Marine Drilling Semmes How Can Marine Drilling Fail or become a Problem for Drilling Professionals?

Performing marine drilling is not as simple as many people make it out to be. Water is not a super strong material like some types of soils and sediments, but that does not mean it doesn’t have its own problems and challenges.

In most cases, performing marine drilling is a lot more challenging than doing normal drilling services on land. This is because there are a lot of things that can go wrong, and a lot of problems that can easily happen if professionals are not being careful when performing marine drilling. Semmes’s residents should know that drilling in water has most of the same problems and issues as drilling on land, but with more of them because of the water itself.

Today we will be going over some of the problems that drilling professionals may have to deal with when they are out on location dealing with marine drilling services.

The Shifting Nature of Marine Drilling

Marine drilling is particularly challenging due to the amount of water that will be present, as the name suggests. Water is not a solid state of matter, so it can easily be moved with a slight amount of force. 

This makes it harder to perform drilling, because the drill and the drilling rig will be constantly moving in most instances of marine drilling. Semmes’s residents might think that because water is easily moved it will be easy to drill into, but it is important to understand that marine drilling does not simply go through water.

The water itself can also make the ground underneath a body of water also move and shift easily. This is one of the major problems with professionals that are tasked to do marine drilling at a specific location.

Lack of Knowledge and Visibility

Another big problem that drilling professionals may have to deal with when they are outperforming marine drilling is not having enough geological information beforehand. Not too many people are taking geotechnical samples and surveys of land underwater.

A geological survey should be done before any type of drilling should be done, and this includes marine drilling. Semmes’s residents should know that any knowledge gained about the soil and sediment conditions of a specific location can go a long way with drilling professionals being successful.

Another big issue with marine drilling is the lack of visibility, the deeper a drilling company needs to go for a specific reason. This is not as much of a problem when drilling in a shallow body of water inland, but drilling in the open ocean can be extremely challenging.

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