Difficult Access Drilling Fruit Cove What Makes Soil and Sediment Difficult to Access for Geotechnical Drilling

A geotechnical drilling company can find themselves drilling in many different locations and in a few different mediums. While it is possible to drill into a body of what, it is most common that these professionals will be working on land and drilling into the ground.

Although ground drilling is very much in the namesake of geotechnical drilling, that does not always mean that it is going to be easy for drilling professionals to do so. In most instances a company will classify this as difficult access drilling. Fruit Cove residents should know that specific soils and sediments can make it much more difficult for drilling professionals to conduct their work, but it is something that they can prepare for.

Here we will discuss some of the instances that would cause soils and sediments to be difficult for a professional drilling company to work with if they are not prepared beforehand.

Difficult Sediment Conditions

There are many different types of sediment that can be present to make up what is present in the ground at a location. In the state of Florida for example, one common sediment is known as limestone, it is responsible for causing sinkholes to appear at various locations.

Although limestone isn’t that difficult to drill into because it is a softer sediment, hardness is an important factor that can create instances of difficult access drilling. Fruit Cove residents should be made aware of the fact that hardness is how strong or durable a sediment material is.

Hardness of specific types of sediments can cause drilling professionals to use specific types of equipment, such as diamond tipped drill bits if a sediment is really hard and other types of drill bits will get ruined.

Loose and Shifting Sands Can Also be Difficult

 Because hardness is a common example of how some specific types of sediments can create instances of difficult access drilling, Fruit Cove residents should also understand that even soft or loose soils can be just as difficult to drill into at times, depending on the drilling service being done.

For example, drilling a boring hole in sandy soils is not always easy because the loose soil can quickly fill into the boring hole, making it harder for a drilling company to complete it.

Loose soils like sands can easily clump in the presence of rain and groundwater, which can clog drilling equipment and make it less efficient, or in some cases, even break them if a drilling professional is not careful with selecting the right equipment.

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