Articles Tagged with ''well drilling''

As I look back at the past year in the drilling industry, the changes are pretty dramatic.

Though we often take clean water for granted, millions around the country are not so lucky, and that daily convenience is replaced by a deep longing for fresh, clean, convenient water.

As I write these columns and think about different subjects, I seem to have more to say about certain procedures and products used in our industry than others.

Nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) are undeniable contributors to the formation of ground-level ozone and the presence of harmful airborne pollutants.

Dry bentonite sealants have become very popular because they are easy to apply and require no mixing or pumping.

Drilling is a disruptive process in which most of the damage is created subsurface and is never seen.

Being in business for yourself, like a lot of my readers are, involves making decisions all the time to move your company forward.

After leaving Georgia Tech, we reformed Cutter and Dad Drilling Company in 1968 in Adel, Ga., and we drilled wells around the area for many years.

Being in the fishing/consulting business very often takes me to rigs that I have never seen before.

In past columns we have discussed the use of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) for remediation well installations, soil sampling using HDD, and HDD drilling fluids and containment. In this article, we look at another of the unique aspects of the technology — locating and navigation.