Geotechnical Core drilling in Tendaho Dam site
The GSE drilling department performs drilling activty based on the following international borehole diameter standards
-Water well drilling rigs----2
-Core drilling rigs---------16
-Deep well drilling rigs-----2
- Geotechnical core drilling for site investigation in Tendaho & around Tana Sub-Basin dam sites In Amhara & Afar Regions(WWDE)
- Geotechnical core drilling for Housing Development (Addis Ababa)
- Core drilling for Messobo Cement Raw Material exploration(Mekele)
- Core drilling for gold mineral exploration(Assosa)
- Geotechnical work around lake Tana for irrigation dam study
- Core Drilling for cement raw material in Derba (MEDROC).
- Core Drilling for gold mineral exploration In western Wolega
- Core drilling for gold mineral exploration (Sidamo) and otherso many projects in different localities of the country.
- Geotechnical core drilling for hdro-electric power project in Gilgel Gibe(EEPCO)
-Core drilling for mineral exploration
-Water well drilling &exploitation
-Geothermal deep well drilling
-Geotechnical soil & rock investigation
with technical tests such as:
- Packer Test
- Pizeometer Instalation
- Standard penetration Test(SPT)
- Undisturbed Sampling
- Core orientation test .etc.
Drilling activities in GSE
Core Barrel |
Core diameter(mm) |
Hole diamter(mm) |
Averge drilling capacity(mts),(in GSE) |
PQ |
85 |
122.6 |
350 |
HQ |
63.5 |
96.10 |
600 |
NQ |
47.6 |
75.7 |
1000 |
Extracted Core Sample(Core)
