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We have achieved the distinction of having designed and developed two of the three existing sample management facilities for the United States Department of Energy high-level waste isolation program in the United States.  Additionally,we developed a Sample Management Facility that houses hazardous environmental restoration samples at Los Alamos National Laboratory

The Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG), University of Texas at Austin

Dow Davidson was the former Curator of the BEG’s Well Sample and Core Library when the Bureau had the opportunity to design a new world class facility. He served on the Bureau’s Building Committee and was charged with “building the best new geologic sample facility that could be created.” To that end he conducted an extensive survey of existing North American facilities and made site visits to numerous locations to develop the plans for the new Core Research Center (CRC) and its associated Sample Management System.

CRC

The CRC located at the J. J. Pickle Research Center in Austin Texas was completed in 1985 and is comprised of two structures. The Core and Well Sample Repository (CWSR) is a tilt wall concrete structure that is approximately 103,000-ft2 in area. The repository contains a system of pallet racks used as shelves that were sized to accommodate a range of standard core and cuttings boxes. The CWSR houses nearly 50 linear miles of shelves to hold both core and drill cuttings samples. The shelves are designed to hold 180 linear foot of slabbed core per foot of shelves on pallets. About 10 percent of the CWSR is isolated and climate controlled to hold destructible core lithologies like salt. A loading dock with a mechanical lift allows forklifts to drive directly into delivery trucks to off-load pallets. Forklifts also deliver pallets directly to CRC rooms thorough covered galleries

The adjacent research and administrative building (CRC) is approximately 19,000 -ft2 and contains the special purpose areas for sample processing, sample examination, and research. The CRC has two core examination rooms equipped with 14 examination tables, binocular microscopes, and supporting equipment. The CRC also has a drill cuttings examination room capable of handling 16 patrons in individual compartments, each with exhaust ports to remove acidic fumes. Another room is dedicated to x-ray radiography of whole or slabbed core. A core saw room is equipped with two core slab saws capable of slabbing 300 ft.. of whole core per day along with various other rock saws.

salt core

 

The CRC is the largest State Geologic Survey/University sample management facility in the US and currently holds more than 500,000 boxes of core and cuttings.

Of special interest is the capability of the CRC to process and curate core drilled for the US Department of Energy (DOE) Salt Repository Project (part of the high-level nuclear waste repository investigations by DOE). The Repository houses a temperature and humidity controlled storage area where the sensitive salt cores from the Texas Panhandle are preserved. The task of managing the Salt Repository samples also resulted in the development of a range of very successful procedures for quality assured sample management (approved through DOE and Nuclear Regulatory Commission quality assurance audits).

 

 

The US Department of Energy Yucca Mountain Project, Area 25, Nevada Test Site

The DOE recruited Mr. Davidson for the purposes of developing a new Sample Management Facility for the Yucca Mountain Project (YMP) in 1986. The DOE sought him out because of his success in developing the quality assured sample management system that allowed DOE to withstand any quality assurance or legal challenge to the traceability of Salt Repository Project samples. The Yucca Mountain Project’s goal is to determine whether it is feasible to construct an underground mined repository for the disposal of high-level nuclear waste.

Drill Rig Yucca Mt NV

The Yucca Mountain Project Sample Management Facility was developed to manage core, cuttings, and other geologic samples generated by the YMP. One of the SMF’s primary responsibilities is to document the life cycle of a sample from the time it is collected in the field, through transport, processing, analysis, storage, and archiving.

The facility occupies two existing warehouse buildings located close to Yucca Mountain in Area 25 on the Nevada Test Site. Mr... Davidson designed the new offices, sample processing and storage areas that were created within the existing structures. One structure serves as the administrative and sample processing area (building 4221) and the other as the sample storage area (building 4320). Each of the structures are approximately 14,000-ft2. (28,000-ft2 total). The YMP SMF has the capacity to store approximately 375, 000 ft.. of core as well as drilling cuttings, and bulk outcrop and tunnel/shaft samples.

