Geotechnical Drilling

GEOTECHNICAL DRILLING

Edge Drilling conducts environmental and geotechnical drilling programs for consultants in the environmental, geotechnical, engineering and mining fields, utilities and government authorities, mining companies, contractors and infrastructure providers.

We offer the following drilling methods and testing equipment.

• Angle holes
• Direct push
• Sonic Drilling
• Vibrating Wire Piezometer Installation (VWP)
• Borehole grouting & decommissioning
• Concrete coring (30 to 300mm diameter)
• Test pitting service
• Service location equipment GPR & EMF wand
• Well development and clean outs
• Diamond coring (NQ, NQ3,HQ, HQ3, PQ, PQ3
• Installation of groundwater extraction and monitoring bores
• Falling head tests
• Rising head tests
• Over water drilling
• Piston Testing (75, 100)
• Rotary Down Hole Hammer (DHH)
• Sample testing (U50, U75, U100)
• Solid & hollow flight augers (150 to 200mm diameter)
• Standard penetration tests
• Core orientation
• Wash boring
• Wire line packer single and straddling