CASING ADVANCEMENT

SYSTEMS

CASING ADVANCEMENT SYSTEMS

Content
Introduction
Product range
Selecting the right product
Case Story
Competition
Marketing materials

CASING ADVANCEMENT SYSTEMS INTRODUCTION

CASING ADVANCEMENT SYSTEMS

DEFINITION

Eccentric

Casing advancement system is simple

method of drilling through overburden
while advancing the casing into the
hole at the same time.
We offer two type of system with
rotary percussion drilling method
Eccentric system - Odex
Concentric system Symmetrix
(Elemex - controlled air flush)

In both system the casing is not

rotated and flushing is through the
casing

Concentric

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WHY THEY ARE USED?
To drill trough overburden and unconsolidated formations that have the
risk of hole collapse.
Overburden & Unconsolidated formation refers to loose material such as
clay, silt, sand, gravel, cobbles, boulders and very fractured rock which
challenge the engineers around the world for any type of drilling,
geotechnical works and excavation.

Starting picture

CASING ADVANCEMENT SYSTEMS

OVERBURDEN & UNCONSOLIDATED FORMATIONS

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APPLICATIONS

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PRODUCT RANGE

CASING ADVANCEMENT SYSTEMS

Our portfolio:
- Odex, Symmetrix and Elemex
- Terranox DTH Hammer Range
- Casings and Accessories

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ODEX G2 (ECCENTRIC SYSTEM)
Casings up to 273 mm (10 )
diameter
One model differrent sizes
Available for DTH and
Top Hammer
Same model for Permanent
Retrievable Casings

&

Only thin wall casings

applicable
In case of Permanent Casings,
only casing shoe is sacrified
Complete drill string available

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ODEX G2 (ECCENTRIC SYSTEM)
Advantages
Better economy for Permanent Casing
with shallow depth (only the casing shoe
and casing are left in the ground)
Larger passing through diameter
(ID of casing shoe)

Where its preferred

Shallow holes
Easier ground
Deviation is not very important

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SYMMETRIX (CONCENTRIC SYSTEM)
Casings up to 1220 mm (48) diameter
Different Models and Sizes
Available for DTH and top hammer
Wide range of wall casings applicable
Different design for Permanent &
Retrievable Casings
Ring Bit and Casing Shoe (or integrated
set) is sacrificed with Permanent Casings

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SYMMETRIX (CONCENTRIC SYSTEM)
Advantages
Drills Straight holes (very low deviation)
Suitable for various ground formation and
drilling angles
Higher Productivity
Easier to drill with

Where its preferred

Deeper holes
More difficult ground e.g. with big boulders &
when rock socket is needed
Deviation is important
Customer seeks higher productivity

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ELEMEX (CONCENTRIC SYSTEM)
Casings up to 813 mm (32) diameter
Different Models and Sizes
Available for DTH and top hammer
Wide range of wall casings applicable
Different design for Permanent &
Retrievable Casings
Ring Bit and Casing Shoe (or integrated
set) is sacrificed with Permanent Casings

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ELEMEX (CONCENTRIC SYSTEM)

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ELEMEX
Elemex system is designed to minimize:
Air escape to the surrounding formation/area
Over drilling
....preventing damages to nearby structures
Mission accomplished by unique bit face
design and extended ring bit

Symmetrix

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ELEMEX (CONCENTRIC SYSTEM)
Advantages
Minimum Air escape and over drilling
Better flushing (higher drilling rate in some cases)
Higher service life for Pilot
Where its preferred to Symmetrix
In sensitive ground & areas (e.g. Urban)
When drilling with Air is restricted due to
air air leakage and over drilling
In case settlement in nearby structures is an issue
Side advantages brings added value to customer

Terranox DTH hammer

Terranox is a range of geotechnical DTH

hammers dedicated to cost efficient and
reliable geotechnical drilling.
-Designed for optimum performance in low
pressure drilling operations
-Rugged, reliable and easy to service/repair

The Terranox range

Description

Connection
thread

Outside
diameter mm
(inch)

Terranox 3

2 3/8 API reg pin

79 (3 )

Terranox 4

2 3/8 API reg box

92 (3 )

Terranox 5

2 3/8 API reg pin

115 (4 )

Terranox 6

3 1/2 API reg pin

137 (5 )

