Geo Drilling
The drilling for the geothermal or ground source heat pumps is nearing completion. We thought our back yard looked big until Underground Sonic Drilling showed up with some seriously dude-ified equipment. The plan; to drill 8 holes at 300 feet deep and run the ground source loop of tubes up and down throughout. Of course all the while avoiding the trees, buildings, grey water cisterns and my 3 year old’s toy diggers that he’d leave on site every evening.
After 1 week of work, rain and shine, the work is mostly complete – and without a single complaint from the neighbours – that we could hear anyway. In fact, the drilling was remarkably quiet considering what’s involved. The drilling unit itself creates some vibration and the site generator and pump creates most of the sound typical of such equipment which is negligible.
This rig isn’t your typical oil driller – though we did find some natural gas. This driller uses a spinning bit in combination with water and vibration at sonic levels equating to faster and quieter drilling.
What we liked was the minimal imposition and disturbance on the property. The rig was able to mozy into tight areas among our trees and structures so we didn’t have to cut tree branches or move barriers for root protection. The pivoting drill head rotates to cut down on repositioning of the rig and tracks – minimizing the movement minimizes the destruction and compaction on the ground; roots systems and underground services.
Next up, 4 Seasons Geothermal, the Ground Source Heat/Cooling contractor will be in the mud to hook up the loop to the equipment in the house and pool building.