Text Box Events

Text boxes are the only event type that are not associated with a depth along the well.

To create a text box event:

  1. Click the button on the events toolbar

  2.  Select the desired location on the Profile View. After setting the location, the Edit Event tool will open:

Data tab

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Text Box

Sets the text that will be displayed in the event.

Date and Time

These two entries set the date and time of the event.  By default, this is set to the time the event is created.  It's probably a good idea to change these to reflect the date and time of the drilling event.

Display Options tab

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Show Date

Displays the date (set on the Data tab) on the text box.

Show Time

Displays the time (set on the Data tab) on the text box.

Text Size

Sets the size of the text on the text box in inches.