by Kodiak Drilling | Aug 28, 2024 | Blog
The narrow conditions of railways may provide a difficult drilling location for larger drills, however, they are the perfect spot for our small machines designed for limited access. See for yourself in our video all about our experience with railways…...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jul 28, 2024 | Blog
You may have seen our article about Utility Infrastructure Awareness Training, discussing the importance of education for people in the subsurface investigation sector. If not, click here to see it. If you are the person who is responsible for obtaining utility...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jul 8, 2024 | Blog
It’s “interesting” when we get to a drilling site and see current locate paint marks in the vicinity of existing borehole locations. It is clear that someone has drilled there previously, but it makes you wonder… did they not get locates?! Check out...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jun 10, 2024 | Blog
We all spend a lot of time on public utility locates – learning, talking, planning, arranging, interpreting, and so much more. We have discussed the topic in our articles before but have yet to bring up the world of private locates. Limited access drilling is...
by Kodiak Drilling | Apr 16, 2024 | Blog
The MiniProbe is a unique machine providing exceptional direct push sampling power on a small rubber track carrier. Check out this video to learn more about the drill – which is so small it almost looks like a toy! ...
by Kodiak Drilling | Apr 11, 2024 | Blog
Many of the groundwater monitoring wells we install are being used to fulfill the groundwater monitoring and sampling requirements for submitting a Record of Site Condition (RSC). There are provisions in Regulation 903 (Water Well Regulation) offering exemptions for...
by Kodiak Drilling | Apr 11, 2024 | Blog
As a drilling company that installs groundwater monitoring wells, we are often contacted by people inquiring about wells they have discovered on their property. These wells could be industrial, commercial, institutional, or even residential properties. Often, they...
by Kodiak Drilling | Apr 7, 2024 | Blog
Over the years, we have donated many Blue Jays tickets to auctions for charity fundraisers undertaken by friends, clients, and colleagues. Some of our supported causes include the Children’s Foundation of Muskoka, Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council, Sick Kids...
by Kodiak Drilling | Feb 28, 2024 | Blog
We sometimes need to use a small-diameter soil sampling system when drilling in limited access areas with small equipment. One example being the DT22 system, commonly used on small direct-push rigs like our MiniProbe. This drill has become very popular for projects...
by Kodiak Drilling | Feb 13, 2024 | Blog
As drillers installing groundwater monitoring wells, we are licensed well contractors and employ licensed well technicians. Many of our clients are consultants who require these wells as part of their site investigation projects. If our clients are working with these...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 29, 2024 | Blog
When your client purchases groundwater monitoring wells, they make a substantial investment. Flushmounted wells are a good solution for locations with pedestrian or vehicular traffic. However, if the site is under construction or in an area that may get re-asphalted...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 17, 2024 | Blog
When conducting a subsurface investigation at a property, do you obtain a survey of the property before getting locates? If you do obtain it, do you provide it to your private locator? Premier Locates, an Ontario company specializing in private locates, prepared a...
by Kodiak Drilling | Oct 21, 2023 | Blog
Some people cannot visualize what it means to have a drill rig come to their site. Is it large, loud, disruptive, or messy? We have put together this summary for people who may not be familiar with the process. We have also provided a downloadable pdf at the end of...
by Kodiak Drilling | Sep 7, 2023 | Blog
The Southern Ontario Section of the CGS is very active. They have several great events throughout the year that are always well attended. click here to go to their LinkedIn page to see what they are up to these...
by Kodiak Drilling | Aug 12, 2023 | Blog
We commonly receive inquiries about drilling feasibility accompanied by borehole logs from a previous drilling program, often done by a different consultant. This can be very helpful for us to evaluate the site conditions to help brainstorm an approach for the...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jul 27, 2023 | Blog
What is the number one frustration people have with utility locates? … They take too long! The Ontario Region Common Ground Alliance (ORCGA) took up this issue to the extent that they devoted two issues of their magazine, Ear to the Ground, to the issue of late...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jun 18, 2023 | Blog
There are lots of factors that go into planning an indoor drilling project. Check out our video to learn more about these considerations…. ...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jun 5, 2023 | Blog
Are you new to Kodiak Drilling? Check out this quick video to learn about some of our drilling methods! ...
