The water well drilling rig uses modular or integral DTH hammers with varying maintenance costs.
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Modular hammers:
Separate piston,
cylinder,
bit.
Replace parts in <30
mins,
cutting downtime by 60%.
Saves 70%
on spare transport.
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Integral hammers: Better sealing, 10% less pressure loss. 5-8% higher efficiency at 1.8MPa. Keeps 1500 impacts/min at 200m.
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Cost trade-offs: Integral needs full disassembly, 3x costlier to repair. Modular suits small teams; integral for large rigs.
A deep well project showed modular hammers dropped to 1300
impacts/min.
The water well drilling rig benefits from right type choice.
