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Geolog® – Paradigm® 18
Installation Guide
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Published May 16, 2018

Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
5 Overview
6 Checking Your Package
7 Product Descriptions
Chapter 2 System Requirements

8 Overview
8 Supported Platforms
9 Required Disk Space
10 Hardware and Software Requirements
Chapter 3 Application Installation

11 Overview
12 Before the Geolog Installation
13 Graphical Installations
21 Unattended Geolog Installations
23 After the Geolog Installation
24 Geolog – Paradigm 18 Installation Tree
25 Installing Python
Chapter 4 Documentation Installation

33 Overview
33 Before the Installation
34 Graphical Installations
38 Unattended Installations
38 After the Installation
Chapter 5 Licensing
39 Overview
39 License Preferences
40 License Borrowing
40 Linux FlexNet License Server Setup
42 Windows FlexNet License Service Setup
Geolog® – Paradigm® 18 | 3 | Installation Guide

Contents
Chapter 6 Essential Configuration

46 Linux Configuration
48 Windows Configuration
Chapter 7 Running Geolog – Paradigm 18

51 Linux Execution
52 Windows Execution
Chapter 8 Online Help

53 Overview
53 Accessing Online Help
54 Application Window Online Help
55 Requirements for Viewing Online Help
Appendix A Troubleshooting
60 Windows Issues
60 Linux Issues

1
Introduction
This chapter describes the organization of the Geolog® – Paradigm® 18 Installation Guide, the
media and documentation that comes with the package, and the products included.
Overview
This book provides instructions for installation, basic configuration and execution of Geolog –
Paradigm 18. It is intended for use by your system administrator or other personnel familiar
with Linux and Windows systems, and local site requirements. The information in this guide is
organized as follows:
• “Introduction” on page 5 describes the contents of this document, and the contents of your
Geolog – Paradigm 18 package.
• “System Requirements” on page 8 describes the hardware and software requirements for
your Geolog – Paradigm 18 package.
• “Application Installation” on page 11 explains the procedure for installing Geolog –
Paradigm 18 on Linux or Windows platforms. The procedures for installing Python and
Python packages are also described.
• “Documentation Installation” on page 33 explains the procedure for installing Geolog –
Paradigm 18 documentation on Linux or Windows platforms.
• “Licensing” on page 39 provides information about Geolog product licensing.
• “Essential Configuration” on page 46 details the basic and essential configuration of a Linux
or Windows site in order to correctly use Geolog.
• “Running Geolog – Paradigm 18” on page 51 describes the procedure for running
Geolog – Paradigm 18 on Linux or Windows platforms.
• “Online Help” on page 53 provides an overview of the information available online
regarding your Geolog – Paradigm 18 package.
• “Troubleshooting” on page 60 provides helpful information regarding problems you may
encounter when installing your Geolog – Paradigm 18 package.

Introduction
Checking Your Package

This section lists the media and documentation in your Geolog – Paradigm 18 package. If you
find your package to be incomplete, please contact your Paradigm sales representative.
Media and Documentation

Download Geolog – Paradigm 18 software for the following platforms: 64 bit Linux and 64 bit
Windows from the Paradigm Customer Support website.
Note
• Any Third-Party Data Servers (Linux only) that you have licensed
can be downloaded from the Paradigm Customer Support website.
• Once Geolog – Paradigm 18 has been installed on a Windows
platform, the Geolog to Petrel connector, Geolog-Link plug-in
installation program, will be available in the
<Geolog Installation>/install/geolog_petrel_link_18.0_2014,
/geolog_petrel_link_18.0_2015, /geolog_petrel_link_18.0_2016
and /geolog_petrel_link_18.0_2017 directories. The Geolog-Link
plug-in Installation and User Guides will also be available in each of
the directories.
• Once Geolog – Paradigm 18 has been installed on a Windows
platform, the Geolog WellView Export program, allowing export of
well schematic data from a Peloton WellView database, will be
available in the
<Geolog Installation>/install/
geolog_wellview_export_wellview10 directory. The Geolog
WellView Export Installation Guide will also be available in this
directory.
Download Geolog – Paradigm 18 documentation for the following platforms: 64 bit Linux and
64 bit Windows from the Paradigm Customer Support website.
Note
• Different installers are available for the separate platforms but the
documentation is the same on both platforms.
• The complete Paradigm documentation package incorporates the
Geolog documentation so if this complete package has been
installed it is not necessary to install Geolog documentation.
The Geolog – Paradigm 18 Installation Guide and Release Notes are available for download from
the Paradigm Customer Support website.

Introduction
Product Descriptions
Geolog – Paradigm 18 is a component of Paradigm’s Reservoir Characterization and
Petrophysics suite.
Geolog is the world's leading well data processing and analysis software package. Geolog gives
you the freedom to store and process well bore data easily and efficiently within a flexible and
connectible software environment. Geolog incorporates state of the art graphical displays and
utilizes the most advanced analysis techniques for geological modeling through to complex
petrophysical interpretation. Geolog is a totally integrated package which consists of various
specialized modules.
The Paradigm Name Service (PNS) is a key part of Paradigm 18 Services software. It is the
launcher and controller of the Epos Data Servers and Utility Servers. PNS provides Epos with
security control and data access across heterogeneous multi-user networks.
The Well Database Service (a Paradigm 18 Service) provides access to well data stored in
Geolog and some third-party repository formats.
The Third-Party Data Server package allows for connection to third-party databases, for
example OpenWorks, GeoFrame and Recall which contain well data.

