Drilling Montgomery What are Drilling Investigations in Geotechnical Drilling?

Driving around the city or community that you live in, it is hard to find a type of building or infrastructure development that hasn’t been handled by a professional drilling company at some point in the past.

This just goes to show how important the work is for a professional company that focuses on geotechnical drilling. Montgomery residents might be under the impression that with modern technology and machines, geotechnical drilling is a relatively easy task to perform. While there are some instances where this is true, more often than not this is not the case.

What can help a lot during these instances of working in a new location is if professionals were able to perform some sort of geotechnical investigation to have a better idea of ground conditions, and identify if there are problems that are present.

What is the Point of Geotechnical Drilling Investigations?

Any type of investigation is pretty self explanatory. An investigation is when someone is trying to gain knowledge and information for the future that would better suit them for a specific task at hand, and this is also true when it comes to professionals performing geotechnical drilling. Montgomery residents might not understand what type of information is gained from these investigations or why it is helpful, but they are very important to the work at hand.

For starters, knowing what type of soil and sediments you are dealing with while drilling is very important. A professional drilling company can choose the best equipment to work in specific instances, which can make the work be completed more quickly and more safely. 

Using the wrong equipment on the wrong types of soil and sediments will not only slow things down, but it can potentially ruin specific types of drilling equipment. For example, if sediments are too hard, some types of drill bits can easily break when drilling into them.

Discoveries During Geotechnical Drilling Investigations

Another reason why geotechnical drilling companies will regularly perform these types of investigations when working in new areas is because there are some serious issues that may be lying under the surface of a specific location.

One of the more manageable issues is going to be discovering the presence of groundwater. Water underground does not necessarily mean that all drilling efforts will be wasted, but it does make completing a specific task much more difficult. With the right equipment, this is something that can be easily overcome.

When it comes to geotechnical drilling, Montgomery residents should know that a more serious issue that may stop drilling efforts is when professionals discover a sinkhole during one of these investigations.

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