Geologic Support Capabilities

Because the geosphere controls environmental processes and impacts engineered facilities, careful examination of geologic characteristics provides critical information to support a wide range of environmental and geotechnical investigations.

Geologists at Battelle/Pacific Northwest Division apply sophisticated field, laboratory, and computer technologies to characterize geologic media and processes. The latest in technical developments are used to solve even the most complex environmental problems.

Our Applied Geology and Geochemistry Group offers a wide selection of field, laboratory, and computer analytical capabilities.

Field Capabilities Include:

• Geologic Mapping
• Surveying
• Aerial Photography
• Drilling and Sampling
• Surface Geophysics
• Borehole Geophysics
• Insitu Testing (for Geochemical, Hydrologic, and Physical Properties)
• Hydrofracturing Stress Measurement
• Seismic Monitoring

Laboratory Capabilities Include:

• Geochemical Analyses
• Soil Column Tests and Sorption Studies
• Rock Mechanics
• Geohydrologic Property Analyses
• Laser Scanning Fracture Characterization
• Fracture Flow Measurement

Computer Analysis Capabilities Include:

• Remote Sensing Analyses
• Aerial Photography Analyses
• Geostatistical Analyses
• Facies Modeling
• Sampling Design
• Computer Imaging
• Computer Aided Design
• Geologic Data Base Development and Information Management
• 3D Computer Rendering of Subsurface Data and Design