Software
New T>Suite Release
We have just released new versions of Touchstone, T>Map, and T>Analyze. New features are summarized below. Touchstone v. 8.4 Simulation of chemical compaction: This new option in the Compaction model simulates the change in intergranular volume that occurs in response to the dissolution of mass at grain contacts. Our tests on datasets indicate improved compaction…
Read More2026 RQC and T>Map Consortium Meeting
We will be holding our next consortium meeting on February 11-12, 2026 in beautiful Durango, Colorado, USA. Note that participation is limited to organizations that are in good standing for 2025 or 2026 RQC membership.
Read More2025 RQC and T>Map Consortium Meeting
We had a terrific group, as usual, join us in Durango, Colorado for the Geocosm consortia meetings on January 28-29. The meeting featured lectures and workshops associated with new features coming in Touchstone v. 8.4 and T>Map 3.5, presentations on ongoing research topics, and two outstanding participant presentations on topics of great interest to the…
Read MoreTouchstone 8.2 Released
We are delighted to announce the release of version 8.2 of Touchstone, Geocosm’s flagship system for prediction of the diagenesis and properties of clastic rocks. Important new capabilities and enhancements in Touchstone 8.2 include: Sorting impact on compaction: We have introduced a new compaction model option that considers the influence of depositional IGV variations on…
Read MoreTouchstone Fundamentals Online!
After months of work on both the content and our website we are delighted to announce that the Touchstone Fundamentals Course is now available online for active RQC members and recipients of academic Touchstone licenses. The course is intended for individuals who are new to Touchstone but experienced Touchstone modelers might find some things of…
Read MoreT>Map v. 3.3 Released
Today we released T>Map version 3.3, one of the most anticipated and important releases for the system in the past few years. Important new features include: Ability to extract burial history data and simulation results from wells and interactively selected points in a Touchstone friendly format Run status indicators that show: when additional configuration is…
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