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The To Do List: Making the Most of your Rental

Rental equipment from Mount Sopris can be the most economical solution for short-term, non-recurring projects.  We have the most comprehensive range of solutions for small boreholes, ideal for groundwater, mining, geotechnical, and environmental investigations. Mount Sopris offers everything rental customers will need, including probes, data acquisition system, winch, software and all accessories – backed by our best-in-class support. There are, however, a few things that our rental customers must DO to ensure the success of their project:

Points to Consider while buying Core Logging Software

Core logging has been traditionally done manually. While it has served its purpose for decades, manual core logging has failed to keep pace with the technological developments witnessed across mining, petroleum, and groundwater. It is time-consuming and requires extensive manpower for miles of core, and also presents problems in reporting, formatting, and record keeping. Core logging software, such as CoreCAD™, addresses these drawbacks by dramatically improving productivity and allowing direct input of core descriptions into a digital interface, where the data can be analyzed, combined with other sources of data, and visually presented for reporting purposes.

Once every decade! Don’t miss Exploration ’17

Exploration ‘17 is the sixth of the very successful series of DMEC decennial mining exploration conferences, which have been held in the seventh year of every decade starting in 1967. The theme of the Exploration ’17 conference is “Integrating the Geosciences: The Challenge of Discovery”, featuring a multi-national, multi-disciplinary technical programme, exhibition, workshops and field schools. Mount Sopris Instruments and ALT will be attending this once-every-10-year event. Please visit us in booth 206 to ask about our new technologies including the Spectral Induced Polarization (SIP) sonde, the Neutron Generator (nGen) sonde,the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) probe in rental, our new 2500 meter IWA winch, and product upgrades for the Heat Pulse Flowmeter and Inline Fluid Temp and Conductivity. Lastly, we will also be on hand to give demonstrations of the new Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Casing Integrity Workspaces in WellCAD software Version 5.2.

Role of a Density Probe in Borehole Logging

Borehole logging provides critical information about the earth’s subsurface that guides the work of drillers, miners, engineers, and geoscientists. This short post focuses on the compensated density probe, how it works, and some of the applications for which it is suited.

Product Improvements by Listening to Customers

Mount Sopris is well known for the reliability of its geophysical logging equipment, which are designed to operate worry-free in the most extreme borehole environments. Even so, the company listens carefully to the feedback of its customers, always looking for ways to improve product performance, dependability, and ease of use. Below are a few examples of recent product improvements that directly resulted from customer input.

GeoEXplo Appointed Official Representative for Algeria and Western North Africa

Mount Sopris and ALT proudly announce that GeoEXplo has been appointed as their official representative in Algeria and the Maghreb region of North Africa. As Algeria’s leader in near-surface geophysics, GeoEXplo is uniquely qualified to provide expert assistance with equipment specification, commissioning, training, software, data interpretation, and other types of after-sales support. Algeria is a large market for geophysical applications including borehole logging. Groundwater is a scarce resource and quality water well completion is vital in the arid environment.

Field Training for Groundwater Flowmeter Project in Nebraska

Mount Sopris geologist Taylor Weber and intern Hannah Peterson gave a training in Lodgepole, Nebraska last month in contribution to a groundwater studies project. Working with Geospec Drilling, a leading provider of water investigations in Nebraska, a variety of logs were collected in order to characterize the physical properties of the well and its surrounding hydrogeologic activity.

Don’t Miss the SEG 2017 in Houston Next Week!

Come visit Mount Sopris Instruments and Advanced Logic Technologies (ALT) at next week’s Society of Exploration Geophysicists Annual Meeting and Exposition in Houston, Texas. Jim LoCoco and Lia Martinez will be representing Mount Sopris Instruments, while Rien Corstanje will be representing ALT. Both will be sharing Booth #1311. The SEG International Exposition and 87th Annual Meeting in Houston will provide vast amounts of cutting-edge technical insight, high-level networking, and new business- development opportunities across multiple disciplines of the geosciences sector, including global oil, gas, mineral exploration, near surface, archaeology, and more.

New Product Coming Soon: Neutron Generator Tool!

Mount Sopris is excited to announce the upcoming release of a new product! We have teamed up with Starfire Industries to develop a neutron probe that eliminates the use of radioactive materials for neutron production. The new QL40-nGEN is scheduled to be available in early 2018 and is especially useful for those who cannot use Am-Be or D-T sources due to licensing issues. With the new QL40-nGEN, radiation can be turned off and on, which increases overall safety and reduces the inconveniences that are associated with the use of radioactive sources. In contrast to a conventional neutron probe, it does not require professional license for handling or costly, secure storage and transportation.