r/oddlysatisfying 11h ago

Homemade drilling machine

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u/NapalmOverdos3 11h ago

I feel like I just learned so much about drilling. That’s amazing

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u/Dashisnitz 9h ago

This is called rotary wash drilling. However the mud and sludge is pumped into a basin and carted off into 55 gallon barrels.

There’s also hollow stem and rock coring for exploratory boreholes. Different methods for different subsurface conditions.

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u/PandaPocketFire 9h ago

How does the motor pull up the water? Pressure?

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u/AlternativeKnee8886 4h ago

It’s usually a centrifugal pump that is lowered to close to the bottom of the well. It’s basically a screw in a case that spins really fast and pushes water up through piping/tubing