28 December 2022
Martin at the bottom of the inclined trench, replacing the broken hatch on the borehole well-head. The photo is taken of the image on a video display in the drillers cabin that takes a video feed from a camera trained on the well-head. We normally use this display to monitor the safe entry of the drill into the borehole. Above Martin’s head hangs the drill, while to his left is a ventilation shaft that sucks away the drilling fluid fumes that otherwise accumulate at the bottom of the trench
Martin at the bottom of the inclined trench, replacing the broken hatch on the borehole well-head. The photo is taken of the image on a video display in the drillers cabin that takes a video feed from a camera trained on the well-head. We normally use this display to monitor the safe entry of the drill into the borehole. Above Martin’s head hangs the drill, while to his left is a ventilation shaft that sucks away the drilling fluid fumes that otherwise accumulate at the bottom of the trench

Read the field diary from 28. December 2022 here.

You can follow the progress of the drilling operation in this graph.