Terranox 8

4 1/2 API reg pin

181 (7 )

CASINGS AND ACCESSORIES

Pipe roofing casings
Injections Caps
Centralizers
Wrench for casings and rods
Odex casings

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SELECTING THE RIGHT PRODUCT

CASING ADVANCEMENT SYSTEMS

SELECTING RIGHT PRODUCT
To be able to select most suitable product, we need to get inputs. The key ones:
Application/Purpose of drilling
Ground Formation/Type of material
Drilling Method
Permanent or Retrievable Casing
Casing outside diameter
Casing wall thickness
Any special requirement for ring bit ID
Depth of drilling with casings
Rock socket depth

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SELECTING RIGHT PRODUCT
Drilling Method
Top hammer
Used for smaller diameter holes in
overburden drilling, such as
piperoofing, anchoring,
micropiles.
Available 76,2 139,7 mm

Down the hole hammer (DTH)

Common method used to drill
deep holes with great accuracy.
It is suitable to use for straight
piling or well drilling that requires
the high performance needed for
drilling large and deep holes.
Available 114,3 - 1 219 mm.

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Selecting right product
Top hammer drill string
Top hammer drill rod

Casing

Guide
Casing shoe
Reamer
Pilot bit

Casing shoe

Ring bit set

Ring bit
Pilot bit

Pilot bit

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Selecting right product
DTH drill string
Drill rod
Casing
Shock Absorber and or centralizer
DTH Hammer

Guide
Casing shoe
Reamer
Pilot bit

Casing shoe
Ring bit
Pilot bit

Ring bit set

Pilot bit

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SELECTING RIGHT PRODUCTS

Permanent Casings are used used as

sacrificial element just to keep the hole
open, bearing structure of the pile or as
sacrificial element to protect the pile against
corrosion.

Retrievable Casings are used when the

casing only is needed during the drilling
process.

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Selecting right product

ODEX - Drill trough diameter is the

inner diameter of the casing shoe
(usually equal to pilot bit OD)

Symmetrix & Elemex - Drill trough diameter is the

inner diameter of the ring bit or the ring bit set

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SELECTING RIGHT PRODUCT

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SELECTING RIGHT PRODUCT
Designation code
ODEX
Casing advancement System
Pilot outer diameter (mm)
Product description

ODEX 140 G2 GUIDE DHD350

140

Symmetrix and Elemex

CASING ADVANCEMENT SYSTEMS CASE

STORY - ELEMEX

INTRODUCTION
Steel Core Piles are used
extensively in Scandinavia
This type of pile is considered
reliable and for urban
environment it has several
advantages
One of the critical phases of
the installation is the drilling of
the casing

DRILLED FOUNDATIONS
Today the drilled foundation, like
steel core piles, drilled steel tube
and drill pile walls, increased the
use of the down the hole hammer
due to the:
Higher productivity
Flexible method for large variety of
geological formation

But the risk of Air Leakage & Over

Drilling which can effect
surrounding structures specially in
sensitive areas
is a concern!

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ELEMEX
New Method for reduction of settlements during casing drilling

Elemex system minimize the risk, thanks to:

- Unique bit face design,
- Extended ring bit walls,

Results:
- Dropped air
pressure
- Controlled air
flow

CASE RECORD
Place: Downtown of Stockholm
Pilling Contractor: BESAB
Project: Foundation reinforcement, of city
block, with new steel core piles to replace the
damage timber piles
Ground conditions: From surface level 5
meters of fill and gravel, then 5 to 10 meters of
soft clay and loose sand formation and after
that the hard rock formation.
Size & Design: 168/5.5 mm casing drilled until
the rock and 120 mm steel core with 3-5m into
solid bed rock
Depth average: 20m and max. 30m.
Pile capacity: around 1500 kN
.
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CASE RECORD

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DRILLING SETUP

Drill rods of 114 mm

with 3 API Reg.
Thread

Permanent casing
with OD of 168 mm
and wall thickness
of 5.5 mm
Terranox 5

Elemex system
P168/5.5-140
V model

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CASE RECORD
Use of conventional DTH method and the Elemex
Measurement of settlements during the drilling

CASE RECORD
Achievements with Elemex:
Less displacement of the
surrounding soil
Decrease of the ground
sinking

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STORY LARGE DIAMETER

LARGE DIAMETER
On the large diameter (>406 mm)
applications we can offer today the
total package of the consumable
tools trough our Large hole
competence center based in
Scotland.
In this applications is important to
understand the customer needs and
project to propose the suitable tools
First we will have general view of the
drilling components and after short
case story to explain the setup and
achieved results.

