Ke hoʻolauna nei i ka XY-4 core drill rig, kahi hopena ʻokiʻoki no ka ʻimi ʻāina a me nā papahana coring. Hoʻolālā ʻia kēia ʻano drill rig e hāʻawi i ka hana hilinaʻi a maikaʻi hoʻi i nā ʻano noi drilling, e hoʻolilo iā ia i koho maikaʻi loa no nā geologists, nā hui mining a me nā ʻoihana kūkulu.
ʻO ka XY-4 core drilling rig ua hoʻolako ʻia me nā hiʻohiʻona kiʻekiʻe a me nā hiki ke hōʻoia i nā hopena wili pololei. Hoʻohana ʻia ia e kahi ʻenekini hana kiʻekiʻe e hāʻawi i ka mana a me ka torque e pono ai e hoʻoheheʻe ʻia ma o nā hoʻokumu geological ikaika loa. Hōʻike pū ka mea hana i kahi kūkulu paʻa a paʻa, kūpono ia no ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā wahi mamao a paʻakikī.