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Midwest GeoSciences Group - Improving Soil Boring Logs and Rock Core Logs

  • 13 May 2026
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Vassar College


Improving Soil Boring Logs and Rock Core Logs
Presented by Dan Kelleher, PG, and Martin Helmke, PhD, PG

Register on Midwest GeoSciences Group Website
This seven-hour workshop intensive covers the procedures with making both soil boring logs and rock core logs complete and accurate.

For soil borings, learn the step-wise process to (1) classify soil, (2) make field observations for key primary descriptive elements and then (3) learn the essential steps to "read the story the sediments are telling" and discern subsurface relationships from boring-to-boring.

For rock core logging, learn to discern the geologic context for rock hydrogeologic properties which enable an understanding of the nature of fractures and fracture sets. For example, the term "weathering" is subjective but it's critically important when deciphering fracture singularities, sets, and sequences. This course presents a less subjective procedure for characterizing secondary weathering that relate to hydrogeologic investigations.

This affordable course applies geologic principles starting with creating meaningful soil boring and rock core log descriptions and then translating that into Conceptual Site Models.

This course offers opportunity to earn 7 Professional Development Hours

Discounted Registration is available for NYSCPG members on Midwest GeoSciences Group Website.

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