deploying det crc technologies: mineral systems drilling
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Deploying DET CRC Technologies:
Mineral Systems Drilling Program
Robbie Rowe,
James Cleverley
and David Giles MSDP Open Day,
Thursday 11 August 2016
SA Drill Core Reference Library
Mineral Systems Drill Project
•Technology deployment overview - R. Rowe
•Assay while drilling Lab-at-Rig® - J. Cleverly
•What have we learnt? - D Giles
MSDP – Technology Deployment Opportunity
•Conceived as being a world first collaboration
between industry, government and research
organisations
MSDP - Field testing objectives
1. Progress from Proof of Concept stage to Trial
Demo stage through research by the DET CRC
2. Accelerate commercial product development
MSDP – Exploration
test platform
• Optimal field test of
multiple technologies in a
real greenfield exploration
environment outside of
conventional test facility
• Opportunity to deploy
together on single
integrated platform not in
isolation
MSDP – Practical technology deployment
•Build, test and progress new technology practical
operating procedures and protocols with field staff
MSDP – Future technology skills
•Opportunity to better identify future field skills and
training for using future drilling technologies
Category Number
Project
supervisors &
management
3
Drillers 3
Drill offsiders 7
EHS&T 1
Support 3
MSDP – Technologies deployed
•DET CRC technology portfolio used in MSDP
deployment;
Wireless Sub
AutoSonde / AutoShuttle
Lab-at-Rig®
FMS Fluids
Real Time Drill Project
3D Seismic Exploration for
Hard Rock Environments
MSDP Deployment schedule Aug 2015 – May 2016
Active
Deployment Technology
Development
DETCRC Technology /
Project
Aug
15
Sep
15
Oct
15
Nov
15
Dec
15
Jan
16
Feb
16
Mar
16
Apr
16
May
16
Wireless Sub
AutoSonde - Gamma
AutoSonde - Mag Sus
AutoShuttle
Lab-at-Rig® XRF & XRD
FMS Fluids
Real Time Drill Project
Seismic Expl for Hard Rock
Environs
MSDP Deployment activity Aug 2015 – May 2016
DET CRC Technology /
Project in MSDP
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Wireless Sub D 4-5
AutoSonde - Gamma D 5-6
AutoSonde - Mag Sus D 4-5
AutoShuttle D 4
Lab-at-Rig® XRF & XRD D 5-6
FMS Fluids D 3
Real Time Drill Project D 3-4-5
Seismic Expl for Hard Rock
Environs D 4
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2 Lab
3 Proof of Concept
4 Pilot
5 Scale-up, Trial/
Demo
6 Implementation
Support
7 Implementation
Improvement
MSDP Technology data generation
7,868m drilled
2,313m logged (30%)
7,868m drilled
6,263m XRF sampled (80%)
2,747m XRD sampled (35%)
7,868m drilled
3,302m sampled (42%)
7,868m drilled
5,352m Gamma logged (68%)
1,319m Magsus logged ( 17%)
MSDP – Technology deployment RESULTS
• Testing provided valuable data and information;
Technology operational performance
Practical deployment experience and learnings in harsh field environment
• Testing results immediately integrated back to;
Quickly direct improvement during technology development activities as MSDP is a finite platform opportunity - URGENCY
Rapidly progressed technologies accelerating decision points to offer for commercialisation
Accelerated technology development with commercialisation partners assisting in ultimate delivery to Industry
MSDP Technology deployment summary
•Real world exploration environment is optimal testbed for new technologies to demonstrate field readiness • Investing in regular multisector participant stakeholder collaboration accelerates technology development
•MSDP demonstrating new technologies can deliver on DET CRC vision of improving exploration performance by delivering integrated data in real time leading to improved decision making
Lab-at-Rig® supporting decision making in exploration
James Cleverley, Fred Blaine, MSDP Team MSDP Open Day, 11th August 2016
The MSDP Universal Mobile Platform
Pre
p
Coms
Services
Sensor Modular tech boxes
User Choice Platform
Skids
Fixed Flat Bed
Ute Back
Tracks
© REFLEX 2016 REFLEX Assay-While-Drilling
Lab-at-Rig® Prototype 3
Incremental innovation on the road to commercial development
© REFLEX 2016 REFLEX Assay-While-Drilling
IoT enabled top-of-hole assaying
© REFLEX 2016 REFLEX Assay-While-Drilling
MSDP02, South Australia
AA507 FL340 USA
REFLEXHUB-IQ
• Secure chain of custody • Local aggregation and storage • Seamless shipping to cloud
Data from the field
“Geology from the comfort of the office and while doing several other tasks is pretty phenomenal. Another bonus I hadn’t thought about is the ability to not only have all my other resources at hand to answer questions, but also the ability to pool office knowledge if I so desired, rather than working in near isolation on site.” – Adrian Fabris, Geology Manager DSD
© REFLEX 2016 REFLEX Assay-While-Drilling
Exploration Management?
