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Adding versatility of a combination drill rig with both direct push drilling and rotary drilling capabilities can minimize mobilization costs and maximize rig utilization, creating advantages for environmental or geotechnical businesses.

Primarily focused on completing site investigations and writing soil reports to help clients eliminate risk as they build...

Doing a bit of everything in the private and government sectors - including drilling, environmental, geotechnical engineering...

Split spoons the shape of balloons when sampling heaving sands have been eliminated since Alt & Witzig Engineering switched...

The Geoprobe® 20 CPT flexible mast option with quick mount design easily attaches the Geoprobe® 6712DT direct push machine.

Olsson desired an efficient, dedicated machine to run their CPT. In choosing the Geoprobe® 20CPT skid steer, their dedicated machine also provided profit versatility...

Establishing a strong foothold in the direct push business, Geo Lab Probing Services got their start in 1996 as a sampling, on-site lab screening company...

NEW pricing on liner cutters means your costs are cut in half for MC/MC5, DT22, DT325 and DT45 liner cutters...

When it came time to gain efficiency in geotechnical drilling, John Clark, project manager at Sage Enviro Tech, sought out Geoprobe® sales representative...

Geoprobe® conducts PFAS tests on groundwater sampling products, results, and recommendations for performing groundwater sampling for PFAS compounds...

With scheduling busy drillers becoming increasingly difficult in the Northeast, affecting their clients, SAGE Environmental recognized the need to control its environmental, remedial injection, and geotechnical drilling services...

Launching Island Geo Drillers in New York five years ago, Joe Dalba and partner Ryan Maletta were ready to take their closed-loop geothermal installation business to the next level...

This past summer when Michael Jordan formed his own company in Vermont he chose a 7822DT and genuine Geoprobe® tooling to build Platform Environmental Drilling and Remediation...

Geoprobe® PVC liners tested nondetect for all 52 PFAS compounds...

Understanding the difficult job you face servicing drill rigs when they are busy performing field work, the service centers – in Kansas and Florida – offer several different options to meet your needs...

Our Ocala, Florida, service team is growing...

Using a Geoprobe® 7822DT with DT22, intact soil samples could be taken in designated depths to help approximately 20 archaeologists from Museum of Copenhagen uncover the city’s environmental history...

In production for more than 12 years, the Geoprobe® 7822DT is a workhorse in many company fleets. If you've had your rig for a few years, it may be showing some signs of age. Three key components on the front of the 7822DT deserve periodic inspection...

Despite sloping terrain, swampy forest, and harsh weather, Dekonta successfully used 7822DT and Direct Image® tools in their investigation of an old sand quarry, which during the communist era served as a landfill for various factory wastes...

A recently delivered DM450 drilling geothermal wells at a university at the base of the Rocky Mountains...

With a 140-foot open hole and casing ready to set, Bush Services noticed the hole starting to cave in. Fortunately the operator abandoned the rig as it started sliding backward — into a sinkhole...

Fulcrum often found themselves dependent on other drilling contractors to complete a fair amount of their work. Frustrated, they began looking for ways to make the 20-year-old company more competitive by doing all drilling operations in-house...

NEW 6712DT leverages the Tier 4 engine to incorporate additional features to make your environmental work easier...

For Penecore Drilling, sticking to what they do best and remaining resilient through recessions – and now COVID-19 – has been made just a little easier because “Geoprobe® always comes out with a lot of different things that help us.” ...

Exploring for several years how sonic drilling might fit SAEDACCO's business model, customer needs and evolving technology convinced them it was time to invest...

Companies who had tried drilling at a site in Guymon, Oklahoma, lost pipe strings in the rough formation. Keyes had faith in his Geoprobe® 8150LS and his driller, Billy Graham, to get the job done...

After 26 years, Greg Johnson leaves a legacy of treating customers with honesty and respect and raising the profile of international customers within the company...

Customers remark how they increasingly see requests for sonic capabilities, making sonic rig ownership necessary to maintain or gain market share. When you choose a Geoprobe® 8150LS sonic rotary rig you gain additional advantages...

After just a few uses of the 2-inch interlocking split spoon, Discovery Drilling in Alaska was convinced they needed the new design in a 3-inch version to satisfy their sample-hungry clients...

