Date of Award
2026
Document Type
Open Access Master's Report
Degree Name
Master of Geographic Information Science
Administrative Home Department
College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
Advisor 1
Mickey P. Jarvi
Advisor 2
Mohammadhossein Sadeghiamirshahidi
Committee Member 1
Mike D. Hyslop
Committee Member 2
Parth Parimalbhai Bhatt
Abstract
One of the techniques used for recording a drilling system in terms of its mechanical response is Measurement While Drilling (MWD). A combination of recorded MWD parameters can be used to form compound parameters by utilizing different physics-based equations. Several engineering and index properties of the subsurface material can be correlated using these combined parameters for site characterization. In this study, we investigated the outcome of correlations between different compound parameters and SPT-N values using MWD data from four different boreholes in the state of Nebraska, USA drilled using tricone bits and mud rotary method. An interactive web map was developed for visualizing the geo locations of the boreholes and its associated data. The outcome of this study was an evaluation of correlations between compound parameters and the SPT-N values and the demonstration ofthe potential of integrating geotechnical drilling data with geospatial visualization tools.
Recommended Citation
Erzuah, Michael N., "CORRELATION OF MWD PARAMETERS AND SOIL PROPERTIES IN NEBRASKA WITH GEOSPATIAL VISUALIZATION OF BOREHOLE DATA", Open Access Master's Report, Michigan Technological University, 2026.