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Sonic Drill
rigs

Mud Bay is a leader in the industry, directly offering Sonic drilling services since 2005. Today, we have a large, modern fleet of Sonic drill rigs for any application or site access demands. Our Sonic rigs are set up to deliver complete site investigation services, including in-situ testing, combination drilling and sensitive soil sampling. Whether geotechnical or environmental, we have a full-service Sonic drill rig package capable of taking on your entire scope of work.

Long Stroke Full Size Sonic

Long Stroke Sonic rigs offer maximum production rates on deeper site investigations. Both track and truck mounted options are available, each utilizing full power Sonic drill heads capable of operating casing up to 12 inches in diameter to depths of 200+ meters.

Specifications

Rig Types

  • Boart Longyear LS600 (ATV)
  • Boart Longyear High Altitude LS600 (ATV)
  • TerraSonic 150T (Truck)

Accompanying Support Equipment

  • Transport truck & trailer for track mounted rigs
  • Skidsteer
  • 2 ton flat deck crew/support truck
  • Additional water containment (tanks/totes)
  • Additional fuel containment (dual wall tidy tanks/cubes)
  • Misc. pumps and generators
  • Mud Bay Hydrovac Truck available upon request

Key Features

  • Full power sonic head with full rotational capability
  • Maximum Casing Diameter: 12 inches (305 mm)
  • Maximum Tooling Length for tripping in/out: 20 feet (6 meters)
  • Angle drilling
  • Core barrel diameters available: 3 – 9 inches
  • Combination drilling setups available
  • On-board calibrated Automatic SPT hammer
  • Full in-situ testing capability (CPTu, eVST, PMT, etc.)
  • Integrated custom designed 20 ton thrust 1 meter stroke Ramset for CPTu

Short Stroke Compact Sonic

These compact rigs combine the advantages of a full power Sonic drill with the smaller size of a track mounted carrier. Ideal for achieving deeper target depths, or drilling through difficult soil conditions, especially where site access is limited or a small operations footprint is required.

Specifications

Rig Types

  • TerraSonic 150CC (TSi 150CC)

Accompanying Support Equipment

  • Transport truck & trailer
  • Skidsteer
  • 2 ton flat deck crew/support truck
  • Additional water containment (tanks/totes)
  • Additional fuel containment (dual wall tidy tanks/cubes)
  • Misc. pumps and generators
  • Mud Bay Hydrovac Truck available upon request

Key Features

  • Full power sonic head with full rotational capability, on a compact tracked carrier
  • Drill rig + tooling can be loaded inside a standard 40-foot-long shipping container
  • Maximum Casing Diameter: 12 inches (305 mm)
  • Maximum Tooling Length for tripping in/out: 10 feet (3 meters)
  • Core barrel diameters available: 3 – 9 inches
  • Combination drilling setups available (mud rotary, rock coring)
  • On-board calibrated Automatic SPT hammer
  • Full in-situ testing capability (CPTu, eVST, PMT, etc.)
  • Integrated custom designed 20 ton thrust 1-meter stroke Ramset for CPTu

Mini-Sonic

The Mini-Sonic offers an agile yet versatile drilling package for a variety of applications, from geotechnical to environmental. Mounted to a tracked carrier this rig can traverse challenging terrain and setup for drilling operations efficiently within a small area.

Specifications

Rig Types

  • Boart Longyear DB320 (Track)

Accompanying Support Equipment

  • Transport truck & trailer
  • Skidsteer
  • 2 ton flat deck crew/support truck
  • Additional water containment (tanks/totes)
  • Additional fuel containment (dual wall tidy tanks/cubes)
  • Misc. pumps and generators
  • Mud Bay Hydrovac Truck available upon request

Key Features

  • Rod and casing handler system eliminates manual lifting of tooling to the drill head
  • Narrow rig width: approx. 6.5 feet (2 meters)
  • Maximum Casing Diameter: 8 inches (203 mm)
  • Maximum Tooling Length for tripping in/out: 10 feet (3 meters)
  • Core barrel diameters available: 3 – 7 inches
  • Combination drilling setups available
  • On-board calibrated Automatic SPT hammer
  • Full in-situ testing capability (CPTu, eVST, PMT, etc.)
  • Integrated custom designed 20 ton thrust 1-meter stroke Ramset for CPTu

Heli-Sonic

This unique, custom built drill rig combines the capability of a Mini-Sonic drill with the portability of a skid mounted heli-fly system. Designed for easy assembly and disassembly and the ability to perform various drilling methods plus all types of in-situ testing and sampling.

Specifications

Rig Types

  • Mud Bay / Hydracore custom design (HC5000S)

Accompanying Support Equipment

  • Additional water containment (tanks/totes)
  • Additional fuel containment (dual wall tidy tanks/cubes)
  • Bean pump for sonic drilling
  • Moyno pump for mud rotary drilling and borehole sealing
  • 210 HP hydraulic power pack

Key Features

  • Heaviest component fly weight: 1,500 lbs
  • Mini-Sonic drill head
  • Maximum Casing Diameter: 8 inches (203 mm)
  • Maximum Tooling Length for tripping in/out: 10 feet (3 meters)
  • Core barrel diameters available: 3 – 7 inches
  • Combination drilling setups available (mud rotary, rock coring)
  • On-board calibrated Automatic SPT hammer
  • Full in-situ testing capability (CPTu, eVST, PMT, etc.)
  • Integrated custom designed 20 ton thrust 1-meter stroke Ramset for CPTu

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