Terminated in academic year 2018/2019

Drilling Technologies

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	541-0596/04
Abbreviation	TVP
Course title	Drilling Technologies
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Petr Bujok, CSc.

Subject syllabus

1. Types of boreholes and deep drilling methods
2. Drilling rigs – main types and functional units of drilling rigs
3. Basics of drilling techniques - drillability of rocks, types of drilling bits, drilling and casing string
4. Data sets recovered from the borehole
5. Drilling in quarry conditions – purposes of borehole types, methods of drilling, boreholes used at the quarries
6. Core drilling and non-core drilling on the earth surface and in the mine conditions – drilling rig designs, drilling tools, borehole cementation, drilling rigs
7. Modern drilling methods, DTH drilling hammers, their design and practical use in the quarry and mine conditions

Literature

Mazáč, J. (2005): Drilling Technologies, university mimeographed; VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Publishing Centre of VŠB-TU Ostrava
Pinka, J., Wittenberger, G., Engel, J. (2007): Borehole Mining, university textbook, Publishing Centre/AMS, F BERG TU in Košice

Advised literature

Vozdvižensky, V. et al. (1982): Exploratory Drilling, specialized publication – translation, Publishing Centre – „Nědra“, Moscow
Chugh, P.C. (1991): High Technology in Drilling and Exploration, New Dehli, India

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