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Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc. (Universal) has a drilling staff which includes licensed well contractors and registered well drillers. This field-experienced team is fully equipped to provide drilling services on land or over water. With in-house drilling capabilities, Universal is able to maintain greater control over all field operations and respond more rapidly to emergency requests.

Universal drilling over water

Universal has solutions for all your environmental or geotechnical drilling needs...Click here to view our full integrated "solutions" services program.

Our drilling capabilities include, but are not limited to:

Standard penetration test borings
Cone penetrometer with Seismic and
Piezocone measurement capabilities
Downhole shear modulus determinations
and flat blade dilatometer testing
Auger borings
Undisturbed soil sampling
Diamond-bit rock coring
Soil resistivity studies
Aquifer pump or packer tests
Compliance quality groundwater
monitoring wells
Piezometer installation
Monitoring well installation
(1-inch, 2-inch, 3-inch and 4-inch diameter)
Groundwater recovery wells
(8-inch and 10-inch diameter)
Aquifer pump tests for Consumptive Use Permits
Landfill methane monitoring wells
Seismic refraction profiling
Well abandonment services (grouting)

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Universal met the challenge of drilling in difficult access terrain for Progress Energy. Find out how we exceeded their expectations.

Universal has solutions for your environmental and geotechnical drilling needs.

Contract Drilling - Geotechnical & Environmental Solutions

Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc. (Universal) is the largest engineering consulting firm of its kind in the state of Florida, and is proud to own the largest fleet of drilling rigs and equipment in the southeastern United States. Read more...

Universal's Advantages:

Largest fleet of drill rigs in the Southeast (36+) (three times as many as our competitors).
Larger variety of drill rig types than most drilling firms.
Wider coverage area of drill rig mobilization capability than any other geotechnical firm (18 locations). We can go where others cannot!
Most cost-effective drilling due to the many types of rigs we have in our fleet. We have the right rig for your site!
Technical staff with an average of 15+ years experience.
Over 20,000 geotechnical explorations completed in Florida and Georgia.
Twice as many certified testing laboratories as our competitors ensuring faster and more accurate reports.
Large staff of licensed well drillers and fully-trained drilling assistants.
OSHA compliant for hazardous waste sites.
Annual medically qualified staff.
Respirator compatibility certified.
Drug-free work environment.
Continuously improved/updated equipment.

Click here to view more about our Contract Drilling Solutions Program.

. Universal has 36 drill rigs strategically distributed throughout Florida. .

Universal's Drilling Fleet Includes:

1 CME 85 (largest rig in southeast US — used for deep, large diameter wells)
3 CME 75 truck-mounted drill rigs
15 ATV "mud bugs"
13 truck-mounted CME rigs
1 GeoProbe rig
3 limited access drill rigs (4 feet wide)
2 high-productivity trailer mounted coring units

CME-85 rig - largest rig for soil testing

CME-85 Drill Rig - Largest Rig for Soil Testing in the Southeast

Locations
18 locations in the Southeast
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