WA ASEG Tech Event: Mobile Petrophysical Laboratory and CSIRO Rock Characterisation Research Laboratory Open Day and Lunch

The Mobile Petrophysical Laboratory (MPL) has just returned to its home-base, the CSIRO Australian Resources Research Centre (ARRC), Kensington, after a 12 month deployment in Queensland. Members of the WA ASEG Branch (and those with an interest in petrophysics and geophysics) are invited to see the MPL up-close and in action – a light lunch will be provided, and staff will be on hand to provide guided demonstrations and answer questions. Furthermore, CSIRO’s new non-destructive rock property analytical facility, the Rock Characterisation Research Laboratory, located just in front of the MPL, will also be open for lunchtime tours and demonstrations.

Attendees are kindly asked to register for catering purposes via the following link – Attendees are also asked to kindly sign in at reception upon arrival (a staff member will then guide attendees to the laboratories).

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• Free

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Cam Adams

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About the Mobile Petrophysical Laboratory

CSIRO, together with AuScope, the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS), and The University of Melbourne (UoM), containerised a petrophysical logging system – a Geotek Multi-Sensor Core Logger (MSCL) – for use across Australia by government and industry researchers. A key objective of the MPL is to develop a standardised national continental petrophysical database in line with Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) data principles. These data will help constrain geophysical models and improve the understanding of rock properties at different scales. Because MPL data are precisely collocated, they can be used to reliably augment existing mineralogical and geological datasets via more complex and machine based algorithms to facilitate multi-disciplinary approaches toward characterisation and modelling.

The following properties can be measured using the MSCL:

• Attenuated gamma density
• Ultrasonic P-wave velocity
• Inductive electrical resistivity
• Magnetic susceptibility (low frequency and via both point & loop sensors)
• Natural gamma (as spectral & total counts)
• Elemental composition via pXRF

About the Rock Characterisation Research Laboratory

CSIRO’s Rock Characterisation Research Laboratory (RCRL) hosts its very own MSCL instrument along with a comprehensive suite of portable petrophysical tools, including P&S wave ultrasonic velocity, galvanic resistivity, and induced polarisation tools. The lay out area of the RCRL is also equipped with a remote-controlled autonomous X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry platform that is capable of reliably and rapidly measuring (i.e., c. 10 seconds with a single beam) all major elements (inc. light elements, e.g. Na + Mg) and a fixed controlled-lighting photography station for high resolution photography and suitable for image analyses and machine learning purposes.