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SONIC DRILLING

Mud Bay Drilling provides advanced sonic drilling services in Canada. Sonic drilling is a rapid, efficient, continuous sampling and casing installation technique in most soil types. Sonic is the only drilling technique that can provide continuous cores in all overburden soils (sands, gravels, glacial tills, etc).

SONIC Drilling FEATURES

  • 2 - 8 in. diameter core
  • 2 - 12 in. diameter casing
  • Angle drilling (up to 30° from horizontal)
  • 30 to 150 HP sonic heads with resonant capability
  • Truck and track mounted rigs
  • 20 ton / 200kN CPT ramset
  • Mud and water pumps
  • Mud cleaning systems
  • Tool handling systems
  • Cold weather kits
  • Rotation cages and other safety features

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SONIC Drilling ADVANTAGES

  • Extremely efficient operations
  • Continuous core in all formations
  • Large diameter casing installation
  • Modern drill rigs with powerful sonic heads
  • Truck and track mounted rigs
  • Mud Rotary capability for undisturbed sampling and in-situ testing through sonic casing
  • CPT-Sonic capability, utilizing a 18 ton CPT ramset. Continuous SCPTu and continuous core at the same location.
  • Soil, water, vapor sampling systems

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Sonic Drilling APPLICATIONS

  • Geotechnical drilling
  • Environmental drilling
  • Mine tailings and heap leach
  • Mineral exploration
  • Instrumentation Installations
  • Civil construction
  • Geothermal
  • On or off-shore applications

sonic drilling & full service site characterization 

Our sonic rigs are set up to deliver complete site investigation services, including in-situ testing (CPTu, VST, etc.) with effective drilling and sampling capabilities.

Sampling Versatility

  • Methods for sample recovery in all types of materials, from fine grained soils to rock.

Drilling Production

  • Efficient core sampling through the most challenging ground conditions.

One Rig, Full-Service

  • Drilling with 200 kN thrust CPTu Ramset plus other in-situ testing options - all from one equipment package.

MUD BAY Drilling: THE LEADING SONIC DRILLER IN CANADA AND NORTH AMERICA

At Mud Bay, we take pride in our work. With over 50 years of experience in the market, we are one of Canada’s leading providers of drilling and sampling services, offering coverage across the entire country. We also extend our services to the United States, Mexico, and South America.

Mud Bay Drilling is a team-based organization led by senior management with over 70 years of combined drilling experience. As one of the best sonic drillers in Canada, we have a staff of committed long term employees with an excellent safety culture. This partnered with our fleet of well maintained, modern and innovative equipment, positions us as a drilling industry leader within Canada. 

Key features of Mud Bay Drilling are: 

  • Highly trained and experienced field staff with an excellent safety record and culture 

  • Complete range of technical capabilities meeting or exceeding the scope of work requirements 

  • The best and most innovative equipment in the industry 

  • Vast project experience on infrastructure projects across BC 

  • Diverse and experienced project team with both technical and practical backgrounds 

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we provide high quality services

We offer the best equipment operated by highly experienced personnel to ensure your project is completed efficiently and accurately. Want to know more? Get in touch with us today.

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Safety, Quality And People Are
At Our Core

We believe in leading by example, especially when it comes to safety. Our people—and our culture—reflect this belief in every environment we work in. We have a strong HSE program and a staff entrenched in a productive culture of safety. Our entire team works together to uphold our standards and ensure safety across all operations.

Interested in joining our team? Apply to any of our open positions listed here.