Rigs 12
Rigs 12
Rigs 12
through hollow
flight augers
• Hollow flight augers
are commonly
employed in high
groundwater
conditions
• Drive samplers can be
inserted inside the
hollow cylinders
• Note sample
disturbance caused by
penetration of the plug
Hollow flight augers
• The tricone bit was developed by Hughes Tool Co. in 1933 to drill
deeper oil wells. It has been refined many times since then. It
uses three distinctive rotating cutting heads, with interior flushing
of the drill cuttings by the drilling mud
Drilling Mud
Circulation Tanks
• Mud rotary drilling
employs a dense drilling
fluid under its own
hydrostatic pressure to
support the walls of an
open borehole
• The drilling fluid is usually
comprised of bentonite,
but some drillers will use
soap or a variety of other
agents, depending on
local experience
Rotary Rigs