SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING ATTENTIVE TO SOILS and ecosystems

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GEOSONIC France

expert in drilling and core sampling for soil studies

Who are we?

GeoSonic France is a drilling company specialising in core drilling and sampling for geological and geohydrological research applications., environmental assessments, soil remediation and geotechnical studies. A subsidiary of ABO GROUP France since 2021, GeoSonic France was created in 2015 from the merger of COFOR, specialising in deep core drilling, and FORASONIC, specialising in core drilling and sonic drilling. The drilling company Soltech, based in Limoges, joined GeoSonic France in August 2024.

Our areas of expertise

GeoSonic France has the human and material resources, as well as the authorisations and certifications, to work on:

• Polluted sites and soils: chemical, petrochemical
• Nuclear sites (INBs, INBSs, orphan sites or other nuclear installations)
• Geotechnical works
• Underground gallery or tunnel construction sites
• Mines and quarries
• Mineral water production sites and water drilling
• Medium-scale geothermal energy (GMI)

Proximity and responsiveness

GeoSonic France's headquarters and workshop are located in Jardin in Isère (38), 30 minutes from Lyon. From this strategic location, we can quickly mobilise our teams of engineers and technicians and set up our drilling workshops anywhere in France (metropolitan France and overseas departments and territories) as well as internationally.

A secondary facility, with a workshop depot, is located near Limoges, in Couzeix, from which three to four workshops can operate.

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Key data

Date of creation: 2015

€3.985 million in turnover
(2024)

Approximately 30 employees

50 to 80 construction sites per year

2 certifications (MASE and QUALIANOR)

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Contacts:

GEOSONIC FRANCE (head office)

91, Bérardier Road
38200 Garden
Telephone: + 33 (0)4 74 53 57 88
Email: contact@geosonicfrance.fr
www.abo-geosonic.com

Key data

Date of creation: 2015

Approximately €5 million in turnover (2023)

Approximately 30 employees

50 to 80 construction sites per year

2 certifications (MASE and QUALIANOR)
Contacts:

GEOSONIC FRANCE (head office)

91, Bérardier Road
38200 Garden
Telephone: + 33 (0)4 74 53 57 88
Email: contact@geosonicfrance.fr
www.abo-geosonic.com

our resources equipment

sonic thermal drill
thermal core drill
conventional core drilling

Our comprehensive and versatile range of machinery

GeoSonic France has a wide range of drilling rigs:

• Sonic thermal drills
• Thermal drills for conventional core drilling and destructive drilling
• Thermal cable core drilling and destructive drilling machines
• Electric drills for underground tunnel work

GeoSonic France owns the following drilling rigs: Beretta T38 EP (tunnel drilling), Boart Longyear LS250 (sonic drilling) and Boart Longyear LX11 (destructive drilling and deep cable core drilling).

With this equipment, we can perform several drilling techniques, including:

• Sonic core drilling, enabling core drilling without effluents (reaching depths of up to 80 m in 6 inches – 156 mm)
• Conventional or horizontal cable core drilling (reaching depths of up to 1,400 m in NQ and 950 m in HQ)
• Destructive drilling using down-the-hole hammer or ODEX
• Destructive drilling of the conventional rotary core drilling type, inclined (from 0 to 360°) in diameters between 47.6 mm and 350 mm up to 20-30 m

In addition, there are other investigative tools and specific works:

piezometers/piezometers, inclinometers, extensometers, tools developed for projects requiring radiation protection (radiological control boxes, containment, airlocks, remote drilling), equipment for downhole and crosshole testing.

our accreditations and certifications

GeoSonic France staff are trained and certified to work on chemical, oil and gas, nuclear and SEVESO-classified industrial sites, as well as any other sites with stringent HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) requirements, offering a high level of expertise and safety.
Polluted sites and soils: SS4, ATEX/ARI and Chemical Risk certifications
Nuclear sites (INBs, INBSs, orphan sites) or other nuclear installations: SCN1, PP58, PR1-RN / CC / CR authorisations
Medium-scale geothermal projects (GMI): Qualit’ENR accreditation for the installation of probes (thanks to the acquisition of RGE Qualiforage certification)
GEOSONIC FRANCE certifications
GEOSONIC FRANCE certifications