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1. From the Ribbon, click the Analysis tab.
2. In the Geoprocessing group, click the Tools button. The Geoprocessing pane will appear on the right side of the screen. 
3. In the Geoprocessing pane, type Contour. 
4. Select Contour (Spatial Analyst Tools).
5. From the Input raster drop-down menu, select HST_Interp_NN.
6. Under Output polyline features, name the feature HST_Interp_NN_Contour.
7. Under Contour interval type 10.
8. Leave the Base contour as 0. For other projects you may want to look at the HST_Interp_NN raster range to determine from what value you want the contour intervals to begin.
9. Leave the Z factor as 1. However, if you were using a different thickness than feet, you would want to input the conversion factor here.
10. Click Run.
11. Above the ribbon, on the Quick Access toolbar, click the Save button.

Importing Excel Data

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1. From the Ribbon, click the Analysis tab.
2. In the Geoprocessing group, click the Tools button. The Geoprocessing pane will appear on the right side of the screen. 
3. In the Geoprocessing pane, type Excel to Table. 
4. Select Excel to Table (Conversion Tools)Under the Analysis tab, click Tools and search for “Excel to Table”. Select the Excel to Table geoprocessing tool.
5. For Input Excel File, click the Browse button.
6. On the right side of the Browse window, click Folders.
7. On the left side of the Browse window, double click the Workshop_Data folder and choose IGOR_masterlist
8. select the IGOR - master list.xlsx sheet in your Playmapping folder.
9. Label the Output Table as GIS_Wells
10. Ensure that the Sheet section displays GIS_Wells. This ensures that the GIS_Wells sheet will be the data converted to a table in ArcGIS. Click Run.
11. In the Contents tab, right click the GIS_Wells Table and click Display XY Data.
12. Ensure that the X Field states longitude and the Y Field states latitude. Name the Layer GIS_Wells. For Spatial Reference, use the dropdown menu to select Current Map [Map]. The Spatial Reference should now be GCS_North_American_1927. Click Run.
13. Zoom to the GIS_Wells Layer if you are unable to see the points.
14. Right click GIS_Wells and click Label.
15. Open GIS_Wells1 Label Properties. Go to the Labels Class tab and under Class > Expression, clear the Expression code. Under Fields, double click api_number. Click apply.
16. Above the ribbon, on the Quick Access toolbar, click the Save button.

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