As the Curator and Deputy Branch Manager Mr... Davidson was responsible for ensuring that the samples collected were received, processed, documented, stored, and preserved in accordance with rigorous federal quality assurance requirements.

The computerized database system developed at the YMP SMF allowed the samples to be tracked to the nearest one-tenth of a foot from the point of origin beneath the earth throughout their entire existence. Every action taken on a sample (processing, examination, specimen removal and analysis) was under chain-of custody controls that were documented in the database.

 


Environmental Restoration Program, Sample Management Facility, Technical Area 3, Building 271, Los Alamos, New Mexico.

Mr. Davidson was engaged as a consultant to the LANL ER Program to develop a new Sample Management Facility (ErSMF) for their US DOE funded environmental clean up program.

The ErSMF was designed to occupy an existing warehouse building at LANL (approximately 8,200 -ft2). The facility included administrative, sample examination, and sample storage areas. Unlike the previous facilities Mr.. Davidson developed the ErSMF was created to manage samples that were in some cases contaminated with toxic substances or were radioactive.

A great deal of research went into the engineering/architectural and regulatory controls necessary to manage contaminated samples. Procedures for safe handling, examination, and storage were developed as part of the overall sample management system.

We are experts in the development of Quality Management Systems for Geoscience, Nuclear, Environmental, Architecture and Information Technology - however the application of Quality Management is industry agnostic. The fundamental elements of Quality Management Systems flood through all successful enterprises.
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“Intelligence cannot be bought. An intelligent business develops the right culture and processes to ensure that the right information is available for people to make the right decisions at all levels of the organization.”

Intelligent Business is ruled by an over-arching commitment to Quality. Quality Assurance is not a magic bullet, a rubber stamp, or a quick fix. Quality Assurance is all those planned and systematic actions that provide adequate confidence that a material, structure, component, or system will perform satisfactorily in service. Implementing Quality Assurance through a Quality Management System creates the right culture and processes needed for the Intelligent Business. How would I know if I had an “intelligent business?” What would an “intelligent business” look like? These are the natural questions that should follow. We can avoid confusion by clarifying that we are describing a business entity that clearly knows how it accomplishes its business and why each process is in place. In short, the business is ‘self aware.’ An intelligent business should not be confused with a “complex” process nor a “complex” product. Either/Both of these can be produced by a business that is suffocating under the weight of its own blindness to how and why they do what they do. The daily activities of such a business are often hectic, prone to “do over” and repeated work, missed deadlines, and a general state of confusion of how to accomplish any particular task. Developing an intelligent business may seem overwhelming if not impossible. But it’s not. If you would like to discuss how we could help you navigate your way from chaos to quality, please contact us.

Quality Management Systems

We are experts in the development of Quality Management Systems for Geoscience, Nuclear, Environmental, Architecture and Information Technology - however the application of Quality Management is industry agnostic. The fundamental elements of Quality Management Systems flood through all successful enterprises.

We are experts in multiple disciplines - We are System Builders.

  • Developed a 10-CFR-50, NQA-1, compliant Quality Assurance Program for Nye County Nevada Nuclear Waste Repository Scientific Program  – only local level Program ever accepted by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission at the time.
  • Performed ground breaking integration of nuclear regulations for building power plants into the management of geoscience investigations.
  • Lead a recertification program for US Department of Energy on the Yucca Mountain High-Level Nuclear Waste Program that resulted in the rescue of a half billion dollars in geologic samples and associated data.
  • Designed a business intelligence (BI) solution for a key client with a 6-month ROI of $1M by implementing real-time BI on 25,000 VARs and meeting real-time inventory demands geographically.
  • Saved $2.8M on the initial budget by persuading the CFO that the vendor was overcharging client for services, which led to the selection of a new vendor with additional savings on the entire project.
  • Provided critical support during the rollout of Platinum Services in Japan and Korea through collaborating with the entire Dell Japan and Dell Korea technical account management organizations (Dell, Inc.).

Quality is simply good management, good management is the use of planned and systematic actions necessary to provide adequate confidence that a structure, system or component will perform satisfactory in service.