2
System Requirements
This chapter describes the prerequisites, supported platforms, required disk space, and
hardware and software requirements for running your Geolog® – Paradigm® 18 package.
Overview
Before beginning the installation, ensure that your system meets the software and hardware
requirements for running your Geolog – Paradigm 18 package, including the required memory
and minimum swap file size and disk space. Required and available disk space for the
installation and configuration you’ve selected is automatically checked again during the
installation procedure.
Supported Platforms
Your Geolog – Paradigm 18 package can be run on the platforms listed in the table below.
Vendor/OS Workstation Family Software Platform C/C++

Compiler
Linux (64-bit)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8 x64 architecture Linux_x64_2.12_i17 Intel Studio
and subsequent minor processors (x86_64) 2017 Update 2
releases - the latest version is (Composer XE)
recommended.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1
and subsequent minor
releases - the latest version is
recommended.

System Requirements
Vendor/OS Workstation Family Software Platform C/C++

Compiler
Windows (64 bit)
Windows 7 SP1 and above x64 architecture Win_x64_6.1_v15 Microsoft
Windows 8.1 and processors (x86_64) Visual Studio
2017.2
Windows 10.
Note
• To develop and compile programs using Loglan, the Microsoft
Visual Studio 2015 or 2017 (Profession, Enterprise or Community)
compilers, with the “Desktop development with C++” option
enabled must be installed.
• The default GCC compilers under RHEL 6.8 upwards and RHEL 7.1
upwards can be used to compile Loglans.
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 creates a dependency on the
Universal CRT when applications are built by using the Windows 10
Software Development Kit. You may need to install the Visual
Studio 2017 64-bit redistributable or the “Update for Universal C
Runtime in Windows” on Windows 7 or Windows 8 platforms to
enable Geolog to run correctly.
Required Disk Space

Table 1 Approximate disk space requirements
Platform Application and Configuration Files Documentation

Linux_x64_2.12_i15 1.1 GB 500 MB
Win_x64_6.1_v12 700 MB 500 MB

System Requirements
Hardware and Software Requirements

Below is the list of hardware and software requirements for all platforms.
• CPU - x64 architecture processors (x86_64) with at least 2 cores.
• RAM - Recommended memory is 16GB per CPU core. Requirements may differ according
to application and data.
• Swap Space - Twice the amount of RAM. Recommended memory requirements may differ
according to application and data.
• Display Resolution - 1920 x 1080 minimum recommended. Higher resolutions may be
beneficial.

3
Application Installation
This chapter describes the procedure for installing Geolog. The installation procedure is
intended for system administrators or other personnel familiar with Linux or Windows systems
and local site requirements. The procedures for installing Python are also detailed.
Overview
Geolog® – Paradigm® 18 can be used either stand-alone or sharing the Epos infrastructure and
third-party services with other Paradigm applications.
Once Geolog – Paradigm 18 has been installed on a Windows platform, the Geolog to Petrel
Connector, Geolog-Link plug-in can be installed. The MSI installer together with the
Geolog-Link plug-in Installation and User Guides are located in the <Geolog Installation>/
install/geolog_petrel_link_18.0_2014,
/geolog_petrel_link_18.0_2015, /geolog_petrel_link_18.0_petrel_2016 and /
geolog_petrel_link_18.0_petrel_2017 directories.
IMPORTANT A license feature is required to run Geolog-Link plug-in on
Geolog – Paradigm 18. Geolog-Link plug-in to Petrel is a no cost option.
Please contact your local Paradigm representative for details.
Once Geolog – Paradigm 18 has been installed on a Windows platform, the Peloton WellView
to Geolog Export program can be installed. The MSI installer together with the Geolog
WellView Export Installation Guide are located in the <Geolog Installation>/install/
geolog_wellview_export_wellview10 directory.
With this release it is now possible to run Python scripts inside Geolog. To do this, a 64 bit
version of Python 3.5 or higher is required. Once Python is installed it is recommended that the
NumPy package also be installed. This package enhances the scientific computing capability of
Python, in particular adding support for multi-dimensional array processing. See “Installing
Python” on page 25.

Before the Geolog Installation
PNS Considerations
PNS 4.5 is the PNS version included in the Paradigm 18 release which includes Geolog 18.
PNS 4.4 is the PNS version included in the Paradigm 17 release which included Geolog 8.
PNS 4.3 is the PNS version included in the Paradigm 15.5 release which included Geolog 7.4.
PNS 4.2 is the Paradigm Name Service version included in the following Services packages:
• Paradigm 14.1 (Geolog 7.2)
• Paradigm 14.1p1 (Geolog 7.2p1)
• Paradigm 15 (Geolog 7.3)
For more information refer to the relevant Paradigm Services Installation Guide.
For Linux installations

For Linux installations it is recommended that Geolog be installed as an “installation
administration only” user.
For Windows installations

To install the software you MUST have administrator access rights.
Note It is recommended that the NTFS file system be used for Geolog.
Uninstall Windows versions

Steps 1 Select Control Panel > Programs and Features.
2 Select “Geologx.x” (where x.x is the version number) and click the Uninstall/Change
button.

Graphical Installations
The Linux and Windows Geolog installation packages have been created using the BitRock
InstallBuilder cross-platform installation tool.
Execute the installation package

Step 1 Perform one of the following:
• For the Linux version of the installation package, navigate to where the installation
package is located and at the system prompt type:
./Geolog18.0-linux-x64-installer.run
• For the Windows version of the installation package, right-click the installation script
Geolog18.0-windows-installer.exe and select “Run as administrator”.
Note The Linux and Windows installations are the same except the
screens dealing with default file locations. The following Windows
installation is provided as an example.
The Geolog – Paradigm 18 Installation screen appears.
After a few seconds the Setup screen appears.

1 Click Next. The License Reminder screen appears.
2 Read the terms and conditions of the reminder and select Acknowledge. Click Next.
For Windows installations, the Installation Type screen appears. Linux installations are
always new installations.

