Thirteen at one go! A High Precision Survey Recorded By GyroMaster

A High Precision Survey Recorded By SPT GyroMaster Enabled the Drillers to Drill S-Shaped Boreholes to Exact Target Depth.

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26/05/2020

New Heights in Exploration drilling

Mining companies invest millions of dollars in exploration campaigns. The main objective of their investment is to obtain core samples and from these core samples they will obtain all the geological, structural and mineralogical information they need to make an evaluation of the reserve. Close Up image of Core Retrieved These core samples must be clearly […]

24/03/2020

Whipstock PathBreaker™ Case Study

Whipstock PathBreaker™ Case Study The first-ever application of a PathBreaker™ Hydraulic Whipstock in Ukraine was spearheaded successfully by SPT for an Oil Company based in the west of Ukraine. This was made possible thanks to the recent partnership between SPT and its local distributor company, Goryzonty. Whipstock used for casing size 5 ¾ inch (21.51 […]

06/08/2019

Latin America’s deepest horizontal well uses SPT’s Hydraulic Whipstock

Drilling Engineering department looking for an effective solution to resume Onshore ERD project, challenging environment and well profile ( one of the deepest and complicated wells in Latin America). Based on the Worldwide nose plot, this well classification will be in the top 100 ERD wells. The client requested a non-standard casing whipstock ( 8 […]

28/05/2019

Some gyro survey tool companies use misleading accuracy data

Trying to understand the true accuracy of a gyro survey tool can sometimes be difficult. It doesn’t help when the information is displayed in a confusing manner. The purpose of this article is to bring clarity to the subject so that you are confident when you choose the next north-seeking gyro for your mining operation. One […]

22/05/2019

Gyroscopic survey tool helps intercept high-grade gold orebody

Jaguar Mining announced favorable growth exploration drilling results from the Turmalina Gold Mine located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The results reported were from 10 diamond drill holes from ongoing in-mine exploration targeting shallow, high-grade ore shoots. An integral part of Jaguar Mining’s quality-control program utilized the Gyromaster gyroscopic survey tool. The GyroMaster […]

15/04/2019

Amuriyah – SPT Case Study

Problem Raising an 82,000-tonne Iraqi tanker from the ocean floor On the afternoon of January 23, 1991, the Amuriyah, an 82,000-tonne Iraqi oil tanker sunk near Bubiyan Island off the coast of Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. In 2014 it was decided the tanker needed to be removed because it was within the tanker turning […]

12/02/2019

GyroMaster™ Borehole Surveying Tool 3x Faster Than Competition

Provisioning and planning for mining operations require accurate borehole survey tools that ensure quality control. Wrongly classifying a core sample location, can lead to an economic or natural disaster. With millions of dollars invested in a mining operation, even the smallest error in a downhole survey tool’s accuracy can cost precious time and significant amounts […]

15/10/2018

Chilean Miners – SPT Case Study

The Problem Stockholm Precision Tools is proud to announce that the SPT North-Seeking Gyroscope Survey instrument made a great contribution to the industry and society on August 22nd 2010. It made it possible to find miners alive after 17 days trapped underground at a Chilean mine near the northern city of Copiapó. On August 5th […]