DM450 Takes on the Rocky Mountains

A recently delivered DM450 drilling geothermal wells at a university at the base of the Rocky Mountains. Experienced drillers were impressed with the speed, power, and controls of the new rig. Another word that they used to describe the DM450 was “stout."

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NEW 3126GT: Simplify Your Geotech 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Seasoned Drillers Praise Next Generation Machine Reducing time transitioning between functions with the centerline head side shift is just one of the advantages afforded by the NEW 3126GT... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Already a Fan of the 7822DT? The NEW 3126GT turns the efficiency of the 7822DT up another notch... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Confidence to Close High-profile Forensic Jobs 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More
3-Inch Interlocking Split Spoons 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	NEW Spring Assisted Swivel Lift Caps: Improved for Geotech Now even easier on the forearms and wrists, the NEW Spring Assisted Swivel Lift Caps are lighter weight and feature improved vent holes... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Sturdy Interlocking Split Spoon Means More Footage 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Dedicated CPT Machine Opens Profit Options Olsson desired an efficient, dedicated machine to run their CPT. In choosing the Geoprobe® 20CPT skid steer, their dedicated machine also provided profit versatility... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More
Geoprobe® CPT Advantage: CPT-ready Rigs and Cone Calibration 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Cabin Solves Challenge of Weather Extremes 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	NEW Dual Flight Anchor: Save Set-up Time Earth anchoring options on our 3126GT, 3100GT, and 7822DT now include a single, dual flight anchor... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Reaching Greater CPT Depths 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More
NEW 3230DT Tier 4: More Power, Less Fuel 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	The Delicate Dimension of Drilling 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Gaining Ground on the Green Ooze 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Changing with the Times 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More
Dealing with Industry Demands To meet the varying requests environmental and geotechnical requests, East Coast Drilling Inc. (ECDI) relies heavily on the Geoprobe® 7822DT... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	A Combination of Extremes 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Playing Ball with the Big Dogs Geo Lab Drilling leverages the power of the 7822DT to stretch their capabilities, penetrating shallow rock in the piedmont of the South... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Sonic Satisfies Lithology Needs 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More
Sonic Only Tool to Succeed 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 an dhis driller, Billy Graham, to get the job done... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Considering Adding Sonic Capabilities? Geoprobe® Adds Value 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 avantages... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Capitalize on Combination Capabilities 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	NEW 6712DT Tier 4: Power and Control NEW 6712DT leverages the Tier 4 engine to incorporate additional features to make your environmental work easier... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More
Sticking to What Works 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.” ... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Farewell Friend, Not Just Colleague 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Containing Communist-Era Contamination 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Exploring Paper Island's Environmental History 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More
PFAS Testing of Groundwater Samplers: Q&A with Wes McCall, Geoprobe® geologist Geoprobe® conducts PFAS tests on groundwater sampling products, results, and recommendations for performing groundwater sampling for PFAS compounds... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Geoprobe® PVC Liners Tested Nondetect for 52 PFAS Compounds Geoprobe® PVC liners tested nondetect for all 52 PFAS compounds... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Distinctly Different DM450 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	DM450 Takes on the Rocky Mountains A recently delivered DM450 drilling geothermal wells at a university at the base of the Rocky Mountains... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More
Island Geo Drillers Take Geothermal Business to the Next Level with Fast, Powerful DM250 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Proper Care for Aging 7822DT Rigs 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Multiple Service Options Available 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Southeast Service Shop Our Ocala, Florida, service team is growing... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More
Technique Creates Competitive Edge 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Versatile Tooling Platform Upon Which to Build New Company 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... Probing Times Summer 2020 > Read More	Customer Service Plus 3230DT Equal Rapid Growth for Hawkston LLC 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... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	W2 Engineering Offers Geotech Drilling Services with 3100GT Started in 2012 as a geotechnical and materials testing firm, W2 Engineering, Oklahoma City, subcontracted a lot of its drilling... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More
