AHGW:Borehole/Well Editor

Borehole Editor dialog

The Borehole Editor dialog is accessed by selecting Subsurface | Borehole/Well Editor on the Arc Hydro Groundwater Toolbar. This tool allows boreholes and wells to be edited in ArcGIS.

The following sections, options, and fields are available:

• Boreholes section – At the top of this section is a list of all the boreholes and wells in the project.
  • Wells (Point Features) – A drop-down populated with a list of point feature classes that could represent wells.
  • Well Key Field – A drop-down populated by possible unique ID field names from the selected table. Typically, this is the HydroID field.
  • BoreholeLog (Table) – A drop-down populated by possible BoreholeLog tables.
  • Log Key Field – A drop-down populated by possible unique ID field names from the selected table. Typically, this is the WellID field.
  • Optional Unit – A drop-down populated by optional attributes to display. Default is "<Not used>".
• Contacts section –
  • X and Y – List the X and Y coordinates of the selected borehole or well. Not editable in this dialog.
  • The spreadsheet lists top and bottom elevations, HGUID of the selected well or borehole, the optional unit data (if selected), and and has the following columns:
    • OID – Object ID from the table.
    • TopElev – The top elevation of the borehole or well.
    • BottomElev – The bottom elevation of the borehole or well.
    • HGUID – The Hydrogeologic Unit ID of the OID displayed on that row.
    • Option Unit identifier – The optional unit (if selected) for the OID on that row.
  • Insert – Adds a row to the borehole log.
  • Delete – Removes the selected row from the borehole log.
• HGU section – Shows the HGU by depth, as well as the optional unit (if selected) of the selected borehole or well.
• Use HGU Color Manager – Turn this on to activate the HGU Color Manager button.
  • HGU Color Manager – Click to bring up the HGU Color Manager dialog.
• OK – Saves and changes and exits the Borehole Editor dialog.
• Cancel – Cancels any changes and exits the Borehole Editor dialog.