About
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ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING SERVICES
Alamo1 Drilling formerly Vortex Drilling is a renown leader in the Environmental Drilling industry with more than 90 years of combined Drilling knowledge and experience, providing incredible service to our clients. We have completed projects for Chevron, Conoco Phillips, Exxon, Shell, Valero, Railroad Commission of Texas, Department of Defense, Texas Criminal Justice Department and TXDOT.
Our business combines technological and environmentally-friendly innovations and the effective use of technology to maximize value for our clients.
In the environmental well drilling, Geotechnical, and sampling industry in the Southern United States Region Alamo1 Drilling can reach over 591,000 square miles with licenses in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Kansas.
Soil Boring & Monitor Well Installation. We Utilze GeoProbe Direct Push Technology, Hollow Stem Auger, and Air/Mud Rotary Drilling to install up to 6″ cased wells depending on our clients specific needs. Our choice of drill rig depends upon our clients needs, subsurface formations, and contaminants present. Vortex ensures that the design and installation of all monitoring wells meet project and client needs following industry regulatory standards.
Well Abandonment. Alamo1 specializes in the plugging of abandoned, deteriorated, or out of service Monitor wells, Injection wells, and Water wells. Vortex has plugged more than 13,000 monitor wells since 2001 and the expertise to do the job right. We always use the proper lugging materials adhering to state regulations and any .local groundwater conservation district specifications.
Geo-technical, Air and Mud Rotary. Our drilling and sampling capabilities include geo-technical SPT Sampling with 140 LB. drop hammer, Shelby-Tubes, Air/Mud rotary drilling with the ability to contain all drill spoils and ensure you’re getting the undisturbed, representative sample you desire from the interval you need in most geologic units.
• Hollow Stem Auger
• Direct Push Probing
• Jet Vac Service
• Land Clearing
• Rock Coring
• Vapor Extraction Well Installation and Abandonment
• Shallow Ground Beds/Anode Beds
• Monitor Well Development
• Injection Well Installation and Abandonment
• Shelby Tube Sampling
• Split Spoon Sampling
• Piezometer Installation and Abandonment