Review of Subglacial Till and Bedrock Drilling

Title Review of Subglacial Till and Bedrock Drilling
Publication Type
Report
Year
2012
Author(s) Pavel Talalay
Journal/ Publication
Technical Report PRC 12-02, Polar Research Center, Jilin University, China
Pagination
1-60
Abstract

Drilling to till and bedrock of ice sheets and glaciers offers unique opportunities for examining processes acting at the bed. Four types of subglacial drilling technologies are considered: (1) non-rotary sampling; (2) non-core penetrating; (3) pipe-string rotary drilling; (4) electromechanical cable-suspended drilling. The different bedrock drilling technologies are reviewed and discussed. The procedure of till and bedrock drilling and the geological description of retrieved debris-containing ice and bedrock cores are given.

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Categories Deep Drilling, Fast Access, Subglacial Till/Bedrock Drilling
Equipment CRREL EM Electrodrill, Hans Tausen Drill(s), ISTUK Drill, KEMS / TELGA / TBZS drills, PICO 132 mm Drill
Citation Pavel Talalay ( 2012 ) Review of Subglacial Till and Bedrock Drilling. Technical Report PRC 12-02, Polar Research Center, Jilin University, China , 1-60 .
Lead Author
Pavel Talalay