DrumsLocating Buried Drums

Buried Drum Location Surveys - GPR

On many sites, the location of buried drums is unknown. A geophysical survey method, ground penetrating radar (GPR), can be conducted to locate buried drums. The GPR survey is non-destructive, and can locate buried drums quickly and effectively compared to probing or drilling methods.

The buried drum can be made of metal, plastic, or any other material that has different electrical or conductive properties than the surrounding subsurface soils or rocks. The GPR antennas, used for transmission of the radar signal and for collection of subsurface reflection data, can be vehicle-towed or hand-towed as shown below:

Vehicle-towed GPRHand-towed GPR

Vehicle-towed GPR and Hand-towed GPR

Typical responses from buried tanks (UST) and buried utilities using GPR are shown below:

Three Buried Tanks Buried Utility Lines

Electromagnetic Conductivity Surveys

If the buried drums are made of metal, and are located away from other metal objects, electromagnetic conductivity (EM) and metal detection surveys can be conducted to locate the buried drums. Geophysicists operating the EM-31 and EM-61 instruments are shown below:

Hand-carried EM-31 survey EM-31EM-61 survey instrumentEM-61 EM-61 survey results EM results

Other buried metal objects, such as buried tanks (USTs), buried utility and cable lines, and UXOs can also be easily located with the EM-31 and EM-61 instruments.

To have a survey conducted for locating buried drums, contact:

Virginia addressFlorida address

e-mail:surveys@geophysicalsurveys.com

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