Method and system for measuring volume of a drill core sample
AssigneeMinalyze AB
InventorsMikael Artursson, Angus Philip Anstruther Tod
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Abstract
A method and system for determining the volume of a drill core sample, wherein the method comprises the steps of providing a reference surface of a core tray adapted to carry at least one drill core sample, placing a drill core sample in the core tray, scanning the core tray with an electromagnetic 3D scanner to obtain a sample surface, and computing the volume of the drill core sample by comparing the sample surface with the reference surface. Scanning the sample will provide accurate and repeatable measurements even for drill core samples with non-cylindrical segments.
Claims17
A method for measuring a volume of a drill core sample, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a reference surface representing an empty core tray, said core tray being adapted to carry at least one drill core sample;
- placing a drill core sample in the core tray;
- scanning said core tray when the drill core sample is in the core tray, with an electromagnetic 3D scanner, to obtain a sample surface, wherein the reference surface and the sample surface are topological surfaces;
- and
- computing the volume of said drill core sample by comparing said sample surface with said reference surface.
A system for determining the volume of a drill core sample comprising:
- a core tray adapted to carry at least one drill core sample,
- a scanning device adapted to measure a surface, and
- a control unit adapted to:
- receive a reference surface representing an empty core tray;
- control said scanning device to scan said core tray, with a drill core sample provided thereon, to receive a sample surface, wherein the reference surface and the sample surface are topographical surfaces;
- and
- compute the volume of said drill core sample by comparing said sample surface with said reference surface.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform the steps of:
- obtaining a reference surface representing an empty core tray;
- controlling a scanning device to scan said core tray, with a drill core sample provided thereon, to obtain a sample surface, wherein the reference surface and the sample surface are topographical surfaces;
- and
- computing the volume of said drill core sample by comparing said sample surface with said reference surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.