Important water injection system UPGRADE on our Blasting, Exploration and Geothermal drilling rigs

Dear Customers,

In our constant pursuit of quality and reliability, DRILLING SUPPLY is pleased to announce, that after a meticulous study, we have decided to replace the existing Nippon Cat water pump on our Blasting, Exploration and Geothermal drilling rigs for WATER INJECTION unit Duplex piston pump model FMC A04 and WATER INJECTION unit Triplex piston pump model FMC A09.

During the past 3 years, we have been using the Nippon Cat water pumps on our Rock-Master rigs because of their relatively high-quality and affordable cost, but the drawback is that they require clean water, free of heavy particles such as sand and dirt, for proper operation. This means a lot of care and service in the remote areas with a limited filtered water supply.

As a result, after analyzing the drilling sites in Mongolia’s Gobi desert, Hermosillo Mexico and Palawan Philippines, we have decided to use water pumps which can function with unfiltered, dirty and muddy water, avoiding the pump’s deterioration and costly downtime and repairs.

Blasting and Geothermal rigs such as the Rock-Master RM615-DTH, Geo-Trac GT635 & Geo-Max GM835 will feature the WATER INJECTION unit Duplex piston pump model FMC A04.
(34 L / min.  <> 9 gall. /min. at 550psig, 500rpm)

Exploration and Coring rig units like Explo-Trac ET635 & DP635 will feature the WATER INJECTION unit Triplex piston pump model FMC A09.
(109 L /min. <> 28.7 gall. /min. at 700psig, 890rpm)

Furthermore, all our water tanks are now made of high quality stainless steel, which reduces repairs and maintenance and makes the water tank much more long-lasting.

These increased operational capabilities come at a price. The new pumps are more expensive then the Nippon Cat units. Regardless, our decisions are always geared towards the benefit and satisfaction of our clients, and even though the additional expenditure will amortize rather quickly due to the reduced service costs and the much increased efficiency of the drill rig. DRILLING SUPPLY will absorb the additional costs for the implementation of this upgrade.