IS 10208 : 1982 Specification for Diamond Core Drilling Equipment

1 Scope

1.1 Lays down the requirements for This components of thediamond core drilling equipment:

a) Drill rods and rod couplings;

b) Casings, casing couplings, casing bits, casing shoebits,drive shoes and casing reaming shells; and

c) Core barrels, core bits, core lifters, core lifter case andreaming shells.

1.2 It also covers the nomenclature, basic dimensions for drillrods, casings, core barrels and their related diamond set items forthe various designs of the core drilling equipment.

1.3 The equipment covered by this standard are suitable fordrilling holes from 30-200 mm diameter yielding cores of 18.5-165mm diameter.