3 The Installation Type drop-down list contains two entries:

• New installation
This is the default option.
Click Next. The Installation Directory screen appears.
OR
• Connect to existing remote installation

A Geolog – Paradigm 18 installation must already exist on the network and should be
selected in the next step of the installation process.
Note UNC style paths must be used, not mounted drives.
A desktop icon for connecting to this remote installation will be created. An entry will
be created in the Programs and Features list on your computer and all references to
this connection can be removed by uninstalling via this mechanism.
Click Next. The Installation Directory screen appears.
4 Click File Open to select a different installation path.

For new installations it is recommended that the default path be used. For connection to
remote installations navigate via the Network directory.
Note The last part of the installation directory path must be
Geolog18.0 (case insensitive).

5 Click Next.
The Site Directory screen appears.
6 If the environment variable PG_SITE is set in your environment, its value will be the default
value displayed here. If PG_SITE is not set, a default path will be provided. It is likely that this
value will need to be changed to suit your company’s requirements.
Once the required site path has been set click Next.
If there is a geolog_env.tcl file in the bin directory of this site location, then the next screen
displayed will be the Ready to Install screen.
If there is not a geolog_env.tcl file in the bin directory of the site location, an Epos license
selection screen will be displayed. This screen and the following one will be used to gather
information to be used for creating this geolog_env.tcl environment file.
See “Essential Configuration” on page 46 for detailed information about configuration of
the environment.

Geolog requires access to a License Service. For information on setting up a License Service
see “Linux FlexNet License Server Setup” on page 40 or “Windows FlexNet License Service
Setup” on page 42.
7 Either enter the path to the license file being used by the service running on the local
machine or enter the <port>@<host> setting of the computer running the License Service.
The environment variable PRDM_GEO_LICENSE_FILE will be set, in the environment file
geolog_env.tcl, to the value supplied on this screen.
8 Click Next. The New Site Setup screen appears.

9 If a PNS service is required to access data, check the Server well access box and enter the
PNS host/s where the service is running.
PNS 4.5 and Geolog – Paradigm 18 support FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Names). Either
short names (<host>) or FQDN names (<host>.pdgm.com) can be entered in the
PNS_HOST field but PNS4.4 is not designed to use both at the same time.
To access data directly, not via a PNS service, check the Direct well access box. Click the
File Open button to select the directory where project data is located if the default location
is not appropriate.
Note It is valid to have both server and direct well access configured.
As a result of data collected on this screen environment variables PG_PROJECTS,
PG_UNIT_SYSTEM and optionally PNS_HOST will be set in the environment file
geolog_env.tcl.
10 Click Next.
The Ready to Install screen appears.

11 Click Next.
The Installing screen appears.
Once the installation is complete the following screen appears.

12 Click Finish.
Unattended Geolog Installations

To automate the installation process, the Linux or Windows Geolog installation package can be
installed in an unattended mode. Mandatory arguments required by the installation package
can be listed in a text file and this text file can be provided as a command line argument.
Install from the command line

• <Linux/Windows installation package> --optionfile <optionfile.properties>

Figure 1 Example optionfile containing minimum arguments
The environment file geolog_env.tcl can be fully configured for an unattended installation by
providing the following arguments:
• prefix = <installation location>
• sitedir = <site directory>
• licensechoice = licensefile/licensevalue
• licensefile = <license file location> OR
licensevalue = <port>@<server>
• (optional)
serveraccess = TRUE AND
pnshosts = <PNS host>
• pgprojects = <Projects location>
• unitsystem = <metric/imperial/mixed>
Note For an unattended installation it would be preferable to have the
site environment file already configured and the environment variable
PG_SITE set to the site directory, in which case only the prefix
argument would be required.
List all available installation properties

• <Linux/Windows installation package> --help

After the Geolog Installation

Once you have completed the installation procedure, proceed as follows:
Steps 1 If not done before installing Geolog, set up your license for running
Geolog – Paradigm 18. See “Linux FlexNet License Server Setup” on page 40 or “Windows
FlexNet License Service Setup” on page 42.
2 Run Geolog and verify the installation. See “Running Geolog – Paradigm 18” on page 51.

Geolog – Paradigm 18 Installation Tree

The following diagram details the Geolog installation tree:
app-defaults
auxiliaries
bin
<Paradigm
root geolog18.0 data
directory>
functions
graphics
include
install
layouts
lib
loglan
plots bin
doc
pns
install
reports lib
resources
specs
Directory Contents
geolog18.0
app-defaults Configurable menu files
auxiliaries Files containing corrections for Baker tools
bin Executable software modules and shell scripts
data Data to be imported and exported by Geolog
functions Charts, curves, etc. used for crossplot analysis, macros

Directory Contents
graphics Files for controlling the format of graphic displays
include Source code header files
install Uninstaller program, icon, utility programs, Geolog-Link plug-in
installation program and documentation files (Windows only).
layouts Layout, Xplot, Image3D, Text views and Frequency specification files
lib Library files including TCL/TK package
loglan Loglan source code, info files and executables
plots Standard header CGM files and example CGM files
pns
bin Executable files needed to run the pns_manager within Geolog
doc User manuals for the pns_manager within Geolog
install Icons needed to run the pns_manager within Geolog
lib Library files needed to run the pns_manager within Geolog
reports Report template files
resources Graphical images such as toolbar icons
specs Files which tailor the application, templates for importing / exporting,
well map formats etc.
<Paradigm site Site customization files e.g., Geolog license file.
directory>
Installing Python
In this section suggested methods of installing a Windows version of Python, a Linux version of
Python using the Red Hat Software Collections (RHSCL) and Intel Python Windows and Linux
are provided.
Note The Python version required is 3.5 and the NumPy version has to
at least be 1.13.
Install a Windows version of Python

Steps 1 Download a 64-bit version of Python 3.5 from https://www.python.org/downloads.
2 Double-click the downloaded executable (python-3.5.4-amd64.exe in this example).