 


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PUBLICATIONS - E. Dow Davidson

Papers

        E. Dow Davidson, August 2011, Facility Storage Sizing Principles For Diamond Drilled Core Collections, white paper prepared for Curatorial Science Consultants, Leander, Texas, 5 p.

        E. Dow Davidson, August 2011, Facility Storage Sizing Calculations Based On Volumetric Measurements of Geologic Sample Collections, white paper prepared for Curatorial Science Consultants, Leander, Texas, 6 p.

         Sinks, Donna. J., E. Dow Davidson, Jr., September 1992, Sample Management for Environmental Restoration Programs, paper presented at Geo Tech '92 conference, Denver Colorado, 8 p.

 

Technical Reports

            Shulte, B, and Davidson, E. D. Jr.: 2006, Geologic Materials Center Concept Study: USKH Inc, Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Planning, Concept Study for the State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Central Region, ASKAS# 57658, 80p.
           
            Carlton, C. D., Cleghorn, P., Davidson, E. D. Jr., Miller G., Murabayashi, D. H., Murabayashi, J., Pantaleo, J. J., Riford, M. F., Sinoto, A., Taguchi, L, and Yuen, W. W. L.; 1991, Hawaiian Fishpond Study - Islands of Hawai'i, Maui, Lana'i and Kaua’i: DHM Inc. and Applied Research Group, Public Archaeology Section, Bishop Museum, 199 P., report prepared for The Hawaii Coastal Zone Management Program, Office of State Planning, Office of the Governor through the State Department of Land and Natural Resources - Historic Preservation Division.

            Carlton, C. D., Cleghorn, P., Davidson, E. D. Jr., Miller G., Murabayashi, D. H., Murabayashi, J., Pantaleo, J. J., Riford, M. F., Sinoto, A., Taguchi, L, and Yuen, W. W. L.; 1991, Maui, Lana'i and Kaua'i In-depth Studies, Hawaiian Fishpond Study: DHM Inc. and Applied Research Group, Public Archaeology Section, Bishop Museum, 220 P., report prepared for The Hawaii Coastal Zone Management Program, Office of State Planning, Office of the Governor through the State Department of Land and Natural Resources - Historic Preservation Division.

            Carlton, C. D., Cleghorn, P., Davidson, E. D. Jr., Miller G., Murabayashi, D. H., Murabayashi, J., Pantaleo, J. J., Riford, M. F., Sinoto, A., Taguchi, L., and Yuen, W. W. L.; 1991,  Hawai'i In-depth Studies, Hawaiian Fishpond Study: DHM Inc. and Applied Research Group, Public Archaeology Section, Bishop Museum, 380 P., report prepared for The Hawaii Coastal Zone Management Program, Office of State Planning, Office of the Governor through the State Department of Land and Natural Resources - Historic Preservation Division.

        Davidson, E. D., Jr., 1981, Establishing a continental curatorial communications network, in Goff, Sue, and Heiken, Grant eds., Workshop on core and sample curation for the National Continental Scientific Drilling Program:  Los Alamos National Laboratory, p. 23-24.
       
         Davidson, E. D., Donaldson, G. A., and Seni, S. J., 1981, Handling procedures for Wilcox core from LETCO TOH-2AO near Oakwood Dome, East Texas basin, p. 195, in Kreitler, C. W., Collins, E. W., Davidson, E. D., Jr., Dix, O. R., Donaldson, G. A., Dutton, S. P., Fogg, G. E., Giles, A. B., Harris, D. W., Jackson, M. P. A., Lopez, C. M., McGowen, M. K., Muehlberger, W. R., Pennington, W. D., Seni, S. J., Wood, D. H., and Wuerch, H. V., Geology and geology of the East Texas Basin, a report on the progress of the progress of nuclear waste isolation feasibilities studies (1980): The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology Geological Circular 81-7, 207 p.

 

QA Plans, Procedures,

         Davidson, E. D., Jr., 2001, Quality Assurance Program Plan: QA plan prepared for Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office, Nye County Nevada, Independent Scientific Investigation Program, 37p.

