A portable drilling rig for coring permafrosted sediments

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 518-521

  Dickinson, Warren ^a   Cooper, P A T ^b   Webster, Bain ^c   Ashby, Jeff ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b Coopers Drilling Semce ^*  (New Zealand)

^c Webster Drilling Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSED AIR; DRILL STRINGS; DRILLING MACHINES (MACHINE TOOLS); INFILL DRILLING; PRESSURE VESSELS;

CORE BARREL; DIAMOND BITS; DRILLING SYSTEMS; FREEZE-UP; GLACIGENIC SEDIMENTS; SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES; UNCONSOLIDATED SANDS; VOLUME OF AIRS;

DIAMOND DRILLS;

DRILLING RIG; FROZEN GROUND; PERMAFROST; SEDIMENT CORE;

EID: 0033016041     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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