Drilling on Your Why Drill? Equipment Used to Drill ...
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Institute of Natural Resource SustainabilityILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Institute of Natural Resource SustainabilityILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Drilling on Your Property with Your
CooperationOur Goal Is
to Leave the SiteAs We Found It
Illinois State Geological Survey Drilling Operation
For additional drilling information contact: Jack Aud 217-369-2364
Donald A. Keefer 217-244-2786
For additional drilling information contact: Jack Aud 217-369-2364
Donald A. Keefer 217-244-2786
Equipment Used to Drill on Your Property
• Drill rig mounted on a tandem-axle truck• Water truck (2,000-gallon tank)• 16-foot pipe trailer• 24-foot enclosed trailer support vehicle•Staffvehicle
ISGS Staff•Oneoperatorandtwodrillingservice personnel•Oneortwogeologists
Why Drill?Weneedtounderstandwhatlieshiddenunderground.InIllinois,beneathalandscapechangedbyglaciers,thesub-surfaceconsistsofmanydifferentkindsofmaterialsthataffectandareaffectedbyhumanactivities.Todiscoverwhatisbelowthesurface,geologistsmustdrillboreholes,removecoresofearthandrock,andanalyzethem.Geolo-gists then use their expertise to interpret the occurrence anddistributionofmaterialsbetweenboreholes.
Theinformationobtainedbydrillingisusedtoconstructbuildingsandtransportationcorridors,installutilities,developandmanagewaterandmineralresources,andplanforefficientandbeneficiallanduse,amongotheruses.
You Can HelpYourassistanceisvitaltothesuccessofthisproject.Themoreinformationwecanobtainfromdrilling,themoreaccurateareourinterpretations.
E. Donald McKay III, Director Illinois State Geological Survey
Prairie Research Institute University of Illinois
615 East Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820
217-333-4747
E. Donald McKay III, Director Illinois State Geological Survey
Prairie Research Institute University of Illinois
615 East Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820
217-333-4747
Our goal is to leave the drilling site
as we found it!
What Can You Expect?Before sampling starts, thepropertyischeckedforundergroundutilitiesusingJULIE.To prevent damage, selectedsitesmustbeonfirmground.Thedrillingteamavoidsmovingequipmentwhenthegroundissoftormuddy.Setuptimeisapproximately2hours.Samplingcanthenbegin.Continuous samplingaverages100feetperday.Thegeologistswillletyouknowhowdeeptheyintendtosample.Duringsampling,anontoxicmudmadeofneutralearthmaterialisused.Thewaterusedisfromamunicipalwatersourcetoavoidcontaminationoftheboreholewithstreamorpondwater.Uponcompletionofthesampledhole,theteamrunsdownholegammaandself-potential logs to further interpret the materials that havebeencollected.When continuous sampling and logging has been completed, ittakesabout4hourstoteardowntheequipmentandcleanit.Theequipmentcanthenbemovedfromyourproperty.TheboreholeispluggedinaccordancewiththeDepartmentofPublicHealthPart920IllinoisWaterWellConstructionCode.Thetop3feetarebackfilledwithdirt.Anydrillcuttingsleftatthesitewillbewashedawaywithwatersothattheymixwiththesoil.Thisisthefinalstepinthedrillingoperation.Withthepermissionofthelandowner,whereneeded,amonitoringwellisinstalledtomonitorthegroundwaterlevelandisusedtobetterunderstandourgroundwaterresourcesforpresentandfutureuse.Wecarryliabilityinsurance,weareverywillingtoshareallinformationweobtain,andwearecommittedtoworkingwithlandownerstomakesuretheyaresatisfiedwiththesiteconditionsafterweleave.
Lockable upright monitoring well
Lockable ush mount monitoring well