The new wave of drilling services for the mining, environmental, water and construction markets.
MINISONIC is the new wave in Sonic drilling services from Boart Longyear. This new and unique drilling rig was developed by Boart Longyear’s Environmental Drilling Division to help you increase your company’s competitiveness in the adverse drilling conditions often faced in the shallow exploration drilling market.
New Features:
- Heliportable drilling
- Large drilling (shallow draft) - intercoastal and lake bottom smapling
- ATV access to difficult job sites
- Compact design ideal for limited access and residential settings
- Low clearance(3.0 m/10 ft) for indoor applications
The Sonic drilling method is proven safe, fast, reliable, cost effective, and produces 70-80% less waste to provide superior results. It provides highly representative, continuous core samples of any overburden formation, in the most-difficult-to-drill terrain, generally without the use of water, air or mud. Our MINISONIC service is designed to have all these benefits and more!
Additional Benefits and Capabilities:
- Economical - fits smaller jobs
- Superior results in any unconsolidated formation
- Less field time required
- Angle drilling
- Plume delineation
- Piezometer installation
- Rock coring
- Automated rod handling system
Our MINISONIC service is ideal for the following applications:
Monitoring well installations- Air sparge installations
- Soil sampling and probing
- Discrete ground water sampling
- Dams and Levees: - Foundation - Sinkhole Exploration
- Grouting and soil stabilization
- Mini pile installation
- Earth retention: - Anchors - Tiebacks
Depth Capabilities
Casing Pipe | Well Diameter | Max. Depth* |
20.3 cm (8in) | 10.2 cm (4in) | 15.2 m (50t) |
15.2 cm (6in) | 5.1 sm (2 in) | 30.5 m (100ft) |
10.2cm (4in) | 2.5 - 3.8 cm (1 - 1-1/2in) | 45.7 m (150ft) |
7.6 cm (3 in) | 1.3 - 1.9 cm (1/2 - 3/4in) | 61.0 m (200ft) |
* Depths are based on drilling in average conditions.
Automated Pipe Loading System
Compare MINISONIC to hollow stem auger or direct push drills on your next project. Boart Longyear's MINISONIC service may be your best solution!