DRILL COMPONENTS LARGE HOLE

Drill string

DRILL COMPONENTS LARGE HOLE

DTH Hammers

QLX100

QL120

Bit Range
244mm to 1200mm

QL200 & QL200S

QL300 & QL300S

DRILL COMPONENTS LARGE HOLE

Air line

Air receiver

Air Line lubricator

DRILL COMPONENTS LARGE HOLE

Accessories
DTH Oil Lubricator Injection Pumps
Water Injection Pumps
Pressure Tested Air Manifolds & Receivers
Certified Lifting Swivels
Environmentally Friendly DTH Hammer Oil & Thread Grease
Air Hose & Fittings.Rope, Soap & Dope!

CASE STORY
LEIXOES HABOUR
New Jetty for Cruise Ships & Marina
phase

1st

Place: Leixes habour Portugal

Contractor: ETERMAR, S.A./C.P.T.P, S.A.
Piles:
209 piles 1016 mm depth of 22-33 m
26 piles 812 mm with depth of 22 m
16 piles 610 mm with depth of 22 m
Depth of water 10 m

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DESCRIPTION

CASE STORY
SOLUTION
Berminghammmer VTL 27 L with 45 m

Pilot bit
1016 Casing

Shroud and DTH

QL 200S

P1016/16-940

4 x High pressure
compressors (90 m3)

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CASING HANDLING

Only one casing for each pile

Loaded from the sea

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RESULTS

Average Productivity: 3 Piles/ 12hours Shift

Good Days: 4 piles/shift and move the barge
for the new position

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COMPETITION

MAIN COMPETITORS
1.

Eccentric system or wing reamers

Numa
Mitsubishi
Bulroc
Everdigm
Sandvik

2.

Concentric systems
Mitsubishi
Robit
GeoRockFor
Top drill
Holte

3.

Casings and Geothecnical DTH hammers

(main competitores for casings in tunnel applications)

Robit
Jennmar
DSI
EMCOR

OTHER METHODS
1.

OD and Dual Rotary Methods

Foremost
Boart Longyear
EMDE
Klemm
E.D.C

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MARKETING MATERIALS

MARKETING MATERIALS
Brochures and Product catalogues

PMI number 6991 1743 01

PMI number 6991 1723 01

PMI number 6991 1729 01

PMI number 6991 1798 01

PMI number 6991 1742 01

PMI number 6991 1806 01

MARKETING MATERIALS
Other product catalogues to complete the offer

PMI number 9851 3387 01

PMI number 9581 6545 01

PMI number 9581 6545 01

PMI number 9581 3386 01

COMMITTED TO
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTIVITY.

GEOTHERMAL WELL DRILLING

Geothermal heating of houses are increasingly popular due to both
economical advantages as well as environmental concerns. Casing
advancement systems are often used to drill the holes through the
overburden, keeping the hole open during installation of the heat exchange
system and minimizing the impact on surrounding structures.

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WATER WELL DRILLING

Water well drilling is common application all over the world. The casings
advancement system are used in places it is needed to keep the hole open to
install the screen casing and / or water pump. Atlas Copco offers a solution that
can be used with small, compact rigs (using the DTH drilling method) with
excellent results in almost any ground condition.
Open hole in bedrock

Screen well

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PIPE ROOFING

Pipe roofing is a method to pre-reinforce the ground ahead of a tunnel face to

ensure that excavation can proceed safely. A steel casing is installed in an
umbrella pattern around the excavation line, forming a protective arch under
which the tunnel can advance.

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FOUNDATION DRILLING

On the foundation drilling the casings advancement systems can be used in

end bearing piles, where the installed casing can work as bearing support, or in
friction piles where the casing is used only as element to keep the hole open
during the drill process.

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ANCHORING
Anchoring is usual method to provide support for slopes or other structures.
The anchors can be installed in combination with a retaining wall structure, as
individual or systematic support. Usually the casings advancement system
are used to keep the hole open during the anchor installation.

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