Drilling Crystal River What Tools are Essential to Marine Drilling Tasks?

Not too many people consider large bodies of water or off the coast of Florida to be areas to see geotechnical drilling professionals working, but marine drilling can be just as important as regular geotechnical or environmental drilling. Crystal River residents who live by a body of water may want something to be constructed on their property such as a dock or pier that they can sit and relax at. In order for a company to install these structures safely for the owner, it has to be secured at the bottom of a body of water with the help of marine drilling services.

Vehicles for Marine Drilling

Drilling rigs are capable of drilling deep down underwater in order to secure structures for foundational drilling. Crystal River residents might not be aware though that drilling rigs by themselves are not capable of sitting on top of water to be effective. This is why drilling companies that also perform marine drilling will have many aquatic or amphibious vehicles to use in many locations, including swamps and marshlands. For larger drill projects a drilling company might opt to use a large barge in order to stead a drill on the open water, while in smaller and tighter areas a drilling company might use an air boat in order to navigate through narrow passages and around debris.

Different Types of Drill Bits

Apart from the vehicles that are used to steady a drill rig on top of a body of water, another important aspect about the equipment used in marine drilling are the different types of drill bits. When it comes to marine drilling, Crystal River drilling professionals have a few different options to choose from depending on the task at hand and what soil and sediment conditions are like below a body of water. Most of the time the bottoms of areas under water are going to be sandy, in which case a hollow drilling bit like a hollow stem auger will be used to be the most effective at marine drilling tasks.

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