Articles Tagged with ''well drilling''

Almost every well constructed, and virtually all drilled wells, use casing to support the hole and allow access to the producing horizon, be it oil, gas, water or most anything else under the ground.

The use of graphite in thermally-conductive grouting applications has exploded in recent years with more and more drillers abandoning the use of sand either completely or partially.

Lack of clean water is a global crisis, and it is only going to grow. My 2018 challenge for you is to get involved.

In the first two columns I wrote about this job, we attempted to spud down a 4-inch well on a piece of property where a customer was going to move his house.

Well-intended rules surrounding groundwater sustainability are on the rise across the country, so what do they look like and how might they impact drillers?

Let's talk for a minute about the life blood of a small contracting firm.

I thought this would be a busy and interesting time for me lately, and it was. But not for the reasons I planned.

Behind drilling, driving probably occupies the most at-work time for drill crews and contractors.

In chapter one of this long, drawn out tale of the toughest job I've ever had, we had spudded a casing down on a vacant property where a house was going to be moved.

Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) launched the Individual Well Program in April 2016 to provide well assessments and workshops funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.