Selection notes, operation practice and maintenance guidance written from field experience — not rewritten brochures.
The article most buyers should read before shortlisting a rig.
The same rig carries four or more depth figures depending on rod size. Read the ratings correctly and you buy the right machine; read them loosely and you buy a problem.
Read ArticlePractical notes from selection, operation and maintenance work.
The same rig carries four or more depth figures depending on rod size. Read the ratings correctly and you buy
Wireline is not automatically cheaper. The break-even point depends on hole depth, rod handling time and how o
Both will core rock. The difference shows up in rod handling, maintenance skill and how far you move the rig e
Altitude derates your engine, cold breaks your hydraulics, and thin air changes your bit life. Six checks befo
Matrix hardness, crown profile and waterway design should follow the rock. Here is how we specify bits from a
Checklists and reference material you can use during selection.
The eight parameters we ask for before quoting a core rig.
A blank sheet to collect depth, core size and ground data from site.
How rigs and tool strings are packed and loaded.
Describe the hole and the ground; we will answer with a configuration, not a brochure.
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Depth, rock and access are enough to start — we reply with a model and a matched tooling list.