Environmental Drilling Holiday Is it Hard to Drill into Sand?

The state of Florida is different from many other locations in the United States because the ground and sediment composition are drastically different. In most of the state, the ground sediment that is most common is sand. This is because A Million years ago Florida started slowly rising out of the ocean, leaving behind the sand from the ocean floor. Many people would imagine that drilling through sand would be relatively easy, but this is often not the case when performing environmental drilling. Holiday residents might imagine the hardness of sand is not very high, but this is also what makes it so difficult to drill into with shifting sands.

Drilling Through Sand is More Difficult Depending on the Task

Sometimes drilling through sand is not as hard as it has to be, such as when performing surveys or sample collection because it does not matter too much if the sand shifts into the hole that was dug. One instance where this can be troubling is when someone tries to construct a well on their property. Sand can quickly fill the boring hold that is designed to reach down into the aquifer to give access to water. When performing environmental drilling, Holiday residents should know that drilling through sand can take many hours to make sure a boring hole stays intact.

How do Drilling Professionals get Around Shifting Sands?

It can be very difficult to direct the flow of shifting sands to not affect the drilling task at hand. One way that drilling professionals can do this is by adding water to the location. Drilling through mud can sometimes be easier than drilling through sand with the right equipment used during a task of environmental drilling. Holiday professionals do not want to add too much water to the location that they are drilling because they want the sand mixture to be thick like wet cement or putty. Keep in mind that sand does experience a lot of fluid loss from being so porous, but this can be avoided by adding more water, or sealing of the whole that you are drilling in.

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