by Kodiak Drilling | May 8, 2023 | Blog
The 2022 Results are in from our annual employee photo contest, and we are excited to showcase our top 3 photos of the year! Did you miss last year’s winners? See them here. Would you be interested in entering our photo contest for clients, with a prize of a...
by Kodiak Drilling | May 2, 2023 | Wells & Well Records
We install 1-inch wells for many geotechnical investigations if they are to be used solely for water level monitoring. However, we are most often requested to install 2-inch wells, particularly when undertaking environmental investigations. This makes sense, as 2-inch...
by Kodiak Drilling | Mar 27, 2023 | Wells & Well Records
Since you are in the site investigation sector, you likely notice flushmount casings for groundwater monitoring wells. Whether it be at project sites or even when going about your daily life, such as fuelling up at a gas station, you see them. When you come across...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 5, 2023 | General Interest
Do you know what the soil is like in the area of ABC Street at XYZ Street? Do you know where the water table is there? Can you get to 30 feet at this site with a small drill? These are typical questions we get when receiving drilling inquiries. The publicly available...
by Kodiak Drilling | Nov 25, 2022 | Blog, Environmental
Vertex Environmental held another demonstration of their equipment on a beautiful October day. It was a great opportunity to get up close to lots of equipment used in site investigation and remediation projects. Additionally, there were several demonstrations of...
by Kodiak Drilling | Nov 23, 2022 | Utility Locates
There is no question that when it comes to drilling for subsurface investigations, determining the locations of underground utilities is important. Utilities and locates are much more complicated than just “call before you dig.” If you are involved in subsurface...
by Kodiak Drilling | Aug 12, 2022 | Utility Locates
The Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association (OSWCA) and the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) have been very proactive over the years in trying to get something done on the issue of late locates, which impacts our...
by Kodiak Drilling | Mar 25, 2022 | General Interest
You may have read about the photo contest we hold for our clients who are taking photos of us and our drills in another one of our blog posts. (missed it? Check out the article here.) Well, we also run a parallel contest for Kodiak personnel. Check out our top 3...
by Kodiak Drilling | Mar 5, 2022 | General Interest
Want the chance to win a 2-night weekend trip to Muskoka? We are conducting a photo contest for our clients, where the winner will be awarded a 2-night weekend trip on beautiful Lake Muskoka. Since we are limited access drillers, we take our drills to unique,...
by Kodiak Drilling | Oct 5, 2021 | Environmental
Over the years, Kodiak drillers have witnessed all sorts of “strategies” consultants in the field have used for managing sample temperature. Some of these include: After collecting the samples from our split spoons, placing the full sample jars for PHC analysis back...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jul 24, 2021 | Environmental
If you are reading this article, you are probably involved in subsurface soil and groundwater investigations. You are also likely familiar with the concept of a “Qualified Person.” A group of “QPs” have put together a new organization, Qualified Person Community of...
by Kodiak Drilling | Nov 25, 2020 | News
We though we had Big Beavers, until we spotted this one…..
by Kodiak Drilling | Jul 28, 2020 | Utility Locates
NO! Please bring paper versions of your locates when you come to a drilling site. It is not legal for gas locates, in addition to it being too difficult to read. See attached the notice from the TSSA.
by Kodiak Drilling | Sep 25, 2019 | General Interest
If you have drilled with Kodiak over the years, you have likely had Ryan at your site. Ryan has operated all of our drills over his 18+ years at Kodiak and is quite likely the most experienced limited access driller in Ontario. What you may not know is that Ryan is...
