Products
Pathfinder®
Globaltech Corporation is leading the way in drillers operated Survey Technology. Pathfinder® probes empower drillers to fully survey their own drill-holes accurately eliminating the need for a follow up survey team saving money and time. Pathfinder® technology is extremely easy to use, reliable, robust and supported by quality checks that quantify anomalies thus taking away the burden of reliability from the operator (or driller). Data can be instantly viewed on site or saved directly (without a PC) to a USB memory stick for later analyses by surveyors and/or geologists. Pathtracker® Pro offers 3D images from variable standpoints and provide exact GPS positions anywhere along the hole-path. You can always depend on the survey data provided by Pathfinder®.
3 Pathfinder Variants to Suit Your Needs:
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This is state of the art digital version of the traditional mechanical survey tool used to survey holes (typically in 30m intervals) during drilling. Like its mechanical predecessor the ESS has a timer which is pre-set by the driller but in this case the timer and countdown is displayed on the handheld controller that remains with the driller during a survey so the driller knows precisely when the survey is completed & knows exactly when to pull out the tool and continue with the drilling. |
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The S@W has the same function as the ESS but it’s designed where it is difficult for the driller to estimate the time required to place the tool in the survey position. Instead of pre-setting a timer the driller simply inserts the tool into the drill-hole and when the survey position is reached the driller starts the survey from the handheld controller. The survey is then taken and the handheld will confirm survey completion so the driller can retrieve the tool and commence drilling. |
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The EMS is typically used after the drilling is ended. The EMS gets attached to the front of the core barrel and then sent to the end of the hole. The EMS is pulled out as the drill rods are removed. Each time a rod is removed the driller can initiate a survey at that interval from the handheld controller. Therefore a high resolution multi-shot survey along the entire hole-path can be acquired as the rods are being pulled out eliminating the need to deploy a follow up survey team. |
Pathfinder® On Board Facilities
- Magnetic Orthogonal Vectors
- Gravity Orthogonal Vectors
- Real Time Clock
- Infra Red Robust Communications
- Mobile USB Controller
- Long life Self Power
- Historical Analyses
- Data Transfer
- Fast data capture
- Data processing
- Instant Display: Azimuth (N&T) - Dip (M&G) - Tool face (M&G) - Temperature
Pathfinder® Physical Attributes
- OD 25mm for Oil & Gas
- OD 31.7mm for Mining & Construction
- Running Gear
- Standard Couplings
- Water Proof
- Shock absorption
Data Analysis Software
For further data analysis please see our Pathtracker® range of analysis software.
Pathtracker®
Pathtracker is a ‘Survey Data Quality Check’ software. Pathtracker accepts and process survey data captured by the Pathfinder® multi-shot survey probes without any reconfiguration or mapping. Raw survey data captured by Pathfinder can be processed to best describe the hole-path whilst anomalies are identified. There are many tools such as data mapping, anomaly identification, and individual survey shots’ coordinates. Surveys processed by Pathtracker can be loaded into Pathtracker Pro for hole-path graphic display & analyses.
Pathtracker single licence is issued free of charge with every Pathfinder Multi Shot probe. Additional licences can be purchased.
Pathtracker® has essential features and is designed to provide survey data quality checks and enables the operator to map the survey data captured by Pathfinder® multi-shot to be loaded into Pathtracker Pro, 3rd party ‘hole path analyses’ software or simply displayed in a familiar format.
What does it do?
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Convert Magnetic Azimuth to Geometric Azimuth
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Generates Elevation, Easting & Northing
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Allows data to be sorted in ascending or descending depth
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Allows selecting de-selecting of data Columns
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Allows re-positioning of data columns
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Toggles temperature column between deg Centigrade and Fahrenheit
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Generates nominal Magnetic Total and Magnetic Dip
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Identifies & highlights bad shots (caused by magnetic anomaly or movement)
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Easily de-selects identified bad shots
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Processes survey data to describe the best hole-path (by selecting Smooth Az)
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Fixes bad shots where applicable & labels them as fixed (by selecting Smooth Az)
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Generates survey report/file that can be loaded straight into Pathtracker Pro (by checking the Pathtracker Pro Compatible check box) for graphic representation and hole analyses
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Facility to create template(s) to retain favorite configurations
How does it work?
When you first install and open Pathtracker you must be on the Internet. You will be requested to enter username and registration code. Once the product is activated you can subsequently use it without being connected on to the Internet. Typically a registration code will only activate one copy of Pathtracker, but multi-pc licenses are also available. Once you have opened Pathtracker you can load an original .dif (or .ptk) Pathfinder survey file (“Source” file) and then apply any changes or configurations. The Source file is left intact and the changes are applied to a copy of the Source file, (the “Target” file) which is generated by pressing the ‘Generate Survey Report’ key and is automatically created by Pathtracker.
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You can download Pathtracker® here.
Pathtracker® Pro
Globaltech's state of the art Pathtracker® Pro software gives you a 3D view of the borehole survey. This benefits geologists by visualising the length, direction and shape of the bore hole.
Features include:
- Plots graphical representation of the hole-path
- Generates Plan, Elevation & 3-D Views with tools to turn the hole round
- Can generate Global Positioning data (GPS) corresponding to each survey taken
- Generate hole path in Global Earth View
- Generates PDF report that includes graphical representation and essential data
- Convert Magnetic Azimuth to Geometric Azimuth
- Generates Elevation, Easting & Northing
- Allows data to be sorted in ascending or descending depth
- Toggles temperature column between deg Centigrade and Fahrenheit
- Processes survey data to describe the best hole path
- Generates nominal Magnetic Total and Magnetic Dip
- Identifies bad shots (caused by magnetic anomaly or movement)
- Easily de-selects identified bad shots
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3D View
Otho View - for a clear view of the dip angle with respect to the surface
Download
You can download Pathtracker® Pro here.
Plots graphical representation of the hole-path
3. Generates Plan, Elevation & 3-D Views with tools to turn the hole round
4. Can generate Global Positioning data (GPS) corresponding to each survey taken
5. Generate hole path in Global Earth View
6. Generates PDF report that includes graphical representation and essential data
Running Gear
Globaltech offers a full range of running gear supplies to complement our Pathfinder® products to get your team up and drilling.
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1.2 m Brass Pressure Barrel (OD = 38mm or 36mm) |
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Brass Top Sub-assembly (OD = 38mm or 36mm) |
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Brass Bottom Sub-assembly (OD = 38mm or 36mm) |
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| Wire Swivel |  |
| Single Shot Landing Collar |  |
| Core Barrel Adaptor |  |
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T-Bar & Assembly (used for wedge orientation only) |
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Mule Shoe (used for wedge orientation only) |
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| 3 x 1.2m Aluminum rods for spacing tool away from drill head |  |
Also available o-rings and lube oil for the running gear and spanners for tightening aluminium rods. The top and bottom sub-assemblies and the wire swivel are adequately tightened by hand.