Note Right-click the executable and select “Run as Administrator” if

the installation location is to be customized to “Program Files”, for
example.
3 Select the option for adding Python to the PATH then either install into the suggested
default location or click Customize Installation (chosen here).

4 Click Next.
5 Select the option to install for all users. Click Install.

Once the installation is complete the following screen is displayed.
6 Click Close.
Install packages on Windows

Steps 1 Open a Command Prompt and cd to the directory where Python is installed.
Note The Command Prompt should be run as Administrator if Python
was installed into “Program Files” for example.
2 Type the command pip install <package_name>.
For example, to install Numpy type pip install numpy or to install Matplotlib type pip
install matplotlib

Install a Linux version of Python

The Python package is installed using the Red Hat Software Collections (RHSCL). A registered
Red Hat machine is required.
Note To install packages, the user needs to be root.
Steps 1 Open a terminal.
2 To enable the repository for your system, run the command sudo yum-config-manager -
enable rhel-server-rhscl-7-rpms
Note If running Red Hat 6, the package name is rhel-server-rhscl-6-
rpms
3 Type the command sudo install rh-python35
Next Steps
Refer to the web page https://www.softwarecollections.org/en/scls/rhscl/rh-python35/ for
detailed instructions.
Install packages on Linux

Note To install packages, the user needs to be root.
Steps 1 Open a terminal.
2 To set up Python, run the command scl enable rh-python35 bash
3 To download and install a package type pip install <package_name>
For example, to install NumPy type pip install numpy or to install Matplotlib type pip
install matplotlib

Install Intel Python

Steps 1 Access the following web page https://software.intel.com/en-us/distribution-for-python
and click the download button or go directly to https://software.seek.intel.com/python-
distribution.
2 Enter your details to register and get access to the download page.
3 On the download page, select the Python for your Operating System (Windows or Linux),
choose the 2017 Initial Release and click the Python 3.5 for <OS> to download.

4 For Windows, run the install. By default, the installation exe is located in C:\IntelPython35.
5 For Windows, upgrade the NumPy package:
a Open a command prompt.
b cd to the python directory (C:\IntelPython35).
c Type scripts\pip install --upgrade numpy
6 For Windows, configure Geolog to use the Intel Python installation. Set the
PG_PYTHON_EXE environment variable to the path of the installation.
set PG_PYTHON_EXE=c:\IntelPython35\python.exe
7 For Linux, untar the tgz file and run the install.sh-gui which is located in /opt/intel/
intelpython35.
8 For Linux, upgrade the NumPy package:
Note User will need to be root.
a Open a terminal.
b cd to the python directory (/opt/intel/intelpython35).
c Type bin/pip install --upgrade numpy
9 For Linux, configure Geolog to use the Intel Python installation.
a Set the PG_PYTHON_EXE environment variable to the path of the Python installation
and PYTHONPATH environment variable to the pkgs directory.
set PG_PYTHON_EXE to /opt/intel/intelpython35/bin/python3
set PYTHONPATH to /opt/intel/intelpython35/pkgs
Or

Use the linux-intel-site_python.tclsh file provided in the <Geolog Installation>/doc/

examples/python directory, put the file in the site/bin directory and rename it to
site_python.tclsh
10 For Linux, a softlink is needed in the python bin directory to allow the Geolog Python
module to run. Create the softlink using the command:
ln -s libpython3.5m.so.1.0 libpython3.5m.so.rh-python35-1.0

4
Documentation Installation
This chapter describes the procedure for installing Geolog documentation. The installation
procedure is intended for system administrators or other personnel familiar with Linux or
Windows systems and local site requirements.
Overview
If the Paradigm documentation package has been installed, it is not necessary to install Geolog
documentation because it is contained in the Paradigm package. However if the stand-alone
Geolog application only has been installed, it will be necessary to install the Geolog® –
Paradigm® 18 Documentation package.
Before the Installation
For Linux installations

For Linux installations it is recommended that Geolog be installed as an “installation
administration only” user.
For Windows installations

To install the software you MUST have administrator access rights.
Note It is recommended that the NTFS file system be used for Geolog.

Uninstall Windows versions

Steps 1 Select Control Panel > Programs and Features.
2 Select “Geologx.x-doc” (where x.x is the version number) and click the Uninstall/Change
button.
Graphical Installations
The Linux and Windows installation packages have been created using the BitRock
InstallBuilder cross-platform installation tool.
Execute the Linux version of the installation package

Step 1 Navigate to where the installation package is located and at the system prompt type:
./Geolog18.0-doc-linux-x64-installer.run
Execute the Windows version of the installation package

Steps 1 Right-click the installation script Geolog18.0-doc-windows-installer.exe and select “Run
as administrator”.
The Geolog – Paradigm 18 Installation screen appears.
After a few seconds the Setup screen appears.

2 Click Next.
The License Reminder screen appears.
3 Read the terms and conditions of the reminder and select Acknowledge. Click Next.
The Installation Directory screen appears.

Note It is recommended that the documentation be installed into the

same installation directory as the application files. A doc directory is
created under the installation directory supplied here.
4 Click Next.
The Ready to Install screen appears.
5 Click Next.

The Installing screen appears.
Once the installation is complete the following screen appears.
6 Click Finish.

Unattended Installations
To automate the installation process, the Linux or Windows installation package can be
installed in an unattended mode. Mandatory arguments required by the installation package
can be listed in a text file and this text file can be provided as a command line argument.
Install from the command line

• <Linux/Windows installation package> --optionfile <optionfile.properties>
Figure 1 Example optionfile containing minimum arguments
After the Installation

Once you have completed the installation procedure, proceed as follows:
Steps 1 If not done before installing Geolog, set up your license for running
Geolog – Paradigm 18. See “Linux FlexNet License Server Setup” on page 40 or “Windows
FlexNet License Service Setup” on page 42.
2 Run Geolog and verify the installation. See “Running Geolog – Paradigm 18” on page 51.
3 Click F1 to launch the help.

