Environmental Drilling Plant City How to Deal with Groundwater in Environmental Drilling

Drilling into the environment that is not for the reason of harvesting precious materials or hydrocarbons is a very important service. Think about how new types of buildings and housing are constructed in underdeveloped areas.

Many people are under the assumption that drilling in these instances would be done by the same construction company that is going to be putting up the new buildings, but this is not typically the case. When it comes to environmental drilling, Plant City residents should know that it is not always easy to drill into new locations that are underdeveloped.

For example, one of the challenges in the state of Florida when performing environmental drilling is running into ground water, which is quite common. But what do professionals do when they are drilling in ground water?

Can Groundwater be detected?

Groundwater is not always present wherever you go. Yet because the state of Florida is so flat with such a low elevation, a drilling professional does not have to go down too far before they are hit with groundwater.

Groundwater is even more of a problem when it has been raining a lot, depending on the season in Florida. This makes many people wonder if professionals can detect groundwater when performing environmental drilling? Plant City residents should know that if a geotechnical survey of the site is done, there is a good chance a professional will know there is groundwater present.

These surveys typically involve taking a boring sample from the ground, where moisture can be seen through different layers of soil and sediment, and professionals will know how deep the water is hiding.

Using Special Equipment to Overcome Groundwater

The type of drilling equipment that professionals will be using can drastically impact how successful and how many issues drilling professionals will have to deal with.

This is even true when it comes to groundwater. Most people think that water would be easy to drill into, but the problem is that water can quickly ruin any drilling efforts, especially when there are loose and shifty soils like sand.

When it comes to groundwater and environmental drilling, Plant City residents should know that drilling professionals have to use special kinds of drill bits and rigs in order to give them the best chance of drilling into groundwater with the least amount of issues.

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