METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRIVING INTO THE MARINE SUBSURFACE AT GREAT DEPTHS, A TUBULAR TOOL FOR SOIL SAMPLING OR FOR MEASURING SOIL CHARACTERISTICS

摘要

The invention concerns a device for driving into the marine subsurface, in particular at great depths exceeding a thousand metres, a tubular tool for soil sampling or for measuring said soil characteristics. The invention is characterised in that the tubular tool (1) to be driven into the marine subsurface is secured to a base plate for positioning on the sea floor, and the device comprises at least a fluidic actuator (16), capable of being controlled from the surface, which is fixed to said base plate comprising a piston (4) moving in a cylindrical annular chamber (3) with an axis oriented parallel to the axis (y'y) of the tool (1) penetration, driving in the tool (1) depending on the discharge of intake of the fluid which is produced in said chamber (3), said piston (4) being subjected to the hydrostatic pressure prevailing at the depth where the device has been lowered by being in communication with the marine environment by its side external to said chamber (3).