about us
Downhole Surveys
is a unique Australian company specialising
in directional surveying.
Downhole Surveys specialises in providing high quality sub surface directional surveying Services, Products and Rental equipment to the mining, drilling and exploration industries.
Through constant research, field testing and careful selection Downhole Surveys has become recognised as the leader in bringing new downhole technology to the industry.
Downhole Surveying services are provided 24/7 on exploration drilling programs throughout Australia, guiding drill holes to target up to 3000m below the surface.
A range of products are manufactured in house and include Wireline Winches and DDE – Downhole Depth Encoder.
Rental equipment is provided with the popular DeviFlex ideal for in-rod surveying.
Why we do what we do
The JORC
Accurate directional surveying is critical for the positioning of drill holes that determine the size and shape of an ore body. It is included in the listing rules of the Australia (ASX) and New Zealand (NZX) stock exchange and is a requirement of the Australian code for reporting of exploration results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves – the JORC Code that when preparing public reports of exploration results the following criteria; “location of data points” must be met. Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill holes (collar and downhole). |
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DOWNHOLE
SURVEYS AWARDS |
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Winners
of the 2003 Goldfields Small
Business Award. |
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Winners
of the 1996 Goldfields Small
Business Award. |
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DOWNHOLE
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Key
Factors of Downhole Surveys' Success
Service:
Downhole Surveys (DHS) maintains
a high level of customer service with
its clients. Regular customer visits
by managers and staff of Downhole
Surveys ensures a high standard
of customer service is maintained.
Any problems that may arise are dealt
with promptly and the necessary procedural
changes are made.
In House
Product development:
To achieve this, DHS have constructed
purpose built vehicles, modifying
a Toyota Landcruiser PC.
Each vehicle is completely stripped
inside and fitted with chequer plate
flooring, work bench, specially built
3000Watt inverter to supply 240Volt
power from the vehicles batteries.
A 2000m electric winch is fitted with
communication cable and bolted to
the flooring. A power supply unit
and surface interface box provide
communication and power to the HSHA
Rate Gyro. The very latest Mercury
Slipring assembly ensures constant
communication with the Gyro whilst
the winch rotates.
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