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Seequent's AI Slashes Core Analysis Time
13 Oct
Summary
- New AI analyzes geoscientific imagery in minutes.
- Drastically reduces analysis time from days to minutes.
- Provides consistent, quantitative data for exploration.
Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, has introduced Imago image analysis, an AI-driven capability integrated into its Imago cloud platform. This new feature is designed to extract valuable knowledge from geoscientific imagery, specifically drill core photographs.
The Imago image analysis add-on empowers geologists to analyze drill core imagery within minutes, a significant acceleration from the days or weeks previously required. It produces reliable, quantitative geological data essential for exploration and modeling, benefiting companies of all sizes.
Purpose-built machine-learning models automate the preparation and analysis of core images. This process transforms historical and new drill core tray images into structured, downhole datasets, such as Rock Quality Designation (RQD). For instance, Imago image analysis processed 600 meters of core imagery in just two minutes, yielding structured, depth-referenced drilling data.
Seequent's proprietary machine-learning models convert extensive photo libraries from past drilling programs into quantifiable geological data. Geologists can review and validate these outputs against original imagery before integrating them into 3D geological models via Leapfrog or data management systems like MX Deposit, enhancing confidence across exploration workflows.