5
Licensing
This chapter describes the Geolog product licensing.
Overview
Paradigm products are licensed and managed by means of the FlexNet Publisher License
Server Manager (formerly known as FLEXlm) version 11.14.1. The installation and
administration of the license server is described in the FlexNet Publisher License
Administration Guide from Flexera Software.
At runtime, a Paradigm License Service must be running and accessible. The environment
variable PRDM_GEO_LICENSE_FILE must be set to either the location of the license file if the
service is installed locally, or the <port>@<server> setting for the computer running the
service.
The service setup should be done after Geolog is installed.
License Preferences
A common preference file is expected to exist in your home area ({HOME}/.PG_GEOLOG directory
on Linux and {APPDATA}/Roaming/Paradigm directory on Windows}) entitled geolog.spec. This
file contains information about the current project, the Epos user and the license preference. If
this file does not exist or a license preference entry is not contained in this file, the following
screen will be displayed when Geolog is launched.

Licensing
Steps 1 Click the checkbox of the product you wish to select.

2 Click OK. Your preference file will be updated and Geolog will be launched.
See “Licensing” in the Environment help documentation for more detailed information on
setting License preferences.
License Borrowing
See “Licensing” in the Environment help documentation for information on License Borrowing.
Linux FlexNet License Server Setup
Configure your server to start FlexNet at boot time

Steps 1 As root, create a script called paradigm_flexlm in /etc/init.d

Licensing
The following sample script should be used as a template. It assumes that:

• Geolog – Paradigm 18 has been installed under /usr/paradigm.
• The license file (pgeo.dat) is located in the /usr/paradigm/site directory.
• The license daemons (lmgrd and prdm_geo) are run as user paradigm. Running the
license daemon as root is not recommended.
#!/bin/sh
#
# Paradigm - FLEXlm License Service
#
# Start or stop lmgrd for Paradigm
#
case "$1" in
start)
su - paradigm -c \
"/usr/paradigm/geolog18.0/bin/lmgrd -c \
/usr/paradigm/site/pgeo.dat -l /usr/paradigm/site/license.log"
;;
stop)
su - paradigm -c \
"/usr/paradigm/geolog18.0/bin/lmutil \
lmdown -q -c /usr/paradigm/site/pgeo.dat"
;;
*)
echo "usage: $0 {start|stop}"
;;
esac
2 Set the script permissions as follows:
chmod 755 paradigm_flexlm
3 Create a symbolic link to paradigm_flexlm for startup
cd /etc/rc5.d
ln -s ../init.d/paradigm_flexlm S99paradigm_flexlm
4 Create a symbolic link to paradigm_flexlm for shutdown
cd /etc/rc0.d
ln -s ../init.d/paradigm_flexlm K01paradigm_flexlm
5 Start the FLEXlm daemon
/etc/init.d/paradigm_flexlm start

Licensing
Windows FlexNet License Service Setup

Note Administrator access rights are required.
Before installing a local license service, any running service must be stopped and removed.
Geolog – Paradigm 18 uses FlexNet Publisher version 11.14.1 which means that the vendor
daemon prdm_geo must be run using client daemon lmgrd 11.14.1 or higher.
Stop and remove a license service installed via the Paradigm

License MSI
Step 1 Uninstall and remove the service via Add/Remove Programs.
Stop and remove a license service installed via the lmtools utility
Steps 1 Stop the running service via Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.

Licensing
2 Run lmtools from the new Geolog – Paradigm 18 installation

(<Geolog Installation>\bin\lmtools.exe), select the service on the Config Services tab
and click Remove Service.
Install a license service on Windows

Steps 1 Verify that no FlexNet services are installed by running lmtools from the Geolog –
Paradigm 18 installation (<Geolog Installation>\bin\lmtools.exe)and checking the
Start/Stop/Reread tab.

Licensing
2 Configure the new service as follows:

a Enter a suitable Service Name, such as “Paradigm FlexNet License Service”
b Set the path to the client daemon <Geolog Installation>\bin\lmgrd.exe
c Set the path to the license file provided by Paradigm Customer Support. In the example
below the file has been renamed to pgeo.dat.
d Set the path to where the license log file should be written. It is recommended that this
be left at the default value.
e Ensure that Use Services and Start Server at Power Up are both toggled on.
f Click Save Service.

Licensing
3 Restart your computer.

The new license service should start automatically. It can take a short while after startup for
this to happen.

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Essential Configuration
This chapter details the basic and essential configuration of a site to correctly use Geolog. See
“Configuration” in the Environment help documentation for more detailed information on
configuring your environment.
Linux Configuration
Creating a Startup Script / Setting up the Path

Commands are located on the disk by traversing a search path which is defined as the user’s
environment variable PATH. There is only one command that needs to be found on the path
and that is the Geolog launch command. This may be a startup script which you have created
or it may be the “geolog” command itself, found in <Paradigm root directory>/geolog18.0/
bin.
It is not essential to create a Geolog startup script, but it is convenient at sites with many users,
or where the “site” directory is not in the default location, or where other vendor startup
scripts are collected together in a single location that is already on the PATH for every user. A
minimal Geolog startup script need contain only one command: <Paradigm root directory>/
geolog18.0/bin/geolog. Optionally, the startup script may contain a setting for some
environment variables, such as PG_SITE. Other variables may include PG_UNIT_SYSTEM,
PG_PROJECTS, PNS_HOST and PRDM_GEO_LICENSE_FILE (see below) but these are more
usually defined in $env(PG_SITE)/bin/geolog_env.tcl.
Creating a Site Directory

