Foundation drilling poses heightened risks for OWF developers due to potential challenges with newly designed drilling equipment and untested procedures that could lead to very poor performance during the foundation works and ultimately, unforeseen soil claims submitted by the Contractor.

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It is crucial to have the ability to accurately discern between mechanical and procedural failures and complications arising from ground conditions. This differentiation is essential to mitigate the risk of costly claims, while ensuring a robust post-installation verification for each WTG location.

Accurately predicting drill rates in variable soil poses challenges and potential costs if the rates prove unattainable. Pangeotek offers a solution by leveraging post-processed drilling data to provide contractors with highly precise estimated average ROP in different soil types. This allows contractors to forecast drill rates for future projects with remarkable accuracy. Moreover, our analysis can pinpoint soil types where drilling efficiency is lacking, accompanied by actionable recommendations for performance improvement. 

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All modern PLC controlled drilling systems should have the capability to record the drilling parameters, allowing this data to be successfully processed. Additionally, Third Party monitoring systems can be installed if the drills do not have any recordable parameter outputs. Following completion of a WTG location, an overview document is provided that details any difficulties encountered at a location and outlining the factual background to the drilling operations. This document includes expected ground conditions and planned drilling strategy, along with what was actually undertaken by the contractor and the results of these actions. The potential cause(s) of any difficulties identified by the analysis are outlined and mitigations subsequently proposed