Enviroprobe Integrated Solutions in West Virgina has steadily increased its geotechnical work since 2013. As their field of work has changed over time, Fore leverages the 7822DT’s ability to core rock...

When MLA Geotechnical found themselves in need of a truck-mounted drill rig to complete thousands of borings per year in hard clays and limestones, the Geoprobe® 3100GT quickly became their top choice...

With more than 20 years experience, Geoprobe® has the technical team to offer CPT troubleshooting, spare parts, service, and repairs — including cone calibration — along with "CPT-ready" rigs...

Given their service area in the north-central United States, the climate-controlled cabin of the Geoprobe® 2060CPT Crawler provided an advantage MATECO thought their customers would appreciate...

One cold day in late December rush-hour motorists noticed green ooze gushing onto the pavement through a crack in the retaining wall of I-696, north of Detroit...

The need of GeoTek Hawaii to provide a combination of services, in a combination of environments, led them to have a combination of rigs – though the fleet tips toward Geoprobe® combination rigs like the 7822DT...

Now even easier on the forearms and wrists, the NEW Spring Assisted Swivel Lift Caps are lighter weight and feature improved vent holes...

Earth anchoring options on our 3126GT, 3100GT, and 7822DT now include a single, dual flight anchor...

GFA found the perfect combination of precision and power with the Geoprobe® 3230DT along with the added benefit of increasing their productivity through the 3230DT’s direct push capabilities...

To meet the varying requests environmental and geotechnical requests, East Coast Drilling Inc. (ECDI) relies heavily on the Geoprobe® 7822DT...

For a company with an ever-increasing geotechnical workload making a name for itself by drilling in difficult geologies, the Geoprobe® interlocking split spoon turned into a perfect solution to their struggle...

Known for providing precision head feed control and versatility to easily switch between drilling techniques, the NEW Tier 4 3230DT adds horsepower and fuel-saving hydraulic features...

Coming in pre-soaked packs of 10, the new poly filters provide the convenience of ‘one-and-done’ versus the extra effort of determining whether the brass filter has exceeded its viability...

The ability to anchor the 3230DT, achieving greater CPT depths, has led to the development of a new procedure integrating the CPT data into the bridge piling design for Nebraska Department of Transportation...

The NEW 3126GT turns the efficiency of the 7822DT up another notch...

Geo Lab Drilling leverages the power of the 7822DT to stretch their capabilities, penetrating shallow rock in the piedmont of the South...

Reducing time transitioning between functions with the centerline head side shift is just one of the advantages afforded by the NEW 3126GT...

Dream of swiftly sliding from rotary to automatic drop hammer without having to reposition mast or machine? The innovative centerline head side shift is a reality on the NEW 3126GT...

Our NEW Geoprobe® 1.75 in. probe rods are stronger, last longer, and can be used for multiple applications...

Ample rains the past few years have the United States Army Corps of Engineers out of Omaha, Nebraska, busy from the Mississippi River west conducting geotechnical tests on levies and damns...

Completing geotech work across the state of Texas, MLA Geotechnical was accustomed to using their conventional rigs...

No one wants to be stuck in the stone age, which is what it can feel like trying to squeeze profits out of a clunky conventional drill rig...

Turning augers with the throttle full tilt and then idling down when fine tuning tool strings may be automatically programmed into some driller’s minds...

Frozen. Everything. Everywhere. A common challenge in Alaska where the geology is interesting - to say the least - with glacial till and large cobbles. But the tough terra firma...

Loose soils. Medium dense soils. No matter the soil type, the NEW DT22 Detent Drive Head has solved the challenge of damaged or stranded liners...

Cost-efficient mobilization, safety features and ease of operation have made the 3100GT a valuable rig for training new drillers while providing the operating versatility and comfort desired by experienced drillers.

The perfect rig for 2 to 6-inch shallow water wells.

Known for providing power and versatility, the Geoprobe® 7822DT V3 builds upon this tradition with elevated efficiency and minimized maintenance...

The first Contaminated Site Conference July 2-4, 2019, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, includes two sessions by Geoprobe® Geologist Wes McCall as part of the broad selection

Terracon’s intrusive exploration and sampling methods include hollow stem augering, mud and air rotary, rock coring, and direct push...

