Overburden Systems
Overburden Systems
Overburden Systems
SYSTEMS
+ Simple, cheap
+ Standard equipment
+ OK in soft ground
- Slow
- Bit/casing damage
- Large bit
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_ Large expensive rigs
_ Limited depth - high torque
_ Slow penetration
Casing shoe wear
Reliable
− “Gets the job done”
Fast penetration
Deep holes
Small standard rigs
Guide Device
Reamer
Pilot Bit
1968
Sandvik OD – System
Top Hammer Drilling with Ring Bit
Blasting Under Water
1973
1989
Obsolete Product
1996
CENTREX – System
DTH drilling with ring bit
Water well, construction, and horizontal drilling
AUGER DRILLING
DTH DRILLING
AUGER DRILLING — How many feet per day? What about boulders?
DTH DRILLING — One foot / minute, 60 feet /hour !
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Cheap casing shoe
Sturdy design
Good wear resistance
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Large diameter = high torque
Uneven rotation
Climbing in horizontal
Discharge head
Guide sleeve (Stabilizer)
DTH hammer
Casing
Guide device
Casing shoe
x Road embankment bit
x
15 Sandvik Mining and Construction
Tubex
Eccentric Underreamer
Large diameter
Even cutting Carbide wear pilot bit
structure protection
Larger cross DP carbides
section
Shank Options
Mission, IR, Atlas Copco, Secoroc
3” - 10” hammers
¾ Increased flexibility
¾ Several casing choices
¾ Not all sizes for all shanks
PIL OT PI N
L OC K PI N
PU SH ER PIN
BA L L B E A R I N G
81 = Pilot Bit
Button Grade and Shape
A65 = Spherical DP65
090A = XL 90 system
115A = XL115 system
140A = XL140 system
165A = XL165 system Pilot Bit Diameter
190A = XL190 system 090 = 90mm
240A = XL240 system 115 = 115mm
280A = XL280 system 140 ………etc
Sandvik Mining and Construction
Tubex Part Numbers
Guide Device
80-5800-140D
80 = Guide Device
Reamer
82-140A-189W65
82 = Reamer
Button Grade and Shape
A65 = Spherical DP65
090A = XL 90 system
115A = XL115 system
140A = XL140 system
165A = XL165 system Reaming Diameter in mm
190A = XL190 system
240A = XL240 system
280A = XL280 system
Sandvik Mining and Construction
TUBEX Drilling
Underground Parking Garage Turin, Italy
480 Piles
10,000m Drilled
Ground Condition:
Gravel, Clay, Sand, Boulders,
Water at depth as low as 17m
Driller’s Needs:
Hole Straightness
Short Time Schedule
15m to 25m Holes
Initial Method:
5” Hammer & 149mm Bit
Casing Pressed into Hole with Force
Productivity 12 meters/day
Final Method:
Mission’s 4” Hammer & TUBEX 115
Productivity 55 meters/day