Safe, Easy Operation Makes 3100GT Ideal for New Drillers, State Agencies 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. Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	3100GT Features You Should See for Yourself Almost immediately after my return to Geoprobe® I was tossed the keys to our demo 3100GT and told to “go run it." Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	Combination Drilling Rig Impresses Field Crews at Field Demos 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... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	More and More, Customers Choose Geoprobe® 3.75-inch Rod for Variety of Applications It's now possible to collect SPT data via split spoon sampler and automatic drop hammer within the same 3.75-inch driven casing... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More
Terracon History Sets Foundation for Geotechnical Future Terracon’s intrusive exploration and sampling methods include hollow stem augering, mud and air rotary, rock coring, and direct push... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	Productivity Push Leads EGS to 20CPT With drilling services focused predominantly on infrastructure investigations – roadways and bridges – Environmental and Geotechnical Specialists Inc... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	Geoprobe® No Stranger to CPT Advantages With constant pressure to become more cost-efficient, engineers are opting to become more sophisticated in their sampling methods... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	The Best Version Yet: 7822DT V3 Builds on Tradition of Excellence Known for providing power and versatility, the Geoprobe® 7822DT V3 builds upon this tradition with elevated efficiency and minimized maintenance... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More
Gregg Drilling LLC Spends Time on Ice Gregg Drilling LLC of Signal, California, spent time indoors this winter. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they were staying warm... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	Variety Key to Business for Cenozoic 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... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	Atlantic Testing Expands Customer Base Diversity is a driving force for Atlantic Testing Laboratories Limited (ATL). From diverse office locations to services, ATL has found stability... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	EWI's Entrepreneurial Spirit Soars with Geoprobe® Sonic 8150LS To complete primarily environmental, geothermal and cathodic drilling, EWI’s Springfield office started with two Geoprobe® 6620s... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More
GeoTek Alaska Sonic Succeeds at Subzero 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... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	Sonic Secures Pot of Gold for M&W Drilling 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... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	Carbide Sonic Bits Throughout the years Geoprobe® has accumulated feedback on how sonic bits wear during their lifetime. Our tooling engineers took this information.. Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	The Face Behind the Friendly Geoprobe® Greeting She is the familiar voice you hear when you call the main Geoprobe® number. Whether to order tooling, work through a service challenge... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More
Geoprobe® Service Offers Multiple Options The goal of Geoprobe® service is to provide the best equipment service support in the drilling industry. Understanding the difficult job our customers... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	Southeast Service Shop in Florida Keeps Customers in the Field 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... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	Favorite Features on the DM250 Water Well Rig The perfect rig for 2 to 6-inch shallow water wells. Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	Lightweight, Compact DM450 Water Well Rig For more than 20 years DRILLMAX® has been providing drillers with the model DM450 rotary rig. Primarily utilized to complete residential water wells... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More
PFAS: Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances Sampling Protocols and Issues PFAS compounds have been “emerging contaminants” for a few years now. It seems this last year has reached a critical point for environmental investigation... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	Using Hydraulic Profiling Tool (HPT) to Estimate Groundwater Specific Conductance 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... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	Geoprobe® Participates on ITRC Team for Implementing ASCT The Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) is a state led coalition working to encourage the use of innovative technology and methods to reduce... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	DT22 Detent Drive Head Helps Increase RAZEK's Efficiency Founded in 2004, RAZEK Environmental LLC in Louisburg, Kansas, operates as a Geoprobe® direct push technology subcontractor... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More
Multiple Sizes of Spring Assisted Swivel Pull Caps Reduce Operator Fatigue 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... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	COMING SOON: 3-inch Interlocking Split Spoons 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... Probing Times Spring 2019 > Read More	Geoprobe® Releases Two New Geotechnical Sampling Rigs On many geotech sites, the need for speed and efficiency is of the utmost importance. Geoprobe® has released two new geotech sampling rigs... Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More	Nebraska DOT: 3230DT is an all-inclusive timesaver The Nebraska Department of Transportation found exactly what it was looking for with the 3230DT... Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More