Throughout the years Geoprobe® has accumulated feedback on how sonic bits wear during their lifetime. Our tooling engineers took this information..

Customers asked, and Geoprobe® tooling engineers have delivered. The interlocking split spoon everyone has grown to love will soon be available in a 3-inch OD version...

Gregg Drilling LLC of Signal, California, spent time indoors this winter. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they were staying warm...

Almost immediately after my return to Geoprobe® I was tossed the keys to our demo 3100GT and told to “go run it."

For more than 20 years DRILLMAX® has been providing drillers with the model DM450 rotary rig. Primarily utilized to complete residential water wells...

Started in 2012 as a geotechnical and materials testing firm, W2 Engineering, Oklahoma City, subcontracted a lot of its drilling...

Using a Geoprobe® 8150LS rotary sonic, GeoTek Alaska drills at -38 degrees Fahrenheit in alluvial sands and gravels of the Tanana Basin near Fairbanks, Alaska...

With a bachelor’s degree in geophysics from the University of California Santa Barbara, Jeff Harra’s interest in mining geology, geologic hazards, and equipment design...

Geoprobe® HPT is becoming one of the most common direct push logging tools used in site characterization. An HPT port is now included on ALL MIP...

While seeing a new machine all shiny and new in a convention center can be impressive, witnessing a machine doing the actual work reveals its true potential...

The goal of Geoprobe® service is to provide the best equipment service support in the drilling industry. Understanding the difficult job our customers...

Control of the winch line tension by the springs in the cap creates natural alignment and prevents binding of threads – making threading and unthreading rods quicker...

One year ago Todd Ewing and his family relocated from Kansas – bringing more than 10 years of Geoprobe® service experience – to open the southeast service shop in Ocala, Florida...

The Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) is a state led coalition working to encourage the use of innovative technology and methods to reduce...

It's now possible to collect SPT data via split spoon sampler and automatic drop hammer within the same 3.75-inch driven casing...

She is the familiar voice you hear when you call the main Geoprobe® number. Whether to order tooling, work through a service challenge...

Rather than continue turning down job requests because they didn’t have a sonic rig, M&W Drilling (MWD) in Knoxville, Tennessee, decided two years ago it was time to get into sonic drilling...

After a couple years working as a consultant alongside drilling companies, Cory Walker gained key insights into what consultants need and a deep understanding of the goals...

With constant pressure to become more cost-efficient, engineers are opting to become more sophisticated in their sampling methods...

To complete primarily environmental, geothermal and cathodic drilling, EWI’s Springfield office started with two Geoprobe® 6620s...

Diversity is a driving force for Atlantic Testing Laboratories Limited (ATL). From diverse office locations to services, ATL has found stability...

With drilling services focused predominantly on infrastructure investigations – roadways and bridges – Environmental and Geotechnical Specialists Inc...

Founded in 2004, RAZEK Environmental LLC in Louisburg, Kansas, operates as a Geoprobe® direct push technology subcontractor...

PFAS compounds have been “emerging contaminants” for a few years now. It seems this last year has reached a critical point for environmental investigation...

In early 2017, we changed some of the components in the HPT Pump and controller. These changes provide better pump performance

Mechanical Bladder Pump Approved by US EPA's ETV Program

So, why is groundwater monitoring important you ask? And what does 'direct push' have to do with it? And for that matter, what is 'direct push'?

Our customers have used the 3.75 in. probe rod and DT37 soil sampling system to collect continuous soil samples and SPT samples for several years...

Our fifth Geoprobe® Open House is in the record books and we couldn’t have asked for a better day full of sunshine and excitement...

The 8150LS sonic drill rig quickly proved itself to GFA International, Inc., while drilling in complex conditions...

When the Geoprobe® Engineering Team released the first 7822DT product in the spring of 2009, we had a good feeling...

The Geoprobe® 4.5 in. heavy duty (HD) sonic drill rods are significantly stronger than their traditional counterpart and manufactured at our facility in Salina, KS...

Geoprobe® continues to engineer machine configurations that allow drilling companies to mobilize to and from projects without the use of a CDL..

The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) uses their 66DT to dig up the past – literally – along Virginia’s Eastern Shore barrier islands...

Damasco Penna, a geotechnical engineering company based in São Paulo, Brazil, have been expanding their Geoprobe® fleet since 2008...