The site directory is a special Geolog project which contains customized files to suit a particular
site, supplying default parameters to all users at the site. This is normally managed by a specific
site user. The following setup should be performed by that site user.
Steps 1 If the following site directories and project files have not been created from a previous
release of Geolog, then:
% cd <Paradigm root directory>

% mkdir -p site/data site/layouts site/plots site/specs site/reports site/

graphics
After creating the site path, Geolog needs to be informed of the location of this path. This is
done by setting the environment variable, PG_SITE. However, if the site directory is in the
default location, i.e. in the same directory as the geolog18.0 directory, then PG_SITE does
not need to be set. If a startup script is created for Geolog then it is convenient to set the
environment variable, PG_SITE within that startup script. Otherwise, set PG_SITE in the
user’s environment for each Geolog user as follows:
2 Edit the .login,.profile or .bash_profile file as follows:
• If the login shell is C-Shell, then edit the .login file; if the Bourne or Korn Shell is used,
edit the .profile file; if bash is used, edit the .bash_profile file.
• To set the correct site in the .login file, add this line:
setenv PG_SITE <Paradigm root directory>/site
• To set the correct site in the .profile or .bash_profile file, add these lines:
PG_SITE=<Paradigm root directory>/site
export PG_SITE
3 Log out and log in again to source the new environment.
Setting Units
Geolog has three unit categories: Imperial, Metric and Mixed.
The default unit system is Imperial. If a metric or mixed unit system is preferred, then some
customization of your environment is required.
Set the unit category for your site

Steps 1 Create or edit the file <Paradigm root directory>/site/bin/geolog_env.tcl.
2 Create a line that contains:
set env(PG_UNIT_SYSTEM) value where "value" is metric, imperial or mixed.
For example: set env(PG_UNIT_SYSTEM) mixed
3 When a unit system is defined in the geolog_env.tcl file located in the site/bin area, then
that unit system is used by all projects. Although NOT recommended, if it is necessary to
use a different unit system for a particular project, then:
• that project must contain a local bin/geolog_env.tcl file which contains the definition
of PG_UNIT_SYSTEM environment variable;
and
• Geolog must be started from that local project level.

Alternative method for setting the unit category

The preferred units may also be set externally from Geolog using the environment variable
PG_UNIT_SYSTEM. For example, to set metric units:
• % setenv PG_UNIT_SYSTEM metric
When Geolog starts up, preferred units are determined by:
• PG_UNIT_SYSTEM, if it has been set;
• if no preferred units have been set, the default is imperial.
Licensing
Copy the license file provided by Paradigm into your <Paradigm root directory>/site
directory and name it pgeo.dat. See “Linux FlexNet License Server Setup” on page 40 for
information about configuring a license service. Alternatively set the environment variable
PRDM_GEO_LICENSE_FILE as described below:
Set the license location for your site

Steps 1 Create or edit the file <Paradigm root directory>/site/bin/geolog_env.tcl.
set env(PRDM_GEO_LICENSE_FILE) <port>@<server>
Alternative method for setting the license location

The license location may also be set externally from Geolog using the environment variable
PRDM_GEO_LICENSE_FILE. For example:
• % setenv PRDM_GEO_LICENSE_FILE 7507@ice
Windows Configuration
Creating a Site Subdirectory

The site directory is a special Geolog project which contains customized files to suit a particular
site, supplying default parameters to all users at the site.
If the following site directories and project files have not been created from a previous release
of Geolog, then:
Steps 1 Open Windows Explorer.

2 Under the <Paradigm root directory>\site (e.g. c:\paradigm\site) directory, create the
following directories:
data
graphics
layouts
plots
reports
specs
Setting Units
Geolog has three unit categories: Imperial, Metric and Mixed.
The default unit system is imperial. If a metric or mixed unit system is preferred, then some
customization of your environment is required.
Set the unit category for your site

Steps 1 Create or edit the file <Paradigm root directory>\site\bin\geolog_env.tcl.
set env(PG_UNIT_SYSTEM) value where “value” is metric, imperial or mixed.
For example: set env(PG_UNIT_SYSTEM) mixed
3 When a unit system is defined in the geolog_env.tcl file located in the site\bin area, then
that unit system is used by all projects. Although NOT recommended, if it is necessary to
use a different unit system for a particular project, then:
• that project must contain a local bin\geolog_env.tcl file which contains the definition
of PG_UNIT_SYSTEM environment variable.
and
• Geolog must be started from that local project level.
Alternative method for setting the unit category

The preferred units may also be set externally from Geolog using the environment variable
PG_UNIT_SYSTEM. For example, to set metric units:
Steps 1 Select Control Panel > System.
2 Click the Advanced Tab, click the Environment Variables button and then click the New
button.
3 Enter PG_UNIT_SYSTEM into the Variable entry box.
4 Enter metric into the Value entry box.
5 Click Set (or OK).

When Geolog starts up, preferred units are determined by:

• PG_UNIT_SYSTEM, if it has been set;
• if no preferred units have been set, the default is imperial.
Licensing
Copy the license file provided by Paradigm into your <Paradigm root directory>\site
directory and name it pgeo.dat. See “Windows FlexNet License Service Setup” on page 42 for
information about installing and starting a license service. Alternatively set the environment
variable PRDM_GEO_LICENSE_FILE as described below:
Set the license location for your site

Steps 1 Create or edit the file <Paradigm root directory>\site\bin\geolog_env.tcl.
set env(PRDM_GEO_LICENSE_FILE) <port>@<server>
Alternative method for setting the license location

The license location may also be set externally from Geolog using the environment variable
PRDM_GEO_LICENSE_FILE. For example:
Steps 1 Select Control Panel > System.
2 Click the Advanced Tab, click the Environment Variables button and then click the New
button.
3 Enter PRDM_GEO_LICENSE_FILE into the Variable entry box.
4 Enter <port>@<server> into the Value entry box (for example 7507@ice).
5 Click Set (or OK).

