Drillhole Data and Plotting

The Drillhole tools provide project and field geologists and geophysicists with an intuitive and comprehensive solution for processing and presenting drillhole geology data. They support the entire lifecycle of a drilling project—from planning through evaluation—by enabling dynamic results management, generating presentation-quality section and plan maps, and facilitating interpretation for follow-up drilling and informed decision-making.

The suite includes the following key tools:

  • Organizational tools – Featuring a versatile, self-contained database and robust rock code management

  • Quality Control tools – Supporting integration with various extensions, including Oasis montaj Geochemistry

  • Planning tools – Enabling the creation of plan maps and section outlines

  • Visualization and plotting tools – Providing detailed plan and section plots in any orientation

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Open a New Project

Working in Oasis montaj requires a project file (*.gpf). A project encompasses all items in your workspace, including:

  • Data files (for example, databases, grids, maps, voxels, geosurfaces, and 3D views)

  • Visualization tools (for example, histograms and scatter plots)

  • Project settings, including the menus currently displayed

This structure ensures that your entire working environment is saved and can be easily restored.

To begin working with the Drillhole tools, open a new project and load the corresponding menus.

If you are using Target, these menus come preloaded.

  1. On the Project menu, select New. The New Project dialog opens.

    Alternatively, select Create new project from the startup dialog when you launch Oasis montaj.

  2. In the New Project dialog, specify the name and location for your new project file (*.gpf), then click Save.

  3. The new project opens, enabling the main menus, toolbar icons, and the Project Explorer. These visual indicators confirm that the system is ready for use.

Load the Menus

  1. On the Project menu, select Manage Menus, or click the Manage Menus icon on the Project Explorer toolbar. The Manage Menus dialog opens.

  2. In Base Menus, expand the Geology node, select DH-Data and/or DH-Plot, and click OK. The related menus are added to the main menu bar.

The menu system is designed to provide quick access to a variety of tools and guide you through key processing and interpretation workflows.

To automatically load these menus in future projects, specify them in the Default menus field of the General Settings dialog.

Accessing Help

Once the menus are loaded, click the Help button in any dialog opened from these menu items:

  • The reference topic for the current dialog is displayed.

  • Use the Help Topics tab to navigate to other topics of interest.

  • Use the Search tab to find specific topics by entering keywords.