Drakewell MWD vs. GEOVIA Surpac

I have only used it for exploration projects but understand that with additional modules (such as pit design and production rates) it can be used for production schedules too. The software acts as a central interface for all of the drilling data from the borehole trace with customisable graphics or traces alongside (e.g.: geology, mag sus, assay results, struc info, etc) to the exporting of sections for field interp or planning; and resource block modeling.

Incentivized

• Sections
• Tracing borehole logs with graphically presented data
• Linking/mapping of data sets

Incentivized

• Interface is good, but could always be improved
• Occasionally a little buggy when mapping DBs
• Extensive additional module list; can customise experience and therefore cost but some would expect certain features as standard

Incentivized

Lower cost and more user-friendly. My understanding is that the functionality is somewhat more limited but for our use in exploration it does the job and does it very well.

Incentivized

• Saved consultancy fees in interp and modelling.
• Field-based interp made easier with fast and accurate section drawing.
• Central interface for all data.

Incentivized