Conference Program
(all times in EST, UTC-5)
Tuesday December 9
10:00 - 10:30
Welcome and Opening lecture: Jean Benoît
Understanding the role of drilling in geotechnical engineering
10:30 - 11:00 Keynote Lecture
Michael B Rodgers, W.W. Kelch, D. Jameson and K. Shishlova
The role of drilling efficiency in geotechnical measuring while drilling, USA.
11:10 - 11:20
Max Friedermann, Sohan Singh Rajpurohit, Anna Gustafson, Håkan Schunnesson, Alexandros Bousdekis and Helmut Mischo
Digitizing the drill rig: a step towards a smarter mining ecosystem, Germany, Sweden, Greece.
Break
11:30 - 11:50
Benjamin Rivers
Measuring-While-Drilling: transforming geotechnical site characterization drilling, USA.
11:50 - 12:10
Bruma Souza, Jean Benoît and Krystle Pelham
Implementation and use of a measurement while drilling system in glacial deposits: lessons learned and future challenges, USA.
12:10 - 12:30
Jeroen Dokter and Thijs Teerlink
Retrofitting drilling rigs with MWD, The Netherlands.
12:30 – 13:00
General Discussion
Wednesday December 10
10:00 - 10:30 Keynote Lecture
John Hopkins and Sam Stanier
Assessing the potential of CFA piling rig telemetry data for stratigraphic profiling and optimised pile installation, United Kingdom.
10:30 - 10:50
F. Huang, H.Y. Qin, M. Manafi, B. Juett and B. Evans
A preliminary study on the correlations between drilling parameters and pile capacities, Australia.
10:50 - 11:10
Yalcinkaya, U. and Okyay, U.S.
Analytical and probabilistic correlations between in-situ tests and instantaneous logging, France
Break
11:20 - 11:40
Guilherme de Oliveira Souza, Catherine Jacquard, Michel Rispal, Arnaud Finiasz, Philippe Reiffsteck and Fabian Szymkiewicz
Use and validation of electrical measurements in MWD drillings, France.
11:40 - 12:00
Thierry Mourgues and Zakaria Attaoui
MWD data: how the BOR format facilitates data interoperability, France and Luxembourg.
12:00 - 12:20
Ross Cutts, Allen Cadden, Dan Ponti and Scott Deaton
MWD data exchange within the DIGGS schema. USA.
12:20 - 13:00
General Discussion
Thursday December 11
10:00 - 10:30
Wendal V. Yue, S. Y. Wu and Quentin Z. Q. Yue
DPM depth-time algorithm for eliminating the random variations in MWD penetration rate, China.
10:30 - 10:50
Honglai Peng, Rodrigo Borela Valente, Kimberlie Staheli and J. David Frost Geotechnical properties inference using mwd data – a probabilistic machine learning approach, USA.
10:50 - 11:10
Abhina, Baser, Kassel, Hessing and Sychter
Prediction of strength of geomaterials machine learning integrated measurement while drilling, USA.
11:10 - 11:30
Can Erdem and Mohammadhossein Sadeghiamirshahidi
Measuring gypsum rock strength while coring with a laboratory rock core driller
Break
11:40 - 12:00
Jeroen Dokter and Thijs Teerlink
Using Sonic MWD to Predict CPT Values, The Netherlands.
12:00 - 12:20
ichael Erzuah, Mohammadhossein Sadeghiamirshahidi, Nikolas Glennie, Alex Silvey and Raul Velasquez
Correlation between MWD compound parameters and SPT N-Values in Nebraska, USA.
12:20 - 12:40
Jean Benoît, Bruma Souza and Philippe Reiffsteck. Simon to Somerton
A review of MWD drilling resistance. USA and France.
12:40 – 13:00
General Discussion, Future Direction and Conference Closing