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AssigneeDeep Exploration Technologies CRC Limited
InventorsDavid Charles LAWIE, Anthony Malcolm STEVENS, Frederick Allan BLAINE, Michelle CAREY, Aaron BAENSCH, Yulia UVAROVA, James Stuart CLEVERLEY, Phillipe SARRAZIN
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A sampling and analysis system, and related method, for use in exploration drilling, particularly diamond drilling. The system includes a number of sub-systems, including a capturing sub-system, a sample recovery and splitting sub-system, a sample preparation/drying sub-system, a sample handling and sensor sub-system, a data collection and management sub-system, an automated data analysis and interpretation sub-system, and a control sub-system for data collection and process control. The sample handling and sensor sub-system may comprise an integrated arrangement or separate units providing a sample handling sub-system and a sample sensor sub-system. The sample preparation/drying sub-system is operable to ensure that the samples it receives from the sample recovery sub-system are optimally prepared for introduction to the sample handling and sensor sub-system. The sampling and analysis system may be autonomous or operable manually or semi-automatically.
A sampling and analysis system for use in exploration drilling, the system comprising:
A sampling and analysis system for use in exploration drilling, the system comprising a capturing sub-system for capturing drilling fluid and cuttings from a drill hole while the hole is being drilled, a sample recovery sub-system for obtaining a sample of the cuttings from the captured cuttings, a sample preparation sub-system for drying the sample, a sample handling sub-system for preparing the dried sample such that the sample is able to be presented in a manner appropriate for analysis, and a sensor sub-system for analysing the sample.
A sampling and analysis method performed using a sampling and analysis system according to any one of the preceding claims.
An autonomous sampling and analysis method for use in exploration drilling, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.