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Running Geolog – Paradigm 18
This chapter describes the procedure for running Geolog on Linux or Windows platforms.
Linux Execution
Execute Geolog
Step 1 If a startup script was created (see “Creating a Startup Script / Setting up the Path” on
page 46) and placed in the PATH then type this script name at the command prompt to
launch Geolog.
OR
At the command prompt type <Paradigm root directory>/geolog18.0/bin/geolog
The Geolog Splash Screen opens and after a few seconds, the Geolog Launcher Bar. The
most recently run Geolog project on your machine will be automatically opened should
one exist, otherwise a project will need to be created.
Note Do not CD to any directory within the installation path and try to
run Geolog from there.

Running Geolog – Paradigm 18
Windows Execution
Execute Geolog
Step 1 Do one of the following:
• Click Start > All Programs > Paradigm > Geolog 18.0.
• Double-click the Geolog 18.0 icon on the desktop.
The Geolog Splash Screen opens and after a few seconds, the Geolog Launcher Bar. The
most recently run Geolog project on your machine will be automatically opened should
one exist, otherwise a project will need to be created.

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Online Help
This chapter provides an overview of the help provided with your Geolog® – Paradigm® 18 help
package. It also describes navigating the help and printing hard copies.
Overview
It is expected that Geolog documentation will have been installed as part of the Paradigm
Documentation package or via the Geolog Documentation package (for stand-alone Geolog
installations).
If the former, then no configuration is required before accessing the documentation. If the
latter, no further configuration is required if the package was installed into the Geolog
installation directory. If however, the Geolog Documentation has been installed elsewhere on
the network, then the environment variable PG_ONLINE_HELP should be configured to point
to this location and the environment variable PG_GEOLOG_HELP_SUFFIX should be modified
from its default value of “/geolog/doc/helpset”.
Example
• set env(PG_ONLINE_HELP) http://<documentation installation URL> OR
• set env(PG_ONLINE_HELP) file://<UNC path to documentation installation>
• set env(PG_GEOLOG_HELP_SUFFIX) /doc/helpset
Accessing Online Help

You can access the Geolog help from the application windows and dialog boxes. Clicking the
Help button, gives you immediate access to the information that is appropriate to where you
are in the application and what you are trying to do.

Online Help
Application Window Online Help

The Help is located on the menu bar of an application window and at the bottom right of a
dialog box.
• Clicking Help on the menu bar displays the list of relevant help options:
Click on To
Help Display the help for the currently selected view (e.g. clicking Help
with a Well Catalog view open will display the help for Well
Catalog).
On Applicationname Display the help for that application (e.g. On Project will display
the Project help).
On Geolog Display the entire Geolog help.
Version Display information about the software.
• Pressing F1 during command execution displays the relevant help topic. When a command
is being executed (for example, when inserting picks in a layout) the cursor changes to a
pencil.
• Clicking in a dialog box displays the relevant help topic.

• Clicking the Module Help button in the Module Launcher displays the Loglans and
Modules Reference information specific to that module.

Online Help
Requirements for Viewing Online Help

To view the Geolog Help, you must have a Windows or Linux computer running a supported
browser with Java Script enabled. If Java Script is not enabled, then the Help system will not
display correctly. To find out if Java Script is enabled, consult the browser’s options.
On Linux computers, the help automatically opens in major web browsers such as Mozilla
Firefox. On a Windows computer, the help opens in a Geolog specific browser. On a Windows
computer if the help is launched from a local drive the Geolog browser will avoid potential
security restriction messages regarding active content or secure/unsecure items that may be
displayed if Internet Explorer is the default browser.
On a Windows computer you can choose to leave the Geolog browser as the default web
browser or change to another browser such as Internet Explorer.
Security Restrictions When Accessing Help from Internet Explorer

When you launch the help from your local drive, you may get warnings from Internet Explorer
regarding active content or secure/unsecure items. You can approve these messages without
concern by clicking on the message in the Information bar, selecting Allow Blocked Content,
and acknowledging to run active content.
Set IE as the default web browser for the Geolog help

Step 1 In the site or project bin/geolog_env.tcl file set the environment variable PG_BROWSER to
the installation location of the required browser.
For example:
set env(PG_BROWSER) C:/PROGRA~1/INTERN~1/iexplore.exe
Note The short Windows file name syntax is required.
You also need a PDF viewer such as Adobe Acrobat Reader installed for viewing the hard copy
format or PDF of the help.
Viewing PDF format documentation files

Your Linux installation may not contain an Adobe Portable Document Reader by default.
Geolog attempts to connect to known defaults (evince and ocular), but if this is unsuccessful
the following error message will be output to the feedback window when an attempt is made
to open a PDF file:
Error: Unable to find program to view PDF file
In this event, consult your System Administrator with regard to installing a PDF viewer. For
example, on RHEL 6.0 update 4 the installation package for evince is evince-2.28.2-
14.el6_0.1.x86_64 and for okular is kdegraphics-4.3.4-6.el6.x86_64. On RHEL 7.0 the

Online Help
installation package for evince is evince-3.14.2-5.el7.x86_64 and for okular is kdegraphics-

4.10.5-4.el7.x86_64.
If an alternate PDF viewer is required, edit your environment file (<Paradigm site location>/
bin/geolog_env.tcl) as follows:
if { ! [info exists env(PG_ACROREAD)] } {
set env(PG_ACROREAD) <Installation path of PDF reader>
}
Navigating the Help

The help enables you to find information quickly and easily. The browser window is divided in
the following three main areas:
• “Navigation Pane” on page 57
• “Topic Pane” on page 58
• “Toolbar” on page 59

Online Help
Figure 1 Geolog Help Interface
toolbar
topic pane
navigation pane
Navigation Pane
The Navigation pane provides you with the central navigational features in the help system.
Click To
View the table of contents of the main topics in the help. Expand the top level
headings to view the subtopics.
Use to locate topics according to index entry.

