December2019

 The editor reflects on the past year
VIEWPOINT

It's been a funny old year

GDI's editor takes a look back over a year in drilling that's been overshadowed by UK politics

29 November 2019

 The percussive motion of a DTH hammer allows it to drill through rock formations such as limestone, sandstone and basalt
GROUNDWATER

Water well drilling - drill bits versus DTH hammers

What's the best option for drilling water wells? The rotary versus DTH debate

25 November 2019

 CPT and borehole drilling for windfarm site investigation is typically carried out from jack-up platforms in water depths of up to 25m
SITE INVESTIGATION

The answer is blowing in the wind

An examination of the importance of site investigation in the development of windfarms

22 November 2019

 Robit supplied the DTH bits needed to drill into the granite bedrock to allow pipe piles to be installed at depths up to 32m
PILING

Gigantic dry dock rising on the Kola Bay

How Robit's Steel Fist system made light work of driving pipe piles into Granite bedrock

22 November 2019

 A Cat MD6250 in the field at a site in Asia
MINING

Drilling down to the details

Donna Schmidt bites into bits and other drilling consumables

21 November 2019

 Balint Madar the recipient of the Soilmec sponsored Early Career Professional Award at this year’s Federation of Piling Specialists annual awards
PILING

Youthful ideas changing the piling industry

What does it take to get the Federation of Piling Specialists' Early Career Professional Award?

20 November 2019

 In the African drylands, it is the floodwater that is critical for focused recharge along ephemeral river valleys and depressions in the landscape
GROUNDWATER

Floods with silver linings: Redefining how aquifers replenish in dryland Africa

How research work in Africa is set to improve the understanding of the continent's aquifers

20 November 2019

 With high abrasion resistance and high burst pressure, the Wellmaster flexible rising main system has total resistance to microbiological attack, scaling or corrosion
GROUNDWATER

Invest in the best

Geoquip provides an insight into why it pays to invest in quality well drilling equipment

20 November 2019

PARTNER CONTENT

Geothermal Game Changer

Customer-inspired engineering leads to fieldwork simplified

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A Sneak Peek at the Future of Drilling Data

Drilling is the first step in an optimised mine value chain, so it is crucial to

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Gain Ground on the Competition

Rigs, tooling designed for direct push propel profits, production across industries

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Simplify your geotechnical Jobs

Multi-application drill rigs and enhanced tools boost productivity and profits.