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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-221
A Pictorial Survey of the Bedrock Beneath Western Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Boart Longyear sonic drilling rig and support vehicles at a wellsite on the grounds of Ballymeade Country Club, Falmouth, MA.

Photograph of a Boart Longyear sonic drilling rig and support vehicles at a wellsite on the grounds of Ballymeade Country Club, Falmouth, MA. Sonic drilling rigs use high frequency mechanical oscillations, developed in the special drill head, to transmit resonant vibrations and rotary power through the drill tooling to the drill bit. Skip nav bar


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