Equipment that bores into the earth or records seismic waves to explore the ground, such as drilling rigs, core drills, geophones and seismographs. A member belongs here when the cited article describes it as drilling or seismic exploration equipment. The group is one of the groupings under this field in the Technology Atlas, and each member keeps its own entry with its own cited sources and its own place in the field. Its members appear in the Browse By view for the field, so a reader can move from this group to each member entry and to the sources cited there.
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Drilling and Seismic Exploration Equipment
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Core drill (Wikipedia)
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A modern core drill is a drill specifically designed to remove a cylinder of material, much like a hole saw.
Drilling rig (Wikipedia)
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A drilling rig is an integrated system that drills wells, such as oil or water wells, or holes for piling and other construction purposes, into the earth's subsurface.
Geophone (Wikipedia)
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A geophone is a device that converts ground movement (velocity) into voltage, which may be recorded at a recording station.
Seismic source (Wikipedia)
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A seismic source is a device that generates controlled seismic energy used to perform both reflection and refraction seismic surveys.
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