by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 4, 2021
No – Kodiak specializes in ultra-portable small drills for unconventional locations. We are the industry leaders in this field and keep very busy developing and implementing these methods. We therefore do not compete with the other drilling contractors, as our...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 2, 2021
Yes, a record has to be filed for abandonment (i.e. removal) , just as it has to be filed when a well is constructed. There are three situations in which an exemption from filing is offered: The well is a test hole or dewatering well that is which is being be...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 2, 2021
Because it is the law. The Regulation states that abandonment must include the following steps: Return of the well tag to the Ministry of Environment Make all reasonable efforts to remove the well casing or well screen and all other equipment and debris in the well...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 2, 2021
Yes, the regulation cites many instances in which a well must be abandoned (“removed”). These include: Holes that are abandoned before the well is fully installed Wells that are no longer being used or maintained for future...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 2, 2021
First, any alteration to the well or its tag must be made by a licensed well technician working for a licensed well drilling contractor. Normally, the tag cannot be removed unless: The tag is being temporarily removed and protected during alterations to the well The...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 2, 2021
No, some consultants have done this in the past, leading Ministry of Environment staff to visit their offices and demand to know why the company appears to own so much Ontario land, all of it with well installations. The purpose of getting the property owner’s...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 2, 2021
When you book a Kodiak drill crew, you receive a package requesting several pieces of information. That information will enable us to file either individual or cluster records. Our drillers can collect some of the field information, but if your technician collects it,...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 2, 2021
Yes, we have a nominal charge for every record we file. That charge goes towards the time spent to file the well record, provide and keep track of the tag, and update our tracking system to ensure that the Ministry has an accurate record of the wells we have drilled...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 2, 2021
Well records must be filed for every well that is drilled or modified in Ontario, regardless of the purpose of the well, with two exceptions: The well is a test hole or dewatering well that will be abandoned within 30 days of completion The alteration made to the well...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 2, 2021
No, because it is illegal. The Regulation requires that we fill the annular space above the well screen with a sealant, rather than a potentially permeable material like drill cuttings. This protects groundwater from a surface spill which might travel directly to the...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 2, 2021
Some of the key regulatory obligations that apply to your Kodiak-drilled well are: Construction methods Well tagging Record filing Abandonment...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 2, 2021
Yes, a well that is drilled by your Kodiak crew is exempt if all of the following conditions are met: It must not be more than 3.0 meters deep. It must not be constructed in a contaminated area. It must not be in an area where an artesian well is likely to develop. It...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 2, 2021
No, the regulation clearly states that even shallow holes, which are exempt from the regulation, must still be backfilled, according to one of the following two methods: Preserve and keep clean the major horizons of soils removed from the hole, and backfill the hole...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 2, 2021
Not necessarily. The Ontario Water Resources Act defines a well as any hole in the ground made to locate or to obtain ground water or to test or to obtain information in respect of ground water. So – if your intent in drilling the hole is to use or test water, even...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
A. Yes, all sites where drilling is being undertaken must have proper locates, regardless of...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
A. Yes, although it is unlikely that there are buried utilities, it is a legal requirement that utility locates be...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
A. Yes, you must provide all addresses to One Call. It is our understanding that this confusion may have contributed to the Bloor Street 2003...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
A. Yes, all locates must be completed regardless of whether we are drilling on private or public property. For some unknown reason, many people have the impression that if it is on private property, you do not need public utility locates; this is completely false....
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
A. This may have happened in the past as even if you called Ontario One Call and you had a private locator, like it is required, you still may not have had complete locates. Not all hydro service providers were members of Ontario One Call and therefore you had to...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
A. Almost everyone has an opinion when it comes to witching, but until it becomes an acceptable practice to the scientific/geophysics community and becomes an industry standard procedure for utility locating, we will not be drilling based on the results of your...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
A. No, as-built drawings can be very useful in assisting a locator, but often as-built is not actually as-built. Proper utility locates must be completed regardless of...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
A. No – What does that mean, “take responsibility”? Regardless of locates, you are already responsible for anything we hit, because you instructed us to drill in that location. Being responsible for hitting something has nothing to do with protecting the health &...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
A. No – Memories are great things, and they may even be able to help the locators’ do their jobs, but we cannot drill on the basis of someone “knowing” where everything is...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
A. Kodiak will only drill when we are confident that all aspects of utility locating have been completed properly. The willingness of another drilling contractor to work at a site where the utilities are not adequately located is up to them and does not affect our...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
A. Do we have to provide an answer to this question? Hopefully by now, the answer is self evident. Well, we should answer it anyway…..NO...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
A. No, absolutely not—all appropriate locates must be...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
A. Yes, there are no provisions in the legal stuff for “re-excavation”, i.e. there is nothing that indicates that if you drilled there before, you don’t have to obtain locates again. That may seem extreme from a practical perspective, but unbelievably, there has been...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
A. No, there are three main reasons you cannot call a private locator only: 1) Private locators are not legally allowed to locate public utility infrastructure, 2) Private locators do not have access to all the information the public utility may have with regards to...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
A. Yes, although One Call (and the hydro provider, if not covered by One Call) will likely tell you that they don’t do locates indoors, you must still submit a request to them. In some rare circumstances, public utilities do extend under buildings. In these cases, the...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
A. No, we cannot drill at a site where the locates are out of date, even if you or the site owner are sure that nothing has changed. Legally (and for safety reasons), we must have valid, unexpired...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
A. Yes – You are responsible for completing the legally required locates. Hopefully information in this website will help you comply with the law in this regard. We cannot take responsibility for the costs of you not undertaking locates in a complete manner. If we do...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
As outlined in the descriptions of our ultra-portable drills, drilling indoors is one of the most common applications for our drills. We have the best drills that we are aware of for this...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
We stock 1″ and 2″ well pipe (though we can special order other sizes if required). 2″ pipe is the most common and is generally industry standard for environmental monitoring wells, while 1″ is common for geotechnical piezometers. As most of our installations are...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
Yes – we have several sets of hollow stem augers suitable for some of our drills: 2.75” ID (6” OD), 3.75” (8” OD), and 4.25” (8” OD). Though solid stem augers are much more popular because they have better penetration and are much faster for both soil sampling and...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
That’s a tough question, because each drill we use has strengths and weaknesses, and each drill can be the best for a particular application. A very general guideline is that the best drill for the job is the largest one you can fit to the borehole location. There...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
Another very common question and another one with no short answer. Factors that affect speed include: inside/outside, depth, accessibility, distance between holes, continuous soil sampling requirement, soil type, subsurface obstructions, auger size, solid stem/hollow...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
Yes. Though most of our work was traditionally for the environmental consulting industry, we have also added numerous geotechnical clients over the last several years. Both the Mini-Mole and the Big Beaver operate on the same concept as a conventional geotechnical...
by Kodiak Drilling | Jan 1, 2021
With small drills, our depth capability is much more dependent on the site specific geology than with larger, conventional drills. There is no easy answer for this question, because of the inherent variations in subsurface conditions and circumstances, particularly in...
by Kodiak Drilling | Dec 30, 2020
Our general motto is that, if you cannot get a conventional truck mounted drill rig to your borehole location, you should call Kodiak. We do not attempt to compete with conventional drillers; truck mounted drills are great for most drilling applications. If you can’t...
