ABSTRACT

This text discusses factors such as mast overload, capacity of drawworks, and deviation in the hole to be drilled and the strata to be drilled. An omnibus approach to drilling techniques and problems is adopted.

chapter Chapter 1|29 pages

Drilling Safety *

chapter Chapter 2|33 pages

Drilling Techniques and Developments

chapter Chapter 3|51 pages

Design Criteria for Drill Rigs

chapter Chapter 4|14 pages

Drilling Holes for Mining and Construction Industries

chapter Chapter 5|14 pages

Classification of Rock Masses

chapter Chapter 6|27 pages

Drilling and Rock Mechanics

chapter Chapter 7|11 pages

Drilling Speeds

chapter Chapter 8|38 pages

Downhole Hammer Drilling

chapter Chapter 9|5 pages

Alternative Downhole Hammer Applications

chapter Chapter 10|13 pages

Role of Reverse Circulation in Exploration Drilling

chapter Chapter 11|23 pages

Deviation in Drill Holes

chapter Chapter 12|6 pages

Wireline Coring Coupled with High-Frequency Impactor *

chapter Chapter 14|26 pages

Lateral Drilling System

chapter Chapter 15|20 pages

Horizontal and Directional Drilling in Soils

chapter Chapter 16|8 pages

Modern Survey Support to Drilling Boreholes

chapter Chapter 18|10 pages

Design of Foundation of Dams *

chapter Chapter 19|42 pages

Work Orders for Drilling of Exploratory Boreholes