Industries
Mining
Drainage drilling for open-pit operations and tunnel applications — backed by decades of horizontal drain expertise.
DRAINAGE DRILLING FOR MINING
JDC's mining-sector work centers on what we do best: horizontal drains for slope drainage, and the specialty rig capability to install drains across a wide range of geologic formations and access conditions. Our drains are installed up to 1,500 feet in depth at angles from 30 degrees below to 60 degrees above horizontal — depths and angles that open the door to drainage solutions standard rigs can't reach.
Our mining drainage work has included surface drains in open pits and horizontal-to-vertical drain installations for tunnel applications. The same drilling toolkit — including reverse-circulation flooded wells and JDC-manufactured equipment — applies to mining drainage problems wherever the geology demands it.
If you're evaluating drainage scope for an open-pit operation or a tunnel project, we're happy to discuss feasibility and provide a price estimate.
MINING TOOLKIT
- —Horizontal drains up to 1,500 feet in depth
- —Horizontal drain angles from 30 degrees below to 60 degrees above horizontal
- —Horizontal-to-vertical drain transitions for tunnel applications
- —Large-diameter reverse-circulation flooded wells
- —JDC-manufactured equipment built for the geology, not the other way around
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Mining Drainage
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JDC installs horizontal drains in formations standard rigs can't reach. Let's talk through your scope.
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