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WIRTH Drilling Technology
Ever since the development of our rst drill rig more
than 110 years ago, WIRTH has been on the forefront
of drilling technology for onshore and offshore applica-
tions. Our rigs have been operating under every im-
aginable condition, be it in permafrost or in the desert,
offshore or underground, in remote and inaccessible
places or in the middle of a vibrant city.
Our know-how has been gained worldwide with state-
of-the-art drilling systems. Our developments include
the latest innovations in precision, safety and perform-
ance of our drill rigs, assuring you high productivity
with sound economic results.
Drilling onshore
WIRTH offers a wide range of equipment for various
aspects of onshore drilling. Our drill rigs have led the
way in piling jobs, drilling for water, minerals or energy
Drilling for infrastructure
EFFICIENT
PERFORMANCE
YOU CAN TRUST
Drilling for minerals
and shaft boring for mine development. The application
may vary, but what remains a constant factor is our vast
amount of experience in each of these projects.
Drilling offshore
The quest for new mineral resource deposits does
not stop at the seashore. For exploration drilling and
offshore mining under difcult and harsh conditions, dif-
ferent rules apply. The drill units must be adapted
to these challenging conditions. WIRTH offers just
the right solution for offshore exploration and mining
vessels.
Other challenges our rigs have mastered include reclaim-
ing land, laying the groundwork for new construction
projects or securing existing structures. WIRTH has
achieved its position as global market leader in this area
by offering individual, project-related solutions.
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Subsea mining
Deep diaphragm wall
Use of underwater drill rigs trencher slot cutting up
on the ocean oor to 120 m depth

Product Overview
Custom Drilling Applications
In addition to our range of standard products, WIRTH WIRTH is a key supplier of oil drilling components.
specializes in tailor-made solutions for challenging
drilling and shaft boring projects. Examples of such WIRTH offers high performance cutters and drilling
projects are: tools for all our drilling and shaft boring equipment.
Contact us for further information or visit our website:
Deep diaphragm wall trencher www.wirth-europe.com
Oil platform anchoring rigs
Underwater drill rigs
Inclined shaft tunnel boring machines

Application Universal Pile Top Airlift Drilling Raise boring Shaft Blind Shaft
Drill Rig Drill Rig Drill Rig Vessel Rigs Machine Reaming Boring
Machine Machine

PB / B-Type PBA L-Type HG-Type SB VSB

Onshore

Water well drilling X X

Geothermal drilling X

Horizontal
X
Directional drilling

Soil investigation X

Exploration drilling X

Foundation drilling X X X

Shaft drilling X X
with pilot hole

Blind shaft drilling X X X

Offshore

Exploration drilling X

Foundation drilling X

Shaft drilling X

Seabed mining X

Diameter range 4 500 mm 8 000 mm 7 000 mm 500 4 000 5 000

up to 6 000 mm 9 500 mm 10 000 mm

Drilling depth 2 500 m 800 m 1 000 m 1 300 m >1 000 m 1 000 m

up to

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B-Type Drill Rigs

B 8 for slim hole drilling

down to 2 500 m

Image left:
B 3 the Universal Drill Rig,
here for water well drilling
in the Libyan desert

Image right:
B 1A exibility on
crawlers or on truck

In-depth knowledge and capabilities for

water well and exploration drilling
About 1 500 of these drill rigs, which are known the
world over as B-series rigs, have been supplied to
customers since 1965. The experience gained with this
equipment over the years combined with our custom-
ers requests have owed into the latest versions of the
B-series.
As exible and individual as your project
All rig sizes share the same modular design and hydrau-
lic drive system. And although they differ in size and
performance, they use the same types of basic compo-
nents.
Universal range of application
Water well drilling by direct and reverse circulation
Geothermal drilling
Gauging water well drilling
Exploration drilling
Core drilling with single core barrels, wireline core
barrels, special core barrels for rotary percussion core
drilling, counter-ush core drilling
Foundation exploration drilling
Injection and grouting drilling
Duplex drilling
Anchor hole drilling
Overburden drilling
Dry drilling with augers and buckets
Drilling with hydraulic hammer
Drilling with down-the-hole hammer
Shot-hole drilling for seismic investigations
Blast-hole drilling
Pile foundation drilling