On many geotech sites, the need for speed and efficiency is of the utmost importance. Geoprobe® has released two new geotech sampling rigs...

Engineered and built by Geoprobe®, our patented interlocking split spoon saves drillers both time and money...

One of our main company objectives at Geoprobe® is to PROVIDE TOP SERVICE IN THE DRILLING INDUSTRY...

Parratt-Wolff effectively reduced the duration of site remediation for their clients when they introduced MiHpt into their service offerings three years ago...

Geoprobe® has developed an all new drive head for the DT22 Soil Sampling System – making an already efficient system even faster and easier...

In 2017, DRILLMAX® joined Geoprobe®. Bringing companies together is real work, but we are already starting to see new positives emerge...

I’ve been operating the 3230DT since its release and the capabilities continue to impress me...

Shepler Well Drilling, Inc., of Manton, MI, was in the market for an auger rig when they set their sights on the 3230DT...

The Nebraska Department of Transportation found exactly what it was looking for with the 3230DT...

The Optical Imaging Profiler (OIP) is a new direct push photo-logging system developed by Geoprobe® that uses a down hole light source...

The Geoprobe® 2060CPT is a 20-ton-rated, static push Cone Penetration Testing platform that allows users to maximize their efforts...

New Geoprobe® SDT60 Weighted Wire Line System Obtains High-Quality Soil Samples in Less Time

Most MIP (Membrane Interface Probe) work is performed to map...

The Optical Image Profiler (OIP) is a direct push probe that uses UV fluorescence to...

John Fontana, PG and President/CEO of Vista GeoScience in Golden, CO, and his direct sensing team are...

The success of soil investigations and remediation designs is highly dependent o..

2C2, Inc., in Raritan, NJ, was contracted by B

“While anyone in their right mind would...

Since the release of the Hydraulic Profiling Tool (HPT) in 2006...

Wes McCall, PG, Geoprobe® Environmental Geologist, will receive...

After completing 65 borings in...

Summit Drilling provides a wide range of...

The 6622CPT punches way above...

I’m proud to celebrate 20 years as a partner of Enviro-Dynamics...

As a Driller’s Helper, and now a Driller, it didn’t take long for me to become...

Solar grids were constructed in the...

EPhase 2 in Huntington Station, NY, utilized a Geoprobe® 6712DT to install...

Landshark Drilling, located in southern Ontario, Canada, provides...

Holocene Drilling, Inc., servicing the Seattle, WA, and Portland, OR, markets...

A gas station located within the urban core of a major midwestern city was confirmed to...

An artesian effect was causing a problem...

When David Reinsma, now Owner of Trinity Drilling, first attended a Geoprobe® Open House...

The Stearns Drilling 7822DT celebrates its fifth birthday this fall.

Elite Techniques, in Camden, SC, has experienced substantial growth since...

Eichelbergers, Inc., in Mechanicsburg, PA, was approached by...

Since purchasing a Geoprobe® 7822DT, which was originally envisioned to...

Environmental Probing Investigations, in Cream Ridge, NJ, has been...

Dolese Brothers in Oklahoma City, OK, was founded before Oklahoma became...

“The environmental drilling industry is a competitive market...

From rock coring at a ski resort, to performing CPT for liquefaction analysis...

While Geo Lab Drilling near Atlanta, GA, provides an array of services...

Action Environmental in Tampa was approached to see if they had a drill rig large enough to handle proposed environmental work; otherwise sonic options would be pursued...

The success of their first Geoprobe® 8140LS Rotary Sonic rig and associated tooling led McMillan Drilling to...

The 3230DT Combo Rig has seemed to ‘fill the bill’ for Aztech...

Unused since the early 1970s, a 48-in. diameter discharge pipe in a 2-million-gallon industrial wastewater lagoon...

Glacier Drilling, in Durham, CT, designed a “Sonic Drilling Overview and Field Demonstration” course last...

The vision at M&W Drilling, LLC, has been to aggressively expand drilling capabilities to provide a broader range of services to existing clients as well as to attract new ones..

The Force is definitely with EnviroProbe Integrated Solutions, Inc., when it comes to...

In the spring of 2015, Huss Drilling, Dade City, FL, embarked on a large environmental project in...

