Ellog auger drilling: Three-in-one method for hydrogeological data collection
The Ellog auger drilling method is an integrated approach for hydrogeological data collection during auger drilling in unconsolidated sediments. The drill stem is a continuous flight, hollow-stem auger with integrated electrical and gamma logging tools. The geophysical logging is performed continuously while drilling. Data processing is carried out in the field, and recorded log features are displayed as drilling advances. A slotted section in the stem, above the cutting head, allows anaerobic water and soil-gas samples to be taken at depth intervals of approximately 0.2 m. The logging, water, and gas sampling instrumentation in the drill stem is removable; therefore, when the drill stem is pulled back, piezometers can be installed through the hollow stem. Cores of sediments can subsequently be taken continuously using a technique in which the drill bit can be reinserted after each coring. The Ellog auger drilling method provides detailed information on small-scale changes in lithology, sediment chemistry, and water, as well as gas compositions in aquifer systems--data essential to hydrogeological studies.
- OSTI ID:
- 20013199
- Journal Information:
- Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation, Vol. 19, Issue 4; Other Information: PBD: Fal 1999; ISSN 1069-3629
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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