Saturday, March 24, 2012

Details On Well Drilling Equipment

By Eugenia Gilmore


Quite a number of well drilling equipment can be used in boring holes in the ground for the purpose of providing water for both domestic and industrial use. The methods employed in digging play a big role in deciding what tools would be effective in this process. However one is better off using advanced instruments rather than the use of hand tools which are labor intensive.

As compared to digging by use of the hands, the tools are much more efficient and require less human labor in their operation. When faced with challenges such as a hard rock layer the use of these instruments offers a viable solution. They possess the ability of boring through the toughest layers in the ground.

These developments have brought about the making of instruments such as the percussion cable. This is an instrument which is capable of grinding rocks together with dirt. It is flexible, effective and can be applied in any soil formation

Today there are devices and software which can simulate the land formation of different areas on earth. These gadgets form an integral part in choosing what tool to use. For example in locations where holes are expected to reach a thousand feet then using a rotary cable would be suitable.

Jetted drills are applied in locations where wells are expected to be very shallow at about fifty feet or less. In the process of digging jets of water and chlorine are gashed with great force onto the face of rocks causing them to disintegrate. However this tool is not very common since it can only bore shallow wells.

In all the well drilling equipment, the use of augers together with shafts is most common. These two devices have the ability of boring through strong rock structures with least failure. They are very effective and reliable instruments of digging and hence the reason why they are preferred by many diggers all over the world.




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