         Davidson, E. D., Jr., 2002, Work Plan 8, Sample Management Plan for Early Warming Drilling Program: QA Work Plan prepared for Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office, Nye County Nevada, Independent Scientific Investigation Program, 10 p.

         Davidson, E. D., Jr., 1995, QAP-3.1, Procedures for Independent Review: Quality Administrative Procedure prepared for Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office, Nye County Nevada, Independent Scientific Investigation Program, 5 p.

         Davidson, E. D., Jr., 2001, QAP-3.2, Procedures for Documentation of Scientific Investigations: Quality Administrative Procedure prepared for Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office, Nye County Nevada, Independent Scientific Investigation Program, 11 p.

         Davidson, E. D., Jr., 1995, QAP-5.1, Preparation of Quality Administrative Procedures: Quality Administrative Procedure prepared for Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office, Nye County Nevada, Independent Scientific Investigation Program, 9 p.

         Davidson, E. D., Jr., 2001, QAP-5.2, Preparation of Work Plans and Technical Procedures: Quality Administrative Procedure prepared for Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office, Nye County Nevada, Independent Scientific Investigation Program, 18 p.

         Davidson, E. D., Jr., 2001, QAP-6.1, Procedures for Issuance and Control of Quality Assurance Documents: Quality Administrative Procedure prepared for Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office, Nye County Nevada, Independent Scientific Investigation Program, 9 p.

         Davidson, E. D., Jr., 1995, QAP-7.1, Procedures for Issuance and Control of Quality Assurance Documents: Quality Administrative Procedure prepared for Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office, Nye County Nevada, Independent Scientific Investigation Program, 5 p.

         Davidson, E. D., Jr., 1995, QAP-8.1, Procedures for Sample Management: Quality Administrative Procedure prepared for Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office, Nye County Nevada, Independent Scientific Investigation Program, 4 p.

         Davidson, E. D., Jr., 1995, QAP-16.1, Procedures for Corrective Action: Quality Administrative Procedure prepared for Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office, Nye County Nevada, Independent Scientific Investigation Program, 5 p.

         Davidson, E. D., Jr., 1997, QAP-17.1, Quality Assurance Records Management Procedures: Quality Administrative Procedure prepared for Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office, Nye County Nevada, Independent Scientific Investigation Program, 8 p.

         Davidson, E. D., Jr., 1995, QAP-18.1, Procedures for Quality Assurance Audits and Surveillances: Quality Administrative Procedure prepared for Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office, Nye County Nevada, Independent Scientific Investigation Program, 10 p.

         Davidson, E. D., Jr., 2001, TP-7.0, Drill Site Management: QA Technical Procedure prepared for Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office, Nye County Nevada, Independent Scientific Investigation Program, 12 p.

         Davidson, E. D., Jr., 2002, TP-8.0, Field Logging and Handling of Borehole Samples: QA Technical Procedure prepared for Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office, Nye County Nevada, Independent Scientific Investigation Program, 36 p.

         Davidson, E. D., Jr., 2002, TP-9.9, Measurement of Groundwater levels: QA Technical Procedure prepared for Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office, Nye County Nevada, Independent Scientific Investigation Program, 9 p.
           
            Davidson, E. D., Jr., 1994, Field logging, Handling, and Documentation of Borehole Materials: technical procedure prepared for University of California, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Environmental Restoration Program, 27 p.

            Davidson, E. D., Jr., 1994, Transportation, Receipt, And, Admittance Of Borehole Samples For The Sample Management Facility: technical procedure prepared for University of California, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Environmental Restoration Program, 13 p.

            Davidson, E. D., Jr., 1994, Acceptance of Non-borehole Samples By The Sample Management Facility: technical procedure prepared for University of California, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Environmental Restoration Program, 7 p.

            Davidson, E. D., Jr., 1994, Physical Processing and Storage of Borehole Samples At The Sample Management Facility: technical procedure prepared for University of California, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Environmental Restoration Program, 16 p.

 

            Davidson, E. D., Jr., 1994, Examination of Samples At The Sample Management Facility: technical procedure prepared for University of California, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Environmental Restoration Program, 7 p.

