In order to further find out the extent and severity of the impact of a large abandoned industrial and mining site to the soil and water environment, detailed quality investigation of the soil and water environment at the site (including the affected area) was carried out to find out the pollution status of soil and groundwater in the “starting area” with risk assessment, as well as preliminary solutions and suggestions for land use. A total of 386 soil and water environment sampling boreholes were designed with the drilling workload of 4180m. Undisturbed samples of soil and groundwater were required at designated locations to determine the key parameters such as stratum structure, aquifer structure, rock and soil mechanics, as well as the vertical pollution characteristics, pollution depth and groundwater environment quality of the soil at the site. In order to ensure the quality of the project, the Geoprobe series direct push drilling rig from Kejr Branch of Geoprobe Systems (Geo-Exploratin system Company) of USA was adopted. Water-free soil sampling was carried out by static pressing or hammering with or without tripping the tool, and temporary water samples were taken by static pressing or hammering, which effectively solved the problems of insufficient sampling quantity, sample disturbance and pollution caused by sand liquefaction and sand gushing from boreholes. This study introduces and analyzes the equipment, drilling tools, technological methods and applications.