Jim Nidzgorski, of HD Sonic Drilling in East Palestine, OH, mobilized their Geoprobe® 8140LC Rotary Sonic inside an...

In 2008, when Strongarm Environmental Field Services first purchased their Geoprobe® 6620DT...

Gregg Drilling & Testing, based in California, recently partnered with a Northern California environmental consultant to provide Membrane Interface Probe (MIP) and...

While Geoprobe® sonic machines effectively core rock, sonic does tend to induce fractures in the sample. So if the job calls for accurate...

Never underestimate the capability of the 7822DT! Every day, customers become aware of applications they can offer their clients based on the power...

Are you looking for a limited access, specialty direct push machine? Our 54TR combines the proven 54 Series probe assembly...

Hydraulic Profiling Tool (HPT) Logging is getting a lot of use these days. HPT logs are a good tool for evaluating site stratigraphy...

The timing is right for 7822DTs, 8040DTs, and even some sonic rigs to come in for a refurb or repairs, especially if you continue to run one of the older...

“As far as rig performance goes, I have to say it did very well,” Randy Crandell, Driller for Major Drilling in Salt Lake City, UT, said recently...

Our goal at Active Environmental Technologies, Inc. was to expand the drilling division to provide a much broader range of services to...

We get calls every week, “the engine cranks but will not start or will not run well.” The number one cause is improper fuel system maintenance...

Hynes & Associates, in Salisbury, MD, recently completed another difficult drilling project using a Geoprobe® 7822DT...

During the last 23 years, Tony Poulter, Vice President and Co-Owner of RAZEK in Louisburg, KS, has operated a Geoprobe® machine...

In 2005, Andrew and Tony Armstrong set forward to challenge themselves by starting their own company, Direct Environmental Drilling...

GeoTest Services in San Antonio, TX, completed five limited access interior borings to +/- 20 feet at the University of Houston Cougars...

GeoTek Hawaii was recently retained by Drayko Construction in Honolulu, HI, to complete an innovative project for the City and County...

Last summer Wes McCall and Geoprobe® summer intern Mateus Evald conducted field tests with the Hydraulic Profiling Tool–Groundwater...

Moving things forward. That’s what the sonic weighted wireline tooling from Geoprobe Systems® does. Call it raising the bar...

Geoprobe® 3.75 in. tooling was designed in conjunction with the Geoprobe® 2.0-in. Slim Prepacks to create a more efficient...

Stearns Drilling mobilized their Geoprobe® 8140LS rotary sonic to the former Willow Run Powertrain Plant in Ypsilanti Township in Michigan, the site...

This is one of my favorite accessory tools. It’s simple and effective. This is a true impact-making, gotta-see-it-to-believe-it...

With a few basic movements and one ‘touch’ of the drill stem, sonic tooling can be loaded into the rig’s rod loader, and the machine’s functions take over...

Ever present on the North Campus of Geoprobe Systems® (located on Broadway Blvd) but seldom seen by the public, these men and their ‘machines’ ride...

Dekonta company, a central/eastern European environmental company in Prague, completed both research and commercial activities...

Students and a Professor from the Free University of Brussel (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) used a Geoprobe® Pneumatic Slug Test Kit to perform slug tests inside the Aa...

The Sonic Double Wall 4.5-in. (SDW45) tooling system compliments the conventional sonic 4x6 system. It’s a simple and effective tooling system...

The Geoprobe® sonic rig has really done some incredible things” Robert said. “Everywhere we’ve gone it’s really impressed everyone...

Our customers describe our equipment as “Versatile, Innovative, Easy-to-use, and Supported like no other drilling equipment” they own...

One of our most versatile machines just got an efficiency boost! A true dual winch option is now available for the 7822DT...

The Direct Image® Team at Geoprobe Systems® proudly announces the commercial release of their newest Direct Image® logging tool ... the Optical Image Profiler (OIP)...

Vertex Environmental was retained to complete a large in-situ chemical oxidation injection remediation project by the provincial government in northern Ontario, Canada...

The Resource Drilling and Blasting program at Sir Sandford Fleming College welcomed their new 7822DT in January..

Soil build-up behind the HPT screen is easy to troubleshoot by removing the HPT screen. Does the line pressure return to normal, and are you able to pass...