Online Help
Click To
Look up a certain topic in a document by entering keyword(s). See “Using the
Search” on page 58.
Gain access to Google Translate which provides automatic translation of the

Help in the language you select.
Th Google Translate button is available when the Help is accessed through a
web server.
Go back to the previous page in the help.
Go to the next page in the help.
Go to the home page.
Using the Search

Steps 1 Type the word or phrase you want to search for into the search field.
IMPORTANT If you want to find an exact phrase or word combination,
ensure that you add quotation marks to the phrase.
Example 1 - Searching for a phrase:
• Type "environment variables" (with quotation marks) - The search finds just the
occurrences of the phrase environment variables.
• Type environment variables (without quotation) - The search returns matches for all
instances of environment and variables.
Example 2 - Searching for word fragments:
• Type interpret* - The search finds all words that start with interpret such as
interpretation, interpreting, interpreted, etc.
2 Press Enter or click Go. The search returns matches for the word or phrase entered.
Topic Pane
The location of the current topic within the help is detailed at the top of the page, as a
breadcrumb trail. This enables you to see at a glance where you are in the help and to quickly
jump to a parent topic.

Online Help
Breadcrumb Trail
Toolbar
The toolbar displays a set of buttons that provide you with additional functionality.
Click To
Access a hard copy format (PDF) for printing.
Note PDFs are provided as a printable format of the help. Cross-reference links
between PDF documents do not work.
Print the current page.
Link to the Paradigm Support website.

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Troubleshooting
This appendix provides helpful information regarding problems you may encounter when
installing your Geolog® – Paradigm® 18 package.
Windows Issues
• It is possible that license files may not include the port number. The port number is the last
number at the end of the first line of the license file and should be "7507". If it is missing, the
port number will default to 27000. This is indicated in the FlexNet debug log stored in the
license.log file. If 7507 is missing in the file, it should be added to the end of the first line,
and the License Service should be restarted.
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 creates a dependency in the Universal CRT when applications
are built by using the Windows 10 Software Development Kit. You may need to install the
Visual Studio 2017 64-bit redistributable or the “Update for Universal C Runtime in
Windows” on Windows 7 or Windows 8 platforms to enable Geolog to run correctly.
Linux Issues
• Under RHEL 6 there is a new naming convention for the devices. The Ethernet device is now
em1 instead of eth0. This particularly affects the current versions of FlexNet. Refer to the
Knowledge Base at http://www.pdgm.com/support (id 7410) if you need information on
how to circumvent the problem.
• A PDF viewer such as Adobe Acrobat Reader is required for viewing PDF format
documentation files as well as PDF format report files created by the Geolog application. If
a default viewer has not been installed the following error message will be displayed:
Error: Unable to find program to view PDF file
See “Viewing PDF format documentation files” on page 55 for further information.

Troubleshooting
• For RHEL 7, systems that are going to be running the FlexNet license daemon require the
symbolic link /lib64/ld-lsb-x86-64.so.3 to be present. This link is created when the
redhat-lsb RPMs are installed - the "Linux Standard Base". However, it is not necessary to
install the entire LSB and its dependencies; instead you can create the link using the
following command (as root):
ln -s /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 /lib64/ld-lsb-x86-64.so.3
If the link is missing, daemons do not run and the following error message is displayed:
Bad ELF Interpreter: No such file or directory

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Published May 16, 2018

Chapter 2 System Requirements

Chapter 3 Application Installation

Chapter 4 Documentation Installation

Geolog® – Paradigm® 18 | 3 | Installation Guide

Chapter 6 Essential Configuration

Chapter 7 Running Geolog – Paradigm 18

Chapter 8 Online Help

Geolog® – Paradigm® 18 | 4 | Installation Guide

Geolog® – Paradigm® 18 | 5 | Installation Guide

Checking Your Package

Media and Documentation

Geolog® – Paradigm® 18 | 6 | Installation Guide

Geolog® – Paradigm® 18 | 7 | Installation Guide

Vendor/OS Workstation Family Software Platform C/C++

Geolog® – Paradigm® 18 | 8 | Installation Guide

Vendor/OS Workstation Family Software Platform C/C++

Required Disk Space

Platform Application and Configuration Files Documentation

Geolog® – Paradigm® 18 | 9 | Installation Guide

Hardware and Software Requirements

Geolog® – Paradigm® 18 | 10 | Installation Guide

Geolog® – Paradigm® 18 | 11 | Installation Guide

Before the Geolog Installation

For Linux installations

For Windows installations

Uninstall Windows versions

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Execute the installation package

After a few seconds the Setup screen appears.

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1 Click Next. The License Reminder screen appears.

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3 The Installation Type drop-down list contains two entries:

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4 Click File Open to select a different installation path.

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Once the installation is complete the following screen appears.

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Unattended Geolog Installations

Install from the command line

Geolog® – Paradigm® 18 | 21 | Installation Guide

Figure 1 Example optionfile containing minimum arguments

List all available installation properties

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After the Geolog Installation

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Geolog – Paradigm 18 Installation Tree

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Install a Windows version of Python

Geolog® – Paradigm® 18 | 25 | Installation Guide

Note Right-click the executable and select “Run as Administrator” if

Geolog® – Paradigm® 18 | 26 | Installation Guide

5 Select the option to install for all users. Click Install.

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Once the installation is complete the following screen is displayed.

Install packages on Windows

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Install a Linux version of Python

Install packages on Linux