Wireline logging in ground investigation

This webinar discussed the benefits of using wireline logging technologies in boreholes for onshore applications, and learned about CIRIA’s proposal to develop a new guidance document.

Uncertainties around local ground conditions present a significant risk to the project programme and budget of many if not most construction projects. Ground investigations often include the drilling of boreholes to characterise the subsurface as part of the design process.

Wireline logging – the measurement of downhole formation attributes using tools and equipment that is lowered into the borehole – can provide additional information from the borehole, for example about lithology, cavities, geological discontinuities, direction of rock stresses, or hydraulic parameters.

Used extensively in the oil and gas industries, wireline logging can provide additional information about the ground that is useful for onshore projects without creating large additional costs. Yet, the information about these technologies, how to apply them, which information could be retrieved and how to interpret the data, is disperse.

This webinar contributed to the discussion on how wireline logging technologies can be applied to minimise cost and environmental impact of future construction projects. Attendees gained insight into the breadth of technologies available and possible applications. The importance of CIRIA’s proposal to develop a new guidance document that would provide a ‘way in’ for engineers new to the topic, and enable the industry to better understand the potential uses of wireline logging technologies will be explored.

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