Engineering report on drilling in the Black Hills, South Dakota

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5627712· OSTI ID:5627712

Abou-Zied, S.; Callihan, M. C.

The Black Hills drilling project was conducted by Bendix Field Engineering Corporation (BFEC) in support of the US Department of Energy (DOE) National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) program. The project consisted of five drill holes, ranging in depth from 365 feet (111.25 m) to 564 feet (171.90 m). A total of 2,211 feet (673.91 m) were drilled, all of which were cored. The objective of the project was to obtain subsurface data which would enable us to more accurately assess the favorability of the Precambrian Estes Conglomerate as a host of World Class uranium deposits. Drilling began on August 3, 1979, and concluded on September 7, 1979, with final site restoration and clean-up.

• Research Organization: Bendix Field Engineering Corp., Grand Junction, CO (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-13-1664
• OSTI ID: 5627712
• Report Number(s): GJBX-17(80)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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