--- title: Exporting RGB Blend from Geoteric to Petrel® description: Exporting RGB Blend from Geoteric to Petrel® image: https://blog.geoteric.com/hubfs/Files%20By%20Blend/Existing_Blog_Images/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend%20from%20GeoTeric%20to%20Petrel/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-3.jpg --- [![Geoteric](https://blog.geoteric.com/hubfs/GeotericLogo-1.svg "Geoteric")](https://www.geoteric.com) ![GeotericLogo-1](https://blog.geoteric.com/hubfs/GeotericLogo-1.svg "GeotericLogo-1") ** ** - [* *](https://twitter.com/geoteric) - [* *](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ffa/) - [* *](https://www.youtube.com/c/Geoteric/) [Geoteric](https://blog.geoteric.com/technical/author/geoteric) | January 5, 2017 ## Exporting RGB Blend from Geoteric to Petrel® ![](https://blog.geoteric.com/hubfs/Hubspot-1.png) Geoteric --- Related Topics: [Frequency Decomposition & RGB Blending](https://blog.geoteric.com/technical/tag/frequency-decomposition-rgb-blending) [Blog](https://blog.geoteric.com/technical/tag/blog) [3rd party integration](https://blog.geoteric.com/technical/tag/3rd-party-integration) # First Method: Exporting RGB blend from Geoteric to Petrel using Geoteric's Link for Petrel 1.You need [link-for-Petrel installed](https://blog.geoteric.com/software) in your machine. If you do not have it installed, you can find the installer in C:Program FilesGeoTericGeoTeric 2016.2link-for-petrel. Petrel project need to be first open for you to transfer the RGB blend from Geoteric. 2. In Geoteric > Click on Links > Click on Connect to Petrel ![Exporting RGB Blend](https://blog.geoteric.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Files%20By%20Blend/Existing_Blog_Images/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend%20from%20GeoTeric%20to%20Petrel/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-1.jpg?width=560&name=Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-1.jpg "Exporting RGB Blend") 3. In the Petrel Data Transfer window > Go to Export Colour Blend Tab > Select Colour Blend (Mulitple colour blends can be exported by Shift +Left mouse click) > Specify which survey folder to transfer to (survey in Petrel should have the same survey with the RGB blend) > Click Apply 4. In Petrel Project, below is an example of RGB blend, where you could visualise in XLine, Inline, Time Slice and Horizon Slice in the 3D window, but no Petrel Interpretation tool can be done on this volume. This need to be converted into Petrel zgy file format. ![Exporting RGB Blend](https://blog.geoteric.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Files%20By%20Blend/Existing_Blog_Images/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend%20from%20GeoTeric%20to%20Petrel/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-10.jpg?width=560&name=Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-10.jpg "Exporting RGB Blend") 5. To convert the RGB into zgy > Right click on the RGB to go to setting > Convert to Seismic Cube tab > Set the parameter > Click Convert ![Exporting RGB Blend](https://blog.geoteric.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Files%20By%20Blend/Existing_Blog_Images/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend%20from%20GeoTeric%20to%20Petrel/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-11.jpg?width=560&name=Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-11.jpg "Exporting RGB Blend") 6. Next step, is go to the Converted RGB blend Settting > Style > Intersection > Interpolation Method from Smooth to None > Click Apply. ![Exporting RGB Blend](https://blog.geoteric.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Files%20By%20Blend/Existing_Blog_Images/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend%20from%20GeoTeric%20to%20Petrel/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-12.jpg?width=560&name=Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-12.jpg "Exporting RGB Blend") ![Exporting RGB Blend](https://blog.geoteric.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Files%20By%20Blend/Existing_Blog_Images/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend%20from%20GeoTeric%20to%20Petrel/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-14.jpg?width=560&name=Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-14.jpg "Exporting RGB Blend") ![Exporting RGB Blend](https://blog.geoteric.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Files%20By%20Blend/Existing_Blog_Images/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend%20from%20GeoTeric%20to%20Petrel/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-15.jpg?width=560&name=Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-15.jpg "Exporting RGB Blend") # Second Method: Exporting RGB Blend as SEGY 1. Go to File > Project Manager ![Exporting RGB Blend](https://blog.geoteric.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Files%20By%20Blend/Existing_Blog_Images/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend%20from%20GeoTeric%20to%20Petrel/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-16.png?width=560&name=Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-16.png "Exporting RGB Blend") 2. Project Manager > Colour Blend > Select Colour Blend > Click Export  ![Exporting RGB Blend](https://blog.geoteric.