Drilling Elfers The use of Air in Geotechnical Drilling

Geotechnical drilling is often a very mechanical process in the sense that much of the work is done thanks to the work of machines. These machines are the drilling rigs and drill bits that are able to break through all different types of soils and sediments of different hardness when performing geotechnical drilling. Elfers residents might think that these machines do all the work, as they do a majority of it, but depending on the geological conditions and the reason for drilling in the first place, there are many other aspects that can help or affect the process. For example, air is often an overlooked aspect of geotechnical drilling when professionals are out working in the field or on a construction site.

Air Rotary Drilling

Apart from gaining access to something underground with geotechnical drilling, Elfers residents should know that another task that some drilling professionals need to take is sample collection. Depending on the location of the drilling task, some samples that need to be collected are hundreds of feet below the surface, when it may be difficult to get an accurate boring sample back up. In this instance, a drilling professional might use the technique known as air rotary drilling. Drilling professionals will use compressed air to force bits of rocks and sediments that have broken up with a drill back up to the surface without a need to send additional equipment down the drilled hole to collect the samples.

Air Percussion Drilling

Another aspect about drilling deeper into the ground is the fact that the farther professionals have to go when drilling, Elfers drilling professionals risk putting mechanical wear and tear on their equipment. This could eventually cause the equipment to break or not work property. In order to make it easier on the machinery, drilling professionals might opt to use a technique known as air percussion drilling. This method utilizes compressed air to force a hammer bit deeper and deeper into the ground in order. Like air rotary drilling, this method can also use air in order to force samples back up to the surface in order to be analyzed.

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