Depending on how you want callouts to display on your logs, there are a variety of different properties to customize how they look. This guide explains the different properties available in detail, to help you use callouts on text objects to enhance the look and accurate depiction of depth related data. This is particularly useful when the data pushes down in crowded areas on your log reports or when text applies to a depth range.

Please refer to these images as a guide for Callout property settings.

If entering a Length less than 1, please enter, for example, '.5' instead of '0.5' (leave off the leading 0).

 

Single Point Callout (Callout on Point Data Text Object)

 

Range Callout (Callout on Range Data Text Object)

 

Callout on Point Data Text Object

A Point Data Text Callout is used to point to text, aligned to a particular depth within a column. Depending on the selections made in the properties window, callouts will appear in different states. This is called a Single Point Callout (see Diagram Above).

Properties on Point Data Text Object

AddCallout – Check box to toggle on and off Callouts on the Point Data Text Object.

CalloutColor - Choose the color you want the Callout to be, this must be set (we recommend #FF000000 for black).

CalloutThickness – Thickness of the CalloutPattern (linetype). (Use 1 as a starting point).

CalloutPattern – This property sets the line pattern (Solid, dash etc..) Must be set (Set to Solid so line will show if you are unsure).

CalloutPatternOffset – used when needed to offset the line pattern (Set to 0 in most cases).

CalloutDirection – Determines which side or both the callout will be placed Choose one (Left, Right, Both).

CalloutBracketLength – See diagram above. Where you set the length of the bracket portion of the callout (Set to 1 is a good starting point).

CalloutArmLength – See diagram above. Where you set the length of the arm portion of the callout (Set to 1 is a good starting point).

CalloutShoulderLength - See diagram above. Where you set the length of the shoulder portion of the callout (Set to 1 is a good starting point).

Example of a Point Data Text object with and without a callout.

       

This feature works well with discontinuity data with an adjacent downhole image (Range Image) column.                                                                          

    

 

Callout on Range Data Text Object

A Range Data Text Callout is used to point to text, aligned to a particular depth within a column. Depending on the selections made in the properties window, callouts will appear in different states. This is called a Range Callout (see Diagram Above).

 

AddCallout – Check box to toggle on and off Callouts on the Point Data Text Object.

CalloutColor - Choose the color you want the Callout to be, this must be set (we recommend #FF000000 for black).

CalloutThickness – Thickness of the CalloutPattern (linetype). (Use 1 as a starting point).

CalloutPattern – This property sets the line pattern (Solid, dash etc..) Must be set (Set to Solid so line will show if you are unsure).

CalloutPatternOffset – used when needed to offset the line pattern (Set to 0 in most cases).

CalloutDirection – Determines which side or both the callout will be placed Choose one (Left, Right, Both).

CalloutBracketLength – See diagram above. Where you set the length of the bracket portion of the callout (Set to 1 is a good starting point).

CalloutArmLength – See diagram above. Where you set the length of the arm portion of the callout (Set to 1 is a good starting point).

CalloutShoulderLength - See diagram above. Where you set the length of the shoulder portion of the callout (Set to 1 is a good starting point).

DrawAsPointCallout – will only use the middle of the range and work like a point callout without the brackets.

Range                                                                                        As a Point callout (draw as point callout) will be middle of Range no bracket