2060CPT makes field jobs efficient, comfortable The Geoprobe® 2060CPT is a 20-ton-rated, static push Cone Penetration Testing platform that allows users to maximize their efforts... Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More	20 CPT Press now available with skid steer configuration The 20 CPT Press from Geoprobe® is a flexible mast option with a 20-ton push capacity... Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More	3230DT in Texas: Advances CPT Nicely I’ve been operating the 3230DT since its release and the capabilities continue to impress me... Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More	7822DT V3 goes into production When the Geoprobe® Engineering Team released the first 7822DT product in the spring of 2009, we had a good feeling... Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More
Geoprobe® 8150LS Makes Deep Wells a Breeze for GFA International The 8150LS sonic drill rig quickly proved itself to GFA International, Inc., while drilling in complex conditions... Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More	Open House 2018 Recap 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... Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More	DRILLMAX® DM250 Water Well Rig Makes Debut In 2017, DRILLMAX® joined Geoprobe®. Bringing companies together is real work, but we are already starting to see new positives emerge... Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More	Damasco Penna values reliability, versatility Damasco Penna, a geotechnical engineering company based in São Paulo, Brazil, have been expanding their Geoprobe® fleet since 2008... Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More
No CDL Required: Saves Customers Money & Hassle Geoprobe® continues to engineer machine configurations that allow drilling companies to mobilize to and from projects without the use of a CDL.. Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More	DT22 Detent Drive Head Makes Soil Sampling Faster & Easier! Geoprobe® has developed an all new drive head for the DT22 Soil Sampling System – making an already efficient system even faster and easier... Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More	VIMS uses 66DT to peer into the past, plan for the future The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) uses their 66DT to dig up the past – literally – along Virginia’s Eastern Shore barrier islands... Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More	Geoprobe® 4.5 in. Heavy Duty Sonic Rods are Stronger, Last Longer 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... Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More
MiHpt equips Parratt-Wolff with precise, real-time logging results Parratt-Wolff effectively reduced the duration of site remediation for their clients when they introduced MiHpt into their service offerings three years ago... Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More	OIP-Green Successfully Detects Coal Tar Fluorescence The Optical Imaging Profiler (OIP) is a new direct push photo-logging system developed by Geoprobe® that uses a down hole light source... Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More	Interlocking Split Spoon is Faster, 2X Stronger, and Lasts Longer Engineered and built by Geoprobe®, our patented interlocking split spoon saves drillers both time and money... Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More	Collecting SPT through 3.75 in. Driven Casing 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... Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More
Drillers choose 1.75 in. probe rod for size, durability Our NEW Geoprobe® 1.75 in. probe rods are stronger, last longer, and can be used for multiple applications... Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More	Geoprobe® Opens Regional Service Center in Florida One of our main company objectives at Geoprobe® is to PROVIDE TOP SERVICE IN THE DRILLING INDUSTRY... Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More	3230DT’s 80,000 lb. of pull back gives Shepler Well Drilling peace of mind Shepler Well Drilling, Inc., of Manton, MI, was in the market for an auger rig when they set their sights on the 3230DT... Probing Times Spring 2018 > Read More	Limited Site Access for HD Sonic Drilling Jim Nidzgorski, of HD Sonic Drilling in East Palestine, OH, mobilized their Geoprobe® 8140LC Rotary Sonic inside an... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More
EnviroProbe Packs Double Punch With Sonic & 3230DT The Force is definitely with EnviroProbe Integrated Solutions, Inc., when it comes to... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Geoprobe® Sonic Broadens M&W Drilling’s Services 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.. Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Walker Hill Field Team Completes Abandonment of 48-in. Discharge Pipe Unused since the early 1970s, a 48-in. diameter discharge pipe in a 2-million-gallon industrial wastewater lagoon... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Glacier Drilling Hosts ‘Sweet’ Sonic Drilling Field Demo Glacier Drilling, in Durham, CT, designed a “Sonic Drilling Overview and Field Demonstration” course last... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More
Huss Drilling Uses Multiple Rigs at Florida Site In the spring of 2015, Huss Drilling, Dade City, FL, embarked on a large environmental project in... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Understated and Over Delivered The success of their first Geoprobe® 8140LS Rotary Sonic rig and associated tooling led McMillan Drilling to... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	“There’s no way we’re not going to be successful!” Dolese Brothers in Oklahoma City, OK, was founded before Oklahoma became... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Aztech Likes Versatility of 3230DT Rig The 3230DT Combo Rig has seemed to ‘fill the bill’ for Aztech... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More
