Down-the-hole Drilling

Down-The-Hole Drilling is a percussive drilling technique, within the broader category of blast hole drilling methods, that is distinguished by the placement of a hammer mechanism directly at the drill bit to enhance rock fragmentation efficiency through high-frequency impacts transmitted from the bottom of the hole.

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Publications

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Citations

236

Authors

65

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Variants

Dth Drilling

Authors

236

  1. AS
    Arild Saasen

    University of Stavanger, Norway

    2 publications · 34 citations

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  2. AJ
    Alexander J. Shturmakov

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    2 publications · 24 citations

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  3. MB
    Martial Brangetto

    Endangered Language Fund, United States

    2 publications · 33 citations

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  4. DT
    Daniel T. Kettler

    Harvard University, United States

    2 publications · 42 citations

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  5. LE
    Luciano E. Chiang

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile

    2 publications · 80 citations

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Venues

  1. Petroleum Exploration and Development

    3 publications · 98 citations

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  2. Journal of Petroleum Technology

    JPT · 4 publications · 79 citations

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  3. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

    Conference · 2 publications · 48 citations

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  4. Annals of Glaciology

    2 publications · 24 citations

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