Equipment Comparison
Hand Augers
| Name | Hand Auger, IDDO | Hand Auger, PICO | Hand Auger, SIPRE | Prairie Dog Drill | Sidewinder Power Drive |
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| Type | Ice coring | Ice coring | Ice coring | Ice coring | Power unit for hand augers |
| Max. Practical Depth | 20 m (30-40 m with Sidewinder) | 20 m (30-40 m with Sidewinder) | 6 m | 30 m | 40 m |
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| Ice Core Length | 1 m | 1 m | 0.5 m | 1 m | [NA] |
| IDP Driller Required? | No | No | No | Yes, 1 driller | No (while 1 person can operate the Sidewinder, a 2-person crew helps share the labor and speeds up the cycle time) |
| Drill Fluid Required? | No | No | No | No | |
| Trench Required? |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Power Requirements/Source | Hand-powered or Sidewinder | Hand-powered or Sidewinder | Hand-powered or Stihl BT121 powerhead | Hand-powered; 2 kW generator or solar cells if using the Sidewinder | 2 kW generator or solar cells |
| Estimated Drilling Time |
5 m - 2 hours |
6 m - 2 hours |
5 m - 2 hours |
5 m - 2 hours |
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| Time to Move (breakdown and setup) | <1 hour | 15 minutes | <1 hour | ||
| Helicopter Transportable? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Light Aircraft Transportable? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shipping Weight |
90 lbs for 20 meter kit |
100 lbs for 20 meter kit |
85 lbs for 6 meter kit |
100 lbs |
180 lbs |
| Shipping Cube |
6 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
6 (does not include generator or hand auger) |
| Comments |
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The SIPRE auger is made from stainless steel and is consequently heavier than the IDDO and PICO augers. |
Shipping weight/cubes does not include the generator, Sidewinder or 4-inch hand auger normally used with this drill. |
Shipping weight includes generator but not hand auger. 130 lb shipping weight w/o generator. |
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Agile Ice Coring
| Name | 4-Inch Drill | Badger-Eclipse Drill | Blue Ice Drill | Chipmunk Drill | Electrothermal Drill | Stampfli Drill |
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| Type | Ice coring | Ice coring | Ice coring | Ice coring | Ice coring | Ice coring |
| Max. Practical Depth | 300-350 m | 300 m | 25 m (200 m for BID-Deep version*) | 0.90 m | 295 m | 100 m |
| Hole Diameter | 145 mm (5.7 inches) | 113 mm (4.4 inches) | 288 mm (11.3 inches) | 64 mm (2.5-inch) | 104 mm (4.1 inches) | 72 mm (2.8 inches) |
| Ice Core Diameter | 104 mm (4 inches) | 81 mm (3.2 inches) | 241 mm (9.5 inches) | 41 mm (1.6-inch) | 86 mm (3.4 inches) | 57 mm (2.2 inches) |
| Ice Core Length | 1 m | 1 m | 1 m | 0.15 m | 1 m | 0.8 m |
| IDP Driller Required? | Yes, 1 driller (2 people required for drill operation) | Yes, 1 driller (2 people required for drill operation) | Yes, 1 driller (2 people required for drill operation) | No | Yes, 1 driller | No |
| Drill Fluid Required? | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Trench Required? |
No |
Yes (1.5 m x 0.7 m x 1.5 m) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Power Requirements/Source | 220 V, 5 kW generator | 120 V, 3 kW generator or Solar and wind power system | 120 V, 3.5 kW generator (5 kW generator for BID-Deep) | 120 V, 1 kW generator | 220 V, 5 kW generator | Solar panels or 2 kW generator |
| Estimated Drilling Time |
100 m - 30 hours |
100 m - 60 hours |
10 m - 2 hours 50 m - 12 hours |
20 m - 3 hr |
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| Time to Move (breakdown and setup) | 6 hours | 4 hours | 4 hours | 1 hour | ||
| Helicopter Transportable? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Light Aircraft Transportable? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shipping Weight |
2600 lbs |
2000 lbs |
4,300 lbs |
35 lbs |
1200 lbs |
380 lbs (including tent, excluding generator) |
| Shipping Cube |
146 |
160 |
270 |
2.3 |
66 |
appx 37 |
| Comments |
Complete unit operating is ~1000 lbs. Heaviest component is winch (on sled) at ~500 lbs. |
Complete unit operating ~800 lbs. Heaviest component is the winch (on sled) 400 lbs. Winch control box 250 lbs. |
* The depth capability of the BID-Deep is largely influenced by site/ice characteristics. The current equipment is likely reaching its operational limits and assuring acceptable core quality at depths of 200 m would require a re-design of the system. |
Shipping weight includes generator and 100 or 200 meter winch, depending on the required depth; complete operating weight is 800-1700 lbs; uses 4-Inch Drill system winches |
Operable in ambient temperatures down to -25°C. A back-packable tent for housing drilling operations is also included. |
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Intermediate or Deep Ice Coring
| Name | Deep Ice Sheet Coring Drill | Intermediate Depth Drill | Replicate Ice Coring System |
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| Type | Ice coring | Ice coring | Ice coring |
| Max. Practical Depth | 4000 m | 1650 m | |
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| Ice Core Diameter | 122 mm (4.8 inches) | 98 mm (3.85 inches) | 108 mm |
| Ice Core Length | 3.2 m | 2.0 m | 2.0 m |
| Rock Core Diameter | [NA] | [NA] | [NA] |