New Doors Open to 3230DT’s Power 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... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Whole City Bricks Found in DT60 Core “The environmental drilling industry is a competitive market... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Versatility is Key for 3230DT From rock coring at a ski resort, to performing CPT for liquefaction analysis... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Versatility of 7822DT Important to Geo Lab Success While Geo Lab Drilling near Atlanta, GA, provides an array of services... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More
Eichelbergers Successfully Ventures into Water Well Market with 7822DT Eichelbergers, Inc., in Mechanicsburg, PA, was approached by... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Relationships and Reliability Since purchasing a Geoprobe® 7822DT, which was originally envisioned to... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Elite Techniques Credits 7822DT’s Versatility to Continued Success Elite Techniques, in Camden, SC, has experienced substantial growth since... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Trinity Drilling is Growing & Building When David Reinsma, now Owner of Trinity Drilling, first attended a Geoprobe® Open House... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More
EPI: Two Thumbs Up For Air & Mud Rotary Drilling with 7822DT Environmental Probing Investigations, in Cream Ridge, NJ, has been... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Leaking CPT Holes Cause Problems An artesian effect was causing a problem... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Stearns Drilling’s 7822DT .. Outstanding in its Field Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	7822DT Meets Required Checklist for Holocene Drilling’s Urban Needs Holocene Drilling, Inc., servicing the Seattle, WA, and Portland, OR, markets... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More
Landshark Drilling Continues to Grow and Develop More Geoprobe® Services Landshark Drilling, located in southern Ontario, Canada, provides... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Direct Push Services in Utah Can Always Count on EDNA Solar grids were constructed in the... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	7822DT & Air Rotary Success A gas station located within the urban core of a major midwestern city was confirmed to... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	New Electro Kinetic Remediation Technology Used in New York EPhase 2 in Huntington Station, NY, utilized a Geoprobe® 6712DT to install... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More
Discovery Drilling Finds Right Mix As a Driller’s Helper, and now a Driller, it didn’t take long for me to become... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Small Company Success Based On Great Employees and Reliable Equipment I’m proud to celebrate 20 years as a partner of Enviro-Dynamics... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Summit Drilling Finds Veterans Important Asset for Company Summit Drilling provides a wide range of... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Most Versatile CPT Push Platform The 6622CPT punches way above... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More
390 Times and Not One Failure After completing 65 borings in... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	6620DT Keeps on Tickin’ In 2008, when Strongarm Environmental Field Services first purchased their Geoprobe® 6620DT... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Geo Logic Makes the Most of Their Investment “While anyone in their right mind would... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	ASTM Award for Wes McCall Wes McCall, PG, Geoprobe® Environmental Geologist, will receive... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More
Multiple Options for HPT Logging Since the release of the Hydraulic Profiling Tool (HPT) in 2006... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Enhanced In Situ Soil Analysis The success of soil investigations and remediation designs is highly dependent o.. Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Demand High for Using OIP System From Vista GeoScience Clients John Fontana, PG and President/CEO of Vista GeoScience in Golden, CO, and his direct sensing team are... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Optical Image Profiler (OIP) The Optical Image Profiler (OIP) is a direct push probe that uses UV fluorescence to... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More
Searching for DNAPL Using Direct Image® Tools 2C2, Inc., in Raritan, NJ, was contracted by B Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	Mapping DNAPL With MIP Most MIP (Membrane Interface Probe) work is performed to map... Probing Times Spring 2017 > Read More	32 Series: This Machine Will Produce For You! The 3230DT and 3200 are TRUE combination machines, which means their utilization rates go up simply because they are well suited for both... Probing Times Spring 2016 > Read More	3230DT Fits Our Geotech Needs Within weeks of joining the Applied Geotechnical Engineering Consultants (AGEC) drill rig lineup, they tested the limits of the... Probing Times Spring 2016 > Read More
Mission: Complete In order to meet the Canadian military’s potable water needs, ALTECH Drilling and Investigative Services in Cambridge, Ontario... Probing Times Spring 2016 > Read More	Scenic Backdrop for Erie Lake Project Drilling Engineers in Fort Collins, CO, designed a barge, specifically for their Geoprobe® 7822DT to complete a pre-feasibility study... Probing Times Spring 2016 > Read More	7822DT Arrives at Sir Sandford Fleming College The Resource Drilling and Blasting program at Sir Sandford Fleming College welcomed their new 7822DT in January.. Probing Times Spring 2016 > Read More	EPI Targets Air Rotary/Hammer Work for 7822DT Tony Pressimone, Operations Manager for Environmental Probing Investigations in Cream Ridge, NJ... Probing Times Spring 2016 > Read More
