Ice Drilling in Fletcher's Ice Island (T-3) with a Portable Mechanical Drill
Reports an Apr 1964 attempt by General Motors Corp engineers to assess the feasibility of using the Houston Model V-100 portable drilling rig (illus) for drilling through ice islands. When used in its "pressure mode", it proved satisfactory to a depth of 100 ft. A method by which the drill...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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The Arctic Institute of North America
1965
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Online Access: | https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66500 |
Summary: | Reports an Apr 1964 attempt by General Motors Corp engineers to assess the feasibility of using the Houston Model V-100 portable drilling rig (illus) for drilling through ice islands. When used in its "pressure mode", it proved satisfactory to a depth of 100 ft. A method by which the drill hole can be kept free of ice for subsequent investigations, using diesel oil and an electric heat drill is described. |
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