Revisions

6/21/25: Completed full conversion of RockWorks Training Manual.

 

Table of Contents

Duration

(Minutes)

 

PowerPoint

      1. Introduction to RockWorks

19

n/a

            1.0 Overview

4

1.0.pptx

            1.1 Starting a New Project

3

1.1.pptx

            1.2 Importing an Excel Workbook into the Borehole Manager

6

1.2.pptx

            1.3 Setting the Project Dimensions

1

1.3.pptx

            1.3.1 Using Google Earth to Verify Project Dimensions

 

 

            1.4 Lithology & Stratigraphy Types Tables

5

1.4.pptx

      2. Using RockWorks to View Raw Data

25

n/a

            2.0 Introduction

3

2.0.pptx

            2.1 Creating a Site Map of Your Project Area

4

2.1.pptx

            2.2 Creating a Single Strip Log

5

2.2.pptx

            2.3 Creating a Striplog Cross-Section

4

2.3.pptx

            2.4 Creating a Striplog Profile

3

2.4.pptx

            2.4.1 Sections versus Profiles

 

 

            2.5 Exporting Your Cross-Section to a DXF File

2

2.5.pptx

            2.6 Creating 3D Views of Borehole Logs

5

2.6.pptx

            2.7 Exploring Additional Options for Plotting P-Data & I-Data

2

2.7.pptx

      3. Creating Stratigraphic Models & Diagrams from Borehole Data

15

n/a

            3.1 Creating a Stratigraphic Model

4

3.1.pptx

            3.2 Creating Modeled Stratigraphy Cross-Sections

2

3.2.pptx

            3.3 Creating a Modeled Stratigraphy Fence Diagram

3

3.3.pptx

            3.4 Creating 2D Contour Maps Depicting Stratigraphy

3

3.4.pptx

            3.5 Creating a Stratigraphy Isopach Map Using Custom Colors

4

3.5.pptx

      4. Creating Lithology Models & Diagrams from Borehole Data

9

 

            4.1 Creating a Lithology Model (4 Minutes)

4

4.1.pptx

            4.2 Creating a Lithology Fence Diagram (3 Minutes)

3

4.2.pptx

            4.3 Experimenting with Different Lithology Modeling Options

3

4.3.pptx

      5. Creating Geochemical, Geophysical, & Geotechnical Models

20

 

            5.1 Creating a Solid Model Based on Interval Data

6

5.1.pptx

            5.2 Creating an I-Data Profile

3

5.2.pptx

            5.3 Creating a Solid Model Based on Point Data

3

5.3.pptx

            5.4 Creating a Fence Diagram Based on a P-Data Model

4

5.4.pptx

            5.5 Using a Custom Color Table to View a Benzene Model

4

5.5.pptx

      6. Working with Water Levels and Time-Based Data

10

 

            6.1 Creating a Water Level Grid

3

6.1.pptx

            6.2 Creating a T-Data Model

4

6.2.pptx

            6.3 Creating Contour Maps of T-Data

3

6.3.pptx

      7. Automating Multi-Step Tasks with the RockWorks Playlist

8

 

            7.0 Introduction

1

7.0.pptx

            7.1 Creating a New Playlist

3

7.1.pptx

            7.2 Adding Programs to a Playlist

4

7.2.pptx

      8. Using the RockWorks Datasheet & the RockWorks Utilities

13

 

            8.0 The RockWorks Datasheet

4

8.0.pptx

            8.1 Creating a Point Map

3

8.1.pptx

            8.2 Creating a Grid-Based Map

2

8.2.pptx

            8.3 Creating a Pie-Chart Map

3

8.3.pptx

            8.4 Creating Piper & Stiff Diagrams

2

8.4.pptx

      9. Grid & Solid Model Tools

10

 

            9.1 Using Grid Math to Create an Isopach Grid

1

9.1.pptx

            9.2 Computing the Volume of an Isopach Grid

4

9.2.pptx

            9.3 Using Polygons to Filter Grids & Solids

5

9.3.pptx

      10. Importing CAD, GIS, & Image Files into RockWorks

5

 

            10.1 Importing a DXF File into RockPlot2D & RockPlot3D

2

10.1.pptx

            10.2 Importing a Shape File into RockPlot2D & RockPlot3D

2

10.2.pptx

            10.3 Draping an Aerial Photo Over a Grid Surface in RockPlot3D

2

10.3.pptx

      11. Laying Out a Report Page Within ReportWorks

5

11.1.pptx

      12. Overview of Methods for Contouring Sparse Data

8

 

            12.1 Creating a Triangulated Contour Map of Groundwater Elevations

4

12.1.pptx

            12.2 Creating Grid-Based Maps of Groundwater Elevations

5

12.2.pptx

      13. Animating Contaminant Plume Migration

13

 

            13.1 Creating a T-Data Histogram, Color Table, & Contaminant Plume Map

6

13.1.pptx

            13.2 Creating a Playlist to Generate a Contaminant Plume Migration Video

6

13.2.pptx

      14. Advanced Lessons with Plume & Lithology Models

17

 

            14.0 Introduction

1

14.0.pptx

            14.1 Creating an Isosurface Display of a Contaminant Model

2

14.1.pptx

            14.2 Appending a Lithology Model to a Contaminant Isosurface Diagram

2

14.2.pptx

            14.3 Creating a Clay Isopach Map

2

14.3.pptx

            14.4 Creating a Contaminant Plume Map

2

14.4.pptx

            14.5 Appending Maps

2

14.5.pptx

            14.6 Drawing a Polygon Boundary Around a Plume

1

14.6.pptx

            14.7 Using a Polygon to Clip a Lithology Model

3

14.7.pptx

            14.8 Adding a Cutaway View

2

14.8.pptx

      15. Creating a 3D Fault from a Polyline

7

15.pptx

Total

172

2.9 hrs.