Automated multi-sensor petrophysical core loggingFN1

Adel Vatandoost; Peter Fullagar; Michael Roach

doi:10.1071/EG08020

ISSN: 0812-3985
E-ISSN: 1834-7533

Automated multi-sensor petrophysical core loggingFN1
Authors Adel Vatandoost^a,b, Peter Fullagar^a and Michael Roach^a
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^a CODES Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposits, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 79, Hobart, Tas. 7001, Australia. ^b Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
Publisher: Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Source: Exploration Geophysics, Volume 39, Issue 3, Sep 2008, p. 181 - 188
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/EG08020
- Received: 20 Dec 2007
- Accepted: 15 Aug 2008
- Published online: 01 Sep 2008

Abstract

A GEOTEK multi-sensor core logger (MSCL), originally developed to log soft-sediment cores, has been adapted to allow simultaneous measurement of a range of petrophysical parameters on diamond drill core. The system can measure the density, P-wave velocity, electrical conductivity, and magnetic susceptibility of either whole or half core. It also acquires high-resolution digital colour imagery of the core. System operation, sensor modification, sensor calibration, data accuracy, and repeatability are described in this paper. With careful calibration and close adherence to logging protocols, accuracy and precision of a few percent can be achieved with the MSCL in routine operation. The system is currently being used to record detailed petrophysical data on archival drill core from metalliferous mines for correlation with metallurgical parameters, but it has significant potential in mineral exploration and environmental applications as well.

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Keyword(s): calibration, core logging, geometallurgy, GEOTEK logger, petrophysics.

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