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Create 3D wells using "startdepth" and "enddepth" columns.

WelissonWendelEufrasioGomes — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 23:24:49 GMT

Hi,

I need to create 3D wells showing the layers of geological materials present at each depth. I have a shapefile with the columns "startdepth" and "enddepth". These columns contain information about where the layer depth begins (startdepth) and where the layer depth ends (enddepth). The "material" column contains information about the material present in each layer.

I need to create a 3D representation of these wells, symbolizing each depth layer according to its material. How is it possible to do this using ArcGIS Pro?

Thanks!

Re: Create 3D wells using "startdepth" and "enddepth" columns.

DavidSolari — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:08:24 GMT

If you create a feature class that has Z coordinates and then append your data in, you can set the Z height from the start depths using arcpy. This big post should kick you off in the right direction, just remember that a positive depth is a negative Z value, and you might have to set starting Z values using a source of elevation if your depths are relative to ground (they probably are). Once you have that, you can subtract the start depth from the end depth to get the full depth, then use that to extrude your 3D points into accurate tubes.

Re: Create 3D wells using "startdepth" and "enddepth" columns.

WelissonWendelEufrasioGomes — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 02:02:06 GMT

Thank's for the reply!

I'm not sure if I understood correctly, but my shapefile already has the Z information (which represents the elevation of the location where the well is installed).

What I need to do is generate a three-dimensional representation similar to the one below, symbolized by the information in the "material" column.