 

            Michelotti, R., Et al; 1993, Chapter 5, Appendix D in RCRA Facility Investigation (RFI) Work Plan for the Operable Unit 1147: Los Alamos National Laboratory Environmental Restoration Program
           
            Hakonson, T., Et al; 1992, Chapter 5 in RCRA Facility Investigation (RFI) Work Plan for the Operable Unit 1147: Los Alamos National Laboratory Environmental Restoration Program
 
            Davidson, E. D., Jr., Pantaleo, J.; 1991, Archaeological Survey of Pohoiki Geothermal Transmission Line No. 1 in Puna, Hawai'i Island: Applied Research Group, Public Archaeology Division, Bishop Museum, 13 p.
           
            Davidson, E. D., Jr.; Pantaleo, J.; 1990, Phase I archaeological survey of three realignment areas, Hawaii Belt Road improvements, Ke'ei to Papa, Ahupua'a of 'Alika, Opihihale 2, and Kukuiopa'e 2, South Kona, Island of Hawaii: Applied Research Group, Public Archaeology Section, B. P. Bishop Museum, 33 p.
           
            Clark, S. D.; Davidson, E. D.; and Cleghorn, P.; 1990, Archaeological testing and data recovery for the Waimea school improvements Lot A (TMK: 6-7-2: por. 17), Waikoloa, South Kohala, Hawai'i island: Applied Research Group, Public Archaeology Section, B. P. Bishop Museum, 48 p.

            Davidson, E. D., Jr., Sinks, D. J., and Davis, J. H.,1989, Management and operations of sample handling activities at Yucca Mountain Project borehole sites: Science Applications International Corporation, administrative procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, Yucca Mountain Project Office under contract no. DE-AC08-87NV10576, 10 p.

            Davidson, E. D., Jr., Sinks, D. J., and Davis, J. H.,1989, Use of the Sample Management Facility by Yucca Mountain Project participants: Science Applications International Corporation, administrative procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, Yucca Mountain Project Office under contract no. DE-AC08-87NV10576, 8 p.

            Carlos, B. A., Davidson, E. D., Jr., and Stellavato, J. N.,1989, Field collection, documentation, and specimen removal of exploratory shaft and drift rock: Science Applications International          Corporation, administrative procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, Yucca Mountain Project Office under contract no. DE-AC08-87NV10576, 7 p.         
           
            Davidson, E. D., Jr., Sinks, D. J., and Davis, J. H.,1989, Management and operation of the Sample Management Facility:  Science Applications International Corporation, technical procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, Yucca Mountain Project Office under contract no. DE-AC08-87NV10576, 10 p.
                       
            Davidson, E. D., Jr., Donaldson, G. A., Davis, J. H., and, Sinks, D. J,1989, Transport, receipt and admittance for curation of Yucca Mountain Project borehole samples:  Science Applications International Corporation, technical procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, Yucca Mountain Project Office under contract no. DE-AC08-87NV10576, 7 p.

            Davidson, E. D., Jr., and Donaldson, G. A.,1989, Physical processing and storage of Yucca Mountain Project core and cuttings:  Science Applications International Corporation, technical procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, Yucca Mountain Project Office under contract no. DE-AC08-87NV10576, 10 p.

            Davidson, E. D., Jr., Sinks, D. J., and Davis, J. H.,1989, Examination of Yucca Mountain Project samples by participants: Science Applications International Corporation, technical procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, Yucca Mountain Project Office under contract no. DE-AC08-87NV10576, 6 p.
           
            Davidson, E. D., Jr., and Donaldson, G. A.,1989, Removal of whole core specimens and other specimens from Yucca Mountain Project samples for shipment and return: Science Applications International Corporation, technical procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, Yucca Mountain Project Office under contract no. DE-AC08-87NV10576, 11 p.

            Davidson, E. D., Jr., Sinks, D. J., and Davis, J. H.,1989, Acceptance for curation of selected Yucca Mountain Project samples and documentation: Science Applications International Corporation, technical procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, Yucca Mountain Project Office under contract no. DE-AC08-87NV10576, 6 p.
           
