Drilling Clermont Why can Sand be Challenging to Drill Into?

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Florida is one of the biggest states within the United States of America. Many states have various different types of geological conditions in different areas, but Florida’s geology is relatively uniform throughout the state, with little exceptions. When it comes to Florida and geotechnical drilling, Clermont professionals already know that they are most likely to run into sandy soil and sediment conditions, which may not be as easy to drill into as people think. Many people think that because sand is fine and a loose form of sediment that it must be easy to drill into, but this is often not the case.

Shifting Sands can Ruin Drilling Work

Sand is very easy to move or spread, and although this sounds like it can be an advantage, this can lead to issues when performing geotechnical drilling. Clermont professionals who are drilling a borehole in a specific location of Florida might have a hard time keeping the borehole intact. This is because the deeper that professionals drill, the more likely that sand is going to shift into the borehole and cause access issues. This is something that can be accounted for, to mitigate additional work to be done, but this process does take time.

The Amount of Water Present in Soil and Sediment

Apart from the fact that sand shifts very easily, another problem that needs to be taken into consideration is that sand is often close by to water. In the state of Florida, the Aquifer is often only a few feet below the surface of the ground. When it comes to geotechnical drilling, Clermont residents should know that geotechnical drilling professionals will have to prepare the appropriate equipment to deal with saturated soil and sediment. Often times drilling professionals will opt to use mud rotary drilling equipment the deeper they have to go when drilling into the state of Florida.

*Disclaimer: The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of Amdrill Inc*

Geotechnical Drilling Clermont What to Know about Dull Drill Bits

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The more you use a drill bit, the duller it gets, making it hard to drill through hard layers of sediment and rock. Unfortunately, there is no end all be all way or even an easy way for sharpening a bit that has been worn down due to geotechnical drilling. Clemont drillers often debate back and forth as to what causes a drill bit to go dull, how to prevent it in the future, and also how to fix a drill bit if it happens to be performing at a sub par level. For example, Diamond impregnated drill bits are made to be self sharpening, but after a while the drill bit can become polished, making it unable to cut through anything.

What causes Dull Drill Bits in The First Place?

There is no one reason why a drill bit becomes dull after a while of use. For Example, The drilling parameters or settings that you have chosen do not suit the ground conditions. This could mean that you have chosen the wrong drill bit for the job, or that below the surface is a different type of material that you were not prepared for. Core bits are developed for particular hardness and level of abrasiveness and are not suitable for every job in geotechnical drilling. Clermont drill operators should know that if the ground is variable, you will have to switch drill bits at a certain length to prevent dulling the initial drill bit.

What Can You Do With a Dull Drill Bit?

Once a drill bit becomes dull, it will have to be sharpened in order to get it to drill properly. With the example of a diamond geotechnical drilling bit, Clermont drillers will have to remove a thin layer of the matrix in order to expose those diamonds so that the bit can start cutting again. Sharpening a core bit can be a little tricky so if you are uncertain as to how to perform the procedure, find someone who has experience in sharpening dull bits. Performing sharpening improperly can result in wasting a lot of your matrix.

*Disclaimer: The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of Amdrill Inc*