Dnipro University of Technology is a leading institution where an authoritative scientific school was formed to solve the fundamental issues of percussive-rotary drilling with the help of hydraulic hammers. This method makes it possible to intensify significantly the mining processes of rock mass breaking. In order to perform the specified function as fully as possible, hydraulic hammers are to work in a certain technological mode and have appropriate technical characteristics; the paper deals immediately with the analysis of those characteristics. The original designs of hydraulic hammers proposed by the authors are distinguished by a high degree of reliability of the interaction of individual parts and assemblies. Simulation of the operation of hydraulic hammers under appropriate mode-parametric support revealed a number of their significant advantages, i.e. in terms of creating effective conditions for rock mass disintegration. It has been proven convincingly that some features of the approaches to the implementation of a hydraulic well washing programme correspond to the stability of a high-quality process of the downhole work of percussion machines. As a result of the research, a composition of some rational formulations of flushing fluids, which contribute to a significant acceleration of the development of destructive processes, was clarified.