Boreholefrom

Boreholefrom is a term used in borehole data management and geospatial datasets to denote the starting location or origin point of a borehole. It is not a universally standardized field across all software or industry standards, but appears in certain custom schemas, templates, and databases where the start position of a borehole must be explicitly recorded.

In practice, boreholefrom refers to the coordinates or reference location from which a borehole is drilled or from which survey measurements begin. It may be represented as a coordinate pair (latitude and longitude), a full geospatial point with elevation, or a named reference to a known site. In some data models, boreholefrom is paired with boreholesto (or similar fields) to describe the trajectory or path of the borehole from its starting point to its endpoint, including depth and directional data such as azimuth and inclination.

Because boreholefrom is not uniformly standardized, data quality and interoperability depend on clear documentation of the field’s format, coordinate reference system, and units. Users encountering the term should verify its definition within the specific dataset or software schema and prefer explicit alternative field names such as borehole_start, start_point, or origin_location when possible to improve clarity.

See also: Borehole, Borehole logging, Geospatial data, Coordinate reference system, Drill path.