Lean start-up philosophy Rapid testing, rapid iterations, fail fast As data flows faster and information tools improve, we can adopt new approaches to the business of exploration
© REFLEX 2016 REFLEX Assay-While-Drilling
Real-time decisions?
Where should I drill hole number 2 and 3?
Shareholder value
Regulatory process
Business processes
Managing change
Due diligence and reporting
© REFLEX 2016 REFLEX Assay-While-Drilling
Drill hole
Geological
Logging
Geotech
Logging
Core yard
petrophysics
Split
Core
Sample
Prep Assay
Wireline
Logging
Comminution
Disparate data streams
days d
ays
week
s weeks
months
months
days to
weeks
days
weeks
Current workflow
WIRELESS SUB
Drilling Parameters
Rotational Velocity
Feed Rate (ROP)
Water Flow Rate
Water Pressure
Surface Torque
Surface Axial Force
Collected at 50 Hz
AUTOSONDE
Total CPS Gamma
Magnetic Susceptibility
Logs collected during rod pull (eg.
bit change, end-of-hole)
Processed in 2-3 hours
~10cm intervals
AUTOSHUTTLE
Total CPS Gamma
Spectral Gamma
Logging while drilling
Download with core retrieval
Dense data
LAB-AT-RIG® Geochemistry
9 Majors
(Si,Al,Fe,Ca,K,Mg,Ti,P,Mn)
25 Trace elements
Measured from drilling powders
1m intervals
~1 hr after drilling
Reconstruct rock types and
alteration
FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Fluid chemistry
temp, pH, Eh, conductivity
Ca, K, NH4, F, NO3, S2-, Br
Collected at 2 analyses/min
Fluid Management System
Penetrol and
Corewell added
Topped up Penetrol and
Corewell added
Topped up
0 250 500 750
Time (mins)
8000
4000
2000
6000
NO
3 (pp
m)
10000 Start shift
8:39am 13th March
390.7 m
MSDP011
End shift
5:00pm 13th March
417.7 m
Drilling optimisation – additive management
•Deliver data from DET CRC technologies at the
drill site to anywhere rapidly, in an easy-to-
consume format, allowing integration and
comparison between datasets and thus
facilitating rapid decision making.
Real Time Drill Site project
MSDP Seismic Surveys
•Three surface lines centered on MSDP01(4500m),
MSDP02 (3100m) and MSDP10 (4000m)
•VSP on MSDP02, MSDP10
•Surface line using dragable system on MSDP02 and
MSDP10
Basalt Rhyolite
Adelaidean
Highly
reflective
mixed felsic
and mafic units
of the lower
GRV
Weakly
reflective felic
and mafic units
of the lower
GRV
Base Adelaidean
Base Roopena Basalt
Base weakly reflective GRV
Base GRV
MSDP01
~1.4km
~2.4km
~0.2km