Articles Tagged with ''well drilling''

By the time you read this article, I will have turned 79 years old.

An ordinary residential job for Ray Bayliff, and most other geothermal drillers for that matter, involves drilling one set of boreholes to install a single geothermal heat pump system for one house.

Groundwater monitoring plays a crucial role in measuring the state of the nation’s aquifers.

They’re called chargebacks and they’re on the nightmare list of pretty much every goods or services provider, drilling contractors included.

As I write this in January, a lot has been happening in the drilling industry.

Over the last 30 years of my career, I have seen a dramatic shift in the safety requirements in the water well/environmental drilling industry.

For many of you younger readers, this subject will be historical.

In light of the Jan. 9, 2015 Interstate 94 massive vehicle pileup, it is a good time to reflect on our industry and the many miles we drive every day.

With all of the push-back we get in our industries, it’s refreshing to know that drilling wells for a geothermal heating and cooling system is more accessible than ever.

A foundation, according to Merriam-Webster, is “a usually stone or concrete structure that supports a building from underneath.”