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Files%20By%20Blend/Existing_Blog_Images/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend%20from%20GeoTeric%20to%20Petrel/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-17.jpg?width=560&name=Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-17.jpg "Exporting RGB Blend") 3. Select Colour Blend to export > Click Next ![Exporting RGB Blend](https://blog.geoteric.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Files%20By%20Blend/Existing_Blog_Images/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend%20from%20GeoTeric%20to%20Petrel/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-18.jpg?width=560&name=Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-18.jpg "Exporting RGB Blend") 4. Export as .segy 16bit 256 colours > Click Next ![Exporting RGB Blend](https://blog.geoteric.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Files%20By%20Blend/Existing_Blog_Images/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend%20from%20GeoTeric%20to%20Petrel/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-2.jpg?width=560&name=Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-2.jpg "Exporting RGB Blend") 5. Set inline and crossline byte locations to Petrel > Click Next  ![Exporting RGB Blend](https://blog.geoteric.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Files%20By%20Blend/Existing_Blog_Images/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend%20from%20GeoTeric%20to%20Petrel/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-3.jpg?width=560&name=Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-3.jpg "Exporting RGB Blend") 6. Edit or leave the Text Header as default > Click Next ![Exporting RGB Blend](https://blog.geoteric.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Files%20By%20Blend/Existing_Blog_Images/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend%20from%20GeoTeric%20to%20Petrel/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-4.jpg?width=560&name=Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-4.jpg "Exporting RGB Blend") 7. Specify the folder for the SEGY output by clicking the Browse button > Click Next once done ![Exporting RGB Blend](https://blog.geoteric.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Files%20By%20Blend/Existing_Blog_Images/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend%20from%20GeoTeric%20to%20Petrel/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-5.jpg?width=560&name=Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-5.jpg "Exporting RGB Blend") 8. Select Petrel Colourmap by ticking the box > Click Finish ![Exporting RGB Blend](https://blog.geoteric.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Files%20By%20Blend/Existing_Blog_Images/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend%20from%20GeoTeric%20to%20Petrel/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-6.jpg?width=560&name=Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-6.jpg "Exporting RGB Blend") 9. In Petrel project, import the RGB blend segy volume as standard segy volume. To properly display the RGB blend, Go to Templates > Color tables > Right click on the folder and choose import files > Import the Petrel Colourmap using Simple RGB color table. ![Exporting RGB Blend](https://blog.geoteric.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Files%20By%20Blend/Existing_Blog_Images/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend%20from%20GeoTeric%20to%20Petrel/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-7.jpg?width=560&name=Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-7.jpg "Exporting RGB Blend") 10. Then, Go to RGB blend Setting > Colors > Assign the RGB colormap in Global color table > Click Apply. Next, open colors setting (red arrow) > Use Limits define in colour table > Set Max value to 256 and Min value to 0 > Click Apply. ![Exporting RGB Blend](https://blog.geoteric.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Files%20By%20Blend/Existing_Blog_Images/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend%20from%20GeoTeric%20to%20Petrel/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-8.jpg?width=560&name=Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-8.jpg "Exporting RGB Blend") 11. Final step to properly display the RGB blend, Go to the Style > Intersection tab > Change the Interpolation Method from Smooth to None > Click Apply. ![Exporting RGB Blend](https://blog.geoteric.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Files%20By%20Blend/Existing_Blog_Images/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend%20from%20GeoTeric%20to%20Petrel/Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-9.jpg?width=560&name=Exporting%20RGB%20Blend-9.jpg "Exporting RGB Blend") ** Petrel is a mark by Schlumberger*   ![Geoteric](https://blog.geoteric.com/hubfs/logo-geoteric-green.svg "Geoteric")   - [* *](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ffa/) - [* *](https://www.youtube.com/c/Geoteric/) All rights reserved © 2026 ffA | Registered in England & Wales Company No. 02182421   - [Cookie Policy](https://blog.geoteric.com/cookie-policy) - | - [Privacy](https://blog.geoteric.com/privacy-policy) [![We offset our carbon footprint via Ecologi](https://ecologi-assets.imgix.net/badges/climate-action-workforce-black-landscape.png)](https://ecologi.com/geoteric?r=60d4a435001be242a2b5ef5f)