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Construction Contracts Limited tackled complex urban pipe replacement in Naenae using HDD and the new Blick Fluids range. The result: $400-500 saved per drill shot in product costs, plus $3,500 per shot in disposal fees.
On New Zealand's largest wastewater project, a liner delivery delay threatened a 76-metre deep shaft. Blick designed a fluid system that kept it stable for 91 days beyond design specifications.
Tauranga City Council's Te Maunga outfall required 100m of DN1200mm HDPE pipe installed inside an existing concrete duct under the Tauranga Eastern Link motorway. Kwik-ZIP casing spacers and Blick technical support solved a complex set of joint and lip challenges.
A five-well HTHP plug-and-abandonment campaign required high-density brines and cement spacers. An engineered alternative to Sodium Bromide reduced total campaign costs by 60% and individual well costs by up to 90%.
Highly reactive, sticky clay causes reamer balling, thick cuttings beds, and stuck pipe. This guide covers reamer selection, the right fluid system, and the pumping ratios that make the difference.
New Zealand's variable geology has historically meant sourcing coring consumables from either expensive overseas suppliers or local contractors who were also your competitors. Blick changed that.