DELIVERING HIGH-PERFORMANCE

SURFACE CORE DRILLING

ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S.

Diamond Core drilling

  • PQ, HQ, and NQ diamond core drilling

  • Triple tube coring (PQ3/HQ3/NQ3) for broken and clay-rich ground

  • Vertical and angle holes

  • Deep-hole capability to 8,000+ ft (NQ)

  • Collaring in PQ with casing and reduction to HQ/NQ

  • Casing advancement through overburden

Directional work

  • Wedging, both retrievable and permanent wedges, including wedging off parent holes to drill daughter holes

  • Directional core drilling

  • Deviation control and hole steering to hit planned targets

Surveys and orientation

  • Downhole surveys: single-shot, multi-shot, and gyro (IMDEX )

  • Oriented core (name your tool, e.g., Reflex ACT or TruCore)

Hydro and Geotech

  • Packer testing

  • Piezometer and monitoring well installation

Core handling

  • Core boxed and labeled with run blocks at every run

  • Core transported to the client's core shed or logging facility with chain of custody

Site operations

  • 24-hour operations on two 12-hour shifts

  • Mob/demob of rigs and support equipment

  • Water haul and water management

  • Closed-loop mud systems / sumpless drilling

  • Hole plugging and abandonment to state requirements

  • Pad cleanup and reclamation support

  • Winter operations

Serving Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana.

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