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Environmental Drilling Services
M&W Drilling has extensive experience working on complex environmental sites, including DoE and DoD projects with strict EPA, NQA-1, and PFAS requirements. We understand that success on these sites requires more than drilling. It demands strict protocol compliance, clear communication, detailed documentation, and a professional presence in highly regulated environments. Our crews deliver precise drilling while consistently meeting the safety, coordination, and all standards these projects require.
Environmental Drilling Methods
Soil
- Sonic
- DPT (DT22, DT325, & MC5)
- Split spoon sampling
Water
- Vertical Aquifer Profiling
(SP60 & SP22)
- Packer sampling
- Temporary wells
- Grab water
Rock
- Sonic rock coring
- Wireline rock coring (NQ, NQ3, HQ, HQ3, PQ, PQ3)
Soil Gas
- Soil gas implants
Environmental Sampling Methods
Environmental Drilling Related Services
Well Abandonment
When wells are no longer in use, proper abandonment prevents contamination, groundwater migration, and safety hazards. M&W Drilling provides professional well abandonment services that meet all regulatory and environmental requirements, ensuring site integrity and long-term compliance. Our crews handle the full process, including sealing with grout, casing removal, and documentation.
Hole Abandonment
When investigative borings and test holes are no longer needed, they must be properly closed to prevent a pathway for contaminants into and throughout the subsurface. M&W Drilling performs hole abandonment services that permanently seal old borings with field-tested sealing practices and clear documentation tailored to project requirements.
Monitoring Well Installation
Monitoring wells serve as a critical window into the subsurface by tracking groundwater quality, movement, and contamination over time. M&W Drilling installs monitoring wells engineered for your project’s depth, materials, and sampling goals.
Extraction Well Installation
Extraction wells are used to remove contaminated groundwater for treatment and cleanup. M&W Drilling installs extraction wells that meet strict environmental and regulatory standards.
Injection Well Installation
Injection wells deliver fluids such as amendments or reagents into the subsurface for remediation. M&W Drilling installs injection wells designed for accurate placement and regulatory compliance.
Standpipe Piezometer Installation
Standpipe piezometers provide a reliable and cost-effective method for monitoring groundwater levels and pore water pressure in soil and rock. M&W Drilling installs standpipe piezometers using proven drilling methods to ensure accurate readings and long-term performance. These systems are commonly used for geotechnical investigations and slope stability monitoring.
Vibrating Wire Piezometer Installation
Vibrating wire piezometers provide precise, real-time measurements of groundwater pressure in soil and rock. M&W Drilling installs vibrating wire systems designed for long-term monitoring and high-accuracy data collection in demanding geotechnical environments. Our installations support critical applications such as dam safety, slope stability analysis, excavation monitoring, and infrastructure projects.
Packer Testing
Packer tests measure how groundwater flows through specific rock or confined zones. This data is critical for evaluating site hydrogeology and permeability. M&W Drilling performs single- and double-packer tests that deliver accurate, defensible results for environmental projects.
Well Abandonment
When wells are no longer in use, proper abandonment prevents contamination, groundwater migration, and safety hazards. M&W Drilling provides professional well abandonment services that meet all regulatory and environmental requirements, ensuring site integrity and long-term compliance. Our crews handle the full process, including sealing with grout, casing removal, and documentation.
Hole Abandonment
When investigative borings and test holes are no longer needed, they must be properly closed to prevent a pathway for contaminants into and throughout the subsurface. M&W Drilling performs hole abandonment services that permanently seal old borings with field-tested sealing practices and clear documentation tailored to project requirements.
Monitoring Well Installation
Monitoring wells serve as a critical window into the subsurface by tracking groundwater quality, movement, and contamination over time. M&W Drilling installs monitoring wells engineered for your project’s depth, materials, and sampling goals.
Extraction Well Installation
Extraction wells are used to remove contaminated groundwater for treatment and cleanup. M&W Drilling installs extraction wells that meet strict environmental and regulatory standards.
Injection Well Installation
Injection wells deliver fluids such as amendments or reagents into the subsurface for remediation. M&W Drilling installs injection wells designed for accurate placement and regulatory compliance.
Standpipe Piezometer Installation
Standpipe piezometers provide a reliable and cost-effective method for monitoring groundwater levels and pore water pressure in soil and rock. M&W Drilling installs standpipe piezometers using proven drilling methods to ensure accurate readings and long-term performance. These systems are commonly used for geotechnical investigations and slope stability monitoring.
Vibrating Wire Piezometer Installation
Vibrating wire piezometers provide precise, real-time measurements of groundwater pressure in soil and rock. M&W Drilling installs vibrating wire systems designed for long-term monitoring and high-accuracy data collection in demanding geotechnical environments. Our installations support critical applications such as dam safety, slope stability analysis, excavation monitoring, and infrastructure projects.
Packer Testing
Packer tests measure how groundwater flows through specific rock or confined zones. This data is critical for evaluating site hydrogeology and permeability. M&W Drilling performs single- and double-packer tests that deliver accurate, defensible results for environmental projects.
About M&W's Environmental Drilling
Environmental Drilling: What is it?
Environmental drilling is part of the process to collect soil and groundwater data — or installing wells — to support environmental investigations and remediation.
Does M&W Drilling install permanent or temporary monitoring wells?
Yes. M&W Drilling installs both permanent and temporary monitoring wells for groundwater and soil gas applications, in accordance with EPA and other applicable state requirements.
Does M&W Drilling work on DoD, DoE, and EPA sites?
Yes. M&W Drilling regularly work on DoD, DoE, and EPA regulated sites and operate under some of the most stringent environmental and safety requirements. In fact, the majority of our work takes place on these types of projects.
What size projects does M&W Drilling perform?
With a fleet of 27 rigs, M&W Drilling has the capacity to handle projects of any size. Our team regularly supports work ranging from single-day projects to large, multi-year drilling programs.