GEOTECHNICAL DRILLING
We know the drill
While the completed project is generally above ground, the project starts below it. At MATECO Drilling, we know that the conditions below the surface are as critical and complex as the structures that sit atop it. These sub-surface conditions can significantly impact the scope of your project’s design, budget and schedule.
ACCURATE SAMPLES FROM RELIABLE SOILS DRILLING PRACTICES
At MATECO Drilling, our Geotechnical Drilling services provide you with representative samples, supplying the accurate subsurface profile so you can make the appropriate design and engineering decisions. From soil and bedrock consistency and classification to groundwater depth and its inherent impact, MATECO Drilling provides the experience and state of the art equipment to meet your investigation needs.
Proven experience with reliable results, this is why clients have turned to MATECO Drilling since 1974 to provide test drilling services for their geotechnical engineering projects.
Soils testing and other geotechnical services
MATECO offers a variety of drilling and testing services to meet the each of our client’s needs, including:
- Soils Drilling
- Soil Sampling
- Rock Coring
- Instrumentation Installation
- In-situ Testing
State of the art DRILLING equipment
Our drilling equipment is available for both onshore and offshore projects and is capable of drilling in a variety of terrains or locations. MATECO Drilling is known for our ability to complete projects both large and complex without sacrificing performance and providing quality samples. We offer the client both hollow-stem auger and rotary drilling featuring the following drilling rigs:
- Low Clearance
- Small and Large ATV Track Rigs
- Rigs with Angle Hole Capabilities
- Truck Rigs
- Over the Water Capabilities
Types of geotechnical drilling:
Sampling & Testing
- 2” through 3.5” splitspoon soil samplers
- 2” through 5.0” Shelby tube soil samplers and Piston samplers
- 3” through 6.0” CME continuous soil samplers
- Wireline continuous soil sampling
- Pitcher sampler
- Calibrated drop hammers
rock coring
- NQ 2” wireline rock coring
- NQ 3” wireline rock coring
- HQ wireline rock coring
- HQ triple wireline rock coring
- HW temporary casing with casing advancer
- NW temporary casing with casing advancer
- Wireline Packer Testing
Instrumentation
- Piezometers
- Vibrating wire piezometers
- Inclinometers
In-Situ Testing
- Pressure meter
- Vane shear testing
- Pump-in permeability testing