Marathon Drilling Co. Ltd.

TBM Breaks through in Ottawa

David — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:09:34 +0000

TBM project in Ottawa started

David — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:21:47 +0000

Marathon Drilling has installed a TBM in a 65′ deep shaft and has commenced drilling operations.

Video links:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/marathon_drilling/6870074049/

St. Marys River Geotechnical Sediment Assessment completed

David — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:19:04 +0000

Vertical Division has just completed an interesting geotechnical marine drilling project on St. Marys River .

Here is a link to the project: http://sustainablewater.org/

Marathon Drilling’s Vertical Divison adds a Direct Push Geoprobe to its fleet.

David — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:03:59 +0000

We are pleased to announce a new addition to our fleet of vertical drilling rigs – a 7720DT Geoprobe. This versatile direct push rig provides rapid sampling capabilities and can be used in many geotechnical and environmental field applications. Whether it is for mine tailing bulk sampling, environmental investigations or standard geotechnical work, the 7720DT is a cost effective tool to compliment your drilling program. For information on this product and service give us a call at 613-822-0571 and ask for Matt Webb or Jeremy Schell. For detailed information on the 7720DT Click on Specifications:

Specifications

HDD project in Matachewan, ON

David — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:38:24 +0000

After a several trouble filled weeks of dealing with big cobbles and boulders under the Montreal River, the Marathon HDD team has succeeded in pulling the pipe through for the installation of a 14 inch Water Main. It was one of the toughest directional projects in the history of the directional division, and we are really proud of the team’s hard work and commitment. Bravo!

You can see the new DD10 in the background.

Bassin’ for Kids charity fishing tourney

David — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:51:05 +0000

The “Bassin’ for Kids” fishing tournament is an annual charity event that helps raise money for children in need and is one of the charities we are proud to sponsor. The cause is a great one, but the scenery is pretty good too. For more information about the “Bassin for Kids” charity event go to http://www.bassinforkids.org

New Equipment

David — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:54:05 +0000

Two new pieces of American Auger equipment to add to our roster this week; a new mid-size DD10 Directional Drill

and a new 72 inch boring machine; a brawny 72-1200 NG.

They are so new we don’t have any pictures of them in action, but there soon will be! Look for them soon.

Presentation on Pipe Ramming for CATT

Andrew — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:10:48 +0000

Gave a short presentation on Pipe Ramming last week in Toronto for the Centre for the Advancement of Trenchless Technologies (CATT). It was great to participate in an event that fosters innovation and helps educate infrastructure engineers on these technologies. If anyone wants a copy of my revised presentation, I would be glad to forward it to you. Send me an email at amcphedran@marathondrilling.com and I’ll send you the PDF.

Tunneling Project for a New Water Main

David — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:30:35 +0000

HWY 417 near Moodie Drive. Finishing up the tunneling project for a new water main. We are grouting the space between the steel casing and the new pipe using a special chemical foam we add to the grout. The chemical reaction aerates the grout and makes it lighter – It also cuts down the required volume by about a third. It also helps to keep the pipe from floating due to grout pressure. The people in the cars must be wondering what we are doing with a pile of equipment in a farmer’s field.

Earth tunneling project in Montreal

David — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:31:55 +0000

Just completed a 120 foot long, 10 foot diameter earth tunneling project in Montreal for the new McGill Super Hospital. We modified one of our Tunnel Boring Machines for the job. It went under the railway tracks. We broke out into a small exit pit on Decarie Boulevard with barely enough room to pull the TBM out. It looks small in the pit but it is a big piece of steel up close. The concrete pipes we jacked in behind the TBM were pretty hefty too.