WellCAD ESSENTIALS – CORE LOGGING DATA

Don’t miss out! Rien Corstanje from Mount Sopris’s partner company, Advanced Logic Technology, will be teaching a 3 day WellCAD class in Houston, Texas from February 23rd to 25th. The course will cover introductory well log editing, header design, crossplots, creating lithology dictionaries, and core description. ObjectiveWellCAD is rapidly becoming the standard software for core description data processing and presentation in the geosciences industry. This 3‐day short course will familiarize the course attendee with many aspects of the software including loading, processing and presentation of (core) logging data. Course ContentThe following topics will be covered during the course: – Introduction to the concepts around which WellCAD is organized: User interface, types of data, loading and management of borehole data, presentation layout (templates) and data exchange with other software.

• Core descriptions with CoreCAD: Importing of core photos, setup of workspaces, vertical and lateral snap, zoom options.
• Document header design : Dynamic text fields, maps, legends, tables.
• Manipulation of data : Filter, depth shifting, resampling, blocking, formula parser, manual data entry.
• Dictionary design: New dictionary set-up, repeat and non-repeat pattern, import of patterns.
• Crossplots : Setup of a new crossplot, clustering of data, copy data back to main document.

Who should attendThe course can be followed by beginners and confirmed WellCAD users involved in the interpretation of data such as sedimentologists, geologists, technical assistants. See the course brochure for more information!

Please meet Mount Sopris at any of the following trade shows and conferences in 2015!

Nebraska Groundwater Convention, Kearney, Nebraska****Date: February 10-12, 2015 Information: Lia Martinez from Mount Sopris Instruments will be attending. Please contact Mount Sopris to schedule a meeting with Lia to discuss products, applications, support and training. Program at a Glance: Schedule for Attendees Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (ASEG), Perth, Australia****Date: February 15-18, 2015 Information: Jim LoCoco from Mount Sopris Instruments will be exhibiting with our Australian representative, Timothy Pippett of Alpha GeoScience. Annick Henriette from Advanced Logic Technology will also be exhibiting. We are offering a 2-Day Borehole Logging course directly after he show. For more information, please see the Course Brochure. Event Website: http://www.conference.aseg.org.au/ , Alpha GeoScience Website: http://www.alpha-geo.com/ Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, Toronto, Canada****Date: March 1-4, 2015 Information: Jim LoCoco from Mount Sopris Instruments will be exhibiting with Annick Henriette from Advanced Logic Technology. Event Website: Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems (SAGEEP), Austin, TX****Date: March 22-26, 2015 Information: Jim LoCoco and John Stowell will be exhibiting and presenting new research and products. Event Website: American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), Denver, Colorado****Date: May 31- June 3, 2015 Information: Rien Corstanje from Advanced Logic Technology will be attending to promote and support WellCAD software. Event Website: European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE), Madrid, Spain****Date: June 1-5, 2015 Information: Lia Martinez from Mount Sopris and Mariano Rodriguez and Annick Henriette from ALT will be exhibiting. Event Website: South Atlantic Jubilee Water Show, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina****Date: June 26-28, 2015 Information: Jim LoCoco from Mount Sopris will be exhibiting. Event Website: International Congress of the Brazilian Geophysical Society (SBGf), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil****Date: August 3-6, 2015 Information: Lia Martinez from Mount Sopris will be exhibiting with our Brazilian representative, Arthur Nobrega of AlphaGeofisica. Event Website: , AlphaGeofisica Website: European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers- Near Surface (EAGE), Turin, Italy****Date: September 6-10, 2015 Information: Jim LoCoco from Mount Sopris will be exhibiting with Mariano Rodriguez from ALT. Event Website: NGWA Conference on Groundwater in Fractured Rock, Burlington, Vermont****Date: September 28-29, 2015 Information: Lia Martinez from Mount Sopris will be exhibiting. Event Website: International Mining Show Mexico, Acapulco, Mexico****Date: October 7-10, 2015 Information: Lia Martinez from Mount Sopris will be exhibiting with our Mexican representative, Francisco Torres from Geoelec. Event Website: Coming Soon!, Geoelec Website: Society of Exploration Geophysics (SEG), New Orleans, Louisiana****Date: October 18-23, 2015 Information: Both MSI and ALT will be exhibiting at a large shared booth. Many new products and systems will be on display at the show. Event Website: National Groundwater Association (NGWA), Las Vegas, Nevada****Date: December 15-17, 2015 Information: Jim LoCoco and Taylor Weber will be exhibiting for Mount Sopris. Event Website: American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, California****Date: December 15-19, 2015 Information: Lia Martinez will be exhibiting for Mount Sopris. Event Website:

Don’t forget to update your WellCAD software to access the newest workflows and enhanced data processing capabilities now! Highlights:

• New user interface in WellCAD, LithCAD, ToadCAD and HeadCAD.
• New free hand log type.
• New chart log type with cross-plots, ternary diagrams and histograms.
• Customizable toolbars and menus.
• Better control of annotations and operational symbols (latter ones are open to all users now).
• New author protection system.
• New crossplot overlays.
• New AGS4 file import.

See the WellCAD page for more information.

Mount Sopris recently installed EcoTec LED lamps throughout its offices and manufacturing facility in Denver. Not only did this result in improved lighting, but annual energy savings estimated at 74% or $183,000 over the life of the lamps. Moreover, this energy offset is equivalent to 715 trees planted and almost 2000 lamps and ballasts diverted from the landfill. This investment is consistent with the company’s mission of improving both people’s lives and the stewardship of natural resources.

Mount Sopris has recently released a new generation slimline dual density probe! The QL40-DEN sidewall density sonde has a reinforced caliper arm and has been updated with fully downhole digital Quicklink telemetry. As part of the QuickLink tool series, it is stackable with other QuickLink tools such as the QL40-GRA Natural Gamma or the QL40-DEV Deviation tool. Contact Mount Sopris for further details!

Mount Sopris Instruments donated a 2PGA-1000 Poly Gamma probe to the EEGS Foundation, a 501(3)c charitable organization chartered to encourage the use of geophysical technologies to solve the near surface problems of today and tomorrow. The 2PGA tool provides natural gamma, spontaneous potential, and single point resistivity data in a compact body, able to function in boreholes as small as 2" in diameter. It has been the cornerstone of the Mount Sopris Poly probe family for many years. You can find more information on the EEGS Foundation at .

MOUNT SOPRIS is proto-typing a new small-footprint, high capacity geophysical logging winch. The new Model 4IWA-1000 (Intelligent Winch Assembly) geophysical logging winch is a result of our experience, customer feedback and innovation.

The smart motor control allows user to:

1. Drive the cable very smoothly and very slowly
2. Drive the cable fast without needing to change gearing.
3. Drive the cable based on the encoder to make it steady from layer to layer on the drum.
4. Rig Up and Rig Down Mode. Use the Tension input to sense when someone is pulling on the cable and pay out/reel in cable as the user pulls on the cablehead.
5. Use a standard Ball screw to drive the levelwind head.
6. Drive a display with Tension and Depth.
7. Stop the winch if the tension gets too high (stuck) or too low (stuck or bottom of the hole)
8. Control the winch from a computer to drive it to a set depth.
9. Hold the probe steady without setting the brake.
10. No chains or belts.
11. Internal brake

4IWA-100 winches are servo driven, and can be logged at speeds less than 1 meter per hour or up to 75 meters/min. The drum core is a Lebus grooved drum for accurate, consistent spooling. The overall small footprint, 34 x 43 x 33 inches allows for mounting in a variety of geophysical logging applications.