1. CANSTRAT SAMPLE LOGGING COURSE

Canadian Stratigraphic Service Ltd. conducts a five (5) day course on sample logging. The purpose of this course is to acquaint the geologist with sample logging techniques and to develop a systematic method of describing drill cuttings and cores.  Our method is world renowned and sets the industry standard.  Class size is limited to 14 people.

Course fee is $1,450.00 (+ 5% GST)

Students for course 1 will be provided with a microscope and light source to use during the course. Students will also be given a course binder, a nalgene water bottle and other tools needed for sample logging, as well as a CD of photographs and class lecture slides to keep.
Students for course 2 will be given a course binder with all worksheets and a CD of course notes.

VISA and Mastercard are accepted, or if you prefer, please make cheques payable to "Canadian Stratigraphic Services (2000) Ltd."

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Notice of cancellation must be received no later than one (1) week prior to course date to be eligible to receive a refund. Refunds are for the full amount less an administrative fee of $100.00. This means that you must cancel by Friday at 4:30 one full week before the course start date. Alternatively you may switch to another course at this time, subject to availability.
A 50% refund is available to anyone who cancels during the week prior to the course.
Regrettably, cancellations during the actual course are considered no shows and are not eligible for either a refund or rescheduling.

Online Registration:

Participant number is limited to fourteen (14) for Course 1 - Sample Logging, and twelve (12) for Course 2 - Practical Wireline Logging. Classes fill quickly. Please register online by filling out the information in the following boxes. Then click on the button 'Submit Registration'. You will then see a box that says 'Your registration has been sent.' You should receive a phone call from our office within 2 business days to arrange payment by cheque or credit card. If you do not hear from us within that time period, please give us a phone call to arrange payment. In the event that we don't hear back from you after contacting you regarding your on-line registration, we will hold onto your information for 30 days. After that, you will have to re-submit your information to us. Spaces are guaranteed only upon receipt of payment.

We reserve the right to cancel or change course dates if there is insufficient interest.

Should you have any questions or require further information please contact our office by phone
at (403) 284-1112; or by fax at (403) 284-1115, or email  linda.gibbons@canstrat.com

1. CANSTRAT SAMPLE LOGGING COURSE OUTLINE **Revised Feb 2008**

MONDAY

1) About Canstrat
2) Instructor introduction
3) Student introduction

Introduction: The Art of Chip Logging
1) Introduction to the tools of the trade: Microscope, acids, trays, watch glasses, fluoroscope etc.
2) Microscope review including field of view, how to use the fluoroscope.
3) Introduction to the Canstrat Logging Guide: set up, symbols and abbreviations.

Sample Description Basics
1) Sample description basics: Lithology; wet vs. dry examination, amount of chips to use.
2) Flow chart for Clastics-intro
3) Flow chart for Carbonates-intro
4) Flow chart for Evaporites-intro
5) Grain/Fragment size,
6) Rounding
7) Sorting
8) Oil staining
9) Pictorial description and symbols
10) Written description with appropriate content
11) Diagenesis
12) DST and Core Recovery
13) Porosity definition, Porosity Types
14) EXERCISE: Porosity Plugs
15) EXERCISE: Rock Types and Accessory Minerals

TUESDAY

Clastics
1) Minerals and accessory elements seen in clastic rocks: glauconite, pyrite, clays, siderite, calcite, quartz, carbonaceous bits.
2) Fossils seen in clastic rocks: ostracods, gastropods, coquina (clams), petrified wood, dinosaur bone.
3) Porosity types - sand friability and porosity estimations.
4) Framework as it applies to clastics
5) EXERCISE: Clastic examples: hand and chip samples
6) EXERCISE: All students get the same sample of cuttings and 15 minutes to study them and plot the info in the Canstrat format. There is then a discussion of the cuttings. NEW

WEDNESDAY
Lunch provided for all students today by Total Gas Detection Ltd.

Limestones

1) How to tell limestone from dolomite; acid reaction time, alizarin red.
2) Minerals seen in Limestones: pyrite, galena, calcite, dolomite (types), quartz
3) Fossils seen in Limestones:
4) Porosity types
5) Cements
6) Framework as it applies to Limestones
7) EXERCISE: Limestone examples: hand and chip
8) EXERCISE: All students get the same 1 or 2 samples of cuttings and 15 minutes to study them and plot the info in the Canstrat format. There is then a discussion of the cuttings. NEW

THURSDAY

Dolomites

1) Minerals seen in Dolomites: pyrite, galena, dolomite, calcite, quartz
2) Fossils seen in Dolomites
3) Porosity types
4) Cements
5) Framework as it applies to Dolomites
6) EXERCISE: Dolomite examples: hand and chip
7) EXERCISE: All students get the same sample of cuttings and 15 minutes to study and plot in Canstrat format. There is then a discussion of the cuttings. NEW

Evaporites
1) Minerals seen in Evaporites: halite, sylvite, gypsum, anhydrite
2) Porosity
3) Cements
4) EXERCISE: Evaporite examples: hand and chip

FRIDAY
Lunch provided for all students today by GRS Geological Rentals & Services Inc.

Logging a Well
1) Instruction on the methodology of logging a well with a wireline log and chips NEW
2) Recognition of contaminates (cavings etc), utilizing curve data to help identify lithology and porosity (drilling breaks, MWD, wireline logs) NEW
3) Drilling methods and the effect on sample quality; air drilling, PDC bit, rotary bit. NEW
4) Collection of samples and provincial guidelines. NEW
5) EXERCISE: Students log a well from the Cretaceous to the Devonian with samples in EUB trays and the accompanying down hole log NEW
6) Sample review for students to catch up

Western Canadian Formations
1) Formations encountered and specific traits of that formation NEW
2) Each student gets a tray of formation samples to study NEW
3) Collection of samples and provincial guidelines NEW