Our Capabilities
While
we at PC Exploration Inc. are capable of doing many different kinds of
drilling work, the overview that follows describes some of the more
common activities with which we are involved on a daily basis:
Monitoring Wells and
Hazardous Waste
With
many years of experience in drilling and installing monitoring wells,
we are prepared to handle the most difficult tasks. PC Exploration Inc.
drillers are OSHA-certified for protection levels B through D. Some
of the jobs we are capable of completing include:
- Large diameter
drilling to 24 inches, diameter for 18-inch diameter wells
- Piezometers
- Monitor
wells to 18-inch diameter
- Well abandonment
- All terrain
rotary and auger drills
- Landfill
methane extraction wells
- Hazardous
waste sampling
Drilling and Grouting
We have
successfully drilled and grouted numerous dam sites in the western
United States. PC Exploration Inc. crews have also completed major subsidence
grouting jobs in Wyoming, Washington, and Utah (filling old mine
workings). Grouting projects include:
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Mineral
Exploration/Core or Reverse Circulation
PC Exploration
Inc. drillers are able to perform reverse circulation to depths of
1,000 feet using 3-1/2-inch and 4-1/2-inch rods. We are also capable
of core drilling at over 2,000 feet using "N-sized" tools.
In short, we are capable of:
- Reverse
circulation
Angle & vertical capability with all-terrain drills
Center return hammers
Large diameter for bulk sampling
- Core drilling
Truck mounts & skid drills
Helicopter drills
Large diameter coring
Geotechnical-Drilling
PC Exploration
Inc. drillers have performed geotechnical drilling on several major
projects, including the road relocation for Mt. St. Helens in Washington.
We have also drilled for the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant project
in California. PC Exploration Inc. drillers can do Geotechnical-drilling
projects including:
- Inclinometer
installations
- Use of Odex
drill tools
- Hollow stem
augering to 18-inch diameter
- Core drilling
- Piezometers
- Tie backs
- Post tension
anchors
- Water wells
- Dewatering
wells
- Injection
& recovery wells
- Helicopter,
barge, and underground operation capabilities

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