Core Drilling
Core drilling services are specialised in that very specific equipment is used and only a handful of industries need these services. A range of drills are used in this works, such as:
- Track mounted
- Heli-portable
- Truck mounted
- Multipurpose
- Underground
- Surface specialty drills (chuck drive & top drive)
The Services
Companies that handle core drilling handle:
- Directional drilling
- Borehole directional surveying
- Oriented coring systems
- Sonic Drilling
- Dual Rotary Drilling
- Dual-Wall Percussion Hammer Drilling
- Dual-Wall Reverse Drilling
- Conventional Rotary Drilling
- Hollow-Stem Auger Drilling
- Wire line Coring
Functions
Core drilling helps in assessing geological orientation and it is possible to achieve superior depths. It’s also possible to apply very accurate directional-techniques to hit specific targets. This technique produces a clean bore-hole for geophysical logging. These companies also have excavators & dozers that are available for preparing pads & digging sumps