Diamond core drilling is the most commonly used mineral exploration drilling technique and so a detailed understanding of some key elements of the downhole tools that are used is important for drillers, supervisors and geologists. In this course you will learn about the design of wireline drill rods and why they fail.
Some useful downloadable resources are included in the Additional references tab.
This course consists of 5 modules:
Module 1: Wireline drill rod design
Module 2: Causes of failure and damage to wireline drill rods
Module 3: Diamond core drilling casing
Module 4: Wireline corebarrels and overshots
Module 5: Common core drilling problems
