Tooling

Drill bits, Carbide (NQ-HQ-PQ sizes), Systems and down hole equipment, Geotechnical testing equipment...

Drill bits

  • Drag type bits; Polycrystalline Diamond Cutter and  Tungsten Carbide tipped
  • Tri-cone roller bits; Tungsten Carbide and Mill Tooth type up to 17-1/2” diameter
  • Wire-line recovery coring bits; Surface –set, Impregnated Diamond and Tungsten Carbide (NQ-HQ-PQ sizes)
  • DTH Hammer type bits; Tungsten Carbide button type concave and flat face bits

Systems and down hole equipment

  • Continuous wire-line recovery type coring systems in HQ and PQ sizes (NQ available if required)
  • DTH (down the hole) Hammer systems from 4” to 8” diameter
  • Stabiliser and collar assemblies for hole diameters up to 17-1/2” diameter
  • Drill-pipe / tubulars (NEW 2008/09); Tool Jointed and Flush jointed high tensile heat treated drill pipe from 2-3/8” to 4-1/2” diameter with API connections. HQ and PQ drill pipe to suit our wire-line coring systems
  • Cross-over subs; to suit all Drill Force owned connections

Geotechnical testing equipment

  • Standard Penetrometer Testing (SPT) systems including split spoons and solid nose extensions
  • Shelby type Push Tubes in sizes that DO NOT require the core barrel to be removed prior to taking sample
  • Hand Held Shear Vane (calibrated tool)
  • Packer type systems for Hydrological formation testing in both straddle and terminal configurations (HQ and PQ sizes). (access to this item as a rental product, reducing cost to client)
  • Electric dip meters for measuring and monitoring static water levels (SWL)