diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogExtractionCurve.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogExtractionCurve.cpp
index e48d5706d8..27e83ec83d 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogExtractionCurve.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogExtractionCurve.cpp
@@ -403,32 +403,14 @@ QString RimWellLogExtractionCurve::createCurveName()
         generatedCurveName += m_case->caseUserDescription();
     }
 
-    if (m_addPropertyToCurveName && eclipseCase)
+    if (m_addPropertyToCurveName)
     {
         if (!generatedCurveName.isEmpty())
         {
-            generatedCurveName += ", ";
+            generatedCurveName += ",";
         }
 
-        generatedCurveName += m_eclipseResultDefinition->resultVariable();
-    }
-
-    if (m_addPropertyToCurveName && geomCase)
-    {
-        QString geoMechResultName;
-
-        QString resCompName = m_geomResultDefinition->resultComponentUiName();
-        if (resCompName.isEmpty())
-            geoMechResultName = m_geomResultDefinition->resultFieldUiName();
-        else
-            geoMechResultName += m_geomResultDefinition->resultFieldUiName() + "." + resCompName;
-
-        if (!generatedCurveName.isEmpty())
-        {
-            generatedCurveName += ", ";
-        }
-
-        generatedCurveName += geoMechResultName;
+        generatedCurveName += wellLogChannelName();
     }
 
     if (m_addTimestepToCurveName || m_addDateToCurveName)
@@ -478,3 +460,32 @@ QString RimWellLogExtractionCurve::createCurveName()
 
     return generatedCurveName;
 }
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/// 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+QString RimWellLogExtractionCurve::wellLogChannelName() const
+{
+    RimGeoMechCase* geoMechCase = dynamic_cast<RimGeoMechCase*>(m_case.value());
+    RimEclipseCase* eclipseCase = dynamic_cast<RimEclipseCase*>(m_case.value());
+
+    QString name;
+    if (eclipseCase)
+    {
+        name = m_eclipseResultDefinition->resultVariable();
+    }
+    else if (geoMechCase)
+    {
+        QString resCompName = m_geomResultDefinition->resultComponentUiName();
+        if (resCompName.isEmpty())
+        {
+            name = m_geomResultDefinition->resultFieldUiName();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            name = m_geomResultDefinition->resultFieldUiName() + "." + resCompName;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return name;
+}
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogExtractionCurve.h b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogExtractionCurve.h
index e8778ea02f..75b1ca57a4 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogExtractionCurve.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogExtractionCurve.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public:
     void setWellPath(RimWellPath* wellPath);
     void setPropertiesFromView(RimView* view);
 
+    virtual QString wellLogChannelName() const;
+
 protected:
     virtual QString createCurveName();
 
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogFileCurve.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogFileCurve.cpp
index 4c23c961d2..6c4101b271 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogFileCurve.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogFileCurve.cpp
@@ -248,3 +248,11 @@ QString RimWellLogFileCurve::createCurveName()
     return "Empty curve";
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/// 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+QString RimWellLogFileCurve::wellLogChannelName() const
+{
+    return m_wellLogChannnelName;
+}
+
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogFileCurve.h b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogFileCurve.h
index bf053e932d..0726608bb5 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogFileCurve.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogFileCurve.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public:
     
     // Overrides from RimWellLogPlotCurve
     virtual void updatePlotData();
+    virtual QString wellLogChannelName() const;
 
 protected:
     // Overrides from RimWellLogPlotCurve
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogPlotCurve.h b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogPlotCurve.h
index 06408eea96..e4a49b0032 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogPlotCurve.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogPlotCurve.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public:
     void            updateCurveName();
     void            updatePlotTitle();
 
+    virtual QString wellLogChannelName() const = 0;
     virtual void    updatePlotData() = 0;
 
 protected:
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ReservoirDataModel/RigWellLogFile.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ReservoirDataModel/RigWellLogFile.cpp
index 2f3a5838e9..1b7febdf4b 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ReservoirDataModel/RigWellLogFile.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ReservoirDataModel/RigWellLogFile.cpp
@@ -266,9 +266,12 @@ bool RigWellLogFile::exportToLasFile(const RimWellLogPlotCurve* curve, const QSt
         }
     }
 
+    QString wellLogChannelName = curve->wellLogChannelName();
+    wellLogChannelName.replace(".", "_");
+
     NRLib::LasWell lasFile;
     lasFile.AddLog("DEPTH", "m", "Depth [m]", curveData->yValues());
-    lasFile.AddLog(curve->name().trimmed().toStdString(), "NO_UNIT", "PARAMETERINFO", wellLogValues);
+    lasFile.AddLog(wellLogChannelName.toStdString(), "NO_UNIT", "PARAMETERINFO", wellLogValues);
     lasFile.SetMissing(absentValue);
 
     std::vector<std::string> commentHeader;