Manual Drilling Series: Augering. Technical Training Handbook on Affordable Manual Well Drilling

This handbook describes the hand auger technique. This cheap and effective technique is very suitable for sinking shallow wells in soft soils and is excellent for soil surveys. Many drilling teams have this technique in their toolkit to complement other drilling techniques.

LABAS, J. VUIK, R. (2010): Manual Drilling Series: Augering. Technical Training Handbook on Affordable Manual Well Drilling. Papendrecht: PRACTICA Foundation URL [Accessed: 21.03.2012]