Morrison Mud: Troubleshooting and Consultancy - Help with Tunnelling, Drilling and Geotechnical Issues

Many years of worldwide experience combined with an energetic, problem-solving approach means Morrison Mud are well placed to help you when ground conditions start eating into your schedule.

This is particularly applicable to problems with:

EPB and pumped muck
Slurry systems
Environmental issues
HDD and borehole instability and break out
Friction issues
Dust control

... and we're always interested in new challenges.

For further information please call Ian Morrison or Stewart Hook - click here for contact details.

NOTE: On site technical assistance is offered subject to availability.

EPB Seminars

Click here for details of EPB seminars and workshops.

Some typical problems

Breakout
Environmental issues
Excessive mud and chemical consumption
Excessive slurry disposal volume and cost
Gravel and cobbles
High annulus friction
High muck friction in the head
Ineffective flocculation
Muck unacceptable for low cost disposal
Pumped muck will not pump
Silt and sand in invert
Sloughing sands and shales
Slow progress in clay
Slurry density rise
Slurry loss to ground
Subsidence/heave from over/under mining
Swelling clays
Time lost from dumping and diluting
Underperformance of centrifuges etc
Washout at head
Water production from face - unable to form plug

Pipe Jacking, Caissons

Piling and Slurry Supported Excavation

Drilling, Coring and HDD

Environmental Clean Up

Grouts and Water Stops

Consultancy, Troubleshooting, Courses and Seminars

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