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 Pile Top Drill Rigs USA / Alabama
W.F. Lake George Dam

Cut-off wall in front of an

active dam with more than
450 piles, dia 1,27 m up to
75 m depth. Formation to
be drilled: various layers of
limestone up to 135 Mpa
Hong Kong (19 000 PSI) and unconsoli-
New Territories dated sand. Performance:
approx. 1 pile /day; devia-
Onshore pile drilling tion < 0.3 %
diameter 3,0 m to a depth
of 120 m in granite layer
with up to 300 Mpa

UK / West Coast
Burbo windeld
Pile foundation for 3 MW
wind turbines, drilling
diameter 4,5 m to 60 m
depth
Australia Timor Sea
PBA 818 / 2 500 / 300 for
foundation of an oil and
gas platform

Turkey / Chehan
oil terminal for tankers

Wherever pioneering construction is per- Vertical and raker piles

formed, you can be sure WIRTH is there. with inclination 1:3, drilling
diameter to 1,25 m to 50 m
More than 220 WIRTH Pile Top Drill Rigs have been
depth in soft sediment with
sold since the system was introduced in 1975.
layers of clay and hard lime-
References from successful projects have established the
stone
legendary name WIRTH rig, which results in WIRTHs
global leadership in Pile Top Systems.

Experts are at your disposal Main applications

Pile Tops are available in various sizes to best t your
projects. We can assist you in selecting the right equip-
ment for your individual site conditions, indicating
expected rates of progress and advising about the sup-
porting equipment needed to do the job.
Our advanced technology and high performance equip-
ment allows our customers to reduce their costs and bid
more aggressively.
Foundation drilling for large-diameter piles for
super-structures and buildings
Anchor drilling executed from drilling platforms,
barges, jack-ups
Foundation drilling for harbors, jetties, dry docks
and dolphins
Bridge, pier and causeway foundations
Pile rock socketing
Riser shafts for marine sewerage diffusers

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Lift-off to success! The Airlift Drill Rigs

L 25 for drilling of 2,5 m

dewatering wells of an
open cast lignite mine

Image top:
L 4 Rescue Drill Rig

EFFICIENT
Image left:
PERFORMANCE
L 35 large diameter shaft
YOU CAN TRUST
drilling for coal mines in
the Donezk region of the
Ukraine

The air-based L-Range Drill Rigs are an economical solution for the uncompli-
cated and efcient drilling of shafts with large diameters and depths to 800 m.
The rigs work on the basis of the Reverse Circulation System (RCD), also known
as airlift drilling.

One-of-a-kind for set-up,

transport and operation
Equipped with hydraulic support for
rigging-up and, depending on type
or size, equipped with an A-shaped
or latticed mast, these rigs outper-
form many others. All rigs are of
modular design and can easily be
disassembled and transported.
Main applications
For drilling large vertical water wells and groundwater lowering wells
Drilling for ventilation and production shafts
Drilling for rescue operations
For drilling large piles onshore in construction engineering
Drilling for ventilation shafts in trafc tunnels
Waterpower stations
Environmental applications, such as drilling holes for sewerage and
industrial waste, establishing subterraneous depots for waste material

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 Offshore Drilling

Image top:
Sampling tool for 1 800 mm diameter underwater sampling

Image left:
Exploration drill ship

Equipment for Exploration Vessels The complete package

Since the search for new resources does not stop at
lands end, the drilling operations must be prepared to
perform even under less than optimal conditions. The
drilling equipment used must be up to the challenge
imposed by extreme conditions. For these situations,
WIRTH provides a range of drill ship equipment, all
of which is specially adapted to the specic drilling
requirements (tailor-made or customized).
Our product offering includes complete drill rigs, power
packs, rope winches and lifting gear. In addition to the
drill rig we also supply the drill string and all cutting
tools. Among WIRTHs specialties are the wave and
heave compensators, which allow safe continuation of
the drilling operation in rough seas. Containerized units
are also available.

