Direct Image® News & Articles

OIP-UVR provides added confidence when detecting lighter-end jet fuels.

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), a widely used borehole wireline logging technology in the petroleum industry for characterizing hydrocarbon reservoirs, has been adapted for hydrological investigations within monitoring wells and open boreholes. During t

Progressing up the ladder from consultant to senior project manager, David Heicher found himself spending more time managing people and budgets and less time in the field. “I’d been in the business 12 years and had a young family so felt stuck,” Heicher

Landing a barge project, ODYSSEY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Owner and Project Manager Jason Miller knew he needed to run tooling beyond the capabilities of his fleet of three 7822DTs. The predominantly environmental and geotechnical drilling company in Pennsy

Passionate about delivering exceptional geotechnical, environmental, and instrumentation exploration services, the TERRACON CONSULTANTS INC office in Savannah, Georgia, went from being without in-house drilling resources in 2021 to running three Geoprobe®

Engineers who had gained valuable geotechnical experience working for the US Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District and the Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, Mississippi, launched BURNS COOLEY DENNIS in 1985. Now with a staff of more than 60,

LL MIHPT site characterization report provides valuable data to ensure permeable reactive barrier contains entire contamination plume at reduced cost to initially proposed plan.

Investing in OIHPT optical imaging system distinguishes services from other in region while providing clients a cost effective characterization.

Adding 20CPT Skid Steer and CPT equipment provides economical way to gain footing in the CPT market.

Seismic CPT module offers processing and procedural advantages to maximize confidence in field testing.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Benefits of Geoprobe® Seismic CPT include support by technical experts

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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 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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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..

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

The 6622CPT punches way above...

An artesian effect was causing a problem...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...