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Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, launched Imago image analysis, a new AI-powered capability built into its cloud-based solution for extracting knowledge from geoscientific imagery.
With the new Imago image analysis add-on, geologists can analyze drill core imagery in minutes, dramatically accelerating analysis that has traditionally taken days or weeks. It generates consistent, high-confidence quantitative geological data to support modeling and exploration decisions, helping teams from junior explorers to mining majors derive greater value from drilling programs.
Purpose-built machine-learning models automate core image preparation and analysis, converting new and historical drill core tray images into outputs such as downhole datasets for Rock Quality Designation (RQD). In one example, Imago image analysis processed 600 meters of core imagery in two minutes, producing structured, depth-referenced drilling data for downstream interpretation.
Tim Schurr, Seequent product line manager, Drilling Data, said a significant opportunity for AI in exploration is to embed it directly into the workflows geologists already use — not simply to accelerate tasks, but to improve the consistency and confidence of the geological data that underpins exploration decisions.
“Every core tray represents a substantial investment, yet core logging has traditionally been a manual, qualitative process, with results influenced by the training, experience, time and resources available to the geologist or core logger,” he explained.
“By applying AI within Imago’s established workflow, Imago image analysis brings repeatability to the process, helping organizations save time and money while improving the consistency of the data captured. That matters for every decision that follows. Geologists can investigate unexpected results, challenge assumptions and validate and strengthen the models that guide drilling decisions.”
Imago image analysis connects core imagery and generated geological data with the wider exploration workflow. Validated interval data can flow into Leapfrog for 3D geological modeling, MX Deposit for drillhole and sample data management, and other integrated geology software for further investigation. This connection extends the value of core imagery and geological data beyond initial core logging, supporting interpretation and decision-making throughout the exploration and mining lifecycle.
Source: Seequent
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