Areas of Application
WIRTH has a vast amount of experience in offshore
drilling rigs. For one specic application, WIRTH
equipped an exploration vessel for geophysical seabed
investigation, exploration for mineral deposits as well
as the geotechnical investigation for offshore platform
foundations.

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 Mining and Exploration Vessels
6 800 mm Airlift mining bits
Equipment for Mining Vessels
For the extraction of large amounts of mineral deposits,
WIRTH offers an Offshore Mining System. This system
uses a large-diameter drill bit to chip away at the mate-
rial being recovered. The haulage is done by means of
the Reverse Circulation Drilling method (RCD). A Heave
Motion Compensating System ensures that the mining
system is able to continue production even in heavy
seas.
Areas of Application
This system is currently being used on DeBeers vessels
for diamond mining from the ocean oor.
Mining drill ship
Heave Motion Compen-
sated mast with drill pipe
rack for 200 m mining
depth
Characteristics
Continuous production even in heavy seas
(Heave Motion Compensation)
Economical increase of productivity due to high
recovery volume in the mining mode
Efcient operation by the utilization of multitasking
drilling tools in the operation mode
High reliability a track record of proven availability
of 98 % under operational conditions
Same technology is applied in foundation and
exploratory drilling
 WIRTH Raise Borer cutter-
Drill pipe loader on HG 380
head with 3,0 m diameter

HG 380 in operation at
HG 330 -SP world record
Amandelbult platinum
holder with 7,1 m diameter
mine in South Africa

Raise boring

For decades raise boring has been an accepted method for the installation of production and ventilation shafts and
ore passes for mines. It is also a widely used technology in infrastructural projects for tunnel ventilation or surge
shaft in hydro-electric power projects.

A prerequisite for this method is the accessibility to the top as well as to the bottom of the intended shaft. Once a
pilot hole has been drilled, the reaming operation can start. WIRTH Raise Boring Machines and cutters have been in
operation in the hardest rock, up to 700 MPa USC.

The WIRTH Raise Boring Machines, series HG, are employed both from the surface as well as underground for verti-
cal and inclined boreholes. The equipment ranges from 112 to 600 kW installed power, the cutting diameters from
1,0 to 6,0 m and the boring depths up to 1 300 m. WIRTH built the worlds largest raise borer, the HG 380 with an
operating torque of max. 710 kNm. WIRTH Raise Boring Machines hold the world record for the largest diameter
raise (7,1 m) and the longest raise (1 260 m).

HG 100 HG 160 -2 HG 250 -2 HG 330 -SP HG 380 -SP

Installed power 112 kW 160 kW 250 kW 400 kW 550 kW

Operating torque 31,2 kNm 70,0 kNm 167 kNm 540 kNm 710 kNm

Advance power raising 1 079 kN 2 000 kN 2 700 kN 8 350 kN 12 000 kN

Diameter up to 1,4 m 2,4 m 3,0 m 6,0 m 7,0 m

Raises up to 150 m 250 m 300 m 1 000 m 1 300 m

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 Cutting the rock!

Shaft boring

For large diameter shaft boring, WIRTH offers two solutions:

Blind Shaft Boring Machine (VSB)
Shaft Reaming Machine (SB)

In the latter case the excavated muck falls through the pilot hole to a lower level. The pilot hole of 1 2 m diameter
can be excavated with a Raise Boring Machine.

If a pilot hole is not possible, a Blind Shaft Boring Machine needs to be employed, where the excavated material is
transported through the shaft to the surface.

SB VI SB VII VSB VI VSB VII

Installed Power 492 kW 740 kW 600 kW 1 050 kW

Operating torque 745 kNm 1 140 1 508 kNm 860 1 075 kNm 1 920 2 290 kNm

Advance power raising 5 400 kN 8 500 kN 6 360 kN 10 550 kN

Diameter 5,0 6,5 m 6,5 8,5 m 5,8 7,5 m 8,0 9,5 m

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