Tony Pressimone, Operations Manager for Environmental Probing Investigations in Cream Ridge, NJ...

The 3230DT and 3200 are TRUE combination machines, which means their utilization rates go up simply because they are well suited for both...

Within weeks of joining the Applied Geotechnical Engineering Consultants (AGEC) drill rig lineup, they tested the limits of the...

Drilling Engineers in Fort Collins, CO, designed a barge, specifically for their Geoprobe® 7822DT to complete a pre-feasibility study...

In order to meet the Canadian military’s potable water needs, ALTECH Drilling and Investigative Services in Cambridge, Ontario...

Get rid of the pipe wrenches and use the Geoprobe® Portable Hydraulic Clamp that can be attached to most 6620DT, 7720DT, 7730DT, 7822DT, and 6712DT machines...

As a young man out of high school, Rob McAllister wasn’t sure what he wanted to do with his life. That’s something a lot of people can relate to.

The 3230DT may be the most versatile machine Geoprobe Systems® has ever designed and manufactured. Find out more about the machine features.

With an inside diameter of 3.0 in., the 3.75 in. Probe Rods have an optimal casing combining ease of use for 2.0-in. Slim Prepack monitoring well installation,

‘It’s amazing how a project can start off so small and turn into something much larger so quickly!’

Aquifer Drilling & Testing, Inc. (ADT) is currently operating between 8-12 crews gathering information to help design bioswales...

Minnesota Department of Transportation determines 1,150-ft. long, 220-ft. high structure will be used for highway...

The City of Monterey, CA, has envisioned providing public access to the City’s waterfront by acquiring open space since the creation of the City’s Master Plan in 1939...

EnviroTek Environmental & Construction Services in Tampa, FL, wanted to attract more mining clients. Their new...

New paint. So it was no surprise that the arrival of a new Geoprobe® 3230DT Combo Rig at the American...

We’re sure busy here at Discovery Drilling, in spite of the logistically challenging projects we have scattered around Alaska. We realized...

Rob Mores, Owner of Enviro-Dynamics in Hebron, IN, ushered in 2014 with the delivery of a new 6712DT to replace his trusted 6610DT...

A Geoprobe® 7822DT, owned by Strata Drilling Group in Richmond Hill, Ontario (Canada), was early on scene for a train derailment on March 7, 2015, north of Gogama in northern Ontario...

Geo Logic, Inc., Clarksville, IN, was retained by Professional Service Industries (PSI) to install a 2.0-in. PVC monitoring well near a former underground storage tank (UST) site at the..

They made the decision over dinner one evening. “I think we should start our own business,” Dusty Schroeder said to his wife, Kim, with their three small children at the table...

Mike Hynes, Master Water Well Driller at John D. Hynes & Associates in Salisbury, MD, reports their 7822DT continues to do things and go places with continued success...

The new Direct Image® (DI) 2.25 in. Grout Sub (222346) will attach to any 2.25 in. DI tool string, and allow you to easily grout your borehole from bottom up...

The Mannik & Smith Group Inc.’s (MSG) drilling division provided geotechnical investigation and engineering services for roadway, embankment, bridge abutment, and pier design...

Geoprobe® Open House 2014 event organizers didn’t hold anything back! There were two full days of new Geoprobe® products and technology on display, the introduction...

At the 2012 Geoprobe® Open House, the Geoprobe® Engineering Team demonstrated rock coring capabilities using the 7822DT – version 2 – equipped with a new GA4100...

The MC7 is a continuous soil sampler that compliments the industry standard MC5 system with very similar means of operation.

The response to our first ever Direct Image® Workshop surprised even us! Preparation for the workshop was a lot of work and at times tension was high but when the day finally arrived...

It was overcast but dry and spirits were high as our 2012 Open House got underway Thursday morning. Close to 150 people travelled from half a dozen...

The 'Club' is exclusively for Geoprobe® machine owners who push 100 feet or beyond!

We’re always looking for interesting stories for The Probing Times or to add to our website...

Inside you’ll find information on new Geoprobe® products and equipment, machine features, project stories from Geoprobe® customers...

This page shows a list of studies and resources along with their external links that others have done regarding the use, performance...

A few years back, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services began testing all of the water supply wells across Nebraska to be sure...