CORE SAMPLING

Geoprobe's 6712DT rig provides efficient mobilisation for an Alaskan company

As Alaskan drilling specialist Discovery Drilling began undertaking an ever-increasing amount of helicopter longline supported work the decision to add Geoprobe 6712DT rigs to the fleet was a simple one to make.

 A Geoprobe 6712DT rig, delivered by helicopter, operating adjacent to a landslide has been returning core recovery at or near 100 per cent with a GA3100 four-speed rotary head and mud programme

A Geoprobe 6712DT rig, delivered by helicopter, operating adjacent to a landslide has been returning core recovery at or near 100 per cent with a GA3100 four-speed rotary head and mud programme

As a start-up drilling company in 1984 using a baby blue Volkswagen Rabbit as a support ‘truck', Kyle Brown, owner and president, served as the company's driller, mechanic, and accountant for the first...

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