Underground rigs are huge pieces of machinery that are used for making extremely big sized holes by drilling the ground. These are vast drill machines used on the surface of the earth to drill in holes beneath the land. They are taken below from the land’s surface to drill further ahead. Underground rigs are jumbo vehicle looking machines used for construction purposes to particularly drill a vast area.
When and Why are Underground Rigs Used?
Underground rigs & bolters are used in activities like mining
for minerals, petroleum, coal etc. or like the construction of tunnels and
making wells of water and oil by drilling underneath.
These underground drilling rigs are huge, heavy and moveable. They are specially designed so that someone can drive them. There is also a scope of rotating the rigs around at one place. You require someone who is completely trained and knows how to ride on this gigantic machine. These drivers must be technicians as well since all the tasks that are supposed to be elicited by the underground rig must be done by the person operating it. The operators must be briefed and aware of the task and the expected outcomes beforehand, even if they are not among the heads of the construction team. It is important because the technician who is working on the underground rigs and bolters takes complete charge of them while the machine is in action.
Major
3 Industries That Need to use Underground Rigs for Drilling
● Mining
industry – Mining
industry requires the most use of underground rigs since mining particularly
takes place underground. All the drilling and digging done beneath the earth’s
surface to find coal and diamond is possible with the use of underground rigs.
Underground drilling is done to search for various minerals, precious stones,
etc.
● Petroleum
industry – Petroleum
industry performs drilling in areas of high expectancy for crude oil. All kinds
of fossil fuels are obtained only by digging the earth with the help of the
underground rigs and bolters.
● Construction industry – All the various kinds of huge constructions that take place around us require rigs and bolters to drill the hard surfaces like rocks, mountains, ground, etc. Construction of tunnels and train passages through mountains is possible only by drilling huge holes with the help of underground rigs. They are also used to construct wells of water in different parts of the world.
You must beware that the actions taken by the underground rigs are quite inevitable. Since the primary task of these rigs is to create big spaces underneath the ground, it is close to impossible to undo if a wrong decision or a wrong move has been taken using these rigs and bolters. Once you have got drilling done, it cannot be taken back. Hence, planning, decision and the execution of orders are not to be taken lightly. There is very less room for changes here.