| IDP Driller Required? | Yes, 3+ (number of drillers required depends on desired drilling depth and drilling schedule) | Yes, 3+ (number of drillers required depends on desired drilling depth and drilling schedule) | Yes, see Deep Ice Sheet Coring Drill for more information. |
| Drill Fluid Required? | Yes | Yes | |
| Trench Required? |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Power Requirements/Source | 135 kW, 460 V 3-phase | 35 kW, 460 V, 3-phase generator | |
| Estimated Drilling Time |
1,500 m - 85 days (assumes 24 hour operations) |
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| Helicopter Transportable? | No | Yes (see system weight/cube below) | |
| Light Aircraft Transportable? | No | Yes (see system weight/cube below) | |
| Shipping Weight |
~136,000 lbs (~61,700 kg) |
27,000 lbs (does not include drilling fluid, generator, generator fuel, or personnel) |
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| Shipping Cube |
8,500 |
1,875 |
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| Comments |
See Deep Ice Sheet Coring Drill for more information. |
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Rock, Mixed Ice/Rock Coring
| Name | Agile Sub-Ice Geological Drill | Winkie Drill |
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| Type | Rock coring; ice coring/augering | Rock Coring; Ice Coring/Augering |
| Max. Practical Depth | 700 m (maximum drilling depth through ice) | 120 m using standard AW34 drill rod. Designed as a rock drill so should also be possible with enough time and fluid to drill 120 m of rock core. |
| Hole Diameter | 62.5 mm | 50 - 52 mm (augering), 86 mm |
| Ice Core Diameter | 33.4 mm, 71.7 mm | |
| Ice Core Length | 1.5 m | |
| Rock Core Diameter | 39 mm | 32.5 mm |
| Rock Core Length | 1.5 m | 3 m |
| IDP Driller Required? | Yes, 2 drillers (4 people required for drill assembly) | Yes, 1 driller (2 people required for drill operation) |
| Drill Fluid Required? | Yes | Yes |
| Trench Required? |
No |
No |
| Power Requirements/Source | 120 V, 5 kW generator | Generator 2.5 kW |
| Estimated Drilling Time |
Ice: 1m/minute |
Augering Ice: 0.4-0.5 m/min rate of penetration |
| Time to Move (breakdown and setup) | 2 days | 3 hours (set up time) |
| Helicopter Transportable? | Yes (see system weight/cube below) | Yes |
| Light Aircraft Transportable? | Yes (see system weight/cube below) | Yes |
| Shipping Weight |
19,000 lbs (200 m); |
2,200 lbs |
| Shipping Cube |
700 |
110 |
| Comments |
Intermittent ice coring possible by replacing non-coring bit with core barrel assembly |
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| Restrictions |
Current drill capabilities require ice at the drill site to be free of cracks and frozen to the bed. |
Current drill capabilities require the drill site to be blue ice up to the surface, without cracks, and frozen to the bed. |
Non-Coring
| Name | Rapid Air Movement Drill | Sediment Laden Lake Ice Drill | Small Hot Water Drill |
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| Type | Non-coring | Hot Water Drill | Hot Water Drill |
| Max. Practical Depth | 95 m (the depth being limited by the length of the hose) | 6 m | Reliable and efficient to a depth of 25-30 m |
| Hole Diameter | 100 mm | 76mm - 250mm (3 inches - 9.8 inches) | Variable (10 cm nominal) |
| IDP Driller Required? | Yes, 2 drillers | No | Depends on PI's experience (2 people required for drill operation) |
| Drill Fluid Required? | No | No | No |
| Trench Required? |
No |
No |
No |
| Power Requirements/Source | 2 kW Generator | 120 V, 5 kW generator | |
| Estimated Drilling Time |
5" diameter x 6m deep in 30 minutes |
30 m - 15 minutes |
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| Time to Move (breakdown and setup) | 30 minutes | 20 minutes | |
| Helicopter Transportable? | Yes | Yes | |
| Light Aircraft Transportable? | Yes | Yes | |
| Shipping Weight |
22,664 lbs |
415 lbs |
3500 lbs; Assembled for operation w/o fuel: 2200 lbs |
| Shipping Cube |
2971 cube |
34 cubic feet |
400 |
| Comments |
Weight of drill system in operation about 20,000 lbs |
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Borehole Logging
| Name | Deep Logging Winch | Intermediate Depth Logging Winch | Logging Tower | USGS Deep Logging Winch |
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| Type | Logging | Logging | Accessory for borehole logging operations | Logging |
| Max. Practical Depth | 4000 m | 1580 m | [NA] | 4400 m |
| IDP Driller Required? | Yes (usually) | Yes (usually) | No | Yes (usually) |
| Power Requirements/Source | 208 V (L21-30) and 125 V (L5-20); 8 kW generator | 120 V, 3.5 kW generator | [NA] | 208 V (Hubbell 231A) and 120 V; 10 kW generator |
| Helicopter Transportable? | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Light Aircraft Transportable? | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Shipping Weight |
Winch crate is 3500 lbs |
Winch crate is 900 lbs |
180 lbs |
4,260 lbs |
| Shipping Cube |
Winch crate is 86" L x 60" W x 68" H |
Winch crate is 57" x 42" x 35" |
58" L x 18" W x 16" H |
135 |
| Comments |
Weights and dimensions above do not include a generator or fuel |
Weights and dimensions above do not include a generator or fuel |
Weights and dimensions above do not include a generator or fuel |
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