confirm that your Grid & Block Model Dimensions are updated to match the data within the RockWorks datasheet. If they are not you can set up the Dimensions but selecting the Dimensions tab | Scan | Datasheet -> Dimensions.