Geothermal drilling company case studies

Wassara is drilling faster, safer, and more accurate in Lubambe Copper Mine

The combination of the water-powered Wassara-hammers and the water-powered drill rig, provided by the contractor HPE, achieved optimal drilling conditions.

New ground engineering hammer, tested in Södertälje Canal, Sweden

Wassara´s new hammer developed specifically for Ground Engineering was tested in a casing advancement application during dredging works for widening …

Drilling for opening slots with speed and precision in Chile

The San Geronimo mine in Chile was facing the challenge of creating open slots with a high productivity in a safe manner.

LKAB Wassara surveying in the Italian Alps

With a successful launch of the LKAB Wassara Surveying Services during 2021, the operation has now expanded outside of Scandinavia.

Jet-grouting columns in difficult geology in Hässleholm, Sweden

A storage building has been constructed in Hässleholm, Sweden. The ground needed stabilization as the geology presented sand and friction …

Water-powered drilling in water-rich formation near Malmö harbour

By drilling with Wassaras water-powered DTH hammer instead, the water in the formation was not affected at all and the delay was heavily reduced.

LKAB Wassara launches new global borehole surveying service

Since 2021, LKAB Wassara has been performing surveying services globally, using our own gyro, the Wassara Explorer.

Wassara goes under water in New York

New York City needs a new water supply system, and the contractor for this big project decided to use the Wassara W50 hammer on their Robbin’s TBM-machine

Sustainable and accurate drilling for securing an immersed train tunnel in Stockholm

The City Line railway project builds a six km long commuter train tunnel under the central parts of Stockholm, Sweden

Water-powered drilling Changuinola 1 RCC Dam

The Wassara technology was used for drilling the foundation drainage and grouting holes and was chosen as it has delivered …

Jet-grouting for the Brenner Base-tunnel between Austria and Italy

LKAB Wassara’s W120 water-powered hammer played a decisive role in the making of the tunnels going under the river Isarco, near Fortezza in Italy.

Water-powered drilling in the very sensitive Wolf Creek Dam

The rehabilitation of the Wolf Creek Dam in Kentucky, USA, started in 2007. Wassaras waterpowered drilling equipment was chosen for …

Geo-energy in the heart of Stockholm, Sweden

In the very heart of Stockholm, a building needed heating and cooling. This project required a method that provided a safe working environment, was environmentally friendly and could drill straight holes.

Water-powered drilling in confined galleries in Angostura Dam

When complete, the Angostura Hydroelectric Plant will deliver power to around 300 000 households. The bedrock needed water-proofing, this was …

Energy storage in Lund, Sweden

A project with strict restrictions regarding the water returned to the sewage system.

Bringing geothermal energy to office workers with deep casing drilling

Thanks to Wassaras water-powered DTH hammer, drilling passed without incident through the different formation layers.

Drilling scaled up iron ore production in LKAB mines by water-power

Today, all production drilling at LKAB is operated with the water-powered DTH hammer from Wassara