Technical summary

Technical summary (Part 1)

Technical name. Hybrid Drilling Method
Country/year of
Japan / 2005
development
Patent number. PAT.2746795, PAT.2746836, PAT.3676292, PAT.3267577
Company/person HI-TEC Inc.
Company name. HI-TEC Inc.
Department in charge. Business Promotion Office
Person in charge. Chunze PIAO
〒532-0003, 2-13-12, Miyahara, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka,
Develop Address. Japan
ment
Tel 06-6396-7571
Fax 06-6396-7572
E-mail piao@hitec-homedoctor.co.jp
Contact Homepage URL. http://www.hitec-homedoctor.co.jp/
information Company name. HI-TEC Inc.
Department in charge. Business Promotion Office
Person in charge. Chunze PIAO
〒532-0003, 2-13-12, Miyahara, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka,
Address.
Sales Japan
Tel 06-6396-7571
Fax 06-6396-7572
E-mail piao@hitec-homedoctor.co.jp
Homepage URL http://www.hitec-homedoctor.co.jp/
Type of target geohazard Slope failures
Classification
Details of the target geohazard species.Landslide
Concept and mechanism.
1. What is the purpose of this technology?
Hybrid Drilling Method is a new technology defined as the method to obtain borehole cores of higher quality
compared with ones by conventional methods. Here “quality” means the grade that obatined cores reproduce
faithfully geological state or rock mass conditions in original places. Based on these high quality cores with high
reproducibility, we could learn more valuable geological information through core observations.
2. What kind of technology did you use in the past?
The grade of core recovery of conventional method is not generally high in mechanically heterogeneous or
anisotropic rock mass conditions. Especially, it was impossible to obtain complete cores from sheared zones or
heavily weathered zones where rigid rock fragments and clayey soft materials are mixture together or cracks are
dense. Moreover, even if collected, they do not reproduce the faithful geological state or rock mass conditions.
3. Where can it be applied for public works?
Many applications have been made in order to meet these requirements in dam site, tunnel, and landslide areas.
The effect of technology
Hybrid Drilling Method cleans the slime using foam as recycle drilling fluid that created by Hybrid air bubble
generator using the compressed air and surfactant polymer, instead of the common drilling fluid, such as water or
water-based drilling mud. Because of the foam fluid doesn’t destroy the surface structure of core sample, therefore
Hybrid Drilling Method can drill smoothly and avoid structural disorder by excessive water pressure, obtains
undisturbed samples for various rock mechanics testing. This method applies to core drilling in hard and soft rock,
especially useful to get core samples from fractured zone.
Estimated unit price Unit cost per m
JPY 37,098 to JPY173,581(346USD - 1622USD)
of technology (material and labor)

･ The unit cost is based on the unit cost of material and labor for April 2020.
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Name of new
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Schematic diagrams, photos

”Hybrid Drilling Method” for high quality core sampling

Some methods and apparatus are known to obtain high quality cores. ”Hybrid Drilling Method” (HI-
TEC Inc., HP) which was developed by HI-TEC Inc. is representative one of them (Figs.1 and 2). The
method is powered by rotary type’s hydraulic pressure for drilling. The tip of drill consist of diamond
bit and special double core tube, and the slime treatment using bubble solution from the compressed
air and surfactant polymer (Figs.3). The method can drill smoothly using less water and no damage to
the core, especially under the groundwater and artesian groundwater. Then it becomes easily to
extract pore water from thin cracks for water quality analysis.

The number of works

* From 1999 to the end of June 2020
implemented
Input name of
In original 309 works constructed (public = 309 works, private = 0 works)
country
In Central America
0 works
region

Other Malaysia, China, Laos, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Indonesia, Myanmar

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Schematic diagrams, photos

Examples of high quality cores obtained by using hybrid drilling method

The figures show examples of high quality cores obtained by using hybrid drilling method from field sites of
various geological conditions. Individual photos show characteristic lithofacies, rock texture, and sharply
defined geological boundaries between basement rocks and surficial talus or landslide deposits.
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Schematic diagrams, photos

Comparison of Hybrid Drilling Method and existing method

The following photos show the difference of core sample between Hybrid Drilling Method and existing drilling
method, which obtained in Japan. We can understand the difference of technology very well through the
photos. In addition to provide more important geological information through the core observation, the
undisturbed core samples are very useful for various of soil and rock test, therefore we can provide accurate
geological data to the design and construction.
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Technical name Hybrid Drilling Method
Summary of the cost estimation guide
The estimated unit price of Hybrid Drilling Method is detailed below.

■ Hybrid Drilling Method

Work item Unit quantity unit price Note

Clay, silt m 1 JPY 37,098 4.5m/day

Sand, sandy soil m 1 JPY 41,498 4.0m/day

Sandy soil with gravel m 1 JPY 99,938 1.8m/day

Sandy soil with cobble stone m 1 JPY 173,581 1.0m/day

Consolidated silt, consolidated clay m 1 JPY 67,456 2.5m/day

Soft rock m 1 JPY 106,778 1.5m/day

Medium-hard rock m 1 JPY 134,161 1.2m/day

Hard rock m 1 JPY 148,455 1.1m/day

Extremely hard rock m 1 JPY 160,458 1.0m/day

Fractured zone m 1 JPY 168,548 1.0m/day

Note
・ Exchange rate reference: USD1= JPY107 (June 2020)
・ ex. borehole diameter: Φ86mm, core sample diameter: Φ70mm, depth: 50m

Detailed design guide (URL of web-page, etc.)