Portable Hydraulic Rod Clamp 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... Probing Times Spring 2016 > Read More	New Technology: Commercial Release of Direct Image® OIP Logging Tool The Direct Image® Team at Geoprobe Systems® proudly announces the commercial release of their newest Direct Image® logging tool ... the Optical Image Profiler (OIP)... Probing Times Spring 2016 > Read More	MIP Quickly Delineates PHC Impacts Vertex Environmental was retained to complete a large in-situ chemical oxidation injection remediation project by the provincial government in northern Ontario, Canada... Probing Times Spring 2016 > Read More	I’m having problems passing the HPT Reference Test and my HPT Line Pressure is High. What’s my problem? 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... Probing Times Spring 2016 > Read More
7822DT Early Responder for Geotechnical and Environmental Sampling 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... Probing Times Spring 2015 > Read More	New Paint Always Draws a Crowd New paint. So it was no surprise that the arrival of a new Geoprobe® 3230DT Combo Rig at the American... Probing Times Spring 2015 > Read More	3230DT: Combination Drill Rig from Geoprobe® EnviroTek Environmental & Construction Services in Tampa, FL, wanted to attract more mining clients. Their new... Probing Times Spring 2015 > Read More	6712DT Low-Clearance Cylinder Addition “Valuable Modification” for Enviro-Dynamics Rob Mores, Owner of Enviro-Dynamics in Hebron, IN, ushered in 2014 with the delivery of a new 6712DT to replace his trusted 6610DT... Probing Times Spring 2015 > Read More
“We’ve sure been busy.” We’re sure busy here at Discovery Drilling, in spite of the logistically challenging projects we have scattered around Alaska. We realized... Probing Times Spring 2015 > Read More	Bridge Over Rubbled Water Minnesota Department of Transportation determines 1,150-ft. long, 220-ft. high structure will be used for highway... Probing Times Spring 2015 > Read More	Former Dry Cleaners Site Impacts CA Water Front Park 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... Probing Times Spring 2015 > Read More	Switch to Sonic? No Way! The Geoprobe® sonic rig has really done some incredible things” Robert said. “Everywhere we’ve gone it’s really impressed everyone... Probing Times Fall 2016 > Read More
Geoprobe® Sonic Weighted Wireline - A Real Game Changer for the Sonic Industry Moving things forward. That’s what the sonic weighted wireline tooling from Geoprobe Systems® does. Call it raising the bar... Probing Times Fall 2016 > Read More	Stearns Drilling On Site of Possible Vehicle Research Center Stearns Drilling mobilized their Geoprobe® 8140LS rotary sonic to the former Willow Run Powertrain Plant in Ypsilanti Township in Michigan, the site... Probing Times Fall 2016 > Read More	Sonic Double Wall 4.5 in. (SDW45) Sampling System The Sonic Double Wall 4.5-in. (SDW45) tooling system compliments the conventional sonic 4x6 system. It’s a simple and effective tooling system... Probing Times Fall 2016 > Read More	8140LC Sonic: Unmatched Versatility “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... Probing Times Fall 2016 > Read More
Indexing Rack for 10-Foot Sonic Tooling 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... Probing Times Fall 2016 > Read More	High-Speed Coring Head for Geoprobe® Sonics While Geoprobe® sonic machines effectively core rock, sonic does tend to induce fractures in the sample. So if the job calls for accurate... Probing Times Fall 2016 > Read More	3230DT Helps Expand Services for Active Environmental Technologies Our goal at Active Environmental Technologies, Inc. was to expand the drilling division to provide a much broader range of services to... Probing Times Fall 2016 > Read More	Spring Assisted Swivel Pull Cap 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... Probing Times Fall 2016 > Read More
Air Rotary Drilling with a 7822DT Never underestimate the capability of the 7822DT! Every day, customers become aware of applications they can offer their clients based on the power... Probing Times Fall 2016 > Read More	Customers Find Success with Geoprobe® 3.75 in. Tooling Geoprobe® 3.75 in. tooling was designed in conjunction with the Geoprobe® 2.0-in. Slim Prepacks to create a more efficient... Probing Times Fall 2016 > Read More	7822DT Uses Air Rotary for Geothermal Loop Installation During the last 23 years, Tony Poulter, Vice President and Co-Owner of RAZEK in Louisburg, KS, has operated a Geoprobe® machine... Probing Times Fall 2016 > Read More	Brothers Find Employees and Geoprobe® Valuable to Grow Business In 2005, Andrew and Tony Armstrong set forward to challenge themselves by starting their own company, Direct Environmental Drilling... Probing Times Fall 2016 > Read More
GeoTek Hawaii Helps Introduce Ground Freezing Technology to Paradise GeoTek Hawaii was recently retained by Drayko Construction in Honolulu, HI, to complete an innovative project for the City and County... Probing Times Fall 2016 > Read More	Limited Head Space for 7822DT Hynes & Associates, in Salisbury, MD, recently completed another difficult drilling project using a Geoprobe® 7822DT... Probing Times Fall 2016 > Read More	GeoTest Services in San Antonio Knows How to Dial In...Limited Access Machines GeoTest Services in San Antonio, TX, completed five limited access interior borings to +/- 20 feet at the University of Houston Cougars... Probing Times Fall 2016 > Read More	54TR Mounting Options Are you looking for a limited access, specialty direct push machine? Our 54TR combines the proven 54 Series probe assembly... Probing Times Fall 2016 > Read More

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