Abstract An Automatic Well Planner (AWP) is used to efficiently adjust pre-determined well paths honor near-well properties and increase overall production. AWP replicates modern geosteering decision-making where adjustments pre-programmed are driven by continuous integration of data obtained from logging-while-drilling look-ahead technology. In this work, combined into a robust optimization sc...

Design of blasting parameters plays an important role in the optimization of mining cost as well as cost of subsequent processing of ore. Drilling and handling costs are the major mining cost. This work presents an indirect optimization model for mining cost, through optimization of blasting parameters for a particular set of drilling and loading equipment.