PROJECT
WS6000 Hybrid Wassara/Sonic Mobile Drill Rig
Customer: Southern Company – USA
About The Project
Dubbed the WS6000, the track-mounted drill rig capable of drilling 7-inch nominal diameter holes, is the first hybrid drill rig that incorporates both high pressure water down-the-hole (DTH) and sonic drilling technologies.
“It’s an exciting breakthrough,” says MEDATech Engineering President Robert Rennie. “The rig is equipped with one top-drive unit capable of both sonic and high pressure water drilling. Switching between the two is a seamless process.”
The rig is capable of delivering very granular geotechnical data in real time anywhere on the globe. An additional feature is a fully autonomous rod-handling system that can move both casing and rods separately or as one in and out of the mast. “This provides a much greater degree of safety,” notes Manning, “than we see anywhere in the industry today.”
Download the WS6000 Product Brochure.
Challenges
- Storing 700′ of casing and drill pipe.
- Loading 20′ casing and drill rods
- Multi-axis drilling
- Self Contained
- Operator Comfort and Visibility second to none.
- Production drilling and core sampling capable.
Solution
Services Provided:
Highlights
- Operator comfort in state-of-the art cab.
- RodBot pipe handler robotic arm.
- Onboard Rod and Casing storage (20′ lengths).
- Production drilling and core sampling capable.
