Central London Water Supply
Drilling and Servicing Contractors recently completed a 150m deep water supply borehole in a busy part of London. We have a lot of experience of working in built up city environments and a large proportion of our work is in urban areas. The very tight location of this borehole together with the close proximity to […]
South London Dewatering
Drilling and Servicing recently completed a large dewatering project in South London. The works involved the construction of 508mm lined chalk boreholes close to the river Thames. We faced a few challenges on this project, but overcame every one. As the site was located next to the Tidal reaches of the Thames, there was a […]
Subterranean Geothermal!
DSC recently completed a challenging project in the East Midlands. The project required the drilling, lining, development and pump testing of four geothermal boreholes. The boreholes were 400mm diameter Sandstone boreholes 80m deep. The challenge lay in the access! The boreholes were located beneath a large building, with the only access to and between them […]
Surrey Iron Problems
Drilling and Servicing Contractors were recently asked to investigate the failure of a clients old pumping system. There was no vehicular access to the position as a lot of mature trees blocked the route! We had to carry everything in needed to remove the pump by hand. Once the pump was removed from the borehole […]
Borehole Decommissioning Works
Drilling and Servicing Contractors were recently asked to decommission two boreholes in North London. There were ongoing issues with both installations that required the complete removal of all in hole pipework and material. The boreholes were then completely sealed through the contaminated section to protect the aquifer from further contamination. The boreholes were located between […]