UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LTD · Awarded contract
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Drilling of 500m Deep Borehole for North West England Aquifer Research

Awarded 29 Jun 2015

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Awarded29 Jun 2015
Value£35,506.00
SupplierDrilcorp Limited
AgencyUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LTD
RegionNorth West
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 11y 3mo ago30d term
Awarded 29 June 2015Expired 29 July 2015

About

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LTD awarded a contract to Drilcorp Limited for the drilling of a deep borehole to support the North West England Deep Borehole Project, aimed at improving understanding of fluid movement and chemical changes in aquifers and overlying strata.

The work involved drilling a borehole from ground level to approximately 500 metres at a site east of Blackpool, near Elswick, Lancashire.

The borehole provided improved understanding of the underlying geology and sandstone aquifer, sample cuttings for sub-sampling and processing, access to bedrock for geophysical logging, packer testing, and hydrochemical analyses, and a completed monitoring borehole for scientific purposes.

The contract value was AUD 35,506.

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