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What do owners think about their Geoprobe® drill rig? Check out some of the stories below to learn how their rigs helped them achieve success and perhaps discover how a Geoprobe® drill rig could spark the next step in your own environmental, geotechnical, exploration, geothermal, and water well drilling business growth.


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Letter from the President

Our collective team continues to work together to live out our company STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES that were penned by our founders in 1987.

ID: 5786 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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East Coast Service Center

New service center option at 468 Limestone Rd, Oxford, Pennsylvania, 19363, 610-467-1750.

ID: 5785 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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New Service Option Reduces Costs

Repair and Paint service option reduces cost and project time compared to Factory Refurbish, suited for rigs which are mechanically sound but need a coat of paint and a few repairs.

ID: 5784 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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Geoprobe® Rigs Never Say Die

Repair and Paint includes new paint, new wiring harnesses, new slides and hoses, switches, worn valves, and decals replaced. The machine is gone through from top to bottom. 

ID: 5783 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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New Customer Portal

Centerpoint Connected places information at your fingertips with access to your machine and order records.

ID: 5782 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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New AWJ Rods

Consistent, high-quality AWJ rods feature blunt start thread aligning threads and preventing cross threading.

ID: 5781 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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Geoprobe® Tooling Continues to Change Industries

Direct push drilling (percussion hammer driven) machines and tools were introduced to the market in 1987. This technology totally changed the way environmental site investigations were done. Today, Geoprobe® continues to add innovative products into other

ID: 5780 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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New 3.25 OTE Setup

Out-the-end (OTE) SPT has gained favor with drillers and engineers. The ability to collect continuous soil samples more quickly — pushing the casing versus completing traditional geotechnical drive and wash — has created business advantages for companies

ID: 5779 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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Tooling Spells Sampling Success

Geoprobe® drilling tooling flexibility and various diameters prove vital to environmental investigation success.

ID: 5778 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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New 36mm X 1m CPT Rod

Rope thread minimizes rotations required to make a joint while size fits inside 2.25-inch rod often used as a conductor casing.

ID: 5777 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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Rigs for Efficient CPT Production

Power and ability to put in anchors quickly with the 6712DT with 20CPT Press results in more footage.

ID: 5776 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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High Resolution Business Takes Flight

Leaning on the can-do lessons of his Marine training and the small-company culture he cherished during his first drilling job guides building Veteran Drilling into high resolution site characterization resource for California.

ID: 5775 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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Optical Image Profiler (OIP) Refines Conceptual Site Model in Brazil

Finkler Ambiental uses their Geoprobe® 6712DT in conjunction with Direct Image® MiHPT and OIP systems at a project site that serves as a storage plant for various fuels with more than 300 monitoring wells.

ID: 5774 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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New Groundwater Screen Point Latching Samplers

Groundwater Screen Point Latching Samplers isolate sampler with a secure seal within the zone you're pumping to assure sample integrity.

ID: 5773 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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Perfect Equipment for PFAS Investigation

6712DT provides power for PFAS investigation while Genuine Geoprobe® tooling and service from Southeast Service Center amplifies advantages.

ID: 5772 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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New 6011DT Limited Access Drill Rig

Tight spaces are no match for the 6011DT. Use 5-foot tooling and GH63 hammer while still being sized to slip into small spaces.

ID: 5771 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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3100GT on F600

Increased payload capacity drill truck offers torque, percussion, and speed while remaining under class A/B CDL

ID: 5770 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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New Screen Point Groundwater Sampler for 1.75 Rods

Delivering a protected sampling screen to depth and then "opening" or exposing the screen to the formation, the new SP19 Groundwater Sampler is designed for use with the 1.75 rod system often preferred by high resolution characterization professionals.

ID: 5769 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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Geoprobe® Solid Choice for Sonic Drilling

Seven reasons why Geoprobe® sonic drilling rigs and tooling set companies up for success.

ID: 5764 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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New Sonic Core Catchers

Customer input helps create stronger sonic core catcher.

ID: 5763 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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Smaller Footprint, Faster Production

Increased sampling and casing times means more footage per day while dependability amplifies accuracy of project bids.

ID: 5762 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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Quarter Century of Success Includes Sonic Drilling

Sonic drill rigs and sonic tooling designed as a comprehensive package to work together includes added safety of rod handler, surging sonic business to include water well installation.

ID: 5761 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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New 3.75 Tooling

Changes to 3.75 tooling improves fit with standard NWL coring bits.

ID: 5760 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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Geoprobe® Great for Geotech

Geotechnical advantages of 7822DT makes it the rig of choice for 90 percent of work and opens up more areas capable of getting into to work.

ID: 5759 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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Power to Solve Problems

Surprising power permits completing wireline rock coring with one-stop-shop 7822DT.

ID: 5758 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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Excelling at Both Geotechnical and Environmental Sampling

7822DT fits the need to efficiently complete both geotechnical and environmental sampling.

ID: 5756 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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Versatility Key to Drilling Business Expansion

Opening an office in a new city was efficient with the ability of the 3230DT to deploy six or seven different drilling techniques.

ID: 5755 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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Solid Solution for Shear Wave Velocity Data Collection

Being able to access raw data in real-time in the field with Geoprobe® seismic CPT module eliminates the need to remobilize and revisit a site to collect seismic shear wave data.

ID: 5754 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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Geoprobe® Seismic CPT Benefits

Benefits of Geoprobe® Seismic CPT include support by technical experts

ID: 5753 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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New Geoprobe® Seismic CPT

When compared to other seismic CPT systems, the Geoprobe® Seismic CPT provides better field performance with option to see arrival of the wave.

ID: 5752 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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New Mud Rotary Tool Management

Improved mud pans and tooling racks streamline mud rotary job site housekeeping.

ID: 5739 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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Geotechnical Drilling Tools Innovations Add Noticeable Ease and Value

With tooling designed for the user while still meeting ASTM standards, geotechnical engineering firm drill crews appreciate the ease and simplicity of two recent tooling innovations - the spring assisted swivel lift cap and the interlocking split spoon.

ID: 5738 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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Troublefree Transitions Plus Added Power

Increased diversity and ability than a conventional rig, the 3100 series machines decrease time adjusting alignment which means increased time drilling with the power to pull steel out of tight conditions.

ID: 5737 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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New 3100 Series Machine Options

Higher torque head, third winch option, and lower transportation height among new options on 3100 series machines.

ID: 5736 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021
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Reaching Greater Rock Coring Depths

The extra power combined with ability to shift back and forth between different downhole tools on the 3126GT increased productivity when rock coring to 250 feet through granite/quartzite in Virginia.

ID: 5735 | Date:
Probing Times Spring 2021