             Sinks, D. J.,  Davis, J. H., and Davidson, E. D., Jr., 1989, Field logging, handling, and documenting Yucca Mountain Project borehole samples: Science Applications International Corporation, technical procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, Yucca Mountain Project Office under contract no. DE-AC08-87NV10576, 27 p.

            Davidson, E. D., 1983, Procedures for test control:  The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, quality assurance procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, under contract nos. DE-AC97-80ET46615 and DE-AC97-83WM46651, 4 p.

            Davidson, E. D., 1983, Instructions, procedures and drawings:  The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, quality assurance procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, under contract nos. DE-AC97-80ET46615 and DE-AC97-83WM46651, 4 p.

            Davidson, E. D., 1983, Procedures for handling, storage and shipping:  The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, quality assurance procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, under contract nos. DE-AC97-80ET46615 and DE-AC97-83WM46651, 4 p.
           
            Davidson, E. D., 1983, Procedures for document control:  The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, quality assurance procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, under contract nos. DE-AC97-80ET46615 and DE-AC97-83WM46651, 4 p.
           
            Ratcliff, D. C., and Davidson, E. D., 1983, Quality Assurance Program:  The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, quality assurance procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, under contract nos. DE-AC97-80ET46615 and DE-AC97-83WM46651, 34 p.

            Davidson, E. D., 1982, Procedures for control of measuring and testing equipment:  The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, quality assurance procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, under contract nos. DE-AC97-80ET46615 and DE-AC97-83WM46651, 7 p.

            Davidson, E. D., 1982, Procedures for quality assurance audits:  The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, quality assurance procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, under contract nos. DE-AC97-80ET46615 and DE-AC97-83WM46651, 10 p.

            Davidson, E. D., 1982, Inspection procedures for geologic material processing:  The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, quality assurance procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, under contract nos. DE-AC97-80ET46615 and DE-AC9783WM46651, 10 p.

            Ratcliff, D. C., Roberts, M. P., Orr, E. D., and Davidson, E. D., 1982, Documentation and traceability of published and unpublished computer-generated data:  The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, quality assurance procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, under contract nos. DE-AC97-80ET46615 and DE-AC97-83WM46651,10 p.

            Ratcliff, D. C., and Davidson, E. D., 1982, Control of purchased equipment and services:  The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, quality assurance procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, under contract nos. DE-AC97-80ET46615 and DE-AC97-83WM46651, 7 p.

            Ratcliff, D. C., and Davidson, E. D., 1982, Preparation, issue and control of quality assurance procedures:  The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, quality assurance procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, under contract nos. DE-AC97-80ET46615 and DE-AC97-83WM46651, 5 p.
           
            Ratcliff, D. C., and Davidson, E. D., 1982, Control of drawings, figures and other drafted illustrations:  The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, quality assurance procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, under contract nos. DE-AC97-80ET46615 and DE-AC97-83WM46651, 7 p.
           
            Ratcliff, D. C., Roberts, M. P., Orr, E. D., and Davidson, E. D., 1982, Quality assurance control of computer programs/software:  The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, quality assurance procedure prepared for US. Department of Energy, under contract nos. DE-AC97-80ET46615 and DE-AC97-83WM46651,14 p.
           
            Davidson, E. D., Schmedes, K. E., Plowman, M. K., and Donaldson, G. A.,1980, Basic procedures of the Well Sample and Core Library:  The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, quality assurance booklet prepared for US. Department of Energy, under contract nos. DE-AC97-80ET46615 and DE-AC97-83WM46651,64 p.

White Papers - E. Dow Davidson

     E. Dow Davidson, August 2011, Facility Storage Sizing Principles For Diamond Drilled Core Collections, white paper prepared for Curatorial Science Consultants, Leander, Texas, 5 p

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        E. Dow Davidson, August 2011, Facility Storage Sizing Calculations Based On Volumetric Measurements of Geologic Sample Collections, white paper prepared for Curatorial Science Consultants, Leander, Texas, 6 p.

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