The Drilling
Pacific Pile was tasked with Drilling on two fronts: drill on land and drill on the barge—so they did both simultaneously.
With much of the assembly and collection of tools being done before hand, and being sent on a barge to palmer station, Pacific Pile was ready to get drilling when they arrived in January of 2022.
Holte’s Tools were heavily used in the installation of the foundation and support piles for the pile supported structure at Palmer Station. Pacific Pile was unable to visit the site before the start of the project and the rock was substantially harder than originally expected. When they arrived, they realized that the rock that was supposed to be around 17,500 PSI was actually closer to 25,000-27,000 PSI. During the drilling process, Holte’s tools were integral in the efficiency of the project due to drilling speed and the robustness of the system that was provided. After the beating that the tools experienced on this job, Holte’s tools are still in great condition and ready for the next job!
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