Drillers @Work: Winter 2016
Drilling contractors find themselves in the field far more often than most. Rig-up, rig-down, there are always memorable views worth sharing. Our Drillers @Work gallery for Winter 2016 showcases photos submitted by readers from December 2016 – February 2017.
Drillers in Australia use a Geax EK 60 to shore up a wall using the continuous flight auger piling method.
Source: Luca Pesaresi / Geax Drilling
A crew with Horsley Drilling uses a 1985 Driltech D40K to install a 6-inch water well to 340 feet into the Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer in Hayden, Idaho.
Source: Zach Horsley / Horsley Drilling Inc.
Crews with Forsyth Drilling set up to drill angle holes at a rock quarry near Union Furnace, Pa. One the left is a Reichdrill, and the rig on the right in an Ingersoll-Rand.
Source: Robin Polohonki / Forsyth Drilling Inc.
A crew with Supra Indodrill drilled an 8-inch borehole 60 meters in one day on this job in West Java, Indonesia.
Source: Supra Indodrill