Geotechnical Logging ServicesThis is a mining and exploration service company devoted to the geophysical logging of boreholes drilled to intersect sub-surface targets such as coal, iron ore and potash.
Our management, previously employed with BPB, Reeves and Weatherford, has over 45 years of hard-won experience, describing mining targets from remote Mongolian coal to Chilean copper and deep South African gold.
We also offer specialised services to the Civil Engineering sector such as structural information used for placement of bridges, tunnels and dam wall foundations. Our robust but carefully calibrated measurements are designed for application in all mineral exploration fields from coal through base and precious metals to unconventional hydro-carbons such as CBM and tight shale gas. Client requirements vary from mineral type to location, whereby consultation is offered at all stages throughout the duration of the work. Combining services, depending on our clients' objectives, we can deliver precise and accurate results in;
The bimonthly bulletin on mineral wireline logging is designed to explain and illustrate a complex technology to geologists and loggers.
Track the borehole! We are offering a brand new Geovista North Seeking Gyro. With real time recording and display. You can now profile your well in almost any environment. The Gyro can be run in any situation including magnetic formations and through a casing or drill pipe. This north seeking gyro can accurately survey all borehole profiles from vertical to near horizontal at high latitudes or inclinations with no reduction in accuracy. No surface equipment is required or calibration. This is a cost effective option in a market with limited suppliers of this expensive service
Mineral wireline logging, which is really an offshoot of oilfield wireline logging, is a process in which an electronic tool, probe or “sonde” is lowered into a borehole in order to make measurements of physical rock mass properties and borehole trajectory, structural setting and fluid properties
Measurements employ electro-magnetic fields (directly or induced), radiation (natural and introduced via a chemical source) and sonic energy to interrogate the rock mass without physically breaking it.
The sonde is lowered on a cable or “wireline” which transmits both power to the sonde and data from it to the surface recording systems. The data is proportional to analogue voltages produced by the various detector types. It must be calibrated and compensated for borehole effects in order to become a quantitative measurement. Examples are natural gamma ray, density, sonic transit time and resistivity.
Logs might describe or estimate the lithology, the local structure, rock strength, borehole direction and various fluid parameters such as temperature and conductivity. Wireline logs are routinely used in mineral exploration to describe coal seams in terms of depth, thickness and ash content. They have applications in all forms of mineral exploration, including base and precious metal projects
Wireline's role, as well as capturing log data, is to increase the value gained from drilling projects by assisting in the choice of applicable measurements, operational planning, calibration, data processing, analysis, presentation and reporting.
No other local logging company offers the experience and knowhow provided by Wireline. This team can provide in-depth operational planning, outcome prediction and post operational analysis based on over 80 years of hard-won experience throughout the world. Our borehole measurements are designed by world leading physicists in application in all mining exploration fields from coal through base and precious metals to unconventional hydro – Carbons such as CBM and tight shale gas. The physics underlying each measurement is regarded as the best available to mineral explorers.
CEO
Allan started working in the CBM field in Botswana back in 2006, since then began as a Junior field engineer for Weatherford in early 2009. He gradually climbed the ranks from junior field engineer to Engineer in charge and then Country Manager and Operations Manager for Weatherford. In early 2016 he began talks with Weatherford to purchase the slimline division for Africa now known as Wireline Africa.
MANAGING CONSULTANT
Formerly managing Reeves Mineral Services and Weatherford, now co-owning Wireline Workshop, Marcus has 37 years of experience in borehole logging. He regularly gets involved with data capture and provides high level log analysis and reporting services. His Wireline Workshop bi-monthly bulletin is in its tenth year.
Director of Geoscience
Thatong Getrude Moshola received Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Applied Geology at University of Western Cape specializing in Geophysics and was formally a Geophysicist at Weatherford International Ltd, currently a Geoscience director at Wireline Africa.
Her professional interests focus on Proprietary technologies included in-house spectral decomposition techniques, rock mechanism geochemistry and electromagnetism with over 6 years of experience.
Client liason officer
Thabiso is proficient in performing the wireline logging operation and possesses vast experience within the exploration and mining industry. After studying Mechanical Engineering at Boksburg College he started on a new career path in 2009 which saw him working for various Geophysical Companies as a Field Logging Engineer. He did numerous works in South Africa and surrounding countries like Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia which exposed him to commodities such as Gold, Iron, Platinum, Fluoride, Coal and Diamonds.
TRAINING DIRECTOR
John is a very experienced stalwart of the mineral logging business, having begun logging boreholes in 1979. He is currently directing operations at Wireline Workshop. He has global work experience (Alaska, Colombia, Philippines, Mongolia etc) on a range of mineral targets.
Base & operations manager rSA
Daniel operates from our Highveld Base near Middelburg. He is responsible for all Eastern Operations and the development of the coal logging service. Daniel has over ten years’ experience in the Highveld Coalfield. He is currently working on an improved geotechnical logging service in coalfield applications.
Senior Logging Engineer
Adao started as trainee Process
Engineer in Geustro Wheels, Rosslyn
back in 2002. In 2004 Adao joined
Reeves Wireline Services as a
Junior Field Engineer. In 2005, Adao
became a Senior Field Engineer
at Weatherford Slimline and later
Wireline Africa.
Zaaiman Exploration Drilling (pty) Ltd
Zaaiman Exploration Drilling is a drilling company operating in the Witbank area, South Africa.
The company currently employs Wireline to conduct wireline logging at our vertical surface and directional drilling projects in and around Witbank.
I confirm that the company is satisfied with the work performed by Wireline to date and recommends the use of this company's services.
Exxaro
My company, Exxaro, is a diversified South African based resources group. We occasionally require borehole logging, log data processing and log analysis services.
We have previously employed Wireline (Marcus Chatfield) for training on all aspects of mineral logging.
We have been entirely satisfied with the work performed by Wireline to date and recommend that the company is flexible and a high quality service provider.