Application of drilling, coring, and sampling techniques to test holes and wells
Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations
02-F1
By: Eugene Shuter and Warren E. Teasdale
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Abstract
The purpose of this manual is to provide ground-water hydrologists with a working knowledge of the techniques of test drilling, auger drilling, coring and sampling, and the related drilling and sampling equipment. For the most part, the techniques discussed deal with drilling, sampling, and completion of test holes in unconsolidated sediments because a hydrologist is interested primarily in shallow-aquifer data in this type of lithology. Successful drilling and coring of these materials usually is difficult, and published research information on the subject is not readily available. The authors emphasize in-situ sampling of unconsolidated sediments to obtain virtually undisturbed samples.
Particular attention is given to auger drilling and hydraulic-rotary methods of drilling because these are the principal means of test drilling performed by the U.S. Geological Survey during hydrologic studies. Techniques for sampling areas contaminated by solid or liquid waste are discussed. Basic concepts of well development and a detailed discussion of drilling muds, as related to hole conditioning, also are included in the report. The information contained in this manual is intended to help ground-water hydrologists obtain useful subsurface data and samples from their drilling programs.
Suggested Citation
Shuter, E., Teasdale, W.E., 1989, Application of drilling, coring, and sampling techniques to test holes and wells: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 02-F1, ix, 97 p. :ill. ;26 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/twri02F1.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Application of drilling, coring, and sampling techniques to test holes and wells |
| Series title | Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations |
| Series number | 02-F1 |
| DOI | 10.3133/twri02F1 |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. G.P.O. ; for sale by the Books and Open-File Reports Section, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO, |
| Description | ix, 97 p. :ill. ;26 cm. |